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Old school, true school, golden age, random rap, west coast, east coast, independent, southern, and midwestern hip hop -- as well as some commercial classics!
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Anderson Paak —
Malibu ... CD 
Steel Wool, 2016. Used ... Just Sold Out!
A brilliant creative leap for singer/rhymer/producer Anderson Paak as a solo star – release months after his standout, near show-stealing moments on Dr. Dre's Compton record! .Paak's proved himself a stellar collaborator many times over by the time Malibu dropped, and here he proves a stellar ... (Neo Soul, Hip Hop) read more CD
Andre 3000 —
New Blue Sun (3LP 180 gram pressing – with poster) ... LP 
Epic, 2024. New Copy 3LP ... $81.99 83.99
A stunning surprise from Andre 3000 – at least if you only know him as part of Outkast – and a record that finally gives us an audio document of the sounds that Andre has really been involved with in recent years – a beautiful blend of spiritual jazz with mellower currents, aided ... (Jazz, Hip Hop) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available New Blue Sun ... CD 25.99
Atmosphere —
Say Hey There (clean, inst)/Rhymesayers, 2006. Near Mint- ... $9.99
... 12-inch, Vinyl record
(Promo in a Fat Beats sleeve, with some ringwear.)
Beastie Boys —
Licensed To Ill (180 gram pressing) ... LP Def Jam, 1986. New Copy Gatefold (reissue)... $27.99 29.99
The game changing Def Jam classic – and possibly the greatest album by the Beastie Boys – even though they'd grow up a whole lot after this! Profane party anthems galore, and the Beasties would distance themselves from much of the attitude of this album, making their career arc from ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(30th Anniversary 180 gram pressing.)
Big Daddy Kane —
Prince Of Darkness ... LP Cold Chillin, 1991. Very Good+ 2LP ... $13.99
With Busta Rhymes and Alyson Williams. Includes "The Lover In You", "Git Bizzy", "Raw '91", "Prince Of Darkness", "Ooh, Aah, Nah-Nah-Nah", "Brother Brother", "Groove With It", "I'm Not Ashamed", "Troubled Man" ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Promo in a stickered sleeve, with title in marker, light ring wear.)
Chops feat Raekwon —
What's Fu*kin Wit Us (radio, dirty, inst)/Vocab, 2004. Near Mint- (pic cover)... $2.99
Another hot single from Mountain Bros. DJ Chops terrific Virtuosity LP. "What's F**kin'. . ." features Raekwon. 12-inch, Vinyl record
Clipse —
Got Caught Dealin (radio edit, lp, inst, acappella) ... 12-inch Elektra, 1998. Near Mint- ... $0.99
... 12-inch, Vinyl record
(Promo in a plain sleeve.)
Coldcut —
Let Us Play (CD/Ninja Tune, 1997. Used 2 CDs ... $2.99
Matt Black & Jonathan Moore were some of the first to peddle the non-hip hop remixologist tip back in the late 80s – and 10 years later, they're still on the top of their craft with this complicated set of grooves, breaks, and turntable tricks for Ninja Tune! The set includes the tracks ... (New Grooves, Hip Hop) read more CD
Common —
BE ... LP GOOD/Geffen, 2005. New Copy 2LP ... $32.99 34.99
"I rap with the Passion of Christ, Ni**a, cross me!" BE isn't exactly a back-to-basics LP in the vein of his classic work for Relativity – but it is indeed a return to a focused, genuinely soulful, no BS approach – and it's a very welcome one at that! It seems like Com was a ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Common —
Electric Circus ... CD MCA, 2002. Used ... $2.99
Common newcomers who buy Electric Circus for the single with Mary J Blige are going to be left with some head scratching – but if you like the spiritual/psychedelic Com that was hinted at on Like Water For Chocolate, this may be the follow up you were waiting for! This is still hip hop ... read more CD
Common —
Resurrection ... LP Relativity, 1994. Near Mint- ... $24.99
In 1994 when everyone seemed to be turning hardcore, Common Sense wasn't having it – and gave the world this superb second album that formed a key part of his soon-to-be huge legacy! The album's very near and dear to our Chicago-born hearts – and is filled with introspective tales of ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(White label reissue pressing with GEO etch.)
Divine Styler —
Wordpower 2: Directrix (Mo Wax pressing) ... CD Mo Wax, 2000. Used ... $3.99
The Mo Wax version of Divine Styler's third LP, with a super fancy fold out sci-fi cover design! As always, the Styler unleashes his sharp, intellectual rhymes in a complex vernacular, following up on the promise of the original Word Power LP, without the weird excursions he'd dabbled in on Spiral ... read more CD
(Out of print, sleeve has some edgewear.)
