Hip Hop — New Arrivals 
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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2Pac —
Me Against The World (180 gram pressing) ... LP 
Jive/Interscope, 1995. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $26.99 34.99
Just before he got too hot for Jive and jumped to Death Row, this is the album where Pac moves above the Thug Life image he worked so hard to craft and delivered the lyrical goods with both his street stories and more introspective rhymes – helping set up his legacy as one of the most soul ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Dr Dre —
2001 ... LP Aftermath/Interscope, 1999. New Copy 2LP (reissue)... $22.99 24.99
Dre's solid and hugely successful follow-up to The Chronic, and production-wise it holds up really well after all these years! Chronic set the sound bar so high, even 6 or 7 years later its shadow loomed large, but Dre delivers a headnodding groove that was pretty tough to resist, then and now. The ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Roots —
Undun ... LP Def Jam, 2011. New Copy Gatefold (reissue)... $16.99 19.99
Hip hop's reigning kings of longevity The Roots deliver another great album with Undun – we'd have to think it's entirely uncompromising and they're doing exactly what they want to do on this one – so if you thought their day (eh, latenight) job would would bring their album work into ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Beastie Boys —
Licensed To Ill (180 gram pressing) ... LP Def Jam, 1986. New Copy Gatefold (reissue)... $22.99 24.98
The game changing Def Jam classic – and possibly the greatest album by the Beastie Boys – even though they'd grow up a whole lot after this! Profane party anthems galore, and the Beasties would distance themselves from much of the attitude of this album, making their career arc from ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(30th Anniversary 180 gram pressing.)
Beastie Boys —
Check Your Head (limited 180 gram remastered edition) ... LP Grand Royal, 1993. New Copy 2LP Gatefold (reissue)... $26.99 34.98
If Paul's Boutique was the Beasties' psychedelic hip hop Sgt Peppers, then Check Your Head is their White Album – a raw, stylistically sprawling, yet always connected batch of live instrumentation – backing rhymes that range from stream of consciousness to expertly written. Check Your ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Features remastering overseen by the band – on 180 gram vinyl. Limited edition of 5000.)
Platinum Pied Pipers —
Triple P Instrumentals ... LP Ubiquity, 2005. Very Good+ 2LP ... $9.99
A special set of instrumental tracks from their well-produced Triple P album – with bonus cuts too! LP, Vinyl record album
(In a stickered sleeve.)
Czarface (Inspectah Deck + 7L & Esoteric) —
Czarface ... CD 
Brick/Fly Casual, 2013. Used ... $8.99
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 CD
De La Soul —
Art Official Intelligence – Mosaic Thump ... CD Tommy Boy, 2000. Used ... $3.99
All hits and almost no misses – starting with "Oooh", easily the best single of the '00, featuring some nice quotes from classic hip hop tracks ranging from the Funky 4 + 1 to Mos Def, and some of Redman's best verses in a while. De La Soul basically started the whole skits-between- ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Madlib —
Pinata Beats ... LP Madlib Invazion, 2014. Very Good+ 2LP ... Just Sold Out!
The restlessly inventive Madlib beats and production for Pinata, the excellent duo project with MC Freddie Gibbs! If you'll forgive us a little bit of repetition – because we KNOW we've written this before – there's just something extra riveting about Madlib's production work for ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Charizma & Peanut Butter Wolf —
Big Shots ... LP Stones Throw, 2003. Very Good+ 2LP ... $18.99
The long lost Charizma tapes are unearthed and see the light of day! We're not entirely certain all these tracks were set to be released on the Hollywood Basic album that never saw the light of day, but we are certain of the quality. An almost lost, but very necessary, piece of the West Coast ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(A nice copy.)
Outkast —
Speakerboxxx/LaFace, 2003. Very Good+ 4LP Gatefold ... $29.99
Pick any 10 words out of any Outkast album description on our pages at random, and you'll see how dearly we've loved these boys throughout the years – but truth be told, deep down we didn't think that they would be able to pull off the double album/solo album project(s). We were seriously ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Original pressing, with hype sticker!)
Run-DMC —
Run's House (voc, inst)/Profile, 1988. Very Good+ (pic cover)... Just Sold Out!
... 12-inch, Vinyl record
Jeru The Damaja —
Wrath Of The Math ... LP Payday, 1996. Very Good+ 2LP ... Just Sold Out!
Follow up to the classic "The Sun Rises in the East" LP with more genius production from Premier. With "One Day", "Me or the Papes", "The Frustrated Nigga", "Scientifical Madness", "Revenge of the Prophet (Part 5)", and 9 more. LP, Vinyl record album
(Second pressing, with black/Polygram labels.)
Unkle —
Psyence Fiction ... LP Mo Wax, 1998. Very Good+ 2LP Gatefold ... $39.99
One of the principal albums in trip hop's ascension into the mainstream, and the bright, extroverted flipside to Portishead's darker vision of the late 90s scene. Mo Wax honcho James Lavelle's longstanding Unkle project got a massive makeover when DJ Shadow became the prime sonic architect for the ... (New Grooves, Hip Hop) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(US pressing in a gatefold sleeve, with the printed inner sleeves.)
