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Blastin' Fools Records Tower in Market, Los Santos, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.

Blastin' Fools Records, also known simply as Blastin' Fools, is record label and store featured in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.

Description

Based in a modernist cylindrical tower located in Market, Los Santos, Blastin' Fools Records was founded by Jimmy Silverman, who serves as the producer and manager of the company as of events in GTA San Andreas circa 1992. Blastin' Fools Records is a play on Capitol Records; the building itself is a partial recreation of the Capitol Records Building in Hollywood, Los Angeles.

Artists

Blastin' Fools Records is most prominently associated with two major characters in GTA San Andreas. Since the beginning of the game's storyline, celebrity gangsta rapper Madd Dogg has long signed to the label, but was close to spiraling into oblivion as a result of several setbacks instigated by aspiring rapper Jeffrey "OG Loc" Cross and his subsequent depression; Loc took advantage of the void left over by Madd Dogg and signed in on the label himself.

After being saved from suicide by Loc's former friend and protagonist Carl "CJ" Johnson and rehabilitated, Madd Dogg eventually pursues Loc upon learning Loc was responsible for Madd Dogg's downfall. After a lengthy chase that leads to Blastin' Fools Records, Silverman learns of Loc's lack of talent and threatens to sue Loc. Subsequently, Loc was dropped from the label, and following his desertion of the city, moved to Red County.

Other artists signed on to Blastin' Fools Records circa 1992 include:

Albums

As indicated from Forgotten Legends of West Coast Rap, the label has released a series of albums over the course of the early 1990s, well into 1993 (the label for Rochell'le's Dangerous Curves (1994) is unspecified), one years after events in GTA San Andreas. It is unknown if Blastin' Fools Records has release albums before or after the early 1990s.

Madd Dogg
- Hustlin' Like Gangstaz (1990)
- Still Madd (1990)
- 24 Carat Dogg (1991)
- Forty Dogg (1993)
OG Loc
- Str8 From Tha Streetz (1992)
GMW
- It's a GMW Thang! (1990)
Rochell'le
- Leg$ (1991)
- Dangerous Curves (1994) (unmentioned label)

Interior

The interior of Blastin' Fools is briefly featured during the closing cutscene of "Cut Throat Business", consisting of nothing more than a hallway-like room, with a corner sofa, decors and hung golden records. As is with interiors accessible only during cutscenes, the interior can only be visited in the Hidden Interiors Universe.

Gallery

The interior of Blastin' Fools Records
The Location of the interior in the Hidden Interiors Universe

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-[[Image:Gallery116.JPG|thumb|300px|Blastin' Fools Records Tower in [[Los Santos]]]]
+[[File:Blastin'FoolsRecords-GTASA-exterior.jpg|thumb|250px|Blastin' Fools Records Tower in [[Market, Los Santos|Market]], [[Los Santos in GTA III Era|Los Santos]], [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]].]]
-'''Blastin' Fools Records''' is record label and store founded by [[Jimmy Silverman]] that [[Madd Dogg]] was signed to after [[OG Loc]] was dropped. Blastin' Fools Records is a play on [[wikipedia:Capitol Records|Capitol Records]].
-'''''Artists:''''' [[Madd Dogg]], [[OG Loc]], [[GMW]], [[Rochell'le]]
+'''Blastin' Fools Records''', also known simply as '''Blastin' Fools''', is record label and store featured in [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]].
-*'''''Albums released:'''''
+== Description ==
+Based in a modernist cylindrical tower located in [[Market, Los Santos|Market]], [[Los Santos in GTA III Era|Los Santos]], Blastin' Fools Records was founded by [[Jimmy Silverman]], who serves as the producer and manager of the company as of events in GTA San Andreas circa [[1992]]. Blastin' Fools Records is a play on [[:wp:Capitol Records|Capitol Records]]; the building itself is a partial recreation of the [[:wp:Capitol Records Building|Capitol Records Building]] in Hollywood, Los Angeles.
-'''Madd Dogg''' - [[Hustlin' Like Gangstaz]] ''(1990)''
+=== Artists ===
+Blastin' Fools Records is most prominently associated with two major characters in GTA San Andreas. Since the beginning of the game's storyline, celebrity gangsta rapper [[Madd Dogg]] has long signed to the label, but was close to spiraling into oblivion as a result of several setbacks instigated by aspiring rapper [[OG Loc|Jeffrey "OG Loc" Cross]] and his subsequent depression; Loc took advantage of the void left over by Madd Dogg and signed in on the label himself.
-'''Madd Dogg''' – [[Still Madd]] ''(1990)''
+After being saved from suicide by Loc's former friend and protagonist [[Carl Johnson|Carl "CJ" Johnson]] and rehabilitated, Madd Dogg eventually pursues Loc upon learning Loc was responsible for Madd Dogg's downfall. After a lengthy chase that leads to Blastin' Fools Records, Silverman learns of Loc's lack of talent and threatens to sue Loc. Subsequently, Loc was dropped from the label, and following his desertion of the city, moved to [[Red County]].
-'''GMW''' - It's a GMW Thang! ''(1990)''
+Other artists signed on to Blastin' Fools Records circa 1992 include:
+* GMW
+* [[Rochell'le]]
+* [[Gaffle One]]
-'''Rochell'le''' - [[Leg$]] ''(1991)''
+=== Albums ===
+As indicated from [http://www.westcoastraplegends.com/ Forgotten Legends of West Coast Rap], the label has released a series of albums over the course of the early 1990s, well into 1993 (the label for Rochell'le's Dangerous Curves (1994) is unspecified), one years after events in GTA San Andreas. It is unknown if Blastin' Fools Records has release albums before or after the early 1990s.
-'''Madd Dogg''' – [[24 carat dogg | 24 Carat Dogg]] (1992)
+* Madd Dogg
+** [[Hustlin' Like Gangstaz]] (1990)
+** [[Still Madd]] (1990)
+** [[24 Carat Dogg]] (1991)
+** [[Forty Dogg]] (1993)
+* OG Loc
+** [[Str8 From Tha Streetz]] (1992)
+* GMW
+** [[GMW: It's a GMW Thang!|It's a GMW Thang!]] ''(1990)''
+* Rochell'le
+** [[Leg$]] (1991)
+** Dangerous Curves (1994) (unmentioned label)
-'''OG Loc''' – [[Str8 From Tha Streetz]] ''(1992)''
+=== Interior ===
+The interior of Blastin' Fools is briefly featured during the closing cutscene of "[[Cut Throat Business]]", consisting of nothing more than a hallway-like room, with a corner sofa, decors and hung golden records. As is with interiors accessible only during cutscenes, the interior can only be visited in the [[Hidden Interiors Universe]].
-'''Madd Dogg''' – [[Forty Dogg]] ''(1993)''
+== Gallery ==
+<gallery>
+File:Blastin'FoolsRecords-GTASA-interior.jpg|The interior of Blastin' Fools Records
+File:Blastin'FoolsRecords-GTASA-HiddenInteriorsUniverse-map.jpg|The Location of the interior in the [[Hidden Interiors Universe]]
+</gallery>
-'''Rochell'le''' – Dangerous Curves ''(1994)''
+== See Also ==
+* [[Badger Building]]: the [[Los Santos in GTA V|HD Universe]] rendition of the Blastin' Fools Record Building.
+[[cs:Blastin' Fools Records]]
+[[de:Blastin’ Fools Records]]
+[[es:Blastin' Fools Records]]
-[[Category:Businesses]]
+[[Category:Businesses in GTA San Andreas]]
+[[Category:Places in Los Santos in GTA III Era]]
+[[Category:Music Stores]]