's Chopper City in the Ghetto, and Lil Wayne's Tha Block Is Hot also saw great chart success and furthered the label's reputation.

Both releases of Hot in the Airport were cassette-only, and this, along with a 7 " vinyl single ( released in 1986 and 1991 ) containing songs from the cassette, is in fact the label's only release to date.

The label's first signing was the rock group Kiss, however, the label's first single was Bill Amesbury's " Virginia ( Touch Me Like You Do )" which became a minor hit on the US Hot 100.

The label's first release was " Chapel of Love " by The Dixie Cups, which quickly reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100, a feat matched later that year by The Shangri-Las ' " Leader of the Pack ".

It is notable as being the label's first # 1 hit on the Billboard magazine R & B singles chart, and also hit # 2 on the Hot 100 .. " Shop Around " also reached # 1 on The Cash Box magazine Top 100 pop chart and is also noted for being the first million-selling record for The Miracles and for The Motown Record Corporation, as well as a 2006 Grammy Hall of Fame inductee.

Despite signing up some promising talent ( notably Arthur Hodgson and the Kneecaps and the ' French Beach Boys ,' Les Garçons de la Plage ), poor financial management ( mainly on the part of Stig O ' Hara's financial planner, Ron Decline ) finally led to the label's ultimate failure.

By the late 1990s, despite its reputation for dealing heavily in hip-hop, Jive signed pop acts Backstreet Boys, ' N Sync, and Britney Spears — all of whom achieved massive success as the 2000s dawned, and would become the three best-selling acts in the label's history.

The label's first releases were the Beach Boys ' " Heroes and Villains " single and Smiley Smile album in 1967, distributed by Capitol Records.

The label's first band, the Backstreet Boys, consisted of five unknown performers selected by Lou in a $ 3 million talent search.

Until recently most releases on Mate Recordings were by Roger ®, but the label's 2004 " England vs. Finland " compilation album Music is Better Volume One ( Manchester vs Helsinki ) features also such British and Finnish artists as Alcohell, A Maze, A. N. I. M. A. L., Boys of Scandinavia, Kompleksi, Nu Science and The Science Block.

Between 1964 and 1967, singles like " Wild One " ( US # 34 ), " Nowhere to Run " ( US # 8 ; UK # 26 ), " You've Been in Love Too Long " ( US # 36 ), " My Baby Loves Me " ( US # 22 ; R & B # 3 ), " I'm Ready for Love " ( US # 9 ; R & B # 2 ; UK # 29 ) and " Jimmy Mack " ( US # 10 ; R & B # 1 ; UK # 21 ) kept The Vandellas on the map as one of the label's top acts.

However, Eric B. refused to sign the label's release contract, fearful that Rakim would abandon him.

Jazz session drummer Norman Connors became Buddah's musical director in 1976 and helped to foster the label's move toward R & B and disco ( e. g., the Andrea True Connection's " More, More, More " ( 1976 ) and Chic's " Dance, Dance, Dance ( Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah )" ( 1977 ), the latter hit the charts on its subsequent re-issue by Atlantic Records ).

He also wrote the top 10 R & B hit " I'll Be Spinning " for the label's duo, Johnnie & Joe, and his song " Baby I'm Sorry " was recorded by Ricky Nelson for his 1957 debut album Ricky.

By the end of 2004 Ludacris released his fourth album The Red Light District another number one album loaded with hit singles " Get Back ", " Number One Spot " and " Pimpin ' All Over the World " which featured the label's new artist, R & B singer Bobby Valentino.

In the months that followed, Giant released the highly successful soundtrack album of the film New Jack City, selling 16 million copies worldwide, and introduced the label's next signees Color Me Badd, whose debut album C. M. B.

The label's first official release was the funk anthem, " It's Your Thing ", which turned to be a huge success, peaking at # 1 on the R & B singles chart as well as # 2 on the pop chart, and selling over a million copies.

He worked often with the label's owner Sean " Puffy " Combs, producing on massive Bad Boy albums and catalog, such as the debut of R & B quartet 112, Stevie produced their lead single " Only You " featuring Notorious B. I. G., and he also produced 80 % of 112's debut album.

