Ropeadope Records

Ropeadope Records is an American record label known for recordings in a variety of genres including jazz, hip hop, gospel, and electronic music. The label, now led by Louis Marks, was founded in 1999 by Andy Hurwitz in New York City and later moved to Philadelphia.

In January 2014, Ropeadope artists Snarky Puppy and Lalah Hathaway were awarded the Grammy for Best R&B Performance.

Roster and releases
Current and former artists:


 * Adam Smale
 * Alison Wedding
 * Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra
 * Joey Arkenstat
 * Ben Arnold
 * Benevento/Russo Duo
 * Bodega
 * Bullfrog
 * Brainbheats
 * Cabinet
 * Frank Catalano
 * Carlon
 * The Campbell Brothers
 * Consider the Source
 * Critters Buggin
 * Hal Crook
 * Darnell Little
 * The Detroit Experiment
 * DJ Klock
 * DJ Logic
 * Dirty Dozen Brass Band
 * fDeluxe
 * Mike Gordon
 * Great Peacock
 * The Harlem Experiment
 * Taku Hirano
 * Charlie Hunter
 * HUW
 * King Britt
 * T.J. Kirk
 * Jneiro Jarel
 * Jazzanova
 * Jonathan Scales Fourchestra
 * M'lumbo
 * Naughty Professor
 * Karikatura
 * Christian McBride
 * Medeski, Martin and Wood
 * Michael Kammers/MK Groove Orchestra & Trio
 * None But The Righteous
 * Paul Beaubrun
 * The Philadelphia Experiment
 * Bobby Previte
 * Japhy Ryder
 * Scratch
 * Sex Mob
 * Skerik's Syncopated Taint Septet
 * Snarky Puppy
 * Spanish Harlem Orchestra
 * Spare Parts
 * The Spinning Leaves
 * Teddy Presberg
 * Terrace Martin
 * Tin Hat Trio
 * Toy Soldiers
 * Um
 * The Word
 * Yeni Nostalji
 * The Yohimbe Brothers
 * Eddie Palmieri
 * RC & The Gritz

Releases

 * 2001: Stray Dog by Hal Crook
 * 2001: The Word by The Word
 * 2001: The Philadelphia Experiment
 * 2002: In Between (Jazzanova album)
 * 2002: Front End Lifter by the Yohimbe Brothers (Vernon Reid and DJ Logic)
 * 2003: Inside In by Mike Gordon
 * 2003: Skerik's Syncopated Taint Septet (album)
 * 2004: Friends Seen and Unseen
 * 2005: Zen Of Logic (DJ Logic)
 * 2006: The Coalition of the Willing by Bobby Previte
 * 2006: Live at Tonic (Christian McBride)
 * 2006: The Harlem Experiment
 * 2007: Live at Tonic (Marco Benevento)
 * 2008: Un-Herd Vol. 1 (Y?Arcka)
 * 2011: Gaslight by fDeluxe
 * 2012: GroundUP by Snarky Puppy
 * 2014: Love Supreme Collective - EP by Frank Catalano
 * 2015: Shoulder Season by Sidewalk Chalk
 * 2015: Stretch Music by Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah
 * 2016: Velvet Portraits by Terrace Martin
 * 2016: The Feel by RC & The Gritz
 * 2017: Sabiduria by Eddie Palmieri
 * 2017: Ruler Rebel by Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah
 * 2017: Diaspora by Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah
 * 2017: The Emancipation Procrastination by Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah
 * 2018: Full Circle by Eddie Palmieri
 * 2018: Mi Luz Mayor by Eddie Palmieri
 * 2018: Gran Pavo Real by Great Peacock
 * 2019: Ancestral Recall by Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah
 * 2019: Analog World by RC & The Gritz
 * 2019: Soul Flow by David Whitman
 * 2020: Fairytale Aliens by M'lumbo with Page Hamilton
 * 2020: Celestial Mechanics by M'lumbo with Jane Ira Bloom
 * 2021: Blu York by Taku Hirano

Grammy Awards
Multiple artists at Ropeadope Records have been nominated for and won awards at the annual Grammy Awards.