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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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B-Boy, 1987. Very Good+ ... $7.99
... 12-inch, Vinyl record
(In a B Boy sleeve.)
Decon, 2012. New Copy ... $11.99 12.98
A tight EP of timelessly gritty boombap from Gangrene team of Alchemist & Oh No! Originally issued as a free download EP sponsored by an energy drink, this is a pretty killer quartet that deserved a better releases and gets just that with this excellent picture disc! Includes the title track, ... read more 12-inch, Vinyl record
(Limited edition picture disc!)
Nia, 1984. Very Good+ ... $11.99
Atlantic, 1986. Very Good (pic cover)... $3.99
Chrysalis, 1985. Very Good (pic cover)... $2.99
Profile, 1988. Very Good+ ... $0.99
... 12-inch, Vinyl record
(White label promo, in a Profile sleeve. Labels have a name in marker.)
Profile, 1987. Very Good+ ... $4.99
... 12-inch, Vinyl record
(White label promo. Labels have some pen and an old price sticker.)
AV8, 1998. Near Mint- ... $2.99
... 12-inch, Vinyl record
(Test pressing.)
Rhymesayers, 2008. Near Mint- ... $1.99
The first single from When Life Gives You Lemons! 12-inch, Vinyl record
(In a plain sleeve.)
White Label, 1998. Near Mint- ... $1.99
... 12-inch, Vinyl record
Rowdy, 2005. Very Good+ ... $1.99
... 12-inch, Vinyl record
(Promo.)
Lloyd Banks —
Warrior Pt 2 (clean, album, inst, acapella)/G Unit, 2004. Near Mint- ... $1.99
... 12-inch, Vinyl record
(In a stickered sleeve.)
Mercury, 1990s. Good+ (pic cover)... Just Sold Out!
Beast, 1986. Very Good ... $4.99
Produced by Patrick Adams. 12-inch, Vinyl record
(Label has a sticker spot.)
Relativity, 1997. Very Good ... $4.99
Classic Beatnuts single from the Stone Crazy LP – with guest vocals from the legendary Big Punisher and Cuban Link! 12-inch, Vinyl record
(Labels have a sticker spot.)
Violator/Relativity, 1999. Near Mint- (pic cover)... $7.99
... 12-inch, Vinyl record
(Cover has a cut corner.)
One Way, Early 80s. Very Good ... $11.99
Columbia, 2003. Near Mint- ... $14.99
Tommy Boy, 1995. Very Good+ (pic cover)... $0.99
... 12-inch, Vinyl record
(Cover is wavy from moisture with some flaking on the bottom half, with an unglued bottom seam.)
Wreckshop, 1999. Near Mint- ... $24.99
... 12-inch, Vinyl record
Cold Chillin, 1989. Very Good ... $14.99
The Biz spins a sad tale of unrequited love, in this classic off his second LP, The Biz Never Sleeps. Just a slow break, a piano loop, and Biz's mellifluous vocals. It's your party, Biz, and you can cry if you want to! 12-inch, Vinyl record
(Original pressing.)
A&M, 2003. Near Mint- ... $4.99
... 12-inch, Vinyl record
Loud, 2001. Near Mint- ... $1.99
... 12-inch, Vinyl record
Bad Boy, 1999. Near Mint- ... $3.99
... 12-inch, Vinyl record
(Promo in a Bad Boy sleeve.)
Reca Sto, 2004. Near Mint- ... $4.99
... 12-inch, Vinyl record
Rawkus, 1998. Very Good+ (pic cover)... $16.99
Pure niceness. Another instant classic from Mos Def, Talib Kweli and Hi Tek. In some ways it's hard to describe what sets the Mos Def and Kweli material at least two steps above most current undergrround hip hop. Definition makes good use of BDP's chorus (and some samples) from "Stop the ... read more 12-inch, Vinyl record
(Original Rawkus pressing. Labels have some marker.)
