Smoke-a-Lot Records

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Smoke-a-Lot Records
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Founded1998
Founder Yukmouth
Distributor(s) Rap-a-Lot, Asylum
Genre Hip hop
Country of origin U.S.
Official website smokealotrecords.com

Smoke-a-Lot Records, distributed by Rap-a-Lot Records, is a record label founded and owned by rapper Yukmouth and manager Kat Gaynor. The name comes from Yukmouth's Luniz nickname, "Smoke-a-Lot". The label itself is home to artists including Luniz, Dru Down, Thug Lordz (Yukmouth & C-Bo), The Regime, and Yukmouth himself. It is also home to newcomers Ampichino, Nyce, Young Dru, and Marc Shyst. Attached to the label as in-house DJ is former Cali Untouchable DJ, DJ Fingaz.

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Jerold Dwight Ellis III, better known by his stage name Yukmouth, is an American rapper from East Oakland, Oakland, California. He is the founder of The Regime, Smoke-A-Lot Records and Godzilla Entertainment. He is a member of Thug Lordz with C-Bo.

Luniz is a duo from Oakland, California, formed by Yukmouth and Numskull. The group is best known for the internationally successful hit in 1995 titled "I Got 5 on It".

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Discography

Studio albums

<i>Thugged Out: The Albulation</i> album by Yukmouth

Thugged Out: The Albulation is the debut album by rapper Yukmouth, released November 3, 1998 on Rap-A-Lot Records. The album was produced by 88 Keys, Don Juan, Mike Dean, Mr. Lee and Tone Capone. It peaked at number 8 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and at number 40 on the Billboard 200. The album features guest performances by Tha Dogg Pound, Phats Bossi, MC Ren, Numskull, as well as labelmates: Outlawz, Scarface, Tela, Do or Die and 5th Ward Boyz.

<i>Thug Lord: The New Testament</i> album by Yukmouth

Thug Lord: The New Testament is the second studio album by rapper Yukmouth, released on March 27, 2001. Unlike his last album, the album barely made the top 75 on the Billboard 200 peaking at #71.

<i>United Ghettos of America</i> album by Yukmouth

United Ghettos of America is a soundtrack to accompany the DVD Documentary by the same name released by rapper Yukmouth in 2002 on Smoke-a-Lot/Rap-A-Lot Records.

Official mixtapes

Artists

The Regime is an American hip hop collective created by Yukmouth in 1997, and originally included fellow rappers Tech N9ne, Phats Bossi, Madmax, Poppa LQ, Dizzle Don and Govnormatic. Not long after the original formation, Gonzoe of rap group Kausion and Lil Ke also joined. The group is signed to Yukmouth's Smoke-A-Lot Records, and share that label's dragon logo.

Jamal Phillips, who performs under the mononym Jamal, is an American rapper and music producer. He started his career as one-half of rap duo Illegal, the rap act formed by Dallas Austin in the early 1990s.

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Rap-A-Lot Records

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<i>Operation Stackola</i> album by Luniz

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<i>In Thugz We Trust</i> album

In Thugz We Trust is the debut collaboration album by American rappers C-Bo and Yukmouth. The album was released March 30, 2004 on West Coast Mafia Records and Smoke-A-Lot Records. It peaked at number 63 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and at number 47 on the Billboard Top Heatseekers. The album features guest performances by Silverback Guerillaz, Eastwood, Killa Tay and also Spice 1, who would later join the group on their second album, Thug Lordz Trilogy.

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Godzilla Entertainment

Godzilla Entertainment was an American record label founded and owned by rapper Yukmouth of the popular 1990s rap group The Luniz, and operated by both Yukmouth and Kat Gaynor. The name comes from Yukmouth's popular 2003 album, Godzilla. It was initially created to serve as an independent record distribution company for official mixtapes released on Smoke-A-Lot Records. The first few releases through Godzilla was the heavily popular All Out War mixtape series which were done as a joint venture with the Cali Untouchable DJ's and Rapbay.com. The initial logo featured an edited version of the Aston Martin logo which was later replaced by a more independent logo which features the Smoke-A-Lot Records dragon logo encircled by the words "Godzilla Ent.". In May 2007 Yukmouth closed down the label and merged all of its duties with the parent Smoke-A-Lot Records after pressure from the copyright owners of the name Godzilla.

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<i>Dragon Gang</i> album by The Regime

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<i>Thug Money</i> album by In Thugz We Trust

Thug Money is the third studio album by hip hop group Thug Lordz, released September 28, 2010, on RBC / Smoke-A-Lot / West Coast Mafia Records.

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