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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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Afrika Bambaataa & The Jazzy 5/Tommy Boy, Early/Mid 80s. Used ... Just Sold Out!
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 more CD
(In the original stickered case – in nice shape!)
Chrysalis/Capitol, 1993. Used ... $1.99 3.99
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 more CD
B Real —
Gunslinger 3 – For A Few Dollars More ... CD West Coast Madness, 2007. Used ... $9.99
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Dicey (Sweden), 2005. Used ... $6.99
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(Out of print, promotional release.)
Big Boi —
Vicious Lies & Dangerous Rumors ... CD Def Jam, 2012. Used ... Just Sold Out!
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 more CD
Blackalicious —
Blazing Arrow ... CD MCA, 2002. Used ... $2.99
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 more CD
Heavenly Sweetness (France), 2020. Used ... $4.99
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 more CD
B-Boy/Landspeed, Late 80s/Early 90s. Used ... $3.99
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 more CD
(Booklet has a name and a few notes in pen.)
B-Boy/Traffic, 1987. New Copy ... $6.99 14.98
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 more CD
B-Boy/Traffic, 1988. New Copy ... $6.99 15.98
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 more CD
Concord, 2022. New Copy ... $9.99 13.99
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 more CD
Also available Butcher Brown Presents – Triple Trey (with bonus 7 inch) ... LP 21.99
Sleeping Bag/Traffic, 1988. New Copy ... $6.99 14.98
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 more CD
Easy Eye Sound/BMG, 2020. Used Gatefold ... $9.99
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 more CD
SRFSCHL, 2021. New Copy ... $14.99 15.98
Hard to believe this is the fifth project together between Curren$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 more CD
KPM/Def Presse, 2021. New Copy ... $14.99 15.99
A fantastic album from Damu The Fudgemunk, and a set that kicks off a whole new series in the sound library universe too – one that has contemporary producers getting access to classic samples from the KPM Sound Library catalog, while also adding their own music to the label too! Here, Damu ... read more CD
East West, 1992. Used ... $4.99
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(Promotional release in standard jewel case with rear tray card.)
Digable Planets —
Blowout Comb ... CD Pendulum, 1994. Used ... $9.99
A lasting classic from Digable Planets, and a record that really helped push the bar forward for hip hop at the time – at a level that's still kept this one strong all these many years later! Digable Planets weren't the first group to bring in some influence from jazz to their work – ... read more CD
Also available Blowout Comb (gold & blue vinyl pressing) ... LP 39.99(Columbia House pressing.)
DMX —
Redemption Of The Beast (CD & DVD) ... CD Seven Arts, 2014. Used CD & DVD ... Just Sold Out!
... CD
(DVD is All Region, NTSC coded.)
Columbia, 1996. Used ... $6.99
The record that really broke The Fugees out of the box – not their debut, but the album where everything really came together – especially the fantastic mix of vocals and MC work that Lauryn Hill brought to the group! The album was a key bridge between hip hop and soul back in the day ... read more CD
Also available Score ... LP 59.99
Score ... LP 30.99
Heavy D & The Boyz —
Blue Funk ... CD Uptown/MCA, 1992. Used ... $4.99
Later work from Heavy D & The Boyz, with production by Pete Rock on "It's A New Day", "Love Sexy", and "Blue Funk"; DJ Premier on "Here Comes The Heavster" and "Yes Y'All"; and Steely & Clevie on "Girl"! CD
J Dilla —
Jay Love Japan (deluxe version) ... CD Operation Unknown, 2007. New Copy ... Just Sold Out!
Uncut, full version Jay Love Japan – one of the best of the early posthumous Dilla releases – originally slated exclusively for the Japanese market! This is Dilla in a mostly uptempo vibe, with soulful strings and vocal samples and blunt, snapping beats. There are a couple vocal ... read more CD
(Deluxe artwork & packaging, too!)
BBE (UK), 2006. New Copy ... $9.99 16.99
A glorious send off from J Dilla – with some of the most soulful productions Dilla's ever laid down – and appearances by Common, D'Angelo, Pharoahe Monch, Madlib, MED, Black Thought and others! It's impossible to listen to The Shining without considering the sad circumstances ... read more CD
J Rawls & Middle Child —
Rawls & Middle ... CD HBD, 2008. Used ... Just Sold Out!
