Hip Hop — In Stock — Vinyl
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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ATA (UK), 2017. New Copy ... Just Sold Out!
There's nothing abstract here – as the set's a fantastically-focused tribute to the late Jay Dee – put together in a style that's mostly jazz, but which also has some great vocal touches too! The music's roots are in hip hop, but the presentation here is awash in strong work on saxes, ... (Jazz, Hip Hop) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Mass Appeal, 2015. New Copy 2LP Gatefold (reissue)... $24.99 29.98
A wild mix of hip hop and avant pop spearheaded by Alchemist & Oh No – put together as an "inspired by" soundtrack to Grand Theft Auto V! Welcome To Los Santos is ultimately an oddly appealing mix of the kind of timeless headnodding hip hop craft of Alchemist & Oh No – ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Colored vinyl pressing – with sticker sheet.)
Grand Royal, 1993. New Copy 2LP Gatefold (reissue)... $26.99 34.98
If Paul's Boutique was the Beasties' psychedelic hip hop Sgt Peppers, then Check Your Head is their White Album – a raw, stylistically sprawling, yet always connected batch of live instrumentation – backing rhymes that range from stream of consciousness to expertly written. Check Your ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Features remastering overseen by the band – on 180 gram vinyl. Limited edition of 5000.)
Big Punisher —
Capital Punishment ... LP Loud/Get On Down, 1998. New Copy 2LP (reissue)... $26.99 29.98
The late 90s all caps CLASSIC by Big Pun – a precise rhyme spitter who, sadly, wouldn't live long enough drop follow up masterpiece in his lifetime, but will always have Capital Punishment. Pun was a big mean, but his flow his lean and precise, and while there's some brief throwaway moments, ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Street Corner, 2019. New Copy 2LP ... $23.99 24.98
Producer House Shoes and rhymer Big Tone team up as Big Shoes – one of the most fitting 2 man supergroups in independent hip hop of the late teens for sure – with a solid roster of guests including Demark Vessey, Quelle Chris, Jimetta Rose, Blu, MoSel, Ta'Raach and more! There's a ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Coalmine, Mid 2010s/2019. New Copy ... $19.99 21.99
The full length LP pair of the excellent Gods & The Spirit and Titans In Flesh EPs couldn't be a more seamless effort, and stands strong as some of the strongest classic schooled independent hip hop of its era. Invigorating, energetic, massive hip hop from a pair of modern heavyweights and ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Nature Sounds, 2019. New Copy 2LP ... $20.99 22.98
LA underground mic hero Blu sounding as fresh and furiously-paced brilliant as he has in years – and teaming up with SoCal production favorite Oh No on this gem for Nature Sounds! Kicks off after the intro with the masterful "Lost Angels Anthem", setting bar pretty high with with ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available A Long Red Hot Los Angeles Summer Night ... CD 10.99(Limited edition red vinyl pressing.)
Farsi, 2014. New Copy ... $14.99
Crispy beats and plenty of breaks, but put together with an overall sense of sound that's really evocative – not snoozy downtempo, but more instrumental hip hop in the rhythms, mixed with this older sense of history and travel! Bodikhuu created the music during November in Mongolia, but ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Limited to 500 copies.)
B-Boy/Traffic, 1986. New Copy 2LP (reissue)... $21.99 24.98
One of the best debuts in the history of hip hop – and one of the most important albums the genre ever produced! Criminal Minded is a landmark for a number of reasons. Among the biggest is, of course, that it was recorded with the late great DJ Scott La Rock – and he was soon to fall ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Mello Music Group, 2018. New Copy ... $13.99 24.99
Unfiltered portraits of the artist formerly known as Red Pill – delivering the goods under his own name on a solid set for the Mello Music Group! Real life, self searching and personal statement making hip hop from a voice rooted in classic 90s school craft – not so much with a neo-class ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Silver Age, 2019. New Copy ... $24.99
Wu Tang veteran Inspectah Deck and Boston hip hop heavies 7L & Esoteric return with thier comic book hero scale supergroup – a half decade after starting out at what you might've thought was a mere side project – delivering sharp work that in a just world would bring them Run The ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Odd Czar Against Us ... CD 14.99
Silver Age, 2018. New Copy ... $21.99 24.98
The Czarface team of Wu-Tang veteran Inspectah Deck and Boston underground hip hop heavyweights 7L & Esoteric are joined by the one-and-only MF Doom – a bonafide supergroup – and one of the finest comic book/sci-fi rap records since Madvillainy! Each one of these characters is so ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Glydezone, 2019. New Copy ... $20.99
Fantastic funk from Dam-Funk – full of heavy bassbits, sweet beats, and plenty of keyboards – all with that stripped-down sound that always helps us focus on the well-chosen elements in his music! The whole thing's instrumental – and relatively spare, but very fulfilling – ... (Neo Soul, Hip Hop) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Warp, 2019. New Copy ... $20.99 21.99
The unpredictable Danny Brown delivers another leftfield gem, reinventing himself in subtle ways without leaving behind that distinctively voiced, playfully rhymed, smart yet profane style we've always loved! He's a hip hop genre unto himself here, mixing dirty jokes and earnest self reflection ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Comes with a sticker sheet, obi strip & download.)
