Chopped Herring Hip Hop 208 Items

LP | 2021 | UK | Original (Chopped Herring)

Release: 2022 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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"Oh shiiiiii - we have even more unreleased 94-95 material from the boards of Mixture aka Kasem the Party Pooper. Amazing production here people. Been droppin short snippets over the last few months and heads have been flippin off the flava. Check the sounds yo!!!"

265 copies on black wax in trad Herring sticker jacket.

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Landlords Of The Morgue

Welcome To The Morgue

26,59 €* 27,99 € -5%

Where It's At - The 90's Demos

Release: 2021 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Landlords of the Morgue was an obscure three man crew from Texas consisting of One Son, Dot Nice & Madd Scripts. They met while serving in the army at Fort Hood but all came from different states originally. One Son from Alabama, Dot Nice was from Queens, NY and Madd Scripts from Chicago. They hooked up with producer Ashton “DJ Cassanova” Irons (Papa Chuk/Project Crew) in Killeen, Texas after a showcase Cass attended. He was working with them individually and finally decided to put them together to form Landlords. What we have here are seven tracks that originally appeared on a very obscure homemade cassette that was effectively used as their demo tape – good luck finding that. Currently there is no info on the net about them and no Discogs listing, yet!

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Mac G

30,99 €*

LP | 2019 | US | Original (Chopped Herring)

Release: 2020 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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To celebrate we have an EP of 6 unreleased joints from IBM Nation member Mac G outta Philadelphia. Hardcore collectors will know IBM Nation from their 1990 grail the Brainiac EP which dropped on small indie label Inner City Recs back in the deezy. Unfortunately Mac G had a couple of his crazy nice solo demo tapes stolen from his studio by a shady acquaintance. Those tapes appeared on Ebay shortly afterwards and sold for crazy loot [2k+]. We’re hoping that one day the new owner of those 1992 – 1994 demo tapes will hit us up to share them with the fans, on a limited vinyl Herring release. But what we do have here are his extra dope unreleased mid 90’s demos. Peep the snippets and we’ll be back 1st week of January with the final vinyl release of the Dec/Jan Cycle as well as 4 new CD releases. Props for supporting the Herring in 2019 – we have some sureshots already lined up for 2020, the 20th year of the Herring!!!

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Kwest Tha Madd Lad

Old To The New

32,99 €*

LP | 2018 | UK | Original (Chopped Herring)

Release: 2019 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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There are not too many artists who can maintain over a quarter of a century but the man like Kwest Tha Madd Lad dropped a superb project a few months back and we decided to combine that full project with 5 of his 1994 [unused first album joints] previously only available on CD via the now-defunct No Sleep Recordings. His first album, on Rick Rubin’s American Recordings took a couple of years to drop but was completed in 1994. After the schedule was messed around with in favour of different artists on the label, the record finally dropped in 1996. At that time Kwest decided to leave out some of his earlier recordings from the session, so they never made it onto wax. But we are proud to say that the time has finally come to give them a vinyl airing. The new EP ‘S.P.I.T.R” was produced by Aneeway Jones and X-Ray Da MIndbenda [M.I.C.] and is one of the freshest and competent releases by a “mature mc” of recent years. The ‘Old To The New’ LP spans 1994 to 2019 in a seamless homage to the timeless art of lyricism. Enjoy!!!! There will be 350 copies pressed only. This first 120 copies will be on Purple & Green mixed Colored Vinyl. The next 230 are on traditional black wax!! Cover is a plain white sleeve with full colour large 20cm x 20cm sticker.

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Big Sha aka Poetry

Poet's Ambition EP

Release: 2018 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Up Come The Mhorlocks 1994 - 1997

Mhorlocks

LP | 2017 | UK | Original (Chopped Herring)

LP | 2017 | UK | Original (Chopped Herring)

Release: 2017 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Check out this dope, fully unreleased project out of Queens from 1994-1997. Included are 5 tracks from the 1994 demo tape period (recorded from the original studio masters) as well as 3 tracks penned for a potential Makin' Records release in 1997, which never happened. This underground release is full of massive bangers.

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5 Elementz

The Album Time Forgot EP

36,99 €*

Devil's Most Wanted 1994 EP

Release: 2017 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Only one copy per customer!
Produced by J Dilla aka Jay Dee!!
5-Elementz formed in Detroit in 1992. The group met while attending Osborn High School on 7 Mile. The original members consisted of Thyme, Proof, Mudd, Jay Dee & DJ Head.
These great tracks produced by Jay Dee only released on cassette later in 1998. Chopped Herring had access to the original studio DATs and presents to you this great EP. Ya better don’t sleep!

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Da Last Future

12" | 2016 | UK | Original (Chopped Herring)

32,99 €*

Release: 2016 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Before Sunz of Man and before Wu, there was Da Last Future. The line-up before they got down with the Wu was KiIllah Priest, Prodigal Sunn, Hell Razah, Shabazz the Disciple, 7th Ambassador and our man producer Su-Preme. They dropped a low run 12" on Nocturnal 7 Records, engineered and mixed by another friend o'Herring, Carlos C-12 Bess at the legendary Firehouse Studios in NYC.

