Unruly Records albums and ephemera
Content Description
This collection contains LP vinyl record albums of Baltimore Club music produced by the Unruly Records record label, a CD of "Anthology: 1991-1995" by Unruly Records, as well as a variety of Unruly Records-branded ephemera.
Dates
- Creation: 2001 - 2023
Creator
- Unruly Records (Publisher, Organization)
- Caesar, Shawn (Person)
- Rice, Scott (Person)
- Lee, Rod (Performer, Person)
- Say Wut (Performer, Person)
- James, Ronald (Performer, Person)
- Wilkins, Kenneth (Performer, Person)
- Woodis, Daniel (Performer, Person)
- Burley, Grant (Performer, Person)
- Boston, Anthony (Performer, Person)
- Clayton, Christopher (Performer, Person)
- Blunted Dummies (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is housed off-site and requires 48-hours' notice for retrieval. Contact Special Collections for more information.
Conditions Governing Use
Single copies may be made for research purposes. Researchers are responsible for determining any copyright questions. It is not necessary to seek our permission as the owner of the physical work to publish or otherwise use public domain materials that we have made available for use, unless Johns Hopkins University holds the copyright.
Biographical / Historical
Unruly Records is a Baltimore-based record label that produces Baltimore club music, a musical genre developed as a regional blend of house music and hip-hop.
Founded in 1996 by DJs Scottie B, Shawn Caesar, and Karizma, Unruly Records was the main record label producing Baltimore club music from its founding through the 2000s. The label was named for Baltimore drag performer Miss Tony's 1993 song "Whatzup? Whatzup?" in which the lyric "unruly" frequently repeats.
Source:
Embert, Casey. “We Made All This Shit! The History of Unruly Records, Which Just Celebrated 20 Years, Tells the History of Baltimore Club Music.” The Baltimore Sun, June 21, 2016. https://www.baltimoresun.com/2016/06/21/we-made-all-this-shit-the-history-of-unruly-records-which-just-celebrated-20-years-tells-the-history-of-baltimore-club-music/.
Extent
0.337 Cubic Feet (1 flat box (11 x 9 x 3 inches) and a portion of a bound-with phonograph box.)
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased in December 2023 from Unruly Records. Additional items donated by Unruly Records at the same time.
Processing Information
This collection was processed in March 2024 by Jenelle Clark.
- Title
- Guide to the Unruly Records albums and ephemera
- Author
- Jenelle Clark
- Date
- March 2024
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Repository
The Sheridan Libraries
Special Collections
3400 N Charles St
Baltimore MD 21218 USA
specialcollections@lists.jhu.edu