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Behind Bars Entertainment

Behind Bars Entertainment is an American based record label located in Charleston South Carolina that was founded in 2003. The label roster includes acts which range in a wide spectrum of hip hop that can be compared to anywhere from mainstream southern rap all the way to conscience hip hop. The roster consists of the following artists:

Brother Drag, Caceeno, JU$TICE, LIL EZY, Lil Remy, P the Politician

Behind Bars Entertainment was founded by P. The Politician along with his childhood friends that include Caceeno, Lil Remy, and Lil EZY, as an outlet for his brother JU$TICE, who was sentenced to a 8 year prison bid when he was 18 years old. The intention was to give Justice an inspiration during his incarceration, but during the course of 8 years what started off as a hobby and an intended outlet, became a business as well as a voice for so many artist that found themselves in the same situation.

Behind Bars Entertainment is unlike a lot of independent record labels merely because everything that is needed to run an independent record label is done in house. This includes music production, local distribution, recording, mastering services, music video production, graphic design, promotions and artist development. Nothing is out sourced so all proceeds are able to stay in house. This also enables the label to offer its services to other independent artist who may not have any other way to pursue their ambitions in the music industry.

Behind Bars Entertainment first gained local notoriety in late 2008, starting in South Carolina, with the release of Declaration of Independence, which is a compilation of the label’s roster that includes singles from everyone on the label. During the course of six months 10,000 copies of the album were given away as a promotional blitz to hip hop fans everywhere in Charleston SC, Atlanta GA, Charlotte NC, and Greensboro NC. This helped create a buzz in those area, which also assisted the label garner popularity and generated opportunities for the label to push its agenda further. In early 2010 the demand for Behind Bars Entertainment became large enough to earn radio spins on Z93 in Charleston, SC as well as internet shows such as the Sandra Wilson Talk show.

All of the label’s artists have opened up for major artist such as Project Pat, Young Dro, Trick Daddy, and Rich Kids to name a few. In addition to the aforementioned, BBE kicked off 2010 with a tour around the Carolinas in collaboration with local artist from the Charleston area.

Currently BBE, is finishing up solo projects for each artist to coincide with the release of their preceding mixtapes and continuing to outsource their music/video production, engineering, and promotional capabilities to other independent artists…Additionally BBE is also finishing up volume two of DOI and entertaining several different ventures to obtain a national distribution deal for their imprint.