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A classic lost album that has the Brand New Heavies backing up an assortment of great hip hoppers, including Main Source, The Pharcyde, Black Sheep, Kool G Rap, Gang Starr, and Masta Ace. Filled with good cuts that mix hip hop and live jazzy playing, and includes the titles "Who Makes The ... read more CD

A classic lost album that has the Brand New Heavies backing up an assortment of great hip hoppers, including Main Source, The Pharcyde, Black Sheep, Kool G Rap, Gang Starr, and Masta Ace. Filled with good cuts that mix hip hop and live jazzy playing, and includes the titles "Who Makes The ... read more CD

While we did like the Bush Babees first LP, it veered a bit further into the commercial realm than we care for on some cuts, probably due to Jermaine Dupri's involvement. This second effort, available only as a promo on vinyl, is the one to check for. There's less of the ragga style here, and ... read more CD

Busta Rhymes delivers the debut full length release for Dr Dre's Aftermath imprint – after a few records for old Clive Davis and J Records – and like most Busta Rhymes albums, it features at least one sure-to-be classic track! Busta is not only one of the most reliable generators for ... read more CD

Now that he's seemingly over the apocalypse thing, Busta sounds completely re-energized on Genesis, and even if it's about a half hour longer than it needs to be, some of Busta's dopest work ever can be found here. Hell, even Diddy can't ruin the mega-bouncing "Pass The Courvoisier"! ... read more CD

Cee-Lo took a sideways detour into messed up funk n' soul on the last album, but he steers straight back into the freaked out MC guise he perfected earlier with the Goodie Mobb for the interestingly titled . . . Is The Soul Machine album. (Did he choose that title before he decided to largely ... read more CD

Another platter of angry, uppity freak funk & radical hip hop from Boots Riley & The Coup! Tracks include "We Are The Ones", "Laugh/Love/F**k", " "My Favorite Mutiny" feat Black Thought & Talib Kweli, "IJUSWANNALAYAROUNDALLDAYINBEDWITHYOU",&q ... read more CD

The Coup's third and arguably their best album – the late 90s classic Steal This Album! STA is much funkier than some of the later work from Boots and the Funkstress, but with just as sharp of a political vision. Now paired down to a duo, it's a tighter vision, and Boots vivid storytelling ... read more CD

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Boogie Down Productions DJ D-Nice steps out masterfully on Call Me D-Nice – his first solo album and solid dawn of the 90s hip hop album that stands up strongly today! D-Nice doesn't attempt to carry the socio-political tone of BDP or KRS-One for the most part – "Glory" being ... read more CD

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Thru Ya City features DV Alias Khrist. From AOI: Mosaic Thump. CD

An early 90s classic that set a new standard for post-Daisy Age jazzy hip hop. Includes "Where I'm From", "It's Good To Be Here", "What Cool Breezes Do", "Time & Space (A New Refutation Of)", "Rebirth Of Slick (Cool Like Dat)", "Escapism ... read more CD

Tracks include "Same Song", "Tie The Knot", "The Way We Swing (remix)", "Nuttin Nis Funky", "Packet Man (Worth A Packet remix)", and "Arguin On The Funk". CD

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Em's fourth album hits many of the same notes as its predecessor, signaling a bit of a comfort zone for the former Slim Shady. The beats largely fall on the darker-toned lilt of the now instantly identifiable sound. Tracks include "Just Lose It", "Mosh", "Evil Deeds" ... read more CD

Eminem's 2nd LP, where the sh*it REALLY hits the fan. What's still striking and genuinely exciting about this record, which is hardly worth even describing considering the mountains of opinions, protests, and moral grand standing, is Em's willingness to keep instigating the people he offended. ... read more CD

To be honest, we probably prefer the production on Eminem's earlier independent ep, but the vocals here are still up to par, with the perfect combination of ultra-violence and demented humor. Tracks include "Just Don't Give A F*ck", "Role Model", "I'm Shady", "Bad ... read more CD

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Massive collection of Gang Starr's greatest hits – plus three new tracks and some b-side only tracks that didn't appear on any of their LP! 20 full-length tracks on 2 CDs. New tracks: "Full Clip", "Discipline", "All For The Ca$h", Non-LP tracks include the ... read more CD

