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{{short description|US record label}}
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{{Infobox record label <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Music -->
| name = Strange Music
| image = [[File:StrangeMusicLogo.jpg|150px]]
| image = StrangeMusicLogo.png
| parent =Strange Music Inc.
| founded = 1999
| parent =
| founded = {{start date|1999}}
| founder = [[Tech N9ne]]<br>Travis O'Guin
| founder = {{hlist|[[Tech N9ne]]|Travis O'Guin}}
| distributor = JCOR Ent. <small>(2001)</small><br>MSC Ent. <small>(2002–2006)</small><br>[[Fontana Distribution|Fontana]] <small>(2006–present)</small>
| distributor = Compound Interest Entertainment,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.ampeddistribution.com/2023/08/new-label-announcement-compound-interest | title=AMPED - Superior Music Distribution }}</ref> [[Virgin Music Group]]
| genre = {{Flat list|
| genre = {{Flat list|
* [[Hip hop music|Hip hop]]
* [[Hip hop music|Hip hop]]
* [[rap music|rap]]
* [[rap rock]]
* [[contemporary R&B|R&B]]
* [[contemporary R&B|R&B]]
* [[Pop music|pop]]
}}
}}
| country = United States
| country = U.S.
| location = [[Lee's Summit, Missouri]]
| location = [[Lee's Summit, Missouri]], U.S.
| url = [http://www.strangemusicinc.net/ www.StrangeMusicInc.net]
| website = {{URL|strangemusicinc.com}}
}}
}}

'''Strange Music, Inc.''' is an American [[independent record label]] specializing in [[hip hop music]] founded by [[Tech N9ne]] and business partner Travis O'Guin in 1999.<ref name="mixtapedaily">{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1634642/20100324/index.jhtml |title=Tech N9ne Says He Found Success On The Road |first=Steven |last=Roberts |date=March 25, 2010 |work=MTV.com |publisher=MTV Networks |accessdate=2010-03-30 |quote=As he prepares to drop his newest album, The Ollie Gates Mixed Plate, named after a restaurant in his hometown of Kansas City, Missouri, [...] He and his business partner, Travis O'Guin, formed their independent Strange Music label in 1999. }}</ref> It is currently distributed through [[Fontana Distribution]].
'''Strange Music''' is an American [[independent record label]] specializing in [[hip hop music]] and founded by [[Tech N9ne]] and Travis O'Guin in 1999.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://opencorporates.com/companies/us_mo/00491296|title=STRANGE MUSIC, INC. :: Missouri (US) :: OpenCorporates}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
In 2009 Skatterman & Snug Brim fulfilled their commitment to Strange Music and left the label.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.therealtechn9ne.com/profiles/blogs/skatterman-amp-snug-brim |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717024044/http://www.therealtechn9ne.com/profiles/blogs/skatterman-amp-snug-brim |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 17, 2011 |title=Skatterman & Snug Brim Leaving Strange |access-date=2009-02-09 |date=February 9, 2009 }}</ref>
Travis O'Guin, an established businessman in the world of furniture, was looking to get into the music industry. He had been a fan of [[Tech N9ne]]'s music and had seen how his career was being handled.


In 2010 [[Jay Rock]] signed a multi-album deal with Strange Music.<ref name="xxl09272010">{{cite web | url= http://www.xxlmag.com/online/?p=92742 | title= XXcLusive: Jay Rock Signs to Tech N9ne's Strange Music | date= September 27, 2010 | work= XXLmag.com | publisher= Harris Publications, Inc | access-date= September 27, 2010 | url-status= dead | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100928155126/http://www.xxlmag.com/online/?p=92742 | archive-date= September 28, 2010 | df= mdy-all }}</ref>
At the time, Tech had several engagements pulling him in several directions. At the time, he was signed to [[Qwest Records]] as well as MidwestSide Records. He also had commitments with both [[QDIII]]'s Soundlab and [[Sway & King Tech]] of The Wake Up Show. Travis came into the picture and offered Tech something he never had, his own label. They agreed upon a 50/50 division of profits, with Travis acting as President and Tech as Vice President.


In 2011 [[Stevie Stone]] joined the label in March<ref>{{cite video | date = March 31, 2011 | title = Stevie Stone Signs To Strange Music! | url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23Cf8Hd3WN0 | access-date = March 31, 2011 | time = 2:15-2:24 | quote = and here we end up today, on St. Patrick's Day 2011, and uh we finally have ink to paper and the deal is done }}</ref> and [[Prozak (rapper)|Prozak]] in December.<ref name="prozak-sign">{{cite web |url=http://blog.strangemusicinc.com/2011/12/prozak-signs-to-strange-music/ |title=Prozak Signs To Strange Music |first=Jeff |last=Nelson |date=December 15, 2011 |publisher=Strange Music Inc |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111220163915/http://blog.strangemusicinc.com/2011/12/prozak-signs-to-strange-music/|archive-date=2011-12-20|url-status=dead|access-date=2011-12-15 }}</ref>
Their first venture was a deal with JCOR Entertainment to release [[Anghellic]], though JCOR mishandled the album. They would then seek another 50/50 deal, this time with Mark Cerami (previously of [[Priority Records]]) & Dave Weiner (previously of JCOR Entertainment) who were doing their own joint label at the time, MSC Entertainment. The first album [[Absolute Power (Tech N9ne album)|Absolute Power]] was a success, selling about 250,000 copies.


In 2012 Strange Music signed the duo [[Ces Cru|CES Cru]], made up of rappers Ubiquitous and Godemis, in January<ref name="blog.strangemusicinc.com">{{cite web|url=http://blog.strangemusicinc.com/2012/01/ces-cru-signed-to-strange-music/|title=Strange Music|author=Strange Music, Inc|work=Strange Music, Inc|access-date=March 9, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120115031513/https://blog.strangemusicinc.com/2012/01/ces-cru-signed-to-strange-music/ |archive-date=2012-01-15}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.18308/title.missouri-duo-ces-cru-signs-with-strange-music|title=Missouri Duo Ces Cru Signs With Strange Music|author=HipHopDX|date=January 13, 2012|work=HipHopDX|access-date=March 9, 2015}}</ref> and Slumerican rapper [[Rittz]] in August.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.strangemusicinc.com/2012/08/strange-music-signs-rittz/|title=Strange Music|author=Strange Music, Inc|work=Strange Music, Inc|access-date=March 9, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120830194603/https://blog.strangemusicinc.com/2012/08/strange-music-signs-rittz/ |archive-date=2012-08-30}}</ref>
The label is now independent, no longer joined with MSC Entertainment, instead having a distribution deal through [[Fontana Distribution]]. Their first release under the deal with Fontana was Tech N9ne's 2006 effort, [[Everready (The Religion)]]. While many albums were advertised for 2007 releases in the artwork for that album, only one release was seen in 2007 from Strange Music, [[Misery Loves Kompany]].


In 2014 [[Murs (rapper)|Murs]] signed to Strange Music in February<ref>{{cite web|last=Rys |first=Dan |url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2014/02/murs-signs-tech-n9ne-strange-music/ |title=Murs Signs With Tech N9ne's Strange Music - XXL |publisher=Xxlmag.com |date=2014-02-07 |access-date=2014-07-13}}</ref> and [[Kutt Calhoun]] and [[Jay Rock]] left Strange Music in September.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2014/09/tech-n9ne-jay-rock-strange-music/|title=Tech N9ne Says Jay Rock Is No Longer Signed To Strange Music|work=XXL|date=September 29, 2014 |access-date=March 9, 2015}}</ref>
The other albums advertised inside the Everready case would however see release a year later in 2008, along with a solo effort from Project: Deadman/Bedlam member, Prozak. For the majority of 2008, [[Ill Bill]] looked to be releasing his [[The Hour of Reprisal]] through Strange Music, though the talks would fall through and he would instead sign with Fat Beats Records to release the album.<ref>{{cite video |date=August 4, 2008 |title=Ill Bill update on "The Hour Of Reprisal" album |url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ij6kDon2p8 |accessdate=2008-08-05 }}</ref>


In 2016 Chicago-based pop group AboveWaves signed to the label.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BCIrUEJRuhS/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/BCIrUEJRuhS |archive-date=2021-12-24 |url-access=limited|title=Announcement|website=Instagram|access-date=23 February 2016}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
February 7, 2009, it was announced on Tech N9ne's official website that [[Big Scoob]] had joined the Strange Music label.


In 2018 Strange Music announced a new pop music subsidiary Strange Main in February,<ref name="BB"/> and Murs left in March after completing his contract.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://hiphopdx.com/interviews/id.3076/title.murs-wants-jaden-smith-to-sign-him-for-his-future-strange-journeys|title=Murs Wants Jaden Smith To Sign Him For His Future "Strange Journeys"|work=HipHopDX|access-date=2018-03-30|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="auto">Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211205/FD453zdtt00 Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20201109120002/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FD453zdtt00&feature=youtu.be Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite web| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FD453zdtt00| title = MURS on his rap career & love for wrestling and video games! - Special Guest Savepoint | website=[[YouTube]]| date = March 9, 2019 }}{{cbignore}}</ref>
On February 9, 2009, it was announced on Tech N9ne's official website that Skatterman & Snug Brim had decided to leave the Strange Music label after fulfilling their commitment.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.therealtechn9ne.com/profiles/blogs/skatterman-amp-snug-brim |title=Skatterman & Snug Brim Leaving Strange |accessdate=2009-02-09 |date=February 9, 2009 }}</ref>


In 2019 Krizz Kaliko announced his intentions of leaving the label on October 6,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/B3RFq1ylvre/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/B3RFq1ylvre |archive-date=2021-12-24 |url-access=limited|title=@krizzkaliko on Instagram: "Spent half of my life with this guy here. Doin what I was born ta do. Thanks for all the years bro 😢@therealtechn9ne"|website=Instagram|access-date=March 5, 2020}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/krizzkaliko/status/1180905877311803394|title=All I can say is thank you guys (all the fans) 4 being part of my life. You mean more 2 me than you know.|first=Krizz|last=Kaliko|date=October 6, 2019|access-date=March 5, 2020}}</ref> then signed a new contract on stage on October 20.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://faygoluvers.net/v5/2019/10/krizz-kaliko-re-signs-to-strange-music/|title=Krizz Kaliko re-signs to Strange Music! &#124; Faygoluvers|date=October 20, 2019|access-date=March 5, 2020}}</ref> However, Kaliko officially announced his departure from Strange in order to form his own label Ear House Inc. on May 15, 2021.<ref name="ballerstatus.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.ballerstatus.com/2021/05/28/krizz-kaliko-leaves-strange-music-talks-decision-new-single-weight/|title = Krizz Kaliko Leaves Strange Music: Talks Decision & New Single "Weight|date = May 28, 2021}}</ref><ref name="swaysuniverse.com">{{cite web|url=https://swaysuniverse.com/krizz-kaliko-introduces-his-new-single-weight-and-label-ear-house/|title=Krizz Kaliko Introduces His New Single "Weight" and Label EAR HOUSE – Sway's Universe}}</ref>
In May 2009, Tech signed [[Brotha Lynch Hung]] to Strange Music. Brotha Lynch released his Strange Music debut album, [[Dinner and a Movie (album)|Dinner and a Movie]] on March 23, 2010.

