Iconic Record Label Logos

These graphics invoke the essence of the music produced.

Cash Money Records - The Cash Money Records logo is to the point. It's shning throughout, with the label's name framing a behemoth dollar sign in the center. It's the same style that would mark their album covers for years to come.(Photo: Cash Money Records)
Death Row Records - If the label's name itself left anything to be desired, Death Row's logo put that to rest. The house that Suge Knight and Dr. Dre built used a logo that featured horror-style lettering surrounding a dude with a bag over his head strapped to an electric chair. Serious business. (Photo: Death Row Records)
Bad Boy Entertainment - This New York powerhouse decided to go the literal route when they launched with their logo, a Bébé's kids-looking baby dressed in Timbs and wielding his fist. The symbol mirrored the attitudes of Diddy and his cohorts. The logo was reportedly designed by A$AP Ferg's dad.(Photo: Bad Boy Entertainment)
No Limit Records - In many of their videos and rowdy songs, and ocassionally their attire, No Limit Records' artists gave off a militarized feel. They were ready for combat. That outlook was launched visually with their logo, which featured a tank that looked ready for war. (Photo: No Limit Records)Roc-A-Fella Records - There's something that feels sort of jazzy about the Roc-A-Fella Records logo, which is a bit fitting, since the New York upstart's first release, Jay Z's Reasonable Doubt, had a jazzy sound at times. The designer, Dwayne Walker, sued the label's founders in 2012 for $7 million.(Photo: Roc A Fella Records)

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Death Row Records - If the label's name itself left anything to be desired, Death Row's logo put that to rest. The house that Suge Knight and Dr. Dre built used a logo that featured horror-style lettering surrounding a dude with a bag over his head strapped to an electric chair. Serious business. (Photo: Death Row Records)

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