Danny Brown steps up his game on Old – delivering on all the promise of his much-hailed previous Fool's Gold LP – and actually topping it! Danny's XXX was a mix of next-level smarts and production, balanced with knowlingly gutter dwelling rhymes – but this one is knowingly more ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the booklet and poster. Box has light surface wear, mostly in back, some edge wear, and worn corners at the bottom.)
Tracks include "He's Herre", "Represent", "Right Thurr", "Wurrs My Cash", "Chingy Jackpot", "Sample Dat Ass", "One Call Away", "Getting' It", "Holidae In" featuring Ludacris and Snoop, "Juice", " ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has bent corners.)
Common —
BE ... LP GOOD/Geffen, 2005. Near Mint- 2LP ...
$29.99
BE isn't exactly a back-to-basics LP in the vein of his classic work for Relativity – but it is indeed a return to a focused, genuinely soulful, no BS approach – and it's a very welcome one at that! It seems like Com was a bit affected by some of the criticism folks had for the ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Reissue pressing from 2023. Cover is bumped at the top of the spine and is bent at the bottom right corner in back.)
Curren$y & Harry Fraud —
Bonus Footage ... LP SRFSCHL, 2021. Near Mint- ...
$11.99
Hard to believe this is the fifth project together between Curren$y and Harry Fraud – and definitely a standalone project, despite what you might guess from the title! The album was originally supposed to be a deluxe take on Outrunners, but the duo are so quickly collaborative, they ended up ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Multi-color swirl vinyl pressing. Includes bonus flexi 7".)
Includes "Cuban Necktie", "What U Want From Me", "Stank A** H**", "Can I Get A Hit", "We Live This Sh*t" and 'Worldwide". Guest spots by Eminem, Everlast, Noreaga and Chino XL. Beats by Muggs. LP, Vinyl record album
12 tracks, and 4 skits, with E Double's newer hot sound in the beats, and Keith Murray and the Funk Doctor Spock joining him on the mic, including "Countdown", "Full Cooperation", "Rhymin Wit Biz", "The Game (Freestyle)", "Can You Dig It?", "No ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Clean edited promo in a Def Jam Advance sleeve, lightly bent at the right side.)
Includes "Coming From" featuring Mary J Blidge, "Dogs For Life", "Omen", "Slippin", the title track, "Heat", "Keep Your Sh*t The Hardest", "It's All Good", and others. LP, Vinyl record album
(Edited promo in a Def Jam sleeve.)
Dr Dre —
Chronic ... LP Priority/Interscope, 1992. Very Good+ ...
$99.99
The first solo set that Dr Dre cut after leaving NWA – and a record that not only set the tone for his solo career, but also for a huge run of albums from other folks in the years to come! Dre's as much of a production genius as he is a frontman here – really pushing forward some of ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mid 90s pressing – P1 50611. Cover has a thin print blemish across the front, some spotty blemishes, light imprints, and is bent a bit at the edges.)
D12 —
D12 World ... LP Shady/Interscope, 2004. Near Mint- 2LP Gatefold ...
$39.99
D12's sophmore full length is a pretty fair improvement over the largely forgettable debut – particularly the single "My Band", one of the rare cuts in which Eminem seems to have a pretty good time lampooning is own image. Other tracks include "Git Up", "Loyalty" ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Original pressing. Cover has light ring impressions, some edge wear, a promo sticker with peeled corners in back, bent a bit at the top of the spine, and is slightly wavy with a bent corner in back.)
Some nice hard edged production – mostly from Nick Wiz, but also Rockwilder, Larger Professor and others – with vocals to match. Stand out cuts include "Ill Collabo" featuring Pharoahe Monche & Prince Po, "On The Run", "Da Ruckus", and "Verbal ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
With guest spots by Sauce Money, Goodie Mobb, Gang Starr, Rah Digga, Kool G Rap, Da Nation, Snoop Dogg and Glaze NYC, Flipmode Squad and American Cream Team, Angie Martinez and Doo Wop, and Cocoa Brovas. LP, Vinyl record album
A great back to basics set from Edo G and Insight Innovates – part of a recent run of records on the scene that really seem to redirect hip hop to more straightforward modes – not at a retro level, but in a style that reminds us that at the core, the music is best when it's got a strong ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Good ol' Chicago hip hop from the All Natural camp. Tracks include "Wildstyle" by Iomos Marad, "Talented Tenth" by Mr. Greenweedz & Spotlite, "Paragon" and Flavor" by Daily Plannet, Candy Store" by Bam-Ski The Bigot, "No Doubt" by All Natural, ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(In a plain sleeve, with a promo stamp and bent corner.)
