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| SRC Records | |
|---|---|
| Parent company | Universal Music Group |
| Founded | 2000 |
| Founder | Steve Rifkind |
| Distributors | |
| Genre | Hip hop,R&B |
| Country of origin | United States |
SRC (Street Records Corporation) is an Americanrecord label created by formerLoud Records CEOSteve Rifkind. It is a subsidiary ofUniversal Music Group and is distributed throughMotown andRepublic Records since 2024 after re lunch on Christmas Eve.[1]
SRC was founded by Steve Rifkind in 2000.[citation needed] In 2002, he was ousted from his CEO position from Loud. Although he already had SRC, he made it a bigger priority and sign an exclusive distribution deal withUniversal. The label was much likeLoud Records, a hip hop and R&B label. The first move with the label was signingDavid Banner, a rapper fromJackson, Mississippi. With Banner as their flagship artist, SRC soared to great heights behind his 2003 debut. The label was instantly hailed as the second-coming ofInterscope Records[citation needed], due to the obvious similarities. The hit single "Like A Pimp," would make the label a household name within the hip hop community. During the year of 2003, the label would hit paydirt after hearing tapes from Senegalese singer,Akon, who they would immediately sign to their label. In 2004, Akon would release his multi-platinum debut album,Trouble. In early 2004, they signed a deal to distribute material from the rap supergroup,Terror Squad. SRC would go on to release all albums fromRemy Ma and the group Terror Squad, itself. In the summer of 2004, SRC would become home to the hit single, "Lean Back," byFat Joe andRemy Ma. After these releases, SRC had established itself among the other heavyweight record labels in hip hop music. In 2005, the label granted Akon his own labelKonvict Muzik. The deal brought more artists on to the label and a hit album from Akon.
In June 2007, Sony Music resurrected Rifkind's original label,Loud Records. Loud had been home to many of the more popular hip hop acts of the time, but would shut down operations in 2004. After the resurrection of Loud, Rifkind would buy the label and make it a subsidiary of SRC. His first act after re-gaining the label was, as he did fifteen years earlier, signing theWu-Tang Clan.[2] In August 2010 Rifkind signed rapperJoell Ortiz in a deal with SRC Records andUniversal Motown Records.[3] The label had a deal withUniversal Republic Records, later the label was reverted toRepublic Records.
On July 29, 2012, Steve Rifkind announced that he was leaving Universal Music Group on September 1, 2012.
On Christmas Eve 2024, Steve Rifkind announced that he return to Universal Music Group and relaunch SRC Records under Universal Records, Motown Records and Republic Records.
| Artist | Genre | Years active (on SRC) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prodigy | Hip hop | 2000–2002 | |
| Xzibit | Hip hop | 2000–2002 | |
| Big Pun | Hip hop | 2000 (posthumous) | |
| Ric-A-Che | Hip hop | 2002–2006 | |
| Grandaddy Souf | Hip hop | 2002–2008 | |
| David Banner | Hip hop | 2003–2010 | |
| Akon | R&B / Hip hop | 2003–2012 | |
| Terror Squad | Hip hop | 2004–2007 | |
| Remy Ma | Hip hop | 2004–2007 | |
| Tyra B | R&B | 2004-2005 | |
| Jae Millz | Hip hop | 2005–2007 | |
| Young Cash | Hip hop | 2005–2008 | |
| Topic | Hip hop | 2005–2009 | |
| Majic Massey | R&B | 2005–2012 | |
| Pharoahe Monch | Hip hop | 2006–2009 | |
| Melissa Jimenez | R&B / Pop | 2006–2009 | |
| Red Dirt | Hip hop | 2006–2008 | |
| Vic Damone | Hip hop | 2006–2009 | |
| Wu-Tang Clan | Hip hop | 2007–2010 | |
| Shontelle | Pop / R&B | 2007–2012 | |
| Melanie Fiona | R&B / Soul | 2007–2012 | |
| Shiré | R&B | 2007–2011 | |
| Desloc Piccalo | Hip hop | 2007–2010 | |
| O'Neal McKnight | R&B / Dance | 2007–2012 | |
| Asher Roth | Hip hop | 2007–2012 | |
| Marky | Hip hop | 2007–2010 | |
| Tami Chynn | R&B / Pop | 2005–2010 | |
| Camp Lo | Hip hop | 2007–2009 | |
| Tha Crow | Hip hop | 2007–2009 | |
| Corte Ellis | R&B | 2008–2012 | |
| La The Darkman | Hip hop | 2008–2012 | |
| American Yard | R&B / Pop | 2008–2012 | |
| Kaze | Hip hop | 2008–2012 | |
| Myko Slim | R&B | 2009–2011 | |
| Play-N-Skillz | Hip hop / Production | 2009–2011 | |
| DJ Webstar | Hip hop | 2009–2012 | |
| Luey V | Hip hop | 2009–2012 | |
| Ray J | R&B / Hip hop | 2010–2012 | |
| Paypa | Hip hop | 2010–2012 |
