Tommy Boy Entertainment

Tommy Boy Entertainment (formerly Tommy Boy Records ) is an American music label, which is mainly engaged in the genres Hip -hop and electronica. The label was founded in 1981 by Tom Silverman, after it is named.

History

Silverman had since 1978 brought out the News magazine disco and then set up with a loan from his parents the label as a side project. Warner Bros. Records in 1985 increased with 50 % in a Tommy Boy. In 1990, the label was taken over completely. Silverman was vice president at Warner. Warner allowed Tommy Boy next to its own distribution channel to choose independent paths, if this seemed opportune. Silverman bought back in 1995 50 % of the shares after the affair due to C. Delores Tucker many hip - hop artists were censored at Warner. In 1998, the departments Tommy Boy Gospel and Tommy Boy Black Label specializing in underground hip-hop, as well as Tommy Boy Silver Label, founded in electronic music. 2001, the film production Tommy Boy was added film. After Warner was dissatisfied with the sales figures, Silverman purchased the label back in 2002. The master tapes of all previous productions remained as the artists under contract with Warner. The brand went on to Silverman, who gave Warner a license for use in new editions of older productions. The label was renamed in Tommy Boy Entertainment.

Following the repurchase by Silverman today are only a few artists at Tommy Boy under contract. Throughout the history of the label some of the pioneers of hip- hop music as Afrika Bambaataa, Capone -N- Noreaga, Coolio, De La Soul, Digital Underground, House of Pain, Naughty by Nature, Prince Rakeem and Queen Latifah were at Tommy Boy under contract.