Soulful hip hop beatmaker extraordinaire J Rawls teams up with singer Middle Child for the laidback Rawls & Middle LP – with breezy, soul infused beats from Rawls and lovely chanteuse vocals from Middle! Rawls sticks with the easygoing keys & beats groove for these tracks – and ... read more CD
Jakarta (Germany), 2019. Used ... $2.99
Juju Rogers cut a pretty unique path on his debut album, and this might be even stronger! He has a unique perspective to draw from – born and raised in Germany with an African American GI father and a German mother, his voice and perspective in contemporary hip hop is fresh and distinctive by ... read more CD
(Still sealed.)
Jungle Brothers, 2002. Used ... $4.99
The JBs are back, continuing in their collaborations with producers outside the norm of the hip hop universe. This full length finds them returning to work with Todd Terry, who brought the Native Tongues into the house world so many years ago with "I'll House You", back when he and the J ... read more CD
(Barcode has a cutout hole.)
Junior MAFIA feat Aaliyah —
I Need You Tonight (So So Def rmx radio edit, DJ Clark Kent's rmx radio edit, Bosko's rmx, super clean radio edit) ... CD Undeas/Big Beat, 1995. Used ... $14.99
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(In the original stickered case! Tray card has the name of the previous owner pen.)
Fresh/Traffic, 1986. New Copy ... $6.99 14.98
Just-Ice wasn't actually part of the old school – although to some, the 1986 release might seem pretty darn close – but he definitely does a good job here of keeping things nice and clean on his classic debut! Production is from Mantronik, but there's also a harder edge than most of ... read more CD
(On CD for the first time!)
Fresh, 1989. New Copy ... $6.99 14.98
The second post Mantronik set from the frequently slept on 80s rap genius Just-Ice – featuring production by none other than KRS-One – with a few righteous and ruthless tracks that stand up with the best from the earlier classic LPs! The rugged and raw KRS backdrop serves Just-Ice's ... read more CD
B-Boy/Traffic, 1987. Used ... $8.99
A well-remembered set from JVC Force – a group who were maybe most notable at the time as being one of the best labelmates of Boogie Down Productions on B-Boy Records – and who should have been able to give the world a lot more music than they did, thanks to the strength of this album! ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Top Dawg Ent./Interscope, 2022. New Copy ... $14.99 15.99
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 more CD
Profile/Traffic, 1989. New Copy ... $4.99 16.98
Tough, righteous rap from King Sun – 1989's XL – a set that still looms large after all these years! King Sun dropped knowledge from a Five Percenter influence with a flow that's as smooth, solid and authoritive as any Bronx rapper of the day – and the production by Sun Born ... read more CD
Elektra/Traffic, 1991. New Copy ... $6.99 15.98
The amazing debut of those most hyperactive of the Native Tongues, the short-lived, ultra fresh Leaders Of The New School! Busta & Co. splintered apart after just two albums, but this will always be a shiny trophy in the mantle with the all time freshest East Coast hip hop. It sounds great to ... read more CD
Def Jam, 2005. Used ... $1.99
Tracks include "Georgia" feat Jamie Foxx & Field Mob, "Gettin Some" by Shawnna, "Come See Me" by Smoke of Field Mob feat Stat Quo, "Sweet Revenge" by Ludacris, "That's My Sh*t" by Ludacris feat Field Mob, Playaz Circle & Perfect Harmany, ... read more CD
(CONDITION NOTE: this copy is missing the rear tray card and is priced accordingly.)
Method Man —
Tical 2000 – Judgement Day ... CD Def Jam, 1998. Used ... Just Sold Out!
Meth's second LP, and like the rest of the Wu, not quite as hard hitting as the first, but not without a few classic moments. "Torture" was the cut to us, but "Suspect Chin Music" and "Break Ups 2 Make Ups" seemed to get more play. Also includes "Killin ... read more CD
(Out of print. NOTE – traycard artwork is missing.)