Ghostface (just Ghostface, thank you) drops his first set of tracks for his new home at Def Jam. Ghost is still probably our favorite solo Wu Tang MC, and if Pretty Toney isn't the bonafide classic that the Ironman and Supreme Clientele albums are, it's still great to have him out there with new ... read more CD

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More soul than before, with guest work by Angie Stone, Erykah Badu, Macy Gray, Les Nubians, The Roots, Donell Jones, Herbie Hancock, and Isaac Hayes. Tracks include "Keep Your Worries" featuring Angie Stone, "Plenty" featuring Erykah Badu, "Who's There?" featuring Les ... read more CD

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A hard-nosed, funky masterpiece from Ice Cube – who hooks up with Bomb Squad for the incredible production! When Ice Cube left NWA he took a lot of the more sobering lyrical aspects of that landmark crew with him, and with the addition of the Bomb Squad's cut & paste rhythms and ... read more CD

A hard-nosed, funky masterpiece from Ice Cube – who hooks up with Bomb Squad for the incredible production! When Ice Cube left NWA he took a lot of the more sobering lyrical aspects of that landmark crew with him, and with the addition of the Bomb Squad's cut & paste rhythms and ... read more CD

Cube's anger goes full throttle on his second post NWA full-length. He takes every aspect of his social commentator standpoints to another level from his solo debut – the roles of the angry and educated leader, and the finger-pointing blamer each get their say here, and so do those ... read more CD

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Cube's last truly great full length, from 1992, when he was leaving the gangsta stuff behind and had grown into an incredibly sharp social commentator and ghetto portrait painter. The rhymes, and even the liner note acknowledgements ("Ice Cube wishes to acknowledge white America's continued ... read more CD

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Includes "Hello", "Supreme Hustle", "24 Mo Hours", "Until We Rich", "You Can Do It", "Roll All Day", "Can You Bounce?", "Record Company Pimpin'", "Waitin' Ta Hate" and more. CD

Ice T's 3rd LP. Includes "You Played Yourself", "The Girl Tried to Kill Me", "Freedom Of Speech", "What Ya Wanna Do?", "Lethal Weapon" & "The Hunted Child". CD

Ice T's 4th album, a bit past his prime, but not nearly as bad as the Body Count stuff. 24 tracks, including "New Jack Hustler", "Straight Up Nigga", "OG Original Gangster" and "Lifestyles Of The Rich & Infamous". CD

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Tracks include "Speech Cobras" featuring Mr. Lif, "Words From Mr. Len, Part One", "Deer Hunter" featuring Chief Kamachi, "Words From Mr. Len, Part Two", "Trinity" featuring Louis Logic and L-Fudge. CD

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Jurassic 5 return – minus the mighty Cut Chemist – after 4 years of welcome vinyl reissues and uncharacteristic quiet on the new release front – but still with plenty of timeless skill for us to cherish! DJ Nu Mark is as sharp as ever with the cuts and scratches, but the Jurassic ... read more CD

The album that catapulted Jurassic 5 from the underground! Quality Control is one of the great hip hop albums, a record that's filled with great tracks, yet flows along as the ultimate headphones experience. The rhymes by Zaakir, Chali 2na, Akil, and Marc 7even are top notch in group dynamics and ... read more CD

A very Stones Throw-like album from Kazi, on the B9000 label. The production was handled by Oh No, with a similar vibe to his own '04 LP. Wildchild, Medaphoar, Declaime, Dudley Perkins and others drop by. Tracks include "Pressure", "Sick With The Art" with Medaphoar & ... read more CD

Another batch of heavy grooves from Keith LeBlanc, still working with the Adrian Sherwood and the On-U crew, plus old Sugarhill cohorts Skip McDonald and Doug Wimbish. Loads of vocal snippet samples collide with dubby effects, and 80s electronic touches, and while you can definitely place this ... read more CD

Pre-MF Doom/Metal Fingers, et al, classic from then-Zev Love X and DJ Sub Roc. The last chance before everybody had to be hardcore. Humor, knowledge and pure niceness, on par with the first De La album, though it never broke as huge. A whole other side of the man who'd become Metal Face, before ... read more CD

