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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.
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 ...
The company also represents recorded music through Chrysalis Records, [28] Tommy Boy Records, [29] and Philly Groove Records [30] and manages artists with Blue Raincoat Music [31] and Big Life Management. [32] Reservoir was named "Publisher of the Year" Award at Music Business Worldwide’s A&R Awards in 2017 and 2019.
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 ...
B-Boy Records; B.O.S.S. Babygrande Records; Bad Boy Records; Barely Breaking Even; Beluga Heights Records; Big Beat Records; Big Dada; Big Hit Entertainment; Big Up Entertainment; Billion Headz Music Group; Black Butter Records; Black Jays; Black Kapital Records; The Black Wall Street Records; Blacksmith Records; Block Entertainment; Bloodline ...
The following is a list of albums released by record label Tommy Boy Records. 1980s. 1983 Jonzun Crew ... Various artists - Tommy Boy: Greatest Beats [3] 1986
By Danielle Broadway (Reuters) -Dawn Richard, a former singer for Bad Boy Records, has filed a lawsuit accusing music mogul and the label's founder Sean "Diddy" Combs of sexual assault and battery ...
Silverman was concerned that Tommy Boy's record sales were insignificant. He talked to Baker, the only producer he knew, about producing a record. [2] 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]