Penalty Recordings
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Penalty is an American record label and entertainment company, founded and run by CEO Neil Levine. The company was founded in 1995 as a record label specializing in hip-hop music.
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Penalty | |
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Parent company | Sony |
Founded | 1995 (1995) |
Founder | Neil Levine |
Distributor(s) | Tommy Boy |
Genre | Hip hop |
Country of origin | United States |
Location | New York City, New York |
Official website | penaltyent |
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The original Penalty label was acquired by its distributor, Tommy Boy, in 1999.[1] A second version, Penalty Associated Labels, was operated by Levine in association with Rykodisc from 2002 to 2006.[2] The third and current incarnation was established in 2014.
Artists on Penalty have included Capone-N-Noreaga (as well as both Capone and Noreaga/N.O.R.E. as solo artists), Lord Finesse, Ali Shaheed Muhammed of A Tribe Called Quest, and The Beatnuts, among others.