Hip Hop — In Stock — LPs 
Old school, true school, golden age, random rap, west coast, east coast, independent, southern, and midwestern hip hop -- as well as some commercial classics!
CDs (119) new/used, Vinyl (456) new/used, LPs (168) new/used, 12-inch (283) new/used, 7-inch (5) new/used, Books (1), All (576)
Sort by
Dcide, 2011. New Copy 2LP (reissue)... $30.99 31.98
A pivotal early effort for Action Bronson – working here on a full scale duo effort with underground producer & MC Statik Selektah handling the production! AB is on fire here, and it's no surprise he'd go on to be a prominent figure in hip hop after this, but it's doesn't really sound ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Mush/Rhymesayers, 2000. New Copy 2LP ... $21.99 26.99
This is the Aesop album on MUSH records before he got signed to Def Jux. It is a piece of raw, dark, poetic artistry that describes his hometown of NYC and the trials and tribulations in it beautifully. This album is a little rougher and his lyrical style is just a little more advanced on his ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(20th Year Anniversary pressed on 1 of 3 colored sleeves & custom color double vinyl!20th Year Anniversary pressed on 1 of 3 colored sleeves & custom color double vinyl – includes download!)
Crane City, 2021. New Copy ... $25.99 28.99
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 more LP, Vinyl record album
(Hand-numbered limited edition of 500!)
Rhymesayers, 2010. New Copy 2LP ... $21.99
A record that was originally billed as an EP, really a double EP – but one that stands as maybe one of the best full length set by Atmosphere! The production allows for plenty of room for live musicianship – blended with beats, but strong enough to ensure the crossover potential of the ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(First time on vinyl!)
Atmosphere —
You Can't Imagine The Fun We're Having (10th Anniversary edition – 4LP colored vinyl set) ... LP Rhymesayers, 2005. Near Mint- 4LP Gatefold ... $59.99
Atmosphere's hard-hitting, tightly-focused You Can't Imagine How Much Fun We're Having – one of their best records ever – given a richly deserved anniversary edition with the original LP and instrumentals in a 4LP box set! Tracks like the opener "The Arrival", "Panic ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Fastlife/Quiet Money, 2000. New Copy (reissue)... $25.99 28.99
An overlooked gem from AZ – recorded at a time when the MC was out on his own, without a label, and maybe serving up some of the rawest rhymes of his career! Production is by Chop Diesel, who has this edgey style that's maybe a precursor of some of the internet modes to come – never ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Orpheus, 1989. Near Mint- ... $9.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a cutout hole.)
Beastie Boys —
Beastie Boys Music ... LP Capitol, 1980s/1990s/2000s. New Copy 2LP ... $28.99 34.99
A career-spanning set of work from the Beastie Boys – one that features tracks from both their Def Jam and Capitol/Grand Royal years – in a way that really shows the continuing evolution of their sound! The tracklist is great – classics from every generation, and the kind of cuts ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Beastie Boys Music ... CD 13.99
Grand Royal/Universal, 1996/1998. New Copy (reissue)... $23.99 25.98
The Beasties' peak-era, retro-style instrumentals LP! Even at their weakest vocal moments, we've always dug the Beastie Boys' firm commitment to funky instrumental backing – their albums are filled with lots of nice interludes, instrumentals, and backing grooves – but they often seemed ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Beastie Boys —
Paul's Boutique (180 gram colored vinyl pressing) ... LP Capitol, 1989. New Copy 2LP Gatefold (reissue)... $31.99 35.99
The Beasties' masterpiece – and one of the original nightmares for sampling opponents everywhere – the cut & paste hip hop classic Paul's Boutique! The Dust Brothers unapologetic way of weaving very famous samples with soul, funk and film score obscurities would steal the show if ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(30th Anniversary Edition idie exclusive colored vinyl pressing. Limited edition!)
