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One of our favorites off the first LP, with a remix by the Beatnuts!... read more

Features the amazing non-LP b-side "Can-I-Bust" that's got all the energy of the tracks from the "Soul By The Pound" LP and even better vocals plus a dope, rare, appearance by Twilight Tone aka Y-Not with this three-mansions-and-a-yacht rhyming style. Plus a nice and mellow... read more

Off the first album, with a very different rhyme style than he's come to be known for.... read more

To us, there's too few tracks about the graffitti writing but Complany Flow make up for the deficit with "End To End Burners." With a nice sepia-tone front and back cover by the legendary Phase 2 that is a good graphic representation of the dense, abstract, on-beat/off-beat Co Flo sound.... read more

Double 12 helmed by El-P featuring three by Company Flow ("DPA", "Simian D", & "Simple") and two by Cannibal Ox ("Iron Galaxy" & "Straight Off The D.I.C."). You get the last release by Co Flow and the world's introduction to Cannibal Ox in... read more

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We don't know that this one really qualifies as hip hop, as there isn't any rapping on the record, or even any claim to rapping as the back of the sleeve states "DJ monologue by. . .", but it does have a radio DJ tribute over a nice, popping 80s groove.... read more

Solid stuff from the Cool Kids, with vocal, clean and instrumental versions of "Black Mags" and "88".... read more

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With a clean edited version of the classic remix to "Flava In Ya Ear", featuring added dope verses from Biggie, Busta Rhymes, LL Cool J, and Rampage and starts out with Puffy quoting the "Come out and plaaaayyy" line from "The Warriors" movie.... read more

Production by Tumblin Dice and Easy Mo Bee.... read more

One of our favorite tracks from the early 80s on Sugar Hill, with a sort of beeping, bouncing good time boogie track and back and forth rhymes from the Crash Crew over top.... read more

Late 90s underground weirdness from Crazy Wisdom Masters, aka the Jungle Brothers and collaborators, heady and tripped out sounds mixed with some more standard funky boom bap, random lyrical fast rap, and splintering, unpredictable beats. Titles include Battle Show", "Ra Ra Kid",... read more

With vocals by Mos Def and Talib Kweli on the a-side and FT on the b-side.... read more

Classic Premier production laced by Chubb Rock, OC, and Jeru The Damaja, from the Clockers soundtrack.... read more

"Wreckgonize" features Black Rob.... read more

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2 of the better tracks from Cut Chemist's Audience's Listening LP -- one an instrumental tapestry of Brazil-influenced moods -- one featuring a duo of underground MCs! "Garden" is built around an Astrud Gilberto sample, but that's just a starting point for some really great production... read more

A great one, if only for the seminal electro cut "Clear" -- laid down by a young Juan Atkins, with a groove that inspired the Detroit Techno scene in a huge way! The original mix is here, and the Troy Pierce mix isn't bad either -- as stark, dark, and simple as the original!... read more

Produced by Premier, and featuring the talents of Mad Lion, KRS-One, Fat Joe, Jeru The Damaja, Smif N Wessun & Doug E Fresh.... read more

Long before the KRS/Shan battles, D.ST. was claiming "Bronx is the home of hip hop" on this track. It almost has an early Whodini sound, with more MC'ing, vocoder effects, and a live rhythm section than his other dj oriented tracks like "Mega Mix 2."... read more

Featuring Q-Bert.... read more

With Redman & Method Man.... read more

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De La teams up with Common Sense for this track from the "Stakes Is High" LP.... read more

Two of the best cuts from De La's Stakes Is High LP. The "Stakes Is High" remix, prodced by Jay Dee, is completely different, and just as dope as the LP version and features Mos Def's second appearance on wax and a humorous reference to Crucial Conflict. "Itsoweezee" takes on... read more

Featuring Redman.... read more

Classic early De La, and the kind of a 12" single that's worth getting for all the different mixes, and for the great "Strictly Dan Stuckie".... read more

12" with 4 great mixes of the title track, plus the sublime "Mack Daddy On The Left" which became the theme song for one of our favorite Chicago hip hop DJs. "Mack Daddy On The Left" is as dope as anything on 3 Feet High & Rising, but was only released as a b-side... read more

Title track from the "Stakes Is High" LP as well as De La's team up with Common Sense, on the flip side.... read more

Produced by Marley Marl, with him, Sha-B and the Lords Of The Underground on the b-side.... read more

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Exclaim produced by Kan Kick, the other 2 cuts are produced by Madlib.... read more

Defari's underground hit that proved that LA MC's don't have to fall into the trap of Death Row-type gangsta on one side and the we're-boring-but-at least-we're-underground sound on the other.... read more

Some of our favorite tracks off the I Wish My Brother George Was Here LP, including a nice remix from the Stimulated Dummies and the non-LP track "Eye Examination".... read more

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2 of the stronger cuts from Diamond D's second LP.... read more

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Two cuts from the Stunts, Blunts & Hip Hop on one of the hardest to get Diamond D 12"s, with the classic DITC sound. Both these cuts have nice mid-tempo production sounding similar Showbiz and AG's "Soul Clap." "Best Kept Secret" features a verse from Fat Joe in one... read more

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We're not always the biggest Digital Underground fans, but Shock G/Humpty comes close to the funky goofiness of their earlier hits -- with a definite Parliafunkadelicment edge (it samples "Aqua Boogie", but without the heavy sound that drowns a lot of the later west coast hip hop... read more

