Hip Hop — Recently Added

A 4 X 7" testament to the longevity and timeless craft of 3 hip hop legends – MC Edo G and masterful producers DJ Premier & Pete Rock! It's a great little round up of old school style rap singles in a single package, pairing vocal versions with instrumentals, with 4 rock solid tracks ... 7-inch, Vinyl record

Multi-talented producer, rhymer and all around artist Jeremiah Jae delivering a win for the Hit & Run label and another excellent example of the depth and distinctiveness bubbling underground in the Chicago scene! Raw and abstract on the production tip and clear and direct on the rhymes front, ... LP, Vinyl record album

The first full length solo rap effort from neo-classic stylist Kev Brown in more than a decade! Kev's stayed busy enough with top shelf production gigs and solid collaborative projects, you could almost forget it's been so long since he's had a straight-up solo rap and production tour de force like ... LP, Vinyl record album

Enthralling, atmospheric beatcraft from Ohbliv – and really nicely done assortment of material from a decade or so in the Richmond-native producer's ouvre from the fine fine folks at Paxico! Includes "Bubble Jacket With The Gore Tex", "Afrofreeq", "Dreamreal", ... LP, Vinyl record album

The long-awaited return to Dabrye – capping off a spacey hip hop trilogy with a third entry as innovative and timeless we'd hoped – with guest appearances by legends and current faves alike, including Ghostface, Doom, Guilty Simpson, Denmark Vessey, Danny Brown, Roc Marciano & ... LP, Vinyl record album

The second Pharcyde record – and though not as blunted and playful as the first one, it's still nearly as great – with that unrivaled, wholly original, easy west coast vibe! The production is more steady-handed this time around, which alienated fans of Bizarre Ride early on, but it ... LP, Vinyl record album

The ever-ambitious and creative Damu The Fudgemunk delivers a sprawling, double dose of hypnotic instrumental Vignettes – more than 2 hours of it in a 3LP set! Originally issued as a double cassette set, first half being a ton shelf batch of distinctive, cleverly titled cuts including "Di ... LP, Vinyl record album

Blockhead living an ambitious, artistically-driven hip hop producer's dream here – getting access to the legendary DeWolfe Sound Library catalog – and crafting his own hip hop instrumentals/sound library set out of it! The great thing here is that it's a true blue hip hop instrumentals ... LP, Vinyl record album

A fierce project from the late Sean Price and producer Illa Ghee – raw and riveting rhymes from SP as always and backed by appropriately rugged beats! After a the fitting intro this one kicks into high gear immediately with the sinister cinematic funk backdrop "The Bryan Song" ... LP, Vinyl record album

A legendary record from Show & AG – and one of the best of the early 90s from the DITC camp! Runaway Slave came about during the end of an era when major labels still seemed to be hungry to popularize underground hip hop without watering it down – with London/Polygram stepping in ... LP, Vinyl record album

A largely unsung, but classic level early 90s set of jazzy soul reverent hip hop from Dred Scott – a brillant record that really deserved to break out in a big way! It's a testament to Dred's love for classic sounds that he's waxing nostalgic on the opening track "Back In The Day", ... LP, Vinyl record album

The best to date of any of the duo projects from adventurous hip hop legend Madlib and no nonsense MC Freddie Gibbs! As cool as Madlib's more envelope-pushing, unpredictable and cosmos-expanding productions are, it's always fantastic to hear him produce for straight-forward rhymers. "Deeper&q ... 12-inch, Vinyl record

DAMN!, indeed – Kendrick has yet to take even a small step down from the creative peak he's been riding for years – and takes another daring step forward with this strong, strident, no-mess-taking classic in the making! The surprise-announced DAMN! finds him taking on timely concerns ... LP, Vinyl record album

The essential early 90s classic by The Pharcyde, the group's high water mark, and one of the greatest hip hop albums of the era! Along with Del and the Souls Of Mischief, the Pharcyde were one of the few West Coast units to achieve any kind of widespread popularity using the uniquely loopy, ... LP, Vinyl record album

Kendrick Lamar takes wider creative left turns than ever before on To Pimp A Butterfly – with a funk steeped production style that filters tried-and-true P Funk influences through leftfield modern beatcraft styles, inspired by cats like Madlib to Thundercat, the latter of whom is an official ... LP, Vinyl record album

A nice mix of broken beat and leftfield hip hop soul production and some of the finer independent soul and hip hop voices on a solid EP! Featuring Georgia Anne Muldrow, Blu, MED, Jimetta Rose, Mndsgn and more – and production by Dizzl, Swarvy, titles include "We Make It Look Easy" ... LP, Vinyl record album

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 ... CD

A nice little live instrumental tribute to the beats, style and craft of J Dlla by Fat Albert Einstein! It's a testament to the range and reach of the kind of hip hop production styles Dilla pioneered, and to the imaginative ideals and musical skills of Fat Albert Einstein in that FAE doesn't set ... LP, Vinyl record album

A hip hop instrumentals set by Koreatown Oddity inspired by Solange's Seat At The Table LP! Includes "A Beat At The Table Anthem", "We Royalty Not Slaves", "Smile Right Quick", "Masterpiece Theater", "Take It & Break It", "Blackness ... LP, Vinyl record album

The first two volumes from Doom's spice rack of beats! These ingredients stretch way back, all the way to the KMD days, plus other beats, samples, and instrumental stew from the Operation: Doomsday LP, King Ghidora, and less familiar efforts. Beats by Metal Fingers, Spinna, Subroc, Cucumber ... CD