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Another absolutely essential collection from Soul Jazz, this time out heading straight for the outer boroughs of the Bronx, Harlem, Brooklyn and Queens to document the fresh, fly, wild and bold rap tracks that rocked block parties and roller rinks from '79 on! 16 amazing tracks from the dawn of... read more

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Most tracks are Alex & The City Crew tracks (break music & instructional rap), but side one has Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five, "Wheels Of Steel", and some nice electro tracks. Cover gives some glossary terms, "DOG- verb- to over use, spoil through excess. Ex: 'He... read more

The mid 90s ode to Christmas from Death Row Records -- with a little bit of gangsta and g funk holiday hip hop from Tha Dogg Pound, plus street soul from Danny Boy and Nate Dogg. The cover art is later Death Row personified, and leads you to think this is going the be an ominous West Coast gangsta... read more

We weren't certain whether this dope little compilation qualified as a soundtrack or not, but we are certain it might as well be considered THE soundtrack to the first half of the oughties, with the cream of the Stones Throw stable lacing this collabo with the Adult Swim network with pure niceness... read more

Includes Snoop's "Gin & Juice", "Lodi Dodi" & "Doggy Dogg World", Dre's "Let Me Ride", "Nuthin But A G Thang", & "Keep Their Heads Ringin", and Rage's "Afro Puffs" and all the rest of the G-funk hits.... read more

A beautifully packaged box set if we've ever seen one -- celebrating the 25th Anniversary of Def Jam hip hop -- each disc featuring a well chosen sampler of classic tracks from a 5 year period of the labels history! It's no easy task programming a set like this, and we could argue for 25 more... read more

Def Jux Presents -- diverse underground hip hop par excellence -- for the this fourth edition that gives a taste of the skills of its roster -- including the Def Jux all star crew Weathermen, Cage, Mr Lif, Yak Ballz, Camu Tao, Rob Sonic, El-P and others. Titles include "Reports Of A Possible... read more

Def Jux Presents -- diverse underground hip hop par excellence -- for the this fourth edition that gives a taste of the skills of its roster -- including the Def Jux all star crew Weathermen, Cage, Mr Lif, Yak Ballz, Camu Tao, Rob Sonic, El-P and others. Titles include "Reports Of A Possible... read more

Red Alert pulles together a compilation of some of the classic longer runnng battles on wax, with little interview bits in between from some of the artists involved. It starts out with a few bits of the Roxanne saga, with UTFO's original "Roxanne, Roxanne", Roxanne Shante's "Roxanne'... read more

Crackling funky soul and beats put together for Mochilla by Kutmah -- a mix of obscure jams blended into a slow burning, moody masterpiece of hypnotic grooves! Kutmah spins together a set esoteric with an emphasis on tripped out funky beats, but with plenty of underground soul swirling in and out,... read more

Featuring "Jam On It" by Newcleus, "Clock On The Wall" by Double Vision, "Magic's Wand" by Whodini, "You're the One For Me" by D Train, "Electric Kingdom" by Twilight 22, "White Lines" by Grandmaster Flash & Melle Mel, "Play That... read more

Block rockin' beats and ray gun funk -- the debut in the pivotal 80s Electro series! Electro 1 features classics by Newcleus, West Street Mob, C-Bank and more -- really genre defining material, a straight up, unfussy presentation on 2 sides of wax. Part encapsulation of the of the future looking... read more

One of the brilliant -- and long out of print -- Streetside UK collections of early 80s electro from the US, compilations that almost helped define the genre more than records coming out in the US at the time! Most of the tunes need no introduction -- and it's a fresh reminder of some of the best... read more

The third entry in the 80s era future funky street sounds, then freshly titled Electro -- quintessential grooves from Newcleus, Divine Sounds, Boogie Boys, Davy DMX, Fresh 3 MCs, and Imperial Brothers. Electro 3 has some of the linchpins of the broad genre -- fresh, sparkling, pulsating number... read more

The sound of the future -- circa 1984 -- served up in this great volume in the legendary Electro series from Streetsounds UK! Although an import series, the Electro collection almost did more to help define the sound of 80s electro than any albums coming out in the US -- as it brought together... read more

