A really beautiful book, and one that's very different than most other hip hop books we've ever stocked – as this well-done volume is a companion piece to a show at the Baltimore Museum of Art – one that looks at the way that hip hop has influenced different strands of art and culture ... (Books) read moreBook
Yoko Nagisa —
Yoko Elegance ... LP Tokuma/P-Vine (Japan), 2002. New Copy ...
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A great little record from Japanese singer Yoko Nagisa – an artist who's clearly got a 70s look on the cover, and who really brings that to the record too – mixing in bits of jazz and bits of soul, at a level that maybe makes the whole thing feel like some blend between vintage work by ... (Japanese) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Tonu Naissoo —
1967 ... LP Sawano/Jazz Shinsekai (Japan), 2017. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ...
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A beautiful album from this legendary Estonian pianist – an artist who's been making quiet magic on his scene for decades, which really shows in the strengths of this wonderful trio set! Tonu's got a career that includes much more modern work in the past – and here, he blends that ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Beautiful heavy vinyl Japanese pressing!)
Tonu Naissoo —
Fire ... LP Sawano/Jazz Shinsekai (Japan), 2012. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ...
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Tonu Naissoo might not be the best-known player on our shores, but the Estonian pianist is a legend over in his part of Europe – with a well-deserved reputation that's only furthered by this wonderful album! Naissoo's a master of tone and timing – working here with this lyrical swing ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Beautiful Japanese pressing – heavy cover and vinyl!)
Tonu Naissoo —
My Back Pages ... LP Sawano/Jazz Shinsekai (Japan), 2011. New Copy ...
$16.9948.99
Estonian pianist Tonu Naissoo really shines here – bringing his years of experience into play with a sublime recording setting that makes his piano sparkle with this very vibrant sense of tone and timing! The setting is a trio – with frequent partners Taavo Remmel on bass and Ahto ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Beautiful Japanese pressing – heavy cover and vinyl!)
Tonu Naissoo —
R ... LP Sawano/Jazz Shinsekai (Japan), 2015. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ...
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Tonu Naissoo's a master of the keys here – working in a trio format to really transform a range of material – including a fair bit of tunes from the American popular idiom, which are served up as surprisingly strong jazz instrumental numbers, all without any sense of trick or gimmick! ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Great Japanese pressing – heavy cover and vinyl!)
You might know the music of keyboardist Tonu Naisso from his work in jazz, but here the approach is slightly different – still jazz-based, but with the more compact approach of vintage sound library work – as Tonu serves up a dozen great instrumentals, all with a range of excellent ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Akemi Naito —
Mindscape ... CD Bridge, 2006. Used ...
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Titles include "Gina", "That's The Way Of The World", "Personality", "Day By Day", "So Hard To Let Go", "He's Armed & Dangerous", "Najee's Nasty Groove", and "Tonight I'm Yours". (Jazz) CD
Titles include "Feel So Good To Me", "For The Love Of You", "Can't Hide Love", "We Are Family", "Sweet Love", "Betcha Don't Know", and "Mysterious". (Jazz) LP, Vinyl record album
Includes the songs "My Angel", "Laid Back", "Now That I've Found You", "Joy", "I Didn't Know", "Secret Admirer", "(G) Street", "Broken Promises", "Heart Like Mine", "Saleemah's Dream", "Share My ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Femi Kuti move over! This is a wonderful set of African funk tunes with a really classic feel – recorded recently, but with a strong adherence to the straight ahead grooves of the 70s. The group's got some really great electric piano on a number of cuts – snaking over heavier drums ... (Global Grooves) read moreCD
Masao Nakajima —
Kemo Sabe ... CD Yupiteru/BBE (UK), 1979. New Copy ...
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Late 70s genius from the Japanese jazz scene – a record that features warm piano work from the leader Masao Nakajima – a player who can burn one minute with great intensity, then deliver a laidback lyrical line the next! It's that balance that makes the album really wonderful – a ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Late 70s genius from the Japanese jazz scene – a record that features warm piano work from the leader Masao Nakajima – a player who can burn one minute with great intensity, then deliver a laidback lyrical line the next! It's that balance that makes the album really wonderful – a ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Mari Nakamoto —
Mari ... CD Three Blind Mice/Craftman (Japan), 1977. New Copy ...
