Monsp Records is a Finnish record label founded by Keijo "Kepe" Kiiskinen in 1997 and owned by

Warner Music Group Warner Music Group Corp. ( d.b.a. Warner Music Group, commonly abbreviated as WMG) is an American multinational entertainment and record label conglomerate headquartered in New York City. It is one of the " big three" recording companies and t ...

since May 2019.

From punk to hip hop

Some of the first releases of Monsp Records in the late 1990s featured punk music, but since then, the company has mostly released rap and hip hop music. Their first rap release was an EP ''Aina vanteilla'' by Memmy Posse in 2002. The company's most successful release to date is the debut album ''Mustaa kultaa'' by

Jare & VilleGalle JVG (formerly known as Jare & VilleGalle) is a Finnish rap duo made up of Jare Joakim Brand (born 8 October 1987) and Ville-Petteri Galle (born 4 October 1987). Their style is often referred to as sport rap. Both Jare and Ville are passionate at ...

which also earned Monsp Records their first Gold Record.

Current artists

* DJ Kridlokk * Eevil Stöö *Flegmaatikot *Gasellit *Huge L *

Karri Koira Karri Timo Mikael Sirén, professionally known as Karri Koira, is a Finnish rapper, R&B artist and producer. Career beginning Karri Koira rose to fame as a member of the group Vähäiset äänet and gained even wider audience in the summer of ...

*Kemmuru *Koti6 *Loost koos * Musta Barbaari *

Nopsajalka Antti Ilmari Hakala (born 1978), professionally known as Nopsajalka, is a Finnish musician and producer. Aside from his solo career, he has been a member of the bands Elokuu, and Kapteeni Ä-ni Kapteeni Ä-ni were a Finnish musical group who pl ...

Notkea Rotta Notkea Rotta is a Finnish rap group consisting of members Notkea Rotta, Rautaperse (Komisario Jyrkkä), Rohtori Laine and Meno-Anu. The group mixes humour and comedy in their brand of hip hop, crafting original (and largely fictional) rap saga o ...

*Pietari *

Pyhimys Mikko Kuoppala (born 28 October 1981), professionally known as Pyhimys (in English ''The Saint''), is a Finnish rapper, songwriter and founder of the record company Yellowmic Records. He has gained success both as a solo artist and as a member o ...

* Ruger Hauer *

Ruudolf Ruudolf (born Rudy Frans Kulmala in 1983) is a Finnish hip hop artist. He is known for his calm flow and energetic live performances. He rhymes in Finnish. His debut album ''Doupeimmat Jumala Seivaa'' climbed on the 18th place on Finland's off ...

*Solonen * Steen1 *

Tuuttimörkö Ex Tuuttiz, formerly Tuuttimörkö, is a Finnish rapper. He started his career in a group SNTC Family with Crack-Orava, Nunton and SLTF and has since then appeared as a featured guest on albums by DJ Kridlokk and Eevil Stöö & Koksukoo. Tuuttim ...

*Ville Kalliosta

References

External links

* Finnish record labels Record labels established in 1997 {{Finland-record-label-stub