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✨✧ Kendrick LamarGood Kid MAAD City (with bonus tracks) ... LP
Aftermath, 2012. New Copy 2 LP Gatefold ... $32.99 33.99
The second album from Kendrick Lamar, and the one that really helped bring his talents to the rest of the world – and maybe mark a whole new generation of hip hop in the process! At some level, Lamar is in the same territory as many of the south Cali rappers before him – with tales of ... read more LP, Vinyl record album

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Kendrick LamarMr Morale & The Big Steppers ... LP
Top Dawg Ent./Interscope, 2022. Sealed 2LP ... $39.99
Kendrick Lamarr waited quite a long time to give the world a follow-up to his classic DAMN – and for good reason too, as the rapper's been on a long personal journey that's documented strongly on the record! The Kendrick heard here is much more introspective than before – and that's ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Sealed copy.)
Also available Mr Morale & The Big Steppers (180 gram pressing) ... LP 44.99

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Kendrick LamarMr Morale & The Big Steppers (180 gram pressing) ... LP
Top Dawg Ent./Interscope, 2022. New Copy 2LP ... $44.99 47.99
Kendrick Lamarr waited quite a long time to give the world a follow-up to his classic DAMN – and for good reason too, as the rapper's been on a long personal journey that's documented strongly on the record! The Kendrick heard here is much more introspective than before – and that's ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Mr Morale & The Big Steppers ... LP 39.99

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Kendrick LamarTo Pimp A Butterfly ... LP
Interscope, 2015. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $32.99 34.99
Kendrick Lamar takes wider creative left turns than ever before on To Pimp A Butterfly – with a funk steeped production style that filters tried-and-true P Funk influences through leftfield modern beatcraft styles, inspired by cats like Madlib to Thundercat, the latter of whom is an official ... read more LP, Vinyl record album

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Kid CudiMan On The Moon III – The Chosen ... LP
Republic, 2021. Near Mint- 2LP Gatefold ... $16.99
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(Black vinyl pressing. Includes poster and insert.)

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King Magnetic & Tone SpliffNobody's Safe ... LP
King Mag Music, 2020. Sealed ... $19.99 24.99
... LP, Vinyl record album

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King TeeThy Kingdom Come (with bonus tracks) ... LP
RMV (Germany), Late 90s. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $24.99 38.99
One of those classic late 90s hip hop albums that initially got lost in the shuffle of record label politics and other issues – finally out for the rest of the world in the following century! The record's from a time when King Tee was allied strongly with Dr Dre – who produces part of ... read more LP, Vinyl record album

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Kipp StoneFaygo Baby ... LP
Closed Sessions, 2021. Near Mint- ... $39.99
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Knxwledge1988 (purple & black vinyl pressing) ... LP
Stones Throw, 2020. New Copy (reissue)... Just Sold Out!
A rock solid effort from one of the finer producers on Stones Throw at this stage in the label's esteemed history! If you expect 1988 to be throwback effort by the number title, think again, but he's not as predictable as that anyway. He sets an impeccable and unpredictable mood that stays rooted ... read more LP, Vinyl record album

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Kool G Rap & DJ PoloRoad To The Riches ... LP
Cold Chillin, 1989. Very Good+ ... $39.99
A QB landmark. Kool G Rap's finest from the Cold Chillin glory days, with production by Marley Marl at the peak of his early career. With the hits "It's A Demo", "Truly Yours", "Poison", and "Rhymes I Express". Also includes Road To The Riches", " ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Original pressing with FW/CSB etch. Cover has light wear, a promo stamp, and a small trace of a price sticker.)

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✨✧ KRS-OneReturn Of The Boom Bap (blue & yellow vinyl pressing) ... LP
Jive/Get On Down, 1993. New Copy 2LP (reissue)... $30.99 34.99
The first solo set by KRS-One on his own – maybe a bit of a surprise, given that he was really the driving force and main voice of Boogie Down Productions after the first album – yet one that also gives him a chance to spotlight some new wisdom and a growing sense of identity! The set ... read more LP, Vinyl record album

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Kurtis BlowKingdom Blow ... LP
Mercury, 1986. Sealed ... $9.99
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(Still sealed with hype sticker.)

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KuruptStreetz Iz A Mutha (clean promo version) ... LP
Antra, 1999. Sealed 2LP ... $9.99
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(Clean edited promo in a plain sleeve. Shrinkwrap has CLEAN written in marker and is loose at the back seam.)

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✨✧ La The DarkmanHeist Of The Century ... LP
Supreme Team/Coalmine, 1998. New Copy 2LP (reissue)... $30.99 34.99
A 90s album from the farther reaches of the Wu-Tang empire – a set that still shares some qualities with the core members' solo efforts, but which also maybe stands apart more in the tone of MC La The Darkman! The rapper ended up in Atlanta, and there's a quality here that maybe hints at ... read more LP, Vinyl record album

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Lil WayneTha Carter III ... LP
Cash Money/Universal, 2008. New Copy 2LP (reissue)... $39.99 44.99
How can you resist an album with a picture of a baby on the cover with his hands and face covered in tattoos?! The set is maybe the biggest album in Lil Wayne's career – a set that was delayed a bit in the midst of big album leaks of the oughties – then really came on strong once it ... read more LP, Vinyl record album

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LoxMoney, Power & Respect ... LP
Bad Boy, 1997. Near Mint- 2LP ... $24.99 49.99
Includes "Livin' The Life", "Money, Power, Respect" featuring DMX and Lil Kim, "The Heist", "Everybody Wanna Rat", and "We'll Always Love Big Poppa". 21 tracks total including interludes. LP, Vinyl record album
(lncludes the insert. Cover has a promo stamp.)

