Mello Music Group

Mello Music Group
Founded2007 (2007)
Distributor(s)The Orchard[1]
Genre
Country of originUnited States
LocationArizona
Official websiteMelloMusicGroup.com

Mello Music Group (MMG) is an American independent record label based in Tucson, Arizona. Founded in 2007, Mello Music has released hip hop compilations and albums by producers and rappers such as Oddisee, Apollo Brown, Mr. Lif, Ghostface Killah, Open Mike Eagle, L'Orange, Quelle Chris, Jean Grae, Kool Keith, Nottz, Georgia Anne Muldrow, Pete Rock,[5] and Rapper Big Pooh.[6] In 2012, MTV Hive described MMG as having a "dedication to intelligent, street-wise boom bap",[3] although the label has released a number of purely instrumental albums as well.[7] In 2016, Forbes magazine called Mello Music Group the most successful indie rap label of the decade.[4]

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  2. ^ Green, Dylan (January 14, 2020). "8 Record Labels & Their Hollywood Movie Studio Counterparts". DJBooth. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
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  4. ^ a b Pete Tosiello. "How Mello Music Group Became The Most Successful New Indie Rap Label Of This Decade". Forbes.
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