Blackground Records

Summary

Blackground Records is a record label^[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of record_label entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (305 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Blackground Records is in the country of United States^[3].
• Blackground Records's instance of is recorded as record label^[4].
• Blackground Records's founder is recorded as Barry Hankerson^[5].
• Blackground Records's genre is contemporary R&B^[6].
• Blackground Records's genre is hip-hop^[7].
• Blackground Records's genre is pop music^[8].
• Blackground Records's genre is rock music^[9].
• Blackground Records's genre is country music^[10].
• Blackground Records's genre is gospel music^[11].
• Blackground Records's Commons category is recorded as Blackground Records^[12].
• Blackground Records's country of origin is recorded as United States^[13].
• 1993 marks the founding of Blackground Records^[14].
• Blackground Records was dissolved in 2019^[15].
• Blackground Records's location of formation is recorded as New York City^[16].
• Blackground Records's distributed by is recorded as Jive Records^[17].
• Blackground Records's distributed by is recorded as Atlantic Records^[18].
• Blackground Records's distributed by is recorded as Virgin Records^[19].
• Blackground Records's distributed by is recorded as Universal Music Group^[20].
• Blackground Records's distributed by is recorded as Reservoir Media^[21].
• Blackground Records's distributed by is recorded as Empire Distribution^[22].
• Blackground Records's official website is recorded as http://www.blackground.net/^[23].
• Blackground Records's subject named as is recorded as Blackground Records^[24].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

• Type: Original Production^[25]

• Country: US^[26]

• Began / founded: 2000^[27]

• MusicBrainz ID: a7026456-7f7f-49c8-83a5-a5fde9eac30b^[28]

Body

Founding

Blackground Records's founder is recorded as Barry Hankerson^[5]. 1993 marks the founding of it^[14]. Its location of formation is recorded as New York City^[16].

Dissolution

Blackground Records was dissolved in 2019^[15].

Why It Matters

Blackground Records ranks in the top 8% of record_label entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (305 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[29] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[30]