Catalog

Two LP releases.

G-Note Records' confirmed catalog from the 1995–1996 founding era. Both recorded at BARS Studio (Bay Area Recording Studio), Fillmore district.

Down 4 Tha Cause album cover by The Fast 1

1995 · GNR 9501

Down 4 Tha Cause

The Fast 1

Debut album. Joint release with Airwaves, co-executive produced by both labels. 11 tracks. Cover artwork by phunky phat graph-x.

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Straight Max'n album cover by Tha Dangla

1996

Straight Max'n

Tha Dangla

Debut LP. Executive-produced by Feady Crocka (the artist's older brother). 12 tracks. Cover artwork by phunky phat graph-x.

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Background

San Francisco, 1995.

G-Note Records was the first independent imprint founded by Feady Crocka. It launched in 1995 with the release of his own debut album, Down 4 Tha Cause (credited as The Fast 1) — a joint release with Airwaves, co-executive produced by both labels. The album was recorded at BARS Studio (Bay Area Recording Studio) in the Fillmore district, where Feady held the studio license.

The following year, G-Note Records released Straight Max'n by Tha Dangla — Feady's younger brother. Feady executive-produced the album, also recorded at BARS Studio. Cover artwork on both releases came from phunky phat graph-x, who also designed covers for Master P, E-40, Rappin' 4-Tay, C-BO, and JT The Bigga Figga.

G-Note Records operated alongside two other Feady-owned imprints in the same era — Paragon Entertainment and Proplylaced Music — all three running in parallel out of BARS Studio. The current iteration of Feady's label arc is Done Deal Digital.

The Label Arc

Feady Crocka's imprints, 1995 — present.

Three decades of independent label ownership.

1995 — late 1990s

G-Note Records You are here

Released Down 4 Tha Cause (1995) and Straight Max'n (1996). Recorded at BARS Studio.

1990s

Paragon Entertainment

Parallel imprint to G-Note and Proplylaced. Operated out of BARS Studio in the Fillmore district.

1990s — Present

Proplylaced Music

Parallel 1990s imprint. Currently produces the Class of 95 Drum Kit via Sound Selection Kits. Visit page →

Current

Done Deal Digital

The current label. Music, media, and business operating out of San Francisco. Visit homepage →

Related

Feady Crocka

Founder of G-Note Records (1995). Producer, recording artist, manager. Founded Done Deal Digital later.

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The Fast 1

Feady's 1995 recording alias. Down 4 Tha Cause was the first G-Note release.

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Tha Dangla

Second G-Note release: Straight Max'n (1996). Feady's younger brother.

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Proplylaced Music

Parallel 1990s imprint. Still produces the Class of 95 Drum Kit.

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