Beastie Boys —
Root Down EP (180 gram colored vinyl pressing) ... LP Grand Royal/Capitol, 1995. New Copy (reissue)... $24.99 29.99
The funky Root Down EP by the Beastie Boys – riding high on a mid 90s creative peak! Root Down featuring a trio of versions of the title track and Ill Communication album standout, based on the Jimmy Smith's classic of the same name – and in hindsight, you really have to hand it to the ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Indie exclusive colored vinyl pressing. Limited edition!)
Capitol, 2004. New Copy 2LP Gatefold (reissue)... $31.99 35.99
A masterful later album by the Beastie Boys – who always preferred to put out a great record every five or six years, than a sub par album every 2 or 3! All these years after Paul's Boutique, when the world of difficult, expensive sample clearance could've kill the layers of pop pastiche ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Indie exclusive colored vinyl pressing. Limited edition!)
Kult, Mid 90s. Sealed ... $28.99
Features live drums mixed with a whole host of other elements too! 14 tracks in all – including "Smoke Beat", "Tical", "Bess In Da Ear", "Da Joint", "Choco Get Out Of My Life", "I Cue", and "Trubb Beat". LP, Vinyl record album
(Sealed original pressing!)
Black Milk —
No Poison, No Paradise (purple vinyl with download) ... LP Fat Beats, 2013. New Copy 2 LP Gatefold ... $18.99
Black Milk's greatest to date – working with a stellar guest roster that includes Black Thought of the Roots, contemporary jazzy soul great Robert Glasper, Dwele, Will Sessions, AB, Tone Treasure, Quelle Chris and more! Titles include "Interpert Sabotage" feat Mel, "Codes And ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes download.)
Duck Down, 2020. New Copy 2LP ... $23.99 24.98
Brooklyn hip hop heavies Buckshot, 5ft and DJ Evil Dee rise together for the first proper Black Moon album in 15 years – produced by the Da Beatminerz and featuring just a handful of guest spots, from Method Man, General Steele, Smif N Wessun, Rockness Monsta and Tek – doing their ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Blundetto —
Good Good Things ... LP Heavenly Sweetness (France), 2020. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $29.99
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 LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Good Good Things ... CD 16.99
Brand Nubian —
One For All (purple/Elektra/Tommy Boy, 1990. New Copy 2LP (reissue)... $29.99 34.99
One of those records that maybe snuck in a bit under the wire at the time of release – but a set that instantly went on to become a classic, and one of the greatest debuts of the early 90s! Not only is the production great – full of sophisticated samples and ways of putting them ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(One album is neon purple, the other is neon green – and the package comes with a bonus neon orange 7" single – with radio edits of "All For One", both voc and inst.)
Bulldog, 1991. Very Good ... $9.99
Released by Fog City Productions, in association with Luv N Haight, this LP's got a tight set of grooves that sound more like lost funk tracks than they do looped funky bits. The tracks are put together with a good feel to them, and with changes throughout that make the cuts work more like funk ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Diplomats, 2020. New Copy 2LP ... $28.99 29.99
A mighty follow up to the original Purple Haze album from Cam'ron – served up with a cover image that pictures the man himself at the cemetery, next to a gravestone with the names of Kenny Hutch, Big Joe, Murph, Big L, and others - while Cam'ron stands proud, ready to soldier on and continue! ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Purple marbled vinyl pressing – with a bonus package of rolling papers!)
Vodka & Milk, Early 90s/2018. New Copy 2LP ... $20.99 22.99
A double album set of classic & contemporary Camp Lo – the solid Get Down Brothers on the contemporary tip and the bonus On The Way Uptown LP on the classic tip! Get Down Brothers finds working nicely in modern, but not at all trend hopping effort with straight up hip hop and some ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Comes with a bonus LP of early 90s Uptown Saturday Night era demos!)
