Scottie B

Scott Rice, professionally known as Scottie B is one of the two creators of Baltimore Club Music label "Unruly Records". Scottie B started out as a DJ in Baltimore, Maryland when house music was popular in clubs. In the early 90's he and the other half of unruly records, Shawn Caesar, wanted to create something new. Scottie B recalls one night making a bet with Shawn Caesar to play hip-hop music during a programmed house music club night and the crowd loving it,[1] which paved the way for Baltimore Club. Unruly records was created in 1994 by Scottie B and Shawn Caesar along with a large group of other DJs backing them up.[2] Unruly Records became the main label for Baltimore Club music in the 90's, during that time about forty to 50 records were released by the label.[2]

Scottie B of Unruly Records defined the genre and released a large amount of records Including Abdu Ali & Schwarz "Already", Astro Kids "Neutral Skrill Hotel", and Gangsta Boo & Beatkings "Underground Cassette Music".[3] K-Swift was a close friend of Scottie B and an artist under Unruly Records and a popular DJ on 92Q. Swift became the face of the Baltimore club during the later years. July, 21 2008 after Scottie Bs Artscape Party, K-Swift died in a swimming accident at her home. Scottie B, and Unruly Records, were never the same after Swift's death.[1] Unruly Records received a final contract for a major distribution deal with Koch Records, one of the largest independent labels in the country. But Scottie said "It didn't seem to matter anymore".[1] So after taking some time to get the Koch deal in order, recover from the loss of K-Swift, and figure out how best to preserve her legacy Unruly decided to package that mix as her Greatest Hits.[4] The DJs of Unruly Records in 2016 celebrated the 20th Anniversary of the label and everything it provided for Baltimore, like fostering a creative environment.[3] Scottie B work the room, mingling with Unruly DJs and Staying familiar with the company.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Paper, Baltimore City. "We Made All This Shit! The history of Unruly Records, which just celebrated 20 years, tells the history of Baltimore club music". citypaper.com. Retrieved 2016-10-31.
  2. 1 2 "An oral history of Baltimore club - Wax Poetics". Wax Poetics. 2015-04-30. Retrieved 2016-10-31.
  3. 1 2 Paper, Baltimore City. "Stop playing fast and loose with Bmore club history". citypaper.com. Retrieved 2016-10-31.
  4. ↑ Paper, Baltimore City. "The Club Beat with Sean Caesar". citypaper.com. Retrieved 2016-10-31.
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