Hi-Lite Records

Hi-Lite Records

Industry	Music, Entertainment
Genre	Korean Hip hop
Founded	2010
Founder	Paloalto
Website	hiliterecords.com

Hi-Lite Records is a Korean hip hop record label based in Seoul, South Korea. It was founded in 2010 by rapper Paloalto (팔로알토).

Partnership with CJ E&M

It was announced in October 2015 that the entertainment company CJ E&M would be acquiring the label. Representatives stated the company would provide the label assistance in funding, marketing and expanding global network, allowing it to solely focus on music.^[1]

Accolades

• Won both "Album of the Year" (Hi-Life) and "Label of the Year" in the 2013 hiphopplaya awards.^[2]
• Won "Song of the Year" and "Music Video of the Year" with Keith Ape's "It G Ma" in the 2015 hiphopplaya awards^[3]

Artists

• Paloalto
• Pinodyne (Huckleberry P & Soul Fish)
• Reddy
• DJ Djanga
• Soul One
• Camo Starr
• G2
• SWAY D
• YunB
• Beshade

Former

• Evo
• GLV
• TKO
• DJ Frekeey
• Bella
• 211
• Keith Ape
• B-Free (left 7 May 2016)^[4]
• Okasian (left 27 May 2016)^[5]

Discography

• HI-LITE Records - HI-LIFE (2013)
• The Cohort – Orca-Tape (2013)

External links

• Official website

References

1. Herald, The Korea (2015-10-18). "CJ E&M takes over Paloalto's hip-hop label". www.koreaherald.com. Retrieved 2016-06-03.
2. "HIPHOPPLAYA AWARDS 2013 Results". HiphopKR. 2014-03-08. Retrieved 2016-06-03.
3. "HIPHOPPLAYA AWARDS 2015 결과발표". magazine.hiphopplaya.com. Retrieved 2016-06-03.
4. Young, Tanea (2016-05-10). "B Free leaves Hi Lite Records - Seoulwave". Seoulwave. Retrieved 2016-06-03.
5. "Okasian's contract with Hi-Lite Records ends". HiphopKR. 2016-05-27. Retrieved 2016-06-03.