Easy Eye Sound/BMG, 2020. New Copy ... $22.99
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 LP, Vinyl record album
Childish Gambino —
Awaken My Love (2 x 45rpm LP pressing – with virtual reality headset & download) ... LP Glassnote, 2017. New Copy 2LP ... $53.99 59.99
Childish Gambino once again transcends anything you might be expecting from an actor/musician – this is not some vain star trip at all, but a worthy, boundary-busting effort – and a pretty sizable step away from idiosyncratic, yet accessible hip hop into spacey pop funk! Strong stuff, ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(In a glow in the dark box, with an exclusive booklet, virtual reality headset, an album download, and a download of virtual reality content!)
Loma Vista, 2021. New Copy ... $18.99 21.99
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 more LP, Vinyl record album
Geffen, 2007. New Copy 2LP (reissue)... $24.99 26.99
Common lean, filler free late 80s Finding Forever – a set that's definitely the thematic follow up to the semi-comeback BE LP – and a solid one, with highpoints that equal Com's best work of the decade! The set is largely produced by Kanye West, with some terse, harder hitting moments, ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Aura, 2019. New Copy ... $20.99 25.99
A tight underground EP by veteran east coast rhymer Cormega! Mega finds him in a soul searching mode, with clear-toned wordplay focused on strength and reslience – attributes Cormega is well verse in after so many years in the game – backed by production by Streetrunner that nicely ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Limited green vinyl pressing.)
Curren$y & Harry Fraud —
Outrunners ... LP SRFSCHL, 2020. New Copy ... $22.99 25.98
Curren$y and production partner Harry Fraud, outrunning a lot of their peers, even on relatively low key sets like Outrunners – with Curren$y's laidback flow in as fine of form as ever – and Fraud's production honestly rock solid track for track! The set is filler free and faultless, ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Outrunners ... CD 13.99
Cypress Hill —
Cypress Hill (20th Anniversary red vinyl pressing) ... LP Columbia/Get On Down, 1991. New Copy (reissue)... $24.99 27.98
Cypress Hill's debut masterpiece – one of the biggest and best first albums in 90s hip hop! There's little we can add to the canon when it comes to describing this album's impact, but it's still pretty revelatory. Like other west coast rap heavies of the time, Cypress Hill documents real ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Limited edition red colored vinyl.)
Brick/Fly Casual, 2013. New Copy 2LP ... $25.99 29.99
Tight hip hop from the superhero team of Inspectah Deck with 7L & Esoteric – mostly produced by 7L, with a most welcome guest producer in the legendary DJ Premier – and it's a strong statement from the underappreciated Wu Tang gamer and the ever-creative DJ 7L! On the production ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Czarface (Inspectah Deck + 7L & Esoteric) —
Every Hero Needs A Villain ... LP Brick, 2015. Near Mint- 2LP ... Just Sold Out!
The superhero hip hop team of of Inspectah Deck, 7L, and Esoteric return as Czarface for epic second album from Brick Records! We thought the debut was ambitious, but this one's bigger in every way – and features a mighty roster of guests, including MF Doom, Method Man, Large Professor, GZA, ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
East West, 1992. New Copy ... $21.99 24.98
The proper full length debut of Da Lench Mob – following up their crucial backup role on Ice Cube's classic AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted – stepping out pretty strongly here on their own! Ice Cube's voice pops in and out, but for the most part settles into production and has songwriting role ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Limited edition green & orange splattered vinyl pressing!)
Crane City, 2021. New Copy ... $25.99 28.99
Seattle rapper Da Qween looks relaxed and regal on the cover – but the sound of the set has a taught intensity that comes through right away – fast rhymes, crispy beats, and a sense of urgency that holds on all the way through! There's a few sung vocal moments that get nice and mellow ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Hand-numbered limited edition of 500!)