Blahzay Music, 2000s. Near Mint- ... $9.99
Featuring Lil Fame of MOP. 12-inch, Vinyl record
Geffen, 2007. Near Mint- ... $4.99
Bone Thugs N Harmony —
Home (explicit, inst, explicit acapella, radio, inst, clean acapella) ... 12-inch Ruthless, 2003. Near Mint- ... $2.99
... 12-inch, Vinyl record
(In a stickered sleeve.)
Interscope, 2007. Near Mint- ... $2.99
... 12-inch, Vinyl record
(Promo in a stickered sleeve.)
Ruthless, 1996. Near Mint- ... $2.99
... 12-inch, Vinyl record
(Promo in a plain sleeve.)
B-Boy, 1987. Very Good ... $6.99
Less hardcore, more knowledge than most of the other tracks from Criminal Minded, but every bit as dope. 12-inch, Vinyl record
(Light blue label pressing in a B-Boy Records sleeve.)
Rock Candy, 1986. Very Good ... $24.99
... 12-inch, Vinyl record
(Label has a bit of marker.)
Duck Down, 2003. Near Mint- (pic cover)... $7.99
Beats by Hi Tek and Baby Paul, with a guest spot by Scratch of the Roots. 12-inch, Vinyl record
ShotCallas, 1997. Near Mint- ... $1.99
More mellow than "Must Stay Paid." Production by DJ Fashion, making good use of the Harlem Underground's version "Ain't No Sunshine" sample. 12-inch, Vinyl record
(Silver label pressing.)
BROTHER —
Beyond The 16th Parallel (original, Sharpeville salute, SWAPO chant) ... 12-inch 4th & Broadway, 1989. Near Mint- (pic cover)... $3.99
Anti-Apartheid rap from this posse of mostly British rap artists, the Black Rhyme Organisation To Help Equal Rights featuring Bernie Grant, London Rhyme Syndicate, Overlord X, London Posse, Cookie Crew, Freshski, Demon Boyz, Gatecrash, Icepick, She Rockers, Junior San, MC Mello, Standing Ovation, ... read more 12-inch, Vinyl record
(Cover has a promo stamp and a good amount of peeling on the top left corner.)
Rhymesayers, 2004. Very Good+ ... $4.99
Tougher, angrier stuff than we remember from the Shadows On The Sun LP – with the usual strong production from the Ant, approximating rock and roll breaks and mood as well as anyone since earlier Cypress Hill. 12-inch, Vinyl record
(In a plain sleeve.)
Loud, 1997. Very Good+ ... $5.99
Off the Mix Tape Volume 2 LP. 12-inch, Vinyl record
(Promo.)
White Label, 1997. Very Good+ ... $4.99
... 12-inch, Vinyl record
KJAC, 1999. Very Good (pic cover)... $2.99
We never tire of the Bumpy Knuckles/Freddie Foxx in your face battle style, and it seems like Pete Rock turns in some more pumped up beats than usual for Bumpy to ride. The b-side, produced by Alchemist is no slouch either. 12-inch, Vinyl record
(Labels have small stickers.)
Reprise, 1994. Very Good+ ... $7.99
Production and music by Ali Shaheed Muhammad. 12-inch, Vinyl record
(In a stickered sleeve.)
Adex, 2005. Sealed ... $4.99
... 12-inch, Vinyl record
Elektra, 1996. Very Good+ ... $7.99
Two of our favorite cuts off The Coming LP. Loads of mixes that'll fill the dancefloor and which are also nice hip hop tracks. Lots of guest appearances by Ol' Dirty Bastard, Rampage The Last Boy Scout, and DJ Scratch Albany Projects! We didn't have room to list it above, but there's also an ... read more 12-inch, Vinyl record
(Black vinyl pressing in a stickered sleeve, with some wear.)