Outside of the label's roster, regular performers include: Project Born, Kottonmouth Kings, Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, Vanilla Ice, Zug Izland, Esham, Tech N9ne, Wolfpac, 2 Live Crew, Rehab, Necro, Haystak, King Gordy, Prozak, Three 6 Mafia, Afroman, Bizarre, Big B, George Clinton and Parliament, Mack 10, Haystak, and Coolio.

With the label's co-founder Jake Riviera he generated a body of creative work that helped to secure Stiff's reputation as an exciting new independent label.

The label's strong relationship with Belle & Sebastian enabled them in 1999 to sign Stuart David's side-project Looper, and Isobel Campbell's solo project The Gentle Waves, releasing albums for each that same year, along with a string of EPs and singles for their entire roster.

The record label's logo, based on a drawing called Evening: Fall of Day ( 1869 ) by William Rimmer, features a picture of Apollo.

In addition to using Swan Song as a vehicle to promote their own albums, the band expanded the label's roster, signing artists such as Bad Company, The Pretty Things and Maggie Bell.

Although it debuted at No. 4, and in spite of a live performance at the American Music Awards, the album was a commercial failure, due in part to the band's label's lack of support.

A book entitled Ninja Tune: 20 Years of Beats and Pieces was released on 12 August 2010, and an exhibition was held at Black Dog Publishing's Black Dog Space in London showcasing artwork, design and photography from the label's 20 year history.

The label's first release was ( Super Numeri member ) Pop Levi's single " Blue Honey " in September 2006, and was followed by Pop Levi's debut album The Return To Form Black Magick Party in February 2007.

Their minimalist album sleeves and " non-image " ( the band rarely gave interviews and were known for performing short concert sets with no encores ) reflected the label's aesthetic of doing whatever the relevant parties wanted to do, including an aversion to including singles as album tracks.

( This was in fact the label's standard practice until the mid-1980s.

Though the group itself was never signed to the label, they were managed by Russell Simmons, produced by Rick Rubin ( who was co-founder of Def Jam, along with Simmons ), and often shared concert tour spotlight with acts on the label's roster.

After leaving Davis, Carter was for several years a mainstay of CTI Records, making albums under his own name and also appearing on many of the label's records with a diverse range of other musicians.

Ironically, the Platters became the label's more successful act, the Penguins never scoring a second hit single.

" It was time for a major label to take over ", according to the label's co-owner Stark.

The album received a muted response, in part because many tracks had been given a commercial sheen, having been remixed by outside producers at the label's insistence.

The event caused some controversy, as the record label's embargo date was broken, although Williams himself later backed the presenter for doing so.

's were the label's backing band for most of the classic hits that came out of Stax, by Sam and Dave, Otis Redding, Wilson Pickett, and many more.

" KRS-101 ( the label's first release ) was in fact a split 7 " spoken-word record with Kathleen Hanna and Slim Moon ; other " Wordcore " releases followed.

Although the label's music has never reflected just a single genre or underground music movement, it is arguably most notable for releasing the work of various riot grrrl bands during the mid -' 90s, some of which, especially the aforementioned Bikini Kill, generated a good deal of press attention.

The label's preferred lead single choice " 7 " would be the album's lone top ten hit, reaching # 7.

Parry was concerned at the state of his label's top band, and became convinced that the solution was for The Cure to reinvent its musical style.

" The New York based Even Dozen Jug Band was the Elektra label's answer to the Kweskin band and featured ( among others ) Maria D ' Amato, Joshua Rifkin, David Grisman, Stefan Grossman, John Sebastian, and Steve Katz.

The Hi Records house band ( Hi Rhythm Section ) and producer Willie Mitchell developed a surging soul style heard in the label's 1970s hit recordings.

The label's marketing, distribution and administrative functions, which had operated independently, would be folded into the parent studio in Burbank.

Notable later releases included Free Kitten and Bis while the commercial success of Cornershop from 1997 rewarded the label's long-term support.