KOCH Records is pleased to announce a new deal with longstanding Houston powerhouse Suave Records (formerly Suave House). Via this landmark arrangement, KOCH Records will release several forthcoming titles by legendary artists 8Ball & MJG, Philly phenom Gillie Da Kid, and the next mouthpiece from the South, Jiggolo.

Tony Draper -- founder of Houston, TX-based Suave Records -- spearheaded the independent label movement of the early 1990s. Recognizing the national appeal of then-regional act 8Ball & MJG, he thrust the Memphis mainstays into the limelight. Suave House assaulted the music scene with 1993's "Comin' Out Hard," the duo's debut album. From that pivotal point, Draper grew into an architect for Southern rap's impending and concurrent dominance of the genre.

More recently, he helped pushed Ice Cube's independent release "Laugh Now, Cry Later" record ... READ THE FULL REPORT AT RAPINDUSTRY.COM