Anti, 2022. New Copy ... $12.99 13.99
Moor Mother's an artist who just keeps on getting more and more interesting with each new release – definitely in a genre that's completely her own – one that lives up to the spirit of west coast underground pioneers in recent decades – and, as with those artists, seemingly finds ... read more CD
Also available Jazz Codes (turquoise vinyl pressing) ... LP 23.99
Def Jam, 2006. Used ... $4.99
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 more CD
Columbia, 1996. Used ... $1.99
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(Promo copy.)
Mass Appeal, 2021. New Copy ... $12.99 13.98
With the initial King's Disease album, there was no doubt that Nas was firmly back on top – yet he somehow seems to have raised the bar even further here – working with sharp production from Hit Boy, at a level that really cuts to the core of the tunes, and delivers the kind of urgent, ... read more CD
Public Enemy —
There's A Poison Goin On. . . ... CD Atomic Pop, 1999. Used ... $1.99
14 tracks in all, including "Do Yo Wanna Go Our Way?", "Here I Go", "Crash", "Crayola", "First The Sheep Next The Sheppherd?", "Last Mass Of The Caballeros", "WhatWhat", and "Kevorkian". CD
(Out of print. Note: CD is missing back artwork in case – and is priced accordingly.)
Motown, 1993. Used ... $3.99
15 cuts including "Black Hand Slide", "Rough. . .", "Bring the Flavor", "Just Another Day" and "UNITY". CD
(Barcode has a cutout hole.)
Epic, 1990s. Used ... $6.99
Loads of crossover and hit dancehall reggae numbers, with guests galore: "Mr Loverman" with Chevelle Franklin, "Slow & Sexy" with Johnny Gill, "House Call (Morales rmx)" with Maxi Priest, "The Jam" with KRS One, "Shine Eye Gal" with Mykal Rose ... (Reggae, Hip Hop) read more CD
(Out of print orginal pressing. Sealed with a punch through the barcode.)
Innovative Leisure, 2023. New Copy ... $11.99 12.99
Nicely gritty work from London's Rarelyalways – an artist who's certainly got a touch of grime in his music, but one who also manages to come across with a more widely soulful style as well! Rhythms are nicely sharp around the edges, and have a bassy bottom that we really love – ... read more CD
Also available Work ... LP 23.99
Raydar Ellis —
Late Pass ... CD Brick, 2006. Used ... $4.99
A promising couple of tracks from Raydar Ellis – with a little help from 7L, Esoteric, and Edo G! "Graffiti Rock" is especially sharp, with deeply thumping production by Raydar. "Shut Sh*t Down" featurins Esoteric & Edo G. The flip side includes a 7L remix of the ... read more CD
Mush, 2002. Used ... $4.99
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(Out of print.)
Roots —
Game Theory ... CD Okayplayer/Def Jam, 2006. Used ... $0.99
The Roots return with their first album on Def Jam – a rich batch of soulful, heavier moods, cultural reflection, and some incredible modern Philly funk playing behind the thoughtful rhymes – probably the deepest album to appear on Def Jam in the past decade or so! Game Theory shares ... read more CD
(Note: CD is missing back artwork in case – and is priced accordingly.)
Roots —
Phrenology (limited edition CD & DVD) ... CD MCA, 2002. Used CD & DVD ... $0.99
On Things Fall Apart ?uestlove, Black Thought, DJ Scratch, Rahzel and co. reinvigorated the scene with a Philly style soulful, melancholy groove that seemingly influenced the entirety of the NuSoul world – and it could even be argued that the Roots birthed that whole scene. Phrenology ... read more CD
(Limited edition CD comes with a bonus DVD. Note: CD is missing back artwork in case – and is priced accordingly.)
Roots —
Tipping Point ... CD Geffen, 2004. Used ... $0.99
The Roots make kind of a return to their own roots with Tipping Point – a loose, funky, hip hop soul opus from the legendary Philly crew! The record's got a much more streamlined and focused ambition than Phrenology or Things Fall Apart – and it's a brilliant extenuation of their ... read more CD
(Note: CD is missing back artwork in case – and is priced accordingly.)
