Chinga Chang Records
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| Founded | 2003-present |
| Founder | Dan Herman (CEO) |
| Status | Active |
| Distributor(s) | Sony Entertainment |
| Genre | Hip hop, rap |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Location | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Official website | chingachangmusic |
Chinga Chang Records is a Philadelphia-based independent hip hop label. Founded by CEO Dan Herman in 2003, Chinga Chang has released music by artists including Kool G Rap and Lil Scrappy, including the Kool G Rap album Half a Klip in 2007. The label has also released two mixtapes, which include previously unreleased music by artists such as KRS-One, Ras Kass, Big Pun, and Sean Price.
Chinga Chang Records was founded as a boutique hip hop label in 2003, by Philadelphia native Dan Herman, also known as DMAK. Herman, then only 18 eventually established offices in Pennsylvania, New York, and Florida.
In July 2006, the label released its first single, "Meal of the Day", by company artist Temp, which became popular in Bollywood. The label then released the mixtape Chang Gang Vol. 1: Stackin' Euros, which included then unheard tracks from artists including KRS-One, Ras Kass, Big Pun, and Sean Price. Each track from the album had a video made along with it, including one for Price's song "Ground Wit Ur Niggazz", shot in Brownsville, Brooklyn.
Also in 2006, CEO Herman signed Kool G Rap. According to Hip Hop Weekly, Chinga Chang "helped resurrect the career of Kool G Rap by backing the hip hop icon’s first studio disc in nearly a decade". Kool G Rap's album Half a Klip was produced by DJ Premier, who is associated with the label, and had vocals by actress Haylie Duff. A month later Herman signed a distribution deal for the album with Koch Entertainment.
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