In July 19, 2009, Cognito signed to the Strange Music label. Cognito did not tour with other labelmates during the KOD Tour in order to complete his 2010 album, "Automatic". This ultimately led to the low sales of the album, and led to Cognito's departure from the label the following year.

It was announced by [[XXL (magazine)|XXL magazine]] on September 27, 2010 that [[Jay Rock]] had signed with Strange Music for a multi-album deal.<ref name="xxl09272010">{{Cite web | url= http://www.xxlmag.com/online/?p=92742 | title= XXcLusive: Jay Rock Signs to Tech N9ne's Strange Music | date= September 27, 2010 | work= XXLmag.com | publisher= Harris Publications, Inc | accessdate= September 27, 2010 }}</ref>

On March 31, 2011, the label announced the addition of [[Stevie Stone]] to its roster. Stone officially signed with the label on March 17, 2011.<ref>{{cite video | date = March 31, 2011 | title = Stevie Stone Signs To Strange Music! | url = http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23Cf8Hd3WN0 | accessdate = March 31, 2011 | time = 2:15-2:24 | quote = and here we end up today, on St. Patrick's Day 2011, and uh we finally have ink to paper and the deal is done }}</ref>

On April 11, 2011, it was announced on Strange Music's official website that Miami-based hip-hop band [[¡Mayday!|¡MAYDAY!]] signed to the label. The band immediately joined Krizz Kaliko, Kutt Calhoun, Big Scoob, Stevie Stone and Jay Rock on Tech N9ne's All 6's and 7's Tour, beginning in May 2011.

In December 2011, Strange Music announced that [[Prozak (rapper)|Prozak]] had signed to the label as a solo recording artist.<ref name="prozak-sign">{{cite web |url=http://blog.strangemusicinc.com/2011/12/prozak-signs-to-strange-music/ |title=Prozak Signs To Strange Music |first=Jeff |last=Nelson |date=December 15, 2011 |work= |publisher=Strange Music Inc |archiveurl= |archivedate= |deadurl= |accessdate=2011-12-15 |quote= }}</ref> The artist had previously worked with the label on various projects, including his 2008 [[Tales from the Sick]] which was distributed by the label.

In January 2012, Strange Music signed rap duo [[Ces Cru|CES Cru]], made up of rappers Ubiquitous and Godemis. They had worked with Strange in the past with albums [[Bad Season (mixtape)|Bad Season]], All 6's and 7's, and recently on Tech N9ne Collabos: Welcome To Strangeland.<ref name="blog.strangemusicinc.com">{{cite web|url=http://blog.strangemusicinc.com/2012/01/ces-cru-signed-to-strange-music/|title=Strange Music|author=Strange Music, Inc|work=Strange Music, Inc|accessdate=March 9, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.18308/title.missouri-duo-ces-cru-signs-with-strange-music|title=Missouri Duo Ces Cru Signs With Strange Music|author=HipHopDX|date=January 13, 2012|work=HipHopDX|accessdate=March 9, 2015}}</ref> The two Kansas City rappers would then release two mixtapes simultaneously on April 6, 2012: ''The Deevil'' from Godemis and ''Matter Don't Money'' from Ubiquitous.

In August 2012, Tech N9ne signed Slumerican rapper [[Rittz]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.strangemusicinc.com/2012/08/strange-music-signs-rittz/|title=Strange Music|author=Strange Music, Inc|work=Strange Music, Inc|accessdate=March 9, 2015}}</ref> Rittz and Tech N9ne immediately began working together, releasing the popular collaboration remix of Rittz's "Bloody Murdah" shortly after Rittz joined the label.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/videos/id.12371/title.rittz-f-tech-n9ne-bloody-murdah-remix |title=Rittz f. Tech N9ne - "Bloody Murdah [Remix&#93;" |publisher=HipHopDX |date=2013-01-10 |accessdate=2013-05-05}}</ref>

In 2013, Strange Music signed ¡MAYDAY! emcee [[Wrekonize]] as a solo act. He released his Strange Music debut album [[The War Within (Wrekonize album)|The War Within]] on June 25, 2013.

On February 7, 2014, it was announced via [[Tech N9ne]]'s Facebook page that [[Murs (rapper)|Murs]] signed to Strange Music.<ref>{{cite web|last=Rys |first=Dan |url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2014/02/murs-signs-tech-n9ne-strange-music/ |title=Murs Signs With Tech N9ne's Strange Music - XXL |publisher=Xxlmag.com |date=2014-02-07 |accessdate=2014-07-13}}</ref>

On September 22, 2014, it was announced that [[Kutt Calhoun]] left Strange Music after fulfilling his commitment. He stated that he's still in good terms with the label. That same month, Tech N9ne revealed that [[Jay Rock]] had left his Strange Music imprint and is now only signed to [[Top Dawg Entertainment]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2014/09/tech-n9ne-jay-rock-strange-music/|title=Tech N9ne Says Jay Rock Is No Longer Signed To Strange Music|work=XXL|accessdate=March 9, 2015}}</ref>

On October 14, 2015, it was announced that St. Louis-based singer Darrein Safron signed to the label. He appears as a featured artist on [[Strangeulation Vol. II]], including his own song "Real With Yourself", featuring Tech N9ne. Safron released his debut project titled ''The Brilliant EP'' on March 11, 2016.

On December 12, 2015, during the Tech The Halls 2015 concert, it was announced that Kansas City-based rapper JL of B.Hood signed to the label. He also appears on [[Strangeulation Vol. II]].

After the release of the single "Actin Like You Know" featuring Tech N9ne, Strange Music confirmed that Mackenzie Nicole, the daughter of CEO Travis O'Guin, signed to the label.

On February 23, 2016, Tech N9ne confirmed via Instagram that Chicago-based pop group AboveWaves signed to the label. The group, most notably lead vocals Ryan Bradley, has appeared on several of Tech N9ne's songs, such as "Over It", "Burn It Down", and "Praise K.O.D.".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BCIrUEJRuhS/|website=Instagram|accessdate=23 February 2016}}</ref> They are currently finishing their debut album.

In 2016, Strange Music signed ¡MAYDAY! emcee Bernz as a solo act. He released his Strange Music debut album ''See You On The Other Side'' on July 8, 2016.


== Subsidiaries ==
== Subsidiaries ==
Strange Music West was announced in 2009 with Dave Weiner, formerly of [[Priority Records]] and JCOR Entertainment, as Vice President.<ref>{{cite web |title=Hip Hop Press: Strange Music Names Dave Weiner Vice President Of Strange Music West |url=http://www.hiphoppress.com/2009/05/strange-music-names-dave-weiner-vice-president-of-strange-music-west.html |date=May 14, 2009 |access-date=2009-05-13 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090518011639/http://www.hiphoppress.com/2009/05/strange-music-names-dave-weiner-vice-president-of-strange-music-west.html |archive-date=May 18, 2009 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> Weiner immediately signed Brotha Lynch Hung to the label.<ref>{{cite web |first=Ronnie |last=Gamble |title=Brotha Lynch Hung Signs To Tech N9ne's Strange Music Label |url=http://www.ballerstatus.com/2009/05/14/brotha-lynch-hung-signs-to-tech-n9nes-strange-music-label/ |publisher=BallerStatus.com |date=May 14, 2009 |access-date=2009-05-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090516061020/https://www.ballerstatus.com/2009/05/14/brotha-lynch-hung-signs-to-tech-n9nes-strange-music-label/|archive-date=2009-05-16}}</ref><ref name="Lynch">{{cite web |title=Hip Hop Press: Strange Music Signs Brotha Lynch Hung |url=http://www.hiphoppress.com/2009/05/strange-music-signs-brotha-lynch-hung.html |date=May 19, 2009 |access-date=2009-05-20 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090708131137/http://www.hiphoppress.com/2009/05/strange-music-signs-brotha-lynch-hung.html |archive-date=July 8, 2009 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>


Strange Lane Records was started in 2010 and signed [[Young Bleed]] as its first artist.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.strangemusicinc.com/2011/02/exclusive-presidents-day-interview-with-travis-oguin-audio/|title=Exclusive Presidents Day Interview With Travis O'Guin|access-date=March 5, 2020|archive-date=June 18, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110618021047/http://blog.strangemusicinc.com/2011/02/exclusive-presidents-day-interview-with-travis-oguin-audio/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
===Strange Music West===
On May 14, 2009, a press release was issued by the label, naming Dave Weiner (formerly of [[Priority Records]], JCor Entertainment & MSC Entertainment) the Vice President of "Strange Music West." In this new position, Dave will work hand in hand with Label President, Travis O'Guin from his satellite office in Los Angeles. One of his duties for the label will be to find and sign new acts to the label. Weiner was responsible for signing [[Sacramento, California]] rapper, [[Brotha Lynch Hung]] to the Strange Music label.<ref>{{cite web |title=Hip Hop Press: Strange Music Names Dave Weiner Vice President Of Strange Music West |url=http://www.hiphoppress.com/2009/05/strange-music-names-dave-weiner-vice-president-of-strange-music-west.html |date=May 14, 2009 |accessdate=2009-05-13}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |first=Ronnie |last=Gamble |title=Brotha Lynch Hung Signs To Tech N9ne's Strange Music Label |url=http://www.ballerstatus.com/2009/05/14/brotha-lynch-hung-signs-to-tech-n9nes-strange-music-label/ |publisher=BallerStatus.com |date=May 14, 2009 |accessdate=2009-05-14}}</ref><ref name="Lynch">{{cite web |title=Hip Hop Press: Strange Music Signs Brotha Lynch Hung |url=http://www.hiphoppress.com/2009/05/strange-music-signs-brotha-lynch-hung.html |date=May 19, 2009 |accessdate=2009-05-20 }}</ref>


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.<ref name="BB">{{cite web|last =Mitchell |first =Gail |title = Tech N9ne's Strange Music Launches Pop Division Strange Main: Exclusive|date =February 22, 2018 | publisher = [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]| url = https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/8214639/tech-n9ne-strange-music-launches-pop-division-strange-main| access-date = March 5, 2020}}</ref>
===Strange Lane Records===
In 2010, Strange Music Inc. started a new label called Strange Lane Records. The first artist signed to the new subsidiary was [[Young Bleed]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Exclusive Presidents Day Interview With Travis O’Guin |url=http://blog.strangemusicinc.com/2011/02/exclusive-presidents-day-interview-with-travis-oguin-audio/}}</ref> However, the subsidiary's roster is currently empty after Young Bleed departed in early 2012.


