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BahdGuys Entertainment

Falz's own recording imprint; no independent company registration or website located.

Based in
Nigeria
Founded
2009 (earliest phonogram credit found, on the mixtape 'Shakara: The Mixtape'). This may record an early mixtape rather than a formal company founding; no incorporation date is confirmed by any filing.
Founders
Folarin Falana (Falz), per MusicBrainz's label disambiguation text. No independent corporate filing confirms this.

BahdGuys Entertainment (also recorded as B.A.H.D Guys Entertainment and BahdGuys Records) is the recording imprint of Nigerian artist Falz (Folarin Falana). Phonogram credits across the Apple Music and Deezer catalogues show it as the sole or joint rights holder on the great majority of Falz’s lead releases, from an earliest dated credit in 2009 through recent output.

No Nigerian CAC filing or independent registration document was located under any of the label’s several name spellings, so its corporate structure is not confirmed. MusicBrainz’s label entry for BahdGuys Records describes it simply as a “Nigerian Record Label, owned by rapper Falz,” which is the fullest independent statement of ownership available. The label has no standalone website: a previously cited domain, bahdguys.com.ng, does not resolve. Business contact runs through a shared email address and through Falz’s own artist site.

As an artist-owned imprint rather than a multi-act label, BahdGuys’ significance is tied entirely to Falz’s own catalogue rather than a wider roster.

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