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Perverted Dialect

The 1996 Demo Tape EP

Bring On Ya Best 90s Demos

Release: 2022 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Izniz, the producer for The Madness, Ghettolandz & Burn U.N.I. [as well as being the owner of Boom Bap Nation], hit up Sham from PD and said "Yo, speak to Bob about a release", so he did. He played me some joints from an unreleased 1999 project. There were some really dope ones on there but I was like "Where are the 1996 demos, ya know, the ones submitted to The Source's Unsigned Hype section". I was told that no one had them anymore. So unsurprisingly I was a little disappointed. I mean there was some niceness in the late 90's stash but it was those elusive demos that the heads were really feenin for.

Some time went by and one day I noticed someone was displaying a copy of the actual demo tape that the group had lost online. I hit dude up immediately and he was mad cool and knew Herring and very kindly offered to do a high quality rip of the material. And WOW. The material is absolute fiya. What we have here are all the tracks off the 1996 demo tape that the artists no longer have, plus one Absolute monster track from the late 90's. You tell me people, but I think this one is pretty, pretty, pretty special.

Perverted Dialect are Sick Ass Sham, Waynmega (Slang) and DJ Skills. They hail from the Long Branch neighborhood of New Jersey and knew each other from around the way. The group nearly copped a deal off Violator but it never came off. Violator's loss is our gain.

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Poops

13,29 €* 13,99 € -5%

Release: 2022 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Perverted Dialect

The 1996 Demo Tape EP

Release: 2022 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Trevor J & Loop.Holes

Almost Home

CD | 2021 | UK | Reissue (Chopped Herring)

Release: 2021 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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The incredible Trevor J & Loop.Holes album gets a limited cd release!!!

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MC Shinobi

Producer Project Volume 2

Release: 2021 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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The debut album from MC Shinobi – previously only 100 copies on CDR – now on a proper, limited CD release!!

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Russ Prez

Release: 2020 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Following the first volume from earlier this year, Russ dug deeper into his archives and found DATs of these unreleased bangers. I know cats loved the KGB joints last time so here are 2 more unreleased jawns including the incredible original version of ‘Journey Through Hell’ from 1993 and ‘Boom Bang’ from 1996. Also included in this volume are 2 unreleased tracks from Madame Star which would’ve been on the Cold Chillin album had she not been dropped after 2 singles. Both Sick!! We also have for your listening pleasure 2 more joints from Coney Island MC Lac The Rippa and one unheard and unleaked track from Now Born Click’s Born-God. Peep Vol 1 Here in you missed it – Enjoy!!!

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Starvin B

Melting Pot

Bobby Noble (Pen Pals) & Lars Viola

Release: 2020 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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The NEW Starvin B project gets a limited CD only release on the Herring.

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Good Time Bobby

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Einstein's Guide To Losing Friends & Alienating People

Release: 2020 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Pen Pal’s MC Cynic the Apache as Bobby Noble, droppin this ridiculously nice concept album with killer jazzy beats by Lars Viola.

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Stranger Danger presents

LP | 2018 | UK | Original (Chopped Herring)

Wiseguys (The Almighty RSO, Made Men & TDS Mob)

Release: 2018 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Limited edition vinyl!
Chopped Herring presents the CD version of Stranger Danger’s debut project “How to Lose Friends and Alienating People”. If you expect nothing but grimy underground hip hop from LA on this one, you got it all right!
From the producer of the amazing “Tha Roach Killaz LP” from last year on Herring comes Stranger Danger's debut solo album produced entirely by the LA native himself. Incredible sample choices mixed up with drug laced experimentalism makes this, along with his previous production outing, one of the nicest debuts in a minute. Also included among the variety of guest MC's is the kid A.F.R.O.
The CD title pays obviously contribution to the 2001 book by Toby Young. In 1995 high-flying British journalist Toby Young left London for New York to become a contributing editor at Vanity Fair. But things didn't quite go according to plan. “How to Lose Friends and Alienate People” is Toby Young's hilarious account of the five years he spent looking for love in all the wrong places and steadily working his way down the New York food chain, from glossy magazine editor to crash-test dummy for interactive sex toys.

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Process Of Elimination EP

14,99 €*

Please Listen To My Demos

Release: 2018 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Limited CD edition!

Chopped Herring presents this bomb out of Boston, that was set to drop on Def Jam/Surrender in 1996. These, previously unreleased tracks, featured on the promotional tape version of the 1996 "In The Company Of Killaz" album.
Wiseguys were a group made up of members of legendary Boston Gangsta Rap crew The Almighty RSO, Made Men and TDS Mob . The group's formation is perfectly in line with the purest form of Hip Hop - that is, music that brought gang members together, off the street, to squash beefs and create something positive to inspire others to do the same.
One of their first breakthroughs was winning the ICA B-Town Rap Battle in 1986. Following that, in 1989 they went to NY to work with Paul C and recorded a whole album that was never released [!]. They were signed to Tommy Boy in 1992 but were dropped due to the controversial single "One in the Chamba" which prompted The Boston Police Patrolman's Association (BPPA) pressing charges against the group under a state law that prohibits inciting assaults against public figures.
They were again picked up by another label, Flavor Unit and following Flava Unit's demise they were picked up by RCA. RSO & Made Men morphed into Wiseguys and released their debut album "In The Company Of Killaz" in 1996 on The Source's co-founder David Mays' label Surrender Recs in conjunction with Def Jam. The tracks we have for you here are perhaps the nicest from that set of material, and never featured on the original, released version of the album. All tracks were transfered from the original studio master DATS by producer Twice Thou. Chopped Herring would like to thank E-Vicious aka Twice Thou for making this project happen along with Boston Hip Hop afficiando Gage-One who made the connect and Simon Pehlgrim for all his help.
Wiseguys cast included Ray Dog (aka Benzino of RSO/Made Men), E-Devious (aka Twice Thou of RSO/Made Men), Cool Gzus (aka Mr. Gzus of TDS Mob/Made Men), Tangg the Juice, Masta Criminal Mann Terror, Mike McNeil (aka M3/Mass Murderin' Mike), Tony Rhome (of RSO), Big Roscoe and (Masta Criminal) Main T. Blazertown, Im, J-Hops, Moty, J-Stone, Hardcore, Belnel Mike, Stets, One Man Gang, Mag Steel, DB-11, Hostile & G-Pack.

