Reservoir acquires legendary hip hop indie Tommy Boy

Reservoir has acquired legendary indie Hip-Hop and Electronic record label Tommy Boy.

The deal encompasses more than 6,000 Tommy Boy masters including Coolio’s “Gangsta’s Paradise,” House of Pain’s “Jump Around,” and Afrika Bambaataa & The Soulsonic Force’s “Planet Rock”.

Founded by industry icon Tom Silverman, the fiercely independent label launched the careers of Queen Latifah, Coolio, De La Soul, Naughty By Nature, Afrika Bambaataa, Digital Underground, House of Pain, Force MDs, and more. It was also a pioneer in EDM with releases by LFO, Coldcut, and 808 State and Latin Freestyle and Latin Hip-Hop with releases by TKA, K7, and Information Society.

Tommy Boy Music also includes the catalogs of Amherst Records, Harlem Music, and Halwill Music, which hold masters and publishing rights for a diverse collection of ‘70s Soul, Disco, and Jazz artists including The Stylistics, Van McCoy, and Glenn Medeiros.

At Reservoir, Tommy Boy joins Chrysalis Records, augmenting Reservoir’s recorded music division and “building on the company’s commitment to upholding legacies and supporting great independent music.”

Reservoir will market the catalog under the Tommy Boy label out of Reservoir’s New York City headquarters with A&R and Creative led by Reservoir EVP Faith Newman and international marketing and distribution driven by Reservoir’s Chrysalis Records team in London.