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.<ref>{{cite web |title=It Goes Up Entertainment |url=https://www.itgoesupentertainment.com/ |website=It Goes Up Entertainment website |access-date=19 January 2023}}</ref> It currently distributes artists [[Saigon (rapper)|Saigon]], [[Jelly Roll (singer)|Jelly Roll]], [[Dax (rapper)|Dax]] & [[¡Mayday!]]
JurdBeats is currently helping to produce a new album for the Strange Music label. It's unknown who will be the artist and when it will be released. (Updated 10-8-16)


==Roster==
==Roster==
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|[[Tech N9ne]]
|[[Tech N9ne]]
| style="text-align:center;"|Founder
| style="text-align:center;"|Founder
| style="text-align:center;"|14
| style="text-align:center;"|23
|Rapper from [[Kansas City, Missouri]], he co-founded the label alongside Travis O'Guin in 1999. Under the label, he has released an extensive collection of 14 albums, 6 EPs and one mixtape, and has gone on to become the #1 independent artist in hip hop. Released his fifteenth studio album ''[[Special Effects (album)|Special Effects]]'' on May 4, 2015.
|Rapper from [[Kansas City, Missouri]], he co-founded the label alongside Travis O'Guin in 1999. Under the label, he has released an extensive collection of 23 albums, 12 EPs and one mixtape, and has gone on to become the #1 independent artist in hip hop. Released his twenty-fourth studio album ''[[Bliss (Tech N9ne album)|Bliss]]'' on July 14, 2023.
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|[[Krizz Kaliko]]
| style="text-align:center;"|2006
| style="text-align:center;"|6
|Rapper and singer from [[Kansas City, Missouri]]. Best known for his collaborations with label mate Tech N9ne. He had first appeared as an album guest on Tech N9ne's fourth album released in 2002 along with then-future signees Kutt Calhoun and Skatterman & Snug Brim. He also appeared as an album guest on Skatterman & Snug Brim's first album along with Tech N9ne and Kutt Calhoun as well. He has also made numerous other guest appearances before releasing his debut album in 2008. Released his sixth studio album ''[[GO (Krizz Kaliko album)|GO]]'' on April 8, 2016.
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|[[Big Scoob]]
|[[Big Scoob]]
| style="text-align:center;"|2009
| style="text-align:center;"|2009
| style="text-align:center;"|3
|Rapper from [[Kansas City, Missouri]]. Had appeared as an album guest on two of Tech N9ne's previous albums before signing with the label. Released his third studio album, ''H.O.G.'' on November 4, 2016.
|-
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|[[Stevie Stone]]
| style="text-align:center;"|2011
| style="text-align:center;"|3
|Rapper from [[Columbia, Missouri]]. Tech N9ne had appeared as a guest on his debut album. Stone made guest appearances on Tech's tenth album, and Kutt Calhoun and Krizz Kaliko's third albums before officially signing with the label in early 2011. Released his third studio album with Strange Music, ''[[Malta Bend (Stevie Stone album)|Malta Bend]]'', on June 30, 2015.
|-
| [[¡Mayday!|¡MAYDAY!]]
| style="text-align:center;"|2011
| style="text-align:center;"|4
| style="text-align:center;"|4
|Rapper from [[Kansas City, Missouri]]. Had appeared as an album guest on two of Tech N9ne's previous albums before signing with the label. Released his fourth studio album, ''Duality'' on May 25, 2018.
|Hip hop band from [[Miami|Miami, Florida]]. Consists of rappers Bernz and Wrekonize, producer, keyboard player and guitarist Plex Luthor, percussionist NonMS, drummer L T Hopkins, and bassist Gianni Ca$h. Released their third studio album with Strange Music, ''[[Future Vintage (¡Mayday! album)|Future Vintage]]'', on September 18, 2015.
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|[[Prozak (rapper)|Prozak]]
|[[Prozak (rapper)|Prozak]]
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|Rapper from [[Saginaw, Michigan]]. Originally signed to the label in 2004 alongside Mike E. Clark as Project: Deadman, and the group released its only album ''Self Inflicted'' that same year. Released his debut solo album [[Tales from the Sick]] through the label in 2008, three years prior to his signing to the label as a solo act. Released his fourth studio album, ''[[Black Ink]]'', on October 9, 2015.
|Rapper from [[Saginaw, Michigan]]. Originally signed to the label in 2004 alongside Mike E. Clark as Project: Deadman, and the group released its only album ''Self Inflicted'' that same year. Released his debut solo album [[Tales from the Sick]] through the label in 2008, three years prior to his signing to the label as a solo act. Released his fourth studio album, ''[[Black Ink]]'', on October 9, 2015.
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|Mackenzie Nicole
|[[Ces Cru|CES Cru]]
| style="text-align:center;"|2012
| style="text-align:center;"|2015
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|Singer from [[Kansas City, Missouri]], and daughter of Strange Music CEO Travis O'Guin. She made several guest appearances on numerous Tech N9ne songs, including "Fear" and "K.O.D", along with appearances on projects by other Strange Music artists before signing to the label. With "Actin Like You Know", Nicole produced her first song under Strange Music with the help of Krizz Kaliko and [[Seven (record producer)|Seven]]. The song again featured Tech N9ne and firstly appeared on his sixteenth album [[Strangeulation Vol. II]]. Released her latest single, ''Deleted'', on the bonus disc of Tech N9ne's 2016 release, ''The Storm''. Mackenzie has since appeared on Tech N9ne's 2018 album Planet in the first song of the album, ''Habenero''. Released her second album, ''Mystic'' on February 14, 2020.
|Rap duo from [[Kansas City, Missouri]]. Consists of rappers Ubiquitous and Godemis. They have worked with Tech N9ne in the past prior to signing with the label. Released their second studio album with Strange Music, ''[[Codename: Ego Stripper]]'', on August 5, 2014.
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|AboveWaves<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.strangemusicinc.com/artists/above-waves|title=Strange Music Inc. - Artists}}</ref>
|[[Rittz]]
| style="text-align:center;"|2012
| style="text-align:center;"|2016
| style="text-align:center;"|3
|Rapper from [[Gwinnett County, Georgia]]. Had appeared as a guest on Krizz Kaliko's fourth album before signing to the label in August 2012. Released his third studio album with Strange Music, ''[[Top of the Line (Rittz album)|Top Of The Line]]'', on May 6, 2016.
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|[[Wrekonize]]
| style="text-align:center;"|2013
| style="text-align:center;"|1
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|Pop band from [[Chicago|Chicago, Illinois]]. Consists of vocalist Ryan Bradley, guitarist Colin Greshock, drummer Lance Bennett, and bassist Bryan Walker. Has made appearances on Tech N9ne's fourteenth, fifteenth, and sixteenth albums before signing to the label. Released their debut studio album, ''Fugitives'', on November 1, 2019.
|Rapper originating from [[Miami|Miami, Florida]] (originally from [[London|London, England, UK]]). Best known for being one half of the rappers in hip-hop group ¡MAYDAY!. Released his debut studio album with Strange Music, ''[[The War Within (Wrekonize album)|The War Within]]'', on June 25, 2013.
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|Joey Cool
|[[Murs (rapper)|MURS]]
| style="text-align:center;"|2014
| style="text-align:center;"|2017
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|Rapper from Kansas City, Missouri who worked with Tech N9ne on the Special Effects song "Life Sentences", with Tech N9ne, CES Cru, and JL on his song "Out There", CES Cru's "Off the Hook", and a plethora of tracks with JL. Signing was announced at the Strange Reign Release Concert at Red Rocks, CO on October 13, 2017, alongside Jay Trilogy. Released his fifth album with Strange Music, ''The Chairman of the Board'' on July 15, 2022.{{citation needed|date=September 2021}}
|Rapper from [[South Los Angeles|South Central, Los Angeles, California]]. Had appeared as a guest on ¡MAYDAY!'s Strange Music debut album before signing to the label in February 2014. Released his debut studio album with Strange Music, ''[[Have a Nice Life (album)|Have a Nice Life]]'', on May 18, 2015.
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|Jay Trilogy
|Darrein Safron
| style="text-align:center;"|2015
| style="text-align:center;"|2017
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|Rapper from [[Bloomington, Illinois]], who won the PTSD Warrior Built Contest in 2016 before being signed the following year. The contract was announced live at the Strange Reign Release Concert at Red Rocks, CO on October 13, 2017, alongside Joey Cool.
|Singer from [[St. Louis|St. Louis, Missouri]]. Has appeared as a guest on Stevie Stone's second and third albums before signing to the label in the summer of 2015. With "Real With Yourself", Safron produced his first song under Strange Music with the help of [[Seven (record producer)|Seven]]. The song featured Tech N9ne and appeared on his sixteenth album [[Strangeulation Vol. II]]. Released his debut EP titled "The Brilliant EP" on March 11, 2016.
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|Maez301<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.strangemusicinc.com/artists/maez031|title = Strange Music Inc. - Artists}}</ref>
|JL B.Hood
| style="text-align:center;"|2015
| style="text-align:center;"|2018
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| style="text-align:center;"|3
|Rapper from [[Gaithersburg, Maryland]], who discovered by Erving Pope, and Jerome Taylor in 2017 who later helped him to get signed the following year. The contract was announced on Instagram March 22, 2019. Maez301's real name is Hasaan Keller. Maez301 was born in Queens, New York, on November 3, 1993. He currently lives in Los Angeles, California.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.strangemusicinc.com/artists/maez301|title = Strange Music Inc. Artist - MAEZ301}}</ref> Released his third album, ''Hello, Goodbye'' on January 14, 2022.<ref name="ReferenceA">{{cite web|url= https://www.strangemusicinc.net/product_info.php?products_id=20430|title = Maez301 - Hello Goodbye CD Strange Music, Inc Store}}</ref>
|Rapper from [[Kansas City, Missouri]]. Tech N9ne and CES Cru had appeared on several of his solo projects. JL made guest appearances on CES Cru's debut album with Strange Music, Kutt Calhoun's first EP, and various Tech N9ne songs, including "[[Worldwide Choppers]]", before eventually signing to the label in 2015.
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|[[King Iso]]
|Mackenzie Nicole
| style="text-align:center;"|2015
| style="text-align:center;"|2019
| style="text-align:center;"|3<ref name="ReferenceB">{{cite web|url= https://www.strangemusicinc.net/product_info.php?products_id=20445|title = King Iso - Get Well Soon CD Strange Music, Inc Store}}</ref>
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|Rapper from [[Omaha, Nebraska]]. The contract was announced on Instagram on May 10, 2019. Released his second album with Strange Music, ''Get Well Soon'', on January 21, 2022.<ref name="ReferenceB"/>