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Shylow

CD | 2016 | UK | Original (Chopped Herring)

Release: 2018 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Limited CD edition!

Shylow is a DJ, producer and MC from Durham, Canada. “Please Listen To My Demos” first released in Canada on very limited cassette only back in the year 2000.
Shylow has a reputation for putting on high energy live performances; bringing down the house countless times solo, and has shared the stage with many underground artists such as Cage, Yakballz, Ill Bill, Aceyalone, Boot Camp Click, Mr.Lif, Camu Tao, Red Clay and Jedi Mind Tricks.
Also records as half of the group First Division. along with his counterpart Expertise, and is the founding member of The Bomb Shelta Association, a crew of artists who recorded an album entitled "Rebirth" in 97/98. The album was never released commercially but garnered critical praise and gained worldwide recognition through word of mouth, hand to hand sales, and the internet.
One of the standout songs on the "Rebirth" album was Shylow's solo track "S.T.O.M.P". It caught the ear of hip-hop legend Chuck D of Public Enemy, who in an issue of Elemental magazine, as well as on his website www.rapstation.com rated the song the number one mp3 download of the year 2000.
In 2003, he became the first Canadian hip-hop artist to have a 'debut' single (Moment Of Clarity b/w The Greatest) released on a reputable American label (Fatbeats/Breakthru) featuring production by a well-known and sought after American producer (Ayatollah).
Is credited as Co-Executive Producer for Marco Polo's Soulspazm/Rawkus debut album Port Authority, which was nominated for a Juno Award (Canadian Grammy) in 2008.

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Timeless Truth

Cold Wave

Release: 2016 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Classic new boom bap banger featuring Sean Price, Your Old Droog & Ill Bill. Production from Large Professor, El RTNC, Arch Druids, DJ Skizz, Roc Marciano, Marco Polo and DJ Woof. Must have!

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Recognize Ali

Back To Mecca II

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Here we have the stunning sequel to the 2019 drop on Herring produced almost exclusively by Anu El. The drums on this project knock hard like a goddam door to door salesman! Probably the flyest project Rec has dropped to date and for me it's an undeniable Aoty contender. Yeah yeah, more superlatives, but I think heads will agree, this is a special joint and destined to be a modern classic. Mark my words!!!

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Tha Anthom & Mike B

Neva Sellin Out

Release: 2020 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Stupid dope debut album from Last Jazz Club’s Mike B along with San Jose MC Tha Anthom. If you dug Mike’s last release on Herring [LJC’s – ‘Jazz Is..”] you will flip out for this one. Every joint is a killer and every joint is on a jazz tip. Double bass lines galore!! Amazing full colour artwork from Rockin Roger aka AzhqOne [who did the Interviews Vol 3 art]. An absolute sureshot!

Tracks:

A1 Intro A2 Neva Sellin Out A3 Diggin This Right Here A4 Mic In My Hand A5 Likwits ft Mikey PG A6 Like Dat Interlude

B1 If The Beats Fat B2 Check It B3 Murderous Status ft Iron Slaughter B4 Get Drunk B5 Timeless

All tracks produced by Mike (Last Jazz Club) B

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Afiliashun

The Unreleased 90's EP

Release: 2021 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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When I dropped The Perfect Time EP back in 2017 I was begging for some unreleased flava to go along with the 4 tracks on the OG 12″, but they were nowhere to be found. Since then, a lot of digging has been done and finally we are extremely pleased to announce, we have more period Afiliashun material – and boy was it worth the wait!! Here we have 8 unreleased Afiliashun crew heaters from 97-99. Enjoy!!!!!

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Recognize Ali

Back To Mecca 2 w/ Obi

49,99 €*

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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And we're back for the Autumn 2023 with the stunning sequel to the 2019 drop on Herring produced almost exclusively by Anu El. The drums on this project knock hard like a goddam door to door salesman! Probably the flyest project Rec has dropped to date and for me it's an undeniable Aoty contender. Yeah yeah, more superlatives, but I think heads will agree, this is a special joint and destined to be a modern classic. Mark my words!!!

There are 450 copies on Clear WAX in full colour jacket.

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Mixture

The Potion 94-95 EP

Ashton "DJ Cassanova" Irons

Release: 2022 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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OK what we have here for you is a Killer 1994-1995 100% unreleased project outta New Jersey including a bunch of low key artists as well as a major joint from Massive Staff who you will remember from the Nasty Newark Air '94 EP.

Amazing material - you'll def wanna check out the snippets.

