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Cosmic hip hop, moody keyboard funk, tripped out bits of strings, brass, rubbery bass grooves and gritty beats from Sa-Ra's uber creative partner Shafiq -- and a record that rivals the best work of Sa-Ra proper! We long suspected that En'A Freek Ka would be a gem, and it does not dissappoint --... read more

DJ A-Trak shows the kids how it's done with this tight, electro and house steeped mix set of club funk -- a pretty heated and thumping set that brings in some classic styled house, modern avant electro and leftfield hop hop -- working in tracks by Farley Jackmaster Funk, Kid Sister, MSTRKRFT &... read more

Abstract Rude's Rejuvenation, produced entirely by Vitamin D -- kind of a laidback, west coast funky vibe in the beats department -- but Rude's rhymes take a busier tack in spots, and interesting counterpart to the more easygoing beats, bass groove and synths in the production. Titles include... read more

A look at the guest list of Alchemist's Chemical Warfare album will let you know how far reaching the respect is for Alc's brand of hip hop beatcraft -- featuring a who's who of legends and stars of the underground and mainstream territories -- including Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Kool G Rap, KRS-One,... read more

The first set in All Natural's ambitious series of albums built around the natural elements (fire, water, earth and wind) -- and this is indeed some of most fiery work by the Chicago true school hip hop mainstays -- and probably their tightest full length to date! They truly bring the heat here --... read more

Maybe we're biased, but this is a fantastic record in the great Chicago tradition that includes Common Sense and the Molemen! All Natural manage to combine conscious and abstract lyrics with music that's worth hearing, and doesn't fall into that you-gotta-be-blunted-to-appreciate-it drudge. ... read more

The solo debut of Alltruisms -- focused, straight forward and strong underground boom bap -- with production by J-Zone, DJ PRZM, Kaz1, Maker, and others -- plus guest appearances from Verbal Kent, Doomsday, Roadblok & Moodswangz and Rusty Chains. Impeccable rhymes and bedrock beats from the... read more

A mix of laidback, sci fi inflected boom bap, fairly straight up instrumental hip hop, tripped out, splintering beats, touches of reggae and spacey soul from Kabanjak & Dogu, aka Ancient Astronauts! Features guest appearances by Bootie & Imani of the Pharcyde, Raahshan Ahmad, Azeem &... read more

Anti Pop Consortium is back after a lengthy hiatus -- and it's a blast -- laser cauterized funk beats, squealing synth funk, and innovative rhymes from Beans, Blaize, Hi Priest and Sayyid! The crew is in a unique position for this comeback record, in that they can pick up pretty close to where... read more

If Paul's Boutique was the Beasties heavily mind-blown Dust Brothers dusted psychedelic hip hop Sgt Peppers, then Check Your Head is their down and dirty back to basics raw funk run at something like Never Mind The Bollocks. Their first outing without the guidance of an outside producer, though... read more

The 5th album by the Beastie Boys -- and a prime example of a modern classic we didn't appreciate enough the first time time around -- the wholly excellent Hello Nasty! We'll admit we were suffering a little Beasties fatigue by the time Hello Nasty came out in '98, but it sounds nothing short of... read more

What can we say? The Beasties continue their manic trio hip hop style mixed with the live jazz/funk/garage (as in rock, not house) sound and keyboards by Money Mark -- featuring a bunch of their classic material, and underappreciated album cuts. The Beastie could really do no wrong at this point... read more

The Beasties' masterpiece -- and one of the original nightmares for sampling opponents everywhere -- the cut & paste hip hop classic Paul's Boutique! The Dust Brothers unapologetic way of weaving very famous samples with the deepest soul, funk and film score obscurities would steal the show... read more

The epic CD compilation of the ever prolific, ever satisfying Madlib's first 2 LPs as Beat Konducta -- a instrumental song suite of beats for films that do not exist anywhere but the fevered mind of the genius beatcrafter! 'Lib's production work has always had a bit of a filmic groove, and this... read more

