Rap-A-Lot Records Celebrates 40th Anniversary with Vinyl Reissues

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Rapalot Records is launching a year-long bash for its 40th anniversary, starting this

Monday, April 27th.

They're firing up pre-orders for vinyl reissues of two stone-cold classics.

Scar faces the diary, dropping June 19th, and Gito boys we can be.

Stopped.

Hitting July 10th.

These are the first drops in a big celebration from the Houston Powerhouse.

James Prince started the label back in 1986, driven to smash his family's poverty cycle.

He never dreamed of hitting 40 years, but credits Def Jam's tight unity for sparking his

southern movement.

From day one, it was about building something real for the culture down south.

Those albums crushed it back in the day.

The diary hit number two on the Billboard 200 in 1994 when platinum and the new.

Donald Paxxan unreleased track called, Ease Up Now.

We can't be stopped from 1991, also went platinum, peaking at number five on R&B hip-hop

charts.

Prince calls the Gito boys mind-playing tricks on me a game changer that got the world

spinning their sound.

The full campaign rolls out more vinyl, special projects, media drops, and cultural nods

all year.

Prince reflects on grinding seven years for profit, missing chances on vanilla ice and

two short, and digs today's hip-hop vibe even if it ain't his.

Wave.

They've inked a fresh deal with virgin music to amp up the catalog.

Battle tested, that's Prince's one word for rap a lot's legacy, standing strong through

every storm and planting seeds that shaped the game.

With these moves, they're keeping that fire lit for 40 more.