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Texas Tapes 92-95

7" | 2021 | UK | Original (Chopped Herring)

Release: 2021 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Dope 8-track 100% unreleased and unleaked material from the early to mid 90’s outta Texas, produced by Papa Chuk and Landlords of the Morgue producer Ashton “DJ Cassanova” Irons. You will know Teddy Lee from the group Project Crew but the rest are pretty obscure acts that passed through Ashton’s studio in the early to mid 90’s to record their demos. Check out the flava!!

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Creaturenomics

Hunt For The Future

10,99 €*

Release: 2021 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Heads will know Creature from his first group The Triflicts (Hydra Ent) as well as his much-lauded feature on MF DOOM/Viktor Vaughn’s ‘Open Mic Night Pt 2’ off the ‘Vaudeville Villain’ LP. This right here is a brand new project which features production from the excellent El Pres Beats who is a London-based Dutch beatmaker. The whole vibe is reminiscent of early 2000s DOOM/M.I.C. but obviously with its own distinct flava. Really dope selection of tracks this, so we had to get it on a 7″ for the fisherman.

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Pseudo Intellectuals

Pizza Money

14,99 €*

Release: 2021 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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7" | 2021 | UK | Original (Chopped Herring)

Radikal Doodz

Definitely On (1993)

Bobby Noble (Pen Pals) & Lars Viola

Release: 2021 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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So you finally find the producer, he finally finds the DATs and finally he gets to listen to them and damn, only one track is on there. So what do you do?

Well when it’s as Huge as this joint, you drop a one-sided 7″!!!

The Radikal Doodz were an early 90s rap group from Flatbush, Brooklyn consisting of Po Rich, Dunndee, PZD and Akeem. Po Rich was the lead MC. Akeem was his hype man, PZD handled the DJ duties and Dunndee along with PZD handled production.

This was the lead track from their first and only release which dropped on the independent Mission Recordz label in 1993.

What a monster!!!!!

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Good Time Bobby

Doomzday / Gypcees / Suspects

Release: 2020 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Pen Pal’s MC Cynic the Apache as Bobby Noble, droppin this ridiculously nice concept album with killer jazzy beats by Lars Viola.

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Third Eye Productions

13,99 €*

Release: 2020 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Phatheadz Pka Real II Reel

Flip Off The Vibes EP

Where It's At - The 90's Demos

Release: 2020 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Rap duo Real II Reel aka Phatheadz was formed in 1990 by Ed Gledhill aka Ease and Nick D’Amato aka Nick Nice. The boys grew up in Pennsauken NJ just outside of Philly and met while in high school. They started rapping in their late teens and pressed their first 12 “ in 1990 [2 Def – Soul On A Roll] which featured none other than DJ Royal Rocker from Krown Rulers out of Camden supplying the cuts. Ed was lucky enough [his words] to gain an internship at a studio to learn engineering and that afforded him the time to concentrate on his own production work. Most of the songs back then were recorded onto Adat. Ed used a Yamaha S-760 for sampling and Roland equipment for beats, sounds and interface for a program called Master Tracks.

They changed the name to Phatheadz shortly after the 12″ dropped because, as they felt, times were changing and the play on numbers in groups titles was getting old [and also maybe because there was a house act called Real II Real?]. They were close with a deal at Ruff House records outta Philly around 1993-1994 but unfortunately it fell through. As with many artists of a certain age, they felt they were getting older and had lives and families and responsibilities and they lost the drive to do it anymore but we are pleased to say they remained friends to this day.

Props to the fellas for letting us do this project and supplying four previously unheard and unreleased heaters. Peep the snippets yo – this is Classic, slept on 93 ishMonster grail with 4 extra joints off the OG DATs, on CD for the first time. 1 Flip Off The Vibes 2 Puttin’ Headz to Bed 3 Let The Words Do The Talkin’ 4 What Goes Up Must Come Down 5 I Get The Papers 6 Who’s This

All tracks written and produced by Phatheadz pka Real II Reel.

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Mac G (IBM Nation)

Release: 2020 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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"And here we are – the end of another year of Herring fillets. To celebrate we have an EP of 6 unreleased joints from IBM Nation member Mac G outta Philadelphia. Hardcore collectors will know IBM Nation from their 1990 grail the Brainiac EP which dropped on small indie label Inner City Recs back in the deezy. Unfortunately Mac G had a couple of his crazy nice solo demo tapes stolen from his studio by a shady acquaintance. Those tapes appeared on Ebay shortly afterwards and sold for crazy loot [2k+]. We’re hoping that one day the new owner of those 1992 – 1994 demo tapes will hit us up to share them with the fans, on a limited vinyl Herring release. But what we do have here are his extra dope unreleased mid 90’s demos. Peep the snippets and we’ll be back 1st week of January with the final vinyl release of the Dec/Jan Cycle as well as 4 new CD releases. Props for supporting the Herring in 2019 – we have some sureshots already lined up for 2020, the 20th year of the Herring!!!" - Chopped Herring

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Custodian Of Records

The Sampler Platter

These Are My Unreleased Recordings

Release: 2020 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Killer production album from our man in NJ, Custodian of Records.

