Strange Music
Strange Music is an American independent record label specializing in hip hop music and founded by Tech N9ne and Travis O'Guin in 1999.
History
In 2009 Skatterman & Snug Brim fulfilled their commitment to Strange Music and left the label.In 2010 Jay Rock signed a multi-album deal with Strange Music.
In 2011 Stevie Stone joined the label in March and Prozak in December.
In 2012 Strange Music signed the duo CES Cru, made up of rappers Ubiquitous and Godemis, in January and Slumerican rapper Rittz in August.
In 2014, Murs signed with Strange Music in February and Kutt Calhoun and Jay Rock left Strange Music in September.
In 2016 Chicago-based pop group AboveWaves signed to the label.
In 2018 Strange Music announced a new pop music subsidiary Strange Main in February, and Murs left in March after completing his contract.
In 2019 Krizz Kaliko announced his intentions of leaving the label on October 6, then signed a new contract on stage on October 20. However, Kaliko officially announced his departure from Strange in order to form his own label Ear House Inc. on May 15, 2021.
Subsidiaries
Strange Music West was announced in 2009 with Dave Weiner, formerly of Priority Records and JCOR Entertainment, as Vice President. Weiner immediately signed Brotha Lynch Hung to the label.Strange Lane Records was started in 2010 and signed Young Bleed as its first artist.
Strange Main, a pop music division, was announced in 2018 with former radio personality Ponch Hudgens as Executive Director and C.E.O. Travis O'Guin's daughter Mackenzie as its flagship artist.
It Goes Up Entertainment is a subsidiary of Strange Music that acts as a distribution company to other artists and their labels or independent projects. It was founded and launched in 2021. It currently distributes artists Saigon, Jelly Roll, Dax & ¡Mayday!
Roster
Current artists
Former artists
Discography
| Year | Artist | Album |
| 2001 | Tech N9ne | Anghellic |
| 2002 | Tech N9ne | Absolute Power |
| 2004 | Skatterman & Snug Brim | Urban Legendz |
| 2004 | Project: Deadman | Self Inflicted |
| 2004 | Kutt Calhoun | B.L.E.V.E. |
| 2006 | Tech N9ne | Everready |
| 2007 | Tech N9ne Collabos | Misery Loves Kompany |
| 2008 | Krizz Kaliko | Vitiligo |
| 2008 | Grave Plott | The Plott Thickens |
| 2008 | Prozak | Tales from the Sick |
| 2008 | Tech N9ne | Killer |
| 2008 | Skatterman & Snug Brim | Word on tha Streets |
| 2008 | Kutt Calhoun | Feature Presentation |
| 2009 | Tech N9ne Collabos | Sickology 101 |
| 2009 | Krizz Kaliko | Genius |
| 2009 | Big Scoob | Monsterifik |
| 2009 | Tech N9ne | K.O.D. |
| 2010 | Brotha Lynch Hung | Dinner and a Movie |
| 2010 | Cognito | Automatic |
| 2010 | Kutt Calhoun | Raw and Un-Kutt |
| 2010 | Tech N9ne Collabos | The Gates Mixed Plate |
| 2010 | Krizz Kaliko | Shock Treatment |
| 2011 | Brotha Lynch Hung | Coathanga Strangla |
| 2011 | Big Scoob | Damn Fool |
| 2011 | Tech N9ne | All 6's and 7's |
| 2011 | Jay Rock | Follow Me Home |
| 2011 | Young Bleed | Preserved |
