URBNET Records is an

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based in

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. URBNET was formed by Darryl Rodway and Janusz Jarosinski in 1999 to provide distribution, marketing and promotional services to Hip Hop artists throughout Canada. URBNET was distributed by

EMI Music Canada EMI Group Limited (formerly EMI Group plc until 2007; originally an initialism for Electric and Musical Industries, also referred to as EMI Records or simply EMI) was a British transnational conglomerate founded in March 1931 in London. At t ...

from 2002–2003,

Outside Music Outside Music is a Canadian record label and distributor founded by Lloyd Nishimura in 2001. In 2007, it expanded to include an artist management division which includes Jill Barber, Matthew Barber, Aidan Knight, Justin Rutledge as manageme ...

from 2003–2006 and is distributed in Canada by

Fontana Distribution Fontana Distribution was a division of San Franciscobased Isolation Network (now owned by the Virgin Music Group unit of the Universal Music Group since 2019). A minority stake of the company was owned by Universal Music until Ingrooves acquired ...

(North), a subsidiary of

Universal Music Canada Universal Music Group (UMG) owns, or has a joint share in, many of the record labels listed here. According to the UMG official website, the main labels are Abbey Road Studios, Capitol Music Group, Decca Records, Def Jam Recordings, Deutsche Gra ...

Artists

The Carps The Carps were a Canadian rock music duo consisting of bassist Neil White and drummer Jahmal Tonge. They were signed to Toronto-based URBNET Records. Bio (All Music Guide) Rarely photographed without multi-colored leather hi tops, turquoise or pi ...

* Dan-e-o * D-Sisive * Dirty Circus * DL Incognito * Grand Analog * Kae Sun *

Korea Town Acid Korea Town Acid is the stage name of Jessica Cho, a South Korean-Canadian electronic musician and DJ based in Toronto, Ontario.Kyle Mullin"Korea Town Acid Toggles Between the Gritty and the Avant-Garde on 'Metamorphosis'" ''Exclaim!'', April 22, 20 ...

* Moka Only * Mood Ruff * Pigeon Hole * Red Ants *

Sweatshop Union Sweatshop Union is a Canadians, Canadian Hip hop music, hip hop collective based in Vancouver, British Columbia, consisting of four politically-minded rap acts — Dirty Circus, Pigeon Hole (band), Pigeon Hole (aka "Creative Minds"), Kyprios and ...

* Soviets (Jeff Spec & Chaix) * Trillionaire$ * Tru-Paz * Wordburglar * Career Crooks (Zilla Rocca & Small Professor)

References

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Official websiteURBNET
at Bandcamp
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t Discogs {{DEFAULTSORT:Urbnet Records Record labels established in 1999 Canadian independent record labels Canadian hip-hop record labels Companies based in Toronto 1999 establishments in Ontario

Artists

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