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15 cuts, plus a handful of skits, guest appearances by Xzibit, Whoridas, Nas, King Tee, ODB, Keith Murray, LL, and Loot Pack. Madlib produced a couple of tracks, too. Includes "Likwidation", "Off the Wall" & "Hip Hop Drunkies".... read more

Double LP promo pressing of instrumental versions from the Likwidation LP. Tracks include "Likwidation", "Captain Hook", "Tore Down", "Pass Out", "Off The Wall", "Killin It", "Contents Unda Pressure", "Funny Style",... read more

Perhaps the tightest set yet from All Natural -- Chicago's flagship crew for conscientious underground hip hop! True to their name, Tone B Nimble and Capital D never rock a rhyme or a beat that smacks of artificial ingredients -- just straight up, honest, soulful hip hop with anthemic choruses and... read more

Chicago's underground female MC, produced by the Molemen, 5 cuts, with instrumentals, which are really more like bonus beats: "Down WithThese", "What Its Like Now", "Comin Through Alert", "My Peeps" and "Stay Around".... read more

Their second album. With "Mister Landlord", 'Ease My Mind", "In The Sunshine", "Pride" and "Africa's Inside Me". 15 tracks in all.... read more

An incredibly wonderful record from The Art of Noise -- their first full LP, following off of the ep Into Battle With -- and a much more open-ended array of beats, sounds, and that wonderful chunky Trevor Horn production! The album's got versions of some of the older singles -- like "Beat Box... read more

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15 tracks in all, including "Feel It In The Air", "One Shot Deal", "Gotta Have It", "Don't Stop", "Oh Daddy", "Change", "Bread & Butter", "Flatline", "Tales Of A Hustler Pt 2", "Look At Me Now",... 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

Funky and psych-rock-soul instrumentals from the Beastie Boys -- essentially working as a quintet for much of the set -- with Money Mark on Rhodes and Farfisa, and Alfredo Ortiz on percussion! The Beasties manage to blend 70s soul, jazz, Latin and sound library style grooves with a catchy aplomb... read more

A platter of Madlib beats -- the first in a series of instrumental hip hop from 'Lib's Beat Konducta (formerly Beat Conductor) moniker! Madlib's production work has always had a filmic groove, and this set collects and assembles the most cinematic of said beats into an (unsurprisingly) incredible... read more

Madlib returns as Beat Konducta for the second volume of his Movie Scenes program -- a straight up aural film festival on wax -- and perhaps the most hotly anticipated sequel since Return Of The King! There's really no going wrong with Movie Scenes. Madlib's beats on both volumes are short, and... read more

Hazy beatcraft steeped in Indian soundtrack style funk, strings and percussion from the indefatigable Madlib -- Volume 3 in the increasingly adventurous and conceptual outings of the Beat Konducta! This time out Madlib, er, Beat Konducta is conducting beats, strings & things from India and/or... read more

The long awaited sides C & D in Madlib's incredible blend of Bombay soundtrack-styled funk, blunted Eastern beats, and all round stunning Middle Eastern accented hip hop instros! This time out Madlib, er, Beat Konducta is conducting beats, strings & things from India and/or otherwise East... read more

A mad funky suite from the Beat Konducta -- Vol 5 in the evolving, unpredictable series of deep, crackling beatcraft -- this one a tribute to Dilla! Dil Cosby Suite is as solid as any of the volumes to date, compellingly funky and in more of Madlib's heady hip hop mode than some of the more... read more

A fresh couple sides of mad funky beatcraft from Madlib, the one and only Beat Konducta -- with a little help from J Rocc, and spiritual guidance from Dilla! 'Lib is the longstanding champion of hazy, smoked out hip hop funk instrumentals -- and the Dil Withers set is another blunted gem -- with... read more

Tracks include "Intro/Live & Direct/Brace 4 Impak" featuring Lord Tariq & Royce Da 5'9, "Take That" featuring Flipmode Squad & Vinia Mojica, "Best At That" featuring Diamond, "Shut Da F**k Up" featuring Apani B Fly & What What, "Thug... read more

A greatest hits package with ""World Famous", "Watch Out Now", "No Escapin'", "Off The Books", "However Whenever", "We Got The Funk", "Reign Of The Tec", "Props Over Here", "Beatnuts', "Get Funky"... read more

