The Deals: 10K Signs JV With Hip-Hop Label Focused on Emerging Acts; Milk & Honey Teams With mprs on Producer Catalog Acquisitions

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Ben Bijur

Kathlyn Almeida

Atlantic Music Group’s 10K Projects signed a joint venture deal with Runway Records, a newly launched label led by Ben Bijur, who was recently hired at Atlantic Music Group as vp or A&R. The imprint will be “a developmental hub for emerging hip-hop artists,” according to a press release.

Runway’s first signing is Atlanta-based rapper Aziedoesntexist, best known for the track “Everglades.”