10 Thirty, 2019. New Copy ... Just Sold Out!
Dibia$e takes on 8-bit video game era samples – putting together a fun, funky blast of a hip hop instrumentals set that pairs retro futuristic synth tones, bleeps and bits from classic video game franchises with more straightforward timeless beatcraft! It's wonderful stuff that for sure ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
DJ Jazzy Jeff feat Erro —
Rock Wit U (Osunlade Yoruba Soul mix main, dub) ... 7-inch 
Alim/BBE (UK), Early 2000s/2019. New Copy ... Just Sold Out!
A bonafide modern classic hip hop soul jam by DJ Jazzy Jeff, Eric Roberson and Osunlade! Osunlade turning in the club version of "Rock Wit U" has nice syncopated house groove, although it's still great showcase for Erro's vocals, and the single edit still has a pretty expansive vibe ... read more 7-inch, Vinyl record
Redefinition, Late 90s. New Copy ... $24.99 25.98
Supreme prime era boom bap from the mighty DJ Spinna! It's stunning how rich and relevant these instrumentals sound after all these years. Straight from the original DAT, he humbly describes this as simply "a batch of beats", but Spinna is a producer who always took things one step deeper ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Def Jam/Universal (Italy), 2002. New Copy (pic cover, reissue)... $14.99
The classic single! "X Gon' Give It To Ya" kicks of loudly but loose, a horns and a growly intro from DMX before falling into that steady beat and DMX balancing wild energy and on beat control. We paired with the equally huge "Party Up" (Up Here)" on the flip. 12-inch, Vinyl record
(15th Anniversary pressing!)
Bulk, 2018. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $18.99 25.99
The instrumental companion to the triumphant return of Dr Octagon – finally a worthy follow-up to the Dr Octagon/Dr Octagonecologyst album, one of the most influential hip hop LPs ever – we can't imagine Madvillian and so many other other willfully out there rap classics would've ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes LP bonus track "Aviator Hype" and CD of the original album!)
Funk Night, 2010. New Copy ... $6.99
Great stuff from Elzhi of Slum Village – sharply produced by Black Milk! Detroit hip hop worthy of the classic legacy of the city, Slum Village and MC Elzhi. The "Colors" remix is produced by DJ Spinna. 12-inch, Vinyl record
Aftermath/Interscope, 1999. New Copy 3LP Gatefold (reissue)... $44.99 51.99
Eminem at an early, angry, darkly comic peak –mixing rawly personal storytelling and revenge fantasies with a cynical sense of humor in ways that weren't entirely unheard of in underground hip hop, but his voice was so distinctive in both sound and style, and blew up so huge, he pretty much ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(20th Anniversary version with a bonus LP & poster!)
Fab 5 Freddy, Grandmaster Caz, Chris Stein, etc. —
Wild Style – Original Soundtrack ... LP Animal/ICA, 1981. New Copy (reissue)... $11.99
An excellent reissue of the Wild Style soundtrack that exactly reproduces the original single LP format! The album's nice and lean, with 12 great tracks – including "Wild Style Theme Rap 1" by Grandmaster Caz & Chris Stein, "Basketball Throwdown" by Cold Crush Bros ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Young Heavy Souls, 2002. New Copy 2LP (reissue)... $31.99 32.98
An early classic solo jam from Fat Jon – one of our favorite underground hip hop beat wizards in the immediate post millennium – and a more than ample effort that still sounds great today! Combining his Dyslexic and Stasis EPs, it features a trademark batch Fat Jon's chilled out hip hop ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Purple colored vinyl pressing.)