The first full-length Beatnuts LP, with "Props Over Here", "Psycho Dwarf", "Hellraiser", "Ya Don't Stop", "Are You Ready" featuring Grand Puba, "Hit Me With That", "2-3 Break", and 10 more.... read more

The first full-length Beatnuts LP. With "Props Over Here", "Psycho Dwarf", "Hellraiser", "Ya Don't Stop", "Are You Ready (featuring Grand Puba)", "Hit Me With That", "2-3 Break" and 10 more.... read more

Tracks include "Bring The Funk Back", "Originate", "U Crazy", "Becks N Branson", "Back 2 Back", " Routine", "Work That Pole", "Buying Out The Bar", and more.... read more

Classic Kane, with fat Cold Chillin' production by Marley Marl. Includes the classics "Ain't No Half-Steppin'", "Long Live The Kane", "Raw (Remix)", "Set It Off", "I'll Take You There", "Just Rhymin' With Biz", and "Word To the... read more

One more example of what the hip hop world lost with the passing of Big L. An extra-nice collection of some of Big L's best freestyles and live tracks over the years, compiled from mixtape and live radio performances. One of the best is the long track ("Back 2 Back") where Big L trades... read more

Producer BK-One teams up with beatmaker Benzilla to craft a killer record for Rhymesayers -- featuring an all star roster of rhymers and unpredictable psyche, funk, Latin & Brazil steeped sounds! MCs include Brother Ali, Slug, Raekwon, I Self Divine, POS, Blueprint and more -- and how could we... read more

A Native Tongues (more or less) hip hop classic from 1991! We hardly need tell you about this one, but in case you can't remember, this is the LP with "Flavor Of The Month", "Similak Child", "Pass The 40", "To Whom It May Concern", "Butt In The... read more

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

The classic Scott La Rock tribute double LP, with "D Nice Rocks The House", "Red Alert (Criminal Minded)", "Doc Mix (Criminal Minded)", "Super Hoe #4", "Advance", "BDP Medley #5", and lots of "Poetry" tracks, numbered 1, 2, 3 etc.... read more

With the hits "We In There", "Duck Down", "The Original Way", "Build And Destroy", "Questions And Answers", "Who Are The Pimps", "Ruff Ruff" (featuring Freddie Foxxx)., "Drug Dealer" (produced by Prince Paul), "13... read more

Previously unreleased material and a few brand new tracks from Rhymesayers mainstay Brother Ali -- including a DVD featuring a live homecoming performance from the Undisputed Truth Tour at First Avenue in Minneapolis, videos and more! Tracks in the 2LP set include "Real As Can Be",... read more

A wild set of boundlessly spraying lyrics from Busdriver -- who can pack 3 minutes with more wordplay than just about any MC we can think of -- the man is phenomenally talented in this area, which you have to acknowledge whether unfiltered, surrealistic indie hip hop is your cup of tea or not! The... read more

Beats by Jay Dee, Large Pro, Swizz Beatz, Just Blaze and others. Guest rhymes from DMX, Jay Z, Raekwon, Ghostface, MOP, and the Flipmode folks, of course. 22 tracks counting interludes and so forth, including "Why We Die", "The Heist", "Fire", "We Comin'... 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

An incredible new project from Carlos Nino -- a hip hop effort, but one that's got the same deeply spiritual vibe as his jazz productions! Lyrics and vocals are by Lil Sci, who appears to be a great companion for Nino on this unique musical journey -- and the music is from Carlos and other members... 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

Finally! The long lost Charizma tapes are unearthed and see the light of day! We're real suckers around here for the salad days of the early 90s, before "underground" became a tag line for savvy promoters and music industry folks, and just meant an emcee straight spitting creative... read more

Common returns with a lean, filler free full length in Finding Forever -- a set that's definitely the thematic follow up to the BE LP -- and a solid one, with highpoints that equal Com's best work of the decade! The set is largely produced by Kanye, with some terse, harder hitting moments, some... read more

3rd LP by the man who put Chicago on the map as a hip hop center. 2 LPs strong, and with a lot of guest appearances by folks like De La Soul, Q-Tip, Chantay Savage, Erykah Badu, and Cee-Lo. No I.D. produced most of this, and a few tracks were done by Doug Infinite. Includes "1 '2 Many"... 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