Roc-A-Fella, 2005. Near Mint- ... $1.99
... 12-inch, Vinyl record
Epic, 1998. Near Mint- ... $0.99
Remix features Big Pun, Wyclef, Charli Baltimore, and Silkk the Shocker. 12-inch, Vinyl record
(White label promo.)
Universal, 2008. Near Mint- ... $1.99
... 12-inch, Vinyl record
(In a stickered sleeve.)
Tommy Boy, 2000. Near Mint- ... $2.99
Featuring Foxy Brown. 12-inch, Vinyl record
(Test pressing with stickered info.)
Raptile, 1981. Near Mint- ... $9.99
... 12-inch, Vinyl record
Red Label, 1985. Very Good (pic cover)... Just Sold Out!
Warner, 2000. Near Mint- ... $1.99
With Kool G Rap. 12-inch, Vinyl record
(Promo.)
American, 1995. Very Good+ ... $6.99
To us, there's still no one better than Chino at delivering incredibly funny, and sometimes incredibly viscious, extended punchlines. And there's enough to offend just about everyone, plus some nice social commentary thrown in on this one from the "Here To Save You All" LP. 12-inch, Vinyl record
(Pressed on purple vinyl.)
Chubb Rock —
Lost In The Storm (original, Marley's hip hop rmx, Marley's r&b rmx, Trackmasterz rmx, Marley's hip hop rmx inst, inst) ... 12-inch Select, 1992. Very Good+ (pic cover)... Just Sold Out!
... 12-inch, Vinyl record
Elektra, 1998. Near Mint- ... $1.99
Earlier Clipse, produced by the Neptunes before they completely controlled the airwaves. 12-inch, Vinyl record
(Promo.)
Elektra, 1998. Near Mint- ... $1.99
Earlier Clipse, produced by the Neptunes before they completely controlled the airwaves. 12-inch, Vinyl record
(Promo.)
MCA, 2000. Very Good+ ... $5.99
The 6th Sense is produced by Premier. Dooinit produced by Jaydee. 12-inch, Vinyl record
(Label has a sticker.)
Getting Out Our Dreams/Geffen, 2005. Very Good+ ... Just Sold Out!
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 more 12-inch, Vinyl record
Geffen, 2007. Near Mint- ... $2.99
One of the few non-Ye productions on the Finding Forever LP – courtesy Will I Am. 12-inch, Vinyl record
(Promo in a stickered sleeve.)
Geffen, 2005. Very Good+ (pic cover)... $4.99
A welcome trip back to the basics! We had mixed feelings about the "next level" experiments that framed the Electric Circus LP – so this return-to-form cut really whets our appetite for some more of the grounded, bumping heart-and-soul of the city vibes Common made his name on! ... read more 12-inch, Vinyl record
(Cover has a small sticker.)
Chaos, 1994. Very Good+ ... $1.99
... 12-inch, Vinyl record
(Promo in a stickered sleeve. Label has a sticker spot and BPM in pen.)
Bad Boy/Arista, 1994. Very Good- (pic cover)... $4.99
What can we say... As if the original wasn't dope enough, Craig Mack came back with the classic, classic remix, featuring added dope verses from Biggie, Busta Rhymes, LL Cool J, and Rampage and starts out with Puffy quoting the "Come out and plaaaayyy" line from "The Warriors" ... read more 12-inch, Vinyl record
(Cover has some wear.)
Street Life, 1997. Near Mint- ... $1.99
... 12-inch, Vinyl record
(In a Street Life sleeve.)
Bad Boy, 1994. Very Good ... $2.99
Production by Tumblin Dice and Easy Mo Bee. 12-inch, Vinyl record
(Promo.)
