Hip Hop — In Stock — LPs 
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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Vendetta Vinyl, 2015. New Copy ... $20.99
The final entry in the Good Morning Vietnam trilogy from veteran underground rhymer/writer MF Grimm and producer Drasar Monumental – perhaps the rawest and hardest hitting of the three! The smart, dexterous rhymes are laced with wartime imagery and backed by thematic samples throughout, ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Out of print! Last copies!)
MCA, 1988. Near Mint- ... $2.99
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(Cover has a hype sticker.)
Stones Throw, 2016. Near Mint- 2LP Gatefold ... Just Sold Out!
A creative leap for Mndsgn – moving further into an 80s-inspired west coast boogie funk and soul vibe on Body Wash that he really just hinted at on Yawn Zen! In a way, he's working in a nice realm somewhere between the electro funk heat of peers like Dam Funk and the hazy, psych-fusion-soul ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Black vinyl pressing. Includes download card.)
Mndsgn Limited, 2019. New Copy ... $18.99 19.98
Mndsgn's been following his own path for as long as we've been trailing him, so No Maps could describe his approach all along so far – but it's a perfectly apt title for this LP, too! It's rooted in compelling beatcraft, with some nice little detours into jazzy keyboard inflected instrumental ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Stones Throw, 2019. New Copy ... $16.99 17.99
Mndsgn second delicious batch of Snaxx – not to be confused with the earlier set titled Snax, this being an xx-tra excellent follow up – cooking up heavy beats, dreamy psych atmospherics, and surprisingly deft use of tinkering bits of piano and other touches that give it just that added ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(On pink vinyl!)
Gold Robot, 2015. Near Mint- ... $14.99
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Mr Echoes, 2019. Near Mint- ... $11.99
A pretty remarkable creative leap for Mr Echoes – one half of legendary Chicago hip hop production duo The Opus! On Needful Things he shifts gears a bit towards beats heavy electronica, but it's as distinctive and timeless as pretty much anything we'd expect from him. As far back as Rubberoom' ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Aqua vinyl pressing.)
Stoney Burke, 1996. Sealed ... $3.99
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Columbia, 1999. Near Mint- 2LP ... $24.99
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(180 gram EU pressing on Music On Vinyl. Cover has a bumped corner.)
Columbia, 1994. New Copy (reissue)... $24.99 25.99
20th anniversary edition of Nas's masterpiece Illmatic – which will probably stand forever as one of the greatest hip hop full lengths of its time – maybe even for all time. Nas has had some creative ups-and-downs over the years, but nothing can take away the impact of this damn near ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(20th anniversary edition – 180 gram remastered vinyl, and includes a download for the full album – plus 10 rare remixes, demos and freestyles.)
Mass Appeal, 2019. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $24.99 29.99
A sequel to Nas's legendary Lost Tapes with beats by a who's who of post-millennium hip hop production heavyweights and versatile rhymes by one of best ever! The original Lost Tapes was a game changer, a raw showcase for his rhymes style at it's core essence that followed a hit and miss creative ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Lost Tapes 2 ... CD 14.99
Fool's Gold, 2017. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $16.99 24.99
A far-reaching, style-hopping, head-nodding party all the way from producer Nick Hook – with a guest list as expansive as the vibe – including Nasty Nigel, Spank Rock, Hudson Mohawk, DJ Rashad, Chino Moreno, Prefuse 73, 24hrs, Titles include "+3" feat DJ Rashad, DJ Paypal & ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes bonus Nick Hook & DJ Earl cassette while supplies last – quantities extremely limited!)
Mush, 2003. Sealed 2LP ... $8.99
Fat Beats, 2019. New Copy ... $18.99 19.98
Top notch, timelessly inventive hip hop instrumentals from Ohbliv – a producer well-versed in the wide ranging styles and craft of classic era hip hop, and with a deft hand of filtering them into his own distinctive style! Strains of gritty raw beatcraft, hazy bits of soulful keys and synth ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Elektra/Get On Down, 1995. New Copy 2LP (reissue)... $21.99 24.98
Ol' Dirty Bastard...Osiris...Big Baby Jesus...what can we say? Even if we didn't know ODB had really fallen off the deep end or if his wildness was just an act, this was always sone of our favorite Wu-Tang related LPs and it always will be – with manic energy and tripped out sense of humor ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Young Heavy Souls, 2007. New Copy 2LP (reissue)... $26.99 29.98
The late 00s REBIRTH of One Be Lo, aka One Man Army – with production by Texture, K Kruz, Memo of Chicago's mighty Molemen, Beanone, Vitamin D and 14KT. Tracks include "Rebirth", "Born N Raised", "Smash", "Headlines", "War", "House ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Limited blue colored vinyl pressing.)