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Lupe FiascoFood & Liquor ... LP
Atlantic, 2006. New Copy 2LP (reissue)... $31.99 34.99
The official full length debut from Lupe Fiasco – another wholly unique Chicago MC who's gotten the runaround from seemingly every major label in the biz – and a record that lives up to the long-building hype! Frankly, we were scared almost immediately when we heard the description ... read more LP, Vinyl record album

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MadlibFlying High – Instrumentals ... LP
Bang Ya Head Entertainment, 2024. New Copy ... $25.99 28.99
All the lean, spare Madlib tracks taken from the vocal album – served up here as instrumentals, and in a way that really showcases Madlib's continuing genius over the years! There's really a "less is more" vibe going on here – with a focus on key elements, just the right kind ... read more LP, Vinyl record album

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✨✧ MadlibPinata Beats ... LP
Madlib Invazion, 2014. New Copy 2LP ... $23.99 29.99
The restlessly inventive Madlib beats and production for Pinata, the excellent duo project with MC Freddie Gibbs! If you'll forgive us a little bit of repetition – because we KNOW we've written this before – there's just something extra riveting about Madlib's production work for ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Pinata Beats ... LP 19.99

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✨✧ MadlibPinata Beats ... LP
Madlib Invazion, 2014. Sealed 2LP ... $19.99
The restlessly inventive Madlib beats and production for Pinata, the excellent duo project with MC Freddie Gibbs! If you'll forgive us a little bit of repetition – because we KNOW we've written this before – there's just something extra riveting about Madlib's production work for ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Pinata Beats ... LP 23.99

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MadlibShades Of Blue – Madlib Invades Blue Note ... LP
Blue Note, 2003. Near Mint- 2LP ... $39.99
A really revolutionary album – both at the time it was released, and all these many years later! In a surprising nod to the younger generation, Blue Note opened the door to Madlib – already making a name with his array of great projects at the start of the century – an early part ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Mid 2010s EU Music On Vinyl reissue. Cover is bent at the bottom right corner.)
Also available Shades Of Blue – Madlib Invades Blue Note (180 gram pressing) ... LP 36.99

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✨✧ MadlibShades Of Blue – Madlib Invades Blue Note (180 gram pressing) ... LP
Blue Note, 2003. New Copy 2LP (reissue)... $36.99 39.99
A really revolutionary album – both at the time it was released, and all these many years later! In a surprising nod to the younger generation, Blue Note opened the door to Madlib – already making a name with his array of great projects at the start of the century – an early part ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Shades Of Blue – Madlib Invades Blue Note ... LP 39.99

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Madlib/Kieran HebdenSound Ancestors ... LP
Madlib Invazion, 2021. New Copy ... $23.99 27.98
A hell of a collaboration – core sounds by Madlib, which are then re-arranged by Kieran Hebden – at a level that seems to open up new dimensions in both artists! The sound is definitely Madlib's, but there's also a sense of majesty that seems to flow through the whole thing – ... read more LP, Vinyl record album

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Madlib & Guilty SimpsonBefore The Verdict – Madlib Medicine Show #1 (gold vinyl pressing) (2023 Black Friday Release) ... LP
Madlib Invazion, 2010. New Copy (reissue)... $34.99
Originally the first release in the Madlib Medicine Show series – this one is a full scale collaboration with no nonsense rapper Guilty Simpson – sort of a prelude to Guilty's OJ Simpson LP with Madlib in the production booth! The set is a pretty sharp confluence of Guilty's heavy-toned ... read more LP, Vinyl record album

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Madlib & OthersMadlib's Medicine Show No 5 – History Of The Loop Digga 1990 to 2000 (blue vinyl pressing) ... LP
Madlib Invazion, 2010. New Copy 2LP (reissue)... $28.99 29.99
Formative Madlib beatcraft – music made by 'Lib from 1990-2000 – crafted into a tight full length album that feels as fresh as ever! History Of The Loop Digga features funky hip hop instrumentals made at a time when he was producing underground beat tapes for himself and the Crate ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(RSD Essentials pressing. Quantities pressed on demand and strictly limited! Sky blue vinyl.)

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Madlib with Frank NittChannel 85 Presents Nittyville Season 1 (Madlib Medicine Show No 9) ... LP
Madlib Invazion, 2010. New Copy 2LP (reissue)... $19.99 34.99
The missing piece of the epic Madlib's Medicine Show series – No 9 in the eclectic soundscape architects year-long effort to release full length albums on a near-monthly basis ended up following No 11, but the collaboration with MC Frank Nitt is worth the wait! Nittyville is funky hip hop ... read more LP, Vinyl record album

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MadvillainMadvillainy 2 – Madlib Remix (plus download & 12-page comic booklet) ... LP
Stones Throw, 2008. New Copy 2LP ... $27.99 29.99
Madlib's reworked, re-imagined and remixes of the mighty Madvillainy LP! The original album is arguably one of the greatest Stones Throw album ever, held up by many as one of the best indie hip hop albums of its decade if not all time – so Madlib is wise to take a freewheeling, fairly loose ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes includes the download and a 12-page comic booklet!)

