Label No Genre

Label No Genre is an Atlanta, Georgia-based independent record label, founded in 2014, by American recording artist and music producer B.o.B.

No Genre
Founded	2014 (2014)
Founder	B.o.B
Status	Inactive
Distributor(s)	EMPIRE
Genre	Various
Country of origin	United States
Location	Atlanta, Georgia
Official website	www.labelnogenre.com

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."^[1][2][3] Before 'HamSquad Records',^[4] 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.^[5]

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.^[6] 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.^[7][8] The only member of the roster to actually land a spot on the No Genre Pt. 2 mixtape was Jake Lambo.^[9] B.o.B would keep the label's roster under wraps until it was unveiled on the 2015 compilation mixtape, No Genre: The Label.^[10]

Artists

Current acts

Act	Year signed	Releases under the label
B.o.B	Founder	2
Jake Lambo	2014	—
JaqueBeatz		—
Lin-Z		—
London Jae		1
Scotty ATL		—

Releases

Artist	Album	Details
B.o.B	No Genre 2	Released: July 9, 2014[11]
Various artists	No Genre: The Label	Released: January 3, 2015[12]
Jake Lambo	Unorthodox	Released: May 28, 2015[13]
Jake Lambo	1st Period	Released: May 28, 2015[14]
London Jae	Better L8te Than Never	Released: May 28, 2015[15]
Jaquebeatz	The Good Beatz'	Released: July 1, 2015[16]
B.o.B and London Jae	NASA	Released: January 22, 2016[17]
Lin-Z	Damn	Released: January 29, 2016[18]
London Jae	Me and My H.O.E.S.	Released: February 16, 2016[19]
London Jae	Pain Killer	Released: May 13, 2016[20]
Jaquebeatz	Columbia	Released: July 22, 2016[21]
B.o.B	Elements	Released: November 4, 2016
Various artists	Don't Call It a Christmas Album[22]	Released: November 25, 2016[23]
London Jae	Ambition	Released: April 7, 2017[24]
B.o.B	Ether (released with Grand Hustle and Empire)	Released: May 12, 2017 Chart position: #179 U.S.
London Jae	10 Summers	Released: July 4, 2017[25]

References

1. "B.o.B Is Starting His Own Label, Releasing Album in December". XXL Mag. September 3, 2013.
2. "B.o.B. Says Eminem Called Him "A Star," Claims "Underground Luxury" Will Be "Monumental"". HipHopDX. September 3, 2013.
3. Rose Lilah (September 3, 2013). "B.o.B Is Planning To Start His Own Label "Ham Squad"". HotNewHipHop.
4. "Underground Luxury | | I Am Hip Hop Magazine". Archived from the original on 2017-08-03. Retrieved 2017-08-02.
5. Burnett, John (August 2, 2017). "B.o.B: Hi, My Name Is..." HipHopDX.
6. "Instagram post by B.o.B • May 17, 2014 at 2:47pm UTC". Instagram. Retrieved 2017-04-14.
7. "B.o.B. Explains No Genre Record Label and say "he does What The F*ck He Wants To Musically" - The Grand Report". The Grand Report. 10 June 2014. Archived from the original on 4 October 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
8. Patrick Lyons (July 5, 2014). "B.o.B Explains "No Genre" Record Label". HotNewHipHop.
9. "Instagram post by B.o.B • Jul 8, 2014 at 2:09pm UTC". Instagram. Retrieved 2017-04-14.
10. "B.o.B. Presents - No Genre: The Label". DatPiff. Retrieved 2017-04-14.
11. "No Genre 2 by B.o.B". iTunes. 9 July 2014.
12. B.o.B - No Genre: The Label | Download & Listen [New Mixtape], 3 January 2015, retrieved 2017-04-14
13. "Unorthodox by Jake Lambo". iTunes. 28 May 2015.
14. "1st Period by Jake Lambo". iTunes. 28 May 2015.
15. "Better L8te Than Never by London Jae". iTunes. 28 May 2015.
16. "The Good Beatz by Jaquebeatz". iTunes. 1 July 2015.
17. "Nasa by B.o.B & London Jae". iTunes. 22 January 2016.
18. "Damn - EP by Lin-Z". iTunes. 29 January 2016.
19. "Me and My H.O.E.S by London Jae". iTunes. 16 February 2016.
20. "Pain Killer by London Jae". iTunes. 13 May 2016.
21. "Columbia by Jaquebeatz". iTunes. 22 July 2016.
22. "Listen To B.o.B & No Genre's "Don't Call It A Christmas Album"". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved 2017-04-14.
23. "Don't Call It a Christmas Album by No Genre". iTunes. 25 November 2016.
24. "Ambition by London Jae". iTunes. 7 April 2017.
25. "10 Summers by London Jae". iTunes. 4 July 2017.