Record Label
Southern US based label founded by production duo [Antonio "L.A." Reid](https://www.discogs.com/artist/51281-LA-Reid) and Kenneth "[[artist:Babyface]]" Edmonds. An imprint of [[label:Arista Records]], LaFace scored hits throughout the 90s with a diverse stable of artists including [[artist:Usher]], [[artist:Toni Braxton]], [[artist:36988]], [[artist:OutKast]], [[artist:Donell Jones]] and [[artist:TLC]]. By the end of the decade, Babyface was less involved with the label while still pursuing his own musical career. Antonio "L.A." Reid took over from [[label:Arista]] co-founder and president [[artist:Clive Davis]] as the succeeding head of the label in 2000, and most of the LaFace artists (including the recently signed rapper [[artist:T.I.]]) went with him (though some went to Davis' newly launched [[label:J Records]]). This seemingly marked the end of LaFace, but in 2004, following the merger of its parent company [[label:Sony BMG]], the label was revitalized as one quarter of the newly rearranged **[[label:Zomba Label Group]]** alongside [[label:So So Def]], [[label:84472]] and [[label:Jive]]. Under the LaFace reboot, Usher, Donell Jones and P!NK rejoined while the label had recently signed [[artist:Ciara]]. LaFace Records' most prominent release to date was the 1994 TLC album, *CrazySexyCool*, which was the highest selling album by any all-female group with over 12 million copies sold in the United States alone. On September 26, 2011, the [[label:RCA Music Group]] was disbanded by [[label:Sony]], and on October 7, LaFace, alongside its parent, [[artist:Arista]], and sister labels, [[label:Jive]] and [[label:J Records]], were all absorbed into [[label:RCA Records]], bringing all of its artists to the RCA family. For unofficial and counterfeit releases please use [[label:LaFace Records (2)]].