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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

1st Infantry is Alchemist, Mobb Deep, Twin, & Evidence. "Midnight Creep" features Havoc & Twin, "Fouth Of July" features Prodigy, Alchemist, Twin, & Evidence. Of course, production by Alch.... 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 Mindstate are E.P Da Hellcat aka The White Lotis & Olskool Ice-Gre aka Tha Gud Dr, the self-proclaimed "Chicago's hardest working rhyme duo". This 12" features an early appearance from Kanye West on "Welcome 2 Chicago", recorded not long before College Dropout... 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

The electro classic, famous in part for that incredibly prescient sample from Kraftwerk that went on to become the basis for what seems like the entire Miami Bass industry for a while -- but it's so much more than that. Truly a benchmark record!... read more

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Repressing of the Afrika Bambaataa & the Soul Sonic Force old school classic on Winley. Along the line of the early Enjoy singles, but a little more funky. This is the one before they discovered Kraftwerk, with music by Harlem Underground and vocals by the Soul Sonic Force.... read more

Lots of crispness in the beats here -- especially on "Time In Between" -- which mixes a spacey vocal bit with slow-stepping beats that have a nice old record sort of crackle! "Nightlight" has these weird stretched-out handclaps over UFO-like pulses -- very cool stuff, and... read more

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The former Beatnut gets produced by his old bandmates on one side of this indie single, and lyrical help from Problemz, A-Massacre, Sean Black and Sk.... read more

"More Like Us" features Mobb Deep, Big Noyd, Bar & Hooks and Don Alon. "Block Value" features Littles & Prodigy. Both tracks are produced and mixed by the Alchemist.... 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

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

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

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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

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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

Their classic first single! All Natural is DJ Tone B. Nimble and MC Capital D -- intelligent lyrics over dope beats that are sometimes hard, and sometimes jazzy and mellow, and represent the best of the groups from Chicago that are flying under the radar. Buy it now and say you were down back in... 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

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

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

Apache's best track by far. A funny update of Bonnie & Clyde with the theme of male/female gangster equality! Produced by A Tribe Called Quest.... read more

First volume in this series of eps collecting independent and underground MC's from the heyday of the whole backpacker thing, including some of the MC's from the Lyricist Lounge compilation. 5 tracks: the Raidermen (L Swift, Sean Prince, Mr Voodoo, Lace Da Booms & Mike Zoot) "Strategedy&... read more

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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

"Art of Facts" from the Artifacts second LP, featuring nice, mellow production from Shawn J. Period.... read more

The old school Attica, with a sound that mixed Nu Soul, Nu Jazz, hip hop, breakbeat (remember breakbeat?) and even a bit of jungle into a Headz-y downtempo brew. Some of the best the "trip hop" scene had to offer, with a dope hip hop remix and rhymes from Organized Konfusion and a sludgy... read more

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Second LP from Nas's rhyming partner, from the days before Jay Z decided to take QB down a notch. Pretty much overlooked but not a bad effort, and nearly as dope as his first album. Includes "I'm Known", "How Ya Livin", "The Payback", "Pieces Of A (Black)... read more

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Not one filler track on this strong debut LP from one of the dopest female MC's in a while. And without the soft porn gimmicks MC's too often use to get over. Tracks include "True Honey Buns", "I Confess", "Word Play", "UKNOWHOWWEDU", "3 Tha Hard... read more

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A mix of big, bouncing 80s style electro funk beats, classic hip hop, a little bit of Miami bass, and some sly synth soul touches from Baron Zen -- featuring vocals by Dave Dub and remixes by James Pants and Peanut Butter Wolf! The main version "Strange Woman's Room" is a straighter,... read more

Includes Boogie Down Productions' amazing "Essays On BDP-ism" that was never released on another LP or single. Supposedly one of the last songs produced by Scott La Rock that was left off Criminal Minded. With 9 other tracks including Run-DMC "Raising Hell", Kool Moe Dee "... read more

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

A tight single off the 5 Boroughs LP, with the Beasties getting back to business after whatever you want to call the Hello Nasty LP. The cut rocks nicely in a new school fashion with a nod to the old: stabs and breaks strung together in a nice funky fashion.... 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