|Singer from [[Kansas City, Missouri]] and daughter of Strange Music CEO Travis O'Guin. She made several guest appearances on numerous Tech N9ne songs, including "Fear" and "K.O.D", along with appearances on projects by other Strange Music artists before signing to the label. With "Actin Like You Know", Nicole produced her first song under Strange Music with the help of Krizz Kaliko and [[Seven (record producer)|Seven]]. The song again featured Tech N9ne and firstly appeared on his sixteenth album [[Strangeulation Vol. II]].
King Iso released his debut [[Extended play|EP]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Die |first=Legends Will Never |date=2022-09-30 |title=King Iso Returns for a "8 P.M. Med Call" (EP Review) |url=https://undergroundhiphopblog.com/albums/king-iso-returns-for-a-8-p-m-med-call-ep-review/ |access-date=2022-10-07 |website=UndergroundHipHopBlog.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=King Iso on Instagram: "ISOLDIERS!!! STOP what you're doing and go Pre Order my new E.P (8p.m. Med Call) right now!!! Dropping FRIDAY! Link is in my bio!! Much love! Please LIKE and SHARE this post for me! 👨🏾‍⚕️ 💊" |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/Ci-ms6ruO2s/ |access-date=2022-10-07 |website=Instagram |language=en}}</ref> ''8 P.M. Med Call'' on September 30, 2022.
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|Jehry Robinson
|Bernz
| style="text-align:center;"|2016
| style="text-align:center;"|2019
| style="text-align:center;"|2<ref name="ReferenceC">{{cite web|url= https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-name-is-not-important/1581706558|title = The Name is Not Important by Jehry Robinson|date = September 3, 2021}}</ref>
|Rapper originating from [[New York City|New York]]. The contract was announced on December 20, 2019. Released his sophomore album, ''The Name is Not Important'', on September 3, 2021.<ref name="ReferenceC"/>
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|HU$H
| style="text-align:center;"|2021
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|1
|Multi-genre musician from [[Fairfield, Iowa]], whom had previously worked with Tech N9ne on their collaborative EP "BL1GHT". His signing was confirmed the following year after he released his first song under the label titled "Breakables" from his debut Strange Music LP titled ''SKUNKWORKS'' which was released on May 12, 2023.<ref>{{cite web |last=Gonda |first=Christopher |date=2022-05-12 |title=HU$H Drops 'SKUNKWORKS' and "Dulli" Video ft. Tech N9ne and X-Raided |url=https://v13.net/2023/05/huh-drops-skunkworks-and-dulli-video-ft-tech-n9ne-and-x-raided/ |access-date=2023-05-13 |website=v13.net}}</ref>
|Rapper originating from [[Miami|Miami, Florida]]. Best known for being one half of the rappers in hip-hop group ¡MAYDAY!. Made appearances on Wrekonize's debut Strange album, and CES Cru's second Strange album before signing to the label as a solo act in 2016. Released his debut studio album ''See You On The Other Side'' on July 8, 2016.
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|[[X-Raided]]
|AboveWaves
| style="text-align:center;"|2016
| style="text-align:center;"|2022
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|Legendary rapper from [[Sacramento, California]], whom alongside [[Brotha Lynch Hung]] was a member of the [[Blackmarket Records|Black Market Records]] hip hop collective in the 1990s. On May 1 at Tech N9ne’s ASIN9NE Red Rocks performance, X-Raided was brought back onto stage and announced as the newest member of the Strange Music roster.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.faygoluvers.net/v5/2022/05/x-raided-signs-with-strange-music/ | title=X-Raided Signs with Strange Music | date=May 3, 2022 }}</ref>
|Pop band from [[Chicago|Chicago, Illinois]]. Consists of vocalist Ryan Bradley, guitarist Colin Greshock, drummer Lance Bennett, and bassist Bryan Walker. Has made appearances on Tech N9ne's fourteenth, fifteenth, and sixteenth albums before signing to the label.
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|NNUTTHOWZE
| style="text-align:center;"|2023
| style="text-align:center;"|1
|Rap collective from [[Kansas City, Missouri]] who Tech N9ne was affiliated with many years prior to the creation of Strange Music. Members include Tech N9ne, Zkeircrow & Phlaque The Grimstress. They released their debut EP "Signaling The Siqly" on October 31, 2023 after appearing on Techs two albums "BLISS" & "Asin9ne".
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|Project: Deadman
|Project: Deadman
| style="text-align:center;"|2004
| style="text-align:center;"|2004
| style="text-align:center;"|-
| style="text-align:center;"|2007
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|1
|Hip hop duo consisting of rapper Prozak and record producer [[Mike E. Clark]]. Released their only album ''Self Inflicted'' on July 13, 2004. The duo later disbanded and Prozak would go on to sign to Strange Music as a solo artist in 2011, while Mike E. Clark would sign once again to [[Psychopathic Records]] in 2013.
|Hip hop duo consisting of rapper Prozak and record producer [[Mike E. Clark]]. Released their only album ''Self Inflicted'' on July 13, 2004. The duo later disbanded and Prozak would go on to sign to Strange Music as a solo artist in 2011, while Mike E. Clark would sign once again to [[Psychopathic Records]] in 2013.
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|[[Grave Plott]]
|Grave Plott
| style="text-align:center;"|2008
| style="text-align:center;"|2008
| style="text-align:center;"|2008
| style="text-align:center;"|-
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|1
|Rap duo consisting of rappers Liquid Assassin and Killa C. Released their only studio album under Strange Music, ''[[The Plott Thickens]]'', in 2008. Their distribution deal with the label ended after Grave Plott split up in 2008.
|Rap duo consisting of rappers Liquid Assassin and Killa C. Released their only studio album under Strange Music, ''[[The Plott Thickens]]'', in 2008. Their distribution deal with the label ended after Grave Plott split up in 2008.
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| style="text-align:center;"|2010
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|1
|Rapper from [[Fairfield, California]]. Released his debut studio album with Strange Music, ''[[Automatic (Cognito album)|Automatic]]'', on April 20, 2010. On December 5, 2010 via Ustream, Cognito announced his decision to leave Strange Music after fulfilling his commitment.
|Rapper from [[Fairfield, California]]. Released his debut studio album with Strange Music, ''[[Automatic (Cognito album)|Automatic]]'', on April 20, 2010. On December 5, 2010, via Ustream, Cognito announced his decision to leave Strange Music after fulfilling his commitment.
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|[[Young Bleed]]
|[[Young Bleed]]
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| style="text-align:center;"|2012
| style="text-align:center;"|2012
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|1
|Rapper from [[Baton Rouge, Louisiana]]. Released his fifth studio album, ''[[Preserved (album)|Preserved]]'', on October 11, 2011 through Strange Music's subsidiary label ''Strange Lane Records''. In early 2012, Young Bleed departed from the subsidiary after fulfilling his commitment.
|Rapper from [[Baton Rouge, Louisiana]]. Released his fifth studio album, ''[[Preserved (album)|Preserved]]'', on October 11, 2011, through Strange Music's subsidiary label ''Strange Lane Records''. In early 2012, Young Bleed departed from the subsidiary after fulfilling his commitment.
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|[[Kutt Calhoun]]
|[[Kutt Calhoun]]
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| style="text-align:center;"|2014
| style="text-align:center;"|2014
| style="text-align:center;"|4
| style="text-align:center;"|4
|Rapper from [[Kansas City, Missouri]]. He was the first artist, besides Tech N9ne, to be signed to the label. Prior to signing with the label, he appeared as an album guest on Tech N9ne's fourth album along with rapper/singer Krizz Kaliko and rap duo Skatterman & Snug Brim whom would also eventually be signed to the label. Released his fourth studio album, ''[[Black Gold (Kutt Calhoun album)|Black Gold]]'', on February 26, 2013. On September 22, 2014, it was announced that Kutt Calhoun left Strange Music after fulfilling his commitment. Out of all the artists to depart from the label so far, his departure was the most controversial due to the big part Kutt played in the label's beginning.
|Rapper from [[Kansas City, Missouri]]. He was the first artist, besides Tech N9ne, to be signed to the label. Prior to signing with the label, he appeared as an album guest on Tech N9ne's fourth album along with rapper/singer Krizz Kaliko and rap duo Skatterman & Snug Brim who would also eventually be signed to the label. Released his fourth studio album, ''[[Black Gold (Kutt Calhoun album)|Black Gold]]'', on February 26, 2013. On September 22, 2014, it was announced that Kutt Calhoun left Strange Music after fulfilling his commitment. Out of all the artists to depart from the label so far, his departure was the most controversial due to the big part Kutt played in the label's beginning.
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|[[Jay Rock]]
|[[Jay Rock]]
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|[[Brotha Lynch Hung]]
|[[Brotha Lynch Hung]]
| style="text-align:center;"|2009
| style="text-align:center;"|2009
| style="text-align:center;"|2016
| style="text-align:center;"|2015
| style="text-align:center;"|3
| style="text-align:center;"|3
|Rapper from [[Sacramento, California]]. Had appeared as an album guest on Tech N9ne's fifth album and Grave Plott's only album prior to signing with the label. Released his third studio album with Strange Music, ''[[Mannibalector]]'', on February 5, 2013. As of September 2016, neither Brotha Lynch Hung nor Strange Music know the exact status of Lynch's deal.
|Rapper from Sacramento, California. Had appeared as an album guest on Tech N9ne's fifth album and Grave Plott's only album prior to signing with the label. Released his third studio album with Strange Music, Mannibalector, on February 5, 2013. He departed the label in 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://faygoluvers.net/v5/2016/09/brotha-lynch-hung-announces-departure-from-strange-music/|title=Brotha Lynch Hung announces departure from Strange Music {{!}} Faygoluvers|website=faygoluvers.net|date=September 6, 2016|language=en-US|access-date=2017-11-22}}</ref> In 2017, he joined Tech and fellow Strange Music artists for the Strictly Strange Tour 2017.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.strangemusicinc.com/2017/01/tech-n9ne/strictly-strange-tour-2017/|title=Strictly Strange Tour 2017 – VIP Packages Now Available!|work=Strange Music Inc.|access-date=2017-11-22}}</ref>
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|[[Rittz]]
| style="text-align:center;"|2012
| style="text-align:center;"|2017
| style="text-align:center;"|4
