Classic early Tommy Boy twelves!!! Jazzy Sensation features the great Gwen McCrae sample from "Funky Sensation", and an excellent performance by Bam and the Jazzy 5. Lessons takes a different approach as Double Dee & Steinski mix together dozens of samples of everything from JFK ... read moreCD
A split album – featuring work from Seattle up-and-comer AJ Suede, and longstanding resident artist Specswizard! There's a strong sense of history that runs through the AJ Suede titles – vintage soul snippets and historical recordings – laced together carefully to accompany AJ's ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Unplugged and doing their thing – a classic TV performance from Arrested Development, and one that captures the group back when they still had something going on! Titles include "The Getting", "Fishin 4 Religion", and "People Everyday" – also including ... read moreCD
With "Backdraft", "Pyromaniax", "Blaze", "Venom", "Session", "Rhyme Time Travel", "Seed", "Worlds Collide", "Halloween" and "Geembo's Theme". 21 tracks in all. LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the insert. Cover has a cut corner.)
Arsonists —
Date Of Birth ... LP Matador/Arsonists, 2001. Near Mint- 2LP ...
$19.99
Tracks include "Date Of Birth", "Stay Lo", "We Be About", "Language Arts", "Respect The Unexpected", "His Hate, Her Love", "Burn It Out", "Whatever, Whenever", "Bleep", "Wordplay", "Alive", ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Early 90s Trakmasterz production. 14 tracks in all, counting the interludes. Includes "A Hero Ain't Nuttin' But A Sandwich", "Yeah", "Come On Baby Let's Swing It", "Get It On" original and remix, "One Two, U Don't Stop", "All Of That", ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(NOTE – This copy no longer has the cover and comes in a plain sleeve.)
Featuring Nas on the Essence remix. 12-inch, Vinyl record
(Blank label promo in a plain sleeve, with one-sheet attached to the front. Labels have side notations in marker.)
AZ —
Format ... LP Quiet Money, 2006. Near Mint- 2LP ...
$24.99
AZ returns with his straight up approach on Format – featuring production by Fizzy Womack, Emile, DJ Premier, and others – and appearances by Little Brother, MOP and others. Nice work from one of the true school's finest! Tracks include "I Am The Truth", "Sit 'Em Back ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A tight single off the 5 Boroughs LP! The cut rocks nicely in a new school fashion with a nod to the old – stabs and breaks strung together in a nice funky fashion, plus a remix by Just Blaze! 12-inch, Vinyl record
(In a stickered sleeve. Side A label is a bit wrinkly.)
Greatest hits package spanning material from their self-titled debut up until the big hits off of "Musical Massacre" – with "World Famous", "Watch Out Now", "No Escapin'", "Off The Books", "However Whenever", "We Got The ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the printed inner sleeve. Cover has a cut corner.)
The Beatnuts didn't have a whole heckuva of a lot in the way of lyrical ideas by '01, but this underrated LP for Loud is well worth your time, thanks to the 'nut's continued mastery of beats and samples. They virtually ignore perfunctory trends and stay firmly rooted in the blueprint. Meth's ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
The Beatnuts didn't have a whole heckuva of a lot in the way of lyrical ideas by '01, but this underrated LP for Loud is well worth your time, thanks to the 'nut's continued mastery of beats and samples. They virtually ignore perfunctory trends and stay firmly rooted in the blueprint. Meth's ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Big Boi's got plenty of help this time around – a huge array of guest talents that includes Sleepy Brown, Phantogram, TI, Ludacris, Kelly Rowland, Killer Mike, Bosko, and many others – but there's still a nicely unified feel to the set – a strength of vision that holds on even in ... read moreCD
Black Eyed Peas —
Behind The Front ... LP Interscope, 1998. New Copy 2LP (reissue)...
$12.9928.99
Pre-pop takeover era hip hop from a younger, hungry Black Eyed Peas! Tracks include "Joints & Jam", "Fallin Up", "Karma", "Movement", "The Way U Make Me Feel", "Positivity", "Que Dices?", "Communication", "Be ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Remix of "Worldwind (This Is What It Sounds Like)" from the "War Zone" LP, with slow-tempo production from the Beatminerz and laid back guntalk lyrics reminding us of their early days. 12-inch, Vinyl record
Clean edited freestyles over "Looking At The Front Door", "Who Got Da Props", "Warm It Up Kane", and "Children's Story" – essentially remakes of the original tracks from Black Rob's perspective! 12-inch, Vinyl record
A huge moment for Blackalicious – a group who'd been gaining plenty of cred on the underground, and who reached out to a much bigger set of ears with this major label debut! The whole thing's top-shelf through and through – superb production from Chief Xcel next to the words from Gift ... read moreCD
With Havoc and Prodigy of Mobb Deep and Inspectah Deck and U-God from Wu Tang Clan. (Rock, Hip Hop)12-inch, Vinyl record
(Promo in a stickered sleeve.)
