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Oh No's given carte blanche to the the Now Again and Soul Cal vaults of obscure funk, psychedelic soul and more -- taking on the deep obscurities of those rarity reissuers for a tripped out hip hop funk instrumental set! Here Oh No has put together a record that rivals his underground hip hop... read more

A fresh batch of warm, wonderful hip hop from producer/MC Ohmega Watts -- a block rockin' set that couldn't be more welcome in these days of morose contemporary hip hop! If there's any justice in the world, Find will catapult the Ohmega Watts name into the upper echelon of respected contemporaries... read more

Two remixes from ODB/Osiris/Big Babby Jesus, and one of the last appearances (that we know of) by the legendary Stimulated Dummies crew.... read more

Two remixes from ODB/Osiris/Big Baby Jesus, and one by the legendary Stimulated Dummies crew.... read more

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We've always felt the Opus were one of Chicago's under appreciated hip hop talents, creating dark, moody beats for the local juggernaut Rubberoom before their demise. They continue in that tradition with their own EP with dark washes of sound floating over crisp high hats, tight snare and kick,... read more

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Longtime indie emcee Othello teams up with turntablist master DJ Vajra -- boombap on the Colemine label, which has been putting out nothing but solid, timelessly funk-steeped releases to date! "Active Balanced" has an extra helping of soul reverence, thanks in part to a hook sung by... read more

The first official release from Chicago's Outerlimitz -- with crisp, sort of ominous sound, and passionate rhymes unlike anything else in the Chi underground! Produced by Silence. Tracks include "Good Mourning", "Answers", "Prevention", "Nightmare", "Pa... read more

A huge creative leap forward from the debut Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik, with crazy free flowing, intelligent rhymes and soulful outer space grooves that still manage to stay grounded enough to aptly reflect the darker realities of the ATL. Most tracks have a laid back southern fried groove,... read more

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A wicked blend of hip hop and soul from Output -- a group put together by Davy DMX to showcase the warm soul vocals of Jerome Prister! Tuff City's issued other work by Prister in the past, but this collection features a handful of rare single tracks, plus some previously unreleased live numbers --... read more

A co-release by All Natural, Inc and Counterflow -- 2 of our favorite progessive labels in the hip hop undeground! "Talk Is Cheap" is one of the better tracks from the Pacifics' Sunday's Chicken LP -- featuring Iriscience of Dilated Peoples. "Southpaw" is nice, too, with a... read more

23 all new instrumental tracks from Panik of the Molemen.... read more

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Bassy beats, synth blasts, and splintering bedroom funk atmospherics from James Pants -- a batch of instrumentals for Stones Throw! There's more if a minimalist electro funk style to these cuts than the wildly eclectic sounds on his wildly eclectic Welcome -- but it's certainly recognizable as the... read more

James Pants believes in "Crystal Lite" and we believe in James Pants -- here with one of the more 80s keyboard soul influenced tunes from the Welcome LP -- plus a remix of "Ka$h" by Trizzy (aka A-Trak!!!) and XXXchange, plus the Krautrock via 80s electro vibe of Technopop! A-Tra... read more

No credits on this producer/DJ tool LP from Paris, and the tracks aren't really badned or titled, just numbered "Tracks 1-52" and "Tracks 53-85".... read more

Two classic electro-jazz instrumental tracks with vocoder. "Rain Forest" bridges the gap between breaking electro beats and radio friendly smooth jazz, "Sound Chaser" has a nice, slow tempo electro feel.... read more

Remastered reissue of Peanut Butter Wolf's debut, originally recorded as tracks for a Hollywood Basic LP with his MC partner Charizma back in the early 90s, and then released in 1994 -- dope instrumental tracks include "Summer's End", "Dopestyle", "Gold Diggin", "S... read more

Dope underground hip hop from People Under The Stairs -- their lucky seventh album -- still working as one of the finest neo classic hip hop crews in the game, and one of our favorite hip hop duos since the blueprint era! Thes One and Double K bring their A-games each time out, and this return... read more

Dope underground hip hop from People Under The Stairs -- their lucky seventh album -- still working as one of the finest neo classic hip hop crews in the game, and one of our favorite hip hop duos since the blueprint era! Thes One and Double K bring their A-games each time out, and this return to... read more

The second album by So Cal's great PUTS. "Crazy Love", "Youth Explosion", "Suite For The Creeper", "Sterns To Western", "Code Check", "Blowin' Wax", "Stoned Youth Truth", "King Kuff", "Stay Home" and the rest.... read more

