We can never remember if Andre "late of Motown" Harrell was Mr. Hyde or Dr. Jeckyll. "AM-PM" has that classic old-school freestyle lyrics over heavy beats sound. Produced and cowritten by Kurtis Blow. 12-inch, Vinyl record
(White label promo, in a Profile sleeve. Label has a name in marker.)
Since the day this single came out, it's been a favorite for MC's to freestyle over – with just a simple drum line combined with a killer, killer koto sample, a big beat precursor to the Asian string fetish Timbaland and others used a full seven years later! 12-inch, Vinyl record
A 4 X 7" testament to the longevity and timeless craft of 3 hip hop legends – MC Edo G and masterful producers DJ Premier & Pete Rock! It's a great little round up of old school style rap singles in a single package, pairing vocal versions with instrumentals, with 4 rock solid tracks ... read more7-inch, Vinyl record
In the tradition of "Heartbeat", which was also cut in a straight vocal club and a hip hop version by the West End label, Frederick Linton does a rap version of Jocelyn Brown's classic "Somebody Else's Guy" for the Vinyl Dreams label, handling the song in a bouncy old school way ... read more12-inch, Vinyl record
Classic electro from the team of John Rocca and Arthur Baker. "Pop Goes My Love" was one of the catchier groovers from the time – and on the flip, Whiz Kid does some nice scratching on the dub mix! (Soul, Hip Hop)12-inch, Vinyl record
(Label has a sticker.)
Fuchy —
420 EP ... 12-inch Kabul Fire (Germany), 2016. Near Mint- ...
$4.99
A strong soundtrack album put together by Future! Of course Future doesn't set out to replicate the sound and style of the classic early 70s soundtrack to the original film by Curtis Mayfield, so we can honestly say there's really no reason to cry sacrilege here. It's mostly done in Future's & ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Colored vinyl pressing. Shrinkwrap has a small hole in one corner.)
Gensu Dean & Denmark Vessey —
Whole Food ... LP Mello Music Group, 2016. Sealed ...
$16.99
Nice joint effort from a couple of diverse figures – Texas producer Gensu Dean and Detroit producer/MC Denmark Vessey! Denmark is on the vocals here and Gensu is on the beats, with just a couple guest appearances, and pretty solid sound throughout! Strong stuff for sure. Includes "The ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five —
Greatest Messages ... LP Sugar Hill, 1984. Near Mint- ...
$14.99
A stellar collection of some of GMF and the Furious Five's best early cuts for Sugarhill, all with the legendary Doug Wimbish, Keith Le Blanc, Skip McDonald rhythm section! As ingrained into the consciousness as "The Message" is now and always will be, it's nice how fresh some of the ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Herbie Hancock's DJ, who'd go on to change the lives of millions of kids after his historic performance on Saturday Night Live. Though this one's a Laswell Material production, you can here a good bit of the sort of Arthur Baker breakers sort of track creeping in. 12-inch, Vinyl record
Promo only live version with the Beasties on vocals. Normally we don't think live hip hop recordings work, but this one far better than the original. 12-inch, Vinyl record
One of the first classic hip hop movie soundtracks of the late 80s, and a motherlode of great cuts! As divisive, hard hitting and uncompromising as the movie was, the Colors soundtrack does a great job of delivering on the tone with Ice T's title track and theme some, a snapshot of mid-to-late 80s ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
The underground classic from the twisted prophet of drug-addled, porn-soaked, paranoid doom and gloom wordplay backed by irresistibly gritty, no-BS beatcraft – and the first proper solo album from Non Phixion CEO Ill Bill! Dark, dark, DARK social satire and mayhem that makes Slim Shady look ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Record 1 in the 4 part 10-inch Beats Batch EP series – featuring early, formative Jay Dee beats compiled and curated by friends and family for the Yancee estate. Each EP features 10 rare Dilla instrumentals that are otherwise only available in the extremely limited King Of The Beats box set. ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Record 2 in the 4 part 10-inch Beats Batch EP series – featuring early, formative Jay Dee beats compiled and curated by friends and family for the Yancee estate. Each EP features 10 rare Dilla instrumentals that are otherwise only available in the extremely limited King Of The Beats box set. ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Record 3 in the 4 part 10-inch Beats Batch EP series – featuring early, formative Jay Dee beats compiled and curated by friends and family for the Yancee estate. Each EP features 10 rare Dilla instrumentals that are otherwise only available in the extremely limited King Of The Beats box set. ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Record 4 in the 4 part 10-inch Beats Batch EP series – featuring early, formative Jay Dee beats compiled and curated by friends and family for the Yancee estate. Each EP features 10 rare Dilla instrumentals that are otherwise only available in the extremely limited King Of The Beats box set. ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A compelling instrumentals set from producer Jansport J – with a big sound, head nodding beatcraft that rarely lets up, and some really great use of samples – a set that feels inspired by classic hip hop without falling back on a "golden age" vibe. He's got an adventurous ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Beautiful beats and spacey soul from Jitwam – a record that's definitely in its own sort of territory – as it layers together a range of wonderful elements, without any care as to what genre it might be creating! There's definitely a mode here that resonates with the hippest of ... (New Grooves, Hip Hop)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Stylistically far-reaching hip hop from Josh One – with a fittingly diverse roster of guests to suit – including the legendary Divine Styler, Blu, Ta'Raach, Black Shakespeare, Love Jefferson and more! From stuttering beats and rhymes, to moody hip hop soul, to bassy heavy, almost dub ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A solid early 90s hip hop album, from the waning years of the Native Tongues. This one still takes us back with cuts like the singles "40 Below Trooper" and "My Jimmy Weighs A Ton". Also includes "Spark A New Flame", "All I Think About Is You", "Simple ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
One of our favorite Just-Ice tracks which features classic spare production by Mantronix at the height of his skills, and 6 and 1/2 minutes of completely different lyrics. 12-inch, Vinyl record
(Original pressing. Cover has some wrinkling and a dent at the opening.)
Both produced by KRS. "Freedom of Speech '88" is completely different, and better, than the LP version. "Na Touch The Just" 7-minute extended dub-style version of the LP version with new lyrics. 12-inch, Vinyl record
Hard to find major label single from this great Long Island crew, and if we remember right, their last release. Dope beats and rhymes on a nice lost piece of East coast hip hop history. 12-inch, Vinyl record
High-minded hip hop instrumentals from the reliable Kev Brown – and the first of what we're hoping will be a steady series of Songs Without Words volumes Low Budget Records! Personal favorites of Kev's as well as some previously unreleased beats – with head nodding funky beats all the ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Features Snoop Dogg & Slick Rick. 12-inch, Vinyl record
(In a plain white sleeve.)
Kid N Play —
2 Hype ... LP Select, 1988. Very Good ...
$9.99
Produced by Hurby Luv Bug, with "Brother Man Get Hip", "Soul Man", 'Damn That DJ (The Wizard ME)", "2Hype", "Can You Dig That" and more. . . LP, Vinyl record album
Up there with "Played Like A Piano" as one of our favorite King Tee cuts, "At Your Own Risk" uses a funky Stax-style bass line and a nice, high-pitched organ sample. From the days before bad keyboard playing took over west coast production. Remixed by Marley Marl. 12-inch, Vinyl record
Features "They Want Money", The Avenue", "All Night Long", "I Go To Work", "Knowledge Is King", "I'm Hittin Hard", "Get The Picture",I'm Blowin Up", "Pump Your Fist", and "The Don". LP, Vinyl record album
Move over Bam! This is the legendary bit of electro funk that along with "Trans Europe Express" forever put Kraftwerk in the crates of hip hoppers everywhere – a spare sublime track with a sly melody line over the top, perfect for breaking or just kicking back and feeling those ... (Rock, Hip Hop)read more12-inch, Vinyl record
(US pressing with SRC/Sterling stamps. Cover has light wear.)
Have yourself a very old school Christmas with Kurtis Blow reminding you what Christmas is really all about! Actually, this is just "Rappin' Blow" with a small holiday intro edited onto the front end. (Holiday Music, Hip Hop)12-inch, Vinyl record
Second album by the "boy genius", with 12 tracks, not counting the interludes, including "Skinee Muva", "Yes Yes Yall", "A Day In The Life" and "Doin Ma Thang". LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a small sticker.)
L-Burna (aka Layzie Bone) —
Thug By Nature ... LP Ruthless, 2001. Near Mint- 2LP ...
$3.99