Dilated Peoples —
Platform ... CD Capitol, 2000. Used ...
$3.99
Neo-classic boombap from Dilated Peoples –a team rooted strongly in time-honored group rap, compelling beats and turntablism – setting out to live up to the classic craft rather than re-invent the wheel, and deliver the goods track for track here! Not quite as nostalgic as the more ... read moreCD
This is really some different sh*t. Divine Styler takes abstract to the next level, about as out as you can get and still be hip hop, if this is hip hop – playing a ton of instruments himself, and backed by a live band for the most part, singing and delivering spoken word as often as he's ... read moreCD
13 tracks including "Only The Strong Survive", "What's Behind Darkness?", "Meiso", "Most Wanted Man", "3rd Eye", and "Bypath - Would You Take It" with DJ Shadow. CD
(Out of print UK pressing in a wraparound sleeve.)
A sprawling set from the prolific Drake – a nearly 70 minute record that was originally released digitally for free –ultimately of a caliber to come out as a legit, no less than chart-topping proper album! Includes "Legend", "Energy", "10 Bands", "Know ... read moreCD
The fourth and final Eric B & Rakim LP from their classic mid 80s to early 90s run – with some of Rakim's finest rhymes and most devasting delivery to date, and some of Eric B's best production, too! The title track, if course, is a monster – with Rakim's precise rhymes, the furious ... read moreCD
Outkast —
Stankonia ... CD LaFace, 2000. Used ...
Just Sold Out!
Probably the most hyped hip hop album by rock critics of the last decade – but don't hold that against Stankonia, because these ghetto grooves from planet P-Funk were exactly what world needed in 2000! The millenium blowout party jam feel throughout is surely a nice change of pace from all ... read moreCD
Saul Williams is one of those hip hoppers who's not really a just a rapper – one who comes to the genre from a background that's already very multi-faceted – one that shows up instantly in the record's blend of sounds and styles, modes and moods! There's a definite political agenda to ... read moreCD
Tracks from Lil Jon featuring E-40 & Sean Paul, Chamillionaire featuring Lil Flip, Pitbull, Ying Yang Twins featuring Pitbull, Lil Wayne, Lil Scrappy, Ice Cube featuring Snoop Dogg & Lil Jon, B.G. featuring Mannie Fresh, Mike Jones, Bubba Sparxxx featuring Ying Yang Twins & Mr. ... read moreCD
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 ... (Funky Compilations, Hip Hop)read moreCD
(Sleeve has some light wear, include Now Again obi.)
A thick, two disc retrospective of all things Zen from Ninja Tune! The 32 tracks here pretty much stick to the Ninja Tune prototype of innovative turntablist and digital psychedelia that made the Ninja name – some of the better album tracks and singles by DJ Food, Coldcut, Amon Tobin, Mr. ... (New Grooves, Hip Hop)read moreCD