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Main SourceBreaking Atoms ... LP
Wild Pitch/Mr Bongo (UK), 1991. New Copy (reissue)... $25.99 28.99
A record that no hip hop home should be without – the debut album from Main Source, but a set that's more than strong enough to stand next to the best from contemporaries like De La Soul, Tribe Called Quest, and Black Sheep! Like all three of those groups, these guys have a way of bringing ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Breaking Atoms ... LP 29.99

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Main SourceBreaking Atoms ... LP
Wild Pitch, 1991. Near Mint- Gatefold ... $29.99
A record that no hip hop home should be without – the debut album from Main Source, but a set that's more than strong enough to stand next to the best from contemporaries like De La Soul, Tribe Called Quest, and Black Sheep! Like all three of those groups, these guys have a way of bringing ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Vinyl Me Please pressing on clear with orange vinyl, in a cover with slightly different design. Includes the booklet, printed inner sleeve, and bonus 7-inch.)
Also available Breaking Atoms ... LP 25.99

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Main SourceBreaking Atoms (2LP pic disc – with bonus tracks) ... LP
Wild Pitch/P-Vine (Japan), 1991. New Copy 2LP (reissue)... $39.99 59.99
A record that no hip hop home should be without – the one and only album from Main Source, but a set that's more than strong enough to stand next to the best from contemporaries like De La Soul, Tribe Called Quest, and Black Sheep! Like all three of those groups, these guys have a way of ... read more LP, Vinyl record album

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Main SourceScience ... LP
P-Vine (Japan), Early 90s. New Copy ... $29.99 36.99
The never-issued second album from Main Source – and a set that's a very worthy successor to their classic Breaking Atoms! As with that record, the production here is superb – Large Professor at his best, with all the right sort of early 90s jazz influence in the samples, balanced with ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Science (with bonus track) ... CD 18.99

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Mantle As MandrillMoment Of The Sexorcist – Mantleslash ... LP
Mad 13 (Japan), 2023. New Copy 2LP ... $44.99 54.99
The album's great cover image is an homage to the Death Wish soundtrack by Herbie Hancock, and Mantle references 70s funk group Mandrill in his name – but the sound here is very different than either of those two references might make you expect, more in a contemporary hip hop vein, but ... (Japanese, Hip Hop) read more LP, Vinyl record album

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Masta Ace & Marco PoloRichmond Hill ... LP
Fat Beats, 2024. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $28.99 32.99
A second great collaboration between Masta Ace and Marco Polo – the latter of whom really seems to bring a new sort of open, honest quality to the proceedings – at a level that helps Masta Ace get there as well! There's this down to earth quality to the proceedings that's totally great ... read more LP, Vinyl record album

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MC ShanDown By Law ... LP
Cold Chillin, 1986. Near Mint- ... $19.99
Marley Marl's behind the controls on this early MC Shan LP. 9 tracks in all, including QB classics like "Jane, Stop This Crazy Thing!", "The Bridge", and "Kill That Noise", plus "Down By Law", "Project 'Ho", "Left Me Lonely", "MC ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Pink label pressing with Herbie Jr etch. Cover has a promo stamp and is heavily bent at the bottom corners.)

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Medina GreenFunky Fresh In The Flesh & More Mixtape Vol 2 ... LP
Illson Media, 2005. Sealed 2LP ... $14.99 17.98
A nice mix set from Medina Gree! 12 tracks in all: "Green Boogie" (produced by Diamond D), "Red Light Green Light", "Medina Green Giants", "Full Court Press" and "Physical Challenge" by Medina Green, "Fla-La-Lashe" and "Yo-Yo-Yo" ... read more LP, Vinyl record album

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Method ManTical ... LP
Def Jam, 1994. Near Mint- ... $33.99
One of the most triumphant records from the first wave of Wu Tang Clan solo efforts – and an early 90s hip hop masterpiece that's hardly aged a day since! Tical is right up there with Enter The Wu Tang (36 Chambers) on the quality front. It's got the iconic Wu production aesthetic in peak ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(180 gram green & black smokey vinyl pressing, in a holographic cover.)

