Rhymesayers Entertainment

Rhymesayers Entertainment (sometimes abbreviated RSE[1] ) is an American independent hip hop record label based in Minneapolis, Minnesota.[2] [3]  It was co-founded in 1995 by Sean Daley (Slug), Anthony Davis (Ant), Musab Saad (Sab the Artist) and Brent Sayers (Siddiq).[4]  Beginning in 2008, Rhymesayers Entertainment sponsors the annual Soundset Music Festival, a popular attraction that takes place over Memorial Day weekend in Minneapolis.[5]

Current roster


Rhymesayers Entertainment is headquartered in the same building as its music store, Fifth Element, in Uptown, Minneapolis.

Artists currently promoted include[6] Archived artists include Artists formerly signed to the label include
 * Aesop Rock
 * Atmosphere (Slug and Ant)
 * Brother Ali
 * Dem Atlas
 * Dilated Peoples (DJ Babu, Evidence and Rakaa)
 * Evidence
 * Eyedea & Abilities
 * Face Candy (Eyedea, Kristoff Krane, J.T. Bates and Casey O'Brien)
 * Felt (Murs and Slug)
 * Grieves
 * Hail Mary Mallon (Aesop Rock, DJ Big Wiz and Rob Sonic)
 * I Self Devine
 * Malibu Ken (Tobacco and Aesop Rock)
 * Micranots (I Self Devine and DJ Kool Akiem)
 * Mink (Musab and Ink Well)
 * Nikki Jean
 * Prof
 * Sa-Roc
 * Semi.Official (I Self Devine and DJ Abilities)
 * Soul Position (Blueprint and RJD2)
 * Step Brothers (The Alchemist and Evidence)
 * The Uncluded (Aesop Rock and Kimya Dawson)
 * Abstract Rude
 * Blueprint
 * Budo
 * DJ Abilities
 * Freeway
 * Grayskul (JFK aka Ninjaface and Onry Ozzborn)
 * Jake One
 * MF Doom
 * Mr. Dibbs
 * P.O.S
 * Psalm One
 * Sab the Artist
 * Toki Wright
 * Boom Bap Project
 * The Dynospectrum
 * Mac Lethal

Studio albums

 * Beyond - Comparison (1996)
 * Atmosphere - Overcast! (1997)
 * The Dynospectrum - The Dynospectrum (1998)
 * Beyond - Be-Sides (1999)
 * Brother Ali - Rites of Passage (2000)
 * Micranots - Obelisk Movements (2000)
 * Eyedea & Abilities - First Born (2001)
 * Atmosphere - God Loves Ugly (2002)
 * Felt - Felt: A Tribute to Christina Ricci (2002)
 * Oliver Hart - The Many Faces of Oliver Hart (2002)
 * Musab - Respect the Life (2002)
 * Atmosphere - Seven's Travels (2003)
 * Brother Ali - Shadows on the Sun (2003)
 * Los Nativos - Dia De Los Muertos (2003)
 * Micranots - Return of the Travellahs (2003)
 * Monsta Island Czars - Escape from Monsta Island! (2003)
 * Mr. Dibbs - The 30th Song (2003)
 * Semi.Official - The Anti-Album (2003)
 * Soul Position - 8 Million Stories (2003)
 * Eyedea & Abilities - E&A (2004)
 * Micranots - The Emperor & the Assassin (2004)
 * MF Doom - Mm.. Food (2004)
 * Atmosphere - You Can't Imagine How Much Fun We're Having (2005)
 * Blueprint - 1988 (2005)
 * Boom Bap Project - Reprogram (2005)
 * Felt - Felt, Vol. 2: A Tribute to Lisa Bonet (2005)
 * I Self Devine - Self Destruction (2005)
 * Grayskul - Deadlivers (2005)
 * P.O.S - Ipecac Neat (2005)
 * Face Candy - This Is Where We Were (2006)
 * P.O.S - Audition (2006)
 * Psalm One - The Death of Frequent Flyer (2006)
 * Soul Position - Things Go Better with RJ and AL (2006)
 * Brother Ali - The Undisputed Truth (2007)
 * Grayskul - Bloody Radio (2007)
 * Mac Lethal - 11:11 (2007)
 * Atmosphere - When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold (2008)
 * Jake One - White Van Music (2008)
 * Abstract Rude - Rejuvenation (2009)
 * BK-One - Rádio Do Canibal (2009)
 * Brother Ali - Us (2009)
 * Eyedea & Abilities - By the Throat (2009)
 * Felt - Felt 3: A Tribute to Rosie Perez (2009)
 * P.O.S - Never Better (2009)
 * Toki Wright - A Different Mirror (2009)
 * Freeway - The Stimulus Package (2010)
 * Grieves - 88 Keys & Counting (2010)
 * Atmosphere - The Family Sign (2011)
 * Blueprint - Adventures in Counter-Culture (2011)
 * Evidence - Cats & Dogs (2011)
 * Face Candy - Waste Age Teen Land (2011)
 * Grieves - Together/Apart (2011)
 * Hail Mary Mallon - Are You Gonna Eat That? (2011)
 * Aesop Rock - Skelethon (2012)
 * Brother Ali - Mourning in America and Dreaming in Color (2012)
 * I Self Devine - The Sound of Low Class Amerika (2012)
 * P.O.S - We Don't Even Live Here (2012)
 * The Uncluded - Hokey Fright (2013)
 * Atmosphere - Southsiders (2014)
 * Dilated Peoples - Directors of Photography (2014)
 * Grieves - Winter & the Wolves (2014)
 * Hail Mary Mallon - Bestiary (2014)
 * Step Brothers - Lord Steppington (2014)
 * Prof - Liability (2015)
 * Aesop Rock - The Impossible Kid (2016)
 * Atmosphere - Fishing Blues (2016)
 * Los Nativos - The Eagle & the Jaguar (2016)
 * Brother Ali - All the Beauty in This Whole Life (2017)
 * Grieves - Running Wild (2017)
 * Musab & Ink Well - Intellectual Property (2017)
 * Atmosphere - Mi Vida Local (2018)
 * Dem Atlas - Bad Actress (2018)
 * Evidence - Weather or Not (2018)
 * Prof - Pookie Baby (2018)
 * Malibu Ken - Malibu Ken (2019)

