Figure IV Entertainment was a Canadian

independent record label An independent record label (or indie label) is a record label that operates without the funding or distribution of major record labels; they are a type of small and medium-sized enterprise, small- to medium-sized enterprise, or SME. The labels ...

, specializing in

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. Based in

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(with another office in

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), the label was co-founded in 1994 by Sol Guy, to manage his group

Rascalz Rascalz are a Canadian hip-hop group from Vancouver, British Columbia. The group played a crucial role in the artistic and commercial development of Canadian hip hop as well as specifically for the Westcoast scene in Vancouver popularizing the te ...

.Who's Who in Black Canada 2
/ref> In 1998, the label released the groundbreaking Rascalz single "

Northern Touch "Northern Touch" is a Canadian hip hop single, which was released in 1998 by Rascalz in collaboration with Checkmate, Kardinal Offishall, Thrust and Choclair. It is one of the most important individual songs in the history of Canadian hip hop, whi ...

", which won a

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for Best Rap Recording the following year. The roster later expanded to include

Kardinal Offishall Jason Drew Harrow (born May 11, 1976), better known by his stage name Kardinal Offishall ( ), is a Canadian rapper and record producer. Often credited as Canada's "hip-hop ambassador", he has been regarded as one of the country's most prominent ...

and k-os among others. In 2000, the label released "

Husslin' ''Husslin is an EP by Canadian rapper Kardinal Offishall, released independently on April 11, 2000, on Figure IV Entertainment, and distributed by Fat Beats Records in the United States. The title track, " Husslin'", was one of the hottest 12" ...

" by Kardinal Offishall, which was one of the hottest 12" singles of the year, and it quickly became an

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favorite. Kardinal Offishall > Biography/ref> The next year, Guy left the label to pursue other interests.

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Canadian hip-hop record labels Canadian independent record labels Defunct record labels of Canada Record labels established in 1994 {{Independent-record-label-stub

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