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MF DoomOperation Doomsday (variant cover – with poster) ... LP
Metal Face, 1999. New Copy 2LP (reissue)... $24.99 32.99
The first full length from MF Doom – a record that set the standard for underground hip hop to come! On this modern classic, Doom caps off the 90s with more jazzy soul in the beats, and some semblance of straightforward rhyme mastery from both Doom & his guests – taken to the outer ... read more LP, Vinyl record album

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MndsgnSnaxxx ... LP
Stones Throw, 2023. New Copy ... $18.99 24.99
Mndsgn adds an extra x to the title here, which might cause a bit of confusion with the previous Snaxx set – yet we can definitely say that he seems to have only deepened his groove since that record, opening the door for some soul-drenched elements that almost have us wishing someone would ... read more LP, Vinyl record album

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Moor MotherGreat Bailout ... LP
Anti, 2024. New Copy ... $21.99 24.99
Moor Mother continues to blend genres and come up with one that's all her own – a unique space between soul and poetry, music and message, all with a vibe that's unlike anything else we can think of! This set may be Moor Mother's heaviest to date – an unflinching examination of ... (Neo Soul, Hip Hop) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Great Bailout ... CD 12.99

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Mos DefBlack On Both Sides ... LP
Rawkus/Def Jam, 1999. New Copy 2LP (reissue)... $36.99 39.99
Mos Def's landmark late 90s solo debut – a rock solid classic that stands up today as one of the best hip hop albums of its decade – and for all the dizzying creative highs and lows of his career to follow, it stands strongly among his best work ever. His preceding duo work with Talib ... read more LP, Vinyl record album

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✨✧ Mos deftest ... LP
New Copy ... $1212.99
test (House Music, Hip Hop) LP, Vinyl record album

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MystikalGhetto Fabulous ... LP
No Limit/Jive, 1998. Near Mint- 2LP ... $14.99
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(Explicit promo in a stickered sleeve.)

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NasApocalypse Nas: Prelude To . . .Stillmatic – Radio Bonus Clean Vinyl ... LP
Columbia, 2002. Near Mint- 2LP Gatefold ... $24.99 29.99
A limited edition radio promo LP released around the time Stillmatic came out, with a nice collection of radio playable versions of older tracks: "It Ain't Hard To Tell", "Life's A B!tch", "One Love", "The World Is Yours", "NY State Of Mind", " ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(In the stickered sleeve, with some ringwear and lightly bent corners.)

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NasGod's Son A Cappella ... LP
Columbia, 2002. Near Mint- 2LP ... $11.99 14.99
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(Promo in a red sleeve.)

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NasHip Hop Is Dead ... LP
Def Jam, 2006. Near Mint- 2LP ... $59.99
Leave it to career iconoclast Nas to declare Hip Hop Is Dead on his Def Jam debut – a defiantly straight up hip hop record that's one of the leanest full lengths he's delivered since his abbreviated debut masterpiece! Hip Hop Is Dead, not surprisingly, is actually a very lively LP – ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Original pressing. Includes the insert. Cover has marker through the barcode.)

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NasIllmatic (10th Anniversary Edition) ... LP
Columbia, 1994. Near Mint- 2LP ... $59.99
Nas' debut LP masterpiece Illmatic – a record that will probably stand forever as one of the greatest hip hop full lengths of its time! Nas has had some creative ups-and-downs over the years, but nothing can take away the impact of this damn near perfect slice of east coast street hop – ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the printed inner sleeves. Cover has promo and hype stickers.)

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NasLost Tapes ... LP
Ill Will/Columbia, 2002. Near Mint- 2LP ... $59.99
Given the strength of Nas at this point, his lost tapes are better than most folks found ones – and although the album features cuts that didn't make it onto I Am and Stillmatic, the whole thing stands strongly more than enough on its own! The set came out in 2002, and may have seemed a bit ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Original pressing. Includes the printed inner sleeves. Cover has a promo sticker.)

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NasNastradamus ... LP
Columbia, 1999. Near Mint- 2LP ... $33.99 39.99
Nas balancing classic level depth and dexterity with more off the cuff and spontaneous rhymes on the once written off, belatedly better respected Nastradamus LP – his second album of 1999! How anyone could ever have completely disrespected an album with a track as masterful as "Project ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the printed inner sleeves. Cover has a cut corner.)

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NasStillmatic ... LP
Columbia, 2002. New Copy 2LP Gatefold (reissue)... $28.99 29.98
Nas's sorta comeback record from the dawn of the millennium– a strong one at the time that still stands strong today! Stillmatic was a welcome change of pace after some not so great work in the later 90 – with the return-to-form rally cry "One Mic" setting the pace – ... read more LP, Vinyl record album

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NasStillmatic (clean advance version) ... LP
Columbia, 2002. Near Mint- 2LP ... $14.99 19.99
15 tracks including "Stillmatic", "Got Ur Self A...", "2nd Childhood", "One Mic", "You're Da Man", "The Flyest" featuring AZ, "Rule" featuring Amerie, "Ether", "What Goes Around", "Every Ghetto", ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(White label promo.)

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✨✧ Nathaniel Merriweather Presents – LovageMusic To Make Love To Your Old Lady By (splatter vinyl pressing) ... LP
Bulk, 2001. New Copy 2LP (reissue)... $30.99 32.99
Hip hop for the Gainsbourg fan? This Handsome Boy Modeling School spin off has Nathaniel Merriweather, aka Dan The Automator, working in his smoothest, sexiest, loungiest mode ever! Like Handsome Boy, Lovage is packed to the rafters with mysterious guest appearances, including the turntable and ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(RSD Essentials pressing – on clear with red & turquoise splatter colored vinyl. Quantities limited!)