8 instrumentals from PUTS: "Live At The Fishbucket (Part 1)", "4 Everybody", "San Francisco Knights", "Afternoon Connection", "Blowin Wax", "Yehaw Partystyles", "E Business" and "We'll Be There".... read more

The first track off the stellar Or Stay Tuned album, plus a non LP b-side.... read more

The legendary Percee P -- who's been a pivotal figure in the hip hop underground since the end of the 80s -- on Stones Throw and produced by Madlib for his first ever official LP! P's presence is inimitable as ever, with Madlib providing beats that are as straight up hip hop as anything he's done... read more

The legendary Percee P -- who's been a pivotal figure in the hip hop underground since the end of the 80s -- on Stones Throw and produced by Madlib for his first ever official LP! P's presence is inimitable as ever, with Madlib providing beats that are as straight up hip hop as anything he's done... read more

A mad bit of funk from the great Pete Rock! Pete's easily one of the best hip hop producers of the past decade -- and this album's a sublime batch of instrumental tracks that focuses on his talent for remaking an older groove. The set's one of the first on BBE's groundbreaking Beat Generation... read more

A mad bit of funk from the great Pete Rock! Pete's easily one of the best hip hop producers of the past decade -- and this album's a sublime batch of instrumental tracks that focuses on his talent for remaking an older groove. The set's one of the first on BBE's groundbreaking Beat Generation... read more

2 tracks from The Main Ingredient LP, with remixes and instrumentals. "Main Ingredient" has a nice loop of Les McCann's great "Harlem Buck Dance Strut", too.... read more

Like CL Smooth says in Take You There, "It ain't hard to the core, it ain't sex on the beach, just another plateau brothers have to reach ", on the surface there's nothing spectacular about the straightforward style of CL's rhyming or Pete Rock's production, but the combination will still... read more

Original pressing of the Pete Rock/CL classic, plus a cut from the "Group Home" EP.... read more

Two mixes from Ge-ology, plus the original by Pete Rock.... read more

Slightly remixed version of "Passin Me By", still using the amazing "Summer In The City" sample. Also includes the bonus track "Pork" that's as dope as anything on "Bizarre Ride II" but was never included on either the LP or CD.... read more

Delicious Gutter remixes of the seminal "Soul Flower" by Phacyde -- featuring Verb & Wale. Gutter remix by Aaron LaCrate & Debonair Samir.... read more

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Promo version of these 2 tracks from the Stolen Moments compilation. Both tracks are done in live versions -- the Pharcyde "Rubbers" with The Groove Collective, and the Roots' "Proceed" with Joe Sample and Phil Woods.... read more

After a few years of hearing him do a whole lot of dope guest appearances, the first Pharoahe Monch solo LP is worth the wait, with a nice edgy vocal style and production to match. Guest verses from Common, Apani B Fly, Talib Kweli, Canibus. The original version of "Simon Says", plus... read more

Jazzy wonderfulness from Pieces Of A Dream! "Warm Weather" is definitely warm -- a breezy fusion number with a midtempo groove -- lots of keys flowing over gentle drums, and some great soul vocals to really send the tune home! "Mt Airy Groove" is presented here in its great... read more

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Montreal's never predictable Ghislain Poirier's first full length for the venerable Ninja Tune -- with beats that cover diverse territory while still holding together as a tightly spun sound -- from tight, hard hitting club bounce, to stuttering synth hop -- with guest vocals from Fave-T, Abdominal... read more

Before the word 'chickenhead', Pos K coined the word 'carhoppers' with similar meaning. If you can get past the lyrics, there's some nice production here. The street version has new lyrics and samples a record that sounds like it's been treated with sandpaper.... read more

The rich history of hip hop culture and folklore keeps growing in print thanks to a number of essential books of photographs -- and here's one from the legendary Ricky Powell! Rick takes a far different approach than books like Martha Cooper's Hip Hop Files, but it's very interesting in it's own... read more

The third album from Presto -- solid, tried & true, straight up hip hop from the Cali producer -- featuring Sadat X, OC, Large Professor, Fatlip of the Pharcyde, Raashan Ahmad, CL Smooth, Kim Hill, Blu, Lowd and others! Presto is a great job of building on the influences of the best of hip hop'... read more

A nice electro cut, with popping 808 and a sped up helium voice alongside the vocoder that makes it sound as though Quasimoto travelled back in time to the 80s to appear on this track.... read more