| 2011 | Tech N9ne Collabos | Welcome to Strangeland |
| 2012 | ¡MAYDAY! | Take Me to Your Leader |
| 2012 | Prozak | Paranormal |
| 2012 | Krizz Kaliko | Kickin' & Screamin' |
| 2012 | Stevie Stone | Rollin' Stone |
| 2013 | Brotha Lynch Hung | Mannibalector |
| 2013 | Kutt Calhoun | Black Gold |
| 2013 | CES Cru | Constant Energy Struggles |
| 2013 | Rittz | The Life and Times of Jonny Valiant |
| 2013 | Wrekonize | The War Within |
| 2013 | ¡MAYDAY! | Believers |
| 2013 | Tech N9ne | Something Else |
| 2013 | Stevie Stone | 2 Birds 1 Stone |
| 2013 | Krizz Kaliko | Son of Sam |
| 2013 | Prozak | We All Fall Down |
| 2014 | Tech N9ne Collabos | Strangeulation |
| 2014 | ¡MAYDAY! & MURS | ¡MURSDAY! |
| 2014 | CES Cru | Codename: Ego Stripper |
| 2014 | Rittz | Next to Nothing |
| 2015 | Tech N9ne | Special Effects |
| 2015 | MURS | Have a Nice Life |
| 2015 | Stevie Stone | Malta Bend |
| 2015 | ¡MAYDAY! | Future Vintage |
| 2015 | Prozak | Black Ink |
| 2015 | Tech N9ne Collabos | Strangeulation Vol. II |
| 2016 | Krizz Kaliko | GO |
| 2016 | Rittz | Top of the Line |
| 2016 | Bernz | See You on the Other Side |
| 2016 | Big Scoob | H.O.G. |
| 2016 | Tech N9ne | The Storm |
| 2017 | CES Cru | Catastrophic Event Specialists |
| 2017 | MURS | Captain California |
| 2017 | Tech N9ne Collabos | Dominion |
| 2017 | Wrekonize | Into the Further |
| 2017 | Stevie Stone | Level Up |
| 2017 | JL | DIBKIS |
| 2017 | ¡MAYDAY! | Search Party |
| 2017 | Rittz | Last Call |
| 2017 | Tech N9ne Collabos | Strange Reign |
| 2018 | Tech N9ne | Planet |
| 2018 | MURS | A Strange Journey Into the Unimaginable |
| 2018 | Mackenzie Nicole | The Edge |
| 2018 | Stevie Stone & JL | Kontra-Band |
| 2018 | Joey Cool | Joey Cool |
| 2018 | Big Scoob | Duality |
| 2018 | ¡MAYDAY! | South of 5th |
| 2019 | Tech N9ne | N9NA |
| 2019 | Ubiquitous | Under Bad Influence |
| 2019 | Joey Cool | Old Habits Die Hard |
| 2019 | Above Waves | Fugitives |
| 2019 | Maez301 | Maez301 |
| 2020 | Mackenzie Nicole | Mystic |
| 2020 | King Iso | World War Me |
| 2020 | Tech N9ne | EnterFear |
| 2020 | Stevie Stone | Black Lion |
| 2020 | Jehry Robinson | 20/Twenty |
| 2020 | Maez301 | Hasaan |
| 2020 | Krizz Kaliko | Legend |
| 2020 | JL | The Devil Hates Sundays |
| 2020 | Joey Cool | Coolie High |
| 2020 | Wrekonize | Pressure Point |
| 2020 | Bernz | Sorry for the Mess |
| 2021 | ¡MAYDAY! | Minute to Midnight |
| 2021 | Joey Cool | I Tried to Be Normal Once |
| 2021 | Jehry Robinson | The Name is Not Important |
| 2021 | Tech N9ne | ASIN9NE |
| 2022 | Maez301 | Hello, Goodbye |
| 2022 | King Iso | Get Well Soon |
| 2022 | Joey Cool | The Chairman of the Board |
| 2023 | HU$H | SKUNKWORKS |
| 2023 | X-Raided | A Prayer in Hell |
| 2023 | Tech N9ne | Bliss |
| 2023 | Jehry Robinson | Drink More Water |
| 2023 | Joey Cool | Enjoy The View |
| 2023 | King Iso | iLLdren |
| 2024 | Tech N9ne Collabos | COSM |
| 2024 | X-Raided | A Sin In Heaven |
| 2024 | Joey Cool | Roller Coaster |