Good Hands Records
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Good Hands Records is an independent hip hop
record label
founded in 2002 by DJ Truth aka Charley Greenberg and Art Beeswax aka Larry Maley. In 2006, Good Hands secured a distribution deal with Traffic Entertainment Group and released Camp Lo's
"Black Hollywood", Kurupt
Presents Tangled Thoughts, "Philly 2 Cali", Killah Priest's
"The Offering", Charon Don and DJ Huggy's (Hands Down), "Art of Life", and Dev Rocka's "The Night Shift" in 2007.
In 2008, Good Hands resigned Wu Tang affiliate Killah Priest
, and released the followup to "The Offering", "Behind The Stained Glass." Good Hands also released "Operation: Take Back Hip Hop" from Juice Crew legends Craig G & Marley Marl, as well as the Killah Priest & Chief Kamachi collaboration album "Beautiful Minds."
In September of 2008, Good Hands announced a joint venture with artist Lil Scrappy's
new label G'$ Up Records. Lil Scrappy & G'$ Up "Silence and Secrecy: Black Rag Gang" was released on February 24th, 2009.
Good Hands earlier releases, via a joint venture with Eastern Conference Records, include Chief Kamachi's "Cult Status", Chief Kamachi and the Juju Mob's
"Black Candles", and Reef The Lost Cauze's
"Feast or Famine."
Hip hop
Hip hop is a form of musical expression and artistic culture that originated in African-American and Latino communities during the 1970s in New York City, specifically the Bronx. DJ Afrika Bambaataa outlined the four pillars of hip hop culture: MCing, DJing, breaking and graffiti writing...
record label
Record label
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founded in 2002 by DJ Truth aka Charley Greenberg and Art Beeswax aka Larry Maley. In 2006, Good Hands secured a distribution deal with Traffic Entertainment Group and released Camp Lo's
Camp Lo
Camp Lo is an American hip hop duo, formed in 1995, which hails from The Bronx, New York. The duo consists of rappers Sonny Cheeba and Geechi Suede , both of Muslim upbringing.-Career:...
"Black Hollywood", Kurupt
Kurupt
Ricardo Emmanuel Brown , better known by his stage name Kurupt, also known as Kurupt Tha Kingpin, Kurupt Young Gotti or Young Gotstra is an American rapper and former Executive Vice President of Death Row Records...
Presents Tangled Thoughts, "Philly 2 Cali", Killah Priest's
Killah Priest
Walter Reed, better known as Killah Priest, Iron Sheik from the Middle East, or Masada, is an American rapper and Wu-Tang Clan affiliate who was raised in Bedford-Stuyvesant & Brownsville neighbourhoods in Brooklyn. He is known for intensely spiritual lyrics loaded with metaphors and religious...
"The Offering", Charon Don and DJ Huggy's (Hands Down), "Art of Life", and Dev Rocka's "The Night Shift" in 2007.
In 2008, Good Hands resigned Wu Tang affiliate Killah Priest
Killah Priest
Walter Reed, better known as Killah Priest, Iron Sheik from the Middle East, or Masada, is an American rapper and Wu-Tang Clan affiliate who was raised in Bedford-Stuyvesant & Brownsville neighbourhoods in Brooklyn. He is known for intensely spiritual lyrics loaded with metaphors and religious...
, and released the followup to "The Offering", "Behind The Stained Glass." Good Hands also released "Operation: Take Back Hip Hop" from Juice Crew legends Craig G & Marley Marl, as well as the Killah Priest & Chief Kamachi collaboration album "Beautiful Minds."
In September of 2008, Good Hands announced a joint venture with artist Lil Scrappy's
Lil Scrappy
Darryl Kevin Richardson II , better known by his stage name Lil Scrappy, is an American rapper.Richards was discovered by producer and performer Lil Jon while performing at a bar, when a fight broke out during his set in his hometown of Atlanta, Georgia...
new label G'$ Up Records. Lil Scrappy & G'$ Up "Silence and Secrecy: Black Rag Gang" was released on February 24th, 2009.
Good Hands earlier releases, via a joint venture with Eastern Conference Records, include Chief Kamachi's "Cult Status", Chief Kamachi and the Juju Mob's
Juju Mob
The JuJu Mob is a four member underground hip hop group originating from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.-Group Members:The four founding members of the Juju Mob include Chief Kamachi, Reef the Lost Cauze, Charon Don, and State Sore.-Discography:...
"Black Candles", and Reef The Lost Cauze's
Reef the Lost Cauze
Sharif Talib Lacey, better known as Reef The Lost Cauze, is a prominent underground hip hop artist based in Philadelphia. Aside from being a solo artist, Reef is a member of the hip hop group The JuJu Mob as well as the hip-hop collective, Army of the Pharaohs.-Career:Reef started battling other...
"Feast or Famine."