Big Dada, 1999. Used ... $4.99
There's a heavy Jamaican influence going on here – both in the lyrics, delivered in a heavy patois style, and in the beats, which have a nicely dubbed up sound. Titles include "Dem Phonies", "Sinking Sands", "Baptism", "Movements", "Juggle Tings ... read more CD
Profile, 1988. Used ... $3.99 5.99
A once underappreciated later effort from the mighty Run DMC – with slightly harder hitting beats, and an overall terse style (hence the title) that was always more effective than it got credit for at the time – and it's ultimately the crew's last solid beginning-to-end LP! Of course ... read more CD
Epic/36 Chambers, 2000. New Copy ... $12.99 15.98
A fantastic meeting of the minds – as director Jim Jarmusch makes a film that's a nod to the old martial arts films of the 70s that inspired the Wu-Tang Clan in their music – and RZA gets a chance to contribute to the soundtrack, with help from the Clan as well! The music is maybe the ... read more CD
Also available Ghost Dog – The Way Of The Samurai ... CD 6.99
Epic/36 Chambers, 2000. Used ... $6.99 8.99
A fantastic meeting of the minds – as director Jim Jarmusch makes a film that's a nod to the old martial arts films of the 70s that inspired the Wu-Tang Clan in their music – and RZA gets a chance to contribute to the soundtrack, with help from the Clan as well! The music is maybe the ... read more CD
Also available Ghost Dog – The Way Of The Samurai ... CD 12.99
London/Next Plateau, 1980s. Used ... $4.99
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(Out of print.)
MCA, 2002. Used ... $1.99
Long Player/Ne'Astra, 1997. New Copy ... $8.99 19.99
Slum Village's legendary Fantastic Vol 1 – one of the most sought-after hip hop albums of the era – with the most rugged-and-raw Jay Dee production on record! Honestly, we're left pretty close to speechless by how tightly these tracks hold up. This is indeed the template for so many ... read more CD
Barak, 2000. New Copy ... $8.99 19.98
An instant classic from Slum Village – one of those records that kind of snuck out into the world, then became legendary as the years went on! Of course, with work from Jay Dee, there's no surprise that the album's got plenty of staying power – as he does a killer job here, throughout, ... read more CD
Sulu & Excelsior, 2019. Used ... $1.99 5.99
A sweet set from Sulu & Excelsior – essentially the solo project of singer, rapper and trumpet player Steven "Sulu" Mallorca despite the sprawling sound and stylistic breadth – with influences that stretch from classic Motown, to late 60s funk, to live horn-backed hip hop ... (Neo Soul, Hip Hop) read more CD
(Sealed.)
Talib Kweli —
Get By (clean, inst, dirty, acapella) (CD single) ... CD Rawkus, 2002. Used ... $3.99
Another excellent single pulled from the album Quality, with an brilliant reworking of Nina Simone's "Sinnerman" courtesy of Kanye West. Classic! CD
(Promotional release.)
Def Jam, 1991. Used ... $4.99 6.99
The great parting shot from Serch and Pete Nice with Daddy Rich, before they called it quits. With the hits "Pop Goes the Weasel" to Hammer, Van. Ice, etc., "Derelicts Of Dialect", "3 Strikes 5000", "Portrait Of The Artist As A Hood", "Kick 'Em In The ... read more CD
(Out of print, punch through barcode and booklet.)
Tribe Called Quest —
Beats, Rhymes & Life ... CD Jive, 1996. New Copy ... Just Sold Out!
Beats, Rhymes & Life – crucial aspects of Tribe Called Quest and hip hop in general – and the fourth album by the inimitable Tribe! After a couple or three years of down time following Midnight Marauders, the Tribe returned with this extra stripped down sound, collaborating with ... read more CD
Also available Beats, Rhymes & Life ... LP 30.99
Jive, 1989. New Copy ... $6.99 9.99
One of THE landmark hip hop albums – and the full length debut of great Tribe Called Quest! We hardly need to tell you about this classic – but it will always bear repeating. De La Soul might have kicked the door open on leftfield, anything goes artistry about a year or so earlier, ... read more CD
Tricky —
Aftermath (hip hop blues, I could be looking for people mix, version 1, version 1 edit) (CD single) ... CD 4th & Broadway/Island, 1993. Used ... $1.99
An early single off the first LP, Maxinquaye, with the sound that would alter the shape of club music for the 90s and beyond, and define the Bristol scene. 3 mixes of seminal murky trip hop. (New Grooves, Hip Hop) CD
(Out of print, punch through barcode. Artwork is lightly wrinkled.)
