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A full-on collaborative album from underground mic legend Freddie Foxxx, aka Bumpy Knuckle, and hip hop heavyweight champion producer DJ Premier! Primo and Bumpy Knuckles go way, way back – and KoleXXXion does a pretty solid job of honoring the legacies of both. This is the 2LP acapellas,... read more

It seems like when this came out, critics, promoters, and even DJs liked to drop the term "Trip Hop" whenever possible, and this album was held up as the watershed mark. A few years down the line and it still holds up, but as an instrumental hip hop LP, as much as a rock album (Shadow's... read more

A pretty strong set of some of the more essential DJ Shadow – and one that smartly digs past the more obvious selections to include some great single edits, deeper mid- and later-era Shadow gems, one of the stronger Shadow-era UNKLE cuts and other leftfield choices! That said, there's some... read more

A great set of archival DJ Shadow instros from the early-to-mid 90s – from back when his primary means of production was the Akai MPC sampler – along with his endless arsenal of vinyl and limitless creative inspiration! This is formative, but essential material for fans of classic... read more

A 7" single, but one that packs the punch of a 12" – thanks to impeccable production from DJ Spinna, who's really bringing back the crisper side of his game! "Motion Picture" bristles with action right from the start – leading in with a cool spoken bit, then... read more

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"Shake It On Down" features Boots, "Hands Up" features Lyrics Born.... read more

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Detroit's Dopehead steps out with rhymes on "Airbags" – laid out over these spare funky rhythms that follow in the Funk Night mode. And the flip features Zo adding some great vocals – which really deepen the feel of "Pump Up The Volume"!... read more

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Da-na-na-na-nah. It's the one and only D. R. E. with Snoop Dogg over the instantly recognizable David McCallum sample. Smoke everyday. . .... read more

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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

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Solid team-up/all star effort produced in full by the mighty Alchemist – with a core lineup of Tristate, Planet Asia & Killer Ben – and guest appearances by Prodigy, Evidence, Chace Infinite, Phil Da Agony and others. Includes "DRDC Theme", "Fish Meat" feat... read more

Solid team-up/all star effort produced in full by the mighty Alchemist – with a core lineup of Tristate, Planet Asia & Killer Ben – and guest appearances by Prodigy, Evidence, Chace Infinite, Phil Da Agony and others. Includes "DRDC Theme", "Fish Meat" feat... read more

A landmark look at the rise of hip hop in the New York scene – filmed in the mid 80s, and featuring loads of vintage footage from the streets! The images here are alone worth the price of admission – but there's also plenty of compelling meat to the feature too – including... read more

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Includes the tracks "1st Transmission (original mix)", "Because The Night", "Invinite M", and "Soup Or No Soup".... read more

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Ed OG's nice debut, with a slightly jazzy touch on the production and literate, intelligent lyrics. We really couldn't get with "Bug A Boo", but besides that, this first LP's solid from start to finish, from the days when that wasn't so uncommon. Drop the needle on this and head back in... read more

Solid work from one of the longest running players in the game – the mighty Edo G! Longtime hip hop fans surely know Edo's name, but his longevity and consistently strong output make him one of hip hop's more unsung careerists. Intelligence & Ingorance features production by Oh No,... read more

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With Dre, Snoop, Xzibit & Nate Dogg.... read more

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The second album of heavy east coast funk and slow rolling rhymes from the brothers from Brentwood. Nice, fat trunk rattling production and Eric and Parrish's trademark back and forth rhymes keep this set fresh,even today. Loaded with classics: "So What Cha Sayin'", "Get the... read more

Several remixes of the big cut off their last LP, with a more filled-out sound than the original which is not included on this single.... read more

Original pressing of this early Eric B & Rakim 12", with the Cold Cut remix of "Paid in Full" that everyone used to think was so cool because it had Ofra Haza in it. This is the harder to find pic cover version.... read more

First single off Erik Sermon's solo LP for Def Jam. Remix features Tommy Gunn.... read more

A pretty strong set from Erick Sermon, his first for Universal after a couple albums for J Records. Chilltown is a much tighter set than the J efforts, with vocal appearances by Def Squad associate Keith Murray, Talib Kweli and Redman among others. Tracks include "Wit' EE's", "Relen... read more

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The cover alone was enough to draw us in – a nice tribute to one of the best Dave Grusin albums of the 70s – and the spacey grooves are more than enough to keep us coming back again and again! Beats are plenty crispy, and mixed with these sweetly flowing keys – and the vocals... read more

E&A return with a new full length with a few dizzyingly strong cuts – and a slew of others that aren't quite so hot. DJ Abilities lays down some pretty rocking beats. "Reintroducing", "Kept", "Now", "Exausted Love", "Star Destroyer"... read more

Instrumental versions of tracks from First Born – including "A Murder Of Memories", "Big Shots", "Liquid Sovereignty", "Music Music", "Read Wiped In Blue", "Void (Internal Theory)", "Void (External Theory)", "On This... read more

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An excellent reissue of the Wild Style soundtrack that exactly reproduces the original single LP format! The album's nice and lean, with 12 great tracks – including "Wild Style Theme Rap 1" by Grandmaster Caz & Chris Stein, "Basketball Throwdown" by Cold Crush Bros... read more