Duke Bootee —
Broadway (voc, radio, inst) ... 12-inch Beauty & The Beat, 1986. Very Good+ ... $8.99
With that mid-80s heavy beats and bassline production style similar to Coast-To-Coast, Masterdon Committee, or Emanon. Loosely based on Dyke & the Blazers "Funky Broadway" with a sung chorus. 12-inch, Vinyl record
(In an original Beauty & The Beat sleeve too.)
Ice T —
I'm Your Pusher (LP, inst, acapella)/Sire, 1988. Very Good+ (pic cover)... $6.99
Ice T's cover of the Curtis Mayfield classic. 12-inch, Vinyl record
NWA —
Dope Man (voc, radio)/Ruthless/Macola, 1987. Very Good+ (pic cover)... $28.99
Debut EP featuring the initial line-up of Dr. Dre, Ice Cube, Eazy-E, and Arabian Prince. Contains radio and explicit versions of the enduring hit "Dope Man" and "8-Ball", plus "Panic Zone" with Krazy Dee. Priceless cover pic features the entire posse lounging with ... read more 12-inch, Vinyl record
(Red label pressing, with Ruthless and Macoloa logos on label and back.)
LL Cool J —
Going Back To Cali/Def Jam, 1987. Very Good+ (pic cover)... $8.99
Non-album cut that saved the movie "Less Than Zero" from being a total ruin – and one of LL's all-time classics! 12-inch, Vinyl record
Eazy-E —
Eazy-Duz-It (voc, radio edit)/Ruthless/Priority, 1988. Very Good+ (pic cover)... $9.99
Featuring Greg Mack and Nasty Ness on "Radio". MC Ren guests on "Ruthless Villain". Beats by Dre & Yella. 12-inch, Vinyl record
EPMD —
Big Payback (club rmx, inst rmx, LP, 7 inch rmx, 7 inch rmx radio) ... 12-inch Fresh, 1989. Very Good+ (pic cover)... $8.99
... 12-inch, Vinyl record
(Original pressing, with mail order inner sleeve. Cover has hype sticker – and also water staining on the bottom few inches. Not too bad overall.)
Gang Starr —
Mass Appeal (radio, street, masstrumental) ... 12-inch Virgin, 1994. Very Good+ (pic cover)... Just Sold Out!
From the "Hard To Earn" LP, produced by Premier. 12-inch, Vinyl record
(Cat # 97501.)
Fugees —
Bootleg Versions (with download) ... LP Ruffhouse/Sony, 1996. New Copy (reissue)... $19.99 20.98
Mid 90s classic Fugees tracks get the remix treatment on Bootleg Versions – with worthy alternate mixes of some of the highpoints from their back-to-back milestones The Score and Blunted On Reality – seriously among the greatest successive album efforts in late 20th century popular ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes download!)
Tribe Called Quest —
Low End Theory ... LP Jive, 1991. New Copy 2LP (reissue)... $33.99 35.98
The second album from the immortal Tribe Called Quest – one of the absolute essential hip hop LPs, and a record that should be an anyone's shortlist of the best albums in several subsections of hip hop – just a straight up masterpiece anyway you cut it. The album is so high up on the ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Queen Latifah —
Nature Of A Sista' ... CD Tommy Boy, 1991. Used ... $2.99
Queen Latifah's second album – still very much in the prime of her early hip hop career! Latifah's got some great help here – and is working with beats by the 45 King, Naughty By Nature, K Cut of Main Source, and an incorrectly credited Louie Vega – all of whom bring some sharper ... read more CD
Adrian Younge & Others —
Adrian Younge & Linear Labs Present Los Angeles ... LP Linear Labs, 2015. Near Mint- ... Just Sold Out!
The LA underground, seen through the eyes of ultra-hip producer Adrian Younge – who works here in collaboration with Souls Of Mischief, members of Wu-Tang, Karolina, Laetitia Sadier, and others – all in this very heady brew of sounds that stands as a perfect summation of his genius! ... (Deep Funk, Hip Hop) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the LL inner sleeve.)
Killer Mike —
Akshon (Yeah!) (dirty, inst, clean, clean acapella) ... 12-inch Columbia, 2003. Near Mint- ... $0.99
... 12-inch, Vinyl record
Flying Lotus —
Los Angeles ... LP Warp, 2008. Near Mint- 2LP Gatefold ... $24.99
A cerebral and sweetly soulful instrumental excursion from Flying Lotus – a headnodding journey that's as gratifying as anything we've heard from the Warp label in a long time! It's tough to get around a Prefuse comparison, especially given FL's masterful way of blending off kilter outeredge ... (New Grooves, Hip Hop) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Recent reissue. Includes the printed inner sleeves.)
