Hip Hop — In Stock — 12-inch 
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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Inscape, 2005. Near Mint- ... $0.99
... 12-inch, Vinyl record
Profile, 1987. Near Mint- ... $0.99
... 12-inch, Vinyl record
(Promo. Labels have a name in marker.)
Mecca Life, 1996. Very Good ... $6.99
... 12-inch, Vinyl record
Tommy Boy, 1983. Very Good ... $7.99
... 12-inch, Vinyl record
(Promo. Labels have some marker.)
Tommy Boy, 1982. Very Good+ ... $5.99
The classic from Afrika Bamaaataa & The Soul Sonic Force – one of the most revolutionary pieces of formative hip hop history! "Planet Rock" is straight up legendary for a number of reasons. It's one of those early hip hop hits to bring the genre to greater popularity, the deft ... read more 12-inch, Vinyl record
(Green label pressing. Labels have some pen.)
Interscope, 1993. Sealed ... $4.99
Nice second generation QB rap with classic early 90s beats by the Large Professor and scratches by Rob Swift. 12-inch, Vinyl record
(With hype sticker.)
Prism, 1986. Sealed ... $9.99
Loud/RCA, 1994. Very Good+ (pic cover)... $9.99
... 12-inch, Vinyl record
(Cover has a cutout notch and some light flaking near and at the opening. Label has a sticker spot.)
Loud, 1994. Near Mint- ... $6.99
... 12-inch, Vinyl record
(White label promo.)
Allure —
Head Over Heels (trackmasters mix, inst, acapella, album, no rap) ... 12-inch Epic, 1996. Near Mint- ... $3.99
Audio Two —
I Don't Care (voc, inst) ... 12-inch First Priority, 1988. Near Mint- ... $9.99
... 12-inch, Vinyl record
(Test pressing in a plain sleeve, with artist/title written in marker.)
Roots Forward/Streetwise (Canada), Early 80s. New Copy ... $14.99
Benchmark old school from Awesome Foursome with prime production by Arthur Brown – pairing up a couple of bonafide classics with unreleased gems from the Streetwise Records vault! The real boons on the EP are the 2 unreleased tracks, circa 1983 – "Subway" & "Big ... read more 12-inch, Vinyl record
(Limited to just 300 copies!)
AZ —
Problems (dirty, clean, inst, call out hook)/Motown, 2001. Near Mint- ... $1.99
... 12-inch, Vinyl record
(In a stickered sleeve.)
Posse, 1986. Near Mint- ... $6.99
... 12-inch, Vinyl record
(In a Posse sleeve.)
Def Jam, 1986. Very Good- ... $9.99
With the "rare" Acapulco (acapella) mix of "Hold It, Now Hit It". 12-inch, Vinyl record
(Labels have some marker.)
Relativity, 1994. Very Good+ ... $7.99
... 12-inch, Vinyl record
(Promo.)
Cash Money/Universal, 1999. Very Good ... $0.99
Cash Money classic featuring the all-star line up of Lil Wayne, Juvenile, Mannie Fresh , Baby, and Turk. 12-inch, Vinyl record
Columbia, 1993. New Copy (reissue)... $14.99
Big L's travels to hell and back on "Devil's Son" – intended for his Lifestyles Ov Da Poor & Dangerous but didn't make the final cut of that classic album – much like the other gritty underground classics, one-time promo-only, but classic level tracks in this vital EP! The ... read more 12-inch, Vinyl record
(Includes download.)
Cold Chillin, 1996. Very Good+ ... $2.99
Probably the last dope single put out by Cold Chillin. If you don't remember, Scoob started off as one of Big Daddy Kane's dancers, and recorded as part of Scoob & Scrap. Produced by Majesty, this one does a good job of capturing the feel of the 1990-era Juice Crew sound. 12-inch, Vinyl record
(White label promo.)
