Funk Volume was an American independent record label founded by American rapper Hopsin and Damien Ritter in 2007. The label was home to artists Dizzy Wright, Jarren Benton, SwizZz, and producers DJ Hoppa and Kato before its 2016 dissolution.

Feb 1, 2016 · By mid-month, the Funk Volume name and brand that millions of fans have come to revere essentially dissolved. FV’s deal with Warner Music is on ice. Hopsin, SwizZz, Jarren Benton, DJ Hoppa and...

Nov 30, 2020 · Fans of the independent Hip Hop powerhouse Funk Volume were privy to a nasty breakup between co-CEOs Hopsin and Damien “Dame” Ritter in 2016, eroding years of unfiltered, unabashed rap music and...

Former Funk Volume co-founder Damien Ritter shares hard-earned insights on building an influential independent hip hop label from the ground up and navigating its eventual demise.

Hopsin seems liberated (if a bit angry) by his separation from Funk Volume, and spoke at length with HipHopDX about his split with Damien Ritter.

Aug 26, 2015 · We sat down with Hopsin, Dizzy Wright and Jarren Benton to talk about the history and evolution of their record label Funk Volume.

May 28, 2021 · By the end of Funk Volume 2015, the tension had risen so high that it was only a matter of time before it exploded. Explode it did when the tour ended, and the members had to discuss the profit-sharing as they had always done.

Sep 16, 2016 · It was the day that independent powerhouse Funk Volume Records unraveled in the public eye as a result of Hopsin’s incendiary social media lambasting of his co-CEO, Damien “Dame” Ritter.

Funk Volume was an American independent record label founded by American rapper Hopsin. The label was home to artists Dizzy Wright, Jarren Benton, SwizZz, and producers DJ Hoppa and Kato. The label is defunct due to a feud between co-founders Hopsin and Damien “Dame” Ritter in regards to financial alterations.

One of hip hop’s stealth success stories of recent, Funk Volume was built out of necessity. In 2008, Stanford University MBA grad Damien “Dame” Ritter watched his younger brother SwizZz and pal Hopsin fight to gain recognition in the over-saturated music industry.