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Sep 9, 2005 · The Atlanta-based LaFace Records was home to some of the top-selling pop, rhythm-and-blues, and rap artists of the 1990s and helped establish Atlanta’s reputation as the new Motown. Founded in 1989 by Antonio “L.A.” Reid and Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds as a joint venture with Arista Records in New York, the label produced thirty-three number-one singles by […]
Jun 3, 2020 · Published June 3, 2020. Photo: Larry Busacca ( Getty Images for NARAS) In January, some of the biggest stars in music descended upon the Atlanta History Center to pay homage to the 30-year legacy ...
Next month Atlanta's LaFace Records celebrates its fifth anniversary. But even as LaFace pauses to look back at how it became one of the country's most successful record companies, its leaders are ...
Jan 19, 2019 · Co-founding LaFace Records together as a joint venture under Arista, the first artist ever signed to LaFace was R&B duo Damian Dame. Giving LaFace Records their first #1 on the US R&B Charts with ...
Mar 23, 2019 · L.A. Reid began his music career as a drummer in the 70's funk rock band Pure Essence. In the 80s, he played in the R&B band The Deele. He later founded LaFace Records with his bandmate Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds in 1989. LaFace Records, a joint venture with Arista Records, helped OutKast, Pink, TLC, and several others start their careers.
Antonio “L.A.” Reid. Antonio "L.A." Reid cofounded LaFace Records, a rap and rhythm-and-blues label in Atlanta, with Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds in 1989. Reid continued to manage the company after Edmonds's departure in 1993, and since 2000 he has served as the president and chief executive officer of Arista Records, which bought out LaFace ...
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Feb 7, 2016 · Later he founded the R&B band The Deele, which featured Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds on keyboards. After scoring a couple of hits, Reid and Edmonds began writing hits for other artists. Then they decided to move South and establish LaFace Records. Atlanta hasn’t been the same since. In 1988, the industry had discovered us.