Big Scoob —
Kryptonite (street, edit, inst)/Fully Blown, 2000. Near Mint- (pic cover)... $2.99
... 12-inch, Vinyl record
Cold Chillin, 1993. Very Good+ (pic cover)... $4.99
With Biz singing over McFadden & Whitehead's "Ain't No Stoppin Us Now" as only he can. 12-inch, Vinyl record
Biz Markie —
Make The Music With Your Mouth Biz (voc, inst)/Prism, 1986. Near Mint- (pic cover, reissue)... $9.99
Reissue of the first Biz Markie ep on Prism. Includes two tracks that never made it to his first LP: a dope version of "They're Coming To Take Me Away", about Biz being carted away to an insane asylum, and "A One Two", done acapella with just Biz rhyming and beat boxing ... read more 12-inch, Vinyl record
Prism, 1987. Very Good ... $11.99
One of Biz' goofiest, and best, early cuts. 12-inch, Vinyl record
Black Eyed Peas —
Let's Get Retarded (LP, inst, acapella)/A&M, 2003. Near Mint- ... $1.99
... 12-inch, Vinyl record
(Promo in a stickered sleeve.)
Mercury, 1992. Very Good+ (pic cover)... $9.99
12" single featuring bonus house mixes of Black Sheep's attempted crossover hit. David Morales handles the mixes. 12-inch, Vinyl record
(Cover has some ring & edge wear and is bent at the spine.)
Polygram, 1992. Very Good+ (pic cover)... $9.99
Three mixes of their second hit from the "Wolf In Sheep's clothing" LP. 12-inch, Vinyl record
(Cover has a small cutout hole.)
Interscope, 1996. Used ... Just Sold Out!
Skanless, 1997. Near Mint- ... $33.99
... 12-inch, Vinyl record
(Test pressing in a stickered sleeve.)
BMW —
Get A Lil' Stupid (radio, ext, inst, hip house mix, acapella) ... 12-inch B-Boy, 1987. Near Mint- ... $7.99
... 12-inch, Vinyl record
(In a B-Boy sleeve.)
Amherst, 1980. Very Good ... $7.99
An obscure single taking off from a groove borrowed loosely off Zapp's "More Bounce To The Ounce" and adding a sort of quasi-rap vocal over top, that sounds more like George Clinton type vocalese than any sort of hip hop. 12-inch, Vinyl record
Macola, 1986. Near Mint- (pic cover)... $1.99
... 12-inch, Vinyl record
Bonzo Goes To Washington —
5 Minutes (c-c-club mix, r-r-radio mix, b-b-bombing mix) ... 12-inch Sleeping Bag, 1984. Near Mint- ... $4.99
Jerry Harrison of the Talking Heads gets together with Bootsy Collins on this Arthur Russell produced track featuring little sound bits of good old Ronald Reagan dropped over the heavy Linn drum beat. 12-inch, Vinyl record
(Labels have some pen.)
Sleeping Bag, 1984. Near Mint- (pic cover)... $9.99
Jerry Harrison of the Talking Heads gets together with Bootsy Collins on this Arthur Russell produced track featuring little sound bits of good old Ronald Reagan dropped over the heavy Linn drum beat. 12-inch, Vinyl record
Jive, 1988. Very Good+ ... $0.99
The "Live From The Caucus Mountains" versions have the same lyrics recorded "live" over the Grandmaster Flash "Freedom" beat. 12-inch, Vinyl record
(Promo in a stickered Jive sleeve. Sleeve and labels have some marker.)
Elektra, 1992. Very Good ... $2.99
Two nice remixes off the "In God We Trust" LP. Both remixes feature new lyrics not on the LP version. 12-inch, Vinyl record
(Vinyl has a small sticker in the spindle hole.)
Sutra, 1981. Very Good+ ... $6.99
... 12-inch, Vinyl record
(Promo in a Sutra sleeve, with large name in marker. Labels have some pen.)
Sony, 1994. Near Mint- ... $2.99
Selections from the first of Branford Marsalis' two LPs to venture into the "acid jazz" or "hip hop crossover" genre, however you choose to look at it. Fortunately, he gets a helping hand from Premier on a number of cuts. Includes "Breakfast At Denny's" (w/rap, ... read more 12-inch, Vinyl record
(White label promo.)
Columbia, 1995. Very Good+ (pic cover)... $6.99
... 12-inch, Vinyl record
(Cover has a cut corner.)
