Open Bar Entertainment
| Open Bar Entertainment | |
|---|---|
| Parent company | Sony Music |
| Founded | 2000 |
| Founder | Xzibit |
| Distributor(s) | Epic Records |
| Genre | |
| Country of origin | United States |
Open Bar Entertainment (also known as Almighty Open Bar Entertainment) is an American record label founded in 2000 by American rapper Xzibit. It operated as a subsidiary label under Epic Records.
History
Xzibit stated "I started a label called Open Bar, being that I gotta take advantage of everything that's happening around me right now, I just feel like Likwit Crew never got our fair share in the market place. Whether it was us, whether it was the promotion, whether it was the label...that's not for me to argue about. But what I can do is, since I got my hands around the opportunity, I'll of course, embrace my family members and bring them to the table with me. The first person I signed was King Tee."[1]
Following the moderately successful releases of Xzibit's first two albums, At the Speed of Life and 40 Dayz & 40 Nightz, Xzibit was granted his own label under Loud Records, which at the time received distribution from Epic Records. Open Bar's first release was Xzibit's third studio album, Restless. The album was the best selling album for both Open Bar and Xzibit, peaking in the top 15 on the Billboard 200 and was certified platinum by the RIAA for selling a million copies in America. Restless was supported by two commercially successful singles: X and Front 2 Back.