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Uncle Louie Music Group's is a record label with retail and digital distribution; Uncle Louie LLC's largest client is The Fat Boys who were an American hip-hop music trio from Brooklyn, New York City, that emerged in the early 1980s; Uncle Louie Music Group also represents JJ Fad (Just Jammin' Fresh and Def), a Los Angeles, California based trio of female rappers: MC J.B. (Juana Burns), Baby-D (Dania Birks) and Sassy C. (Michelle Franklin). Signed to Ruthless Records, and produced by NWA's Dr. Dre and Yella, their 1988 debut Supersonic spawned the titular chart hit (Billboard Hot 100: peaked at #31), and was the first Grammy nominated record by a female hip-hop group. Follow up singles were "Way Out" and "Is It Love". The album and title single were both certified gold discs by the Recording Industry Association of America. Uncle Louie, LLC also represents the father of rap music, Kurtis Blow. Uncle Louie, LLC represents Mark Morales a.k.a. "Prince Markie Dee" and Damon Wimbley a.k.a. "Kool Rock-Ski" The Fat Boys have sold over 10 million albums worldwide and have starred in two major motion pictures.[1] Uncle Louie Music Group is a sister company of Uncle Louie Management. Uncle Louie Music Group's founder, Louis L. Gregory coined the digital record pool concept with the inception of MP3 files. Uncle Louie LLC is the owner of the Fat Boys Clothing Line [www.RateMyMerch.com/fatboys]. Their CEO Louis L. Gregory is the executive producer of Old School vs. Old School [www.originalFatBoys.com/fight]. In the Winter of 2009 Uncle Louie LLC began working with UFC MMA Fighter Frank Trigg [www.Uncle-Louie.com/trigg]. Louie chats with his fans on twitter @TheFatBoys account [www.twitter.com/thefatboys] Uncle Louie LLC Client Eric B of Eric B and Rakim began hosting a radio show in winter 2009 on www.EricbandFreinds. Uncle Louie LLC is sponsored by Dominos Pizza, Virgin Mobile, Marley Coffee, and Weston Jewelers.
[edit] HistoryUncle Louie Music Group was founded by Louis L. Gregory and Ed Farias in the winter of 2008. Louis L. Gregory is the President of Uncle Louie, LLC and Ed Farias, also known as Fast Eddie is the Vice President of Public Affairs and Media Relations. After signing both members of the Fat Boys [2], Uncle Louie Management went on to sign J-Love the Silver Glove [3], famed West Coast DJ and Producer of the Nationally Syndicated Baka Boyz radio show [4] Shortly after, Uncle Louie Management signed Elijah [5] , an MC from Philly with a deep local following [6] Uncle Louie Music Group is currently negotiating with major networks on behalf of the Fat Boys in order to secure a Reality TV Show on which the Fat Boys will search for a new member [1] According to their website, as of March 2009, Uncle Louie Music Group has a roster that conducts business for many artists including: the Fat Boys, JJ Fad, Special Ed, Kurtis Blow, LL Cool J, Eric B and Rakim, UTFO, etc. ULM Group also manages the Fat Boys Official Clothing Line [www.FatBoysClothing.com][citation needed] [edit] Discography[edit] Albums
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