Reprise, 1994. Very Good (pic cover)... $6.99
On "Swing It", Da Bush Babees sound a whole lot like an east coast version of the Pharcyde, with a little dancehall influence. Nice uptempo production and the 'jazziness' remix features heavier beats and sparer breaks. 12-inch, Vinyl record
(Cover has an index label.)
Busta Rhymes —
Do The Bus A Bus (rmx clean, LP clean, rmx inst, LP inst, rmx dirty, LP dirty, rmx inst)/Violator, 2000. Used ... Just Sold Out!
... 12-inch, Vinyl record
(Promo.)
Elektra, 1997. Very Good+ ... $4.99
... 12-inch, Vinyl record
(Promo.)
Elektra, 2000. Near Mint- ... $0.99
... 12-inch, Vinyl record
Flipmode, 1996. Near Mint- ... $6.99
More mellow than Busta's recent material. Smooth soul production with a chorus and verses from Zhane. Actually, this sounds more like a '96 era Zhane track, but we're not complaining. Ill Vibe features Q-Tip. 12-inch, Vinyl record
(In a plain sleeve.)
Flipmode, 1996. Near Mint- ... $3.99
... 12-inch, Vinyl record
(Promo in a plain sleeve.)
Busta Rhymes —
Party Is Goin' On Over Here (clean, dirty, inst)/Elektra, 1998. Near Mint- ... $0.99
... 12-inch, Vinyl record
(Test pressing.)
Asylum, 2007. Near Mint- ... $1.99
... 12-inch, Vinyl record
(Promo.)
Becket, 1983. Very Good+ ... $5.99
... 12-inch, Vinyl record
Counterflow, 2002. Near Mint- (pic cover)... $3.99
Featuring Sun Ra's Arkestra. 12-inch, Vinyl record
White Label, 2000. Near Mint- ... $1.99
... 12-inch, Vinyl record
Stones Throw, 1996. Very Good+ ... $9.99
... 12-inch, Vinyl record
(Gold label pressing.)
Red Label, 1985. Near Mint- (pic cover)... $6.99
Chuck Smooth —
Bumpin' Uglies (orig radio/Wing Span, 1999. Near Mint- ... $0.99
... 12-inch, Vinyl record
(Clear vinyl pressing.)
Jazz Child, 1996. Very Good ... $5.99
... 12-inch, Vinyl record
MCA, 2002. Used ... Just Sold Out!
Featuring Mary J. Blige with a quiet storm feel courtesy of the Neptunes and a bit more mellow than anything either Common or Neptunes have done before. 12-inch, Vinyl record
(Promo in a stickered sleeve.)
Boss, 1981. Very Good+ ... $11.99
This is the original Boss records pressing of this roller skating style old school disco rap classic. 12-inch, Vinyl record
(In a TEC Dance sleeve.)
Sugar Hill, 1982. Very Good+ ... $4.99
... 12-inch, Vinyl record
(In a Sugar Hill sleeve.)
Bay City, 1981. Near Mint- ... $9.99
One of our favorite tracks from the early 80s on Sugar Hill, with a sort of beeping, bouncing good time boogie track and back and forth rhymes from the Crash Crew over top. 12-inch, Vinyl record
(Promo in a grey Sugar Hill sleeve.)
Sugar Hill, 1981. Very Good ... $1.99
... 12-inch, Vinyl record
(In a Sugar Hill jacket with a large name in marker. Label has some pen.)
Creators —
Hard Margin (radio, inst, street)/Bad Magic, 1999. Near Mint- (pic cover)... $3.99
With vocals by Mos Def and Talib Kweli on the a-side and FT on the b-side. 12-inch, Vinyl record
Da King & I —
Krak Da Weazel (radio, vibe track, album)/Rowdy, 1993. Near Mint- (pic cover)... $7.99
A good example of hip hop from what someone once called the 'backpack' era – in the same area as maybe Masta Ace or the Roughhouse Survivors. "Flip Da Scrip" gets a nice remix from Premier. 12-inch, Vinyl record
(Cover has light ring marks from separation.)
