Hydra Entertainment is a
hip hop record label
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specializing in
Instrumental hip hop
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. They are most notable for their ''Hydra Beats'' series of instrumental albums by prominent hip hop producers. All of its releases are out of print.
Hip hop group
Screwball
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also released several records on Hydra.
Discography
*Hydra Beats Volume 1 The Unsociables
*Hydra Beats Volume 2 E-Boogie
*Hydra Beats Volume 3
Godfather Don
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*Hydra Beats Volume 4 A Kid Called Roots
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Hydra Beats Volume 5 The Beatnuts
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, 1997
*Hydra Beats Volume 6 Ghetto Pros
*Hydra Beats Volume 7 Godfather Don
*Hydra Beats Volume 8 ''Anniversary Compilation''
*Hydra Beats Volume 9 A Kid Called Roots
*Hydra Beats Volume 10 Ghetto Pros, 1997
*Hydra Beats Volume 11 Godfather Don
*Hydra Beats Volume 12 Nick Wiz
*Hydra Beats Volume 13 A Kid Called Roots
*Hydra Beats Volume 14 Godfather Don
External links
Interview with label founder Jerry FamolariInterview with label co-founder Mike HeronDiscogs entry
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Hip hop record labels
American record labels