Double XX Posse —
Executiver Class (voc, inst)/Big Beat, 1991. Near Mint- ... $9.99
... 12-inch, Vinyl record
Egyptian Lover —
Egypt Rave 93/Egyptian Empire, 1993. Near Mint- ... $49.99
... 12-inch, Vinyl record
Eve —
Let Me Blow Ya Mind (clean, LP, inst)/Interscope/Ruff Ryders, 2001. Very Good+ ... $6.99
Features Gwen Stefani and Styles Of The Lox. Produced by Dr. Dre. 12-inch, Vinyl record
(In a stickered sleeve, with clear tape. Beat stickers in the dead wax.)
Fugees —
Score ... CD Columbia, 1996. Used ... $3.99
The record that really broke The Fugees out of the box – not their debut, but the album where everything really came together – especially the fantastic mix of vocals and MC work that Lauryn Hill brought to the group! The album was a key bridge between hip hop and soul back in the day ... read more CD
Also available Score ... LP 30.99
Fugees —
Score ... LP Columbia, 1996. New Copy 2LP ... $30.99 34.99
The record that really broke The Fugees out of the box – not their debut, but the album where everything really came together – especially the fantastic mix of vocals and MC work that Lauryn Hill brought to the group! The album was a key bridge between hip hop and soul back in the day ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Score ... CD 3.99
Funkmaster Flex —
It's Nuttin (clean)/Koch, 2005. Near Mint- ... $1.99
Clean album sampler, with Cam'ron and Juelz Santana on "It's Nuttin" and "The Way We Roll", 50 Cent and Paul Wall on "Just A Touch", and Jae Millz on "Bring It Back". 12-inch, Vinyl record
(Promo in a stickered sleeve.)
G Dep —
One Way (club, radio, inst) ... 12-inch Bad Boy, 1999. Near Mint- ... $1.99
With Black Rob. 12-inch, Vinyl record
(Promo in a Bad Boy sleeve.)
Gang Starr —
Hard To Earn ... LP Chrysalis, 1994. New Copy 2LP (reissue)... $24.99 29.99
Gang Starr at pretty close to peak level here on 1994's Hard To Earn – and rather than continue to ride the waves they made on the previous couple classic albums, Guru sharpens the lyrical tone just a bit – spitting some more incisive rhymes over apporpriately gritty soul jazz beats ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Hot Boys —
I Need A Hot Girl (extra clean radio, clean radio, album, inst, acapella) ... 12-inch Cash Money, 1999. Very Good+ ... $1.99
... 12-inch, Vinyl record
(Promo. Labels have beat stickers.)
J Boogie's Dubtronic Science —
J Boogie's Dubtronic Science ... CD Om Records, 2003. Used ... Just Sold Out!
15 tracks deep, including "Universal Dub", "Deep In The Cut", "Rainfall", "Natural Woman", "La Playa", "Golden Nectar", and "Oceanic Lullaby". (New Grooves, Hip Hop) CD
Jay-Z —
Girls Best Friend (LP, inst, radio, acapella) ... 12-inch Epic, 1999. Very Good ... Just Sold Out!
... 12-inch, Vinyl record
(White label promo.)
Juvenile —
U Understand (radio, extra clean, dirty, inst, acappella) ... 12-inch Cash Money/Universal, 1999. Very Good+ ... $1.99
Produced by Mannie Fresh. 12-inch, Vinyl record
(Promo. Bump sticker in runout.)
K'Naan —
Troubadour ... CD A&M/Octone, 2009. Used ... $0.99
... CD
(Out of print, punch through traycard artwork.)
Lil Kim —
Whoa (radio, explicit, inst)/Atlantic, 2005. Very Good+ ... $0.99
... 12-inch, Vinyl record
(Promo in an Atlantic sleeve.)
LL Cool J —
How I'm Comin' (LP, inst)/Def Jam, 1993. Near Mint- ... Just Sold Out!
Produced by Marley Marl and QD III. 12-inch, Vinyl record
Lost Boyz —
Plug Me In (dirty, radio, inst) ... 12-inch Universal, 1999. Near Mint- ... $1.99
... 12-inch, Vinyl record
(Promo.)
Lox —
Ryde Or Die, B**** (lp, radio, inst, acapella, tv)/Interscope, 2000. Very Good ... Just Sold Out!
... 12-inch, Vinyl record
(Promo in a stickered sleeve, with some wear, index label, and bent corner. Vinyl has small stickers on the deadwax.)