Def Jam, 1998. Near Mint- 2LP ... $9.99
Tracks include "Face Down", "Conspiracy", "Street Nigguz", "It Was Onyx", "Black Dust", "One Nation", "Fuck Dat", "Raze It Up", "Shut 'Em Down", and the "Shut 'Em Down" remix featuring Noreaga and ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(In a Def Jam Advance sleeve.)
LaFace, 1996. New Copy 2LP (reissue)... $34.99
The huge creative leap forward for Outkast – and one of the greatest hip hop albums ever! The duo laid some incredible groundwork with the debut Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik, but this one is really their first (and stunningly, not their last) masterpiece. Timeless and soulful outer space ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Really nice 20th anniversary double picture disc pressing!)
Pete Rock —
Return Of The SP1200 (2019 Record Store Day Release) ... LP TruSoul, Early 90s/2019. New Copy ... $25.99
Early Pete Rock beats from the 90s golden age – beginning with the dawn of that decade when Pete was at the forefront the era's pioneering production heavies ushering in a new era in hip hop, to closer to the end of the decade and his solo debut Soul Survivor. It's a testament to his ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Return Of The SP1200 ... CD 9.99
Elektra/Get On Down, 1992. New Copy 2LP (reissue)... $22.99 25.98
The debut full length from Pete Rock & CL Smooth – and a bonafide hip hop classic if there ever was one – one of the best ever! Pete Rock's trademark mix of heavy soul, jazz & funk beatcraft pretty much set the bar to a level that's been impossible to top ever sense. On top of ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available (2LP clear vinyl.)
Mecca & The Soul Brother ... CD 5.99
Mecca & The Soul Brother (deluxe edition 2CD set with full sized poster) ... CD 18.99
Delicious Vinyl/Craft, 1995. New Copy 2LP Gatefold (reissue)... $24.99 29.99
The second Pharcyde record – and though not as blunted and playful as the first one, it's still nearly as great – with that unrivaled, wholly original, easy west coast vibe! The production is more steady-handed this time around, which alienated fans of Bizarre Ride early on, but it ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Heratik Productions, 1998. Very Good+ ... $9.99
The first ep from the West Coast MC, from back when he was really, really underground with "On The Corner (part 1)", "Handlin Business", "Cali Breeze", "Moonlight Melodic Rush", "Kalidascope", "Schoolyard Riders", "Perfection Is ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Poor Righteous Teachers —
Holy Intellect ... LP Profile, 1990. New Copy (reissue)... $11.99
The classic debut of Poor Righteous Teachers – a creative benchmark for the Five Percenter movement – and one best records to come from the dawn of the 90s hip hop scene! Tight group rap of the highest caliber – with a distinct approach, courtesy of leader and lyricist Wise ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Holy Intellect ... LP 24.99
Profile, 1990. Very Good ... $24.99
The classic debut of Poor Righteous Teachers – a creative benchmark for the Five Percenter movement – and one best records to come from the dawn of the 90s hip hop scene! Tight group rap of the highest dawn of caliber – with a distinct approach, courtesy of leader and lyricist ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Holy Intellect ... LP 11.99(Cover has light wear and a small sticker.)
Professionals (Madlib & Oh No) —
Professionals ... LP Madlib Invazion, 2020. New Copy ... $23.99 27.98
A masterful duo project from Madlib & Oh No – Madlib on the beats and Oh No on the mic, 2 independent hip hop heavies still riding a creative peak after a couple decades in the game! The Professionals moniker is more than earned here. Madlib has been one of the most adventurous, trend-tran ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Professionals (plus instrumentals) ... CD 14.99
Trad Vibe (France), 2019. Sealed ... $14.99
There's definitely a lot of soul power going on here – a deep current of classic inspiration that makes most of the tracks resonate with a vintage soul quality, even though the music is hip hop! Yet Raashan Ahmad also states that the "soul power" he refers to in the title is that ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Shrinkwrap has a hole in one corner.)
