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Tommy Boy Records is an American independent [1] [2] record label and multimedia brand founded in 1981 by Tom Silverman.The label is credited with helping and launching the music careers of Queen Latifah, Amber, Afrika Bambaataa, Stetsasonic, Digital Underground, Coolio, De La Soul, House of Pain, Naughty By Nature, and Force MDs.
Hailing from Upper Manhattan, TKA would sing at local sweet sixteen parties in the East Harlem neighborhood known as "El Barrio" in 1984. Kayel ran across the offices of Tommy Boy records and met and invited Record producer and manager Joey Gardner, to attend a performance at st Francis de Sales, Gardner was impressed with the trio, and helped them to get signed with Tommy Boy Records.
He is signed with Tommy Boy Records. In 1993, K7 released the album, Swing Batta Swing , which featured three singles that reached pop radio : "Zunga Zeng" (produced by Frankie Cutlass ), "Hi-De-Ho" (also notably on The Mask film soundtrack), and K7's biggest hit , " Come Baby Come ", which reached No. 18 on the Billboard Hot 100 , and No. 3 on ...
He then most notably launched the Tommy Boy Records label in 1981 as its founder and CEO. Many hip-hop artists have accused Silverman and the Tommy Boy label of exploitative business practices and "unfair and unbalanced terms", [ 4 ] such as Maseo of De La Soul, [ 5 ] GZA of the Wu-Tang clan (on the track "Labels" [ 6 ] ), and the Gravediggaz ...
New York-based music-rights company Reservoir has acquired the groundbreaking New York-based hip-hop and electronic label Tommy Boy Music for around $100 million, according to an SEC filing. The ...
He had Baker produce "Jazzy Sensation" for Afrika Bambaataa and the Jazzy 5 which was released by Tommy Boy in 1982. [2] [5] The record was successful; Baker estimated it sold 30,000 records. [2] Silverman suggested a two-record a follow-up which led to Bambaataa and Baker creating a record based on their love of the band Kraftwerk. [2]
Stetsasonic clinched a deal with Tommy Boy Records when DBC created and played the funky bassline for its debut single "If You Can't Say It All Just Say STET", live for Tom Silverman, owner of Tommy Boy. After a few months of the single being in regular rotation on radio stations, the band released its first album On Fire (1986). [3]
Up Front was a United States-based electro-funk studio project, best known for their 10-minute track "Infatuation". "Infatuation" was recognized and included on various post-disco compilation albums such as The Perfect Beats, Vol. 2, released by Tommy Boy Records.