Rapbay / Urbanlife Distribution

For over 24 years, Rapbay has been a trusted voice in the underground rap community. Our deep-rooted connection to Bay Area hip-hop has fueled our growth and allowed us to feature a wide array of artists from around the US. We work directly with artists, labels, distributors, and rights holders, establishing genuine relationships built on respect for the music & the culture.

Rapbay also works closely with our sister company, Urbanlife Distribution, a full-service wholesale & digital distributor. Founded in 2001, Urbanlife began with a focus on physical product distribution to retail stores & expanded into digital distribution in 2006, now managing over 700 independent labels. We hold direct partnerships with platforms like iTunes, Spotify, YouTube, Amazon, TikTok, Tidal, META, JPay, and many more. With a catalog of over 4,000 physical titles, 80,000 digital tracks, we are proud to serve a global network of fans, artists, labels, business owners, and supporters of independent rap.