Hazy beatcraft steeped in Indian soundtrack style funk, strings and percussion from the indefatigable Madlib -- Volumes 3 & 4 in the Beat Konducta series of the increasingly adventurous and conceptual outings -- 2 volumes on 1CD! This time out Madlib, er, Beat Konducta is conducting beats,... read more

A mad funky pairing of beat suites from the Beat Konducta -- Vols 5 & 6 in the evolving, unpredictable series of deep, crackling beatcraft -- with a little help from J Rocc and spiritual guidance from Dilla! The Dil Cosby and Dil Withers Suites are as solid as any of the volumes to date,... read more

Rhymes by Blaq Poet, beats by DJ Premier! Titles include "Ain't Nuttin Changed", "What's The Deal", "Legendary Pt 1" feat Nick Javas & NYGz. "Hood Crazy", "Voices", "Hate" feat NORE, "SOS", "Let The Guns Blow",... read more

Deluxe version of one of the most important albums in the history of hip hop -- the first full LP from KRS One and Boogie Down Productions, and a landmark batch of tracks recorded with the late Scott La Rock! The track list alone is a full chapter in the hip hop book of legends -- with tunes like... read more

The funky titans are at it again! "Deuces Up, Double Down" is a killer new track from the group -- an original tune written by drummer Miles Tackett, with a heavy scattershot beat at the bottom, and lots of loud, fast, honking horns over the top. The guitar player's licking away at the... read more

Funky madness! This one's exactly what is says -- a live mix, recorded by this hip funky combo, sort of a mixtape of classic funky tunes, all slammed together in one massive performance! Breakestra run through some of the biggest funky 45s of the 60s and 70s, jamming hard in one live to tape... read more

Furious, hard hitting Rhymesayers hip hop from Brother Ali -- possibly the most passionate stuff we've heard from him to date -- starting out with a gospel soul style intro and blasting off from there. There's a lot of funk and soul in the beatcraft, which helps the overall vibe cut deeper. This... read more

A mix of ominous and darkly comic rhymes from Cage -- and Def Jux trademark aggro electro beats. Titles include "Nothing Left To Say", "Beat Kids", "Dr Strong", "I Found My Mind In Connecticut", "I Lost It In Havertown", "Teenage Hands",... read more

The firey first full length from Cage -- his unbound debut for Eastern Conference. Tracks include "(Down) The Left Hand Path", "Escape To 88", "Teen Age Death", "Too Much", "Agent Orange", "A Suicidal Failure", "The Right Out",... read more

Camp Lo returns for Another Heist -- produced by Ski for the classic Ski Beats vibe! The group moves forward with a bit of the blacksploitation funk vibe, with a raw vibe overall, and solid rhymes from Geechi Suede and Sonny Cheeba. Titles include "Another Heist", "Uptown",... read more

The long promised solo debut from Chali 2na of Jurassic 5 -- a pretty solid yet, featuring production by J5 co-hort DJ Numark, plus DJ Babu, Vitamin D, Jake One, Emile and more. Chali's instantly recognizable baritone delivery is as resonant as ever, and the beatcraft is appropriately timeless. ... read more

In 1994 when everyone seemed to be turning hardcore, Common Sense wasn't having it. Introspective tales of growing up and living on the South Side that fit perfectly with No I.D.'s mellow production and spiced up with two guest appearances by Y-Not aka Twilight Tone. Classic LP, solid all the way... read more

One of the masterpieces of mid 90s indie hip hop -- the classic Funcrusher Plus from El P & Big Jus -- a record that took an artier, icier and jagged production that would go on the a harbinger for the early Def Jux sound, even though this one was on Rawkus at the time! Includes "Bad... read more

Classic minded but truly fresh duo hip hop from the Chuck Inglish and Mikey Rocks, aka the Cool Kids -- billed as an EP, but a pretty generous one at 10 tracks and more than a half hour in length -- a strong hint that these Kids are going to make a huge splash! The Cool Kids produce themselves,... read more