Melting Pot (Germany), 2019. New Copy Gatefold ... $23.99 27.98
Jazzy hip hop from German producer FloFilz – and by describing it as jazzy hip hop, we mean that for real, it's genuinely inspired by classic and contemporary UK club and soul jazz while still being pretty firmly rooted timeless, latenight vibe hip hop. Hypnotic beats and loping atmosphere ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Limited gatefold pressing – really nicely done, too, with a booklet in the gatefold featuring photography by Robert Winter.)
Karat Gold, New Copy 2LP (reissue)... $13.99 20.98
14KT's debut full length. Includes "The Waiting Room" feat Lovesong, "Surgery", "The Inside" feat Tiffany Paige, "NNE Mode", "Ypsilanti", "Hihatspectations", "The D Light In You", "ICU Smile", "Ivory Pillars" ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Limited edition pressing!)
Freddie Gibbs & Madlib —
Bandana ... LP RCA, 2019. New Copy ... $22.99
Maybe the best Madlib-produced LP since the highest peaks of the prime Stones Throw era, and Freddie Gibbs is on fire throughout! Each one does what he does best here and ups the ante. 'Lib is focused on crackling soul beats and hazy funk – masterfully utilizing vintage and contemporary ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Bandana ... CD 11.99
Fugees —
Bootleg Versions (with download) ... LP Ruffhouse/Sony, 1996. New Copy (reissue)... $19.99 20.98
Mid 90s classic Fugees tracks get the remix treatment on Bootleg Versions – with worthy alternate mixes of some of the highpoints from their back-to-back milestones The Score and Blunted On Reality – seriously among the greatest successive album efforts in late 20th century popular ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes download!)
Music Generation Corp, 2019. New Copy ... $21.99 24.98
Ghostface in his raw and direct mode once again, sounding pretty great after a string of collaborative and more theme oriented efforts – definitely more in the vein of his work around Supreme Clientele and Fishscale that more recent records in which he shared billing with producers and ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Linear Labs, 2015/2019. New Copy 2 x 7 inch (pic cover)... $18.99 19.98
A pair of tracks from one the finest, moodiest, cinematic hip hop soul projects of the past couple decades – plus Serato Control Tones – in a beautiful 2 X 7" picture disc set! Legendarily wordy street hop hero Ghostface Killah is as energized as he's been in years on these tracks ... read more 7-inch, Vinyl record
(Limited edition of 500!)
Linear Labs, 2015. New Copy ... $18.99 24.98
A superior sequel to Ghostface Killah & Adrian Younge's Twelve Reasons To Die saga – cementing the mid teens Ghostface creative resurgence in a major way – with some of the finest production work by Younge to date! It's a stunning reminder of how sharp Ghostface can be this late in ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Crane City, 2019. New Copy ... $18.99
Slyly inventive hip hop by Gifted Gab for consistently solid Crane City label! GG's hailed by some as Seattle's Queen Of Rap, and given how seamlessly she can steer from an unabashedly profane rhyme style to sweeter, laidback soul singing without missing a turn, we can see why she'd be pegged for ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five —
Message ... LP Sugar Hill, 1982. New Copy (reissue)... $14.99
The classic debut album by Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five – one of the pioneering groups in hip hop -history- not that we didn't need to tell you that! With prototypical party jams and the original conscious rap landmark "The Message", all over old school grooves laid ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Warner, 1988. New Copy (reissue)... $19.99
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 more LP, Vinyl record album
Uncle Howie, 2007. New Copy 2LP (reissue)... $33.99 35.98
Ill Bill's big, heavy and maniacally fun Black Metal – following the Non-Phixion era and bringing out La Coka Nostra – with appearances by Jeru The Damaja, Q-Unique, Sick Jacken and more. Includes "Black Metal", "Ten Wheel Drive", "Come One, Come All", ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes a bonus 7 inch wtih 3 non-album tracks. Quantities extremely limited!)