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

This track off of "Ill Communication" features Q-Tip and a nice sample of Eugene McDaniels Headless Heroes Of The Apocalypse.... 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

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

Nice one! Even at their weakest vocal moments, we've always dug the Beastie Boys' firm committment to funky instrumental backing. Their albums are filled with lots of nice interludes, instrumentals, and backing grooves that always seem to get buried amidst all of the tracks with vocals. Now,... read more

The first single off Hello Nasty. Following the "Intergalactic" theme, they make good use of old school synth and vocoder effects, and lots of references to The Whop dance! To our ears, the remixes seem to be pretty funny paradies of assorted club music styles. The "Prisoners 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

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

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Grand Royal reissue of their first single on Def Jam with three non-LP tracks. Unlike the more compact songs on License To Ill, "Parties Gettin Rough" and "Beastie Groove" are longer extended grooves with lots of guitars, tempo changes and arguements with the studio engineer. ... read more

Late 90s Beasties remixes featuring Prince Paul's take on "Root Down", Ad Rock's remix of "Countdown" and the drum & base remix of "Intergalactic" -- plus "Smoke The Pipe" and"Scratching Battle".... read more

As far as the hip hop side of the their sound, our favorite collection of Beasties tracks in while. The music on most of the versions here is completely redone, giving the song a more definite hip hop sound. Standouts are the Kut Masta Kurt mix of Body Movin' and the Colleone/Web mix of "Inte... read more

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One of the best tracks from the big comeback album -- the 3 MCs plus one DJ opus "Triple Trouble"! As was the case with the album opener/lead off single "Ch-Check It Out", it's a straight up, return-to-form block rocker -- with mid school styled lyrical trade offs and that... read more

Mashed up madness from Gringo Starr, blending the Beastie's acapella over a sequenced "Dock Of The Bay", with a subtle dash of Vic Juris in there somewhere.... 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

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 -- 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

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 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

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

"Anti-Love Movement" features Talib Kweli & Total, "Live & Direct" features Lord Tariq & Royce Da 5'9 and "Open" features Pete Rock & Caron Wheeler.... 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

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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

The Beatnuts didn't have a whole heckuva of a lot in the way of lyrical ideas by '01, but this underrated LP for Loud is well worth the purchase price anyway, thanks to the 'nut's continued mastery of beats and samples. They virtually ignore perfunctory trends and stay firmly rooted in the... read more

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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

"All of Me" features Barry White.... 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

Tracks include "Ebonics", "Size Em Up", "Deadly Combination" featuring Tupac Shakur, "98 Freestyle", "The Heist", "The Enemy" featuring Fat Joe, "Fall Back" featuring Kool G Rap, "Flamboyant", "Casualties Of A Dice... 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

Fine tracks from Pooh's surprisingly strong debut! "Just Friends" produced by Khrysis. "The Jungle" produced by Big Dho. "Too Real" features Joe Scudda.... read more

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"Song Called Triumph" features Blu.... read more

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"Vapors" is, of course, the mellow Biz classic off his first full-length LP, and probably the best use of the "Papa Don't Take No Mess" sample. "Biz Is Goin Off (dub)" is a nice echoey 6:30 minute reworking of the song with added beatboxing and scratching that aren't... read more

"Vapors" is, of course, the mellow Biz classic off his first full-length LP, and probably the best use of the "Papa Don't Take No Mess" sample.... 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

Sometimes we forget just how dope the production on these early Black Moon singles is. "I Got Cha Opin" is the second hit from the first LP. On "Reality", even with its hardcore lyrics, the Beatminers still make amazing use of Roy Ayers' mellow "We Live In Brooklyn".... read more

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The Boot Camp MC's return to the Black Moon name and make a triumphant return with the dopeness of their early days with production from the Beatminerz and PG Sole. With some nice guest vocals from Q-Tip, Heather B, MOP, and Busta Rhymes. Tracks include "Two Turntables and a Mic", "... read more

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Three mixes of their second hit from the "Wolf In Sheep's clothing" LP.... read more

Promo 12" single of Black Sheep's attempted crossover hit.... 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

A four song promo sampler featuring a track off Black Thought's unreleased solo album, from 2000, and then a handful of other tracks.... read more

Produced by Premier.... read more