Uptown Records

Uptown Records
Parent companyUniversal Music Group
Founded1986; 38 years ago (1986)
FounderAndre Harrell
StatusActive
Distributor(s)
GenreNew Jack Swing, R&B, hip hop, Hip Hop-Soul
Country of originU.S.
LocationNew York City

Uptown Records is an American record label, based in New York City, founded in 1986 by old school rapper ‘Dr Jekyll’ - Andre Harrell.[1] From the late 1980s into the early 1990s, it was a leader in New Jack Swing, R&B, hip hop.[1], and Hip Hop-Soul

  1. ^ a b Colin Larkin, ed. (1998). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Dance Music (First ed.). Virgin Books. pp. 355/6. ISBN 0-7535-0252-6.