Payday Records

Payday Records

Type	Record label
Industry	Music
Founded	1992; 25 years ago (1992) New York City, New York, U.S.
Founder	Patrick Moxey
Key people	Jeru The Damaja Jay Z Showbiz DJ Premier

Payday Records is a New York based hiphop label that was launched in 1992 by Patrick Moxey. The label began in association with FFRR/London Records, and released in the UK and Europe via London/Polygram Records. Artists launched via Payday Records include Jeru the Damaja, Jay Z, Mos Def (via his first group U.T.D.), Showbiz & A.G., W.C. & the Madd Circle. Other associated productions include the works of DJ Premier and Guru of Gang Starr.

The label's most recent release was "Starting Line" from Kito & Reija Lee in 2014. In 2017, the label releases in association with Ultra Records.

Payday has worked with world renowned graffiti artists, photographers and video makers- including Haze, Nick Quested, Andrew Dosumnu amongst others- to produce visual content for it's releases.

Full Payday Records discography.

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