Warp 9 —
Beat Wave (voc, dub) ... 12-inch Prism, 1983. Near Mint- (pic cover)... $2.99
Mixed by Jellybean. 12-inch, Vinyl record
Outkast —
Stankonia ... LP LaFace, 2000. Near Mint- 2LP ... Just Sold Out!
Probably the most hyped hip hop album by rock critics of the last decade – but don't hold that against Stankonia, because these ghetto grooves from planet P-Funk were exactly what the world needed in 2000! The millenium blowout party jam feel throughout is surely a nice change of pace from ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Stankonia ... CD 3.99(Orange vinyl pressing, with insert! Back cover has a gold promo stamp.)
2Pac —
R U Still Down? [Remember Me] ... LP Death Row, 1997. Near Mint- 3LP Gatefold ... $58.99
Another posthumous 2pac LP, with 22 tracks, including "Fake A** B*tches", "I Wonder If Heaven Got A Ghetto", and many more uplifting numbers, like "F**k All Y'All" & "Definition of a Thug N*gga". LP, Vinyl record album
(Original pressing! Back cover has a gold promo sticker, front cover has a hype sticker, and cover has one slightly bumped corner.)
Notorious BIG —
Life After Death ... LP Bad Boy, 1997. Near Mint- 3LP ... $79.99
24 tracks, including "Hypnotize", "Kick In the Door", "Mo Money Mo Problems", "Miss U", "Ten Crack Commandments", 'What's Beef?" and "Nasty Boy". LP, Vinyl record album
(Original pressing, with insert! Cover has a gold promo stamp on the back, and a hype sticker on the front. Two corners of the cover are slightly bumped, but this is a great copy overall.)
Makaveli (2Pac) —
Don Killuminati –The Seven Day Theory ... LP Death Row, 1996. Near Mint- 2LP ... $23.99
The first posthumous 2pac release. 12 songs in all, including "Hold Ya Head", "Toss It Up", "Hail Mary", "Bomb First (My Second Reply)", "Blasphemy", "Krazy", "White Man'z World", & "To Live & Die In LA". LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a cut corner.)
Jeru The Damaja —
Sun Rises In The East ... CD Payday, 1994. Used ... Just Sold Out!
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. CD
Queen Latifah —
Ladies First (crazy 45 King ext rmx, Queen Latifah - Monie Love bonus beats, radio edit, ladiestrumenstal, LP) ... 12-inch Tommy Boy, 1989. Very Good+ ... $3.99
... 12-inch, Vinyl record
(In a Tommy Boy sleeve.)
Knxwledge —
1988 ... CD Stones Throw, 2020. New Copy ... Just Sold Out!
A rock solid effort from one of the finer producers on Stones Throw at this stage in the label's esteemed history! If you expect 1988 to be throwback effort by the number title, think again, but he's not as predictable as that anyway. He sets an impeccable and unpredictable mood that stays rooted ... read more CD
Cash Money & Marvelous —
Where's The Party At? (180 gram pressing) ... LP Sleeping Bag/Demon (UK), 1988. New Copy (reissue)... $19.99
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 LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Where's The Party At? ... LP 5.99
JVC Force —
Doin' Damage (180 gram pressing) ... LP B-Boy/Demon (UK), 1987. New Copy (reissue)... $19.99
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 LP, Vinyl record album
Beastie Boys —
Cooky Puss ... 12-inch Ratcage, 1983. Very Good (pic cover)... Just Sold Out!
The first-ever Beastie Boys hip hop effort – a really great single done after their early punk material, and already a great showcase for their strong sense of humor! The gimmick here is great – the trio call up a number of Carvel Ice Cream stores, and ask to speak to various ice cream ... read more 12-inch, Vinyl record
(Original pressing with MPO etch. Top cover seem is unglued.)
Herbie Hancock —
Rockit (short, long/Columbia, 1983. Very Good (pic cover)... $3.99
Funky breaking madness! Nice 12" single of Herbie's big hit cut with Bill Laswell – which sounds surprisingly better today than it did back in 1983. Lots of nice early electro keyboards – and some nice scratching from Grandmaster D St! (Soul, Hip Hop) 12-inch, Vinyl record
(Long version has a short click for a few spins, but is OK overall. Cover is slightly unglued on the top seam.)
Rob Base & DJ EZ Rock —
Get On The Dance Floor (Sky King rmx, surgical Sky King dub, EZ Rockin bonus beats, album)/Profile, 1988. Very Good ... $2.99
... 12-inch, Vinyl record
Notorious BIG —
One More Chance/Bad Boy, 1994. Very Good (pic cover)... $7.99
... 12-inch, Vinyl record
(Sleeve has some light wear, and a few paint flecks.)
Paul Hardcastle —
Rain Forest ... LP Profile, 1985. Very Good- ... Just Sold Out!
If 2 mixes of the seminal electro/jazz classic "Rain Forest" isn't enough to sell you on this album, you might like to know you'll really get your fix for 808 and 909 on these nice jazzy tracks, that really did sound like the future of music to us back in the 80s. Also includes "King ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Original pressing. Cover has a set of initials in a bottom corner, but is otherwise nice.)
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