Death Row, 1998. Used 2 CDs ... $8.99
Tracks include "Keep Ya head Up", "2 Of Amerikaz Most Wanted", "Temptations", "God Bless The Dead", "Hail Mary", "Me Agains The World", "How Do U Want It", "So Many Tears", "Unconditional Love", Trapped", ... read more CD
(BMG music club pressing.)
Republic, 2017. Used ... $5.99
Bright pop soul from The Weeknd! This one's bookended by great couple of collaborations with Daft Punk – and yeah, the gentle sounding, yet plenty soulful and sometimes moody Weeknd vocals are as perfectly paired with the neon electro sheen of Daft Punk as you'd imagine – and this one ... (Neo Soul, Hip Hop) read more CD
Various —
Baby Blue Soundcrew Presents Urban Nostalgia Vol 1 ... CD Universal (Canada), 1990s. Used ... $1.99
Music from Boyz II Men, Bell Biv Devoe, Johnny Kemp, Tony! Toni! Tone!, Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock, DJ Mark And The 45 King, De La Soul, Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam, Cameo, Mary J. Blige, LL Cool J, and more. CD
Various —
Daisy Age ... CD Ace (UK), Early 90s. New Copy ... $12.99 18.99
A fantastic collection of work from a real golden age in hip hop – a period that you'll probably guess from the image of the Native Tongues posse on the front – served up here in a compilation that brings together classics from De La Soul, The Jungle Brothers, Monie Love, and many ... read more CD
Also available Daisy Age ... LP 28.99
P&P/Traffic, Late 70s/Early 80s. New Copy ... $6.99 15.98
DJ Spinna takes on P&P Records – and the results are sublime! Spinna's one of the most soulful talents to ever hit the decks – an artist we can always rely on for his crucial ear for older sounds – a really unique sense of taste that always has Spinna picking some of the best ... (Funky Compilations, Hip Hop) read more CD
P&P, Late 70s/Early 80s. New Copy ... $7.99 16.98
We're not sure what "equidity" means – but the grooves here are so great, we're hardly going to ask for a definition! The package is filled with plenty of the funk promised in the title – but often in ways that are really odd and offbeat – just what you'd expect from a ... (Funky Compilations, Hip Hop) read more CD
Grapetree, 2000. Used ... $8.99
Includes tracks by J-ROC, Bruthaz Grimm, Mr. Real, True II Society, Rhymes Monumental, Antonious, DCP, Prime Minister, CROW, LG Wise, and others. CD
Various —
Legacy Of Hip Hop West Coast (3CD set – with bonus tracks) ... CD Sony (Germany), Late 80s/1990s/Early 2000s. Used 3CD ... $11.99
An overstuffed collection of hip hop cuts from the west coast scene – one that brings together a big batch of classic cuts in a nicely extended space – all for a price that's mighty nice too! There's not too many obscure moments here – although there might be one or two tracks ... (Funky Compilations, Hip Hop) read more CD
Universal (Japan), Late 80s/Early 90s. Used ... $11.99 18.99
Includes tracks by Guru, LL Cool J, Intelligent Hoodlum, Nice & Smooth, Showbiz & AG, NWA, Ali Dee, Positive K, EPMD, Eric B & Rakim, Heavy D & The Boyz, Arrested Development, and Ice Cube. CD
(2013 Japanese pressing – includes obi!)
Jive, 1989. Used ... $2.99
Forget the stupid theme of this compilation, and ignore the handful of mainstream tracks here, it is an MTV compilation after all, you can go straight to Too Short "Life Is. . .Too Short (clean single edit)", De La Soul "Potholes In My Lawn", BDP "My Philosphy", Stetsa ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
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