Legendary hip hip figures Phil Most Chill and Paul Nice team up as The Fabreeze Brothers! "Power Man & Iron Fist" kicks off with Bruce Lee vocal snippet on the art of fighting – and all business from there – with the raw beat, no nonsense rhymes, terse scratches and some... read more

CD version of Fashawn's tight Champagne & Styrofoam Cups project – which finds the Cali rhymer working over beats by Exile, Jake One, Evidence and others. Includes "Hola Santiago" and "Heard It All Before" produced by Exile, "Coogi" feat Mr Mfn Exquire and... read more

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Gritty underground hip hop from Lil Fame & Termanology – working to together as Fizzyology! Fizzyology the album has production by Lil Fame (as Fizzy Womack), DJ Premier , Alchemist, Statik Selektah and J-Waxx – and appearances by Busta Rhymes, Freeway, Bun B and others. Strong... read more

10 hip hop instrumentals from one of the originators, DJ Mark the 45 King. Includes a bonus double copy with the same tracks, so you can get busy on the 1's and 2's. Includes "Killer Strings", "Overture", "Mad Fat Beat", "Sexy Lady", "Greedy Beats"... read more

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The timeless sounding underground classic debut of Frank-N-Dank – which is a strong first full length statement for the duo – and a significant milestone in the J Dilla production canon! It has more of a straight up, street ready rhyme style than was typical for Dilla productions at... read more

The stripped-down core of the Frank N Dank debut – and a lasting tribute to the studio genius of Dilla! The beats here are really bassy – the kind that almost make you want to replace the back seat of your car with bigger speakers – just to enjoy them fully! (Heck, even on an... read more

The timeless sounding underground classic debut of Frank-N-Dank – which is a strong first full length statement for the duo – and a significant milestone in the J Dilla production canon! It has more of a straight up, street ready rhyme style than was typical for Dilla productions at... read more

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10 tracks, including "Puerto Rico/Black People", "Feel The Vibe", "You & You & You", "Boriquas On Da Set" (original and remix), "The Cypher Pt 3", "Know Da Game" and "Pay Ya Dues", featuring an all start cast of rappers,... read more

Instrumental hip hop tracks from Frankie Feliciano, taking a break from his work as a house producer.... read more

"Teach The Children" produced by Premier. Nas guests on that track, too.... read more

If you liked the first volume of this essential book, you'll love this revised edition – because it's almost 3 times bigger, and stuffed with great new features! The book's a lifetime labor of love for Freddy Fresh – an extensive discography that's got to be the most definitive book on... read more

Their big hit, with dope verses from Lauryn Hill and her even doper chorus that does justice to the original Roberta Flack version.... read more

"Step Off" may not have been as big of a hit as other work from Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five – but the cut's a great one nonetheless, with a darkly dipping "For The Love Of Money" bassline that's totally great! The O'Jays must have winced when Furious Five... read more

The "showdown...all the way live between the Sugarhill gang and the Furious Five". A nice early Furious Five cut that someone has sampled recently. And while were not the biggest Sugarhill Gang fans, they do alright on this cut with the Furious Five, who we suspect actually wrote the... read more

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Featuring 50 Cent and produced by Dr Dre.... read more

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One of our favorites from the "Liquid Swords" LP, featuring additional vocals from Inspectah Deck. RZA's amazing production keeps this tale of a gunfight in Brownsville from sounding cliched with just the right amount of strings, and the almost falsetto sung chorus (by D'Angelo) somehow... read more

Cali mic veteran Planet Asia – paired up producer Gensu Dean! A tight, purposefully trend-skirting collaborative effort from a duo concerned with making high quality music that'll stand the test of time. Tracks include "Thoroughest", "Bar Mitzvah", "Chochise",... read more

5th volume in this set of production tools, featuring drums solo-ed up, all the way through, with tight rhythms for you to work with. This one's called the "Hard Rock" set, so ithe beats are pretty stripped down, but suprisingly the production doesn't make the drums pop like you might... read more

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One of the instant classic Wu Tang solo projects – Ghostface Killah's essential, early peak Ironman – and a a record that stands strongly among the best hip hop albums of the its era! Produced by The RZA at a point in which it seemed there was little he could do wrong. An absolute... read more

One of the instant classic Wu Tang solo projects – Ghostface Killah's essential, early peak Ironman – and a a record that stands strongly among the best hip hop albums of the its era! Produced by The RZA at a point in which it seemed there was little he could do wrong. An absolute... read more

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Tracks include "World Party", "What It Ain't (Ghetto Enuff)" featuring TLC, "Get Rich To This" featuring OutKast's Big Boi, "Just Do It", and "Fie Fie Dish". 14 tracks in all.... read more

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The mid 90s solo set from Grand Puba – the still solid Grand Puba 2000! GP 2K is a more mellow and easygoing set of funky hip hop, one that's lighter on the politics than the group work Brand Nubian – not that Puba had the most righteous Brand Nubian verses to begin. Some lighter,... read more

What can you say about this one? One of the classics, and still great to hear.... read more

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"It's Nasty" features the old-school live in the studio back and forth rhyming style, backed by the classic Doug Wimbish, Keith Leblanc and Skip McDonald Sugar Hill band and spiced up with some nice effects from the Tom Tom Club's "Genius of Love".... read more