Number in the excellent Electro series of compilations on the UK Street Sounds imprint, a great batch of prototypical hip hop and beeping electronic funk from the days when this stuff looked like the sound of the future, and for all intents and purposes practically was! Nothing but classic early... read more

We're not sure what "equidity" means -- but the grooves here are so great, we're hardly going to ask for a definition! The package is filled with plenty of the funk promised in the title -- but often in ways that are really odd and offbeat -- just what you'd expect from a mighty trip... read more

A fantastic tribute to the Fly Girls of hip hop -- a filler free collection of some of the funkiest female fronted singles of the 80s -- included a few genesis cuts from the 70s and a couple of important 90s numbers -- blueprint rap from JJ Fad, Sweet Tee, MC Lyte, Queen Latifah, Bahamadia, Sparky... read more

A fantastic tribute to the Fly Girls of hip hop -- a filler free collection of some of the funkiest female fronted singles of the 80s -- included a few genesis cuts from the 70s and a couple of important 90s numbers -- blueprint rap from JJ Fad, Sweet Tee, MC Lyte, Queen Latifah, Bahamadia, Sparky... read more

A fantastic tribute to the Fly Girls of hip hop -- a filler free collection of some of the funkiest female fronted singles of the 80s -- included a few genesis cuts from the 70s and a couple of important 90s numbers -- blueprint rap from JJ Fad, Sweet Tee, MC Lyte, Queen Latifah, Bahamadia, Sparky... read more

The blueprint for Kanye West's incredible work of the past few years -- served up in an all-legit package of original tunes sampled for his own albums and productions for other artists! The range of styles here is really amazing -- and the set runs through old soul, pop, jazz, and R&B -- all... read more

Features "Wordplay" by Bahamadia, "Come Clean" by Jeru, "Do What Pays Ya" by Big Shug, "Life" by MOP, Guru, and Stikken Moov, "So Called Friends" by Group Home, "Momentum" by Guru & Big Shug, "Who's The Truest" by True Master... read more

A massive package of tracks -- 3 CDs' of music from the Unwrapped series, plus a great bonus disc too! The core work is a batch of smooth, jazzy instrumental takes on hip hop hits -- from Hidden Beach Records! If you scratch just a little bit below the surface of the Hidden Beach roster, digging... read more

The wonderful Hidden Beach groove continues -- smooth, but never slick -- and a great attempt at bringing instrumental work to a much younger generation! There's a really jazzy sensibility here that's moved far beyond the roots of the series -- a style that completely transforms the hip hop tunes... read more

Plenty of drums here -- both played and programmed by Tony Royster Jr, the standout star of this set! The groove's a bit funkier than other Unwrapped volumes -- still in the smoother soul territory of the Hidden Beach style, but giving the drummer more space to get down as well -- which sounds... read more

Nice collection of a lot of the early singles on the Eastern Conference label that are long out of print, plus some new material. Includes High & Mighty - "B-Boy Document" (the original version, not on the High & Mighty LP), "Hands On Experience" (the better, part 1... read more

Promo radio sampler from the High School high soundtrack, with clean versions of a few nicer cuts off the LP. Includes the Large Professor/Pete Rock collabo "The Rap World", KRS-One's "High School Rock", "Semi-Automatic Full Rap Metal Jacket" by Inspectah Deck, U-God,... read more

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Unfortunately, it's not still working -- Tommy Boy hasn't released a hip hop masterpiece like they routinely cranked out in their glory days in a long, long time -- which is a great reason to buy this hits package featuring singles that are not simply Tommy Boy's greatest, but actually some of the... read more

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Benchmark cut & paste classics -- DJ hits that hardly cracked the commercial landscape back in the day but became underground hip hop legend as well as influenced a generation of beatmakers -- in a 7 X 7" box set of funky 45s! It includes the turntablist standard bearers by GLOBE &... read more

Previously unreleased funky old school hip hop and disco breaks -- and you don't stop, keep on body rockin' to Live Convention 79 -- live material from the Jamaica Queens Armory! Live Convention 79 features audio captured from the soundboard of this benchmark era throwdown, with 13 unlisted tracks... read more

