Rated-R Recordz Est. 1998

Rated-R Recordz was founded in 1998 during a pivotal moment in Vancouver’s hip-hop scene by Ray "Rated-R" Montani as he transcended from the Vancouver underworld. At the time, the city’s rap movement was fragmented—limited infrastructure, and very few independent labels willing to invest long-term. Most artists were forced to choose between staying underground or leaving the West Coast entirely.
In 1998, the label made its defining move by signing Devon Martin Mr Metro a strategic decision that immediately shifted the label’s credibility and reach. Devon was an established, Juno winning artist, and his move to Vancouver signaled that the city could support serious, career-level hip-hop outside the traditional industry centers.
That signing became a power play. The label continues releasing new music, as well as material from the hundreds of projects in the vault that due to financial limitations, were never released sticking to it original mission giving artists an unfiltered voice.