We're not always the biggest fan of later Digital Underground, but Shock G/Humpty comes close to the funky goofiness of their earlier hits -- with a definite Parliafunkadelicment edge (it samples "Aqua Boogie", but without the heavy sound that drowns a lot of the later west coast hip hop... read more

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If we remember right, this cut by female MC Dimples D was the inspiration for Run-DMC's "Sucker MCs" and Roxanne Shante's "Runaway", or maybe it was the other way around. In any case, a nice example of early Marly Marl production over a snapping Lynn drum beat, that quotes Red... read more

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Follow up to the "Day One" single and just about as nice. "Internationally Known", produced by Showbiz, features OC, Fat Joe, Big L & Lord Finesse and uses the "Was Dog A Donut" sample made famous by KMD and Brand Nubian on "Nitty Gritty". "The... read more

Beats by Primo, rhymes by AG, Diamond, Big L & OC.... read more

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This one's a lot like their earlier single, "What People Do For Money".... read more

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Two tracks off Duck Season 3. "Fan Mail" features Phante & Rapper Pooh from Little Brother along with Joe Scudda and D-Rock. "Truth Be Told" features the Likwit Junkies.... read more

Pioneer NYC radio hip hop DJ, Chuck Chillout, using a track from ESG and vocals from Kool Chip.... read more

Off the first, and dopest Honda LP, with Problemz on the mic on "Kill The Noise" and the Brooklyn brothers Al Tariq, Fat Joe and Beatnuts on "Out For The Cash" -- "5 Deadly Venoms" is the same beat, same verses, but Honda cutting it up differently in the hook.... read more

Now that Will Smith has gone on to fame and fortune, it's easy to forget that some of the Jazzy Jeff/Fresh Prince cuts actually had some nice dj work from Jazzy Jeff. "Live At Union Square", is a live recording from 1986, that starts off with Fresh Prince doing some crowd participation... read more

The king of Miami Bass music delivers the goods for your rump shaking pleasure.... read more

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"Forever" features Rasheed & Chief Kamachi.... read more

Cosmic hip hop soul from DJ Spinna -- a wonderful remix from Spinna's aptly titles Intergalactic Soul LP -- a fresh funky take on the track "Outta Time" to the Japanese scene by the always fresh Jazzy Sport label! The breakthrough mix has the best kind of splintering beatcraft --... read more

Two from DJ Spinna's Heavy Beats Volume 1. "Watch Dees" features Eminem & Thirstin Howl III.... read more

No one's made better use of the Foster Sylver sample, and a certified West Coast classic. Pre-"G-Funk" production by none other than Dr. Dre.... read more

Another chapter in the lengthy Roxanne saga, for you Roxanne completists and hip hop historians.... read more

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Not the Double D (or Double Dee) of Double D & Steinski but rather another group, who deliver one electro cut with stuttering 8 bit vocal samples, and one cut that's much more in the big beat DMX drum class.... read more

"Money Talks" produced by Lord Finesse.... read more

What can we say? The classic single from Doug E Fresh that introduced the world to Slick Rick and has been sampled and quoted more times than we can count!... read more

We can never remember if Andre "late of Motown" Harrell was Mr. Hyde or Dr. Jeckyll. "AM-PM" has that classic old-school freestyle lyrics over heavy beats sound. Produced and cowritten by Kurtis Blow.... read more

Mashups of Omar, McKay, Gang Starr, and De La Soul.... read more

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A nice pair modern party rap tunes from E Da Boss -- with a sound that we wouldn't quite lump in with the throwback genre, but with plenty of good times golden era mood! "Go Left" goes deep into the prized, earlier Blackalious sound -- which there's no mistaking given Gift Of Gab and... read more

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From the album Element of Surprise. Pre-hyphy laid back production from Ant Banks.... read more

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Split Bay Area sampler, with two tracks from each rapper. The E-40 tracks are off of the "Hall Of Game" album, with 2pac and B-Legit featured on "Million Dollar Spot". B-Legit tracks are off of "The Hemp Museum" album.... read more

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Since the day this single came out, it's been a favorite for MC's to freestyle over -- with just a simple drum line combined with a killer, killer koto sample, a big beat precursor to the Asian string fetish Timbaland and others used a full seven years later! The vocals are at least as dope as the... read more

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Classic electro hip hop from Egyptian Lover -- the long version and edit of "The Lover", plus "I Want To Make Love" -- let it be clear, there is no other!... read more

The mid 00s return of the mighty Egyptian Lover! EL doesn't stray too far from the 80s electro funk sound he pioneered on "Party" or "Dance Floor" -- and given that club and hip hop producers eternally worship at the throne of Egyptian Lover, there was really no need to... read more

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New version of the track off the legendary Japanese-only underground compilation "Tags Of The Times Vol 1." The production features some nice tempo changes -- starting out with more Company Flow style beats, moving to a more mellow jazz flute sound, and then back. And all the MC's shine... read more

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"K.I.M" features Keith Murray and Redman.... read more

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From the EPMD reunion LP, making good use of the Funky 4's "It's the Joint".... read more

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3 remixes of the hit, plus an instrumental. All the versions here have a more filled-out sound than the original (which is not included on this single).... read more

The amazing first single that ruled the airwaves for most of 1986, has been sampled by dozens of other MC's, and made better use of a Mountain sample than anyone could have imagined.... read more

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Very nice pic sleeve single of this great Eric B & Rakim cut that uses the classic sample from the 24-Carat Black album!... read more