Up Above Records

Up Above Records is an independent hip hop record label based in Long Beach, California, co-founded in 1995 by Doug "Papadoug" Kato and The Visionaries member KeyKool, along with DJ Rhettmatic and Beat Junkies. The label's first release was a 12" single, KeyKool & Rhettmatic's "Can U Hear It". The single's B-side, "E=MC5" featuring Ras Kass, Meen Green, Voodoo, and Visionaries member LMNO, was deemed "an underground classic" by Source Magazine (Feb. '96).

Artists

 * Blend Crafters (DJ Nu-Mark & Pomo)
 * Kev Brown
 * Declaime
 * Kim Hill
 * LMNO
 * Key-Kool & Rhettmatic
 * Sleep of Oldominion
 * SonGodSuns (a.k.a. 2Mex)
 * Supernatural
 * Camile Velasco
 * Visionaries
 * Writer's Block (Zen & Dannu)

Vinyl distribution

 * Angeles Records (vinyl distribution)
 * Jurassic 5 (vinyl distribution)
 * Legendary Music (vinyl distribution)

Discography

 * Blend Crafters (DJ Numark & Pomo): Self-Titled (2004)
 * Kev Brown: I Do What I Do (2005)
 * Declaime: Conversations with Dudley (2004)
 * DJ Rhettmatic: Exclusive Collection (2004)
 * Kim Hill (soul singer): Surrender to My Sunflower (2000)
 * Key-Kool & Rhettmatic: Kozmonautz (1995)
 * LMNO: This EP Reminds Me of '93 (2004), Economic Food Chain Music (2004), Leave My Name Out (re-issue) (2005), P's & Q's (2005)
 * LMNO & Kev Brown: Selective Hearing (2008)
 * LMNO & Yann Kesz: Devilish Dandruff With Holy Shampoo (2009)
 * Sleep (of Oldominion): Christopher (2005)
 * SonGodSuns (a.k.a. 2Mex): Over the Counter Culture (2005)
 * Supernatural: S.P.I.T. (Spiritual Poetry Ignites Thought) (2005)
 * Visionaries: Galleries (1997-8), Sophomore Jinx (2000), Pangaea (2004), We Are the Ones (We've Been Waiting for) (2006)
 * Writer's Block: En Route (re-issue) (2004)