Defcon is a UK Hip Hop label from Tunbridge Wells active between 2000 and 2013. The home of Dark Circle, Manage, Natty and Dwella etc. as well as being the first place we heard Caxton Press.

Wide-ranging UK experimental label based in Sheffield, UK.
Self promotion quote "So underground, we’re f*uckin buried mate".

Acid Jazz was established in 1987 by Eddie Piller with Gilles Peterson (who left in 1989 to form Talkin' Loud). Dean Rudland also managed the label in the early years.

Roc Records was a UK Hip Hop / Breaks label active between 1999 and 2006. The home of DJ Proper aka Proper DJ Superfresh and The Grand Lordmaster.

These guys brought out the first large scale prediominantly UK Hip Hop DVD.

Brighton based Hip Hop label.

Camshot was a Guilford label with a few releases between 2001 and 2003.

Before we got all automated the news still hapened. Here is the archive of all that old info in one place...

Bristol based crew formed in 1998 released debut LP in 2000 on own label Kaboodle music managed by Infz.