Pelham Power Productions

Pelham Power Productions, commonly abbreviated as 3p, is a German independent record label based in Frankfurt am Main. It was founded in the early 1990s by the musician Moses Pelham, whose own musical background shaped the label's early profile. In its first years 3p released mostly rap music, and over time it expanded its roster and stylistic range. Among the best-known artists associated with the label are Azad, Sabrina Setlur, Glashaus and Xavier Naidoo. Today 3p releases predominantly hip-hop, soul and pop. The label is closely tied to the career of Moses Pelham, who remains one of its current artists alongside the group Glashaus. Its output has included albums, singles and compilations, and it has also been active beyond music: in 2006 it founded a book publishing imprint called PaperChase, whose first release was GOETHE FAUST REMIX, a cynical new version of Faust I by Andreas Walter and Viktor Winkler. In 2007 PaperChase published the audiobook Alles Fälschungen – Fragen an Deutschland by Henry Düx, and the Paperchase sub-label also issued various compilations such as Ich liebe dich Vol 1 and Vol 2, Sommer unseres Lebens and Mittsommernachtstraum. The label has a dedicated fan community organized as the "3p Supporter Club e. V.", which grew out of the fan club of the Rödelheim Hartreim Projekt; fans refer to themselves as "Supporter". The late 2000s were a difficult period: at the end of 2007 a large part of the label's staff was laid off, and from the 46th calendar week of 2008 all of the label's websites went offline, a move indirectly announced through Moses Pelham's diary, in which he wrote that he was on a "longer journey". A replacement website showing only three black sheep and a link to the forum was online in the interim. Since 28 May 2009 the 3p internet portal has been back online. As a German independent label, 3p occupies a niche in the German-language hip-hop, soul and pop scene, with a roster historically anchored by Moses Pelham's own projects and by artists such as Sabrina Setlur, Xavier Naidoo and Glashaus. Its Frankfurt base and its connection to the Rödelheim Hartreim Projekt place it within the broader Frankfurt hip-hop tradition.

Pelham Power Productions, abbreviated 3p, is a German record label headquartered in Frankfurt am Main. It was founded in the early 1990s by the musician Moses Pelham. Because of Pelham's own musical history, the label in its early years released mostly rap music. Over the years new artists continually joined the roster; the best-known among them are Azad, Sabrina Setlur, Glashaus and Xavier Naidoo. In the course of time 3p came to release predominantly hip-hop, soul and pop. Beyond music, the label expanded into publishing. In 2006 it founded a book publishing house under the name PaperChase. Its first published book was GOETHE FAUST REMIX, described as a cynical new version of Faust I, written by Andreas Walter and Viktor Winkler. In 2007 the audiobook Alles Fälschungen – Fragen an Deutschland by Henry Düx appeared via PaperChase. The sub-label Paperchase also released various compilations, including Ich liebe dich Vol 1 and Vol 2, Sommer unseres Lebens and Mittsommernachtstraum. The label's fan community is organized in its own fan club, the "3p Supporter Club e. V.", which emerged from the fan club of the Rödelheim Hartreim Projekt. Fans call themselves "Supporter". The late 2000s brought a period of retrenchment. At the end of 2007 a large part of the label's staff was dismissed. From the 46th calendar week of 2008 all of the label's websites went offline; this was indirectly announced through Moses Pelham's diary, in which he wrote that he was on a "longer journey". A replacement website was put online in the interim, showing only three black sheep and a link to the forum. Since 28 May 2009 the 3p internet portal has been back online. Current artists listed for the label include Moses Pelham and Glashaus.

• Founded in the early 1990s by musician Moses Pelham.

• Founded the book publishing imprint PaperChase in 2006.

• Published the audiobook Alles Fälschungen – Fragen an Deutschland by Henry Düx via PaperChase in 2007.

• At the end of 2007, a large part of the label's staff was dismissed.

• From the 46th calendar week of 2008, all of the label's websites went offline.

• Since 28 May 2009, the 3p internet portal has been back online.

Independent German record label focused on hip-hop, soul and pop, rooted in the Frankfurt rap scene.

• GOETHE FAUST REMIX (book, PaperChase, by Andreas Walter and Viktor Winkler)

• Alles Fälschungen – Fragen an Deutschland (audiobook, PaperChase, by Henry Düx)

• Ich liebe dich Vol 1 and Vol 2 (compilations)

• Sommer unseres Lebens (compilation)

• Mittsommernachtstraum (compilation)

1. 13p official website3-p.de
2. 2Pelham Power Productions on Wikidatawikidata.org
3. 3Pelham Power Productions on German Wikipediade.wikipedia.org