Hi-Lite Records

Hi-Lite Records was a South Korean independent record label founded in 2010 by rapper Paloalto.

Hi-Lite Records
Parent company	Stone Music Entertainment (CJ ENM E&M Division)
Founded	April 20, 2010 (April 20, 2010)
Founder	Paloalto
Defunct	April 20, 2022 (April 20, 2022)
Distributor(s)	Genie Music Stone Music Entertainment
Genre	Korean Hip hop
Location	Seoul, South Korea
Official website	hiliterecords.com

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 a 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 (Founder and Former CEO)
• Pinodyne (Huckleberry P & Soul Fish)
• Reddy
• Soul One
• Camo Starr (CEO)
• Beshade
• Swervy
• Soovi
• Jerd

Former

• Evo
• DJ Djanga
• GLV
• TKO
• DJ Frekeey
• Bella
• Keith Ape
• 211
• B-Free (left 7 May 2016)^[4]
• Okasian (left 27 May 2016)^[5]
• G2
• YunB
• Jowonu
• Sway D

Discography

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

External links

• Official website

References

1. "CJ E&M takes over Paloalto's hip-hop label". The Korea Herald. 2015-10-18. Archived from the original on 2016-02-09. Retrieved 2016-06-03.
2. "HIPHOPPLAYA AWARDS 2013 Results". HiphopKR. 2014-03-08. Archived from the original on 2016-06-23. Retrieved 2016-06-03.
3. "HIPHOPPLAYA AWARDS 2015 결과발표". magazine.hiphopplaya.com. Archived from the original on 2016-08-16. Retrieved 2016-06-03.
4. Young, Tanea (2016-05-10). "B Free leaves Hi Lite Records - Seoulwave". Seoulwave. Archived from the original on 2016-05-11. Retrieved 2016-06-03.
5. "Okasian's contract with Hi-Lite Records ends". HiphopKR. 2016-05-27. Archived from the original on 2016-06-03. Retrieved 2016-06-03.