One of the classic early Tommy Boy twelves – with the great Gwen McCrae sample from "Funky Sensation", and an excellent performance by Bam and the Jazzy 5. The 5 handle rap duties on the "Bronx Version" a-side, with the slight smoother female approach to the vocal handled ... read more12-inch, Vinyl record
(Orange label pressing with a sticker & peeled spot.)
Six different mixes of this meeting of two greats. Admittedly not as entirely dope as it could have been, but still as nice as a Soul Sonic Force records with backing by Doug Wimbish and Keith LeBlanc. Also, there's a few interludes with James Brown saying a few words about the record. 12-inch, Vinyl record
(White label promo in a Tommy Boy sleeve, with a large name in marker. Labels have some pen.)
"Top Billin", the classic first single from Audio Two, introduced the world to the ubiquitous "Go Brooklyn" beat – and you'll still hear DJ's cutting it up. 12-inch, Vinyl record
"Still Alive" produced by Vinny Idol. "New York" features Raekwon & Ghostface Killah with production by Emile and cuts by DJ Premier. 12-inch, Vinyl record
Beanie Sigel —
B Coming ... LP Roc-A-Fella, 2005. Near Mint- 2LP ...
$5.99
15 tracks in all, including "Feel It In The Air", "One Shot Deal", "Gotta Have It", "Don't Stop", "Oh Daddy", "Change", "Bread & Butter", "Flatline", "Tales Of A Hustler Pt 2", "Look At Me Now", ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
The Roc over the Hilltop beat with an interpolated BDP chorus, which Beans pretty much murders. Featuring Peedi Crakk and the late, great Dirt McGirt. 12-inch, Vinyl record
Original pressing of this long out-of-print e.p., with two tracks from Paul's Boutique – "Hey Ladies" and "Shake Your Rump" plus 2 rare cuts, which are only on a rare promo LP besides this: "33% God" and "Dis Yourself In '89"! With a dope Nathaniel ... read more12-inch, Vinyl record
(Original pressing. Cover has some edge wear and bumped corners.)
A greatest hits package with ""World Famous", "Watch Out Now", "No Escapin'", "Off The Books", "However Whenever", "We Got The Funk", "Reign Of The Tec", "Props Over Here", "Beatnuts', "Get Funky" ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
We've always been a fan of the Beatnuts, or later Ghetto Professionals production, but none of their recordings as the Beatnuts are better than this first EP. Includes "Reign of the Tec" (with the Grand Puba sample), "No Equal", "World's Famous", "Psycho Dwarf.&quo ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Original black label pressing. Cover has a cut corner.)
Remixes and new versions of some of the Beatnuts hits, including "Get Funky", "Psycho Dwarf II" featuring Nogoodus, "Props Over Here", and "No Equal" – plus a new track, "Treat$", featuring Rawcotiks, A.L., and Nogoodus. LP, Vinyl record album
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 moreLP, Vinyl record album
The hit single from Blahzay Blahzay, that made good use of some Q-Tip ("Oh my God") and Jeru ("The east is in the house") samples for the chorus. Plus a remix by Premier and guest vocals from Smooth The Hustler, Trigger, and La The Darkman. 12-inch, Vinyl record
Blowfly hits the hip hop era – and does a surprisingly nice job of it! The track's got a compressed kickback groove – and while Blow's not the best MC in the world, the style of the cut is certainly a nice way to freshen up his raunchy party sound. Plus, the x-rated version includes a ... (Soul, Hip Hop)read more12-inch, Vinyl record
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
Classic Boogie Down Productions circa '89 – with prime street poetry from KRS, perfectly raw beats and overall peak end of the 80s production! Blueprint is an apt title for a couple reasons – the beats aren't what we'd call spare, but they're raw and unvarnished – a perfect ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Original pressing, including the printed inner sleeve. Cover and labels have a name in marker.)
Two cuts from the Edutainment LP. KRS asks "Who Protects Us From You?" over spare dancehall sythesizers and on "Why Is That" KRS applies his exegesis of the Pentateuch to today's educational system with a dope piano line. 12-inch, Vinyl record
Two cuts from the Edutainment LP. KRS asks "Who Protects Us From You?" over spare dancehall sythesizers and on "Why Is That" KRS applies his exegesis of the Pentateuch to today's educational system with a dope piano line. 12-inch, Vinyl record
(Cover has index labels. Labels have a name in marker.)