Bay City, 1981. Very Good- ... $3.99
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
Ruff Era, 1999. Near Mint- ... $4.99
Featuring Lil Keke on "Holla At Me". 12-inch, Vinyl record
Joey Boy, 1998. Near Mint- ... $1.99
... 12-inch, Vinyl record
SRFSCHL, 2013. New Copy (pic cover)... $18.99 20.98
Semi-impromptu recording session with Curren$y & Smoke DZA on the mic and Harry Fraud on the beats – going into the studio one night and leave it with one of the tighter hip hop EPs of the early teens! French Montana and Big KRIT guest on a track and all 4 tracks stand the test of time on ... read more 12-inch, Vinyl record
(Limited purple vinyl pressing – and on vinyl for the first time ever!)
Celluloid, 1985. Very Good+ ... $4.99
Long before the KRS/Shan battles, D.ST. was claiming "Bronx is the home of hip hop" on this track. It almost has an early Whodini sound, with more MC'ing, vocoder effects, and a live rhythm section than his other dj oriented tracks like "Mega Mix 2." 12-inch, Vinyl record
Celluloid, 1985. Very Good (pic cover)... $4.99
Long before the KRS/Shan battles, D.ST. was claiming "Bronx is the home of hip hop" on this track. It almost has an early Whodini sound, with more MC'ing, vocoder effects, and a live rhythm section than his other dj oriented tracks like "Mega Mix 2." 12-inch, Vinyl record
(Cover has an index label.)
Celluloid, 1984. Sealed (pic cover)... $14.99
Lots of nice DJ work by D.St. using records like "Crazy Cuts", "Escapades of Futura 2000", "Wild Style", "Zulu Groove" and lots of goofy samples. 12-inch, Vinyl record
(Cover has a cut corner.)
Asylum, 2005. Near Mint- ... $0.99
... 12-inch, Vinyl record
(Promo.)
Tuff City/CBS, 1984. Very Good+ ... $9.99
Davy DMX's biggest hit "One For the Treble", an early DJ record, mostly instrumental where he cuts in lots sound bits including RUN-DMC, car noises and a British woman saying the title phrase over, of course, a DMX drum machine beat! 12-inch, Vinyl record
(Original CBS/Tuff City pressing with a blue label. Labels have a name in pen.)
Tommy Boy, 2001. Near Mint- (pic cover)... $7.99
Featuring Chaka Khan. 12-inch, Vinyl record
(Cover has light wear.)
Tommy Boy, 2001. Near Mint- (pic cover)... $5.99
... 12-inch, Vinyl record
(Cover has marker through the barcode.)
Sanctuary, 2004. Near Mint- ... $9.99
With MF Doom on "Rock Co Kane Flow", and Carl Thomas on "It's Like That". 12-inch, Vinyl record
(In a stickered sleeve.)
Crib Underground, Early 2000s. Very Good ... $1.99
... 12-inch, Vinyl record
(Label has some marker.)
A&M, 1998. Near Mint- ... $1.99
Female rap group featuring Finesse, formerly of Finesse & Synquis, N-Tyce & Champ MC (with J-Boo). Sort of styling themselves as a female Wu Tang, and loosely associated with them. 12-inch, Vinyl record
(Promo in a stickered sleeve.)
Def Jam, 2000. Near Mint- ... $1.99
The E Double as Erick Onassis and Slick Rick rhyme over a bouncing, hot track with a bassline that's reminiscent of "Cavern"/"White Lines". 12-inch, Vinyl record
(Promo.)
Industry, 1997. Very Good+ ... $4.99
... 12-inch, Vinyl record
London, 1998. Near Mint- (pic cover)... $2.99
... 12-inch, Vinyl record
(Cover has a promo stamp.)
DeMastas —
Ain't No Sunshine (short clean, inst, long clean, acapella) ... 12-inch London, 1998. Very Good+ ... $1.99
... 12-inch, Vinyl record
(White label promo. Labels have titles written in marker.)
Contract, 1995. Very Good+ ... $4.99
... 12-inch, Vinyl record
(In a plain sleeve.)
Tommy Boy, 1989. Very Good (pic cover)... $7.99
... 12-inch, Vinyl record
(Cover has a small sticker.)
