Hi-Lite Records
Hi-Lite Records was a South Korean independent record label founded in 2010 by rapper Paloalto.
Hi-Lite Records
- Name
- Hi-Lite Records
- Founded
- 2010
- Founder
- Paloalto
- Headquarters
- Seoul
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Hi-Lite Records was a South Korean independent record label founded in 2010 by rapper Paloalto.
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Key facts
• Name — Hi-Lite Records • Founder — Paloalto • Genre — Korean Hip hop • Url — hiliterecords.com • Founded — 2010 04 20 • Defunct — 2022 04 20 • Location — Seoul, South Korea • Parent — Stone Music Entertainment (CJ ENM E&M Division) • Distributor — Genie Music Stone Music Entertainment
Partnership with CJ E&M
Partnership with CJ E&M
It was announced in October 2015 that the entertainment company CJ E&M would be acquiring the label. Representatives stated the company would provide the label assistance in funding, marketing and expanding a global network, allowing it to solely focus on music.
Accolades
Accolades
• Won both "Album of the Year" (Hi-Life) and "Label of the Year" in the 2013 hiphopplaya awards. • Won "Song of the Year" and "Music Video of the Year" with Keith Ape's "It G Ma" in the 2015 hiphopplaya awards
Artists
Artists
• Paloalto (Founder and Former CEO) • Pinodyne (Huckleberry P & Soul Fish) • Reddy • Soul One • Camo Starr (CEO) • Beshade • Swervy • Soovi • Jerd
Former
Former
• Evo • DJ Djanga • GLV • TKO • DJ Frekeey • Bella • Keith Ape • 211 • B-Free (left 7 May 2016) • Okasian (left 27 May 2016) • G2 • YunB • Jowonu • Sway D
Institutional history
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Institutional history
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2010
Hi-Lite Records established.
2010
Hi-Lite Records is recorded from 2010.
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- South Korea
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Hi-Lite Records is associated with South Korea.
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Discography
• HI-LITE Records - HI-LIFE (2013) • The Cohort – Orca-Tape (2013)
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q24915974: Hi-Lite Records
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- “Hi-Lite Records”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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- 1.CJ E&M takes over Paloalto's hip-hop label. The Korea Herald. 2015-10-18.
- 2.HIPHOPPLAYA AWARDS 2013 Results. HiphopKR. 2014-03-08.
- 3.HIPHOPPLAYA AWARDS 2015 결과발표. magazine.hiphopplaya.com.
- 4.Young, Tanea. B Free leaves Hi Lite Records - Seoulwave. Seoulwave. 2016-05-10.
- 5.Okasian's contract with Hi-Lite Records ends. HiphopKR. 2016-05-27.
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