Label No Genre is an Atlanta, Georgia-based independent record label, founded in 2014, by American recording artist and music producer B.o.B.
History In September 2013, B.o.B revealed he had plans to launch his own record label imprint. During an interview, he stated "I'm putting my CEO pants on, man. I'm finna start a label called HamSquad and I'm looking for artists to be the flagship artists for the label. So I'm really excited about that." Before 'HamSquad Records', HamSquad originally referred to the production/rap collective of B.o.B, Playboy Tre, DJ Swatts, DJ Smooth, Moss B, B-Rich and TJ Chapman.
In 2014, B.o.B started searching the internet for independent artists, he was originally believed to be scouting talent for his mixtape No Genre Pt. 2. He would start posting pictures on Instagram of a logo which contained the words "Label No Genre" getting the word out that he was starting his own label. On June 9, 2014, in an interview with Bootleg Kev, B.o.B announced his new record label imprint would be called Label No Genre, named after his 2010 mixtape. The only member of the roster to actually land a spot on the No Genre Pt. 2 mixtape was Jake Lambo. B.o.B would keep the label's roster under wraps until it was unveiled on the 2015 compilation mixtape, No Genre: The Label.
Artists Current acts Act Year signed Releases under the label B.o.B Founder2 Jake Lambo2014— JaqueBeatz— Lin-Z— London Jae1 Scotty ATL—
Releases ArtistAlbumDetails B.o.BNo Genre 2 Released: July 9, 2014Various artistsNo Genre: The Label Released: January 3, 2015Jake LamboUnorthodox Released: May 28, 2015Jake Lambo1st Period Released: May 28, 2015London JaeBetter L8te Than Never Released: May 28, 2015JaquebeatzThe Good Beatz Released: July 1, 2015B.o.B and London JaeNASA Released: November 23, 2015Lin-ZDamn Released: January 29, 2016London JaeMe and My H.O.E.S. Released: February 16, 2016London JaePain Killer Released: May 13, 2016JaquebeatzColumbia Released: July 22, 2016B.o.BElements Released: November 4, 2016Various artistsDon't Call It a Christmas Album Released: November 25, 2016London JaeAmbition Released: April 7, 2017B.o.BEther(released with Empire) Released: May 12, 2017 Chart position: #179 U.S.London Jae10 Summers Released: July 4, 2017
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