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Bloodline Records

A hip-hop record label founded in 2000 by Earl Simmons, known as rapper DMX. Its roster included rappers Bazaar Royale, Big Stan, Kashmir (3), Jinx da Juvy, Loose Canon (3) and Christian Ward (once known on the label as Iceberg, later Yung Berg and now Hitmaka). The label was distributed by Def Jam Recordings from 2001 to 2005 and then by Sony Music (formerly Sony BMG Music Entertainment) from 2006 to 2008. It was left inactive in 2009 following several departures of its artists. The Bloodline imprint became defunct following the event of founder DMX's death on April 9, 2021.