A masterpiece from one of the greatest duos in late 80s/early 90s hip hop – the middle one of 3 LPs before Kool G Rap and DJ Polo split up, and the last one before G Rap decided to dive fully into the east coast gangsta persona. Benchmark production by Large Professor, Eric B, Biz Markie and ... read more CD

It may not be the BeAllEndAll that the Matador hype machine is trying to cook up, but Large Professor's waaaay too long in the making first LP (first to be officially released, anyway) is a very solid effort, and a strong, raw head bumper all the way through. Nothing fancy, just tried and true hip ... read more CD

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A tasty helping of material from Justus League flagship Little Brother – who lit the underground ablaze a couple years ago with their debut on ABB – and hope to do the same in '05 when the Minstrel Show drops on Atlantic! Chitlin Circuit features unreleased tracks, remixes and b-sides ... read more CD

Phonte & Big Pooh's weren't Left Back in our minds – they were at the forefront of timelessly soulful hip hop throughout the aughties – and their possibly final full length is just as strong! Lots of solid production work by Khrysis, plus some cuts produced by Zo, S1 and others, ... read more CD

Includes "Rollout (My Business)", "Area Codes", "Saturday", "Freaky Thangs" and "Word of Mouf". CD

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Lupe Fiasco proves again why he's one of the most discussed figures in hip hop on Lasers – running the show here, but with some guest spots by Skylar Grey, Trey Songz, MDMA and others. Lupe is that fascinating figure who is more likely to be heard plotting a route out of the rap game than he ... read more CD

The missing piece of the epic Madlib's Medicine Show series – No 9 in the eclectic soundscape architects year-long effort to release full length albums on a near-monthly basis ended up following No 11, but the collaboration with MC Frank Nitt is worth the wait! Nittyville is funky hip hop ... read more CD

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The better of the 2 post-3rd Bass solo projects. Includes "Back To The Gril", "Daze In A Weak", "Hits The Head", "Here It Comes" and "Return Of The Product". CD

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A tasty plate with some stellar cuts by the one-and-only Missy Elliot – proving once again that she's one of the best generators of great hip hop singles of the past decade – with or without Timbaland! Cookbook as a whole goes down a little bit smoother than This Is Not A Test! did, ... read more CD

Beats by Afrika Baby Bam and the Beatnuts, amongst others. 13 cuts, including "It's A Shame (My Sister)", "Don't Funk Wid The Mo", "Ring My Bell", 'R U Single", "Just Don't Give A Damn" and "Read Between The Lines". CD

Mos Def's first for Downtown after a weird few years on Geffen that saw many a bumped street date, the hit & miss New Danger, and finally, the semi aborted release of the controversial True Magic – back with a top shelf, excellent album in 2009's The Ecstatic! It may not be Black Star or ... read more CD

Mos Def is back doing hip hop after the thick stylistic mulch that was his previous LP – with production by Pharrell, Minnesota and others – with loose, nimble rhymes and straight up, raw, unfussy production. True Magic finds Mos Def in a laidback zone – generally without the ... read more CD

A nice one from Rawkus, one of their dope underground singles with "Body Rock" by Mos Def, featuring a guest appearance by Tip and some nice lines from the Alkaholiks' Tash. Nice jazzed out beats by Shawn J. Period, with "Manifesto" by Talib Kweli from Reflection Eternal on ... read more CD

Hip hop for the Gainsbourg fan? This Handsome Boy Modeling School spin off has Nathaniel Merriweather, aka Dan The Automator, working in his smoothest, sexiest, loungiest mode ever! Like Handsome Boy, Lovage is packed to the rafters with mysterious guest appearances, including the turntable and ... read more CD

The Neptunes' first release as NERD! The music and verses are completely different from their big hits productions for others in the early 00. All these years later, ee're still not sure what they're up to here – are they serious and making music they love or thumbing their noses at the ... read more CD

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A stone classic from the west coast scene – and a record that just seems to get better and better over the years! What sounded like a disappointing, and way too calculatedly provocative follow-up to Straight Outta Compton back in 1991 now sounds to us like the peak of Dr. Dre's career as a ... read more CD

50 Cent raised the bar pretty frickin' high for the rest of the Shady/Interscope roster, as far as sales figures go. We don't envy the task of having to try to live up to the commercial expectations Universal must have for this album. Bottom line aside, Obie's album is rock solid, timeless hip ... read more CD

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. CD