Uncle Howie, 2019. New Copy (pic cover)... $12.99 14.98
A pair of standout tracks from ll Bill's & Stu Bangas's Cannibal Hulk project – spare, hard hitting hip hop like we don't hear enough of these days and all the more endearing with artwork that pays homage to Marvel's old What If comics! The title track serves as a mission statement as ... read more 7-inch, Vinyl record
Psychopathic, 2019. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $29.99
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Music Generation Corp, 2019. New Copy ... $21.99 24.98
Wu Tang stalwart Inspectah Deck back in the Shaolin style on Chamber No 9 – complete with Asian action cinema soundbites, an ODB tribute track, and the flying guillotine on the cover – and whether you want to chalk it up to nostalgia or not, it's pretty nice to hear him revisiting his ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Stones Throw, 2005. New Copy 2LP ... $22.99 23.98
The classic batch of instrumentals from J Dilla – one that strongly transcends the hip hop genre – and perhaps his rawest, and most adventurous listening experience ever! The loopy soul samples, rich synth/electro shine, and thumping bass and soul beats that Dilla largely made his name ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Alim (UK), Early 2000s/2019. New Copy ... $11.99
2 sides of classic era Jay Dee circa Welcome 2 Detroit – including a tight Mr. Thing edit! "Rico Suave Bossa Nova" has always been a stunner in the Dilla catalog – as diverse of a beatmaker and producer as he always was, the bossa beat and jazzy piano backdrop on this one ... read more 7-inch, Vinyl record
BBE (UK), 2001. New Copy 2LP ... $24.99 29.99
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, ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Stones Throw, 2003. New Copy 2LP ... $21.99 22.99
Damn! The MASSIVE collaborative album from the dynamic duo of Madlib and J Dilla! Essentially, Madlib handles the production on the even numbers in the set with Dilla on the vocals, and the roles are reversed on the odd numbers. Each producer does his own thing, as only he can do it – ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Back in print!!!)
Babygrande, 2008. New Copy (reissue)... $20.99 22.98
Hip hop heroine Jean Grae's team up effort with production duo Blue Sky Black Death – a record that stood out at the time and still stands out today! You know you're in for something special when the first track blends icy synth hop atmosphere and touch of terse touch of VU's "Venus In ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Babygrande, 2004. New Copy 2LP (reissue)... $23.99 24.98
Jedi Mind Tricks at pretty near peak level, with gruff and gritty Vinny Paz rhymes and production that pairs up hard hitting beats and oddly effective moodier production touches by Stoupe. Guests include Killah Priest and GZA on a couple of tracks, Sean Price and Des Devious. Tracks include "Th ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Radius, 2019. New Copy ... $9.99
A bicontinental beathead summit with Chicago's own Radius Etc pairing up with Paris producer Jostereo! Jostereo's side is an impressive blend that kicks off with a bit of classical piano that quickly settles in beats and bass that subtles pulls it into heady instrumental hip hop, and gets richer ... read more 7-inch, Vinyl record
Jakarta (Germany), 2019. New Copy ... $21.99 23.98
Juju Rogers cut a pretty unique path on his debut album, and this might be even stronger! He has a unique perspective to draw from – born and raised in Germany with an African American GI father and a German mother, his voice and perspective in contemporary hip hop is fresh and distinctive by ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Mr Bongo (UK), 2019. New Copy ... $18.99 19.98
Soulful UK hip hop from Jungle Brown! The core trio of Ric Flo, MAEAR & Tony Bones comes Full Circle with a sound that leans on a classic jazzy soul inspired hip hop mode, on one hand putting a contemporary spin on a vibe that recalls legends like Tribe Called Quest, Jungle Brothers and De La ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Full Circle ... CD 10.99
Aftermath/Interscope, 2017. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $26.99 34.99
DAMN!, indeed – Kendrick has yet to take even a small step down from the creative peak he's been riding for years – and takes another daring step forward with this strong, strident, no-mess-taking classic in the making! The surprise-announced DAMN! finds him taking on timely concerns ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available DAMN. ... LP 24.99
Interscope, 2016. New Copy ... $24.99 25.99
Untitled Unmastered, though masterful material from Kendrick Lamar – another great stride in his astonishing mid teens creative win streak– a low key and low stakes release compared to the huge platform for To Pimp A Butterfly, but damn, it sure does resonate with a similar haze of ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Stones Throw, 2019. New Copy ... $16.99 17.99
Kiefer bringing the funky hip hop instrumentals and keyboard jazz realms together as brilliantly as ever! What stands out so strongly here as how well it works as both hip hop and jazz – with thick bass-lined headnodding beatcraft, to standout piano and analog synth solos, he shows a deft ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Superbloom ... CD 9.99
Fat Beats, 2019. New Copy ... $18.99 19.98
The most outwardly cosmic entry in the Baker's Dozen series to date – courtesy of producer, multi-instrumentalist and all around soulful spirit Low Leaf! We were introduced to Low Leaf through her soul jazz inspired, though ultimately (and refreshingly) hard to define craft built around harp ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Sleeping Bag/Traffic, Late 80s. New Copy 2LP ... $21.99 25.98
Prime early electro hip hop genius from Mantronix – and a set that includes tight singles, 12" mixes and some classic production work for T La Rock, Just Ice and more – 2LPs that cover a vital mid 80s period! All the classic early hits with the booming 808s and other trademark ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Fat Beats, 2018. New Copy 3LP ... $33.99 34.98
A rock solid collaboration between classic boombap influenced veteran producer Marco Polo and legendary rhymer Masta Ace – a thoroughly headnodding full length ode to the borough of Brooklyn! Tight, top notch straight forward hip hop all with the way, with guests Pharoahe Monch, Lil Fame, ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Gold with black splatter vinyl pressing – include bonus tracks and instrumentals!)
