iHipHop Distribution

iHipHop Distribution was founded in 2009 with the stated aim of creating a new model for distributing music and helping artists and record labels build their brands. The company emerged within the independent hip-hop ecosystem, where artists and smaller labels often sought alternatives to traditional major-label distribution arrangements. Rather than limiting its role to the physical movement of records, iHipHop Distribution presented distribution and marketing as connected services. Its early documented catalog demonstrates a focus on independent rap, underground hip-hop, reissues, and artist-led labels. Releases associated with the company included projects by Snowgoons, Wiz Khalifa, Trademark Da Skydiver, 9th Prince, Wisemen, LaVish, Smoke DZA, Tabi Bonney, Marz Lovejoy, Brand Nubian, Bronze Nazareth, Reef the Lost Cauze, and others. The catalog also included collaborative and compilation projects, indicating that the company worked across multiple independent release structures rather than operating around a single artist. The company developed relationships with labels including Rostrum Records, Jet Life Recordings, LVLYSL, Elephant Soundz, Cinematic Music Group, Goon MuSick, Switchblade, The Barnes Corp, IGC Recordings, RFC Music Group, and other independent organizations. These relationships connected iHipHop Distribution to artists such as Wiz Khalifa, Currensy, Neako, Marz Lovejoy, Snowgoons, Trademark Da Skydiver, Cannibal Ox, and Smoke DZA. The available material describes these as distribution relationships, but does not provide contract terms or indicate that all relationships continued beyond the periods in which the referenced releases appeared. A significant part of the company’s documented activity was its partnership with the A3C Hip-Hop Festival. iHipHop Distribution participated in the release of annual A3C compilation albums, beginning with A3C Volume 1 in 2011, followed by A3C Volume 2 in 2012 and A3C Volume 3 in 2013. These compilations provided a recorded outlet for the festival’s broader hip-hop community and reinforced the company’s connection to artist discovery and independent culture. The company also operated a worldwide digital distribution platform through iHipHopDistribution.com. This platform was described as providing distribution and marketing services to artists globally. For releases outside hip-hop, the business used the iH2D moniker, suggesting an effort to broaden its commercial identity while retaining the iHipHop name for its core genre specialization. In addition to digital services, iHipHop Distribution maintained a worldwide vinyl distribution network emphasizing specialty pressings. This physical-distribution activity complemented the company’s digital platform and aligned with the collector and independent-label markets. The reference material does not document the network’s current scope, manufacturing arrangements, or operational status. Likewise, no reliable source supplied current leadership, ownership, financial information, or a confirmed present-day headquarters. The company’s documented history is therefore strongest for the period from its 2009 founding through its catalog and festival activities in the early 2010s.

• 2013

  Third A3C compilation and catalog expansion

  [1]iHipHop Distributionen.wikipedia.org

  The company released A3C Volume 3 and documented additional catalog activity, including a Cannibal Ox reissue and projects connected to Trademark Da Skydiver.

• 2012

  Second A3C compilation

  [1]iHipHop Distributionen.wikipedia.org

  A3C Volume 2 was released through the company’s continuing partnership with the A3C Hip-Hop Festival.

• 2011

  A3C compilation partnership

  [1]iHipHop Distributionen.wikipedia.org

  The company released A3C Volume 1, the first documented annual hip-hop compilation connected with the A3C Hip-Hop Festival.

• 2009

  Company founded

  [1]iHipHop Distributionen.wikipedia.org

  iHipHop Distribution was established to provide artists and record labels with an alternative model for music distribution and brand development.

• 2009

  Early catalog releases

  [1]iHipHop Distributionen.wikipedia.org

  The documented catalog included releases by Snowgoons and Wiz Khalifa, among other independent hip-hop projects.

An independent, hip-hop-centered distribution and marketing platform serving artists, independent labels, festival projects, and specialty physical releases.

• Distribution service

  Digital music distribution

  The company’s principal service was a worldwide digital distribution platform associated with iHipHopDistribution.com. It was described as serving artists and labels globally while combining release distribution with marketing support. The available sources do not identify specific storefronts, pricing, royalty terms, or current platform availability.

• Physical music distribution

  Specialty vinyl distribution

  iHipHop Distribution maintained a worldwide vinyl distribution network focused on specialty pressings. The offering addressed independent and collector-oriented physical music demand and complemented the company’s digital distribution work. Details about pressing partners, editions, volumes, and current availability are not documented in the supplied sources.

• Compilation release · 2011

  A3C compilation series

  The A3C compilation series connected iHipHop Distribution with the A3C Hip-Hop Festival. Documented installments include A3C Volume 1 from 2011, A3C Volume 2 from 2012, and A3C Volume 3 from 2013. These projects presented multiple artists through festival-linked hip-hop compilations.

• 2011A3C Hip-Hop Festival compilation partnership

  United States

  iHipHop Distribution partnered with the A3C Hip-Hop Festival to release an annual compilation, beginning with A3C Volume 1.

  Outcome. The partnership continued with documented compilations in 2012 and 2013, extending the festival’s artist platform into recorded music.

  Source

1. 1iHipHop Distributionen.wikipedia.org