East West, 1993. Very Good- ... $1.99
Probably the best single from the Youngsta's, mostly as a result of the all-star producers they used on these tracks. "Iz U Wit Me" produced and remixed by Pete Rock. "It'z Natural" produced by the Beatnuts and the remix version by Q-Ball. The vocals have a definite influence ... read more 12-inch, Vinyl record
SAFT, 2018. New Copy (pic cover, reissue)... $13.99
Sweet beats from Dam-Funk – tracks that bubble and glisten with the sorts of retro sounds that have always made his work such a great link between generations – always looking forward, but with a great ear for the past! The set features three cuts – "Break Out", "Ha ... (Neo Soul, Hip Hop) read more 12-inch, Vinyl record
(Limited edition.)
Redefinition, 2018. New Copy (pic cover)... $18.99 19.98
Tight duo effort from Damu The Fudgemunk & Flex Mathews! "Burners" is an appropriately titled, 10+ minute epic featuring Blu & Insight – a track that kicks off with an unshakeable beat, a brief ODB vocal sample, then settles in with furious rhymes, scratches, thick bassline ... read more 12-inch, Vinyl record
Profile, 1987. Very Good+ ... $2.99
Later single from Dana Dane. "Dana Dane Is Coming To Down" is his hip hop Christmas song, so buy this before that holiday rush! Hurby Luv Bug produced. 12-inch, Vinyl record
(In a Profile sleeve.)
Das Efx —
Straight Out The Sewer (rmx #1 clean, rmx #2, dub, LP)/East West, 1992. Near Mint- ... $6.99
... 12-inch, Vinyl record
(Promo in a stickered sleeve, with some marker.)
So So Def, 2005. Near Mint- ... $0.99
Produced by Parlay and Buck, featuring PeeNut & Charlay. 12-inch, Vinyl record
Derek B —
Rock The Beat (rmx, Linden's dangerous dub, bonus beats, inst) ... 12-inch Profile, 1987. Near Mint- ... $4.99
Remix of the track by UK MC Derek B on Profile produced by Simon Harris. 12-inch, Vinyl record
(Promo in a Profile sleeve. Sleeve and labels have a name in marker.)
Digable Planets —
Where I'm From (aural g ride 12'', aural g ride novox mix, aural g ride, ohridgnal, ohridgnal novox mix, DJ boneus beats) ... 12-inch Pendulum, 1992. Near Mint- ... $9.99
... 12-inch, Vinyl record
(In a plain sleeve.)
Tommy Boy, 1999. Near Mint- ... $4.99
Beats by Primo, rhymes by AG, Diamond, Big L & OC. 12-inch, Vinyl record
(In a Tommy Boy sleeve.)
Spring, 1980s. Near Mint- ... $3.99
... 12-inch, Vinyl record
(Labels have some pen.)
DJ Honda, 2000. Near Mint- ... $6.99
With Jeru the Damaja on the mic. 12-inch, Vinyl record
(Promo.)
Jive/Zomba, 1988. Very Good (pic cover)... $7.99
"Live At Union Square", is a live recording from 1986, that starts off with Fresh Prince doing some crowd participation chants and then moves into Jazzy Jeff cutting up Herman Kelly's "Dance To the Drummer's Beat" in the old transformer style. 12-inch, Vinyl record
(Cover has light wear.)
Def Jam, 1999. Near Mint- ... $3.99
... 12-inch, Vinyl record
(In a Def Jam sleeve.)
Def Jam/Universal (Italy), 2002. New Copy (pic cover, reissue)... $22.99
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!)
Reality, 1988. Very Good (pic cover)... $2.99
... 12-inch, Vinyl record
(Cover has wear and a hype sticker.)
Reality, 1985. Very Good- ... $3.99
What can we say? The classic single from Doug E Fresh that introduced the world to Slick Rick and has been sampled and quoted more times than we can count! 12-inch, Vinyl record
(In a Reality sleeve. Label has some pen.)
Profile, 1982. Very Good+ ... $4.99
... 12-inch, Vinyl record
(Promo in a Profile sleeve, with a large name in marker. Labels have some pen.)
Profile, 1983. Near Mint- ... $2.99
Andre Harrell before he took over Motown. Beats by Pumpkin. 12-inch, Vinyl record
(Promo in a Profile sleeve, with a large name in marker. Labels have pen.)
