C.C.L. Records Inc.

An early New York hip hop label and company. Established on May 3, 1983, its name stood for its three founders — Charlie "Rock" Jimenez, Chico, and Lawrence "Larry B" Mack. Although Its initial releases were at first issued independently and then in conjunction with the Specific Records label, subsequent releases were distributed by Cutting Records after it began its collaboration with the producer Jerry Calliste Jr., a.k.a., Hashim. The company ultimately dissolved on December 24, 1991. Name Variations: "C.C.L. Records, Inc."