Coalmine Records
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| Founded | 2005 |
| Founder | Matt Diamond |
| Distributor(s) | Nail Distribution/Allegro Media Group (for both physical & digital releases) The Orchard (for digital only releases) |
| Genre | Hip hop |
| Country of origin | U.S. |
| Location | Brooklyn, New York |
| Official website | www.CoalmineRecords.com |
Coalmine Records is a Brooklyn, New York based independent hip-hop record label. Over the years, Coalmine Records has amassed an extensive hip-hop catalog while working with several iconic and up-coming artists, producers and DJs such as Pharaohe Monch, El Da Sensei, Kool G. Rap, Talib Kweli, Large Professor, Heltah Skeltah, Dilated Peoples, Bekay, Big K.R.I.T, Custom Made, Emilio Rojas, Torae, Skyzoo, Termanology, Alchemist, J.R.Rotem, M-Phazes, Illmind, Khrysis, Shuko, Domingo, DJ Kayslay, DJ Revolution, DJ Babu and more.
Coalmine Records was established in 2005. Its founder and C.E.O. is Matt Diamond. The label’s inaugural release was a 12-inch single that was distributed in April 2005 under Diamond’s DJ moniker, titled DJ Dutchmaster Presents: “The Raw” featuring Saigon, Inspectah Deck & Bekay, the latter of which became Coalmine’s first signed artist. "The Raw" highlights the classic east coast hip hop style that Diamond would model his label after. After receiving tremendous positive feedback and gracing countless mixshows and mixtapes worldwide, “The Raw” charted as college radio’s number one hip hop song in the nation.
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