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Mari Nakamoto is a jazz singer with a wonderful sense of tone – a musicality in her voice that comes through on the first few notes of the record, then continues throughout as she transforms familiar tunes with that special sort of magic that marks a rare breed of jazz vocalist! Nakamoto ... (Vocalists) read moreCD
A very cool setting for Japanese vocalist Mari Nakamoto – a unique trio outing that features guitar from Kazumi Watanabe and bass from Isao Suzuki – both really creative players who push the album way past the usual! The mix of guitar and bass is wonderful – gentle, but still ... (Vocalists) read moreCD
A very cool setting for Japanese vocalist Mari Nakamoto – a unique trio outing that features guitar from Kazumi Watanabe and bass from Isao Suzuki – both really creative players who push the album way past the usual! The mix of guitar and bass is wonderful – gentle, but still ... (Vocalists) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Mari Nakamoto & Shoji Yokouchi —
Little Girl Blue ... CD Three Blind Mice/Craftman (Japan), 1974. New Copy ...
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Warmly wonderful work from singer Mari Nakamoto – perfectly recorded in a warm Three Blind Mice manner that really suits her style! As with some of the other records on the label at the time, the vibe here is a bit laidback – but in a great way, which lets Mari slink forward in the ... (Vocalists) read moreCD
Hachidai Nakamura —
Memories Of Lyllyan ... LP Toshiba/Universal (Japan), 1960. New Copy (reissue)...
$29.9949.99
A great piano trio set from the start of the 60s – performed by a Japanese player we know little about! Hachidai Nakamura isn't a name that we remember from many other records, but on this beautifully-titled record he steps forth with a command of the keys that's really wonderful – a ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Seiichi Nakamura —
Adventure In My Dream ... CD Three Blind Mice/Craftman (Japan), 1975. New Copy ...
Temporarily Out Of Stock
A great tenor saxophonist from the Japanese scene of the 70s – heard here in one of his hippest settings ever! Seiichi Nakamura really knows how to stretch things out, yet still keep things interesting – working here with a strong sense of rhythm that's really augmented by the use of ... (Jazz) read moreCD
(Part of the Three Blind Mice Supreme Collection!)
Shintaro Nakamura with Shunzo Ohno —
Evolution ... CD Street Noise/BBE (UK), 1984. Used ...
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Soaring piano lines, burning trumpet solos, and soulful tenor sax – all wrapped together beautifully in this obscure Japanese session from the 80s – a date that has all the free-thinking power and unbounded energy of some of our favorite American soul jazz sessions from a decade before! ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Soaring piano lines, burning trumpet solos, and soulful tenor sax – all wrapped together beautifully in this obscure Japanese session from the 80s – a date that has all the free-thinking power and unbounded energy of some of our favorite American soul jazz sessions from a decade before! ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Beautiful double vinyl pressing – plays at 45rpm, with corner obi!)
Tatsuya Nakamura —
Locus ... CD Sea Horse/BBE (UK), 1984. New Copy Gatefold ...
$16.9919.99
A set with a warm cover image and a fair bit of electric instrumentation – yet a record that's also got much more of an edge than you might expect! Drummer Tatsuya Nakamura leads a group through territory that's partly fusion, but which also borrows some looser, darker modes from the farther ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Tatsuya Nakamura —
Locus ... LP Sea Horse/BBE (UK), 1984. New Copy Gatefold (reissue)...
$34.9939.99
A set with a warm cover image and a fair bit of electric instrumentation – yet a record that's also got much more of an edge than you might expect! Drummer Tatsuya Nakamura leads a group through territory that's partly fusion, but which also borrows some looser, darker modes from the farther ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Teruo Nakamura —
New York Groove ... LP Ratspack (Japan), 2016. New Copy ...
$36.9944.99About April 20, 2024 (delayed)
A definite New York groove from bassist Teuro Nakamura – and a set that really takes us back to some of the best American/Japanese fusion sessions of the late 70s! Like some of those classics, this one was recorded in the US, with a Japanese player in the lead – bassist Nakamura – ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Teruo Nakamura —
Unicorn ... CD Three Blind Mice/Craftman (Japan), 1973. New Copy ...
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A landmark album from the Japanese fusion scene of the 70s – a killer set of tracks recorded by bassist Teruo Nakamura, with help from a host of American soul jazz luminaries! The album's easily one of Nakamura's most sought-after sets – and for good reason too, as the cuts are long ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Toshimaru Nakamura & Sean Meehan —
From Tour ... CD Quakebasket, 2004. Used ...
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Toshimaru Nakamura on mixing board and Sean Meehan on percussion – recorded live at Grace Lutheran Church in Boulder, Colorado. (Out Sound) CD
(Packaged in a cool letterpress envelope with puzzle piece and color postcard.)
Naked City (John Zorn) —
Torture Garden ... CD Toys Factory (Japan), 1990. Used ...