7 cuts: "Intro", which is actually a 3 minute instrumental track, "Sound, Noise, Music", "These Moments" feat. Bfap, "Mind Over Matter" feat. PSC, 'Dop What You Can", "Streetwalking" in vocal and instrumental versions. LP, Vinyl record album
Homeboy Sandman is sounding very much at the top of his game here – on a record that almost seems to have two sorts of flavors, but both nicely unified by the work of producer Aesop Rock! The lyrics spin out with the kind of effortlessness that Sandman's always given us – charged up ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Deluxe edition on "electric smoke" vinyl – still sealed.)
Hostyle —
Get Off ... LP Atlantic, 1989. Near Mint- ...
$7.99
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(Cover has a cutout notch, hype sticker, promo stamp, and light wear,)
Ice T's third album, and a set that still has all the nicely biting style of his early best! The approach here is great – as political as the cover implies, but with a nice sense of wit, too – that quality that already made Ice stand so far apart from others who were getting mired down ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the printed inner sleeve. Cover has a cutout notch and is bent a bit at the bottom corners.)
Ice T —
Power ... LP Sire, 1988. Very Good+ ...
$24.99
The album that really has Ice T and Afrika Islam moving forward in a wonderful way – stepping things up from the already-great previous record, and pushing Ice well into the kind of superstar role that he'd follow up in coming years in so many ways! At the time, Ice T was part of the rising ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(In the embossed cover. Includes the printed inner sleeve.)
J Cole —
Off Season ... LP Dreamville, 2021. Near Mint- Gatefold ...
$24.99
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(Black vinyl pressing. Includes the heavy inner sleeve.)
"This here is the victory lap," raps Hov midway through The Black Album, probably the most consistent front-to-back listen of all his albums. One of the nicest things about the Black Album is the brevity – with a very manageable 14 tracks, no guest rhymers, and a consistent overall ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Clean promo in a Rocafella Advance sleeve, with light wear.)
A heck of a comeback for Jay-Z – and a record that definitely stands as the blueprint promised in the title – not just for Jay-Z's career in years to come, but also for that of Kanye West and Just Blaze – who both contribute key work here on the production tip! The set's a long ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Black vinyl pressing with Masterdisk/TD etch. Includes the inserts.)
A rare studio set from Kazi and Madlib – recorded way back in the mid 90s, but with the kind of crispy intensity that would make Madlib so influential for years to come! The title and the occasional skits on the set refer to a search for a "blackmarket seminar" – an ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Nice, nice, nice New York hip hop from Keith Murray – his one and only full length on Def Jam! The album features production by Clark Kent, Rockwilder, Pete Rock and others and it's just the kind of no nonsense street hop we love around here. Keith rocks it like Nas in a way – he's ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Kendrick Lamarr waited quite a long time to give the world a follow-up to his classic DAMN – and for good reason too, as the rapper's been on a long personal journey that's documented strongly on the record! The Kendrick heard here is much more introspective than before – and that's ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A QB landmark. Kool G Rap's finest from the Cold Chillin glory days, with production by Marley Marl at the peak of his early career. With the hits "It's A Demo", "Truly Yours", "Poison", and "Rhymes I Express". Also includes Road To The Riches", " ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Original pressing with FW/CSB etch. Cover has light wear, a promo stamp, and a small trace of a price sticker.)
Includes "Livin' The Life", "Money, Power, Respect" featuring DMX and Lil Kim, "The Heist", "Everybody Wanna Rat", and "We'll Always Love Big Poppa". 21 tracks total including interludes. LP, Vinyl record album
The restlessly inventive Madlib beats and production for Pinata, the excellent duo project with MC Freddie Gibbs! If you'll forgive us a little bit of repetition – because we KNOW we've written this before – there's just something extra riveting about Madlib's production work for ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A really revolutionary album – both at the time it was released, and all these many years later! In a surprising nod to the younger generation, Blue Note opened the door to Madlib – already making a name with his array of great projects at the start of the century – an early part ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mid 2010s EU Music On Vinyl reissue. Cover is bent at the bottom right corner.)
Main Source —
Breaking Atoms ... LP Wild Pitch, 1991. Near Mint- Gatefold ...