The Brand Nubian reunion LP. Some nice ones here, and still delivering some 5%er knowledge. Production from Diamond D, Lord Finesse, Premier, Puba, and Alamo. Best cuts include "Don't Let It Go To Your Head", "Maybe One Day" featuring Common, "Love Vs. Hate", "P ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Two funky classics from one of the best new combos around! "Sexy Popcorn Pot" and "Remember Who You Are" are done here both in vocal and instrumental versions – with a groove that you'll swear was lifted straight from a lost box of funky 45s, but which is played live with ... (Deep Funk, Hip Hop)read more12-inch, Vinyl record
"Smurf" is a sweet bit of electro funk from Tyrone – with a tight breakdance beat wobbling through the cut, and lots of bass work over the top! An electro classic, in a pic sleeve featuring an early Futura painting on the front! (Soul, Hip Hop)12-inch, Vinyl record
"Smurf" is a sweet bit of electro funk from Tyrone – with a tight breakdance beat wobbling through the cut, and lots of bass work over the top! Smurf it up! (Soul, Hip Hop)12-inch, Vinyl record
Four tracks produced by Buckwild. The cut here is the triumphant return of O.C. on "Burn Me Slow" – the best track he's done since his early classics like "Times Up", and the best of the recent metaphor of hip hop as weed themed rhymes. The other tracks feature some nice ... read more12-inch, Vinyl record
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
More mellow than Busta's recent material. Smooth pre-jiggy soul production with a chorus and verses from Zhane. Actually, this sounds more like a '96 era Zhane track, but we're not complaining. 12-inch, Vinyl record
Unless we're mistaken '92 is the very dawn of the Trakmasterz dynasty, but pretty nearly the end of Chubb Rock's career (is that a picture of the microphone trying to get away from Chubb on the cover?). This record sits a lot beter with us after the passage of some years, but if you look back, ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(NOTE – This copy no longer has a cover and comes in a plain sleeve.)
The solo lp, with conscious lyrics and production by Chuck D and a handful of others. Contains the tracks "No", "Generation Wrekkked", "Free Big Willie", "Talk Show Created The Fool", "Endonesia", "Horizontal Heroin", "Underdog" ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Clipse —
Lord Willin' ... LP Star Trak/Arista, 2002. Near Mint- 2LP ...
$34.99
A neo-electro/drug rap/crossover hip hop classic produced by the Neptunes, and the debut LP on their own Star Trak label. Malice and Pusha T are smooth, confident rhymers with some stand-out moments, but the Neptunes are driving this train, much in the way Prince Paul commandeered early De La Soul ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Some mixes off the wildly popular mixtape release, including "Queen B*itch (Diplo Remix)", "Re Up Anthem (Nick Catchdubs Remix)", "Stuntin Y'all (Ghislain Poirier Remix)", and the super hard "Double Down" featuring Vybz Kartel, produced by the late, great ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
The second single from the stellar BE LP! "Go" rocks along on a sample of the Linda Lewis jam "Old Smokey" – with a vamping appearance by the cut's producer Kanye West – and a certain middlebrow singer-songwriter whose name we won't mention – but he was funny ... read more12-inch, Vinyl record
One of our favorites off the first LP, with a remix by the Beatnuts! 12-inch, Vinyl record
(Original pressing. Cover has light wear and a cut corner.)
Connoisseurs Of Groove —
Reap & Destroy ... LP Flint City Fresh Partners, Mid 80s. Very Good+ ...
$7.99
Random rap out of Flint, Michigan featuring 8 songs, including "Reap & Destroy", "Def Words", "Stone Break", "Rock The Lynn" and "Free Base City". LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a cut corner, light wear, and price sticker remnants.)
Old school, true school, golden age, random rap, west coast, east coast, independent, southern, and midwestern hip hop -- as well as some commercial classics!
Aesop Rock —
Daylight (dirty, clean, inst)/
