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• Comment: Does not meet WP:NCORP – notability is not inherited, so we need to see significant, independent coverage in reliable sources of the label, not the records it's released.
  There are also signs of an LLM used in this draft, such as the excessive bolding, odd mark-up, and vague promotional phrasing, like further validating the label's position within the international hardcore hip hop scene. Nil🥝 23:45, 25 December 2025 (UTC)

Big Bang Records (incorporated as Big Bang Records Inc.) is an American independent record label based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The company was founded in 2006 by recording artist and audio executive Miguel Blackmer-Hart (known professionally as Virtuoso).

The label is noted for its "transatlantic" business model—often referred to by its artists as "The Bridge"—which prioritizes exporting Boston-based hip hop to international markets over domestic radio promotion.^[1] Its roster includes Virtuoso, the rap duo N.B.S. (Natural Born Spitters), and the Latin hip hop group NeckBreakerz.

The label was founded in 2006 by Miguel Blackmer-Hart, a partner in the audio design firm Blackmer Sound. After a brief residence in Puerto Rico exploring the reggaeton industry, Blackmer-Hart returned to Cambridge to establish Big Bang Records as a vehicle for his own intellectual property and publishing, focusing on "complex socio-political wordplay" rather than commercial trends.^[2]

The label's early catalog includes the compilation Biggest Bangs Vol. 1 (1997-2005) and Virtuoso's studio album World War III: The Final Conflict (2011). The Final Conflict received critical attention from outlets like RapReviews, which scored the album an 8/10 and noted its "gothic" aesthetic and collaborations with established artists such as Del the Funky Homosapien and Akrobatik.^[3]

In 2010, the label expanded its operations by forming a partnership with **NBS Entertainment**, the imprint of Cambridge-based duo **N.B.S.** (Natural Born Spitters). While N.B.S. had previously released material locally, their signing to Big Bang Records marked their "industry debut," resulting in the album *The Prelude* (2010) and the re-release of their back catalog to a wider audience.^[4]

To manage this expansion, the label appointed Brian Shirley (formerly a producer known as Neomatrix) as General Manager and Creative Director.^[5] Under Shirley's management, the label secured global physical and digital distribution through Traffic Entertainment Group, a prominent independent distributor known for handling classic hip hop catalogs.^[6]

The label distinguished itself by bypassing the U.S. commercial radio market to focus on global export, a strategy dubbed "The Bridge."^[1]

Europe
This strategy resulted in frequent tours across Europe, including appearances at major genre festivals like Hip Hop Kemp in the Czech Republic.^[7] The label frequently co-released projects with the German label Goon MuSick (founded by the Snowgoons), facilitating distribution in the DACH region (Germany, Austria, Switzerland).^[8] This partnership resulted in the 2020 album Still Trapped in America, which was named one of the "Best Hip Hop Albums of 2020 (Honorable Mentions)" by Hip Hop Golden Age.^[9]

Asia & Africa
Uniquely for an independent American hip hop label, Big Bang Records secured physical retail distribution in Japan, with titles like The Dispensary (2012) and The Smokefest (2013) being stocked by major retailers Disk Union and Tower Records Japan.^[10][11] In 2015, the label also expanded into the South Korean market with a special edition release of the album Trapped in America.^[12]

In 2018, the label organized the "Lawalah Vets Tour" in Malaysia, collaborating with local group Lawalah Familia.^[13] In 2020, the label filmed music videos in Senegal for the album Lost in Budapest, which was reviewed by international outlets like Salad Days Magazine.^[14]

Through its roster's collaboration with the Snowgoons, Big Bang Records became closely affiliated with 100 Mad, the artist collective founded by the platinum-selling group Onyx. This affiliation led to N.B.S. being featured on the Onyx album SnowMads (2019) on the track "Monsters Gorillas," further validating the label's position within the international hardcore hip hop scene.^[15][16]

• Virtuoso (Founder)
• N.B.S. (Natural Born Spitters)
• NeckBreakerz (Latin Hip Hop)
• Virtuality (Latin Rock)
• Golden Brown
• Emilio MyGod (R&B/Soul)

• Snowgoons (Production partners)
• Akrobatik
• Lawalah Familia (Malaysia)

The following list is derived from the label's official catalog and verified releases.^[17]

The label's releases have featured collaborations with established hip hop artists, including:

• Del the Funky Homosapien (WW3: The Final Conflict, Covirt Ops: Infantry)
• Canibus (Covirt Ops: Infantry)
• Celph Titled (Covirt Ops: Infantry)
• Reks (Trapped in America, Covirt Ops: Infantry)
• Slaine (The Smokefest)
• Bishop Lamont (The Smokefest)
• Termanology (Trapped in America)
• Fredro Starr (Still Trapped in America)
• Big Noyd (Lost in Budapest)

• Official Bandcamp
• Big Bang Records on Discogs