|Rapper from [[Gwinnett County, Georgia]]. Had appeared as a guest on Krizz Kaliko's fourth album before signing to the label in August 2012. He signed a four-year album with Strange Music. After he released his fourth album [[Last Call (Rittz album)|Last Call]] with Strange Music, he departed with them and started his own label CNT Entertainment.
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|[[Murs (rapper)|MURS]]
| style="text-align:center;"|2014
| style="text-align:center;"|2019
| style="text-align:center;"|3
|Rapper from [[South Los Angeles|South Central, Los Angeles, California]]. Had appeared as a guest on ¡MAYDAY!'s Strange Music debut album before signing to the label in February 2014. Released his third studio album with Strange Music, ''A Strange Journey Into the Unimaginable'', on March 16, 2018. On March 9, 2019, Murs announced his decision to leave Strange Music after fulfilling his commitment.<ref name="auto"/>
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|Godemis
| style="text-align:center;"|2019
| style="text-align:center;"|2021
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|Rapper originating from [[Kansas City, Missouri]]. Best known for being one half of the duo [[Ces Cru|CES Cru]]. His departure was confirmed by Tech N9ne via Instagram in response to a fan on January 20, 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CKSrtzODIU-/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/CKSrtzODIU- |archive-date=2021-12-24 |url-access=limited|title = Login • Instagram}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
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|[[Stevie Stone]]
| style="text-align:center;"|2011
| style="text-align:center;"|2021
| style="text-align:center;"|6
|Rapper from [[Columbia, Missouri]]. Tech N9ne had appeared as a guest on his debut album. Stone made guest appearances on Tech's tenth album, and Kutt Calhoun and Krizz Kaliko's third albums before officially signing with the label in early 2011. Released his fifth studio album with Strange Music, ''Black Lion'', on August 7, 2020. In early 2021, Stone departed the label after fulfilling his commitment and started his own record label Ahdasee Records.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CL-HXyFBl7y/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/CL-HXyFBl7y |archive-date=2021-12-24 |url-access=limited|title = Login • Instagram}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
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|Darrein Safron
| style="text-align:center;"|2015
| style="text-align:center;"|2021
| style="text-align:center;"|1
|Singer and rapper from [[St. Louis|St. Louis, Missouri]]. Has appeared as a guest on Stevie Stone's second and third albums before signing to the label in the summer of 2015. With "Real With Yourself", Safron produced his first song under Strange Music with the help of [[Seven (record producer)|Seven]]. The song featured Tech N9ne and appeared on his sixteenth album [[Strangeulation Vol. II]]. Released his debut EP titled "The Brilliant EP" on March 11, 2016. On March 18, 2021, Darrein officially announced his departure from the label in an interview.<ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211205/BnEgAezSYsA Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20210324061200/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BnEgAezSYsA Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite web| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BnEgAezSYsA| title = Darrein Safron Talks About Why He Left Strange Music {{!}} Interview with Joe K {{!}} itsJoeKMusic | website=[[YouTube]]| date = March 18, 2021 }}{{cbignore}}</ref>
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| JL
| style="text-align:center;"|2015
| style="text-align:center;"|2021
| style="text-align:center;"|3
|Rapper from [[Kansas City, Missouri]]. Tech N9ne and CES Cru had appeared on several of his solo projects. JL made guest appearances on CES Cru's debut album with Strange Music, Kutt Calhoun's first EP, and various Tech N9ne songs, including "[[Worldwide Choppers]]", before eventually signing to the label in 2015. Released his second and final Strange Music studio album, ''The Devil Hates Sundays'', on September 25, 2020. In May 2021, it was announced by Tech N9ne in response to an Instagram comment that JL had departed the label.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/COiqLc2DTm6/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/COiqLc2DTm6 |archive-date=2021-12-24 |url-access=limited|title = Login • Instagram}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
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|[[Krizz Kaliko]]
| style="text-align:center;"|2006
| style="text-align:center;"|2021
| style="text-align:center;"|7
|Rapper and singer from [[Kansas City, Missouri]]. Best known for his collaborations with label mate Tech N9ne. He had first appeared as an album guest on Tech N9ne's fourth album released in 2002 along with then-future signees Kutt Calhoun and Skatterman & Snug Brim. He also appeared as an album guest on Skatterman & Snug Brim's first album along with Tech N9ne and Kutt Calhoun as well. He has also made numerous other guest appearances before releasing his debut album in 2008. Released his seventh studio album ''Legend'' on September 18, 2020.<ref name="A., Aron">{{cite web |url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/krizz-kaliko-drops-off-legend-ft-tech-n9ne-rittz-and-more-new-mixtape.120717.html%3f_amp |title=Krizz Kaliko Drops Off "Legend" Ft. Tech N9ne, Rittz & More |work=HotNewHipHop |date=September 19, 2020 |access-date=September 20, 2020 |author=A., Aron}}</ref> On May 15, 2021, it was announced during Kaliko's virtual concert event "The Reveal" that he had officially left Strange Music to form his own label Ear House Inc. with his wife Crystal.<ref name="ballerstatus.com"/><ref name="swaysuniverse.com"/>
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|[[Ces Cru|CES Cru]]
| style="text-align:center;"|2012
| style="text-align:center;"|2021
| style="text-align:center;"|3
|Rap duo from [[Kansas City, Missouri]]. Consists of rappers Ubiquitous and Godemis. They have worked with Tech N9ne in the past prior to signing with the label. Released their third studio album with Strange Music, ''Catastrophic Event Specialists'', on February 10, 2017. In 2021, both members have departed the label after fulfilling their commitment.
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|UBI
| style="text-align:center;"|2018
| style="text-align:center;"|2021
| style="text-align:center;"|1
|Rapper originating from [[Kansas City, Missouri]]. Best known for being one half of the duo [[Ces Cru|CES Cru]]. Released his debut album, ''Under Bad Influence'' on July 26, 2019. On August 20, 2021, UBI officially announced all across social media that he had departed the label and released a new song titled "Y.K.T.G." independently on September 1 of the same year through his newly formed Commercial Entertainment Syndicate.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/reel/CSzukLoFUIQ/ |title=therealubiquitous on Instagram: Though we're part of a whole we all start on our own, don't we? Welcoming in the new era like... đ&#x;ŒŠ YKTG đ&#x;ŒŠ 9•1•21 #ubiquitous #ubi‌ |publisher=Instagram.com |date= |accessdate=2022-02-19}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/album/3ivYNEf8eYu5QR3SBFjX4X?si=cg0JQA8IRqSsRB2OyTc4sQ&dl_branch=1|title = Yktg (You Know the Game)|website = [[Spotify]]|date = September 2021}}</ref>
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| [[¡Mayday!|¡MAYDAY!]]
| style="text-align:center;"|2011
| style="text-align:center;"|2022
| style="text-align:center;"|6
|Hip hop band from [[Miami|Miami, Florida]]. Consists of rappers Bernz and Wrekonize and percussionist NonMS. Former members include producer, keyboard player and guitarist Plex Luthor, drummer L T Hopkins and bassist Gianni Ca$h. Released their sixth studio album with Strange Music, ''Minute to Midnight'', on March 19, 2021.<ref name="strangemusicinc.net">{{cite web|url=https://www.strangemusicinc.net/product_info.php?products_id=19636|title = ¡MAYDAY! - Minute to Midnight CD Strange Music, Inc Store}}</ref> On May 1, 2022, while performing at Red Rocks Park and Amphitheater for Tech N9ne's ASIN9NE tour, it was announced that ¡MAYDAY! have fulfilled their contract with Strange Music, but will remain being distributed by It Goes Up Entertainment with their new record label Mayday Music.<ref>{{Citation |title=INTRODUCING MAYDAY MUSIC!!! | date=May 17, 2022 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7-d2g2sbRY |language=en |access-date=2022-05-20}}</ref>
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|[[Wrekonize]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.strangemusicinc.com/artists/wrekonize|title = Strange Music Inc. Artist - Wrekonize}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|2013
| style="text-align:center;"|2022
| style="text-align:center;"|3
|Rapper originating from [[Miami|Miami, Florida]] (originally from [[London|London, England, UK]]). Best known for being one half of the rappers in hip-hop group ¡MAYDAY!. Released his third studio album with Strange Music, ''Pressure Point'', on November 6, 2020.{{citation needed|date=September 2021}} In 2022, he, as a member of ¡MAYDAY! completed his contract with Strange Music but will be distributed through It Goes Up with the band's new record label titled Mayday Music.
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|Bernz<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.strangemusicinc.com/artists/bernz|title=Strange Music Inc. Artist - Bernz}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|2016
| style="text-align:center;"|2022
| style="text-align:center;"|2
|Rapper originating from [[Miami|Miami, Florida]]. Best known for being one half of the rappers in hip-hop group ¡MAYDAY!. Made appearances on Wrekonize's debut Strange album, and CES Cru's second Strange album before signing to the label as a solo act in 2016. Released his second studio album ''Sorry for the Mess'' on December 4, 2020.<ref name="strangemusicinc1">{{cite web|url=https://www.strangemusicinc.net/product_info.php?products_id=19196|title=Bernz - Sorry for the Mess CD - Presale Ship Date 12/04/2020 Strange Music, Inc Store}}</ref> On May 1, 2022, he along with Wrekonize and NonMS, have announced that they have completed their contract with Strange Music but will now on be distributed through It Goes Up under their new imprint Mayday Music.
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|¡MURSDAY!<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.strangemusicinc.com/artists/mursday|title = Strange Music Inc. Artist - ¡MURSDAY!}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|2014
| style="text-align:center;"|2022
| style="text-align:center;"|1
|Rap group merged by Strange Music artists, ¡MAYDAY! and MURS. Released their self-titled debut on June 10, 2014. Both acts are now no longer with the label which means that ¡MURSDAY! have officially left Strange Music.
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|[[Tech N9ne]]
| rowspan=2|[[Tech N9ne]]
|''[[Anghellic]]''
|''[[Anghellic]]''
