Flipmode Records
| Conglomerate Records | |
|---|---|
| Parent company | Atlantic Records |
| Founded |
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| Founder | Busta Rhymes |
| Genre | Hip hop |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Location | New York City, New York |
Conglomerate Records is a record label founded by hip hop recording artist Busta Rhymes that operates as a subsidiary of Atlantic Records.
Founded in 1994 as Flipmode Entertainment, the name Conglomerate Records was adopted in 2011.
In 2006, the label jointly released Busta Rhymes's The Big Bang with Dr. Dre's Aftermath Entertainment.
Soon after the Elektra Records deal was done, Busta obtained his own label which was to serve as an imprint to the label. At the time his friend, Rah Digga, was signing to Elektra along with another friend of his, Rampage. Elektra would allow Busta to sign these acts to his Flipmode Entertainment. Under the terms of the deal, Busta was responsible for putting their albums together and they would fund, promote and distribute the releases from the label. The first release from Flipmode was Busta Rhymes's The Coming, which came in 1996, during the time that the east coast was beginning to gain popularity again after the rise of the west coast. The album went platinum and catapulted him and the label into stardom, it also featured appearances from coming Flipmode members Spliff Star, Lord Have Mercy, and Rampage. Rampage would release his debut album in 1997, along with Busta Rhymes' second album. The crew was forming, though member Serious would leave and later produce for No Limit Records, all the while Rampage, Rah Digga, Busta, Spliff Star, and Lord Have Mercy would soon be joined by Baby Sham, as well. The label soon released an album by Flipmode Squad, The Imperial in 1998. By 1999, the group and label were one of the most popular crews in hip hop, with Busta Rhymes as their central star and leader. Despite this, Busta was looking for a change as he was disappointed with the way that Elektra handled his last project and Rah Digga's debut, Dirty Harriet, which sold poorly, though the album would later become something of a cult classic. After the release of his album, Anarchy, Busta began looking for a way to move him and his squad to another label, but had only released four out of the five albums in his deal with Warner Bros. Records. So, in 2000, he released a compilation album and began to search for a new home. By then, member Lord Have Mercy would part ways with the crew, signaling the end of the height of Flipmode as a crew, as his album The Ungodly Hour never saw the light of day. Future changes would plague the group due to tense chemistry with Busta.
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