Up Above Records

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Up Above Records
Founded1995 (1995)
FounderPapadoug Kato, KeyKool, DJ Rhettmatic
Genre Hip hop
Country of originU.S.
Location Long Beach, California
Official website upabove.com

Up Above Records is an independent hip hop record label based in Long Beach, California, co-founded in 1995 by Doug "Papadoug" Kato and The Visionaries member KeyKool, along with DJ Rhettmatic and Beat Junkies. The label's first release was a 12" single, KeyKool & Rhettmatic's "Can U Hear It". The single's B-side, "E=MC5" featuring Ras Kass, Meen Green, Voodoo, and Visionaries member LMNO, was deemed "an underground classic" by Source Magazine (Feb. '96).

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