The funky LA combo Connie Price & The Keystones take a deeper step into the hip hop realm for their full length Ubiquity debut -- killing it with a tight funky backdrop from MCs Percee P, Ohmega Watts, Wildchild and others -- with a diverse sound blending deep funk, jazzy soul, reggae and even... read more

The first single from Pete Nice and Daddy Rich after 3rd Bass split. Production by the Beatnuts makes it worthwhile.... read more

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"Yes Ayah" features Cosmic & Supreme. "Stay" is previously unreleased.... read more

Double A Side promo.... read more

Fresh and soulful hip hop from Ohio bred MC Pryslezz -- with thoughtful lyricism and a nice vocal flow -- and a set that's the defies easy classification, in a way that we find quite praiseworthy. The sound is often spun around beats and keys beneath the vocal flow, often with style that would... read more

Raw and direct hip hop from Pseudo Slang -- the Buffalo & Chicago duo of Emcee Sick & Tone Atlas -- a straight up blend of gritty jazz & funk beats and solid wordplay -- laidback but forthright, solid, no BS, real world hip hop! The sound has a deft blend of jazzy sounds, but it's done... read more

Nice one! Not only does this 12" include 2 mixes of "Can't Do Nuttin' For Ya Man", it's also got a good mix of "Burn Hollywood Burn".... read more

The Flavor Flav Meets Spike Lee version is a 4-minute skit where, of course, Flavor Flav meets Spike Lee in Brooklyn on his way to the studio.... read more

This is the rarer of the two 12"s that were issued for this track, with the promo only "Powersax" mix. Also includes the promo-only 4-minute skit where Flavor Flav meets Spike Lee in Brooklyn on his way to the studio.... read more

Their massive second album, and the one with the mindkillin' tracks that shot Public Enemy from an imposing threat to cultural force! There's little we can add to the pantheon in regard to this album. Just know that it's as essential as any album of the era! "Bring The Noise", "Do... read more

Great stuff from Chi stalwart Pugs Atomz -- assembled as a stellar 9 song sampler -- which finally offers some of Pugslee's best tracks on vinyl! Pugs is an unstoppable force in Chicago underground hip hop -- as a fine MC and with his WHPK radio gig. If you're uninitiated, this EP (mini LP,... read more

Featuring vocals from Del Tha Funkee Homo Sapien, Mr. Lif and cuts by DMC champ DJ Craze, this track has a much straighter beat than some of the more abstract electronics you might expect from Push Button, and gets remixed here by an all star cast. Spinna gives it a nice hard beat, with his... read more

A damn good record by Q-Tip -- his first official album of the new millenium (not counting the unfairly mooted Kamaal The Abstract) -- featuring both spacey keyboard grooves and some Native Tongues style boom bap! Q-Tip really does kind of pick up where he could have left off years ago, and it's a... read more

A damn good record by Q-Tip -- his first official album of the new millenium (not counting the unfairly mooted Kamaal The Abstract) -- featuring both spacey keyboard grooves and some Native Tongues style boom bap! Q-Tip really does kind of pick up where he could have left off years ago, and it's a... read more

Q-Tip's legendary unreleased jazz funk flavored Kamaal The Abstract album -- a wonderful record that should have come out in 2002 (!!!) -- but in yet another tribute to Q-Tip's genius, it sounds just as great all these years later! We remember well, hearing snippets of Kamaal The Abstract on a... read more

Q-Tip's legendary unreleased jazz funk flavored Kamaal The Abstract album -- a wonderful record that should have come out in 2002 (!!!) -- but in yet another tribute to Q-Tip's genius, it sounds just as great all these years later! We remember well, hearing snippets of Kamaal The Abstract on a... read more

Remake of the early Queensbridge classic by Shan, this time with Nas, Mobb Deep, Capone, Nature, MC Shan, Marley Marl, Cormega and Millenium Thug.... read more

Loopy, left coast genius from Madlib -- an early 12" as Quasimoto! "Come On Feet" is as straight up fun as any track ever on Stones Throw -- with the cartoony funk backdrop and mad blunted vocal that helped usher in the longstanding reign of Stones Throw as the finest purveyers of... read more

"Discipline 99" features Lootpack, and "Low Class Conspiracy" features Madlib.... read more

Madlib's debut LP headlined by the flip of his split personality -- the one-and-only weird and wacky sounding Quasimoto. Another Stones Throw hip hop classic, with Madlib producing and rhyming on the tracks, speakin about jazz, outerspace, and microphones. Tracks include "Bad Character"... read more

