Rowdy Records is an American record label formed in 1992 by producers Dallas Austin and L.A. Reid, and was initially distributed through Arista Records. At the time, Austin had gained notoriety for writing and producing hits for acts like Another Bad Creation, Boyz II Men, and TLC. Reid, meanwhile, was also running the fledging LaFace Records. In 1993, Reid stepped down to continue focusing his energies on LaFace, leaving Dallas to run the Atlanta-based company on his own. Image File history File links Rowdy. ... A record label is a brand created by companies that specialize in manufacturing, distributing and promoting audio and video recordings, on various formats including compact discs, LPs, DVD-Audio, SACDs, and cassettes. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... Dallas Austin (born December 29, 1972 in Columbus, Georgia) is an African American songwriter, record producer, guitarist, and keyboardist. ... Antonio L.A. Reid is the co-founder of LaFace Records. ... Arista Records was founded in 1975 by Clive Davis, and named after his secondary school honor society. ... Another Bad Creation was an Atlanta based pre-teen quintet discovered by New Editions and BellBivDeVoes Michael Bivins. ... For the Hong Kong Cantopop duo, see Boyz; for the magazine aimed at gay men, see Boyz. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... LaFace Records, an Atlanta, Georgia-based record label company, was originally a joint venture between the producing duo Antonio LA Reid and Kenneth Babyface Edmonds and Arista Records. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... This article is about the state capital of Georgia. ...

Rowdy shot to success in 1995 with the release of the triple platinum debut album from fourteen year old R&B singer Monica entitled Miss Thang. Other acts on the label included: Illegal, Fishbone, Caron Wheeler. The label also released the soundtrack to the motion-picture Fled. 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Monica (full name Monica Denise Arnold, born October 24, 1981), is an African-American R&B singer who first attained commercial success in the 1990s and, after a relatively unsuccessful period during the early 2000s, saw her career experience a second wind in the year 2003. ... Afrodisiac is the debut album by American R&B singer Monica, released in the United States on October 15, 1995 on Arista Records. ... Illegal, or unlawful, is either prohibitted or not authorized by law. ... Fishbone is an extremely influential band that plays a unique fusion of funk, ska, punk rock, reggae, heavy metal, and more. ... Caron Wheeler (b. ... Soundtrack refers to the recorded sound accompanying a visual medium such as a motion picture, television show, or video game. ...

In spite of the labels strong buzz in the industry (mainly because of Austin's name being attached to it); by 1997 Rowdy began to flounder, as Monica's debut album had been it's biggest release to date -- and arguably the company's only success. Creative differences with Arista subsequently caused Rowdy to vacate its fold, while Monica -- it's biggest star -- remained at Arista. 1997 (MCMXCVII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Without a major distributor, Rowdy briefly went the "indie" route before stalling completely. Austin's career, meanwhile, continued to thrive as he remained a highly sought after producer, which led to him stepping down as CEO. In 1998, Rowdy closed its doors. 1998 (MCMXCVIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ...

In 2005, when a fledgling Decatur, Georgia based hip-hop group called Da Back Wudz caught Austin's attention, he decided to reactivate Rowdy (after seven years of dormancy) in order to sign them. Today Rowdy is distributed through Universal Motown Records Group. 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Decatur is a city located in DeKalb County, Georgia. ... Hip hop is a cultural movement that began among urban African Americans and Latinos in New York City in the early 1970s, and has since spread around the world. ... The Universal Motown Records Group is a division of the Universal Music Group, a collection of several record labels: Universal Records Universal South Records Blackground Records Motown Records Republic Records Cash Money Records Bad Boy Records Casablanca Records Street Records Corporation External link Universal Motown Home Page See also List...

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• List of record labels