Blu —
Color Blu(e) ... LP Nature Sounds, 2021. Near Mint- 2LP Gatefold ...
$19.99
There's a lot of blue on the cover, and plenty of blue in the titles of the songs – but the set itself is as crisp and contemporary as any of the best recent releases on Nature Sounds – very upfront and layered in terms of the rhymes, and mixed with a fair bit of straightup samples, and ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
The title might seem familiar – given that Blundetto's first album was called Bad Bad Things – but this record really shows a strong evolution of his sound over the ten years since that release – the shifting sense of sound between hip hop, global roots, and more dynamic elements ... (New Grooves, Hip Hop)read moreCD
The mad defiant genius of KRS One's rhymes over Scott La Rock's beats. 15 tracks in all, including "The Bridge Is Over", "South Bronx", "Criminal Minded", "P Is Free" in original and remix versions, "9mm Goes Bang" "Poetry", "Word ... read moreCD
The instrumental/dub versions of all the tracks from the Criminal Minded LP – one of the most important albums in the history of hip hop – the first full LP from KRS One, and a landmark batch of tracks recorded with the late Scott La Rock! The track list alone is a full chapter in the ... read moreCD
Boogie Down Productions —
Man & His Music ... CD B-Boy/Traffic, 1988. New Copy ...
$6.9915.98
The classic Scott La Rock tribute album – with BDP classics and remixes – originally issued as a 2LP set that was put together following the South Bronx-repping hip hop pioneer's shooting death. Alternate versions, remixes and BDP medley's from their most classic late 80s period. 15 ... read moreCD
The "Live From The Caucus Mountains" versions have the same lyrics recorded "live" over the Grandmaster Flash "Freedom" beat. "And You Don't Stop" features D-Nice. 12-inch, Vinyl record
A fantastic book of images from the early 80s hip hop scene in New York – put together by a photographer who was right on the scene for a number of key years – and snapped hundreds of images of performers, clubs, street scenes, graffiti artists, and all the other forces that made hip ... (Books, Hip Hop)read moreBook
Early 90s greatness from Brand Nubian – and proof that the group had a lot of life in them, even after Grand Puba set out on his solo career! Sadat X and Lord Jamar acquit themselves nicely on the mic, and the beats are head-noddingly satisfying too – work from DJ Sincere this time ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(30th Anniversary remastered reissue – with bonus 7 inch!)
The funky genius of James Brown, given a whole new spin for the 21st Century by Stro Elliot of The Roots! Stro clearly loves James' music, and never tries to dominate it too much – as his mixes here are mostly faithful to the funky structure of the originals, and almost work more in an " ... (Soul, Hip Hop)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A record that really has Busta Rhymes coming into his own – taking all those charms that had been bubbling in the underground through years of guest appearances, and finding a way to really shine in the light of the mainstream! The album's not Busta's first solo effort, but has a sense of ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
An unusual project from Butcher Brown – a set that was originally written as a hip hop project for MC Tennishu, and which only gets plenty of instrumentation from the Butcher Brown combo, in their best funky jazz mode – but also has an added large ensemble really bumping up the sound! ... (Deep Funk, Hip Hop)read moreCD
An unusual project from Butcher Brown – a set that was originally written as a hip hop project for MC Tennishu, and which only gets plenty of instrumentation from the Butcher Brown combo, in their best funky jazz mode – but also has an added large ensemble really bumping up the sound! ... (Deep Funk, Hip Hop)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Maybe the crowning achievement of DJ Cash Money – a sharp DJ from the early Philly scene – and a talent who was every bit as great at the time on as Jazzy Jeff on the wheels of steel! Cash is paired here with Marvelous, an MC whose sense of wit really matches the sharpness of the ... read moreCD
A fantastic new chapter in the career of Cee-Lo Green – reemerging here as an old school southern soul singer, with a vibe that's in the best legacy of Al Green and some of the underground talents of his generation! The set was recorded in Nashville, produced by Dan Auerbach, and has a ... (Neo Soul, Hip Hop)read moreCD
Mighty nice work, and the kind of set that continues to cement the role of Donald Glover as maybe one of the strongest soul singers of our generation – a role that was initially a bit of a surprise away from his work on the screen – but which is more than confirmed with the strength of ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A beautiful revolution from Common – a set that's maybe got more of a message than most of his music of the past decade – but which also comes across with a more interesting musical palette as well! Part of the album's sound comes from heavy contributions from PJ – singer Paris ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album