$29.99
A record that no hip hop home should be without – the debut album from Main Source, but a set that's more than strong enough to stand next to the best from contemporaries like De La Soul, Tribe Called Quest, and Black Sheep! Like all three of those groups, these guys have a way of bringing ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Vinyl Me Please pressing on clear with orange vinyl, in a cover with slightly different design. Includes the booklet, printed inner sleeve, and bonus 7-inch.)
Marley Marl's behind the controls on this early MC Shan LP. 9 tracks in all, including QB classics like "Jane, Stop This Crazy Thing!", "The Bridge", and "Kill That Noise", plus "Down By Law", "Project 'Ho", "Left Me Lonely", "MC ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Pink label pressing with Herbie Jr etch. Cover has a promo stamp and is heavily bent at the bottom corners.)
A nice mix set from Medina Gree! 12 tracks in all: "Green Boogie" (produced by Diamond D), "Red Light Green Light", "Medina Green Giants", "Full Court Press" and "Physical Challenge" by Medina Green, "Fla-La-Lashe" and "Yo-Yo-Yo" ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Method Man —
Tical ... LP Def Jam, 1994. Near Mint- ...
$33.99
One of the most triumphant records from the first wave of Wu Tang Clan solo efforts – and an early 90s hip hop masterpiece that's hardly aged a day since! Tical is right up there with Enter The Wu Tang (36 Chambers) on the quality front. It's got the iconic Wu production aesthetic in peak ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(180 gram green & black smokey vinyl pressing, in a holographic cover.)
A limited edition radio promo LP released around the time Stillmatic came out, with a nice collection of radio playable versions of older tracks: "It Ain't Hard To Tell", "Life's A B!tch", "One Love", "The World Is Yours", "NY State Of Mind", " ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(In the stickered sleeve, with some ringwear and lightly bent corners.)
Leave it to career iconoclast Nas to declare Hip Hop Is Dead on his Def Jam debut – a defiantly straight up hip hop record that's one of the leanest full lengths he's delivered since his abbreviated debut masterpiece! Hip Hop Is Dead, not surprisingly, is actually a very lively LP – ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Original pressing. Includes the insert. Cover has marker through the barcode.)
Nas' debut LP masterpiece Illmatic – a record that will probably stand forever as one of the greatest hip hop full lengths of its time! Nas has had some creative ups-and-downs over the years, but nothing can take away the impact of this damn near perfect slice of east coast street hop – ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the printed inner sleeves. Cover has promo and hype stickers.)
Nas —
Lost Tapes ... LP Ill Will/Columbia, 2002. Near Mint- 2LP ...
$59.99
Given the strength of Nas at this point, his lost tapes are better than most folks found ones – and although the album features cuts that didn't make it onto I Am and Stillmatic, the whole thing stands strongly more than enough on its own! The set came out in 2002, and may have seemed a bit ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Original pressing. Includes the printed inner sleeves. Cover has a promo sticker.)
Nas balancing classic level depth and dexterity with more off the cuff and spontaneous rhymes on the once written off, belatedly better respected Nastradamus LP – his second album of 1999! How anyone could ever have completely disrespected an album with a track as masterful as "Project ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the printed inner sleeves. Cover has a cut corner.)
15 tracks including "Stillmatic", "Got Ur Self A...", "2nd Childhood", "One Mic", "You're Da Man", "The Flyest" featuring AZ, "Rule" featuring Amerie, "Ether", "What Goes Around", "Every Ghetto", ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Tracks include "Sometimes", "Gangsta's Watch", "Cocaine Business" feat. Kelis, "Wethuggedout" with Missy Elliott, "First Day Home", "If U Want It", "Half Baked", "Oh No", and more. LP, Vinyl record album
(Edited promo in a Penalty sleeve. NOTE – The actual tracks are edited but the "Intro" is still explicit.)
Notorious BIG —
Born Again ... LP Bad Boy, 1999. Near Mint- 2LP ...
$29.99
Tracks include "Dangerous MC's" featuring Snoop Dogg & Busta Rhymes, "I Really Want To Show You" featuring Nas with K-Ci & Jo-Jo, "Rap Phenomenon" featuring Redman & Method Man, "Tonight" featuring Mobb Deep, "Let Me Get Down" featuring ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(2017 reissue on gold and black marbled vinyl. Includes the insert.)