Damu The Fudgemunk —
Ears Hear Spears – Instrumentals ... LP Redefinition, Mid 2000s/2018. New Copy ... $21.99 28.99
Raw and gritty boombap from the mighty Damu The Fudgemunk – the instrumental versions of material recorded for us duo project Y Society with Insight in the mid 00s! Classic and timeless. Includes "All Human", "Never Be The Same", "Gunnin'", "Know The ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
75 Ark/Deltron Partners, 2001. New Copy 2LP (reissue)... Just Sold Out!
Del Tha Funkee Homosapien, Kid Koala, and Dan The Automator pool their skills for this dawn of the 2000s classic – the masterful Deltron 3030 – pared down to the sci-fi hip hop funk essentials on the Automator and Koala instrumentals! One of the benchmark albums in the leftfield ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Etc, 2021. New Copy ... $15.99 18.00
Injera is a form of Ethiopian flatbread, but the sound here is anything but flat – a full, rich combination of beats, samples, keyboards, and other elements – all topped with some slyly soulful vocals! The lyrics don't jump right out of the mix on some tracks, while others are more ... (Neo Soul, Hip Hop) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Dymond Mine, 2014. New Copy 2LP ... $20.99 21.98
The first album from legendary producer Diamond D in years – and in a way, he's going back to his roots, in that it's entirely self-produced, unlike the multi-producer collaborative Hugh Hefner Chronicles – and he's in fine form! Diamond D has the cache to get a far-reaching roster of ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Big Dada/XL, 2003. New Copy 2LP (reissue)... $26.99 27.99
Seminal work from Dizzee Rascal – a record that was one of the better UK hip hop efforts at the time, and which also went on to hint at a sound and style that many others would cop in years to come! Dizzee's nice and gritty here – using old school instrumentation at a time when it wasn' ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
DJ Concept & Undefined —
Crisis Center Version 2.0 ... LP Crisis Center, 2003. Near Mint- ... $7.99
Features dirty and clean mixes of "Beautiful Music", "Vodka & Milk", and "Corner The Block" – plus instrumentals of "Beautiful Music" and "Vodka & Milk". LP, Vinyl record album
DJ Envy —
Desert Storm Mixtape: Blok Party Vol 1 ... LP Desert Storm/Epic, 2003. Near Mint- 2LP ... $1.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(In a stickerd Desert Storm sleeve.)
Inner City, 1993. Very Good ... Just Sold Out!
... LP, Vinyl record album
Fresh In The Flesh, 2014. New Copy ... $19.99 21.99
An overlooked collaboration between Freddie Gibbs and DJ Fresh – a producer who provides a very different setting for Gibbs' lyrics, but in a way that reminds us just how versatile and creative Freddie can be! The album came out at a time when Freddie was retrenching himself in the indie ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(First time on vinyl!)
DJM Trio —
Cave Art ... LP Paxico (UK), 2021. New Copy ... $15.99 17.98
A jazz trio, but one who serve up tunes from a whole host of different hip hop sources – instrumental readings of cuts originally served up by 9th Wonder, Jurassic 5, Pete Rock, MF Doom, and Tribe Called Quest! The setting is familiar – bass, drums, and either piano or keyboards, ... (Jazz, Hip Hop) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Lewis, 2002. New Copy 2LP (reissue)... $23.99 27.98
The record that put Edan on the map – a set that came out at the start of the century, but which feels much more like a throwback to classic years of hip hop – a move that was especially welcome at the time! There's a real back-to-basics feel going on – and the album is a sincere ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
El-P —
Cancer For Cure (with download) ... LP Fat Possum, 2012. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $20.99 23.99
El-P as visceral and inventive as hed been in years – and in hindsight, a strong solo effort pointing the way to the career peak to date that'd come with formation of Run The Jewels pretty soon after! You know damn well well that El-P is going out spit out ominous, though entrancing ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Glow365, 2021. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $20.99 23.99
A wonderfully fully-formed album from Detroit MC Elzhi – a set that's likely to become a key statement from the Motor City underground, given the rich songcraft and production – and help from some other members of the scene! The set begins with a great introduction by Foolish, then ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Eric B & Rakim —
Paid In Full (2LP version) ... LP 4th & Broadway/Universal, 1987. New Copy 2LP (reissue)... Just Sold Out!