Loud/RCA/Get On Down, 1995. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $28.99 31.98
Chef Raekwon cooks up one of finest hip hop albums in history – a standout moment in the Wu Tang canon and the 90s in general! Given Ghostface's presence throughout, the prime RZA production and other top shelf guests, you could almost call this one a Wu Tang Clan album, if not for Raekwon's ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Remastered 2LP Get On Down on translucent purple vinyl – with liner notes by Raekwon and Brian Coleman.)
Rage Against The Machine —
Rage Against The Machine (20th Anniversary picture disc edition) ... LP Legacy/Epic, 1992. New Copy (reissue)... Just Sold Out!
The classic agit-rap-rock debut of Rage Against The Machine – with the most fiery political lyricism and imagery of any massively popular record of its time – and as great of a pairing of revolutionary rap and heavy guitars as there ever was! It's hard to imagine now, but there were ... (Rock, Hip Hop) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(20th anniversary picture disc vinyl. Limited numbered edition!)
Leaving, 2016. Near Mint- ... $11.99
Some of the most cosmic beatcraft we've heard to date from the always adventurous Ras G! A prominent figure in the trippier side of LA beathead scene, Ras G's work certainly feels at home in the Brainfeeder and Leaving Records camps – mixing spacey and murky elements to hypnotic effect ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has lightly bent corners.)
Real Deff, 2018. New Copy ... $11.99 19.98
Neo-classic Detroit hip hop standard bearer Guilty Simpson, delivering an all killer, no filler handful of tracks on this tight EP with hard hitting beats Reckonize Real. The Queens beatmaker gathers some some rock solid no nonsense productions here – and together they craft pretty much ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Run-DMC —
Raising Hell ... LP Profile, 1986. Very Good- ... Just Sold Out!
The massive third album from Run DMC – made at the top of their game – an pivotal effort that brought them to peak popularity and helped break hip hop in a huge way in the pop culture landscape! Part of the album's strength is its guitar-heavy sound on some of the grooves – ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(In the green cover – still in the shrink, with hype sticker.)
Profile/Get On Down, 1984. New Copy (reissue)... $21.99 24.98
The classic self-titled debut LP from Run-DMC – one that changed hip hop (and much of modern pop and rock) forever! There's little we can add to the canon for this record. Run DMC ushered in a new era in contemporary urban culture, a harder hitting style of rap the managed to bust out of ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Run-DMC ... CD 3.99
Profile, 1988. Very Good- ... $14.99
A once underappreciated later effort from the mighty Run DMC – with slightly harder hitting beats, and an overall terse style (hence the title) that was always more effective than it got credit for at the time – and it's ultimately the crew's last solid beginning-to-end LP! Of course ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Tougher Than Leather (blue vinyl pressing) ... LP 21.99(Cover has some wear.)
Profile/Get On Down, 1988. New Copy (reissue)... $21.99 24.98
A once underappreciated later effort from the mighty Run DMC – with slightly harder hitting beats, and an overall terse style (hence the title) that was always more effective than it got credit for at the time – and it's ultimately the crew's last solid beginning-to-end LP! Of course ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Tougher Than Leather ... LP 14.99
Nature Sounds, 2019. New Copy ... $18.99 19.98
Cinematic hip hop instrumentals from SadhuGold! Gold Room is omething of a concept album, with a tracklist riffing on Stanley Kubrick's classic film adaptation of The Shining – and the eerie mood to show for it – but he wisely eschews soundtrack samples and any over connection, it's ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Next Plateau, 1988. Very Good ... $6.99
Salt N Pepa still in their best early mode – working with Hurby Luv Bug, and turning out tunes with a nice sort of indie-level street charm! Although countless others copped the poppy hip hop groove of the pair at the time, Salt N Pepa were still the first, and still managed to do it best ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Jive, 1987. Very Good- ... $6.99
The classic by Schoolly D – his second album, and the one where he really hits his stride – with profane humor and classic drum machine and oddball sample flavored production! It's almost hard-to-believe nowadays, but the un-PC rhymes were straight up scandalous back in the day – ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has ring and edge wear.)