Common's easygoing Universal Mind Control -- a record that by design doesn't cut as deep soulfully and emotionally as the previous couple of LPs -- this one's spun for a slick synth heavy party rocking vibe by the Neptunes! The record was supposed to be called Invincible Summer and was to drop for... read more

The original version, issued on Official, not Rawkus. 8 early tracks that set Co Flo apart from just about everyone else, and helped start a landslide of imitators: "Bd Touch Example", 8 Steps", "Vital Nerve", "Silence", "Corners (94)", "Krazy... 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

His last LP for Profile produced by Herby Luv Bug. 12 cuts in all, including "Dana Dane To It", "A Little Bit Of Dane Tonight" and "Tales FromThe Dane Side".... read more

The fourth and last LP from the bliggety riggety guys. Fourteen tracks counting interludes, with "Raw Breed", "Shine", "Rap Scholar", "Whut Goes Around" and "Make Noize".... read more

A nice one from De La circa 1996, where they get "serious". This is the original US promo pressing on one LP with 8 cuts. Contains the classic "The Bizness" with a guest appearance by Common and "Big Brother Beat" with help from Mos Def, plus "Brakes",... read more

17 edited tracks, including interludes, of new school militant hip hop. Includes "Hip Hop", "They Schools", "Enemy Lines", "Mind Sex", "Propaganda", "You'll Find A Way", "Police State", and many more.... read more

One Lp of edited vocal numbers from the man otherwise known as Dudley Perkins, with a second piece of vinyl of all instrumentals, which were produced by Madlib. Guest rhymes by Madlib and Wild Child, Evidence and Spontaneous. Counting the skits and instrumentals, there's 17 numbers in all,... read more

Original pressing of the awesome follow up to I Wish My Brother George Was Here, impossible to find on vinyl for years. A little harder hitting than the first LP, but still with the jazzy Hiero flavor you've come to know and love. There are days when we feel like this is our favorite Del LP. ... 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! The EP version fo... read more

With the title track, "Good Groove", "Power Move", "Bad Young Brother", "We Got The Juice", 'All City", "Rock The Beat", "Human Time Bomb", "Get Down" and "Success".... read more

Why is this album sooooo tough to find in an original pressing? Along with Showbiz and AG's first EP, and Lord Finesse's first couple releases, this album introduced the world to one of the longest running and most solid crews in hip hop, DITC. Classic and oft-imitated Diamond beats that laid the... read more

The Digables certainly weren't the first or the most innovative hip hop group to rely upon cooled out jazz for the backbone of their sound. In fact without Tribe Called Quest's second album, Digable Planets probably wouldn't even have existed, at least not in anything close to the same form. What... read more

Stones Throw graduate DJ Design assembles a strong roster of MCs for Jeg Lag -- including Oh No, Dudley Perkins, Phat Kat, Guilty Simpson and Foreign Legion -- a nice record on Design's own Look Records! A pretty eclectic bed of beats all the way, and timeless, solid hip hip served straight up. ... read more

A stunner from DJ Mitsu The Beats -- the reigning spacey soul beatmaker of the Japanese scene -- following up the near classic A New Awakening LP and the tight work with is group Gagle with this equally wonderful set featuring a who's who of underground MCs and spacey soul singers! Word To The... read more

A stunner from DJ Mitsu The Beats -- the reigning spacey soul beatmaker of the Japanese scene -- following up the near classic A New Awakening LP and the tight work with his group Gagle with this equally wonderful set! Word To The Wise stays mostly within the spacey hip hop soul sound he's made... read more

Great, great, GREAT lost hip hop from 1990 that was swallowed whole by one idiotic label or another at the time, finally officially released with nice notes by Egon of Stones Throw fame. The production is obviously influenced by early Premier (that's not a rub, it's quite the opposite), and the LP... read more

In the universe of Kool Keith projects, this one is maybe closest to the Sex Style LP lyrically -- but the production is better than both Sex Style and Dr Octagon. We're guessing the reason is that Kool Keith had more to do with the production on this one. There's more variety in the beats, and... read more

Early Profile stuff, with the cuts "Yellow Panties", "Freshest Rhymes in the World", "And You Thought That We Were Soft" -- plus "Transformation" and "Scratch On Galaxy", produced by Davy D.... read more