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Kwest Tha Madd Lad

LP | 2019 | UK | Original (Chopped Herring)

34,99 €*

The Original Nothing But Kung Fu LP

Release: 2019 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Ahhh yeahhh – it’s the 1994-1996 material from Kwest’s debut album sessions that never made the final cut – MASSIVE!!! DAMN it’s ON!!! All the joints from the excellent “These Are My Unreleased Recordings” project now on vinyl for the first time plus a couple of new ones for the heads. Kwest was recording his debut album for Rick Rubin’s American Recordings imprint from 1994-1996 but a load of them never made the final cut. But here they are in all their intended glory. Shout out to James @ No Sleep Recs, Dan Charnas. & X-Ray. Let’s go in again…..White Jacket No Holes 12″ 3mm Spine with FULL COLOUR 20cm x 20cm Large Sticker. v

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BoFaatBeatz

12" | 2019 | Original (Chopped Herring)

25,99 €*

Release: 2019 / Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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German beatmaker BoFaatBeatz is mad prolific on the boards. Dude has hundreds if not thousands of instrumentals. I hit him up when I saw he’d just recorded features with Recognize Ali and Kwest who’s projects I released earlier this year. We had a good chat and he kindly allowed Herring to have free reign over selecting tracks for an album project on Herring. There were loads to choose from and dude sent us a constant flow of newly recorded joints as well as some stuff from the Hannover archives!! He then remixed a load of those joints and dropped the remixes on digi and limited cd leaving the “original” unheard versions for this “The Original Nothing But Kung Fu LP” on Chopped Herring Records. In some ways similar to the well-received AJ Munson LP we dropped from late 2018, Kung Fu includes verses from a bunch of low key and new mc’s from all over the States. As well as the heavy hitters mentioned above, there is also an ill jawn by Nine & Smoothe The Hustler. What’s not to like?? Check it out y’all!!!

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Basementality

Kings & Kingdoms

These Are My Unreleased Recordings LP

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Here we have a Heavy rarity outta Philly from 1995 by MC, producer and graf artist Jon Doe aka Denske aka Culture Livingston. Check the interview below in the Product Info section for the full story, but homeboy has been part of the Philly scene since way back when. He used to write under the name Denske and heads might be aware of his excellent documentary "Tag City" which delves deep into the Philadelphia writing scene and in particular the esoteric Gangster hand style of the 60s/70s synonymous with the city. He was also featured in Roger Gastman's "History Of American Graffiti". Seriously, peep the interview below - it's full of gems.

So, to the music. There were 3 joints on the 12" that dropped in 1995 [300 copies pressed only] and 6 on the cassette version - here we have 5 of those 6 tracks, 2 of which have never been released on wax. Unfortunately the final track was busted so couldn't be used!! As he mentions in his interview, this project was recorded on an old 4-track and never got mastered before pressing so it is dusty, but that adds to the mid 90's flava!

Enjoy the last 90's Herring vinyl drop of 2023 - and good luck trying to find the OG!!!

Shout out to the man like Onur Unal for the connect - much respect due!!

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Kwest Tha Madd Lad

LP | 2019 | UK | Original (Chopped Herring)

30,99 €*

12" | 2019 | Original (Chopped Herring)

Release: 2019 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG+, Cover: VG+

Cover and vinyl are close to NM. Limited edition

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Various Blends (Rasco)

The VB's 1992-1994

34,99 €*

Release: 2019 / Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Creaturenomics

Hunt For The Future

Release: 2021 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Golden Swords & F-Plus

Classical Weapons

Release: 2021 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Last Jazz Club (Veks & Mike B)

Jazz Is

22,99 €*

Lord Dakim & The Mellow One

Release: 2018 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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The amazing new 2nd album from Last JazzClub – BAM!!!

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Phunk Wit Da Flava '93 Demos EP

16,19 €* 17,99 € -10%

Lord Dakim & The Mellow One

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Arghhh yeah and we're back in with a new Season of the Herring.

So my man Hakan Dougpark, a well known demo tape hunter and youtube poster hit me up with the Lord Dakim and the Mellow One demo tape from 93 and said: "Yo Bob, any chance of making this happen?". It took a while but finally the producer Jerry (Ain't it Funky) Phillips found the OG tapes and this stunning EP was born.

Peep the interview below to get more info on the crew. There were only 50 demo tapes ever, most of which ended up at radio stations and labels. No significant interest emerged, that is until 30 years later when Herring came along to make it happen. What can I say fisherman, it was definitely worth the wait!!!

There are 300 copies only in Full Colour Large Sticker cover.

Black wax only.

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Phunk Wit Da Flava '93 Demos EP

28,49 €* 29,99 € -5%

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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MelloSoulBlack

Rhythm Crusaders EP

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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OK it's the end of year fishermen. It's been a dope couple of cycles - sorry there weren't more releases - covid hit hard BUT the good news is , we're back in March with more cycles than 2022. Hold tight for some serious heat!!

For the last offering we have a superb 4 track EP of material from Texas crew MelloSoulBlack produced entirely by our Peruvian flavameister Smoky Kun. You may recognize him from his single on Los Herring Records 'Saoco Del Barrio". Peep it it's still in stock and features a grip of Peruvian MCs over some funky latin beats.

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Jazz Spastiks

12 Bit Spit

7" | 2017 | UK | Original (Chopped Herring)

Release: 2020 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Now on CD!

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Junclassic

Better Than Fiction EP

Release: 2017 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Limited edition 4-track sampler for the first time on vinyl!

Junclassic is a Hip Hop MC, member of the Monsta Island Czars and Dynamix, and founder and CEO of Classified Recordings.