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NnamdiAre You Happy EP (with etched art) ... LP
Sooper, 2023. New Copy ... $11.99 22.99
Nnamdi Ogbonnaya is sometimes an artist completely unto himself – part of a contemporary underground that's always shaking free of genres and labels with each new expression – yet here, he's also got a key partner in crime through the production work of Lynyn, who brings this soaring ... (Neo Soul, Hip Hop) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Limited edition vinyl pressing – with etched B-side!)

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✨✧ NOREGod's Favorite ... LP
Def Jam, 2002. New Copy 2LP ... $9.99 19.99
One of the early 00s "commercial" LP's that's at least as dope as our underground favorites – real hip hop that still keeps the party people movin', with a number of cuts produced by the Neptunes & Swizz Beats. Tracks include the instant classic "Nothin", plus "Hi ... read more LP, Vinyl record album

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✨✧ NoreagaMelvin Flynt – Da Hustler (clean edited promo) ... LP
Penalty, 1999. Near Mint- 2LP ... $4.99
Tracks include "Sometimes", "Gangsta's Watch", "Cocaine Business" feat. Kelis, "Wethuggedout" with Missy Elliott, "First Day Home", "If U Want It", "Half Baked", "Oh No", and more. LP, Vinyl record album
(Edited promo in a Penalty sleeve. NOTE – The actual tracks are edited but the "Intro" is still explicit.)

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Notorious BIGBorn Again ... LP
Bad Boy, 1999. Near Mint- 2LP ... $29.99
Tracks include "Dangerous MC's" featuring Snoop Dogg & Busta Rhymes, "I Really Want To Show You" featuring Nas with K-Ci & Jo-Jo, "Rap Phenomenon" featuring Redman & Method Man, "Tonight" featuring Mobb Deep, "Let Me Get Down" featuring ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(2017 reissue on gold and black marbled vinyl. Includes the insert.)

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Notorious BIGLife After Death ... LP
Bad Boy, 1997. Near Mint- 3LP ... $59.99
The second album from Biggie, and a set that was instantly poised to catapult him to superstardom – even before his tragic death ended up doing that before the release of the record! And yes, the title's a bit cryptic – and given the fact that the material came out after BIG was shot, ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Limited clear vinyl RSD issue from 2014 – #1650. Includes the insert.)

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Notorious BIGNow Playing ... LP
Bad Boy/Elektra, Mid 90s. New Copy ... $18.99 19.99
Not much of a title, but a vinyl-only collection that brings together 10 of Biggie's classics from back in the day – tracks that include "Going Back To Cali", "Notorious Thugs", "Big Poppa", "Warning", "One More Chance/Stay With Me (rmx)", ... read more LP, Vinyl record album

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Notorious BIGReady To Die ... LP
Bad Boy, 1995. New Copy 2LP (reissue)... $33.99 36.99
Biggie's masterpiece! There's very little we could possibly say about this east coast landmark that isn't already etched in stone in the annals of hip hop history. Biggie's a master storyteller, whether he's spinning tales of violent street nihilism, his skills beneath the sheets, or blistering ... read more LP, Vinyl record album

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Notorious BIGReady To Die (2LP version with baby cover) ... LP
Bad Boy, 1995. Near Mint- 2LP ... $49.99
Biggie's masterpiece – remastered! There's very little we could possibly say about this east coast landmark that isn't already etched in stone in the annals of hip hop history. Biggie's a master storyteller, whether he's spinning tales of violent street nihilism, his skills beneath the ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(2017 Vinyl Me Please pressing on red and white splatter vinyl. Includes the printed inner sleeves and print.)
Also available Ready To Die ... CD 11.99

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Notorious BIGReady To Die (2LP version) ... LP
Bad Boy, 1995. Near Mint- 2LP Gatefold ... $49.99
Biggie's masterpiece – remastered! There's very little we could possibly say about this east coast landmark that isn't already etched in stone in the annals of hip hop history. Biggie's a master storyteller, whether he's spinning tales of violent street nihilism, his skills beneath the ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Limited 2013 RSD issue on white vinyl – #1548/3000.)

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Oh No & Roy AyersGood Vibes/Bad Vibes ... LP
Nature Sounds, 2023. New Copy ... $21.99 24.99
An incredible pairing of talents – and a record that proves once again that the vibes of Roy Ayers are maybe one of the most powerfully soulful forces in the universe! It's no surprise that Roy's old records have formed the building blocks of key hip hop tracks over the years – and ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Good Vibes/Bad Vibes ... CD 11.99

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Outhere Brothers1 Polish 2 Biscuits & A Fish Sandwich ... LP
Af-Ryth-Mix Sounds, 1994. Very Good+ 2LP ... $14.99 19.99
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(Cover has light ring wear and corner bends.)