Sickwidit, 1994. Near Mint- ... $9.99
... 12-inch, Vinyl record
10/30 Uproar, 1994. Very Good+ ... $29.99
... 12-inch, Vinyl record
Polygram, 1991. Very Good ... $14.99
... 12-inch, Vinyl record
(Test pressing.)
Stones Throw, 1997. Sealed (pic cover)... $7.99
Nice early Stones Throw 12", with some smooth, atmospheric production from the Architect and nice rhymes from Encore. 12-inch, Vinyl record
Faith Evans —
Soon As I Get Home (album, inst, radio, acapella)/Big Beat, 1995. Near Mint- (pic cover)... $4.99
Celluloid, 1982. Good (pic cover)... $5.99
Back cover painting by Futura 2000! 12-inch, Vinyl record
(Cover has some wear with fraying at the opening.)
Celluloid, 1982. Good ... $8.99
... 12-inch, Vinyl record
(Promo. Label has some marker.)
Sutra, 1985. Sealed ... $4.99
Off the Fat Boys Are Back LP, with mid 80s heavy beat production courtesy Kurtis Blow and some nice early beat boxing. 12-inch, Vinyl record
Fat Boys —
Sex Machine (voc, dub)/Sutra, 1986. Near Mint- ... $3.99
Yep, the Fat Boys covering JB. But it's the beat boxing on the b-side that makes this one worthwhile. 12-inch, Vinyl record
(In a Sutra sleeve.)
Uptown, 1990. Near Mint- ... $3.99
... 12-inch, Vinyl record
(In a stickered sleeve.)
Fierce —
Crab (voc, inst)/Hot Wax, 1996. Very Good ... $9.99
... 12-inch, Vinyl record
(Red label pressing.)
MCA, 1989. Near Mint- ... $4.99
Off the first Freddie Foxx LP, produced by Eric B. 12-inch, Vinyl record
(White label promo in an MCA sleeve.)
Streetwise, 1983. Very Good+ ... $1.99
Tommy Boy, 1987. Very Good+ ... $2.99
"Feelin' James" is a mostly instrumental track with lots of James Brown and Bobby Byrd vocal samples cut in, the flip, "I Believe In Music" has that early Stetsasonic sound. 12-inch, Vinyl record
(Promo in a Tommy Boy sleeve. Sleeve and labels have a name in marker.)
Jive, 1994. Very Good+ (pic cover)... $0.99
Fu-Schickens do their best Das EFX imitation on this one. B-side produced by Diamond D. 12-inch, Vinyl record
(Promo.)
Columbia, 1987. Near Mint- (pic cover)... $1.99
Funkdoobiest —
Bow Wow Wow (rmx, radio edit, inst)/Immortal, 1992. Used ... Just Sold Out!
... 12-inch, Vinyl record
(Clear vinyl promo in a plain sleeve.)
Funkdoobiest —
Funkiest (LP, lethal dose rmx, inst)/Immortal, 1992. Near Mint- (pic cover)... $7.99
One of Funkdoobiest's best from their first LP, with classic screachy early Muggs production, back when even real hip hop could use energy in the production and vocals. 12-inch, Vinyl record
(Includes the printed inner sleeve. Cover has a cut corner and bumped corners.)
Wreck/Nervous, 1995. Very Good+ ... $3.99
... 12-inch, Vinyl record
Sugar Hill, 1980. Near Mint- ... $14.99
One of our favorite grooves from the classic years of Sugar Hill Records – a killer cut based around Cheryl Lynn's "To Be Real" – with the original groove slamming nicely on the bottom, as Funky 4 Plus 1 trade lines over the top! The track's filled with classic rhymes from ... read more 12-inch, Vinyl record
(Promo in a Sugar Hill sleeve, with a large name in marker. Labels have some pen.)
Sugar Hill, 1980. New Copy (reissue)... $4.99
"That's The Joint" is one of our favorite grooves from the classic years of Sugar Hill Records – a killer cut based around Cheryl Lynn's "To Be Real" – with the original groove slamming nicely on the bottom, as Funky 4 Plus 1 trade lines over the top! The track's ... read more 12-inch, Vinyl record
Bad Boy, 2001. Near Mint- ... $0.99
... 12-inch, Vinyl record