Another great little left coast leftfield nusoul effort from Dudley Declaime Perkins, who we once kind of thought as the ODB of neo classic soul (we meant it as a compliment, btw). Just as you might hope, Dudley leans a little more heavily on a healthy dose of rhyme vocalese rather than smooth... 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

Back in the day, before Common blew up, Dug Infinite and No ID were responsible for the mellow but tight beats he got to rhyme over. And though Common still gets us open on occasion, this instrumental LP shows that they were a big part of what made those early LPs so great, though we have to admit... read more

Solid hip hop from South Florida's Dynas for BBE -- featuring production by DJ Jazzy Jeff, Spinna, Dilla and others -- plus appearances by the legendary Slick Rick, Rich Medina, Tiye Phoenix and more. A slice of life style effort with strong production and dexterous rhymes -- solid hip hop on BBE!... read more

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

A funky breaks record from DJ Egon -- Stones Throw/Now Again records honcho, world-renowned funky 45 collector, Wax Poetics writer/contributor, and a vital authority on all things funky! Curse Of The Evil Badger features two sides of the kind of beat heavy 70s funk bites that keep us digging... read more

A concept album of sorts from beatmaker 88 Keys -- who has collaborated with Kanye and many others -- kind of a comical sex themed effort executive produced by Kanye and featuring some other high profile guests including Bilal, Redman, Phonte of Little Brother and others. Titles include "Mor... read more

More gallows humor, and dark, clever wordplay from Slim, with an occasional party bounce and maybe not as pitch black as some of the material on the previous LPs. Cultural phenomenon status aside, The Show finds the Shady one still up there as one of the better narrative storytellers, but we have... read more

Grooveman Spot's Japanese hip hop crew Enbull -- we may not speak the language, but funky beatcraft is the universal communicative force of hip hop -- and Grooveman's been flooring us with his craft for the past few years! Hip hop is a crucial compent of most of the Grooveman Spot records we've... read more

Grooveman Spot's Japanese hip hop crew Enbull -- we may not speak the language, but funky beatcraft is the universal communicative force of hip hop -- and Grooveman's been flooring us with his craft for the past few years! Hip hop is a crucial compent of most of the Grooveman Spot records we've... read more

The great second Eric B & Rakim album -- benchmark hip hop of the first order! Following up Paid In Pull, Follow The Leader completes one of the great one-two punches in hip hop history -- bring in a richer, fuller, more skillfully creating sound, without sacrificing the dense, hard hitting,... read more

The third album from Eric B & Rakim -- classic MC/DJ duo hip hop from classic players! By this point, Rakim was firmly established as one of hip hop's greatest rhymers, and is a fine full length effort that's biggest fault is that it's not quite as spectacular as the first 2 LPs. Ultimately,... read more

A collection of 16 instrumentals, mostly by Roey Marquis, with a few from Dee & Spinna.... read more

Fresh, bumping hip hop instrumentals from Exile -- loaded up of synthy beats, sampled vocal soundscapes, and some of the crispest production quality we've heard on a record like this in a while. The stuff is funky, with an experimentalist bent to it that works really, really well. Nice stuff... read more

How 50 manages to stand out as such a genuinely exciting MC is in such a crowded field of street hip hop is as mysterious as it is beside the point. Dr. Dre's love for that minimalist ghetto synth orchestra sound is in full depth here, this is probably as strong as any production work he's ever... read more

Tracks include "Latitude", "Omni", "Got Dough", "Decapitated Orgasms", "Instruments Of The Trade (The Word)", "Possibly", "Sexual For Elizabeth", "Ten", "Sugar", "Plasma Avenue", "B.E.A.T."... 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

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

A fresh set of hip hop instrumental grooves from Freddie Cruger -- the alter ego of Red Astaire -- a nice blend of beats, loads of jazzy elements (horns and vibes on our favorite tracks), vocal samples, and fantastic rhythms. The beats are always inviting and Freddy mixes jazz, Latin, soul and... read more

Titles include "This Can't Be Real" feat Marsha Ambrosius, "It's Over", "Still Got Love", "Roc-A-Fella Billionaires" feat Jay-Z, "Take It To The Top" feat 50 Cent, "Spit That S**t", "Reppin' The Streets", "Free At Last"... read more