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| style="text-align:center;"| 2002
| style="text-align:center;"| 2002
|Tech N9ne
|''[[Absolute Power (Tech N9ne album)|Absolute Power]]''
|''[[Absolute Power (Tech N9ne album)|Absolute Power]]''
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|Project: Deadman
|Project: Deadman
|''Self Inflicted''
|''Self Inflicted''{{citation needed|date=September 2021}}
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|[[Kutt Calhoun]]
|[[Kutt Calhoun]]
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|Tech N9ne
|Tech N9ne Collabos
|''[[Misery Loves Kompany]]''
|''[[Misery Loves Kompany]]''
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|''[[Vitiligo (Krizz Kaliko album)|Vitiligo]]''
|''[[Vitiligo (Krizz Kaliko album)|Vitiligo]]''
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|[[Grave Plott]]
|Grave Plott
|''[[The Plott Thickens]]''
|''[[The Plott Thickens]]''
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| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=4| 2009
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=4| 2009
|Tech N9ne
|Tech N9ne Collabos
|''[[Sickology 101]]''
|''[[Sickology 101]]''
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|Tech N9ne
|Tech N9ne
|''[[K.O.D.]]''
|''[[K.O.D. (Tech N9ne album)|K.O.D.]]''
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|Cognito
|Cognito
|''Automatic''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/release/automatic-mr0002921082|title = Automatic - Cognito &#124; Release Info|website = [[AllMusic]]}}</ref>
|''[[Automatic (Cognito album)|Automatic]]''
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|Kutt Calhoun
|Kutt Calhoun
|''[[Raw and Un-Kutt]]''
|''[[Raw and Un-Kutt]]''
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|Tech N9ne
|Tech N9ne Collabos
|''[[The Gates Mixed Plate]]''
|''[[The Gates Mixed Plate]]''
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|''[[Preserved (album)|Preserved]]''
|''[[Preserved (album)|Preserved]]''
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|Tech N9ne
|Tech N9ne Collabos
|''[[Welcome to Strangeland]]''
|''[[Welcome to Strangeland]]''
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|Prozak
|Prozak
|''[[Paranormal (album)|Paranormal]]''
|''[[Paranormal (Prozak album)|Paranormal]]''
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|Krizz Kaliko
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| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=4| 2014
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|Tech N9ne
|Tech N9ne Collabos
|''[[Strangeulation]]''
|''[[Strangeulation]]''
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|''[[Black Ink]]''
|''[[Black Ink]]''
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|Tech N9ne
|Tech N9ne Collabos
|''[[Strangeulation Vol. II]]''
|''[[Strangeulation Vol. II]]''
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|Krizz Kaliko
|Krizz Kaliko
|''[[GO (Krizz Kaliko album)|GO]]''
|''[[GO (Krizz Kaliko album)|GO]]''
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|Bernz
|Bernz
|''See You on the Other Side''
|''See You on the Other Side''{{citation needed|date=September 2021}}
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|Big Scoob
|Big Scoob
|''H.O.G.''
|''H.O.G.''{{citation needed|date=September 2021}}
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|Tech N9ne
|Tech N9ne
|''The Storm''
|''[[The Storm (Tech N9ne album)|The Storm]]''
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| rowspan="9" style="text-align:center;" | 2017
|CES Cru
|''Catastrophic Event Specialists''{{citation needed|date=September 2021}}
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|MURS
|''[[Captain California]]''
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|Tech N9ne Collabos
|''[[Dominion (Tech N9ne album)|Dominion]]''
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|Wrekonize
|''Into the Further''{{citation needed|date=September 2021}}
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|Stevie Stone
|''Level Up''{{citation needed|date=September 2021}}
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|JL
|''DIBKIS''{{citation needed|date=September 2021}}
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|¡MAYDAY!
|''Search Party''{{citation needed|date=September 2021}}
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|Rittz
|''[[Last Call (Rittz album)|Last Call]]''
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|Tech N9ne Collabos
|''[[Strange Reign]]''
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| rowspan=7| 2018
|Tech N9ne
|''[[Planet (Tech N9ne album)|Planet]]''
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|MURS
|''A Strange Journey Into the Unimaginable''{{citation needed|date=September 2021}}
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|Mackenzie Nicole
|''The Edge''{{citation needed|date=September 2021}}
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|Stevie Stone & JL
|''Kontra-Band''{{citation needed|date=September 2021}}
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|Joey Cool
|''Joey Cool''{{citation needed|date=September 2021}}
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|Big Scoob
|''Duality''{{citation needed|date=September 2021}}
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|¡MAYDAY!
|''South of 5th''{{citation needed|date=September 2021}}
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| rowspan=5| 2019
|Tech N9ne
|''[[N9na|N9NA]]''
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|Ubiquitous
|''Under Bad Influence''{{citation needed|date=September 2021}}
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|Joey Cool
|''Old Habits Die Hard''{{citation needed|date=September 2021}}
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|Above Waves
|''Fugitives''{{citation needed|date=September 2021}}
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|Maez301
|''Maez301''{{citation needed|date=September 2021}}
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| rowspan=11| 2020
|Mackenzie Nicole
|''Mystic''{{citation needed|date=September 2021}}
|-
|King Iso
|''World War Me''<ref name="music.apple.com">{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/world-war-me/1501779365|title = World War Me by King Iso|date = March 13, 2020}}</ref>
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|Tech N9ne
|''[[Enterfear|EnterFear]]''
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|Stevie Stone
|''Black Lion''{{citation needed|date=September 2021}}
|-
|Jehry Robinson
|''20/Twenty''<ref name="ReferenceC"/>
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|Maez301
|''Hasaan''{{citation needed|date=September 2021}}
|-
|Krizz Kaliko
|''Legend''<ref name="A., Aron"/>
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|JL
|''The Devil Hates Sundays''{{citation needed|date=September 2021}}
|-
|Joey Cool
|''Coolie High''{{citation needed|date=September 2021}}
|-
|Wrekonize
|''Pressure Point''{{citation needed|date=September 2021}}
|-
|Bernz
|''Sorry for the Mess''<ref name="strangemusicinc1"/>
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| rowspan=4| 2021
|¡MAYDAY!
|''Minute to Midnight''<ref name="strangemusicinc.net"/>
|-
|Joey Cool
|''I Tried to Be Normal Once''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.strangemusicinc.net/product_info.php?products_id=20106|title = Joey Cool - I Tried to Be Normal Once CD Strange Music, Inc Store}}</ref>
|-
|Jehry Robinson
|''The Name is Not Important''<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.strangemusicinc.net/product_info.php?products_id=20115|title = Jehry Robinson - The Name is Not Important CD Strange Music, Inc Store}}</ref>
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|Tech N9ne
|''[[Asin9ne|ASIN9NE]]''
|-
| rowspan=3| 2022
|Maez301
|''Hello, Goodbye''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.strangemusicinc.net/product_info.php?products_id=20430|title = MAEZ301 - Hello Goodbye CD Strange Music, Inc Store}}</ref>
|-
|King Iso
|''Get Well Soon''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.strangemusicinc.net/product_info.php?products_id=20445|title = King Iso - Get Well Soon CD Strange Music, Inc Store}}</ref>
|-
|Joey Cool
|''The Chairman of the Board''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.strangemusicinc.net/product_info.php?products_id=20974|title = Joey Cool - The Chairman of the Board CD Strange Music, Inc Store}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan=6| 2023
|HU$H
|''SKUNKWORKS''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.strangemusicinc.net/product_info.php?products_id=21369|title = HU$H - SKUNKWORKS CD Strange Music, Inc Store}}</ref>
|-
|[[X-Raided]]
|''A Prayer in Hell''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.strangemusicinc.net/product_info.php?products_id=21429|title = X-Raided - A Prayer In Hell CD Strange Music, Inc Store}}</ref>
|-
|Tech N9ne
|''Bliss''<ref>{{cite web | url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/bliss/1692935689 | title=BLISS by Tech N9ne on Apple Music }}</ref>
|-
|Jehry Robinson
|''Drink More Water''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.strangemusicinc.net/product_info.php?products_id=21699|title = Jehry Robinson - Drink More Water CD Strange Music, Inc Store}}</ref>
|-
|Joey Cool
|''Enjoy The View''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.strangemusicinc.net/product_info.php?products_id=21734 |title = Joey Cool - Enjoy The View CD Strange Music, Inc Store}}</ref>
|-
|King Iso
|''iLLdren''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.strangemusicinc.net/product_info.php?products_id=21740 |title = King Iso - iLLdren CD Strange Music, Inc Store}}</ref>
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| rowspan=3| 2024
|Tech N9ne Collabos
|COSM (Class Of Strange Music)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/cosm/1753354218 | title=COSM by Tech N9ne Collabos & Tech N9ne on Apple Music }}</ref>
|-
|X-Raided
|''A Sin In Heaven''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.strangemusicinc.net/music-cds/25022-x-raided-a-sin-in-heaven-cd.html |title = X-Raided - A Sin In Heaven CD Strange Music, Inc Store}}</ref>
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|Joey Cool
|''Roller Coaster''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.strangemusicinc.net/music-cds/25024-joey-cool-roller-coaster-cd.html |title = Joey Cool - Roller Coaster CD Strange Music, Inc Store}}</ref>
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==References==
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*{{Cite video |people=Steve Reissner (Director), Soren Baker (Writer) |date=July 27, 2004 |title=T9X: The Tech N9ne Experience |url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0447703/ |medium=Documentary |publisher=Strange Music/MSC Entertainment |accessdate=2008-06-12 }}
*{{Cite video |people=Steve Reissner (Director), Soren Baker (Writer) |date=July 27, 2004 |title=T9X: The Tech N9ne Experience |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0447703/ |medium=Documentary |publisher=Strange Music/MSC Entertainment |access-date=2008-06-12 }}
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* {{Twitter}}
* {{Facebook|StrangeMusicInc}}