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OutkastSpeakerboxxx/The Love Below (4LP set) ... LP
LaFace, 2003. New Copy 4LP Gatefold ... $51.99 55.99
Pick any 10 words out of any Outkast album description on our pages at random, and you'll see how dearly we've loved these boys throughout the years – but truth be told, deep down we didn't think that they would be able to pull off the double album/solo album project(s). We were seriously ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Speakerboxxx/The Love Below ... CD 4.99

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Prodigy (of Mobb Deep)Return Of The Mac ... LP
Koch/Get On Down, 2007. New Copy Gatefold (reissue)... $18.99 27.99
An almost-accidental classic by Prodigy – a great solo project after the split of Mobb Deep, and a set that was originally intended to just circulate as a mixtape – but which got issued properly based on the quality of the tracks! Alchemist is a key partner here – and the tracks ... read more LP, Vinyl record album

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Professor GriffKao's II Wiz *7* Dome ... LP
Luke, 1991. Near Mint- 2LP Gatefold ... $4.99
Features early production by Dante Carfagna! Includes "Assassination Attempt", "Kaos II *7* Dome", "Mental Genocide", "Jail Sale", "Crucified", "In-Cog-Negrow", "Bro Kemit Splitting Atoms In The Corporate War Zone", "My ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Promo in a stickered sleeve, with a cutout notch, light wear, and a Play It Say It sticker.)

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Public EnemyIt Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back (180 gram 2LP pressing) ... LP
Def Jam, 1988. New Copy 2LP (reissue)... $36.99 38.99
The massive second album by PE – and the one where where the hit their full creative stride, and their politics and philosphy hit at full force – moving Public Enemy from an imposing threat to both the hip hop and pop music status quo to a straight up cultural phenomenon! There's ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back ... CD 13.99

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QuasimotoYessir Whatever ... LP
Stones Throw, 2000s. Near Mint- ... $19.99
2 tracks recorded in roughly as many years from Quasimoto – maddest of all Madlib personas – in a batch of rarities and unreleased archival cuts that's as fresh and funky as anything 'Lib's delivered in years! Lord Quas is often described as Madlib's id – delivering top notch, ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(2021 reissue, no longer with removable sticker. Cover is bumped at the top left corner.)

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RaekwonImmobilarity ... LP
Wu-Tang/Loud, 1999. Near Mint- 2LP ... $29.99
The second solo album by The Chef – a record that had hard time finding space outside the massive shadow of his first solo landmark Only Built 4 Cuban Linx – and like other Wu Tang solo albums of the era, there's a number of gems on here that really never had a chance to get over a bar ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a cut corner.)

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RaekwonLex Diamond Story (clean promo copy) ... LP
Universal, 2003. Near Mint- 2LP ... $4.99
Raekwon's third album, featuring appearances by Masta Killa, Inspectah Deck, Ghostface, Havoc, Capone, Sheek Louch and others. Tracks include "Pit Bull Fights", "King Of Kings", "Smith Bros.", "Robbery", "Planet Of The Apes", "Once Upon A ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Clean edited promo in a stickered sleeve.)

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RarelyalwaysWork ... LP
Innovative Leisure, 2023. New Copy ... $14.99 23.99
Nicely gritty work from London's Rarelyalways – an artist who's certainly got a touch of grime in his music, but one who also manages to come across with a more widely soulful style as well! Rhythms are nicely sharp around the edges, and have a bassy bottom that we really love – ... read more LP, Vinyl record album

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RascalzGlobal Warning ... LP
BMG (Canada), 1999. Near Mint- 2LP ... $29.99
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Real MDa Adventurez Of Sperm Boy, Defender Of Da Uterus ... LP
Mix Widit, 1998. Very Good ... $7.99
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RedmanDoc's Da Name 2000 ... LP
Def Jam, 2000. Very Good+ 2LP ... $49.99
Includes the hit "I'll Bee Dat!", "Well All Rite Cha" featuring Method Man, "Da Goodness" featuring Busta Rhymes, "Da Da DaHHH", "Down South Funk" featuring Erick Sermon and Keith Murray, "Close Ya Doorz", "Let Da Monkey Out", ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the printed inner sleeves.)

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RedmanRed Gone Wild – Thee Album ... LP
Def Jam, 2007. Near Mint- 2LP ... $29.99
Redman, where hath thee been? One of the most reliable and unique voices of 90s hip hop finally drops a long delayed second official record in the 00s – after getting killed by Chucky in one of those killer doll movies and a failed sitcom – thankfully picking up his day job right where ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the insert. Cover has marker through the barcode.)

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RedmanWhut? Thee Album (colored vinyl pressing) ... LP
Rush/Def Jam, 1992. New Copy (reissue)... $27.99 29.99
The stellar full length debut from Redman – who was just then breaking out solo after honing his craft as part of the EPMD Hit Squad clique – and rose pretty quickly to the upper echelon of early 90s MCs! The masterstroke of Whut Thee Album is the way that Redman balances a gritty, ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(2023 Def Jam 50th Anniversary Of Hip Hop pressing – on "fruit punch" colored vinyl!)

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RehashDrone By Default EP ... LP
Super Bro, 2007. Near Mint- ... $6.99 9.99
Quiet beatcraft from Rehash – slowly building into beat heavy abstract funkiness – and a nice little quartet of instrumental moodpieces! Drone By Default finds Rehash taking a sidestep into post rock strummed sounds – and a deeper groove than the downtempo ether of their previous ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover is bent at the top left corner.)