Still Diamond, 2019. New Copy ... $19.99 21.98
ScienZe delivers a focused, rhymes over raw, but exhilarating jazzy soul beatcraft here – and co-producing a few of the best tracks, along with Dre Phantom, Blvck Spvde, Lord Quest, Sincere Young Jedi and a couple others. ScienZe skirts contemporary rap trends here, with out hewing the neo ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Duck Down/Coalmine, 2019. New Copy ... $16.99 18.98
The late great Sean Price gets a respectful posthumous record, put out by the teamed up Duck Down and Coalmine labels – with production across the board by Small Professor and assistance from DJ Revolution, Rock, Quelle Chris, Guilty Simpson, Your Old Droog, Reef The Lost Cause, Rob Kelly and ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Beats Of All Nations, 2019. New Copy ... $13.99 20.00
A different side of Chi beatmaker Sev Seveer – one of more adventurous and boundlessly creative hip hop instrumentalists around – showcasing some of his more straightforward, harder-hitting unreleased hip hop-geared production work! It's more focused towards compelling straight up hip ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Beats Of All Nations, 2017. New Copy ... $13.99 15.00
Hypnotic beats and atmosphere from Sev Seveer – a Chicago beatmaker and producer appropriately billed as as a live PA/hardware/beat cat – and if Smithereens is any indication, he's a seriously strong album-oriented beat cat, too! Inspired by visual art as much as aural atmosphere, ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Limited edition of just 300 copies – and down to the final copies! Includes 3 bonus tracks.)
Secret City, 2018. New Copy ... $15.99 24.99
Strong, righteously motivated, sharp lyricism from Shad! A Short Story About War takes on cultural, social ills that comes off more as personal storytelling, making the title here relevent – it's not a laundry list of the worlds problem, more of an artful view. Really strong stuff! Includes ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Limited translucent tan colored vinyl pressing, includes download.)
Def Jam, 1988. Very Good- ... $24.99
Slick Rick's first solo LP – a hip hop classic, and essential to everyone's collection! MC Ricky D introduced the world to a whole new rap style on Doug E Fresh's "The Show" and by the time this album dropped the world was more than ready for a full LP of his unique flow. The ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Great Adventures Of Slick Rick (2LP pressing) ... LP 22.99(Original pressing, with Def Jam inner sleeve. Cover and labels have ink stamps and some marker.)
Def Jam, 1988. New Copy 2LP (reissue)... $22.99 24.99
Slick Rick's first solo album – one of the vital early front-to-back hip hop albums of the late 80s Def Jam prime era – and up there with the best ever! MC Ricky D introduced the world to a whole new rap style on Doug E Fresh's "The Show" and by the time this album dropped the ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Great Adventures Of Slick Rick ... LP 24.99(Remastered 30th Anniversary version.)
Sombra —
Fantastico Mundo Popular ... LP Matilha Cultural/Tres Selos (Brazil), 2013. Sealed ... $19.99
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(Cover has a bumped corner.)
Mack Avenue, 2019. New Copy ... $19.99 21.99
The Soul Rebels fold together two strands of contemporary New Orleans sounds – the updated brass band form for the funk-heavy generation, and the city's ever-growing love of hop hip too! The group are one of the boldest, bounciest of the contemporary NOLA scene – but they also open the ... (Jazz, Hip Hop) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Limited edition colored vinyl pressing – with download!)
Melting Pot (Germany), 2018. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $14.99 26.98
The keyboards of C Tappin are a fantastic element here – used to create warmth and flow throughout this album of understated majesty! The set draws equal inspiration from a journey to Kilimanjaro, and a recent live set by D'Angelo – produced and mixed by Slim in his studio, with lyrics ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Limited edition two record set, includes instrumental edits of all songs – with more nice keys!)
Top Dawg Ent., 2017. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $22.99 23.98
A stunning debut from SZA – a soul singer who seems to represent a whole new way of being – with a style that's at once very understated and completely compelling! SZA's clearly got a hell of a voice – but she's also content to weave it into the rich mix of beats, keyboards, and ... (Neo Soul, Hip Hop) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(On translucent green vinyl – with download!)
Interdependent, 2009. New Copy 2LP (reissue)... $23.99 24.98
Tanya Morgan's second proper album – the duo's Moonlighting was one of the freshest, most soulful and resonant hip hop albums of the mid 00s in our humble opinions, and Brooklynati is even better! It's tough to describe Tanya Morgan – the trio of Von Pea, Ilyas and Donwill – ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Brooklynati ... CD 6.99(2019 pressing – on vinyl for the first time for its 10th Anniversary!)
Relativity/Hypnotize Minds, 1998. Sealed 2LP ... $69.99
Major label debut from the Memphis innovators. Waaay before winning an Oscar, these guys were watching too many late night horror flicks, and it shows. Classic M-Town buck that influenced the entire Southern Rap genre. Contains "Prophet Posse", "Spill My Blood", "Tear Da ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Still sealed! Shrinkwrap is lightly aged, with a promo sticker on back.)