ABB, 2003. Near Mint- ... $4.99
"Marathon" is trademark Alchemist beats, all moody crime scene thumping bass, leaving plenty of space for Dilated and guest Noelle to drop some slow, measured rhymes. 12-inch, Vinyl record
(In a plain sleeve.)
Dilated Peoples —
Worst Comes To Worst (radio, street, inst)/ABB/Expansion Team, 2001. Very Good+ ... $6.99
... 12-inch, Vinyl record
(Promo.)
Old School Classics, 1980s/1990s. Very Good ... $3.99
... 12-inch, Vinyl record
Ruff Draft, 2012. Near Mint- (pic cover)... $9.99
Jay Dee productions featuring Danny Brown on rhymes, with cuts by DJ Dez on "Jay Dee's Revenge" – while Big Tone, Guilty Simpson and Finale hold it down on "Birthwright". 12-inch, Vinyl record
(Pressed on clear vinyl.)
Jive/Zomba, 1988. Very Good+ (pic cover)... $5.99
"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
Enjoy The Ride/Jive, 1990s. New Copy (pic cover, reissue)... $14.99 16.98
The signature hip hop TV theme song of the 90s by DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince – backed by their breakthrough hit! "Yo Home To Bel Air" will always be remembered in the US for the opening credits of Will Smith's sitcom, but was a sizable hit single overseas back in the day ... read more 12-inch, Vinyl record
(45 rpm. Pink vinyl colored vinyl – limited to just 500 copies!)
Def Jam/Universal (Italy), 2002. New Copy (pic cover, reissue)... $14.99
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!)
Do Or Die —
Still Po Pimpin (clean, inst, mike dean rmx, acapella) ... 12-inch Rap-A-Lot, 1998. Near Mint- ... $3.99
... 12-inch, Vinyl record
(Promo in a Rap A Lot sleeve.)
Ruthless/Atlantic, 1989. Very Good+ (pic cover)... $14.99
Nice, slow pre-Chronic production by Dr. Dre. The noisy mix includes added samples in the Bomb Squad style. Somethingtabumpinyacar is an instrumental version with a short monologue by DOC. Portrait of A Masterpiece is an uptempo lp cut. 12-inch, Vinyl record
(Cover is lightly bent at the top.)
Gangster (UK), 1991. Very Good ... $7.99
... 12-inch, Vinyl record
(In a stickered sleeve.)
Interscope, 1996. Very Good+ ... $2.99
... 12-inch, Vinyl record
(Promo.)
Aftermath/Interscope, 1999. Near Mint- ... $11.99
It's the one and only D. R. E. With Snoop Dogg over the instantly recognizable David McCallum sample. Smoke everyday... 12-inch, Vinyl record
(In a stickered sleeve.)
Dr Dre & Snoop Dogg —
Wash (clean, lp, inst, acapella) ... 12-inch Aftermath, 2001. Near Mint- ... $2.99
... 12-inch, Vinyl record
(Promo in a stickered sleeve.)
Zakia, 1985. Very Good+ ... $1.99
... 12-inch, Vinyl record
(Tan label pressing in a Zakia sleeve.)
Profile, 1984. Near Mint- ... $3.99
We can never remember if Andre "late of Motown" Harrell was Mr. Hyde or Dr. Jeckyll. "AM-PM" has that classic old-school freestyle lyrics over heavy beats sound. Produced and cowritten by Kurtis Blow. 12-inch, Vinyl record
(In a Profile sleeve.)
Profile, 1981. Near Mint- ... $5.99
One of the old school tracks based around Tom Tom Club's "Genius Of Love". 12-inch, Vinyl record
(In a Profile sleeve. Labels and sleeve have a name in marker.)
Def Jam, 1997. Near Mint- ... $0.99
... 12-inch, Vinyl record
(Promo.)
Sunnyview, 1984. Very Good ... $7.99
... 12-inch, Vinyl record
