This is a list of notable East Coast hip hop music record labels. * American King Music, founded in 2006 by Mims * ASAP Worldwide, founded in 2011 by ASAP Rocky and ASAP Yams * Babygrande, founded in 2001 by DJ Chuck Wilson * Bad Boy Records, founded in 1993 by Sean Combs * Blacksmith Records, founded in 2005 by Talib Kweli and Cory Smith * Bloodline Records, founded in 2000 by DMX * Cold Chillin' Records, founded in 1987 by Tyrone Williams * D-Block Records, founded in 2001 by The Lox * Dame Dash Music Group, founded in 2005 by Damon Dash * Def Jam Recordings, founded in 1983 by Rick Rubin and Russell Simmons * Definitive Jux, founded in 1999 by Jaime "El-P" Meline and Amaechi Uzoigwe * Desert Storm Records, founded in 1997 by Duro and DJ Clue * Diplomat Records, founded in 2