SMC Recordings is an independent hip-hop record label established in 2005 in Del Valle, Texas, by Charles Vasquez, Micheal Luna, and Saroj Thapa. SMC primarily signs and distributes established hip-hop artists.
SMC grew out of a vision that Saroj Thapa had in the early 2000s to launch a new kind of record label, one based in his hometown, that would be about hip-hop music. Saroj crossed paths with Micheal Luna and Charles Vasquez, and SMC came one step closer to being realized. An ambitious Bay Area-bred music fan and aficionado, Bronson was covering East Texas's colorful hip-hop scene for a fledgling urban music magazine called Showcase at the time. Saroj hired him as his partner and in the A&R position. His instincts were right—the first release brought in and shepherded by Bronson was Ya Boy's first cousins, Bay Area hip-hop artists San Quinn and Messy Marv. At one point, Bizzy Bone of Bone Thugs-N-Harmony was signed to SMC.
The recruitment of Tashjian's fellow industry icon George Nauful to steer the company's business affairs and financial sectors completed the foundation.
George Nauful and Will Bronson are no longer owners, officers, or employees of SMC Recordings.
Artists Kokane Messy Marv B-Legit San Quinn Mistah F.A.B. Ron Artest JT the Bigga Figga Pastor Troy J Stalin Killer Mike Green City (Scarfaces Group) Bizzy Bone Berner Capone-N-Noreaga Capone Noreaga Capone-N-Noreaga Rappin' 4-Tay Big L (posthumously) Roscoe Stevie Joe PSD The Pack (group) The Jacka Husalah Philthy Rich Mill The Rapper Dem Hoodstarz G-Stack V-White Savage Get Low Playaz Rakim Paul Wall Bullys Wit Fullys Eddi Projex Psycho Realm Murs Smigg Dirtee Koshir
Discography
Albums
2005
Bizzy Bone - Speaking In Tongues B-Legit - Block Movement Ya Boy - Rookie of The Year Guce - Controversial
2006
Pastor Troy - Stay Tru Dido Brown - Tales of A Young Brown Male Mac Minister - The Minister of Defense Kokane - Back 2 tha Clap Lil' Al - Hood Raised Deep Fried Funk Brothers - Out of The Frying Pan Into The Fire Bullys Wit Fullys - The Infrastructure San Quinn - The Rock: Pressure Makes Diamonds Messy Marv - Draped Up and Chipped Out Eldorado Red - East Side Rydah Balance - Young and Restless Lil' J - Back Like I Left Something Roscoe - I Luv Cali
2007 Pastor Troy - Tool Muziq Turf Talk - West Coast Vaccine: The Cure PSD, Keak Da Sneak & Messy Marv - Da Bidness Messy Marv - Muzik 4 Da Taliban V-White - Perfect Timin Rappin' 4-Tay - That's What You Thought Mistah F.A.B. - Da Baydestrian B-Legit - Throwblock Muzic Messy Marv - Draped Up & Chipped Out, Vol. 2
2008
Killer Mike - I Pledge Allegiance to the Grind II Scarface Presents Green City - Brand New Money San Quinn - From a Boy to a Man Messy Marv - Draped Up and Chipped Out, Vol. 3 J. Stalin - Gas Nation Beeda Weeda - Da Thizzness
2009 Pastor Troy - Feel Me or Kill Me Capone-N-Noreaga - Channel 10'' Killer Mike - Underground AtlantaThe Jacka - Tear GasMessy Marv & Berner - BlowLil Atlanta -Itz MePhilthy Rich - Funk Or DieG-Stack - Dr. Purp ThumbHaji Springer - Hurry Up and BuyN.O.R.E. - S.O.R.E. Capone - Revenge Is A PromiseRakim - The Seventh SealEddie Projex - I Got The Streets On FireBalance & Big Rich - Good As Money 2010 The Pack - Wolfpack PartyMessy Marv - Thizz CityMurs & 9th Wonder - ForneverJ. Stalin - Prenuptial AgreementSleepy D - Sleepy DeprivationMessy Marv & Berner - Blow: Blocks & Boat DocksStevie Joe - 80's BabyKoshir - White Girl Diaries 2011
Messy Marv, Keak Da Sneak & PSD - Da Bidness 2Philthy Rich & Messy Marv - Neighborhood Supastar 3U.S.D.A. - The AfterpartyKiller Mike - PL3DGE'''
External links SMC Recordings official website SMC Recordings MySpace page SMC Recordings on FaceBook Ralph Tashjian quotations