Previously unreleased funky old school hip hop and disco breaks -- and you don't stop, keep on body rockin' to Live Convention 79 -- live material from the Jamaica Queens Armory! Live Convention 79 features audio captured from the soundboard of this benchmark era throwdown, with 13 unlisted tracks... read more

Live old school hip hop and funky disco breaks from the first school -- previously unreleased material recorded straight from the Ecstasy Garage Disco sound board at the dawn of the 80s -- party rockin' rhymes from a loose collective of "Ecstasy Garage All Stars"! Live Convention 80... read more

Instrumental versions of tracks from Lyricist Lounge Vol 2, featuring beats by Premier, The Alchemist, Hi-Tek, Ayatollah, Erick Sermon, Mighty Mi, Jay Dee, Scott Storch, Rockwilder, and DJ Roddy Rod, 15 tracks in all, including "Let's Grow", "Ms Fat Booty 2", "Sharp... read more

Funky hip hop from the Cali scene and beyond -- both produced and assembled by Madlib the Beat Konducta as the rumored final installment of BBE/Rapster's Beat Generation series! This set does a pretty good job of showing Madlib's skill as an expert producer for others -- pairing the right beats... read more

Funky hip hop from the Cali scene and beyond -- both produced and assembled by Madlib the Beat Konducta as the rumored final installment of BBE/Rapster's Beat Generation series! This set does a pretty good job of showing Madlib's skill as an expert producer for others -- pairing the right beats... read more

Tommy Boy collected a bunch of producers and musicians for this collection of 8 quality breakin/b-boy tracks that aren't available on any other LP or single. The tracks are complete 4 to 5 minute instrumental 'songs' not just a series of loops. With "Yeah Right!" and "Sweet... read more

12 tracks in all: Run DMC "Walk This Way" & "Together Forever", Sweet Tee & Jazzy Joyce "It's My Beat", Word of Mouth feat. DJ Cheese "Coast to Coast", Eric B & Rakim "Eric B is President", Dana Dane "Delancey Street", Spyder D... read more

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Nice little compilation of messed-up tracks with a groove that spans current underground hip hop, classic Studio One rocksteady, and lost funky cuts. The groove ranges wildly from track to track, but the overall selection's nice, and the guys at Fat City put their personal seal of approval on... read more

CD to benefit the Prison Moratorium Project, dedicated to working against the 'prison-industrial complex'. We're normally suspicious of 'benefit' records but this one works -- dope underground production and nice verses, 23 tracks in all, including DJ Shame "Infomercial (Meet The Press)"... read more

Production by Bobby Konders, Salaam Remi and Philip Burrell. 11 tracks in all, counting the intro, including "Ghetto Red Hot" by Supercat, "Boom Wa Dis" by Burro Banton, "Dem A Fight" by Red Foxx, "Mattress Jockey" by Shaggy, "Bop Scuchie" by... read more

Benchmark female fronted hip hop -- the iconic Roxanne response rap classics on Nia -- essentially the ongoing battle Roxanne Shante between and Sparky D. and that thundering Marley Marl beatcraft! Although the female duel is the focus of the on mic activity, the whole thing is a remarkable... read more

Rap classic 45 edits by Peanut Butter Wolf -- a stellar set of benchmark singles by Fearless Four, Just Ice, Marley Marl & MC Shan, Big Daddy Kane & Biz Markie, Mantronix, JVC Force, Boogie Down Productions and more! The Wolf mixes the tunes perfectly, no jumpy edits or too abbreviated... read more

Rare 80s funky east coast hip hop -- great tracks by Most Wanted, The Heartbeat Brothers, Sport G & Mastermind, Phase And Rhythm and and others -- great tracks cut for the Enjoy, Elite, Street Walk, Pelon and other labels with production throughout by the late Paul C! Paul C is better known... read more

Rare 80s funky east coast hip hop -- great tracks by Most Wanted, The Heartbeat Brothers, Sport G & Mastermind, Phase And Rhythm and and others -- great tracks cut for the Enjoy, Elite, Street Walk, Pelon and other labels with production throughout by the late Paul C! Paul C is better known... read more