Universal, 2003. Near Mint- 2LP ... $3.99 15.98
So we'd guess by the title to this latest Timbo effort that it's meant as a follow up to the last Missy Elliott album, and in a lot of ways it is. As with earlier Tim & Magoo efforts, you're not getting this one for lyrical finesse, but the bouncing beats, which get stripped down to the bare ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Sire, 1989. Very Good+ ... $6.99
Sire, 1981. Very Good- ... $8.99
The first album by The Tom Tom Club – a group that started out as a side project by Talking Heads members Tina Weymouth and Chris Frantz – but which went onto have a surprising life of its own! Like the Talking Heads at the start of the 80s, Tom Tom Club were very open to pulling ... (Soul, Hip Hop) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Contract, 1994. Sealed ... $43.99
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Bystorm/Universal, 1996. Near Mint- ... Just Sold Out!
10 tracks: "Many Facez", "The Theme (It's Party Time", "Big Will", "Stars In the East", "On the Edge", "Rugged One", "Who's Crew", "The Professionals", "Keep Your Hands High" & "Clue (Who Shot LR?)&qu ... LP, Vinyl record album
(In a stickered sleeve.)
Tribe Called Quest —
Low End Theory ... LP Jive, 1991. New Copy 2LP (reissue)... Just Sold Out!
The second album from the immortal Tribe Called Quest – one of the absolute essential hip hop LPs, and a record that should be an anyone's shortlist of the best albums in several subsections of hip hop – just a straight up masterpiece anyway you cut it. The album is so high up on the ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Jive, 1993. New Copy (reissue)... $19.99 20.98
A masterpiece from prime era Tribe Called Quest! Midnight Maurauders was Tribe's third LP, and even though there were no tracks yet credited to the Ummah, this is pretty much the beginning of Tribe's transition to that sound – with the same mellow, laid back vibe as their best early material ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
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
Also available We Got It From Here – Thank You 4 Your Service ... CD 6.99(Includes download.)
Grand Garden, 2016. Very Good ... $14.99
A fresh take on instrumental hip hop from Richmond, VA producer/beatmaker Tuamie! Tuamie's excellent entry in theHouse Shoes Presents series on Street Corner (Volume 4) hipped us to Tuamie's craft, inspired by 90s boombap, adventurous samples and global rhythms – and Masta Killa really ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Profile, 1991. Near Mint- ... $5.99
9 cuts, including "Lyrical Rundown", "Nothin' Could Save Ya" and "Rap (It Ain't Illegal Yet)". LP, Vinyl record album
(NOTE – White label promo in a plain sleeve.)
Jazz Refreshed (UK), 2018. Sealed 2LP Gatefold ... $24.99
Nice one from Brit hip hop mainstay Ty – living up to the title with personal lyricism from the heart, but soulful a broader, universal sense too – with appearances by John Robinson, Deborah Jordan, N'fa Jones, Julie Dexter, Umar Bin Hassan and more! Ty is hands on with the production ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Get On Down, 1994. New Copy 2LP (reissue)... $28.99 32.98
An early 90s win from UGK – making a strong name for themselves and for Houston as a southern hip hop capital – going strong here a couple years before the massive Ridin Dirty! Strong stuff with solid Pimp C production – Super Tight is a hella appropriate title for this one. ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(First time on vinyl! Clear vinyl pressing!)
Prism, 1983. Very Good ... $4.99
6 tracks: "BeatWave", "Master Of The Mix", "Nunk (New Wave Funk)", "Light Years Away","Light Years Away (dub version)" and "No Man Is An Island". LP, Vinyl record album
Republic, 2012. Near Mint- 2LP Gatefold ... $24.99
Wu-Tang Clan —
Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) ... LP Loud/RCA, 1993. New Copy ... $19.99 20.98
The classic first LP with Method Man, Ghost Face Killer, Raekwon, Ol' Dirty Bastard, and The Genius. The start of a generation, and of the hip hop enterprise that overshadowed a lot of the mid 90s! 12 tracks, including "Can It All Be So Simple", "Method Man", "Da Mystery ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) ... CD 4.99
Grand Hustle, 2006. Near Mint- 2LP ... $1.99
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(NOTE – Clean promo in a Grand Hustle sleeve.)