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PENPALS

Penpals 3

Isotopes Ep Clear Vinyl Edition

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Release #2 of the Autumn cycle is the new, unleaked album from Herring stalwarts Penpals. Leading on from the excellent SQ - Transmissions album last cycle, we have another album produced entirely by Penpals group member SQ. Jazzy AF and nice with the drums, SQ comes correct to lay the foundations for Rapswell & Bobby Nobles' smartass lyrics. Rounded off with a sweet, full colour cover, Penpals 3 is another solid, new Herring album for the 2023 stash. Can't stop droppin these b0mb5!!!!

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Mr Ripley & Litman One

10,79 €* 11,99 € -10%

LP | 1995 | UK | Reissue (Chopped Herring)

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Heads will know Mr Ripley from 90's crew The Madness as well as his CD- only release 'Dirty Boxing' on Herring from 2019. Here he has teamed up with Cologne [Germany] beatmaker and Herring fan LitMan One for a crazy solid 3 track 7" EP which includes a selection of classy joints from their recent science-themed project, the Isotopes EP. Check the snippets - this is a Killer!!!

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Basementality

Kings And Kingdoms

Release: 1995 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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PENPALS

Penpals 3

Flip Da Script - The 90's Demos

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Sore Loserz

16,14 €* 16,99 € -5%

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Third Eye Entertainment Volume 2

Doomzday / Gypcees

Shazam X / Pos-Neg / Sistar Act / Sld

Release: 2020 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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"Ahhh yeah – we’re back in Virginia for some more super rare joints from the excellent Third Eye Entertainment camp. Included are more hard2find bangers from the extremely rare records on the label as well as two unreleased heaters from the Suspects and The Halfbacks. VA’s best kept secret right here….." - Chopped Herring

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The Producer Project

Release: 2020 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Wicked 8 track EP of super rare Shazam X productions from the 90s.

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Recognize Ali

Back To Mecca II

(Pseudo) Intellectual Property Rights LP

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Pseudo Intellectuals

7" | 2021 | UK | Original (Chopped Herring)

Release: 2022 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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So when the Pseudos made contact about their amazing 'Only Built for Food and Drinks' LP, the original version of the album had a rough track entitled 'Five Years' on it. The joint blew my head clean off. I was like "You got any more joints on that tip?" and they were like "Well we also have 'The Winter' that we've been playing around with." So I suggested an EP of similar material and what did we get? A full album of adaptations of tracks that all of us grew up on. In fact I got brought on board on an executive production tip and we began to go through a selection of tracks to "adapt". The resulting project is one that I'm proud to have my name on. The last time I exec produced something was Three Sinister Syllables back in 2004 and I believe that this record is a suitable successor to that.

This record does everything I'm interested in, in the way it covers [no pun] multiple intellectual property rights issues with satire, style and a large dollop of hip hop sauce. I've never heard anything like it and over the last year or so it has become one of my fav projects on the label. Check the snippets - this is a special project y'all....

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Senica Da Misfit

Namaste

Release: 2021 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Just a one-off banger right here courtesy of Maryland MC Senica Da Misfit with beats courtesy of the excellent Fullscale and cuts from DanjahOne. Track A1 features Lords of The Underground MC DoItAll.

Absolute dancefloor murder for the heads!!!

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Absolute Value

Rip Wreck Shop & Hip Hop

Dooley-O Presents The Meccanizm

Release: 2021 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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The excellent Herring vinyl release gets a limited CD release including previously unheard demos and instrumentals. Bangin!!

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Release: 2021 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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“Year 1994, a hardcore hip hop crew called the KGB decided to come together as a unit and form a group called the Meccanizm, outta New Haven,Ct. These dudes always was in competition with other Mcs and Beat makers and each other. What’s special about the crew is that they concentrated on Lyrics and Beats. The Mecc consist of Chief Rhythm, Gbo, Xtra, Doc Terror and Producer Dooley-O. This album represents the grimy era of hip hop. 1994”

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One Deep

Crime Stories EP

Release: 2020 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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The classic 2013 Herring release gets a limited CD drop!!!

Tracks:

1 Crime Stories 2 If We Blow Up 3 As The Beat Goes On (Remix Dub) 4 Crime Stories (Instrumental) 5 As The Beat Goes On 6 As The Beat Goes On (Instrumental) 7 If We Blow Up (Instrumental) 8 West 83rd (Instrumental) Tracks 1 & 4 produced by C12 & K.E. Cocco. Tracks 2,5,6 & 7 prod by K.E. Cocco & Marlon Minaya. Tracks 3 & 8 prod by K.E. Cocco. Vocals on tracks 5 & 9 by Tyrae Lewis.

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Burgundy Blood

The Fall Of Man

12" | 2020 | UK | Original (Chopped Herring)

Release: 2020 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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The new album from Burgundy Blood including bonus joints and interludes! Herring and Burgundy Blood go back like prehistoric cave paintings and garden loungers, but this is the now people and what we have for you is the album of our times. It’s the shiznizzle, the goose that laid the golden egg, the spatchcock chicken, the wind beneath Everyone’s wings AND the cure for our current predicament. Not the Robert Smith, goth-pop Cure, stoopid, but the medicine we all Need to make us feel human again. These are unprecedented times my friends, but ‘The Fall of Man’ will guide you towards the light, then deviate past the light, back into the darkness, then perform an immaculate 3 point turn, eye up the target and foot down, as we proceed, and continue, to rock the mic….

