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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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.)
Akinyele —
Aktapuss ... LP Jive/Volcano, 1999. Near Mint- 2LP ... $5.99
Akinyele keeps up the potty-mouthed sex raps that put him on the map first go 'round, but this LP's only got 2 beats by Large Pro (plus one by Lord Finesse, and one by Buckwild), which is what made the first album worthwhile. But it does have the huge hit "Put It In Your Mouth", plus ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has marker through the barcode.)
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
AMD, 2014. Near Mint- ... $9.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
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.)
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.)
Beastie Boys —
Hot Sauce Committee Part 2 (180 gram pressing) ... LP Grand Royal/Capitol, 2011. Near Mint- 2LP Gatefold ... $79.99
Hip hop lifers and genre-defiant pop art blenders The Beastie Boys deliver the Hot Sauce – either their 8th or 9th album in 25 years, depending on how you count the Mix Up instrumentals set – a return to the good times hip hop funk style-hopping that the Boys flaunted so brilliantly in ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Hot Sauce Committee Part 2 ... LP 26.99(Black vinyl pressing, including a digital download, a bonus 7 inch with "B Boys In The Cut " & "Pop Your Balloon" & an iron on! Still in the original plastic outer sleeve, with a promo sticker on back.)
Relativity, 1994. Very Good+ ... $7.99
... 12-inch, Vinyl record
(Promo.)
Cash Money/Universal, 1999. Very Good ... $0.99
Cash Money classic featuring the all-star line up of Lil Wayne, Juvenile, Mannie Fresh , Baby, and Turk. 12-inch, Vinyl record
Greenstreets/Nature Sounds, 2012. Used 2LP ... Just Sold Out!
A 2LP vinyl release of the earier KRIT mix CD – featuring Curren$y, Wiz Khalifa, Yelawolf, Big Sant, Smoke DZ and others. Includes "Return Of 4eva", "Viktorious", "They Got Us", "Something", "Neva Go Back", "I Gotta Say", "Small ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Columbia, 1995. Used ... Just Sold Out!
The classic first solo album by Big L – with bedrock DITC production by Buckwild, Showbiz and Lord Finesse – perfectly framing the rhymes by Harlem's finest. Big L didn't leave a huge wealth of recordings before he was taking away from the world, but he started out strong, and this ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Lifestylez Ov Da Poor & Dangerous ... CD 5.99(Original pressing, with HFM cg etch.)
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.)
Mercury, 1991. Good+ ... $24.99
A Native Tongues classic from 1991 – one that sounded great way back when, and has held up beautifully over the years – and rightly considered amongst the greatest hip hop albums ever! Wolf In Sheep's Clothing is playful rap at it's best, with funky and and funny cuts galore – ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Wolf In Sheep's Clothing ... LP 11.99(Original pressing in shrinkwrap with a hype sticker.)
Mello Music Group, 2012. Very Good+ ... $11.99
A solid duo instrumentals project from Georgia Anne Muldow and DJ Romes – working together as Blackhouse – and delivering one of the best records yet on the prolific Mello Music Group label! Georgia's a restless creative spirit, and true to form, the beats and production she delivers ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Blackhouse ... LP 16.99
Interscope, 1996. Used ... Just Sold Out!
Skanless, 1997. Near Mint- ... $33.99
... 12-inch, Vinyl record
(Test pressing in a stickered sleeve.)
Ninja Tune (Canada), 2010. Very Good+ ... $14.99
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.)
Born Jamericans —
Yardcore ... LP Delicious, 1997. Near Mint- 2LP ... $29.99
2nd album from Born Jamerican, with 13 tracks of hip hop/dancehall fusion, including "Prodigal Sons", "Yardcore", "Superstar", "Cyaan Done", 'Wherever We Go", "Follow The Pace" and "Gotta Get Mine". LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the insert. Cover has a cut corner.)
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.)
Elektra, 1994. Very Good 2LP ... $19.99
The 3rd album, and the last one with just Lord Jamar and Sadat X, before the reunion with Puba. The Nube's are handling the production themselves for the most part, with a little help from Buckwild, and the beats are spare and slow, fitting with the seriousness of their vocal delivery on this ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Arista, 1998. Near Mint- 2LP ... $4.99
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 more LP, Vinyl record album
(Clean edited promo.)
Boni (Holland), 1983. Very Good+ ... $11.99
A DJ tool record from the early 80s with a dozen short tracks of drums with some bass and dubby effects added. The beats lean towards 80s groove, but with the a handful of new wave sounding vocal snippets peaking inhere and there, some fat synth bass and nice echoey bits that make this fit in ... (Soul, Hip Hop) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(In the original pic sleeve, which has some waviness & a large name in marker on both sides.)
Rhymesayers, 2007. Very Good 2LP ... $19.99
On his third LP, Ali draws inspiration from within, sharing his innermost feelings and personal struggles without coming off preachy or emo, while at the same time celebrating the elements that nurtured him up to the present, dropping sly references throughout. Ali's flow is strong and melodic, ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the lyric sheets. Cover has bent corners.)
