Amalgam Digital
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| Founded | 2006 |
| Genre | Hip hop |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Location | East Boston, Massachusetts |
| Official website | www |
Amalgam Digital is an independent record label based in East Boston, Massachusetts. The label was founded in 2006 and is privately owned. The label's online store is the first genre-specific digital download store specializing in hip hop music. It focuses on independent labels and artists through the implementation of a new user-generated content module that allowed artists to upload content directly to the site for immediate purchase. Amalgam Digital also houses an exclusive independent record label by the same name, specializing in hip hop music and distribution. In an April 2008 issue, The Source proclaimed that Amalgam Digital has "its finger on the pulse of Hip-Hop's future."
Based in East Boston, the Amalgam Digital label is distributed exclusively by Amalgam Entertainment LLC, a distribution company that offers management, marketing, and promotional services. As an independent label, Amalgam Digital been home to such artists as Max B, Saigon, Curren$y, Chuuwee, Joe Budden, Peedi Crakk, Tash, Kurious, Juggaknots, Tame One, and Lil B.
Joe Budden's album released by the label, Padded Room, reached #42 in the Billboard 200 chart and #21 in the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart in March 2009. Since August 2009, releases by Saigon and Joe Budden are made in partnership with E1 Music. BET named Joe Budden’s Padded Room and Saigon’s All in a Day’s Work as the #2 and #3 best independent albums of 2009, respectively.
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