In-a-Minute Records was a

record company A record label, or record company, is a brand or trademark of music recordings and music videos, or the company that owns it. Sometimes, a record label is also a publishing company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the produ ...

founded in 1991 by Jason Blaine. It featured many artists from the underground bay area rap scene including

RBL Posse RBL Posse is a gangsta rap group from the Hunters Point section in San Francisco, California. The members were Black C, Mr. Cee, and Hitman. The only surviving member is Black C. History RBL Posse was formed in 1991 by Black C (Christian Mathe ...

, Andre Nickatina, I.M.P, Pooh-Man,

Totally Insane Totally Insane was a hip hop group from East Palo Alto, California, whose members were Mac-10, Ad Kapone and Scoot Dogg. They were signed to In a Minute Records from 1991 to 1995. Biography Phillip Allen, alias Mac-10 or Ten Dolla, and Adam ...

. The label was shut down in 2000.

Origins and early formation

The label was founded in 1991 in Oakland, California, by Jason Blaine, who was disappointed by the fact that many rappers in the Bay Area were unsigned at the time. He offered RBL Posse $10,000 ahead of time to sign with his label, which they quickly accepted due to the fact that they were still selling tapes on the street. Although the label never had any major commercially successful albums, Andre Nickatina's 1995 album '' I Hate You with a Passion'' appeared at #79 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and #3 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart.

Former artists

* Andre Nickatina (1992–1995) *

Rappin' 4-Tay Anthony H. Forté (born March 2, 1968), better known by his stage name Rappin' 4-Tay, is an American rapper from San Francisco, California. Early life Anthony Forte was born March 2, 1968 and grew up in San Francisco's Fillmore District. He has ...

(1991) *

(1991–1995) *

(1992–1994) * Pooh-Man (1992–1995) *Dogg Pound Posse (1993) *

Too Short Todd Anthony Shaw (born April 28, 1966), better known by the stage name Too Short (stylized as Too $hort), is an American rapper and record producer. He became famous in the West Coast hip hop scene in the late 1980s, with lyrics often based on ...

(1993) *

Just-Ice Joseph Williams Jr. (born June 22, 1965), better known by the stage name Just-Ice, is an American rapper from New York City. A former bouncer at punk clubs, Williams was the first of the New York rappers to embrace gangsta rap, and when he bur ...

(1995) *Mac Mill (1995) *West Coast Rhyme Sayrz (1995–1996) *

Master P Percy Robert Miller Sr. (born April 29, 1967), known by his stage name Master P, is an American rapper, record executive, record producer, actor, and entrepreneur. He is the founder of the record label No Limit Records, which was relaunched as ...

(1991–1992) * TRU (1991–1993) *Rally Ral (1993) *Sonya C (1991–1993) *Hugh E.M.C. (1993) * I.M.P (1993–1996)

Releases

References

{{Authority control American independent record labels Gangsta rap record labels Hip hop record labels Record labels based in California