The first full length effort from Bay Area beats and atmosphere sound sculptor Cosiner -- a warm and often jazzy blend of beats, bass, keys -- from low and rumbling rawness that revolves around the drum and bass, to more of a live sounding hip hop jazz vibe with piano and horns, to more of a DJ... read more

Instrumental sound tapestries from Bay Area -- the second in his EP Series of unpredictable, hypnotic material that blends insistent and abstract elements in turns! There's a rawness to Cosiner's craft that we really appreciate, the drums and beats feel gritty and real, and the sounds range from... read more

A bit haunting, but also blissful and material from Cosiner & Capital -- a blend of atmospheric beats and percussion, and guitars -- a nice blend of spacey and organic grooves! Producer Cosiner has a fresh approach to the all around dynamic, with ranges from spooky to soothing, and the guitars... read more

Boots, E Roc, and Pam the Funkstress bring the hip hop dialectic. From the glory days of revolutionary-Marxist-political rhymes in the early 90's when groups like the Coup and Digable Planets were quoting Mao and Franz Fanon instead of Iceberg Slim or the latest gangster flick. Although it's... read more

The Lovelution presents The Piece Talks from CRAC -- aka Ta'Raach & Blu -- a wild and unpredicatable ride though the eccentric outer edges of the hip hop underground! Piece Talks veers from a spacey pop soul realm at its loosest moments to more of Cali hip hop vibe when the focus is more... read more

Funky mad work from Cut Chemist and Madlib -- with a sound that's right off of a classic funky 45, filtered through a South Bronx soundsystem! "6 Variations Of In The Rain" is based around Billy Wooten's famous jazz vibes version of The Dramatics cut "In The Rain" -- and it... read more

Mindblowing -- and like a dream come true! This is undeniably one of the most important records ever in hip hop -- and now, it's lovingly reissued (on both CD and LP), with a quality level that pushes it over the top! The sound is great, the package is wonderful, and the music sounds even fresher... read more

Heiro hero Del The Funky Homosapien teams up with Artifacts and Weathermen veteran Tame One to trade rhymes -- with production by Parallel Thought -- a solid set and another winner on the Gold Dust Media label, which is put out a number of classic era reverent records to date! The beats are often... read more

Parisian beatmaker Dela attracts some of best MCs in underground hip hop for his long awaited US releases Changes Of Atmoshere -- a steady mix of soulful and jazzy beatcraft and headnodding funk boombap -- including Talib Kweli, Elzhi of Slum Village, J-Live and many more! Titles include "I... read more

The trio of Rapster's Dillanthology comilations to date -- collections featuring the best J Dilla productions for other artists and some of the best of his self productions -- together in a 3CD box set! Filled with crackling and soulful hip hop beatcraft by J Dilla, plus standout tracks from some... read more

Crackling and soulful hip hop beatcraft by J Dilla -- a tight batch of some of his most iconic productions for other artists as well as a few curveballs that are a little deeper than we expected -- put together by Rapster! Dillanthology, despite the title, doesn't set out to bet the be all end all... read more

The second Dillanthology -- featuring great remixes and productions Dilla did for a diverse roster of artists -- from bedrock mid school hip hop by De La Soul, Pharcyde and others, to avant club groove gurus Four Tet, Spacek, to the rare 12" mixes and unreleased gems -- an even stronger set... read more

A collection of Dilla's finest boom bap, pulsing & thumping productions -- volume 3 in the Dillanthology series -- this one concentrating on Jay Dee/J Dilla credited cuts, plus a couple Jaylib gems. These are largely beats that Dilla saved for himself and his collabos with Madlib, with uests... read more

Rare and unreleased material from the DITC clique and extended family -- including DITC, Show & AG, Diamond D, OC, Ghetto Dwellers, Freddie Foxxx and more. 14 tracks: "Internationally Known" and "Themes, Schemes And Dreams" by DITC, "Put It In Your System" by... read more