Moor Mother —
Great Bailout ... CD Anti, 2024. New Copy ... $12.99 13.99
Moor Mother continues to blend genres and come up with one that's all her own – a unique space between soul and poetry, music and message, all with a vibe that's unlike anything else we can think of! This set may be Moor Mother's heaviest to date – an unflinching examination of ... (Neo Soul, Hip Hop) read more CD
Also available Great Bailout ... LP 21.99
Mos Def —
Black On Both Sides ... LP Rawkus/Def Jam, 1999. New Copy 2LP (reissue)... $36.99 39.99
Mos Def's landmark late 90s solo debut – a rock solid classic that stands up today as one of the best hip hop albums of its decade – and for all the dizzying creative highs and lows of his career to follow, it stands strongly among his best work ever. His preceding duo work with Talib ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Nas —
Hip Hop Is Dead ... CD Def Jam, 2006. Used ... $2.99
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 – ... read more CD
NERD (Neptunes) —
In Search Of...(Live US version) ... CD Virgin, 2002. Used ... $3.99
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, we'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
Next —
Jerk (radio, inst, club, acapella) ... 12-inch Arista, 2000. Near Mint- ... $1.99
Oddisee —
Iceberg ... LP Mello Music Group, 2017. Near Mint- ... $24.99
Exactly the kind of record that reminds us why we love Oddisee so much – and why he continues to be one of the freshest talents around – both from a lyrical and musical perspective! At some level, the album's as understated as the look of its cover – with a stripped-down vibe ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Translucent blue vinyl pressing.)
Outkast —
Aquemini ... LP LaFace, 1998. New Copy 3LP (reissue)... $46.99 48.99
Still the Hot-lanta duo's high water mark – and yes, we did love Stankonia. Relentless hype, Grammys, and the Village Voice be damned! Tracks include "Rosa Parks", "Skew It On The Bar-B" featuring Raekwon, "Aquemini", "Synthesizer" featuring George ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Outkast —
Stankonia ... CD LaFace, 2000. Used ... $2.99
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 more CD
Pete Rock —
Petestrumentals ... CD BBE (UK), 2001. New Copy ... $9.99 18.99
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 ... read more CD
(This is the revised edition.)
Positive K —
Skills Dat Pay Da Bills ... LP Island, 1992. Very Good ... $19.99
The only LP from this First Priority family member who released a couple of nice tracks as singles on the label, especially his duets with MC Lyte. This major label album somehow managed to get lost, though it's one of our favorites from the early 90s, with stripped down funky beats and a tight ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(In the stickered sleeve. Vinyl has a mark that clicks a bit through the last three tracks on Side A, in great shape otherwise.)
Public Enemy —
It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back ... LP Def Jam, 1988. Very Good ... Just Sold Out!
The massive second album by PE – and the one where where the hit their full creative stride, and their politics and philosphy hit at full force – moving Public Enemy from an imposing threat to both the hip hop and pop music status quo to a straight up cultural phenomenon! There's ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available (Original pressing with Masterdisk/DMM etch. Includes the printed inner sleeve.)
It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back ... CD 13.99
It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back (180 gram 2LP pressing) ... LP 36.99
Raidge —
Chameleonz N Pirahnaz EP ... 12-inch New Realm Records, 1999. Sealed ... $0.49
... 12-inch, Vinyl record
Rakim —
All Night Long (radio, street w/Universal, 1999. Near Mint- ... $2.99
... 12-inch, Vinyl record
(Promo.)
Real Roxanne —
Real Roxanne ... LP Select, 1988. Near Mint- ... $13.99
Beats by Howie Tee. Includes "Roxanne's On A Roll", "Look But Don't Touch", "Early Early (La La)", "Her Bad Self", "Respect" and "Get Up On The Get Down". 10 tracks in all. LP, Vinyl record album
(White label promo. Cover has a promo stamp and light wear.)
Redman —
Whut? Thee Album (colored vinyl pressing) ... LP Rush/Def Jam, 1992. New Copy (reissue)... $27.99 29.99
The stellar full length debut from Redman – who was just then breaking out solo after honing his craft as part of the EPMD Hit Squad clique – and rose pretty quickly to the upper echelon of early 90s MCs! The masterstroke of Whut Thee Album is the way that Redman balances a gritty, ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(2023 Def Jam 50th Anniversary Of Hip Hop pressing – on "fruit punch" colored vinyl!)