Compilation albums

 * Headshots - Vol. 1: WBBOY Sessions (1995)
 * Headshots - Vol. 2: Arrogance (1996)
 * Headshots - Vol. 3: Compensation (1996)
 * Headshots - Vol. 4: History (1996)
 * Headshots - Vol. 5: Effort (1997)
 * Headshots - Vol. 6: Industrial Warfare (1997)
 * Headshots - Vol. 7: Se7en (1999)
 * Atmosphere - Lucy Ford: The Atmosphere EP's (2001)
 * Mr. Dibbs - Sucker Punch Breaks Volume One (2002)
 * Mr. Dibbs - Dead World Reborn (2012)

Mixtapes

 * Atmosphere - Strictly Leakage (2007)
 * I Self Devine - LA State of Mind (2012)
 * I Self Devine - The Upliftment Struggle (2012)
 * I Self Devine - Reports from the Field: In the Trenches (2012)
 * I Self Devine - The Shining Path (2012)
 * Dem Atlas - MF Dem (2016)

EPs

 * Atmosphere - Overcast! (1997)
 * Atmosphere - Sad Clown Bad Dub (1999)
 * Atmosphere - Sad Clown Bad Dub II (2000)
 * Atmosphere - Ford One (2000)
 * Atmosphere - Ford Two (2000)
 * Atmosphere - The Lucy EP (2001)
 * Atmosphere - Sad Clown Bad Dub 3 (2002)
 * Atmosphere - Sad Clown Bad Dub 4 DVD (2002)
 * Soul Position - Unlimited (2002)
 * Atmosphere - Sad Clown Bad Dub 5 (2003)
 * Atmosphere - Sad Clown Bad Dub 6 (2003)
 * Atmosphere - Random Vol. 3/Sad Clown Bad Dub 7 (2003)
 * Brother Ali - Champion (2004)
 * Atmosphere - Happy Clown Bad Dub 8/Fun EP (2006)
 * Atmosphere - Sad Clown Bad Summer 9 (2007)
 * Atmosphere - Sad Clown Bad Fall 10 (2007)
 * Atmosphere - Sad Clown Bad Winter 11 (2007)
 * Atmosphere - Sad Clown Bad Spring 12 (2008)
 * Atmosphere - Leak at Will (2009)
 * Brother Ali - The Truth Is Here (2009)
 * Atmosphere - To All My Friends, Blood Makes the Blade Holy: The Atmosphere EP's (2010)
 * Grieves - The Confessions of Mr. Modest (2010)
 * BK-One - Tema Do Canibal (2011)
 * Brother Ali - The Bite Marked Heart (2012)
 * Atmosphere - The Lake Nokomis Maxi Single (2014)
 * Dem Atlas - Dwnr (2014)
 * Aesop Rock - Cat Food (2015)
 * Aesop Rock & Homeboy Sandman - Lice (2015)
 * Aesop Rock & Homeboy Sandman - Lice Two: Still Buggin' (2016)
 * Sa-Roc - MetaMorpheus (2016)
 * Atmosphere - Frida Kahlo vs. Ezra Pound (2016)
 * Aesop Rock & Homeboy Sandman - Triple Fat Lice (2017)

Singles

 * Musab - "Actin' Rich" (2000)
 * Eyedea & Abilities - "Pushing Buttons" (2000)
 * Eyedea & Abilities - "Blindly Firing" (2001)
 * Atmosphere - "Modern Man's Hustle" (2002)
 * Atmosphere - "GodLovesUgly" (2002)
 * Monsta Island Czars - "Escape" (2002)
 * Mr. Dibbs - "Outreach 5" (2002)
 * Atmosphere - "Trying to Find a Balance" (2003)
 * Brother Ali - "Room with a View" (2003)
 * Micranots - "Glorious" b/w "Heat" (2003)
 * Semi.Official - "Crime" (2003)
 * Atmosphere - "National Disgrace" (2004)
 * Eyedea & Abilities - "Now" (2004)
 * MF Doom - "Hoe Cakes" b/w "Potholders" (2004)
 * Atmosphere - "Watch Out" b/w "Smart Went Crazy" (2005)
 * Blueprint - "Boombox" (2005)
 * Boom Bap Project - "Rock the Spot" (2005)
 * Felt - "Dirty Girl" (2005)
 * Grayskul - "Prom Quiz" (2005)
 * I Self Devine - "Ice Cold" (2005)
 * P.O.S - "P.O.S Is Ruining My Life" (2005)
 * Atmosphere - "Say Hey There" (2006)
 * P.O.S - "Bleeding Hearts Club" (2006)
 * Soul Position - "Hand-Me-Downs" b/w "Blame It on the Jager" (2006)
 * Brother Ali - "Truth Is" b/w "Freedom Ain't Free" (2007)
 * Grayskul - "Scarecrow" (2007)
 * Mac Lethal - "Make-Out Bandit" b/w "Pound That Beer" (2007)
 * Atmosphere - "You" (2008)
 * Atmosphere - "Shoulda Known" (2008)
 * Jake One - "The Truth" (2008)
 * Blueprint - "So Alive" (2011)
 * Releases taken from official website.[7]