Rare breaks from the DITC vaults -- gritty, funky soul beats from the Show vaults! 45 breaks in 54 minutes -- really kind of coming off as a classic era set of scratchy soul beats, and gritty raw funk atmosphere. All untitled.... read more

The most straight up hip hop record from DJ Spinna in quite a while, and it's a tight one! The spacey soul beats Spinna works with get plenty of space to do their thing on Sonic Smash, but there's a tighter, funkier, grittier vibe, too -- with some veteran MCs and upstarts on board -- include... read more

Panoramic DJ funk and abstract beatcraft from the one-and-only DJ Spooky -- his first proper full length in about a decade! Spooky was hardly resting all those years, having spoken all over the world and kind of serving as a spokesperson for his craft -- but he returns here with a pretty diverse... read more

The most diverse tapestry of beatcraft from DJ Vadim to date -- with bits of dancehall and reggae rhythms, moody and percolating beatcraft, and a love of classic soul and boom bap -- with guest MCs and singers to bring it all nicely to funky fruition! It really does to take a producer/beatmaker... read more

Doom follows up the stellar Born Like This LP with a set of collabos -- some unexpected, and others that we find ourselves saying that it's about time these cats hooked up -- with Talib Kweli, Vast Aire, Count Bass D, Masta Killa, Ghostface, Dilla, John Robinson and others. Essentially, Doom is... read more

Stripped down, hazy, funky hip hop from Dudley Perkins -- rolling in heavy funk beats, spare piano particles, and in a gritty hip hop mode for the most part! It seems to us the Dudley is rhyming more in this solid effort than singing, and he's bringing in more social and spiritual conciousness,... read more

Frequent collaborators Georgia Anne Muldrow & Dudley Perkins team up as Eagle Nebula -- a more categorically hip hop project than their more outer realm cosmic adventures -- still with the astral atmosphere! Georgia Anne is on the rhymes for most of the set and handles the bulk of the... read more

The second album from Chicago's Earatik Statik! ES attacts some of the most legendary beatmakers in the game, including Pete Rock, Large Professor and J-Zone and others -- and guests include Sadat X, Edo G, and Sean Price. Titles include "No Problem", "Drop Zone (Handz Up)" ... read more

A collaboration between MC Non from Shadowhuntaz and Polish sound stylist Dawid Szczesny -- an oddball pairing on paper, but with a sound that's works very well! Non's rhymes are front and center, with methodical pacing and a flow that feels freestyle and well thought out at the same time. The... read more

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

EPMD's first full length in over a decade! Freshingly, they don't strain to update the sound to the late oughties, nor do they make this a throwback effort -- straight up, streetwise NYC hip hop from a revolutionary duo. Influencee 9th Wonder produces "Left 4 Dead" featuring Skyzoo --... read more

A pretty ambitious release from MC Esoteric -- a full length album, packaged as a joint full length and short story -- bound like a small hard cover book, too! Featuring contributions from 7L, Masta Ace, Main Flow, K Flay and others -- and titles include "Studio Time/Goodbye", "Darke... read more

The first set in a few years from Eyedea & Abilities -- with their trademark battle ready, ferocious rap and harder hitting rock breaks & beats. Titles include "Hay Fever", "Spin Cycle", "Time Flies When You Have A Gun", "Bum Fetish", "Sky... read more

Blissful beats from Ample Soul soundscape creator Fat Jon -- mostly laidback and lightly percolating, with enexpected bits of instrumentation and atmospherics floating in and out of the sound. Hundred Eight Stars features instrumentals from previously vinyl only singles and other hard to find... read more

Nicely moving beatcraft from Australian spinner Fdel -- a largely uptempo, hip hop, funk and jazzy set of (mostly) instrumentals that guarantees some heavy floor shaking! Fdel takes the timeless, bedrock approach the the beat -- with thumping beats, scratches and memorable instrumental hooks that... read more

