ABOUT

Villainous Records is an American independent record label founded by rapper John Anthony on March 8, 2019. It is located in Dallas, Pennsylvania.

Current artists signed to Villainous Records include John Anthony, J Mont, Robin Tabacca, BIG 50 and Kwame Locks, while former acts include Katrina Everlasting, Amuntased Jordan and Cali. The label also has signed two engineers Jay Hover and Alex Murphy, who also is the labels head A&R.

Villainous Records was one of many different established names thought of in the beginning. Originally back in 2013, John Anthony produced his own music on his laptop using cheap recording software and a iRig microphone. He founded the name Flo Money Records and released his mixtapes through the label. The name would be scrapped initially a few years into his career, along with his earlier mixtapes. When he returned back to hip hop in 2016, he worked around with a couple other names and came up with RYG Records as the new distribution of his music. The name only held through two mixtapes up until 2019. On March 8, 2019, Villainous Records became the new name of John Anthony's record label and debuted with the re-release of the Four Forty Four EP. 

The name "Villainous" was inspired when John Anthony was reading a comic book and stumbled across the word. The word came to life as he felt it perfectly fit along with what he believes people label him as, a villain. As of today, Villainous Records has signed four music talents to its roster to accompany John Anthony. Florida rappers BIG 50 and Kwame Locks signed on in early 2021 while Pennsylvania rapper and songwriter J Mont signed with the label in late 2021. Record producer Robin Tabacca signed in 2023 and joins music engineer Justin "J. Hov" Hover and A&R Director Alex Murphy, who are also currently with Villainous Records.

Since 2020, Villainous Records was partnered with independent management company Chaos Music Group, along with their founder and CEO Edward Johnson. They supported as the grounding aspects in distributions, management, marketing and promotion. Currently, both Villainous Records and CMG did not re-sign a new deal after their original three-year contract. On Decemeber 10, 2023, both parties parted ways.