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IHipHop Distribution

US record label

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionSep 10, 2026
Entity authorityQ16996615
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iHipHop Distribution was founded in 2009 in an attempt to provide artists and record labels with a new paradigm for distributing their music and building their brand. iHipHop Distribution has worked successfully with many artists and continues its partnership with the A3C Hip-Hop Festival for the release of its annual Hip-Hop compilation. When distributing music other than Hip-Hop, the company uses the moniker iH2D.

iHipHop Distribution maintains its own worldwide digital distribution platform, iHipHopDistribution.com, providing distribution and marketing services to artists globally. iHipHop Distribution also has its own worldwide vinyl distribution network which focuses on specialty vinyl pressings. iHipHop Distribution currently distributes titles from the following labels: Rostrum Records, Jet Life Recordings (Currensy), LVLYSL (Neako), Elephant Soundz (Marz Lovejoy), A3C, Cinematic Music Group, Goon MuSick (Snowgoons), Switchblade, The Barnes Corp (Trademark Da Skydiver), among others.

Labels

Rostrum Records (Wiz Khalifa)

GCODED GLOBAL (RIGHTJUST)

Jet Life Recordings (Currensy)

LVLYSL (Neako)

Elephant Soundz (Marz Lovejoy)

A3C - Grade A Grade A Productions (Juice Wrld) (Clever)

Cinematic Music Group

Goon MuSick (Snowgoons)

Switchblade

The Barnes Corp (Trademark Da Skydiver)

ETD Recordings

IGC Recordings (Cannibal Ox)

My Block Recordz (Daraja Hakizimana)

RFC Music Group (Smoke DZA)

Truly Blessed Productions (SD)

Good$ense (Young Roddy)

Discography

2009: Snowgoons - "The Trojan Horse"

2009: Wu-Tang Clan - "Wu-Tang Meets the Indie Culture, Vol. 2: Enter the Dubstep"

2009: Wiz Khalifa - "Deal or No Deal"

2010: Trademark Da Skydiver - "Issue # 1: Da $kydiver"

2010: 9th Prince (of Killarmy - "Granddaddy Flow (re-issue)

2010: Trademark Da Skydiver - "Issue # 2: Super Villain"

2010: 9th Prince (of Killarmy - "One Man Army"

2010: Wisemen - "Children of a Lesser God"

2010: LaVish - "Hometown Hero"

2010: Smoke DZA - "George Kush Da Button"

2010: Trademark Da Skydiver - "Issue # 3: Reign Supreme"

2010: Tabi Bonney - "Fresh"

2010: Marz Lovejoy - "This Little Light of Mine"

2010: Polyester: "Peace - Love - Unity - Respect"

2010: Brand Nubian - "Enter The Dubstep Vol.

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