The sharpest work yet from Detroit's Finale -- paired with tight production from Waajeed & Black Milk, and the gone but still active J Dilla -- plus Kev Brown, Nottz, Dimlite, Nottz, Taraach and others! Finale good with the acrobatic wordplay, and his got a tightly punctuated, heavy delivery... read more

The second album from Foreign Exchange -- the formerally bi-continental project of North Carolina MC, and nascent soul singer Phonte of Little Brother, and transplanted Dutch producer Nicolay -- who take an even deeper turn into spacey soul on Leave It All Behind! Given that Phonte is singing... read more

Warm, genre-defying hip hop and soulful groove from Swedish producer/DJ Freddie Cruger, aka Red Astaire -- who manages to blend a timeless b-boy hip hop style with elements of Latin, funk, soul and reggae as a backdrop -- a tight, cohesive sound woven from deeply diverse range of source material! ... read more

Reflectively funky hip hop from London's Funky DL -- an emcee who has been capably dropping fresh hip hop for more than a decade now -- and delivering a solid set for BBE! The Interview features beats and percussion by DL, too -- and it's solid work. He's influenced by some of our favorite hip... read more

The best we've heard to date from Japanese trio Gagle -- not as entirely laidback as you might be expecting from the title -- but a jazzy and soulful set of beats, rhymes and grooves! Gagle's groove is far reaching, drawing from mellow 70s jazzy soul, bright and bumping 80s grooves, and especially... read more

The third album by The Game -- still striving to both modernize and represent the old school of LA gangsta -- diversifying the production and the rhymes with a freewheeling selection of guests -- including Common, Bilal, Keyshia Cole, Nas, Ice Cube, Lil Wayne and others. Production by JR Rotem,... read more

Astral soul, spacey hip hop and funked out grooves from Ms One & The Gang -- aka Georgia Anne Muldrow and a stellar roster of guests, as well as alter egos and pseudonyms for both Georgia and fellow traveler Dudley Perkins -- including Stacey Epps, Black Milk & Big Pooh, Ms One (Georgia),... read more

Ghostface Killah's in lothario mode on Ghostdini -- The Wizard Of Poetry -- leaving the gritty day-to-day of the coke game hyperdramas aside for r&b and funky soul sampled cuts with a capable roster of vocalists for the hooks -- including Raheem DeVaughn, John Legend, Vaughn Anthony &... read more

The second solo album from the Blackalicious MC -- produced by Dnaebeats -- and very well, we might add -- with the Gifted one sounding as sharp and dexterous as ever! The sound is flavored by spacey soul, as fine a foil for Gift Of Gab's flow as any record he's done since prime Blackalicious,... read more

Breakbeat funk from from South Korean producer GK HuniG -- a great ride all the way, with crackling soul and funk, offbeat vocal samples, and some psychedelia informed flourishes! GK shows some deft skill in crafting tried & true cut & paste mood funk, but the sounds are laced with some... read more

A round two knockout for Gnarls Barkley -- an album we think is better than the landmark St Elsewhere LP -- boisterous pop art & soul from Danger Mouse and Cee-Lo! We were slightly trepid when the Odd Couple was announced, fearing a hasty attempt to rekindle the magic that clearly caught... read more

A synthy soul funk project from the team of Danger Mouse and Cee-Lo -- a set that's just trippy enough -- and it's possibly the best full length from either party, ever! You don't need us to tell you that DM has had a finger in a handful of the best fringe pop/leftfield hip hop projects of the mid... read more

A Sugar Hill party in one sweet little package -- 2CDs worth of music that features some of the biggest hits from the Grandmaster Flash generation, plus a few surprising bits from later years too! The package features a whopping 23 tracks in all -- one disc that mostly hovers around the early... read more

The dope first LP, still one of the best mixtures of jazz and hip hop instrumentals! Unlike so many of the weak cats out there, Greyboy always delivers a solid jazz outing, with strong, well-executed solos that make his records so much more than just boring old beats and samples. Lots of hard... read more