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Latest revision as of 03:42, 16 December 2024

For the album by Anton LaVey, see Strange Music (album).

Strange Music
Founded1999 (1999)
Founder
Distributor(s)Compound Interest Entertainment,[1] Virgin Music Group
Genre
Country of originU.S.
LocationLee's Summit, Missouri, U.S.
Official websitestrangemusicinc.com

Strange Music is an American independent record label specializing in hip hop music and founded by Tech N9ne and Travis O'Guin in 1999.[2]

History

[edit]

In 2009 Skatterman & Snug Brim fulfilled their commitment to Strange Music and left the label.[3]

In 2010 Jay Rock signed a multi-album deal with Strange Music.[4]

In 2011 Stevie Stone joined the label in March[5] and Prozak in December.[6]

In 2012 Strange Music signed the duo CES Cru, made up of rappers Ubiquitous and Godemis, in January[7][8] and Slumerican rapper Rittz in August.[9]

In 2014 Murs signed to Strange Music in February[10] and Kutt Calhoun and Jay Rock left Strange Music in September.[11]

In 2016 Chicago-based pop group AboveWaves signed to the label.[12]

In 2018 Strange Music announced a new pop music subsidiary Strange Main in February,[13] and Murs left in March after completing his contract.[14][15]

In 2019 Krizz Kaliko announced his intentions of leaving the label on October 6,[16][17] then signed a new contract on stage on October 20.[18] However, Kaliko officially announced his departure from Strange in order to form his own label Ear House Inc. on May 15, 2021.[19][20]

Subsidiaries

[edit]

Strange Music West was announced in 2009 with Dave Weiner, formerly of Priority Records and JCOR Entertainment, as Vice President.[21] Weiner immediately signed Brotha Lynch Hung to the label.[22][23]

Strange Lane Records was started in 2010 and signed Young Bleed as its first artist.[24]

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.[13]

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.[25] It currently distributes artists Saigon, Jelly Roll, Dax & ¡Mayday!

Roster

[edit]

Current artists

[edit]
Artist Year signed Albums under Strange Description
Tech N9ne Founder 23 Rapper from Kansas City, Missouri, he co-founded the label alongside Travis O'Guin in 1999. Under the label, he has released an extensive collection of 23 albums, 12 EPs and one mixtape, and has gone on to become the #1 independent artist in hip hop. Released his twenty-fourth studio album Bliss on July 14, 2023.
Big Scoob 2009 4 Rapper from Kansas City, Missouri. Had appeared as an album guest on two of Tech N9ne's previous albums before signing with the label. Released his fourth studio album, Duality on May 25, 2018.
Prozak 2011 4 Rapper from Saginaw, Michigan. Originally signed to the label in 2004 alongside Mike E. Clark as Project: Deadman, and the group released its only album Self Inflicted that same year. Released his debut solo album Tales from the Sick through the label in 2008, three years prior to his signing to the label as a solo act. Released his fourth studio album, Black Ink, on October 9, 2015.
Mackenzie Nicole 2015 2 Singer from Kansas City, Missouri, and daughter of Strange Music CEO Travis O'Guin. She made several guest appearances on numerous Tech N9ne songs, including "Fear" and "K.O.D", along with appearances on projects by other Strange Music artists before signing to the label. With "Actin Like You Know", Nicole produced her first song under Strange Music with the help of Krizz Kaliko and Seven. The song again featured Tech N9ne and firstly appeared on his sixteenth album Strangeulation Vol. II. Released her latest single, Deleted, on the bonus disc of Tech N9ne's 2016 release, The Storm. Mackenzie has since appeared on Tech N9ne's 2018 album Planet in the first song of the album, Habenero. Released her second album, Mystic on February 14, 2020.
AboveWaves[26] 2016 1 Pop band from Chicago, Illinois. Consists of vocalist Ryan Bradley, guitarist Colin Greshock, drummer Lance Bennett, and bassist Bryan Walker. Has made appearances on Tech N9ne's fourteenth, fifteenth, and sixteenth albums before signing to the label. Released their debut studio album, Fugitives, on November 1, 2019.
Joey Cool 2017 5 Rapper from Kansas City, Missouri who worked with Tech N9ne on the Special Effects song "Life Sentences", with Tech N9ne, CES Cru, and JL on his song "Out There", CES Cru's "Off the Hook", and a plethora of tracks with JL. Signing was announced at the Strange Reign Release Concert at Red Rocks, CO on October 13, 2017, alongside Jay Trilogy. Released his fifth album with Strange Music, The Chairman of the Board on July 15, 2022.[citation needed]
Jay Trilogy 2017 — Rapper from Bloomington, Illinois, who won the PTSD Warrior Built Contest in 2016 before being signed the following year. The contract was announced live at the Strange Reign Release Concert at Red Rocks, CO on October 13, 2017, alongside Joey Cool.
Maez301[27] 2018 3 Rapper from Gaithersburg, Maryland, who discovered by Erving Pope, and Jerome Taylor in 2017 who later helped him to get signed the following year. The contract was announced on Instagram March 22, 2019. Maez301's real name is Hasaan Keller. Maez301 was born in Queens, New York, on November 3, 1993. He currently lives in Los Angeles, California.[28] Released his third album, Hello, Goodbye on January 14, 2022.[29]
King Iso 2019 3[30] Rapper from Omaha, Nebraska. The contract was announced on Instagram on May 10, 2019. Released his second album with Strange Music, Get Well Soon, on January 21, 2022.[30]

King Iso released his debut EP[31][32] 8 P.M. Med Call on September 30, 2022.

Jehry Robinson 2019 2[33] Rapper originating from New York. The contract was announced on December 20, 2019. Released his sophomore album, The Name is Not Important, on September 3, 2021.[33]
HU$H 2021 1 Multi-genre musician from Fairfield, Iowa, whom had previously worked with Tech N9ne on their collaborative EP "BL1GHT". His signing was confirmed the following year after he released his first song under the label titled "Breakables" from his debut Strange Music LP titled SKUNKWORKS which was released on May 12, 2023.[34]
X-Raided 2022 1 Legendary rapper from Sacramento, California, whom alongside Brotha Lynch Hung was a member of the Black Market Records hip hop collective in the 1990s. On May 1 at Tech N9ne’s ASIN9NE Red Rocks performance, X-Raided was brought back onto stage and announced as the newest member of the Strange Music roster.[35]
NNUTTHOWZE 2023 1 Rap collective from Kansas City, Missouri who Tech N9ne was affiliated with many years prior to the creation of Strange Music. Members include Tech N9ne, Zkeircrow & Phlaque The Grimstress. They released their debut EP "Signaling The Siqly" on October 31, 2023 after appearing on Techs two albums "BLISS" & "Asin9ne".