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John Zorn on alto sax and vocals, Bill Frisell on guitar, Wayne Horvitz on keyboards, Fred Frith on bass, Joey Baron on drums, and Yamataka Eye on vocals. (Jazz) CD
Naked Raygun —
All Rise ... LP Homestead, 1985. Very Good- ...
$24.99
(Original pressing with L Nix etch. Cover has edge & ring wear.)
Naked Raygun —
Throb Throb ... CD LSR/Quarterstick, 1984. Used ...
Out Of Stock
Includes "Rat Patrol", "Surf Combat", "Gear", "Metastasis", "Leeches", "Roller Queen", "On", "I Don't Know", "Libido", "Only In America", "No Sex", "Stupid", and "Managua" ... (Rock) CD
Naked Raygun —
Throb Throb ... LP LSR/Homestead, 1984. Very Good ...
Temporarily Out Of Stock
Includes "Rat Patrol", "Surf Combat", "Gear", "Metastasis", "Leeches", "Roller Queen", "On", "I Don't Know", "Libido", "Only In America", "No Sex", "Stupid", and "Managua" ... (Rock) LP, Vinyl record album
(Late 80s pressing in a barcode cover. Includes the printed inner sleeve. Cover has minimal wear.)
A piano trio, but one with a very modern ear – a group from that school of groups who've emerged in the years after the early recordings of Robert Glasper – graced with a very similar 21st Century sense of rhythm and sound! It's clear that these guys grew up on more than jazz, as the ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Namaz with Rachel Gould —
300 MPH ... LP Software/Mad About Records (Portugal), 1981. New Copy (reissue)...
$30.9934.99
Soaring grooves and scatting vocals – a wonderful collaboration between this hip fusion combo and singer Rachel Gould, and one that's right up there with the best German grooves of the Glucklich generation! Rachel only sings on a few of the album's tracks, but those sparkle beautifully with ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Ray Nance —
Body & Soul ... CD Solid State/Mighty Quinn, 1969. Used ...
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Ray grooves it nicely past his Ellington roots here – still using jazz violin, but working in a small combo mode, with some nice groovy tunes, in a style that makes for a pretty unique album! Some tracks have Ray bringing a new sound to 60s cuts like "Sunny", "Oh Happy ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Don't let the title put you off, as Ray Nance isn't losing steam on the record – arnd instead really reworks the sound that he first created in the Ellington group – by working here in a lean European combo with a great MPS approach! Nance plays trumpet and violin, and even sings a bit ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A gem of a female soul album from the 70s – recorded in Texas by singer Shirley Nanette, but issued on a tiny label and never circulated at the time! The music here is all handled by guitarist Hanc Swarn – who'd worked with Earl Grant, and helped create that cool syncopated groove that ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Naniwa Express —
Wave Flower ... CD Wave Flower (Japan), 2004. Used ...
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Sweet Japanese fusion – a group with Kenji Nakamura on keyboards and Makoto Aoyagi on saxes and more keyboards! (Jazz) CD
Gianna Nannini —
California ... LP Ricordi (Germany), 1979. Very Good+ ...
Out Of Stock
Nao —
Left Alone ... CD Treno (Japan), 2022. New Copy ...
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Nao's a singer with an unusual sense of phrasing and a great ear for a song – one that has her putting together a really well-chosen batch of material that gets past the usual while still also staying in familiar jazz territory too! The approach is a bit like some of the best indie jazz ... (Vocalists) read moreCD
Randy Napoleon —
Soon ... CD Detroit Music Factory, 2016. Used ...
$7.99
Randy Napoleon on guitar, Etienne Charles on trumpet, Rodney Whitaker on bass, and Gregory Hutchinson on drums. (Jazz) CD
(Barcode has a cutout hole.)
Jeanne Napoli —
Jeanne ... LP Vigor, 1976. Very Good+ ...
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One of the forgotten stars of the De-Lite/Vigor Records label of the 70s – a female singer who does a great job here with some nice crossover disco material recorded in Philly! Jeanne's got a vibe that's maybe a bit more down to earth than some of the trashed-up divas trying to jam into the ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Steve Narahara —
Odyssey ... LP PA USA, 1985. Near Mint- ...
$1.99
With Steve Narahara on guitar, Dan Siegel on keyboards and synthesizers, Keith Rouster on bass, Moyes Lucas Jr on drums, Rich Cole, Richard Elliot, and Jerry Peterson on saxophones, Steve Watson, Carl Verheyen, and Richard Smith on guitars, and Steve Reid on percussion. (Jazz) LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a cut corner, light wear and aging, and some sticker remnants at the top right corner.)