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✨✧ Karriem RigginsTo The Jungle – Madlib Invazion Library Series Vol 8 ... LP
Madlib Invazion, 2024. New Copy ... $21.99 24.99
A massive bucket of breaks from drummer Karriem Riggins – served up here in a drums-only entry to the Madlib Library Series, at a level that might well make it the funkiest of the bunch! There's definitely some slight effects used here from time to time – maybe some edits too – ... (Sound Library, Hip Hop) read more LP, Vinyl record album

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RootsDo You Want More? ... LP
Geffen, 1994. New Copy 2LP (reissue)... $31.99 34.99
The classic critical breakthrough from The Roots – the one that really cemented their legacy as one great hip hop live bands ever, and help paving the way for many fascinating records to come! Do You Want More is a modern hip hop essential, changing the way we looked at hip hop, and ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Do You Want More? ... CD 2.99

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Run The JewelsRTJ4 (neon magenta vinyl pressing) ... LP
Mass Appeal, 2020. New Copy 2LP ... $29.99 32.99
RTJ come on with the force of a hurricane on the very first track – and don't let up throughout the course of this completely sharp 4th LP – a record that may owe plenty to the spirit of 2020, even if just as an antidote to what ails us! EL P and Killer Mike sound more urgent than ever ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Indie exclusive neon magenta vinyl pressing.)

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Run The JewelsRun The Jewels (10th anniversary split-colored vinyl –with bonus instrumentals LP ) ... LP
Fool's Gold, 2013. New Copy 2LP (reissue)... $44.99 49.99
El-P and Killer Mike finally deliver a killer duo record! We knew that this one would be a win, considering how great the El-P produced RAP Music album by Killer Mike turned out to be, how versatile the El-P futuristic production vibe is and how timelessly inventive each rapper is on their own. ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(10th anniversary edition with the original plus bonus instrumentals LP – in a double gatefold sleeve each with split-colored vinyl!)

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Run-DMCDown With The King (red & white/black & white vinyl pressing) ... LP
Profile/Get Down, 1993. New Copy 2LP (reissue)... $30.99 34.99
An important early 90s moment for Run DMC – as the set has one of the first big major hip hop acts of the 80s, retuning themselves slightly for the new decade – in part by opening the door to added guests and producers for the record! The core energy that makes the trio so great is ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(30th Anniversary edition, on red and white/black and white colored vinyl!)

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Salt N PepaVery Necessary ... LP
Next Plateau/Mercury, 1993. New Copy 2LP (reissue)... $32.99 36.99
A massive hit and creative triumph for Salt N Pepa – a record that was both maybe their biggest ever, and which had the duo working with Spinderella at a level that also bridged both hip hop and R&B! Although there were some younger up-and-comers on the scene at the time, Salt N Pepa had ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Great 2LP pressing!)
Also available Very Necessary (2CD edition – with bonus tracks) ... CD 19.99

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Savage IntellectGenesis Of Genius ... LP
Black Buffalo, Mid 90s-Early 2000s. Sealed 2LP ... $36.99 43.99
Led by Kevin Beacham aka AMC, long-time pillar of underground hip hop in Chicago, finally in physical form after decades in the vaults! With production by Jel, Maker, and Overflo; with guest spot by Costume. LP, Vinyl record album

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Sim-E AutoKilled By Def Vol 5 – School Dayze/Collabos ... LP
Dope Folks, 2022. Sealed ... $11.99
Sim-E Auto smoked it up on the third volume of this great series, and he returns with even more force on this collection of well-chosen cuts! Production on most of side one is by Temper3000 – and tracks include "Mind Trixxx" and "After Midnight" – plus a guest ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Still sealed.)

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✨✧ Slum VillageFantastic Vol 2 (with bonus tracks) ... LP
Ne'Astra, 2000. New Copy 2LP (reissue)... $25.99 28.99
An instant classic from Slum Village – one of those records that kind of snuck out into the world, then became legendary as the years went on! Of course, with work from Jay Dee, there's no surprise that the album's got plenty of staying power – as he does a killer job here, throughout, ... read more LP, Vinyl record album

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Smif-N-WessunDah Shinin (2LP pic disc pressing) ... LP
Wreck/P-Vine (Japan), 1995. New Copy 2LP (reissue)... $42.99 59.99
Essential 90s material from Smif N Wessun – one of those key records that was not only great in and of itself, but also as part of a larger tapestry of top shelf talents finally getting to shine in the spotlight! Previously, Smif N Wessun had shown up on Black Moon's first album – and ... read more LP, Vinyl record album

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Smoke DZA & Flying LotusFlying Objects ... LP
Smokers Club, 2023. New Copy ... $21.99 24.99
A set that's got Flying Lotus working in his best old school mode – that sharp yet sophisticated style that's opened so many doors for him in recent years on other projects – very nicely fitted here to deft lyrical contributions from Smoke DZA! The record's a short one, but not out of ... read more LP, Vinyl record album

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Souls Of Mischief93 'Til Infinity – Remixes (2023 Black Friday Release) ... LP
Jive, Early 90s. New Copy ... $30.99
A remix-heavy version of a record that may have the year 1993 permanently locked into its title – but a set that's got more than enough strength to survive strongly over the decades – the first great statement from Cali giants Souls Of Mischief, and a record that would set the tone for ... read more LP, Vinyl record album

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Souls Of Mischief93 'Til Infinity (2LP pressing) ... LP
Hiero Imperium/Traffic, 1993. Near Mint- 2LP ... $49.99 59.99
A record that may have the year 1993 permanently locked into its title – but a set that's got more than enough strength to survive strongly over the decades – the first great statement from Cali giants Souls Of Mischief, and a record that would set the tone for the Hiero Imperium scene ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Blue translucent vinyl pressing. Cover has a tiny center split on the top seam, but looks fantastic overall.)

