URBNET Records is an independent record label based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It was formed by Darryl Rodway and Janusz Jarosinski in 1999 to provide distribution, marketing and promotional services to hip-hop artists throughout Canada.[1][2] URBNET was distributed by EMI Music Canada from 2002–2003, Outside Music from 2003–2006 and is distributed in Canada by Fontana Distribution (North), a subsidiary of Universal Music Canada.[3][4]
| URBNET Records | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1999 |
| Founder | Janusz Jarosinski Darryl Rodway |
| Distributor | Fontana North Distribution |
| Genre | Hip hop |
| Country of origin | |
| Location | Toronto, Ontario |
| Official website | http://www.urbnet.com/ |
Notable artists/albums
edit- The Carps
- Classified
- Trial & Error (2003)
- Boy-Cott-In the Industry (2005)
- Hitch Hikin' Music (2006)
- Dan-e-o
- Davepsy
- Def3
- Dirty Circus
- DJ Cosm
- DL Incognito
- Organic Music for a Digital World (2006)
- A Captured Moment in Time (2008)
- Someday Is Less Than a Second Away (2013)
- D-Sisive
- The Book EP (2008)
- Let the Children Die (2009)
- Jonestown (2009)
- Vaudeville (2010)
- Dudley Perkins
- Eternia
- It's Called Life (2005)
- Factor Chandelier
- Grand Analog
- Kae Sun
- Korea Town Acid
- LMNO
- Moka Only
- Vermilion (2007)
- Clap Trap (2008)
- Carrots and Eggs (2008)
- Airport 6 (2012)
- Sex Money Moka (2014)
- Magickal Weirdness (2015)
- In and of Itself (2023)
- Martian Xmas
- Mood Ruff
- More or Les
- Myka 9
- OK Cobra
- Pigeon Hole
- Red Ants
- Sweatshop Union
- The Bill Murray EP (2011)
- Timbuktu
- Trillionaire$
- Tru-Paz
- Wordburglar
See also
editReferences
edit- ↑ Holloway, Emily (2022-06-29). "Canadian Labels: Toronto's URBNET is a Home for Homegrown Hip Hop". Amplify. Retrieved 2026-02-25.
- ↑ "Canada's URBNET Records Is Devoted to Underground Music". Bandcamp Daily. 2019-10-30. Retrieved 2026-03-15.
- ↑ "Urbnet". Retrieved 2017-02-21.
- ↑ "URBNET". urbnet.com. Retrieved 2025-12-17.