Next Plateau Records
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Next Plateau Records is an American independent record label best known for launching and popularizing influential hip-hop and dance acts in the 1980s and 1990s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Next Plateau Records canonical | 9 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4553908 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Next Plateau Records Context triple: [Salt-N-Pepa, recordLabel, Next Plateau Records]
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A.
Okayplayer Records
Okayplayer Records is an independent record label associated with the Okayplayer music community, known for releasing hip hop and neo-soul projects, including work by The Roots.
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B.
Motéma Music
Motéma Music is an independent record label known for its focus on jazz, world, and soul music, and for launching and supporting acclaimed artists such as Gregory Porter.
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C.
Rostrum Records
Rostrum Records is an independent American record label best known for launching the careers of artists like Wiz Khalifa and Mac Miller.
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D.
Mavin Records
Mavin Records is a prominent Nigerian record label founded by Don Jazzy, known for nurturing major Afrobeats artists and shaping contemporary African pop music.
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E.
Octone Records
Octone Records is the record label known for launching and releasing early music by the pop-rock band Maroon 5.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Next Plateau Records Target entity description: Next Plateau Records is an American independent record label best known for launching and popularizing influential hip-hop and dance acts in the 1980s and 1990s.
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A.
Okayplayer Records
Okayplayer Records is an independent record label associated with the Okayplayer music community, known for releasing hip hop and neo-soul projects, including work by The Roots.
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B.
Motéma Music
Motéma Music is an independent record label known for its focus on jazz, world, and soul music, and for launching and supporting acclaimed artists such as Gregory Porter.
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C.
Rostrum Records
Rostrum Records is an independent American record label best known for launching the careers of artists like Wiz Khalifa and Mac Miller.
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D.
Mavin Records
Mavin Records is a prominent Nigerian record label founded by Don Jazzy, known for nurturing major Afrobeats artists and shaping contemporary African pop music.
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E.
Octone Records
Octone Records is the record label known for launching and releasing early music by the pop-rock band Maroon 5.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American record label
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independent record label ⓘ record label ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod |
1980s
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1990s ⓘ |
| associatedWithMovement | golden age hip hop ⓘ |
| associatedWithScene |
New York dance club scene
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New York hip hop scene ⓘ |
| basedIn | New York City ⓘ |
| businessModel | independent A&R and production with external distribution ⓘ |
| catalogIncludes |
12-inch singles
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full-length albums ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| distribution | major-label distribution partnerships ⓘ |
| distributionFormat |
compact discs
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digital releases ⓘ vinyl records ⓘ |
| focus |
club-oriented dance music
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urban contemporary music ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Eddie O’Loughlin ⓘ |
| genre |
R&B music
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dance music ⓘ electronic dance music ⓘ freestyle music ⓘ hip hop music ⓘ |
| hasFounderRole | Eddie O’Loughlin as label executive ⓘ |
| hasImprint | Next Plateau Entertainment ⓘ |
| industry | music industry ⓘ |
| locationCountry |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| notableFor |
launching influential dance acts in the 1980s
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launching influential hip hop acts in the 1980s ⓘ popularizing dance acts in the 1990s ⓘ popularizing hip hop acts in the 1990s ⓘ |
| released |
“Because of You” by The Cover Girls
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“Expression” by Salt-N-Pepa ⓘ “I Didn’t Mean To Turn You On” (cover by Sybil) ⓘ
linked to:
Didn’t Mean to Turn You On
“I’ll Be All You Ever Need” by Trinere ⓘ “Push It” ⓘ
linked to:
Push It
“Push It” by Salt-N-Pepa ⓘ |
| signedArtist |
Antoinette
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Doctor Ice ⓘ E.V.E. (hip hop group) ⓘ Paperboy ⓘ Salt-N-Pepa ⓘ Sweet Tee ⓘ Sybil ⓘ TKA ⓘ The Cover Girls ⓘ |
| status | independent label brand that has continued in various forms ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Next Plateau Records Description of subject: Next Plateau Records is an American independent record label best known for launching and popularizing influential hip-hop and dance acts in the 1980s and 1990s.
Referenced by (9)
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