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.)
Secret Life Of Sound, 2017. Near Mint- (pic cover)... $3.99
Excellent split single pairing up a couple of the finest abstract beats maestros in the east or west – Jazzy Sport label veteran and Japanese scene heavy Budamunk, and the ever-adventurous, never predictable Radius, representing Chicago! Budamunk's "Everpresent" is a loose, hypnotic ... (Funky 45's, Hip Hop) read more 7-inch, Vinyl record
BUMs (Brothas Unda Madness) —
Lyfe 'N' Tyme ... LP Priority, 1995. Used 2LP ... Just Sold Out!
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a light crease in the front panel.)
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 —
Anarchy (edited promo) ... LP Elektra, 2000. Near Mint- 2LP ... $3.99
Beats by Jay Dee, Large Pro, Swizz Beatz, Just Blaze and others. Guest rhymes from DMX, Jay Z, Raekwon, Ghostface, MOP, and the Flipmode folks, of course. 22 tracks counting interludes and so forth, including "Why We Die", "The Heist", "Fire", "We Comin' ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(In a stickered sleeve.)
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.)
4 Sight, 1988. Very Good+ ... $16.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a partially unglued bottom seam.)
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
Mercury, 1996. Used 2LP Gatefold ... Just Sold Out!
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 more LP, Vinyl record album
(NOTE – Promo in a plain sleeve.)
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.)
Conscious Daughters —
Ear To The Street ... LP Scarface/Priority, 1993. Used ... Just Sold Out!
... LP, Vinyl record album
EV Productions, 2004. Sealed 2LP ... $9.99
Another batch of tight home grown hip hop from the midwest, all self produced cuts by Copperpot. He brings in local flavor from Iomos Marad, Diverse and Longshot, as well as guest rhymes by Earatik Statik, Pace Won, Mr Complex, Edo G, Profound and others. 13 tracks in all, including "Get ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
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. Near Mint- ... $14.99
Includes "Wild Child", "Iz U Wit Me", "Crewz Pop", "It'z Natural", "Rip A Rhyme" and "Wake Em Up". 14 tracks in all, counting interludes. LP, Vinyl record album
(Promo in a stickered sleeve, with a sticker spot.)
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
Fat Beats, 2017. Near Mint- ... $16.99
The mighty Daedelus's entry in the Baker's Dozen series for Fat Beats – delivering a killer, spacey hip hop instrumentals set with an adventurous psych bent! Armed with samplers, Technics 1200 turntables and a few interesting instruments lying around (a tenor guitar, a bass clarinet, a double ... (New Grooves, Hip Hop) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Profile, 1987. Very Good ... $3.99
Dana Dane's first LP with the title cut, "Delancy Street", "Nightmares", "Cinderfella Dana Dane" plus more. LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a cut corner, a name in marker, and light wear.)
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.)
Big Dada/Ninja Tune, 2004. Very Good+ 2LP ... $14.99
The Brit hop flag wavers at Big Dada take a trip across the pond for this full length effort from Diplo – renowned for his Hollertronix parties, and making a pretty strong statement here for work as an album-oriented artist (as opposed to his already proven skills on the mixtape scene). ... (New Grooves, Hip Hop) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Labels have some pen.)
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.)
DJ Harrison —
Stashboxxx ... LP Fat Beats, 2014. Near Mint- 2LP (reissue)... $19.99
Gritty soul-steeped hip hop instrumentals from DJ Harrison – covering an impressive range styles from stripped down boom bap to thickly atmospheric spacey and lots of points between! It's excellent stuff, playing really well as beginning-to-end album as opposed to a grab bag of beats. He also ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Stashboxxx ... LP 20.99
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.)
Blackberry, 1999. Very Good+ 2LP ... $3.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
Beat Generation (UK), 2003. Near Mint- 2LP ... $14.99
BBE keeps up their flawless track record, propping up yet another of hip hop's finest producers in their terrific Beat Generation series, this time spotlighting the man who's name graced every other dope underground single from the late 90s onward. And as you might hope for, he's fully in his ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the printed inner sleeves.)
Def Jam, 1999. Near Mint- ... $3.99
... 12-inch, Vinyl record
(In a Def Jam sleeve.)
Ruthless/Atlantic, 1989. Near Mint- ... $19.99
The classic debut album by the DOC, from the glory days of Ruthless Records – one of the few records on the label to live up to the brilliance of NWA at their height! Dr Dre handles the production here – and there's a razor-sharp edge that really matches DOC's wordcraft – as ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(RSD 2016 Get On Down reissue.)
Big Beat, 1995. Very Good+ 2LP ... $33.99
12 tracks in all, including "Ruff, Rugged & Raw", "Wreckin' It", "Stop That Playin", "Wicked & Wild", "Make Some Noise" and "Ghetto Life". LP, Vinyl record album
(Still in the shrink, with hype sticker.)
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.)