The second album from Biggie, and a set that was instantly poised to catapult him to superstardom – even before his tragic death ended up doing that before the release of the record! And yes, the title's a bit cryptic – and given the fact that the material came out after BIG was shot, ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Limited clear vinyl RSD issue from 2014 – #1650. Includes the insert.)
Biggie's masterpiece – remastered! There's very little we could possibly say about this east coast landmark that isn't already etched in stone in the annals of hip hop history. Biggie's a master storyteller, whether he's spinning tales of violent street nihilism, his skills beneath the ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(2017 Vinyl Me Please pressing on red and white splatter vinyl. Includes the printed inner sleeves and print.)
Biggie's masterpiece – remastered! There's very little we could possibly say about this east coast landmark that isn't already etched in stone in the annals of hip hop history. Biggie's a master storyteller, whether he's spinning tales of violent street nihilism, his skills beneath the ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Limited 2013 RSD issue on white vinyl – #1548/3000.)
Features early production by Dante Carfagna! Includes "Assassination Attempt", "Kaos II *7* Dome", "Mental Genocide", "Jail Sale", "Crucified", "In-Cog-Negrow", "Bro Kemit Splitting Atoms In The Corporate War Zone", "My ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Promo in a stickered sleeve, with a cutout notch, light wear, and a Play It Say It sticker.)
2 tracks recorded in roughly as many years from Quasimoto – maddest of all Madlib personas – in a batch of rarities and unreleased archival cuts that's as fresh and funky as anything 'Lib's delivered in years! Lord Quas is often described as Madlib's id – delivering top notch, ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(2021 reissue, no longer with removable sticker. Cover is bumped at the top left corner.)
The second solo album by The Chef – a record that had hard time finding space outside the massive shadow of his first solo landmark Only Built 4 Cuban Linx – and like other Wu Tang solo albums of the era, there's a number of gems on here that really never had a chance to get over a bar ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Raekwon's third album, featuring appearances by Masta Killa, Inspectah Deck, Ghostface, Havoc, Capone, Sheek Louch and others. Tracks include "Pit Bull Fights", "King Of Kings", "Smith Bros.", "Robbery", "Planet Of The Apes", "Once Upon A ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Includes the hit "I'll Bee Dat!", "Well All Rite Cha" featuring Method Man, "Da Goodness" featuring Busta Rhymes, "Da Da DaHHH", "Down South Funk" featuring Erick Sermon and Keith Murray, "Close Ya Doorz", "Let Da Monkey Out", ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Redman, where hath thee been? One of the most reliable and unique voices of 90s hip hop finally drops a long delayed second official record in the 00s – after getting killed by Chucky in one of those killer doll movies and a failed sitcom – thankfully picking up his day job right where ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the insert. Cover has marker through the barcode.)
Quiet beatcraft from Rehash – slowly building into beat heavy abstract funkiness – and a nice little quartet of instrumental moodpieces! Drone By Default finds Rehash taking a sidestep into post rock strummed sounds – and a deeper groove than the downtempo ether of their previous ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover is bent at the top left corner.)
Savage Intellect —
Genesis Of Genius ... LP Black Buffalo, Mid 90s-Early 2000s. Sealed 2LP ...
$36.9943.99
Led by Kevin Beacham aka AMC, long-time pillar of underground hip hop in Chicago, finally in physical form after decades in the vaults! With production by Jel, Maker, and Overflo; with guest spot by Costume. LP, Vinyl record album
Sim-E Auto smoked it up on the third volume of this great series, and he returns with even more force on this collection of well-chosen cuts! Production on most of side one is by Temper3000 – and tracks include "Mind Trixxx" and "After Midnight" – plus a guest ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A record that may have the year 1993 permanently locked into its title – but a set that's got more than enough strength to survive strongly over the decades – the first great statement from Cali giants Souls Of Mischief, and a record that would set the tone for the Hiero Imperium scene ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Blue translucent vinyl pressing. Cover has a tiny center split on the top seam, but looks fantastic overall.)
The second album from Too Short, and like the first, a set that firmly established both the Cali scene and the Bay Area as a hotbed of harder-hitting hip hop! And sure, there were countless later gangsta acts that slide into the sorts of cliches that often marred the genre – but back at the ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Dangerous/RCA pressing. Cover has ring & edge wear.)
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
(Cover has a thin stain with a bit of stuck-on paper at the bottom edge and is bumped at the bottom right corner.)