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SpaceGhostPurrpMysterious Phonk: The Chronicles Of SpaceGhostPurrp ... LP
4AD, 2012. Near Mint- 2LP ... $34.99
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(Original pressing. Includes the printed inner sleeves and download card. Cover has a bumped corner and a bit of wear at the opening.)

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SpecificsSpecifics II ... LP
P-Vine (Japan), 2007. New Copy ... $29.99 36.99
You gotta love a hip hop album that begins with an Alice Coltrane sample – and The Specifics follow suit with plenty more other jazzy bits too – almost evoking an old Tribe Called Quest generation with they way they use key samples, but also doing so at a level that's very understated ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Japanese pressing – with obi!)

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Spice 1187 He Wrote (red smoke vinyl pressing) (2023 Black Friday Release) ... LP
Jive/Get On Down, 1993. New Copy 2LP Gatefold (reissue)... $39.99
An East Bay classic from Spice 1 – and a great little record from that time before the west coast became a bit too much West Coast! There's a thuggish, early gangsta vibe that runs through the whole set – but as with some of the more enduring Cali hip hop of the time, the set's got a ... read more LP, Vinyl record album

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✨✧ Talib Kweli & MadlibLiberation 2 – Instrumentals ... LP
Nature Sounds, 2023. New Copy 2LP ... $25.99 29.99
It's been over 15 years since the last Liberation record from Talib Kweli and Madlib, and the planet's changed a lot – and maybe not for the better, which is a good reason the duo are back to serve up a heady helping of their message-oriented music! Yet for this instrumentals set, Talib ... read more LP, Vinyl record album

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Too ShortLife Is – Too Short ... LP
Dangerous/Jive, 1988. Very Good- ... $18.99
The second album from Too Short, and like the first, a set that firmly established both the Cali scene and the Bay Area as a hotbed of harder-hitting hip hop! And sure, there were countless later gangsta acts that slide into the sorts of cliches that often marred the genre – but back at the ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Dangerous/RCA pressing. Cover has ring & edge wear.)

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Tribe Called QuestBeats, Rhymes & Life ... LP
Jive, 1996. New Copy 2LP ... $30.99 32.99
Beats, Rhymes & Life – crucial aspects of Tribe Called Quest and hip hop in general – and the fourth album by the inimitable Tribe! After a couple or three years of down time following Midnight Marauders, the Tribe returned with this extra stripped down sound, collaborating with ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Beats, Rhymes & Life ... CD 6.99

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Tribe Called QuestLow End Theory ... LP
Jive, 1991. New Copy 2LP (reissue)... $36.99 39.99
The second album from the immortal Tribe Called Quest – one of the absolute essential hip hop LPs, and a record that should be an anyone's shortlist of the best albums in several subsections of hip hop – just a straight up masterpiece anyway you cut it. The album is so high up on the ... read more LP, Vinyl record album

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Tribe Called QuestMidnight Marauders ... LP
Jive, 1993. New Copy (reissue)... $22.99 23.99
A masterpiece from prime era Tribe Called Quest! Midnight Maurauders was Tribe's third LP, and even though there were no tracks yet credited to the Ummah, this is pretty much the beginning of Tribe's transition to that sound – with the same mellow, laid back vibe as their best early material ... read more LP, Vinyl record album

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✨✧ Tribe Called QuestPeople's Instinctive Travels & The Paths Of Rhythm ... LP
Jive, 1989. New Copy 2LP (reissue)... $30.99 32.99
One of THE landmark hip hop albums – and the full length debut of great Tribe Called Quest! We hardly need to tell you about this classic – but it will always bear repeating. De La Soul might have kicked the door open on leftfield, anything goes artistry about a year or so earlier, ... read more LP, Vinyl record album

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Tribe Called QuestWe Got It From Here – Thank You 4 Your Service (with download) ... LP
Jive, 2016. New Copy 2LP ... $30.99 31.98
A hell of a comeback for Tribe Called Quest – maybe one of the best musical comebacks ever, and a fantastic reminder of why we loved the group so much in the first place! 18 years have passed since we last heard from the trio (now, sadly, a duo) – and that time only seems to have ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes download.)

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2Pac2Pacalypse Now ... LP
Interscope, 1991. New Copy 2LP Gatefold (reissue)... $28.99 34.99
The landmark debut of 2Pac – hard rhymes and gritty production laying the bedrock for an iconic legacy! 2Pac's voice is front and center throughout, nothing tentative about the rhymes or delivery, and true to legend, every word feels honest and real, whether you're comfortable with it or not. ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
 
 



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