Mad mad work from the great Nino Nardini – one of the greatest keyboard players to ever grace the sound library scene! This album was never officially issued, but is an incredibly strong bit of "commercial music", created initially for use by radio and TV stations, but just as good ... (Sound Library) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Narg Funk Machine —
Black Beat Disco ... LP Coconut/Dig This Way (Italy), 1979. New Copy (reissue)...
$34.9939.99
Four killer tracks from Narg Funk Machine – a group whose first name stands for Nigerian Army Rhythm Group! Despite that name, though, there's nothing military about the set – as the grooves have this loose, fluid quality that's totally wonderful – as skittish as rootsier styles ... (Global Grooves) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Vaughn Nark Quintet —
El Tigre ... LP Progressive, 1983. Near Mint- ...
$7.99
With Pete Baren Bregge on tenor and alto, Marc Cohen on acoustic piano, Tom Williams on acoustic and electric bass, and Keith Killgo on drums. (Jazz) LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light edge wear and is bent a bit at the corners.)
A limited edition radio promo LP released around the time Stillmatic came out, with a nice collection of radio playable versions of older tracks: "It Ain't Hard To Tell", "Life's A B!tch", "One Love", "The World Is Yours", "NY State Of Mind", " ... (Hip Hop) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Produced by Dame Grease and Timbaland, with guest vocals by Ginuwine. (Hip Hop) 12-inch, Vinyl record
Nas —
God's Son ... LP Columbia, 2002. Near Mint- 2LP ...
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One of the records that marked a key moment when Nas was returned to the glory of his earliest years – coming across with a renewed sort of intensity, and lyrics that maybe put even more of the man himself inside of his music! There's still plenty of street show going on here, but Nas blends ... (Hip Hop) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
One of the records that marked a key moment when Nas was returned to the glory of his earliest years – coming across with a renewed sort of intensity, and lyrics that maybe put even more of the man himself inside of his music! There's still plenty of street show going on here, but Nas blends ... (Hip Hop) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Leave it to career iconoclast Nas to declare Hip Hop Is Dead on his Def Jam debut – a defiantly straight up hip hop record that's one of the leanest full lengths he's delivered since his abbreviated debut masterpiece! Hip Hop Is Dead, not surprisingly, is actually a very lively LP – ... (Hip Hop) read moreCD
Leave it to career iconoclast Nas to declare Hip Hop Is Dead on his Def Jam debut – a defiantly straight up hip hop record that's one of the leanest full lengths he's delivered since his abbreviated debut masterpiece! Hip Hop Is Dead, not surprisingly, is actually a very lively LP – ... (Hip Hop) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Original pressing. Includes the insert. Cover has marker through the barcode.)
Nas —
I Am... ... CD Columbia, 1999. Used ...
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Includes the tracks "NY State of Mind Pt. 2", "Hate Me Now", "Nas Is Like", "Money Is My B!tch", "We Will Survive", "Ghetto Prisoners", "Small World", "Nature Shine", "Dr Knockboot" and "Life Is What You ... (Hip Hop) read moreCD
Nas' debut LP masterpiece Illmatic – a record that will probably stand forever as one of the greatest hip hop full lengths of its time! Nas has had some creative ups-and-downs over the years, but nothing can take away the impact of this damn near perfect slice of east coast street hop – ... (Hip Hop) read moreCD
Nas —
Illmatic ... LP Columbia/Get On Down, 1994. New Copy (reissue)...
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Nas' debut LP masterpiece Illmatic – a record that will probably stand forever as one of the greatest hip hop full lengths of its time! Nas has had some creative ups-and-downs over the years, but nothing can take away the impact of this damn near perfect slice of east coast street hop – ... (Hip Hop) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Nas —
Illmatic ... LP Columbia, 1994. Very Good ...
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Nas' debut LP masterpiece Illmatic – a record that will probably stand forever as one of the greatest hip hop full lengths of its time! Nas has had some creative ups-and-downs over the years, but nothing can take away the impact of this damn near perfect slice of east coast street hop – ... (Hip Hop) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Nas' debut LP masterpiece Illmatic – a record that will probably stand forever as one of the greatest hip hop full lengths of its time! Nas has had some creative ups-and-downs over the years, but nothing can take away the impact of this damn near perfect slice of east coast street hop – ... (Hip Hop) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the printed inner sleeves. Cover has promo and hype stickers.)
