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{{Short description|American record label}}
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| name        = Thump Records
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| parent      = <!-- parent company, such as "[[Warner Music Group]]" -->
| founded     = 1990
| founder = Bill Walker and Al Lopez
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| status      = <!-- leave blank unless "Inactive" -->
| distributor = <!-- distributors, separated by using commas, {{Flatlist}} or {{Hlist}} -->
| genre       = <!-- such as "[[World music|World]]" or "Various", separated by using commas, {{Flatlist}} or {{Hlist}} -->
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'''Thump Records''' is a [[record label]] specialized in various genres of music. Founded by Bill Walker and Al Lopez for $10,000 in 1990. In 1997 Bill Walker became its sole C.E.O. and President. 

==History==
Thump's success was ignited by the popularity of its Old School and Low Rider compilation series (co-branded with [[Lowrider (magazine)|Low Rider Magazine]]<ref>{{cite news|author=Greg Dool|title=TEN Publishing Is Shuttering 19 Car Magazines|url=https://www.foliomag.com/ten-publishing-shuttering-19-print-magazines/| accessdate=22 March 2020 | work=Folio}}</ref>). [[Universal Music Group]] serves as the distributor for Thump, which has also brought on board a variety of artists under its own label.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thumprecords.com/|title=Thump Records - The Original|website=Thump Records}}</ref>

Tierra gained hit [[The Intruders (band)|The Intruders']] 1967 song "[[Together (The Intruders song)|Together]]", written by [[Gamble & Huff]], which reached #18 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]<ref>{{cite book |title= Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |author-link=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=580}}</ref><ref>KRLA survey for week ending November 28, 1980. http://www.las-solanas.com/arsa/surveys_item.php?sv=97834</ref><ref>''Radio & Records'' (November 14, 1980). "Parallel One Playlists". Surveys for both K-EARTH and KRLA have "Together" at number one.</ref> from Boardwalk Records, and later Tierra joined Thump Records. Tierra and Rocky Paddila were top stars of Thump Records. Thump released Low Rider Series, Oldies Series, Old Skool Series and East Side Story Series.

==Artists on Thump Records==
Present and past
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* [[Ronnie Hudson]]
* [[3AM (band)|3AM]]
* [[Zapp Band]]
* [[Nate Dogg]]
* [[Bizzy Bone]]
* [[Ant Banks]]
* [[Bootsy Collins]]
* Brown Boy(musician)
* [[Candyman (rapper)|Candy Man]]
* C-Note
* [[Daphee (singer)]] "I Like My Hair Like This"
* [[DJ King Assassin]]
* [[Domino (rapper)|Domino]]
* Don Cisco
* [[El Chicano]]
* Frenchi Armelle<ref>[https://www.allmusic.com/artist/frenchi-armelle-mn0003901364 Frenchi Armelle] 
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* [[Frenchy Valens]]
* [[Frost (rapper)|Kid Frost]]
* Full Force<ref>[https://www.allmusic.com/album/ahead-of-their-time%21-full-forces-greatest-hits-mw0000014092 Full Force] allmusic . Retrieved 20 May 2024</ref>
* [[Hispanic MC's]]
* [[Jonny Z]]
* [[J.V. (rapper)|J.V.]]
* [[Katalina]]
* [[Knightowl]](Mr. Knightowl)
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* [[Frost (rapper)|Kid Frost]]<ref>[https://www.allmusic.com/artist/kid-frost-mn0000087305 Kid Frost] Allmusic. Retrieved 9 June 2023</ref>
* [[Lucci Vee]]
* [[Peaches & Herb]]
* [[Lighter Shade of Brown]]
* [[Lil' Cuete]]
* Lio Rush(musician)
* Lonzo ([[DJ Alonzo Williams|Alonzo Williams]])
* [[MC Magic]]
* [[Mildred Black]]
* [[Mr. Capone-E]]
* [[Mr. Patron]]
* [[Ms. Vee]]<ref>[https://www.discogs.com/label/7242-Thump-Records ThumpRecords] Retrieved 8 June 2023</ref>
* Namek(musician)
* [[Paperboy (rapper)|Paperboy]]
* [[Ralfi Pagan]]
* [[Rocky Padilla]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rocky Paddila |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/rocky-padilla-mn0000291517/discography | access-date=8 June 2023 |website=All music}}</ref>
* Walter Ray
* [[Sky Tower Click]]
* [[Slow Pain]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/slow-pain-mn0000033303/biography | title=Slow Pain Biography |website=AllMusic| access-date=9 June 2023}}</ref>
* [[Stacey Q]]
* Wendy Starland
* [[Suave MC]] & Baby G
* [[Sugar Style]]
* [[Tierra (group)|Tierra]]<ref>94.7 The WAVE May 22, 2015 [http://947thewave.cbslocal.com/2015/05/22/tierras-rudy-salas-talks-music-performing-more/ Tierra’s Rudy Salas Talks Music, Performing & More By Pat Prescott]</ref>
* [[Tommy Gunn (rapper)|Tommy Gunn]]
* [[Twenty 3 Wayz]]
* [[World Class Wreckin' Cru]]
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== See also ==
* [[List of record labels]]
* [[Aztec-Rock]]
* [[Brown-eyed soul]]
* [[Latin Rap Cruisin' USA-MX Rapperos/Angelic,Lady Of Mercy, Love God-Angelic/Miguel Hernandez, Viramontes- D.O.B: Wednesday Jun. 11, 80']
* [[W-Funk]]
* [[Santana (band)|Santana]]
* [[Urban Kings Music Group]](Azteca World/Brown Prider/Latin Rap-Miguel Hernandez, Viramontes)

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.thumprecords.com Official site]

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[[Category:American record labels]]
[[Category:Latin American music record labels]]
[[Category:Hip-hop record labels]]


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