On the really really reel, myself and the man like Matthew have been working together since the early 90’s. I used to spin for Nanosphere Complex, which comprised of Ash-Trai & Z-9, in the mid 90’s; I used to spin and jointly manage their group The Idiots in the late 90’s; the first release on Herring featured Rod Hotley/ly on the cult classic ‘Out To Lunch’ in 2001 and Herring released Burgundy Blood’s debut album ‘Suede Comet’ in 2014 and their debut EP ‘Cordial Stance’ in 2013. So without any cynicism or hi jinx of any kind, I can honestly say, this rare musibiz collaboration which has lasted a few years shy of 30 years, has been the most fulfilling I’ve had in the game [wipes tear from eye, then wipes ass, as writing this on the bog]. Ladies and germs, I give you, the very lovely, the extremely fluffy, the Benedict Cumbabubbly, Burgundy Blood and their brand new planet-saving album ‘The Fall Of Man’.

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Russ Prez

The Producer Project

Release: 2020 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Representing Protect Ya Neck Ent from the early days, we have a Russ Prez producer project on Herring. Russ worked with a bunch of Wu-Affiliate artists including Deadly Venoms, Killarmy and the super-dope KGB. He also produced the much in-demand Lac Rippa aka Lac Tha Rippa – Let’s Get It On 12″ on Mentally Disturbed East West. Russ dug out the 2 tracks from that grail plus 2 unreleased Lac joints, 2 unreleased joints from KGB and a heater from The Massive entitled A L L A H. Indie heads peep it, this is a bangin 7 track EP of 90’s flaaaayyyyva….

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Russ Prez

The Producer Project

Release: 2020 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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DJ M-1

Habit Of A Lifetime

Release: 2020 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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CD | 2019 | UK | Original (Chopped Herring)

Supreme The Rude Boy

Supreme' Lounge EP

Release: 2019 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Another crazy dope 90’s joint, this time out of Alabama, written and produced by multi-talented, mc and producer Supreme The Rude Boy. Supreme only released a limited run cassette single for “Friday Nite Live” back in 1996 as well an even rarer tape version of the album [still not on Discogs]. See below a short interview with the man himself where he discusses among other things his job at Motown and his father who penned tracks and recorded with The Blackbyrds, Taste of Honey and the Mizell Brothers who incidentally are his godfathers – wow. Just peep this project – we are starting off 2019 with a BANG!!! Produced and mixed by Supreme The Rude Boy for Soul Child Music/Unlimited Images
Entertainment 1996/7.
Remastered by Jee Van Cleef.

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Big Sha aka Poetry

Poet's Ambition EP

Release: 2018 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Brothers G.R.Y.M. (Too Poetic, Brainstorm & E#)

Ghetto Repaired Young Minds EP (1989-1992)

LP | 2017 | UK | Original (Chopped Herring)

36,99 €*

Lower Level / The Burn U.N.I.

Release: 2017 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop, Electronic & Dance

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Prince Paul hit Chopped Herring up to release this dope early 90's project!!

The first incarnation of the group was formed around 1989 in Amityville, Long Island, New York, although the family grew up in Long Island. The family of four brothers (Anthony, Richard, Joel, and Edward) and one sister (Dawne), of which Anthony (Poetic) was the eldest, were born to Trinidadian parents who moved from Trinidad and Tobago in 1971, making their first residence in Queens, New York for a short time, then moving to Long Island. John Berkeley (a pastor and a local businessman) and Ela Berkeley (a homemaker, cook-nutritionist, and teacher) were both singers and artistic in general, and they encouraged artistic expression in their five children. The family was well-rounded musically, singing gospel and R&B up to their early teens all around New York, other states, and Canada as "The Berkeley Singers". Anthony (Poetic), Dawne, and Joel (Brainstorm) sang, accompanied by Richard on the drums and Eddie (E-Sharp) on the piano or keyboard.

Poetic began rhyming in his early teens in Wyandanch, and was known by many names and building a name for himself as a lyrical battle MC. He changed his name to Poetic around 1985, and in 1986 he formed the crew known as Too Poetic, who in 1988-89 released a modestly popular single called: “God Made Me Funky/Poetical Terror”, under the DNA/Tommy Boy Music imprint. The group’s relationship with Tommy Boy Records eventually panned out for various reasons, scrapping the album and making Poetic very displeased, an early casualty of the politics of the music business.

While Poetic was just beginning his formal hip hop career in 1987–89, Brainstorm was attending college at the State University of New York at Farmingdale, Long Island, where he was the roommate of Brooklyn’s own Super DJ Richie Rich (who had been in Third Base, Clark Kent’s Supermen, and the movie Juice). The university was host to many hip hop artists as visitors for parties and to do shows like Rakim, EPMD, Producer-Super DJ Clark Kent, and Biz Markie.

After Brainstorm finished his college run in 1989, he took time to learn many aspects of the music business, but in 1989 he and Poetic mutually decided to pair up with a hardcore lyrical edge, original word play, and acute metaphors, after many collaborations between them since 1985. Thus, Da Bruthas G.R.Y.M. was born shortly after Too Poetic’s deal with DNA/Tommy Boy had soured. The energy and high chemistry between these true by-blood brothers at the time was, simply put, natural.