Forgive the lame packaging -- 'cause this is damn fine batch of some of the best early tracks by the pioneering Queen of hip hop -- at a great price! 10 tracks in all: "Ladies First", "Fly Girl", "Come Into My House", "Latifah's Had It Up To Here", "Danc... read more

Queen Latifah's second album -- still very much in the prime of her early hip hop career! Latifah's got some great help here -- and is working with beats by the 45 King, Naughty By Nature, K Cut of Main Source, and an incorrectly credited Louie Vega -- all of whom bring some sharper edges to the... read more

Secondary mix by CJ Macintosh. Open University mix is an extended uptempo mix.... read more

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Avant hip hop instrumental atmospherics from Radius -- raw beats, splintering funk and house flavored grooves with tripped out samples -- incredients that might sound familiar, but Radius has a way of spinning a hypnotic vibe that goes above and beyond! There's often a persistent beat underneath... read more

Two tracks from "Only Built For Cuban Linx", still one of the best Wu-associated LPs. Production from RZA at the height of his skills. "Ice Cream", the song that inspired all those 'ice cream flavor' t-shirts, features Ghost Face, Method Man, and Cappadonna (then known as... read more

The long awaited Cuban Linx Pt 2 from Raekwon -- and one of those late model Wu Tang efforts that reminds us of how vital the Wu Tang were in their prime, as well as how sharp the still are when the moons align and the pieces fall into place! OBFCL Pt 2 is indeed one of those rare newer Wu sets... read more

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Here it is after an arduous, nearly decade long wait -- Rakim's epically long in the making Seventh Seal -- released on his own label after the much discussed departure from Dr Dre! Rakim's authority and gravity on the mic is still second to none, and Seventh Seal's best tracks stark and... read more

Here it is after an arduous, nearly decade long wait -- Rakim's epically long in the making Seventh Seal -- released on his own label after the much discussed departure from Dr Dre! Rakim's authority and gravity on the mic is still second to none, and Seventh Seal's best tracks stark and... read more

The mad originator of leftfield proto-rap returns from near sidebar status, though given the number of Kool Keith imitators and other bizarro rhyme assassins that seem to be out there these days, this stuff doesn't seem so odd anymore. With a redux/follow up to his classic Beat Bop on the flip... read more

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This is how it's done, straight beats and rhymes, a la '85. One of many lost pieces in the puzzle of early rap and hip singles, this single features two raw old school beats with drum machine, a little bass and some percussion to keep things fresh under the Rap Dynasty MC, doling out street... read more

Featurng Mackermo, DJ Flash, MC Frosty, King MC, Disco Carl and Mr Ice.... read more

As referenced by Biggie, though we're not certain if that allows this one to qualify for a place in the history books, but definitely one of the better rap parody records -- one we still laugh at after all these years.... read more

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The A-side features Kut Masta Kurt.... read more

One of our favorite underground West Coast MCs delivers a solid single off the Birth EP, tight production courtesy of the Molemen's Panic on the a-side and Protest on the flip, which also has rhymes by Planet Asia.... read more

It seems like in the mid 90s underground hip hop tended to focus on the 12-inch single, which is fine with us (and that's how hip hip started out anyway.) And few MC's, underground or otherwise, are able to maintain the level of energy throughout a double LP. But Rasco does it, with a few guest... read more

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Redman's 3rd LP, and he's still not letting up. The funky noble drop his buddah-blessed rhymes on "Whateva Man", "Yesh Yesh Y'All", "Smoke Buddah", and "Rock Da Spot". 17 tracks in all.... read more

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One of the better tracks from Eric Sermon's "Insomnia" LP -- a more mellow version of the Redman Funk Doctor sound.... read more

Funky and eclectic beatcraft from DJ Regal -- a pretty moody set of funky boombap beats, heady bass lines and moody elements on the outer edges! Regal gets a variety of moods out on these tracks, from dusty soul beat hip hop backdrops, spacey bits of soul jazz keys and other echoey bits, spaced... read more

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A mix of hip hop, live funk and midwestern soul from Rideout & Terry Cole -- really one of the best live band hip hop soul projects we've heard in a long time! This is the first project on Ohio's Colemine Records, and well worth a discovery. The key here is warmth -- a groove that's steeped... read more

Fresh hip hop from the All Natural, Inc team -- and one of the freshest female fronted hip hop albums we've heard in a while -- from Rita J! Rita J's rhymes are at the forefront and are top notch -- spurring the best from guest MCs and producers, which include Stoney Rock aka Black Spade, Kenny... read more