Capitol Hill Music is a Canadian

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

 independent record label

Independent record label

An independent record label is a record label operating without the funding of or outside the organizations of the major record labels. A great number of bands and musical acts begin on independent labels.-Overview:...

, specializing in hip-hop

Hip hop music

Hip hop music, also called hip-hop, rap music or hip-hop music, is a musical genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted...

 and R&B

Contemporary R&B

Contemporary R&B is a music genre that combines elements of hip hop, soul, R&B and funk.Although the abbreviation “R&B” originates from traditional rhythm and blues music, today the term R&B is most often used to describe a style of African American music originating after the demise of disco in...

 music.

The Toronto

Toronto

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-based label was founded in the late 1990s by rapper Saukrates

Saukrates

Karl Amani Wailoo , better known by his stage name Saukrates , is a Canadian rapper, singer, and record producer of Guyanese descent. He is the co-founder of Capitol Hill Music, and lead singer of hip-hop/R&B group Big Black Lincoln...

, and his manager Chase Parsons. In 1997, the label released Kardinal Offishall

Kardinal Offishall

Jason D. Harrow , better known by his stage name Kardinal Offishall , is a Canadian rapper and record producer. He is often credited as Canada's "hip-hop ambassador", and is best known for his distinctive reggae and dancehall-influenced style of hip-hop.-Life and career:Harrow was born in...

's debut album, Eye & I

Eye & I

Eye & I is the debut album of Canadian rapper Kardinal Offishall, released December 1997. It was released independently on Capitol Hill Music and distributed by St. Clair Entertainment. The album was critically acclaimed, spawning the single "On wit da Show".-Background:In 1996, Kardinal signed a...

. Two years later, the label released Saukrates' debut album, The Underground Tapes

The Underground Tapes

The Underground Tapes is the debut studio album of Canadian rapper Saukrates, released June 22, 1999 in the United States. It was released independently on Serious Entertainment and Capitol Hill Music. In late summer 1999, the album was re-released in Canada with six additional tracks. Three songs...

. In the 2000s, Saukrates produced records for his group Big Black Lincoln, and R&B singer Andreena Mill.

External links

• Capitol Hill Music at Discogs
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  Discogs, short for discographies, is a website and database of information about audio recordings, including commercial releases, promotional releases, and bootleg or off-label releases. The Discogs servers, currently hosted under the domain name discogs.com, are owned by Zink Media, Inc., and are...