Paid In Full, indeed! Eric B & Rakim's seminal debut still pays off in so many ways, and it was such a vital link between the party rockin' style of the old school and the terse, hard-hitting beats and rhymes of the nascent school, we can't even come up with the words for the praise it's due. ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(2LP pressing for better sound!)
Fly Casual, 2007. New Copy (reissue)... $24.99 27.98
MC Esoteric's excellent solo album – coming after years of honing his skills in the Boston underground duo 7L & Esoteric (the former playing a guest roll on cuts & production on a few tracks) – and a few years before doing great things with the 7L & Inspectah Deck in ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Transluscent blue colored vinyl. Limited edition!)
RNG, 2017. Near Mint- 2LP Gatefold ... $14.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Red vinyl pressing.)
Ample Soul, 2021. New Copy ... $19.99
Spare sounds from Fat Jon, but nicely full as well – with more than enough depth to live up to the "ample soul physician" part of his name! Most of the tracks have a relatively straightforward instrumental vibe – a few key elements, but used with a nice sense of juxtaposition ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Rhymesayers, 2020. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $22.99 25.98
Slug and Murs are back – and with their first album that isn't a tribute to a sexy female star! It's been awhile since the duo gave us their last album as Felt, and there's a nicely mature quality to the vocals – maybe a bit of wisdom with age, or a slightly world-weary vibe that gives ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Pink & teal vinyl pressing – with download!)
No Limit, 1999. Sealed 2LP ... $11.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Still sealed, with some price sticker remnants.)
415 —
41fivin ... LP Big League, 1990. Very Good+ ... Just Sold Out!
An obscure Bay Area group – with titles that include "Smoke Show", "Ruthless Is Reality", "41Fivin", "Snitches & Bitches", "Tic Tac", "Lavish", "Call It What You Want 2", and "Court In The Street". LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a small cutout hole in the corner.)
Madlib Invazion, 2014. New Copy 2LP ... Just Sold Out!
Streetwise raps from Freddie Gibbs, backed by inventive production from Madlib – here on one of the best records yet on 'Lib's own Madlib Invazion imprint! If you'll forgive us a little bit of repetition – because we KNOW we've written this before – there's just something extra ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Obe, 2020. New Copy 2LP ... Just Sold Out!
These guys are known by some as the backing band of Anderson.Paak, but they're a hell of a group on their own – rock-solid right at the core, and able to effortlessly craft a sweet blend of funk and soul – yet also leave room for plenty of guests along the way! The musicianship here is ... (Neo Soul, Hip Hop) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Epic, 1989. Very Good ... $2.99
10 tracks in all, including "Lay Back & Chill", "Don't Turn Back", "Keep On Groovin'", "Money, Money", "Black All The Way", "The Truth (Beat Biters)", "Funky Fresh Stuff", "Slick Chick", "Direct Opposites" ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the printed inner sleeve. Cover has light wear.)
Stereophonk (France), 2020. New Copy ... $34.99
These guys definitely take the "breaks" in the title seriously – as the music explodes with fresh funky drums right from the start – very much in an old school style, but mixed with elements that also showcase more of sonic influence from decades of hip hop production too! ... (Deep Funk, Hip Hop) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Hand-numbered limited edition pressing – in a screenprinted sleeve!)
Genius/Geffen, 1995. New Copy 2LP Gatefold (reissue)... $24.99 26.99
A Shaolin hip hop essential! Heavy numerological rhymes, and the best production on any Wu project (still to this day, even). One of our absolute favorite albums in the classic Wu pantheon, and indisputably one of the very best – one of the very few that plays with hard solidity from start ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Genius/Geffen/Get On Down, 1995. New Copy 2LP ... $26.99 30.98
Genius sounds from the legendary Liquid Swords album – not the rhymes by GZA and Genius, but the incredible production work from RZA – beats and rhythms that helped set the scene for a whole generation! The style here is classic Wu-Tang at its early best – and as an instrumental ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Daupe (UK), 2018. New Copy ... $23.99 34.98
Ghostface in his comfort zone of dusty cinematic soul beats, strings samples and distinctively dexterous wordplay on The Lost Tapes! Contrary to the title, this an all new effort as opposed to a dive into the vaults – with the production credited to Big Ghost LTD and guest appearances by ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Individually numbered limited edition of 2700 copies.)