Fat Beats, 2019. New Copy (pic cover)... $9.99 10.99
Neo classic boom bap of the finest caliber from masterful duo of Masta Ace & Marco Polo. "EAT" features a guest verse by Evidence and guest production by DJ Premier in his classic, instantly identifiable style that hasn't aged a day since the Gangstarr heyday! The anthemic "Masta ... read more 7-inch, Vinyl record
(Limited repress with alternate sleeve color.)
Mexstep, 2019. New Copy ... $18.99 25.00
Live band Latin hip hop with soulful and timely lyricism – and steeped in an inventive blend of cumbia, Tejano funk and the all around diverse touch of producer Adrian Quesada! Adrian brings the melting pot of Latin, funk and soul eclecticism he's renowned for with the groups Brownout, Grupo ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Resistir ... CD 5.99(Limited edition brown vinyl pressing with die-cut sticker. Limited to just 500 copies!)
Vendetta Vinyl, 2013. New Copy ... $20.99 24.98
A second wake up call from rhymer MF Grimm and beatsmith Draser Monumental – as tough and invigorating as the preceding EP, fleshed out a bit with a longer running time, and it still leaves us wanting more! Sharp, focused rhymes, insistent beats, exciting and energetic use of samples – ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Out of print! Last copies!!)
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!)
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!)
Culture Power 45, 2017. New Copy (pic cover)... $11.99
A tremendous EP from the increasingly stellar Culture Power 45 team! The Moon Cricket Project is is spearheaded by Memphis via Chicago hero Infinito 2017 and producer The Geaux, with one side of this massive EP featuring three heavy tracks under the Moon Cricket Project moniker. ... read more 7-inch, Vinyl record
(Limited edition.)
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!)
Bad Boy/Rhino, 1997. New Copy (pic cover, reissue)... $13.99 14.98
The last great Notorious BIG single issued in his lifetime! "Hypnotize" gets your head nodding right out of the gate, Puffy & company's production bringing a funky heft to that impeccably sampled bass groove from Herb Alpert's "Rise", Biggie spitting pure charisma all the ... read more 12-inch, Vinyl record
(2018 Rhino Start Your Ear Off Right exclusive. Black & orange mix colored vinyl.)
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.)
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!)
LaFace, 1998. New Copy (pic cover, reissue)... $6.99 15.99
Outkast's first single from Aquemini – one of the great southern hip hop singles of the late 90s and an important creative benchmark for Big Boi, Andre 3000 and Organized Noize however you might feel about their use of the civil rights heroine's name! As fresh, soulful & uniquely Outkast ... read more 12-inch, Vinyl record
(Limited edition – with download!)
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
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
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
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)... $24.99
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!)
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
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
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
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. 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.)
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!)
Tribe Called Quest —
Low End Theory ... LP Jive, 1991. New Copy 2LP (reissue)... $33.99 35.98
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.)
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!)
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
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.)
Culture Power 45, 2019. New Copy ... Just Sold Out!
An impeccably put together batch of instrumentals from the Culture Power 45 collective – with beats and production from Blaak tha 9th Man, Conscious 5, Ba Pace, Fatnice, Empee of BVS, Kush Oxford, Cuzzin Vinny, International MC, Dion Brown, Adon, Soultastic and more! Even with a long list of ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Limited edition and nearly sold out! Get it while we got it.)
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
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!)
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