A masterful mix set from the Scratch Perverts -- working with the essences of a deep selection far reaching material -- from gritty underground hip hop, to furiously bumping electro funk, cosmic club grooves, deep dubby cuts, and loads of all around trippy beatcraft ! A hazy, darkness tinged but... read more

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The movie, about a poetry-writing drug dealer, didn't last too long at the box office, but it was a good excuse for another hip hop soundtrack. This time most of songs have at least a little to do with the movie (like Noreaga's "Thug Poetry.) Most of the songs don't appear on any other LP. ... read more

19 tracks -- Hom "It's Hom", Young Zee 7 Rah Digga "I Love It", De La Soul "Speed Limit", Xzibit & Everlast "Shroomz Pt. 2", Camp Lo "Something For Nothing", VOR "Beyond City Lights", B Real & Everlast "Laugh Now", Hom... read more

12 tracks in all: Grandmaster & Melle Mel "White Lines", Treacherous Three "Yes We Can-Can", West Street Mob "Break Dancin' -- Electric Boogie", Melle Mel & Duke Bootee "Message II", Sugarhill Gang "Kick It Live From 9 to 5", Jocko "Eve... read more

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An early megamix record, with :Cry Like A Wolf" by RJ's Latest Arrival, "The Roof Is On Fire" by Rock Master Scott & The Dynamic Three, "Shackles" by RJ's Latest Arrival, "What People Do For Money" by Divine Sounds, "Girls" by the Egyptian Lover and... read more

Wild! This is a CD sampler from the Sugarhill Box Set, but it's packaged in a replica of an old Sugarhill 12" single, so we store it with the LPs. Promo only, and with the tracks "Rappers Delight", "That's the Joint", "Yes We Can-Can", "Break Dance Electric... read more

Heavy grooves from Sugarhill Records -- lots of old school hip hop cuts, plus a few clubby groovers too! The 2CD set is the last installment in this excellent look at the label -- one that set a whole new standard for Sugarhill reissues -- one that's sadly not been matched as much in recent years -... read more

Number 5 in the legendary series of break compilations put together by Paul Winley back in the day! This one's still going strong -- with the usual mix of bad sound, strangely titled tunes, and more! Overall, though, it's still nice to have these tracks in whatever format they arrive in -- and... read more

Essential stuff, a story we've been waiting to get told for some time now! Tommy Boy's spot in the history book doesn't need to be laid out by us or anyone else for that matter, but this double disc set puts the history lesson neatly together in one great little package. You get every imaginable... read more

A blistering mix by DMC Champ DJ Kentaro, known to the world for his incredible scratching, juggling and mixing skills, which he puts to good use here, getting busy on the 1's and 2's with Pressure Sounds bouncing back catalog! The emphasis is a bit on the dub side of their vaults, taking pure... read more

Mixed by Spinbad. As the name implies, underground and indie hip hop, for the backpacker and urban fashionista alike. 31 tracks in all, with appearances by Killah Priest, HOM, Self Scientific, Casual, ZionI, Kardinal Offishall, Mos Def, Masta Ace, Punch & Words, Obie Trice, Bahamadia,... read more

A tight set of sometimes jazzy, sometimes funky, sometimes cerebral, always dope hip hop steeped cuts from the Tru Thoughts & Zebra Traffic family -- great tracks from Quantic, Freddie Cruger, Bamboos, Life, TM Juke & many more! This is the first straight up genre item from Tru Thoughts,... read more

The roots of rap -- pulled from an assortment of classic funk and soul tunes, and mixed in with a bit of old school hip hop as well! The title and look of the package are a bit hokey, but the music's totally great -- an all-essential assortment of tunes that includes "Is This The Future"... read more

One of the benchmark best ofs of the mid school hip hop years -- the original collection of Wild Pitch classics! Includes some of the best cuts from the primo Wild Pitch years of the late 80s and start of the 90s -- and a time capsule for sound science. A set like this makes us really miss the... read more