Lightyear, 2019. New Copy ... $22.99 24.99
An uncommonly soul-steeped hip hop soul soundtrack and musical companion piece to the documentary 16 Bars – spearheaded by Speech from Arrested Development, in which he visited and recorded with incarcerated singers and rappers finding hope in a prison rehabilitation program. The soundtrack ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes download.)
B-Boy/Demon (UK), Mid 80s. New Copy 2LP ... $29.99
A hefty collection of work from the legendary B Boy Records – maybe not the first indie in the world of hip hop labels, but a key imprint for heralding in a new generation of the music! B Boy is best known as the initial home of Boogie Down Productions – but in their short history, ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
BBE (UK), 2000s. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $16.99 28.99
A celebration that's a decade in the making – compiling some of the best material from the producer-centric series of hip hop albums on BBE/Beat Generation – timeless boombap from Jay Dee, Madlib, DJ Spinna, King Britt, Marley Marl, DJ Jazzy Jeff, Pete Rock and others! The 2LP version ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Atlantic, 1984. Very Good ... $6.99
The big cuts here include Grandmaster Melle Mel & The Furious Five's full 12-inch version of "Beat Street Breakdown", Afrika Bambaataa & Soul Sonic Force's "Frantic Situation", and Arthur Baker's "Breaker's Revenge". LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a tracklist, index and hype sticker on the front with a gold stamp on the back. Label has a small spot of marker.)
Galapagos4, 1999. Sealed ... $14.99
Chicago hip hop from Galapagos4. This debut release from the label includes "Be Where? (Beware!)" by Anacron, "Easy Speak" by Offwhyte, "Ketchup" by the Pacifics, "Simple Harmonic Motion" by Yoda, Silis, & Offwhyte, "Serving Verses" by Serf 400 ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Soul Jazz (UK), Late 70s/Early 80s. New Copy 3LP ... $34.99 36.99
Great cuts from the old school – pulled together from the earliest days of hip hop – at a time when the boundary lines in the music weren't so fully formed! These days, the difference between hip hop and club cuts is huge – but back in the South Bronx scene at the start, there ... (Funky Compilations, Hip Hop) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Boombox – Early Independent Hip Hop, Electro, & Disco Rap 1979 to 1982 ... CD 18.99(Includes download!)
Various —
Connected ... LP 321, 1998. Sealed 2LP ... $9.99
Mixed bag of trip hop, ragga and underground hip hop, worth it for the latter, which includes Blackalicious "Touch The Stars", Ultramag "It's All The Way Live" & Lateef "The Wreckoning". LP, Vinyl record album
Hidden Beach, 2019. New Copy ... $22.99 24.99
A great entry in this long-running series – maybe one of the freshest in years, although maybe we're biased because of the Chicago connection too! The record continues the approach of previous volumes, but maybe has an even stronger vocal presence – thanks to strong contributions from ... (Neo Soul, Hip Hop) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Hidden Beach Presents Unwrapped Vol 8 – The Chicago Session ... CD 12.99
Immortal, 1995. Near Mint- 2LP ... $4.99
An early attempt to cash in on the independent hip hop craze. There's more than a few decent tracks on here, though a number of these artists were never to be heard from again, but it's worth it, if only for the early West Coast underground cuts. Includes "Ain't No Thang" by Ghetto ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Promo pressed on blue & green vinyl, in a stickered Immortal sleeve.)
Coalmine, 2019. New Copy ... $18.99 20.98
A classic boombap inspired remix compilation of the ever-fresh hip hop on the Coalmine label – with tracks by Heltah Skeltah, El Da Sensei, Guilty Simpson & Small Professor, Blu & Nottz, Sean Price and more – remixed by a roster as impressive as Large Professor, Diamond D, Oh No ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Roc-A-Fella, 2003. Near Mint- 2LP ... $1.99
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(Includes the insert. Cover has a promo sticker.)
Elektra, 1996. Near Mint- 2LP ... $1.99
Soundtrack of "Set It Off" (with Latifah as Cleo) with hip hop and non-hip hop tracks. Latifah does a good job dissing some other female on MC's on "Name Callin'", the first dope song we've heard from Latifah in a while – we just wish they'd included the even doper "N ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Clean edited promo.)
K-Tel, 1986. Sealed ... $4.99
A cheapo compilation, but one with some great 80s hip hop hits – all presented in full-length versions too! Tracks include "Get Busy" by Disco Four, "Bassline" by Mantronix, "PSK What Does It Mean" by Schoolly D, "Jam Master Jammin (rmx)" by Run DMC, ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a cutout notch.)