Former artists

[edit]
Artist Year signed Year left Albums under Strange Description
Project: Deadman 2004 2007 1 Hip hop duo consisting of rapper Prozak and record producer Mike E. Clark. Released their only album Self Inflicted on July 13, 2004. The duo later disbanded and Prozak would go on to sign to Strange Music as a solo artist in 2011, while Mike E. Clark would sign once again to Psychopathic Records in 2013.
Grave Plott 2008 2008 1 Rap duo consisting of rappers Liquid Assassin and Killa C. Released their only studio album under Strange Music, The Plott Thickens, in 2008. Their distribution deal with the label ended after Grave Plott split up in 2008.
Skatterman & Snug Brim 2004 2009 2 Rap duo from Kansas City, Missouri. They were the first group to be signed to the label. Prior to signing with the label, the duo has appeared as an album guest on Tech N9ne's fourth album along with then-future signees Krizz Kaliko and Kutt Calhoun. Both of them along with Tech N9ne also appeared as guests on their debut album also. Released their second studio album with Strange Music, Word on tha Streets, on August 12, 2008. On February 9, 2009, Tech N9ne's official website announced the duo's decision to leave the label after fulfilling their commitment.
Cognito 2009 2010 1 Rapper from Fairfield, California. Released his debut studio album with Strange Music, Automatic, on April 20, 2010. On December 5, 2010, via Ustream, Cognito announced his decision to leave Strange Music after fulfilling his commitment.
Young Bleed 2011 2012 1 Rapper from Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Released his fifth studio album, Preserved, on October 11, 2011, through Strange Music's subsidiary label Strange Lane Records. In early 2012, Young Bleed departed from the subsidiary after fulfilling his commitment.
Kutt Calhoun 2004 2014 4 Rapper from Kansas City, Missouri. He was the first artist, besides Tech N9ne, to be signed to the label. Prior to signing with the label, he appeared as an album guest on Tech N9ne's fourth album along with rapper/singer Krizz Kaliko and rap duo Skatterman & Snug Brim who would also eventually be signed to the label. Released his fourth studio album, Black Gold, on February 26, 2013. On September 22, 2014, it was announced that Kutt Calhoun left Strange Music after fulfilling his commitment. Out of all the artists to depart from the label so far, his departure was the most controversial due to the big part Kutt played in the label's beginning.
Jay Rock 2010 2014 1 Rapper from Watts, Los Angeles, California. Released his debut studio album, Follow Me Home, on July 26, 2011. In September 2014, Tech N9ne announced that Jay Rock left his Strange Music imprint and is now only signed to Top Dawg Entertainment.
Brotha Lynch Hung 2009 2015 3 Rapper from Sacramento, California. Had appeared as an album guest on Tech N9ne's fifth album and Grave Plott's only album prior to signing with the label. Released his third studio album with Strange Music, Mannibalector, on February 5, 2013. He departed the label in 2015.[36] In 2017, he joined Tech and fellow Strange Music artists for the Strictly Strange Tour 2017.[37]
Rittz 2012 2017 4 Rapper from Gwinnett County, Georgia. Had appeared as a guest on Krizz Kaliko's fourth album before signing to the label in August 2012. He signed a four-year album with Strange Music. After he released his fourth album Last Call with Strange Music, he departed with them and started his own label CNT Entertainment.
MURS 2014 2019 3 Rapper from South Central, Los Angeles, California. Had appeared as a guest on ¡MAYDAY!'s Strange Music debut album before signing to the label in February 2014. Released his third studio album with Strange Music, A Strange Journey Into the Unimaginable, on March 16, 2018. On March 9, 2019, Murs announced his decision to leave Strange Music after fulfilling his commitment.[15]
Godemis 2019 2021 — Rapper originating from Kansas City, Missouri. Best known for being one half of the duo CES Cru. His departure was confirmed by Tech N9ne via Instagram in response to a fan on January 20, 2021.[38]
Stevie Stone 2011 2021 6 Rapper from Columbia, Missouri. Tech N9ne had appeared as a guest on his debut album. Stone made guest appearances on Tech's tenth album, and Kutt Calhoun and Krizz Kaliko's third albums before officially signing with the label in early 2011. Released his fifth studio album with Strange Music, Black Lion, on August 7, 2020. In early 2021, Stone departed the label after fulfilling his commitment and started his own record label Ahdasee Records.[39]
Darrein Safron 2015 2021 1 Singer and rapper from St. Louis, Missouri. Has appeared as a guest on Stevie Stone's second and third albums before signing to the label in the summer of 2015. With "Real With Yourself", Safron produced his first song under Strange Music with the help of Seven. The song featured Tech N9ne and appeared on his sixteenth album Strangeulation Vol. II. Released his debut EP titled "The Brilliant EP" on March 11, 2016. On March 18, 2021, Darrein officially announced his departure from the label in an interview.[40]
JL 2015 2021 3 Rapper from Kansas City, Missouri. Tech N9ne and CES Cru had appeared on several of his solo projects. JL made guest appearances on CES Cru's debut album with Strange Music, Kutt Calhoun's first EP, and various Tech N9ne songs, including "Worldwide Choppers", before eventually signing to the label in 2015. Released his second and final Strange Music studio album, The Devil Hates Sundays, on September 25, 2020. In May 2021, it was announced by Tech N9ne in response to an Instagram comment that JL had departed the label.[41]
Krizz Kaliko 2006 2021 7 Rapper and singer from Kansas City, Missouri. Best known for his collaborations with label mate Tech N9ne. He had first appeared as an album guest on Tech N9ne's fourth album released in 2002 along with then-future signees Kutt Calhoun and Skatterman & Snug Brim. He also appeared as an album guest on Skatterman & Snug Brim's first album along with Tech N9ne and Kutt Calhoun as well. He has also made numerous other guest appearances before releasing his debut album in 2008. Released his seventh studio album Legend on September 18, 2020.[42] On May 15, 2021, it was announced during Kaliko's virtual concert event "The Reveal" that he had officially left Strange Music to form his own label Ear House Inc. with his wife Crystal.[19][20]
CES Cru 2012 2021 3 Rap duo from Kansas City, Missouri. Consists of rappers Ubiquitous and Godemis. They have worked with Tech N9ne in the past prior to signing with the label. Released their third studio album with Strange Music, Catastrophic Event Specialists, on February 10, 2017. In 2021, both members have departed the label after fulfilling their commitment.
UBI 2018 2021 1 Rapper originating from Kansas City, Missouri. Best known for being one half of the duo CES Cru. Released his debut album, Under Bad Influence on July 26, 2019. On August 20, 2021, UBI officially announced all across social media that he had departed the label and released a new song titled "Y.K.T.G." independently on September 1 of the same year through his newly formed Commercial Entertainment Syndicate.[43][44]
¡MAYDAY! 2011 2022 6 Hip hop band from Miami, Florida. Consists of rappers Bernz and Wrekonize and percussionist NonMS. Former members include producer, keyboard player and guitarist Plex Luthor, drummer L T Hopkins and bassist Gianni Ca$h. Released their sixth studio album with Strange Music, Minute to Midnight, on March 19, 2021.[45] On May 1, 2022, while performing at Red Rocks Park and Amphitheater for Tech N9ne's ASIN9NE tour, it was announced that ¡MAYDAY! have fulfilled their contract with Strange Music, but will remain being distributed by It Goes Up Entertainment with their new record label Mayday Music.[46]
Wrekonize[47] 2013 2022 3 Rapper originating from Miami, Florida (originally from London, England, UK). Best known for being one half of the rappers in hip-hop group ¡MAYDAY!. Released his third studio album with Strange Music, Pressure Point, on November 6, 2020.[citation needed] In 2022, he, as a member of ¡MAYDAY! completed his contract with Strange Music but will be distributed through It Goes Up with the band's new record label titled Mayday Music.
Bernz[48] 2016 2022 2 Rapper originating from Miami, Florida. Best known for being one half of the rappers in hip-hop group ¡MAYDAY!. Made appearances on Wrekonize's debut Strange album, and CES Cru's second Strange album before signing to the label as a solo act in 2016. Released his second studio album Sorry for the Mess on December 4, 2020.[49] On May 1, 2022, he along with Wrekonize and NonMS, have announced that they have completed their contract with Strange Music but will now on be distributed through It Goes Up under their new imprint Mayday Music.
¡MURSDAY![50] 2014 2022 1 Rap group merged by Strange Music artists, ¡MAYDAY! and MURS. Released their self-titled debut on June 10, 2014. Both acts are now no longer with the label which means that ¡MURSDAY! have officially left Strange Music.

Discography

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See also: Strange Music discography
Year Artist Album
2001 Tech N9ne Anghellic
2002 Absolute Power
2004 Skatterman & Snug Brim Urban Legendz
Project: Deadman Self Inflicted[citation needed]
Kutt Calhoun B.L.E.V.E.
2006 Tech N9ne Everready (The Religion)
2007 Tech N9ne Collabos Misery Loves Kompany
2008 Krizz Kaliko Vitiligo
Grave Plott The Plott Thickens
Prozak Tales from the Sick
Tech N9ne Killer
Skatterman & Snug Brim Word on tha Streets
Kutt Calhoun Feature Presentation
2009 Tech N9ne Collabos Sickology 101
Krizz Kaliko Genius
Big Scoob Monsterifik
Tech N9ne K.O.D.
2010 Brotha Lynch Hung Dinner and a Movie
Cognito Automatic[51]
Kutt Calhoun Raw and Un-Kutt
Tech N9ne Collabos The Gates Mixed Plate
Krizz Kaliko Shock Treatment
2011 Brotha Lynch Hung Coathanga Strangla
Big Scoob Damn Fool
Tech N9ne All 6's and 7's
Jay Rock Follow Me Home
Young Bleed Preserved
Tech N9ne Collabos Welcome to Strangeland
2012 ¡MAYDAY! Take Me to Your Leader
Prozak Paranormal
Krizz Kaliko Kickin' & Screamin'
Stevie Stone Rollin' Stone
2013 Brotha Lynch Hung Mannibalector
Kutt Calhoun Black Gold
CES Cru Constant Energy Struggles
Rittz The Life and Times of Jonny Valiant
Wrekonize The War Within
¡MAYDAY! Believers
Tech N9ne Something Else
Stevie Stone 2 Birds 1 Stone
Krizz Kaliko Son of Sam
Prozak We All Fall Down
2014 Tech N9ne Collabos Strangeulation
¡MAYDAY! & MURS ¡MURSDAY!
CES Cru Codename: Ego Stripper
Rittz Next to Nothing
2015 Tech N9ne Special Effects
MURS Have a Nice Life
Stevie Stone Malta Bend
¡MAYDAY! Future Vintage
Prozak Black Ink
Tech N9ne Collabos Strangeulation Vol. II
2016 Krizz Kaliko GO
Rittz Top of the Line
Bernz See You on the Other Side[citation needed]
Big Scoob H.O.G.[citation needed]
Tech N9ne The Storm
2017 CES Cru Catastrophic Event Specialists[citation needed]
MURS Captain California
Tech N9ne Collabos Dominion
Wrekonize Into the Further[citation needed]
Stevie Stone Level Up[citation needed]
JL DIBKIS[citation needed]
¡MAYDAY! Search Party[citation needed]
Rittz Last Call
Tech N9ne Collabos Strange Reign
2018 Tech N9ne Planet
MURS A Strange Journey Into the Unimaginable[citation needed]
Mackenzie Nicole The Edge[citation needed]
Stevie Stone & JL Kontra-Band[citation needed]
Joey Cool Joey Cool[citation needed]
Big Scoob Duality[citation needed]
¡MAYDAY! South of 5th[citation needed]
2019 Tech N9ne N9NA
Ubiquitous Under Bad Influence[citation needed]
Joey Cool Old Habits Die Hard[citation needed]
Above Waves Fugitives[citation needed]
Maez301 Maez301[citation needed]
2020 Mackenzie Nicole Mystic[citation needed]
King Iso World War Me[52]
Tech N9ne EnterFear
Stevie Stone Black Lion[citation needed]
Jehry Robinson 20/Twenty[33]
Maez301 Hasaan[citation needed]
Krizz Kaliko Legend[42]
JL The Devil Hates Sundays[citation needed]
Joey Cool Coolie High[citation needed]
Wrekonize Pressure Point[citation needed]
Bernz Sorry for the Mess[49]
2021 ¡MAYDAY! Minute to Midnight[45]
Joey Cool I Tried to Be Normal Once[53]
Jehry Robinson The Name is Not Important[54]
Tech N9ne ASIN9NE
2022 Maez301 Hello, Goodbye[55]
King Iso Get Well Soon[56]
Joey Cool The Chairman of the Board[57]
2023 HU$H SKUNKWORKS[58]
X-Raided A Prayer in Hell[59]
Tech N9ne Bliss[60]
Jehry Robinson Drink More Water[61]
Joey Cool Enjoy The View[62]
King Iso iLLdren[63]
2024 Tech N9ne Collabos COSM (Class Of Strange Music)[64]
X-Raided A Sin In Heaven[65]
Joey Cool Roller Coaster[66]

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