Allido Records is a
record label and production company. The company was started by DJ and producer
Mark Ronson, and Rich Kleiman, a television, internet and music businessman. The label got its name "Allido" from the Stevie Wonder song "All I Do". Rapper
Saigon was the first artist signed to Allido Records, but left soon after, and is now signed to
Just Blaze's
Fort Knox Entertainment. In conjunction with
Clive Davis’ J Records, Allido signed
Chicago-based rapper
Rhymefest, who is best known as the co-writer for
Kanye West's Jesus Walks. Rhymefest's first album, under Allido, was released July 11, 2006, under the title of
"Blue Collar". Allido has also signed Australian-born soul singer
Daniel Merriweather. Other projects in the works from Ronson and Kleiman are the soundtrack to
Gap's latest ad campaign as well as
Jay-Z's movie,
Fade to Black. Allido's most recent signing is Washington, DC hip hop artist
Wale.