One of our favorite Nas tracks, and one of our favorite Large Pro productions. His second single after his part on Main Source's "Live At The Barbecue". Classic mid-tempo production by the Large Professor. (Hip Hop) 12-inch, Vinyl record
Promo version of one of our favorite Nas tracks. His second single after his part on Main Source's "Live At The Barbecue". This promo only version features a hard to get remix by Large Professor. (Hip Hop) 12-inch, Vinyl record
Nas —
It Was Written ... LP Columbia/Get On Down, 1996. New Copy 2LP Gatefold (reissue)...
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Nas was a bit of an under-recognized figure at the time of this second set – but the record soon catapulted him to the top of the hip hop game – and really ensured that Nasir Bin Olu Dara Jones would be around for a long time to come! The record's got an epic vibe in terms of the ... (Hip Hop) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Nas —
King's Disease ... LP Mass Appeal, 2020. Near Mint- 2LP Gatefold ...
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Seasons and styles change, but Nas stays true to his strong suits and status as one of the longest running living legends in the game! He stays in his neo-classic comfort zone on King's Disease – leading the way throughout with remarkably wordy, charismatically delivered rhymes, never fading ... (Hip Hop) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Original pressing with Randy M Jr matrix. Cover has a small spine split, a few corner bends, name in pen on the back.)
Nas —
Lost Tapes ... LP Ill Will/Columbia, 2002. Near Mint- 2LP ...
$59.99
Given the strength of Nas at this point, his lost tapes are better than most folks found ones – and although the album features cuts that didn't make it onto I Am and Stillmatic, the whole thing stands strongly more than enough on its own! The set came out in 2002, and may have seemed a bit ... (Hip Hop) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Original pressing. Includes the printed inner sleeves. Cover has a promo sticker.)
Given the strength of Nas at this point, his lost tapes are better than most folks found ones – and although the album features cuts that didn't make it onto I Am and Stillmatic, the whole thing stands strongly more than enough on its own! The set came out in 2002, and may have seemed a bit ... (Hip Hop) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Nas —
Nasir ... LP Mass Appeal, 2018. New Copy Gatefold ...
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An on target salvo from one of hip hop's longest reigning mic maestros, produced by a mercifully focused Kanye West! With a taut running time of around 27 minutes and a title as no nonsense as Nasir, you could be forgiven if you hit play expecting something as sharply honed as Illmatic, but neither ... (Hip Hop) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Nas balancing classic level depth and dexterity with more off the cuff and spontaneous rhymes on the once written off, belatedly better respected Nastradamus LP – his second album of 1999! How anyone could ever have completely disrespected an album with a track as masterful as "Project ... (Hip Hop) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the printed inner sleeves. Cover has a cut corner.)
Classic single off the Illmatic LP, and still the nicest use of the Heath Brother's oft-sampled "Smilin' Billy Suite" – produced by Q-Tip, with additional vocals by Sadat X. (Hip Hop) 12-inch, Vinyl record
Produced by Swizz Beatz. (Hip Hop) 12-inch, Vinyl record
Nas —
Stillmatic ... LP Columbia, 2002. New Copy 2LP Gatefold (reissue)...
$28.9929.98
Nas's sorta comeback record from the dawn of the millennium– a strong one at the time that still stands strong today! Stillmatic was a welcome change of pace after some not so great work in the later 90 – with the return-to-form rally cry "One Mic" setting the pace – ... (Hip Hop) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Nas —
Stillmatic ... LP Columbia, 2002. Near Mint- 2LP ...
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15 tracks including "Stillmatic", "Got Ur Self A...", "2nd Childhood", "One Mic", "You're Da Man", "The Flyest" featuring AZ, "Rule" featuring Amerie, "Ether", "What Goes Around", "Every Ghetto", ... (Hip Hop) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
All the beats from Nas' "Stillmatic", with "You're Da Man" and "Rewind" produced by Large Professor, "2nd Childhood" produced by DJ Premier, "The Flyest" and "Every Ghetto" produced by LES, "Ether" produced by Ron Browz, and more! (Hip Hop) LP, Vinyl record album
For all you mix tape makers and bedroom producers, the promo version of Nas' Stillmatic, with just the rhymes, including "Stillmatic", "Got Ur Self A...", "2nd Childhood", "One Mic", "You're Da Man", "The Flyest" featuring AZ, "Rule&q ... (Hip Hop) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Beats by LES, Chucky Thompson and Salaam Remi, with guests Olu Dara, Kelis, Ludacris, Doug E Fresh, Busta Rhymes, Maxwell, and others. Titles include "Nazareth Savage", "American Way", "These Are Out Heroes", "Disciple", 'Rest OF My Life", "Suicide ... (Hip Hop) read moreCD