Roots —
Illadelph Halflife ... CD Geffen, 1996. Used ... $3.99
The second major label set from The Roots, and what many consider their first and definitely not their last) irrefutable classic! We could make the case for the debut Do You Want More? as a bonafide classic, too, but this is certainly the tone certainly the one that cemented their status and one ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Roots —
Undun ... LP Def Jam, 2011. New Copy Gatefold (reissue)... $19.99 21.99
Hip hop's reigning kings of longevity The Roots deliver another great album with Undun – we'd have to think it's entirely uncompromising and they're doing exactly what they want to do on this one – so if you thought their day (eh, latenight) job would would bring their album work into ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Run-DMC —
Run-DMC ... LP Profile, 1984. Near Mint- ... $59.99
The classic self-titled debut LP from Run-DMC – one that not only changed hip hop, but much of modern pop and rock forever! There's little we can add to the canon for this record, but the way Run-DMC ushered in a new era in contemporary urban culture, a harder hitting style of rap that ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Original pressing with FW/Herbie Jr etch. Cover has a cutout notch.)
Soul Kid Klik —
Mortal Combat (row mix, inst, mad scientist underground remix, radio, mortapella) ... 12-inch Roach Music, 1996. Near Mint- ... $19.99
... 12-inch, Vinyl record
TI —
Be Easy (amended, inst, explicit, amended acapella) ... 12-inch Atlantic, 2003. Near Mint- ... $1.99
... 12-inch, Vinyl record
(Promo.)
Tribe Called Quest —
We Got It From Here – Thank You 4 Your Service (with download) ... LP Jive, 2016. New Copy 2LP ... $30.99 31.98
A hell of a comeback for Tribe Called Quest – maybe one of the best musical comebacks ever, and a fantastic reminder of why we loved the group so much in the first place! 18 years have passed since we last heard from the trio (now, sadly, a duo) – and that time only seems to have ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes download.)
Uncluded (Aesop Rock & Kimya Dawson) —
Hokey Fright ... CD Rhymesayers, 2013. Used ... $5.99
A pretty cool, seemingly unlikely duo effort on Rhymesayers – pairing up underground hip hop mainstay Aesop Rock and avant indie vocalist Kimya Dawson of Moldy Peaches! It actually works well! Aesop's no nonsense sounding voice can deliver even the most abstract lyrics with strength and ... read more CD
Vicious —
Glock (Scorpio, hip hop, inst, acapella) ... 12-inch Epic, 1994. Near Mint- ... $2.99
From Red Alert's dancehall/hip hop crossover comp. 12-inch, Vinyl record
(Promo in a plain sleeve.)
Weeknd —
Trilogy (House Of Balloons/Weeknd XO/Universal, 2012. Used 3 CDs ... $11.99
WISE Guyz —
eF yoU eN Kay E ... LP Atlantic, 1989. Near Mint- ... $9.99
Tracks include "Boom Bash", "Do The Egyptian", "New York New York", "Let's Rock The House", "Time For Peace", "Watt U Got 2 Say", and "House Is Smokin" LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light wear and aging, a cutout notch, hype and Play It Say It stickers, and some small scrapes and blemishes.)
Yesterdays New Quintet —
Yesterday's Universe ... CD Stones Throw, 2007. Used ... Just Sold Out!
The deepest jazz funk material Madlib has ever laid down – possibly the best album yet from Yesterday's New Quintet – featuring turns at freewheeling avant funk, electro jazz groove, furious sound library styles, a few chill moments, and a boundless sound overall! Yesterday's Universe ... (Deep Funk, Hip Hop) read more CD
(Cutout hole through barcode.)
Yomo & Maulkie —
Glory (extended mix, inst, radio)/Ruthless, 1991. Near Mint- ... $1.99
... 12-inch, Vinyl record
(Promo in a plain sleeve with edge wear & cutout notch.)
Various —
Beats & Rhymes – Hip-Hop Of The 90s Part 1 ... CD Rhino, Early 90s. Used ... $6.99
Tracks include "Rock Dis Funky Joint" by Poor Righteous Teachers, "Music Man" by Master Ace, "Bonita Applebum" by A Tribe Called Quest, "It's Funky Enough" by the DOC, "Erase Racism" by Kool G Rap & DJ Solo, and 10 more early 90s classics! CD
(Out of print, punch through barcode.)
Various —
Old School Hip Hop Vol 1 ... CD Rhino, 1980s/Early 90s. Used ... $3.99
Tracks from Sugarhill Gang, Run DMC, Salt-N-Pepa, Digital Underground, Coolio, House Of Pain, Rob Base And DJ E-Z Rock, The Fat Boys, MC Lyte, Kurtis Blow, and more. CD
(Out of print.)
Various —
Zen – Retrospective ... CD Ninja Tune (Canada), 1990s/2000s. Used 2 CDs ... $6.99
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 more CD
(Sealed.)
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