Sugar Hill, 1982. Very Good ... Just Sold Out!
The classic debut album by Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five – one of the pioneering groups in hip hop -history- not that we didn't need to tell you that! With prototypical party jams and the original conscious rap landmark "The Message", all over old school grooves laid ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(US pressing with Sterling stamp.)
Ubiquity, 1979. New Copy 3LPs ... $48.99
A legendary industrial project from the New York scene – a group that features artist Jean Michel Basquiat on vocals – plus Michael Holman and Nick Taylor on vocals, keyboards, and a lot of processing and effects! Instrumentation includes a guitar with a metal file, making tape and ... (Rock, Hip Hop) read more LP, Vinyl record album
So So Def, 1999. Near Mint- 2LP ... $1.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Clean edited promo in a stickered sleeve. One side has a bit of highlighter on the label and a small sticker in the dead wax.)
Hiero Imperium, 1990s. New Copy (reissue)... $24.99 25.98
Ahh, the 90s and early 00's greatness of Oakland's finest hip hop collective! This set spans the best indie era singles from the longstanding Hiero Imperium – and this volume includes "Souls Of Mischief" by Souls Of Mischief, "It Gets No Better" by Casual & Pep Love, ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Sire/Music On Vinyl (Netherlands), 1989. New Copy (reissue)... $29.99 30.99
Ice T's third album, and a set that still has all the nicely biting style of his early best! The approach here is great – as political as the cover implies, but with a nice sense of wit, too – that quality that already made Ice stand so far apart from others who were getting mired down ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Individually numbered limited edition – on heavyweight red translucent vinyl!)
Mo Thugs, 1997. Near Mint- ... $1.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Clean edited promo.)
Psychopathic, 2019. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $19.99 29.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
Pay Jay, Early 2000s. New Copy (reissue)... $19.99 24.98
J Dilla at his grittiest, most rugged & raw in the production realm – on his long unreleased original mixes for his early 00s classic Ruff Draft! This set originally opened our ears to a different side of Dilla, a harder hitting aesthetic, with beats and grooves from out of leftfield that ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes download!)
Pay Jay, Early 2000s. New Copy 2LP (reissue)... $21.99 27.98
J Dilla at his grittiest, most rugged & raw – in both the production and rhyme realm – with all beats and rhymes by the Dilla himself! This set originally opened our ears to a different side of Dilla, a harder hitting aesthetic, with beats and grooves from out of leftfield that draw ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Ruff Draft – Dilla's Mix (with bonus instrumentals CD) ... CD 6.99(Includes bonus tracks and a booklet with photos & download.)
Def Jam, 2001. Near Mint- 2LP Gatefold ... $29.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light wear.)
Def Jam, 2020. New Copy 2LP ... $23.99
A compelling alternative to a typical compilation for Jadakiss on Def Jam – 2LPs each with one side of acapellas and one side of instrumentals, serving as a greatest hits set, albeit with unreleased acapella and instrumentals! Includes "Huntin Season" Catch & Release", ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Limited edition blue vinyl pressing!)