Will Smith —
Willennium ... LP Columbia, 1999. Near Mint- 2LP ...
$34.99
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(Includes the printed inner sleeves. Cover has a cut corner.)
With "Home Girl Don't Play Dat", "So Funky", 'Black Pearl", "Cleopatra", "It's A Long Way Home", "You Should Have listened", "Woman To Woman", "Hoes", "I Can't Take It No More", "A Few Good Men" and " ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Not a bad year in retrospect – featuring "Dangerous" by Busta Rhymes, "Lost Ones" by Lauryn Hill, "Intergalactic" by The Beastie Boys, "Deja Vu" by Lord Tariq and Peter Gunz, "Rosa Parks" by Outkast, "Find A Way" by A Tribe Called ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
An 8 track late 80s rap sampler from Arista records. Features two nice Hilltop Hustler cuts from Three Times Dope: "Funky Dividends" and "Greatest Man Alive". Other tracks are K-9 Posse "This Beat Is Military" & "Somebody's Brother", Too Nice "Cold ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Red Alert mixes up some late 80s hits with some talking. Includes BDP "Jimmy", Jungle Bros "On The Run", Just Ice "Goin Way Back", Ultramagnetic MC's "Feelin It (rmx)", " Funky", Hellrazor "No More James", 45 King "The King Is ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has edge wear, bent corner, small split on the bottom seam.)
Includes remixes of tracks by Oh Well, Lisa Stansfield, De La Soul, Ben Liebrand, Fresh 4, David Grant, Sybil, Regina Belle, Inner City, and B-52s. (Soul, Hip Hop)LP, Vinyl record album
The G-Unit heavy soundtrack to 50's semi-autobiographical film debut. Tracks include "Hustler's Ambition", "Window Shopper", "Talk About Me", "When It Rains It Pours" and "Best Friend" by 50 Cent, "Things Change" by Spider Loc feat 50 ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Original pressing. Cover has minimal wear and bumped corners.)
Includes "Spoonin' Rap" by Spoonie Gee, "To The Beat (Y'all)" by Lady B., "Rapping And Rocking The House" by Funky Four Plus One, "Funk You Up" by Sequence, "Super Wolf Can Do It" by Super Wolf, and "Rappers Delight" by Sugar Hill Gang. LP, Vinyl record album
(Blue label pressing with Sterling stamp in a stickered Sugar Hill sleeve. Cover has light wear and is lightly bent at the edges.)
Tracks include "Buffalo Gals" by Malcolm McLaren, "Bring The Noise" and "The Public" by Public Enemy, "You Gots To Chill" by EPMD, "Sally" by Stetsasonic, "Big Mouth" by Whodini, "Top Billin" by Audio Two, "I Got A Good ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Jungle Brothers - "Doin' Good For Yourself", Newkirk - "Small Thing", Terminator X - "The Blues", Nice & Smooth - "Paranoia", Slick Rick With Mr. Lee - "Slick Rick - The Ruler", Slick Rick - "I Shouldn't Have Done It", The Famlee - ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Tracks include "Walk This Way" and "Together Forever" by Run DMC, "It's My Beat" by Sweet Tee and Jazzy Joyce, "Coast To Coast" by Word Of Mouth, "Eric B Is President" by Eric B and Rakim, "Delancey Street" by Dana Dane, "I Can't ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Includes selections by Dru Hill featuring Redman, Jay-Z featuring Amil, Wu Tang Clan, JA Rule, Slick Rick, Montell Jordan featuring Monifah and Flesh N Bone, Jon B, Terror Squad, Too Short, and others; plus the theme by Lalo Schifrin, and skits with Chris Tucker. LP, Vinyl record album
(Clean edited promo in a Def Jam Advance sleeve.)
Various —
Steel ... LP Qwest, 1997. Near Mint- 2LP ...
Just Sold Out!
With tracks by Mobb Deep, Tevin Campbell, Shaquille O'Neal, Blackstreet, Spice 1, and the posse cut with Ice Cube, B Real, Peter Gunz, and KRS-One. LP, Vinyl record album
Nice comp of old school cuts including "PSK What Does It Mean?" by Schoolly D, "Ego Trippin" by Ultramagnetic MCs, "Rockin It" by Fearless Four, "Body Rock" by Treacherous Three, "Going Way Back" by Just Ice, "Bring The Beat Back" by ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Vinyl has a short click on the first song on side 4. Cover has light edge wear, promo sticker.)