Philadelphia based hip hop label Pop Art Records, which once boasted Jazzy Jeff And The Fresh Prince, Roxanne Shante, 3 Times Dope, Salt N Pepa, MC Shan and the Juice Crew on its roster, yesterday announced that they had been bought out by Californian production and management firm Coalition. As part of the deal Coalition will acquire Pop Art's recording and publishing catalogues, which include tracks like MC Shan's 'The Bridge', Salt N Pepa's 'Show Stoppa' and Shante's 'Roxanne's Revenge'.
Commenting on the takeover, Coalition top guy Troy Carter told reporters: "The acquisition of the Pop Art Catalog is like purchasing a part of music history. We've been aggressively looking to build our content business so this seemed like a perfect opportunity to get us started."
Pop Art boss and founder Lawrence Goodman added: "It is my belief that Troy's involvement will bring new life into the catalog that we've built."