Hellfyre Club

Hellfyre Club
Founded	2011
Founder	Nocando
Distributor(s)	Alpha Pup Records
Genre	Alternative hip hop
Country of origin	USA
Location	Los Angeles, California
Official website	hellfyreclub.bandcamp.com

Hellfyre Club was an American independent record label based in Los Angeles, California. It was founded and owned by rapper Nocando.^[1] As of 2016, Hellfyre Club is no longer active.

According to Pitchfork Media, it is "an assemblage of West Coast art rap luminaries connected to Project Blowed, a long-running hip hop workshop that served as a proving ground for 90s and aughts L.A. aesthetes from Freestyle Fellowship and Abstract Rude to Pigeon John."^[2]

History

Hellfyre Club released Prometheus, a label compilation mixed by DJ Nobody, in March 2011.^[3] Another compilation, Veneris Nigrum, followed in November that year.^[4] It featured contributions from E.Super, Kail, Subtitle, Rheteric Ramirez, Open Mike Eagle, Pistol McFly, Sahtyre, Nocando, and VerBS.^[5] Dorner vs. Tookie, a 17-track compilation, was released on the label in November 2013.^[6]

Roster

Current

• Bomb Zombies (Nobody and Nocando)
• E.Super (Alpha MC, Alwayz Prolific, Duke Westlake, and Kuest 1)
• Flash Bang Grenada (Busdriver and Nocando)
• Kail
• Nocando
• Rheteric Ramirez
• Taurus Scott
• VerBS

Former

• Falcons
• Intuition
• Pistol McFly
• Sahtyre
• Subtitle
• Milo
• Busdriver
• Open Mike Eagle

Discography

• Prometheus (2011)
• Veneris Nigrum (2011)
• Dorner vs. Tookie (2013)

References

1. Rew, Jessica (October 6, 2013). "Open Mike Eagle & Milo Talk Hellfyre Club & LA's Hip Hop Scene". HipHopDX. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
2. Jenkins, Craig (November 26, 2013). "Hellfyre Club: Dorner vs. Tookie". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
3. Weiss, Jeff (March 11, 2011). "Pop & Hiss premiere: The Hellfyre Club's 'Prometheus' mixtape". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
4. Martin, Andrew (November 25, 2011). "Download: Hellfyre Club's 'Veneris Nigrum' Mixtape With Nocando, Open Mike Eagle". Prefix. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
5. Gillespie, Blake (November 29, 2011). "Hellfyre Club Presents Veneris Nigrum". Impose Magazine. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
6. Weil, Stephen (November 12, 2013). "Hellfyre Club - Dorner Vs. Tookie". Potholes in My Blog. Retrieved November 1, 2015.

External links

• Hellfyre Club on SoundCloud
• Hellfyre Club discography at Discogs