The classic first Gang Starr LP. The first chapter in a long history of certified dope east coast hip hop, with Premier and Guru on point from the get go. Classic jazz and funk samples, nice snapping beats, intelligent lyrics and mic skills like this set (and several other Wild Pitch classics... 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

Grandmaster Flash returns to the studio for his first LP in many many years -- a record that's neither an old school style throwdown nor much of a concession to the modern mainstream -- with a roster of guest MCs featuring old & mid school titans and late 00s neophytes alike. Grandmaster... read more

A sad lesson on why you should stay away from drugs. In spite of the fact that this is a pretty weak later effort, there are a few moments on here that don't completely make us forget all the great Flash tracks that got us open way back when. Includes "Girls Love The Way He Spins", 'Rock... read more

A stellar collection of some of GMF and the Furious Five's best early cuts for Sugarhill, all with the legendary Doug Wimbish, Keith Le Blanc, Skip McDonald rhythm section! As ingrained into the consciousness as "The Message" is now and always will be, it's nice how fresh some of the... read more

Sweet LP of the Furious Five backed by the classic Doug Wimbish, Keith Leblanc and Skip McDonald band that you know so well from other Sugar Hill recordings from the period. Includes the timeless "The Message" as well as "Scorpio", "It's Nasty", "She's Fresh"... read more

Everything you could want from a Bass album: lyrics about @ss, heavy 808 bottom end, lyrics about @ss, booty shaking beats, and did we mention lyrics about @ss? 11 tracks in all, including "Bomm-N-Hydraulics", "At The Mall", "One Leg Up", "Bass For Your Face"... read more

Spacey soul, funk and hip hop styled grooves from the Hawthorne Headhunters -- the trio of Stone Rock, aka genre defying hip hop player Black Spade, keyboards and studio pro Ced No, and producer/rapper Proh Mic! These Headhunters are set to be undeniable force, working with the tools of the trade... read more

Hi-Tek returns for a third go with the Hi Teknology moniker -- featuring a bevy of bedrock NYC gamers such as Ghostface, Raekwon, Young Buck and (natch) Talib Kweli -- a bunch of younger underground MCs, and some more laidback and soulful vocalists, too. Titles include "Life To Me" feat... read more

Double LP of instrumentals from the Home Field Advantage album, including "The Last Hit", "Tip Off Time", "Dirty Decibels", "Hot Spittable", "Open Mic Night Remix", "B Boy Document 99", "Top Prospects", "Hands On Experience... read more

Hard to believe how important this soundtrack was, back in the day. One of the first good hip hop soundtracks, and a motherlode of great cuts like "Paid In Full (7 minute Cold Cut remix)" by Eric B & Rakim, "Butcher Shop" by Kool G Rap, "Colors" by Ice T, "Min... 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

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

A massive batch of instrumentals from J Dilla -- one that strongly transcends the wordless hip hop genre -- and perhaps his rawest, and most adventurous listening experience yet! The loopy soul samples, rich synth/electronic shine, and thumping bass and soul beats that Dilla largely made his name... read more

One of numerous unofficial copies of the first full length by underground favorite J-Live. Tracks include "Got What It Takes", "Get The Third", "Vampire Hunter J", "Them That's Not", "Braggin Writes Revisited", "True School Anthem", "... 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

J Rawls & John Robinson -- underground hip hop mainstays with a love of jazzy beatcraft -- team up for the most jazz concious hip hop project of their careers to date! Mellow, jazzy atmosphere and funk beats steer the sound on this one -- and it may pay tribute to 60s jazz geniuses, and a... read more

Tracks include "Ego Bashin", "190", "Ms Platonic", "Recess", "Orphan Babies", "Nocturnal Emission", "Holy Water", "No Consequences", "Hitchcock", "The Zone Mission (Part VIII)", "First Day Of... read more

Northwest underground hip hop production titan Jake One puts together a tight LP for Rhymesayers -- full of heavy hip hop with a who's who of MCs -- including MOP, Pos of De La Soul, Freeway, Brother Ali, Young Buck, MF Doom, Little Brother, Blueprint, Casual, Elzhi of Slum Village, Royce Da 5'9,... 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