Sire, 1988. Very Good- (pic cover)
Here's one for the ecollectors of side-bars in the history of hip hop, whether you're working the "former editor" of the Source angle, "collector of white hip hop" angle. . .
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Koch, 2001. Very Good+ 2LP
Tracks include "Ghetto Lifestyles", "Hip Hop Knowledge", "Get Yourself Up", "Krush Them", "Shutupayouface", "What Kinda World", "I Will Make It", "The Lessin", "Attendance", "False Pride", "Sneak
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Maverick, 1994. Very Good+
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Rap-A-Lot, Early 90s. Very Good+ 2LP
18 tracks: "Mr Scarface", "Guess Who's Back", "Money & The Power", "Let Me Roll", "Southside", "Mary Jane", "Goin' Down", "Smile", "F*** Faces", "Homies & Thugs", "Guess Who's Back"
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Epic, 1990. Very Good+
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Def Jux, 2008. New Copy 2LP
Funky niceness from Quannum all stars Gift Of Gab & Lateef, plus producer Headnotic of Crown City Rockers -- working with team Def Jux -- and a stellar roster of guests including MF Doom, Lyrics Born, Casual, Mr Lif, Akrobatic, the Marleys and others. The record reaches for the glory days of
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HBD, 2008. New Copy 2CD
The second album from Foreign Exchange -- the formerally bi-continental project of North Carolina MC, and nascent soul singer Phonte of Little Brother, and transplanted Dutch producer Nicolay -- who take an even deeper turn into spacey soul on Leave It All Behind! Given that Phonte is singing
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Beat Generation/Rapster, 2008. New Copy 2LP
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
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BBE (UK), 2001. New Copy
The first of BBE's forays into current hip hop -- and a wonderful debut in the series! The album started as a breakbeat project from Detroit's Jay Dee, but soon morphed into a full-on hip hop album -- complete with real instrumentation on Fender Rhodes, trumpet, keyboards, and drums, with lyrics
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Beat Generation (UK), 2003. New Copy
We've always been hip to Spinna's jazzy, soulful groove, and we know many of you have been too, now it's time for the world to find out! BBE keeps up their flawless track record, propping up yet another of hip hop's finest producers in their terrific Beat Generation series, this time spotlighting
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Stones Throw, 2007. New Copy CD
Hazy beatcraft steeped in Indian soundtrack style funk, strings and percussion from the indefatigable Madlib -- Volumes 3 & 4 in the Beat Konducta series of the increasingly adventurous and conceptual outings -- 2 volumes on 1CD! This time out Madlib, er, Beat Konducta is conducting beats,
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BBE (UK), 2001. New Copy
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
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Blue Note, 2003. New Copy
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
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BBE (UK), 2006. New Copy 2LP Gatefold
A glorious send off from J Dilla -- with some of the most soulful productions Dilla's ever laid down! It's impossible to listen to The Shining without considering the sad circumstances surrounding its release, and all too easy to over praise, but this record is filled timelessly inventive
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Stones Throw, Late 70s/Early 80s. New Copy
Great stuff, once again unearthed by Stones Throw! Third Unheard focuses with unflinching devotion on a scene that even the most diehard hip hop heads probably have little grounding in -- Connecticut hip hop from the music's earliest days as an official movement -- the end of the 70s and beginning
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Gold Dust Media, 2008. New Copy
Large Pro returns with the Main Source LP -- not so much a throwback to his days with the group Main Source -- but a pretty decent batch of harder hitting hip hop from a legendary beatmaker. The beats hit pretty hard, with some sampled guitar in the mix for some extra punch. Titles include "T
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Gold Dust Media, 2008. New Copy
Thes One and Double K's sixth album as PUTS -- with funky, and dare we say it, fun, production by Thes One -- and a record that has a flow to rival their best work. At this point People Under The Stairs have been at it for a decade, and they haven't disappointed us yet -- not many others we can
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Nature Sounds, 2008. New Copy
Pete Rock returns with his inimitable soul beat style -- from hard funk, to solid soul, to some airier, jazzy bits -- all with the personal touch of not only one of NY's Finest , but one of best hip hop beatmakers who ever lived! Pete's supported on the mic by a diverse crew of MCs, including
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Geffen, 2008. New Copy
Common joins forces with Pharrell on "Annoucement" and "Universal Mind Control" from the Invincible Summer LP! "Announcement" isn't too far off the the block from the Common of the past couple years -- a little bit spacier in the production, but still straight up
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Stones Throw, 2001. New Copy
Funky mad work from Cut Chemist and Madlib -- with a sound that's right off of a classic funky 45, filtered through a South Bronx soundsystem! "6 Variations Of In The Rain" is based around Billy Wooten's famous jazz vibes version of The Dramatics cut "In The Rain" -- and it
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