Jahari Massamba Unit (Madlib & Karriem Riggins) —
Pardon My French ... LP Madlib Invazion, 2020. New Copy ... $21.99 27.99
A tremendous collaboration between Madlib and drummer Karriem Riggins – both artists who are great enough on their own, but who really hit some new territory in this funky instrumental project! Riggins plays live drums, and Madlib throws in all this other instrumentation that really changes ... (Deep Funk, Hip Hop) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Pardon My French ... CD 12.99
Babygrande, 2008. New Copy (reissue)... $20.99 22.98
Hip hop heroine Jean Grae's team up effort with production duo Blue Sky Black Death – a record that stood out at the time and still stands out today! You know you're in for something special when the first track blends icy synth hop atmosphere and touch of terse touch of VU's "Venus In ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Jeru The Damaja —
Sun Rises In The East ... LP Payday, 1994. New Copy 2LP ... $24.99 26.98
Jeru's first LP, a double vinyl set of great tracks that more than lived up to the "Come Clean" single. Now classic, with great production by DJ Premier, and loads of good stuff like "Come Clean", "You Can't Stop The Prophet", "D. Original", and more. LP, Vinyl record album
Def Jam, 2003. Near Mint- 2LP ... $19.99
14 tracks including "#1", "Pump it Up", "Pusha Man", "Walk With Me", "Fire" featuring Busta Rhymes, "Give Me Reason", and more. 2 bonus tracks on the vinyl – "Real Life In Rap" and "Porno Star". LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the insert. Cover has a promo sticker.)
Jakarta (Germany), 2019. New Copy ... $14.99 23.98
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 LP, Vinyl record album
Idlers/Traffic, 1988. New Copy (reissue)... $20.99 25.98
The legendary album by the third star in the original Native Tongues trinity! Before the first De La and Tribe LPs, and with hint of all the great stuff that was to come – jazzy beats, nice rhymes,and straight butter all the way through. This double vinyl version includes a bonus track ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(2LP colored vinyl pressing.)
Up Above, 2003. Very Good+ 2LP ... $29.99
All praise to the mighty J5 – reminding us in the early 00s that hip hop could still be about funky, party rockin' beats and flowing on beat, with witty rhymes! This album's mostly produced by Cut Chemist, though Nu Mark has a hand in a number of tunes, and there's a couple of tracks by the ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light ringwear.)
Kid Cudi —
Satellite Flight – The Journey To Mother Earth ... LP Republic, 2015. Near Mint- Gatefold ... $299.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the printed inner sleeve.)
Select, 1990. Near Mint- ... $14.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a cut corner.)
Stones Throw, 2018. New Copy ... $18.99 19.99
An impressive blend of jazz and hazy hip hop beatcraft from Kiefer – his best yet! We dug Kiefer's earlier Kickinit Alone a lot, too, but Happysad feels like a next level effort. Jazz piano really stands out as the leading light in the sound here – it's the real thing, too – ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Stones Throw, 2021. New Copy 2LP ... $22.99 23.99
Koreatown Oddity's been bubbling under for years, but this could well be the record that pushes him over the top – a beautifully-penned set of tracks that offer up a rich palette of place and identity – no surprise, given his name! The text on the cover lets you know that you're in for ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Koch, 2001. Near Mint- 2LP ... $29.99
Tracks include "Ghetto Lifestyles", "Hip Hop Knowledge", "Get Yourself Up", "Krush Them", "Shutupayouface", "What Kinda World", "I Will Make It", "The Lessin", "Attendance", "False Pride", "Sneak ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a cutout notch.)
Cash Money/Universal, 2002. Near Mint- 2LP ... $34.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light wear and a promo sticker.)
Def Jam/Universal, 1987. New Copy (reissue)... $23.99 25.98
Stone classic LL Cool J! There was a time we didn't really rate this one on the same level as Radio, but listening with fresh ears after all these years – prime old school Def Jam with an energy that's really missing in so much of the hip hop to follow in the next couple years – and ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Def Jam, 1990. New Copy (reissue)... $23.99 25.98
A huge moment for LL Cool J – and a set that has him balanced nicely between the sharp rhymes of his roots and the rising stardom of his role in the larger world of R&B as well! Marley Marl produced, and the whole thing's still got a nice edge – even though some of these tunes ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Interscope, 2006. Very Good+ 2LP ... $2.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(In a stickered sleeve, with some light wear.)
Tommy Boy, 1995. New Copy 2LP (reissue)... $32.99 36.98
A stone classic from Lord Finesse – a key moment when the DITC underground got a chance to hit the mainstream – and really show the rest of the world why NYC was still the undisputed center of hip hop! Finesse is fantastic, both as a producer and lyricist – and that collaborative ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(25th Anniversary remastered pressing with instrumentals & bonus 7 inch – on colored vinyl!)
