Noo Trybe Records

Noo Trybe Records
Parent company	EMI
Founded	1994 (1994)
Founder	Eric L. Brooks
Status	Inactive
Distributor(s)	Virgin Records
Genre	Hip hop
Country of origin	United States

Noo Trybe Records was an American hip hop record label established in 1994 by Eric L. Brooks and operated as a sublabel of Virgin Records. It worked with several independent hip hop labels including Rap-A-Lot Records and AWOL.

History

The label was founded in 1994 by Eric L. Brooks with a manufacturing, funding and distribution deal from Virgin Records under EMI.

A portion of Noo Trybe's roster came from several artists who were absorbed from EMI when it was disbanded, which included Gang Starr and AZ. Other Virgin acts such as Shyheim, who signed with the label in 1993, were transferred to the new label.

By 1995, Noo Trybe signed Oakland, California based duo Luniz. Noo Trybe released the duo's debut studio album, Operation Stackola, on July 4, 1995. With the success of the single Playa Hata, the album debuted and peaked in the top 20 on the Billboard 200, and ultimately achieved Platinum status in America.

Rap-A-Lot's distribution was absorbed by Virgin proper in 1998, and in 1999, the label was absorbed by its parent. In 2013, the trademark was acquired by Universal Music as a result of its purchase of EMI's recorded-music business.

Discography

Albums

• 1994
  • Scarface - The Diary
• 1995
  • Luniz – Operation Stackola
• 1996
  • Shyheim – The Lost Generation
  • Various artists – Original Gangstas (soundtrack)
• 1997
  • 3X Krazy – Stackin Chips
  • Big Mike – Still Serious
  • Luniz – Lunitik Muzik
  • Rappin' 4-Tay – 4 tha Hard Way
• 1998
  • AZ – Pieces of a Man
  • Gang Starr – Moment of Truth
  • Various artists – Caught Up (soundtrack)
• 1999
  • Road Dawgs – Don't Be Saprize
  • Gang Starr - Full Clip: A Decade of Gang Starr

External links

"Noo Trybe Records". Discogs.