Guru & late 00s production partner Solar delve into the Lost & Found -- with appearances by DJ Doo Wop, K Born & High Power, and others. Guru's flow is natural and charismatic as as always, and Solar is solid foil. UK soul maestro appears on "Rise", and other titles include... read more

A definite journey in beats from Australia's John Idem -- a set that's partly instrumental hip hop, but which also has a more open feel at times too! The tracks are mostly on the short side, and they feature key elements arranged in spare formation -- which makes most of them nice and funky, with... read more

J Dilla's brother Illa J collaborates with Dilla for the Yancey Boys album -- produced with a batch of Dilla's beats! This album could have gone wrong in a number of ways for a number of reasons -- but truth be told it's a quality record that's actually worth checking out! Most importantly, ... read more

Raw hip hop from Infinito 2017 -- working with a handful of beatmakers that bring diverse style to the backbone beats of the Divided Souls Africans In America set -- while Infinito drops both social criticism and soul searching lyricism. Beats are credited to handful of producers -- Low Key, Sam... read more

An excellent full length set of beats & genius from J Dilla -- put together by fellow beatmaker extraordinaire Pete Rock, with all Dilla beats -- a surprising triumph! Call us jaded, but honestly, we weren't sure how deep the well could go of ready-to-go beats from Dilla, but this stuff is... read more

J Dilla at his grittiest, most rugged & raw -- in both the production and rhyme realm -- with all beats and rhymes by the Dilla himself! This set originally opened our ears to a different side of Dilla, a harder hitting aesthetic, with beats and grooves from out of leftfield that draw you in... read more

This is the first full length by underground favorite J-Live. He rhymes like a veteran rapper on this album, although this was actually shelved and in label limbo for some time. Tracks include "Got What It Takes", "Get The Third", "Vampire Hunter J", "Them That's... read more

Serious minded wisdom from J-Live -- who has been one of hip hop's most impressive lyricists as well as one of the scene's most underappreciated overall talents since the late 90s -- doing things right with beats by Jazzy Jeff, Yalizee, Locsmif, Numark, DJ Spinna, Nicolay, and Chicago's own Cap D.... read more

A selection of beats from four contemporary forces working on the Norwegian scene -- J-Ramm, Kolon Productions, Clark F, and The Nutsons! The last are the only ones here we've heard before -- from a great single we used to stock many years ago -- and each artist has a different approach to their... read more

The first of BBE's forays into current hip hop -- and a wonderful debut in the series! The album started as a breakbeat project from Detroit's Jay Dee, but soon morphed into a full-on hip hop album -- complete with real instrumentation on Fender Rhodes, trumpet, keyboards, and drums, with lyrics... read more

There are not many hurdles left for Jay Z to clear on Blueprint 3 -- but staying vital and hungry despite all his triumphs is the strain that connects the best tracks here -- and the best tracks here are pretty tight. The sound ranges from No ID soul grit to Timbaland star trips -- with more... read more

Real hip hop from the Jeanius -- the long rumored, previously leaked, later redone and finally released full length collaboration from Jean Grae and 9th Wonder! Jeanius is just what you want it to be -- a straight no chaser, no BS batch of blueprint funky soul beats from 9th Wonder -- and tough,... read more

The legendary debut set from by the third star in the original Native Tongues trinity -- with bonus tracks and a bonus disc with Instrumental Show instrumentals! Straight Out The Jungle predates the first De La and Tribe LPs, and has paves the way for much great stuff that was to come -- you know,... read more

K-Solo's long hard to find first LP for the Hit Squad, with some classic early 90s trunk rattling funky PMD beats -- underneath his relentless rhyme style! Gruff, funk beats and samples underneath booming rhymes. K-Solo's couple of LPs for Atlantic didn't really get their due back in the day, and... read more

A tight blend of golden age style hip hop, spacey soul, and funky beats are What's Happening -- the Australian producer/DJ/beat maestro Katalyst's debut for BBE! Katalyst works with a region free roster of vocalists and MCs for this set -- expertly tailoring his beats for the guest vocalists --... read more