Ludacris —
Word Of Mouf ... LP Def Jam, 2001. Near Mint- 2LP Gatefold ... Just Sold Out!
Production is handled by a whole bunch of folks, including Organized Noise, Timbaland, and Swizz Beats. Includes "Rollout (My Business)", "Area Codes", "Saturday", "Freaky Thangs" and "Word of Mouf". LP, Vinyl record album
(Back cover has a promo sticker.)
Cold Busted, 2016. Near Mint- ... $11.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(In a plain white inner sleeve, stamped and with a sticker.)
De Rap Winkel (Netherlands), 2010. New Copy 2LP (reissue)... $39.99 44.99
A set inspired by the Marvin Gaye album of the same name, but delivered here in a very contemporary spirit – handled with lots of fantastic production from Terrace Martin – who moves between a mix of hip hop and some of the cosmic jazz touches that have become his strength in more ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Individually numbered, limited edition of 500.)
Fat Beats, 2018. New Copy 2LP ... $24.99
A rock solid collaboration between classic boombap influenced veteran producer Marco Polo and legendary rhymer Masta Ace – a thoroughly headnodding full length ode to the borough of Brooklyn! As you'd guess, this instrumentals version leaves off the contributions from the Masta, and lets us ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Bang Ya Head Entertainment, 2019. New Copy ... $18.99 19.98
MED & Guilty Simpson return with with their trademark take on timelessly gritty, inventive independent hip hop. Titles include with production and/or appearances by Madlib, Georgia Anne Muldrow, Kokane, 14KT, Apollo Brown, Black Milk, Exile & more. Titles include "Face Down", ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Bang Ya Head Entertainment, 2018. New Copy ... $12.99 14.98
Raw and no nonsense, but still soulfully-inspired hip hop from veterans MED & Guilty Simpson – who've long since come out of the shadows of MED's onetime producer-collaborator Madlib and Guilty's onetime producer-collaborator J Dilla as as solid headliners to say the least – and ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Capitol, 1992. Near Mint- ... $11.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Promo in a stickered sleeve.)
Method Man —
Tical ... LP Def Jam, 1994. New Copy (reissue)... $23.99 25.98
One of the most triumphant records from the first wave of Wu Tang Clan solo efforts – and an early 90s hip hop masterpiece that's hardly aged a day since! Tical is right up there with Enter The Wu Tang (36 Chambers) on the quality front. It's got the iconic Wu production aesthetic in peak ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
MF Doom & Bishop Nehru —
Nehruviandoom – Redux (picture disc) ... LP Lex, 2014. New Copy ... $20.99 22.99
A solid – and at the time, underappreciated – effort from Bishop Nehru and MF Doom – one we love even more with bit of time on its side! Doom is more or less focused on the production side on this one while the former handles the majority of the rhymes – and having arrived ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Quantities extremely limited!)
Capitol, 2007. Near Mint- 2LP ... $0.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Clean edited promo in a stickered sleeve, lightly bent at the top right corner.)
Cold Busted, 2015. Near Mint- ... $13.99
Dope Folks, Late 90s. New Copy ... $20.99
Seven unreleased tracks from the Monsta Island Czars collective – material that's got a really strong sense of urgency, and which adds plenty to their too-small catalog! The MCs vary from track to track, which further deepens the sound – and some of the best moments are the cuts where ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Limited to 300 copies!)
Ism/DIESS (France), 2013. Near Mint- ... $4.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
Dope Folks, 2000. New Copy ... $20.99
Myka 9 was one of the founding members of LA's fantastic Freestyle Fellowship back in the 90s – and this great short set focuses both on his later material, and offers up a new track as well! The bulk of the set has that intensity that Myka brought to the Fellowship – that moment when ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Limited to 250 copies!)
