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Dawn of the 80s party rap from Kool DJ AJ! "Ah, That's The Joint" is notable as an early Terry Lewis production, but what's really great about it is how brilliantly it rocks a 70s funk vibe underneath the vocals. The bass groove is unstoppable and the the beat is incredible – with... read more

Prime, hard hitting Kool G Rap & DJ Polo – a killer collection of their pioneering, classic cuts from the Cold Chillin' era! The MC & DJ duo was plenty popular in this period – which essentially covers '89-'92 – but they're one of those combos whose influences on east... read more

Prime, hard hitting Kool G Rap & DJ Polo – a killer collection of their pioneering, classic cuts from the Cold Chillin' era! The MC & DJ duo was plenty popular in this period – which essentially covers '89-'92 – but they're one of those combos whose influences on east... read more

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The great electro classic – and one that will make you pop so much your shoulders will get sore! The single features the long "Din Daa Daa remix" – with lots of nice parts that drop out, and have the chorus popping out with great isolated sound. Also features the dub mix,... read more

Original versions, plus instrumentals, of these two tracks from the "KRS-One" LP, issued on KRS's own independent Front Page records, before they came out on Jive. Production by Showbiz and Diamond D.... read more

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Features MOP.... read more

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One of the biggest major label hip hop albums of the early 80s – and easily one of the best ever full length sets from Kurtis Blow! There's a straightforward simplicity here that's totally great – a slight elevation of the Sugar Hill groove towards a more mainstream audience –... read more

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The number of dope female vocalists who've left the group they started with only to lose direction is many. Fortunately, Lauryn Hill is not one of them. Amazing production and lyrics that steer clear of all the jiggy nonsense. In our opinion, even after all the Grammy's, etc, still the classic... read more

Two of the doper tracks from the "T.I.M.E" LP – two that still have the classic Leaders' sound from the "Future Without..." LP. To our ears, Busta's solo material has still never sounded nicer than these tracks with Charlie Brown and Dinco D. The Large Professor gives... read more

While most heads are checking for the "Real Deal" 12" with Shadow's Lesson 4 remix on the flip, this other single off the Lifer's Group album is still nice, with tight production by Organized Konfusion on the a-side, and nicer beats than we recall from Doctor Jam and Phase 5 on the... read more

Real hip hop from a real MC – namely Lil Dap of the early 90s NYC legends Group Home – still sharp and still rhyming over timeless boom bap worthy of his Gang Starr Foundation roots! The production on "Real MC's" is by Freqnik and WDRE – kicking off with heavy beats and... read more

"What U Gon' Do" features Lil Scrappy.... read more

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"Lovin' It" features Justus League fellow Joe Scudda, and a moody beat built from a Stylistics sample.... read more

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With Redman, Method Man, Canibus, DMX and Master P.... read more

Maybe you won't rate this one as timeless as Radio, but it still has an energy missing so much of the hip hop that would follow it. Besides, the raw drum machine and cuts approach to production holds up so many years later, and James' rhymes, brags and delivery represent a bygone era of hip hop... read more

From GOAT.... read more

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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

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 collaborative effort from Madlib and Freddie Gibbs – the union of the most prolific producer in abstract hip hop and hugely talented MC Gibbs – who has been poised to breakout for a few years now, and this tight handful of tracks with 'Lib is another strong step! We've said it before... read more

MF Doom and Madlib, two of the most ubiquitous characters in underground hip hop – hell, perhaps THE most ubiquitous characters in underground hip hop, pair up for an outing on Stones Throw! "Money Folder" is Doom's real showpiece of the couple of tracks here. Metal Face kicks... read more

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Produced by Ski for Roc A Bloc.... read more

The first posthumous 2pac release. 12 songs in all, including "Hold Ya Head", "Toss It Up", "Hail Mary", "Bomb First (My Second Reply)", "Blasphemy", "Krazy", "White Man'z World", & "To Live & Die In LA".... read more

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A beautiful testament to the T-909 drum machine – and almost more of a book than a drawing! The package comes with two totally cool color flexi-disc, and a 20 page booklet that features exceprts from Joe's larger treatise on the rhythm phenomenon – with some great phtos and drawings... read more

Probably the best track off the second Mantronix LP. The 12-inch version fills out the trademark Mantronix sound with more syth and effects and the Freestyle dub is the more spare version. And then everything drops out but the bass kick and high hat on the 'bonus beat' version.... read more

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Masta Ace does his initimable, classic era-schooled, longtime mic master thing over beats by MF Doom! Son Of Yvonne also includes vocal cameo by Doom on a track that also features the legendary Big Daddy Kane – plus appearances by Reggie B and Pav Bundy 15 tracks on the 2LP version: "S... read more

The second proper Masta Ace album – dope stuff from the glorious early 90s that lives up to his work with the legendary Juice Crew and his classic debut! At this point Masta Ace into deep into his fairly new approach of creating excellent full length listening experiences – with... read more

The first new solo effort from Wu Tang gamer Masta Killa in a few years – and a timeless bit of raw, soul sample-based hip hop from one the more underappreciated Wu MCs! It's thankfully light on guest rappers – save for an appearance by Kurpupt and a vault verse from ODB, Masta Killa... read more

With spoken word by William S Burroughs.... read more

Like the other singles on Philadelphia's Readyrock Records, this one's worth getting for the instrumentals alone. Producer Cas always manages to use a dope, original bassline and put it up high in the mix without sounding muddy or overwhelming the beats. With nice, sort of high energy vocals to... read more

Original pressing of Breed's first big hit.... read more

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A built-to-last effort from MED, hence the title – a classic hip hop styled set with sharp rhymes and great production – straight up hip hop on Stones Throw that's straight up solid! As long as we've welcomed verses from the rhymer formerly known as Medaphoar, it's actually kind of a... read more

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Keep It Movin features Elephant Man. Production by Timbaland.... read more

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Featuring Grand Puba.... read more

8 instrumental loop tracks, from straight hip hop to electro/b-boy classics Tools for the serious DJ's crates.... read more

One of the tighter cuts from the Free Agents set.... read more

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In A Word Or 2 remix produced by Prince.... read more

Nice work from digital funk beatcrafter Ben Mono – effortlessly blending chilly, laser guided beats with heavier hip hop-modeled beats and wordplay – with guests including Jemeni, Capitol A, Main Flow, Yo Majesty and others! Hit The Bit is a bit of a concept album, but it never gets... read more

"Secrets Of The Sand" gets the remix treatment by Jaydee. "Snakebacks" produced by Hi-Tek.... read more

With Busta Rhymes, Tephlon & Remy Martin.... read more

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Produced by DJ Premier.... read more

Off the second Lyricist Lounge, with beats by Rockwilder.... read more

Mos Def and Diverse are joined by the genre pounding, beat twisting, influential producer Prefuse 73 to churn out another memorable song from the "Urban Renewal" compilation on Chocolate Industries. The B-Side is a remix by Def Jux heavy hitter RJD2.... read more

Beats by Jay Dee. B-side by Nikki Giovanni.... read more

Solid work from DJ/turntable wiz Mr Dibbs – with a tracklist of just 5 titles on 2 sides – but boasts an impressive, incredibly varied "Featured Guests" list that includes Brother Ali, Dose One, Dezmatic, Murs, Playdough, Fiest (!), Juliette Lewis (!!), and Coach Bob Knight (!&... read more

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