Easygoing, soulful hip hop from Kero One -- a record that's an acknowledged nod to the early believers in his craft, but it's also carrying on the vibes from some of the earlier individualists of the Bay Area indie hip hop scene. This is really nice record -- MC Kero One produces his own stuff,... read more

Big, booming and funky beats, with rhymes blasted to suit from Kid Millions -- hard hitting, exuberant and all around fast paced hip hop from the Milwaukee scene veteran! It's solid, good time funky hip hop -- impossible not to nod your head your head to, it's a straight up winner from a character... read more

Heavy lyrical sword swinging from Killah Priest! Here the Priest keeps it solid and cohesive thanks in no small part to single source production by DJ Woool -- plus a strong, connective set list, with more than a few spiritually resonant, but still sharply worded tracks. Titles include "Swor... read more

Pre-MF Doom/Metal Fingers, et al, classic material from then-Zev Love X and DJ Sub Roc! The Mr Hood LP's original release year of '91 in retrospect seems like the last chance eccentric crews had to drop a leftfield classic before everybody had to be hardcore -- and this certainly is a classic! ... read more

A second helping of Large Professor instrumentals -- featuring a deep reservoir of previously unreleased bits of bedrock hip hop production -- from one of the most widely respected beatmakers of all time! LP rolls with a timeless style rather than a mere golden age throwback! Beatz Vol 2 features... read more

Large Pro returns with the Main Source LP -- not so much a throwback to his days with the group Main Source -- but a pretty decent batch of harder hitting hip hop from a legendary beatmaker. The beats hit pretty hard, with some sampled guitar in the mix for some extra punch. Titles include "T... read more

Tracks include "Case Of The P.T.A.", "Too Much On My Mind", "What's The Pinocchio Theory?", "Sobb Story", "Sound Of The Zeekers @#^**?!", "Feminine Fatt", "Transformers", "Show Me A Hero", "Trains, Planes &... read more

A seminal set of grooves from Liquid Liquid -- the downtown New York combo who were as important to the early 80s scene as ESG! Like that group, Liquid Liquid lived in a weird space between genres -- part funky, part punky, and with a stark sound that was perfect for the post-disco scene of the... read more

Little Brother transitions to the majors with their soulful underground sound intact -- and deliver an effort that in the best moments improve upon the already classic Listening LP! It looks like this just isn't going to go over with the TRL crowd, despite the Atlantic logo. The soul sample vibe... read more

Madlib invades Blue Note! He gets free reign of the catalog for this mix of sampler genius and live band interpretations, too, as/with Ahmad Miller, Yesterdays New Quintet, Malcolm Catto, Medaphoar, and others from the Stones Throw camp. This one's truly a conceptual triumph, if there ever was... read more

A Stones Throw sci-fi masterpiece -- one that was destined for greatness from conception, but we're still pretty well blown away by the final product! MC Doom and beatmaster Madlib couldn't be better suited for a collaboration. As much as we've dug the best of Doom's material of the last couple... read more

Diplo & Switch's full length debut as Major Lazer -- a heady, thumping set that's steeped in dancehall and pulsating club sounds, often with clean, laser guided sound bits searing through -- with appearances by Mr Lex & Santigold, Mr Vegas & Jovi Rockwell, Jah Dan, Future Trouble,... read more

The classic first LP from Kurtis Mantronik & MC Tee -- early hip hop and funky electro at its mid 80s finest -- richly expanded with a wealth of bonus material! We'll never tire of style here -- electronic funky beats, synthesizers and vocader vocal effects, and those benchmark old school... read more

Not your grandma's Matlock, this is bedrock Chi hip hop Matlock -- a hard thumpin' batch from an MC that doesn't mince words -- with appearances by RA The Rugged Man, Rusty Chains, Pace Won and JUICE. Titles include "Pignose" feat RA The Rugged Man, "Don't Sleep", "Dear... read more