In the first Bruthas G.R.Y.M. era (c. 1989–1992), the brothers Poetic (Brother One) and Brainstorm (Brother Two) garnered much respect on the underground hip hop scene of New York Their first official demo featured the underground bangers like “Bruthas G.R.Y.M.”, “Circle-Circle-Dot-Dot”, the politically charged “Popcorn” and “Livin’ In Hell (Had To Survive)”. The demo featured production mastering by Nate "NATO" Tinsley, their in-house producer Semi-Automatic (Pedro Sims, Mr. Semi, Gravediggaz), and the brothers themselves. After blazing underground radio and live shows around New York City, they were listed in The Source magazine as the best unsigned rap group of 1989. The crew was then managed by longtime friend Jack Pope (Jack Sprat, Starving Artists Entertainment), who later became the road manager of the Gravediggaz.

These cassette tape “dubs” floated around the New York streets in the late 1980s and early 1990s, and their demo eventually made their way to the seasoned musical ear of fellow Amityvillain Prince Paul (Stetsasonic, De La Soul, Gravediggaz) from his association with the local Long Island artists who had met the brothers and saw their raw talent. In 1990 Prince Paul decided to fund and executive produce further demos, finding various other known and up-and-coming producers for the unnamed project, as well as being the tentative DJ for the group.

Then the unfortunate happened – being disenfranchised by the politics and games of the music business and life in general, Brainstorm just quit altogether for “personal enlightenment”, before any formal deal could solidify. Poetic understood about Brainstorm’s personal path at that stage in his life, but was silently devastated because they were so close to sealing a major record deal that would have propelled them further into Hip Hop history.

Their original demo, even today, is still one of Prince Paul’s favorites. It was not until 1992 that Poetic, after Brainstorm quit in 1991, that it is said that Poetic “fell on hard times”, including a short period of homelessness.

Brainstorm would continue to write for leisure and therapeutic reasoning, but never to seriously pursue a music career, moving to Brooklyn New York and later down south to various states; in fact, Brainstorm was so “finished with Hip Hop” that he gave Poetic all of his original rhyme books to use at his own discretion – some lyrics ending up on Gravediggaz projects.

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The 5plit EP Series Volume 2

12" | 2016 | UK | Original (Chopped Herring)

36,99 €*

Release: 2016 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Transmissions

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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"Transmissions is the new album from SQ, the in-house producer for Penpals. A producer-driven record, it features verses from rappers including old friends (Rapswell, Bobby Noble, junclassic, Lars Viola, Jerré, K-Cromozone) and newer collaborators (PremRock, Defcee, Fatboi Sharif, Cavalier, Baje One, Nappy Nina, Teller Bank$, Moses Rockwell, Plain Old Mike). Marcus Pinn and DJ Steve Bills provide the cuts. Created over the course of 2022, Transmissions is a culmination of the connections made with all of the artists involved, tied together by the sonic palate laid down by SQ. Tune in."

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Al Cohol & D.Rugs

Test Tube Junkies

14,44 €* 16,99 € -15%

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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The Shu-Box Demos '93-'97 EP

Rich Blak

12,74 €* 16,99 € -25%

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Junclassic

Worst Way

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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12" | 2019 | UK | Original (Chopped Herring)

Shabar Love Allah

Prepare Yourself EP

24,99 €*

Release: 2019 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG+, Cover: VG+

Mixed coloured vinyl, limited to 120 copies!

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Phatheadz

Check The Rhyme 93-94 EP

The Baltimore Archives 1993-1996

Release: 2022 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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So Ed from the Phatheadz hit me up and said "Bob, we got some old studio reels transfered, you interested?" and i said, "Hit me!!!". And WOW - what a selection of unreleased material from 93-94. All previously unheard and unreleased. Been droppin snippets on Instagram and heads have been Flippin out. Enjoy yo!!!

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Jay Funk presents

CD | 2019 | EU | Original (Chopped Herring)

Prepare Yourself 1991-1995 EP

Release: 2019 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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The DOPE 2015 Baltimore Archives project on Herring gets a CD release!!

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Shabar (Bar Love)

12" | 2019 | EU | Original (Chopped Herring)

23,99 €*

Einstein's Guide To Losing Friends & Alienating People

Release: 2019 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Here we have some seriously dope unheard and unreleased material outta QU by Shabar (Bar Love] outta the obscure NY group Food of The Gods. Damn there are some heavy NOI flavored joints here all produced by our man Artwell Smart who also produced the Big Sha grail material. Been trying to get to this gold for a minute yo!!! Just peep it….

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Stranger Danger presents

2LP | 2016 | UK | Original (Chopped Herring)

Release: 2018 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Limited edition CD!
Chopped Herring presents the CD version of Stranger Danger’s debut project “How to Lose Friends and Alienating People”. If you expect nothing but grimy underground hip hop from LA on this one, you got it all right!
From the producer of the amazing “Tha Roach Killaz LP” from last year on Herring comes Stranger Danger's debut solo album produced entirely by the LA native himself. Incredible sample choices mixed up with drug laced experimentalism makes this, along with his previous production outing, one of the nicest debuts in a minute. Also included among the variety of guest MC's is the kid A.F.R.O.
The CD title pays obviously contribution to the 2001 book by Toby Young. In 1995 high-flying British journalist Toby Young left London for New York to become a contributing editor at Vanity Fair. But things didn't quite go according to plan. “How to Lose Friends and Alienate People” is Toby Young's hilarious account of the five years he spent looking for love in all the wrong places and steadily working his way down the New York food chain, from glossy magazine editor to crash-test dummy for interactive sex toys.

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Jay Glaze

Operation Clam Dust

34,99 €*

Release: 2016 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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This is a limited run of 350 copies!
"Operation Clam Dust", an unheard masterpiece, was created between late 2005 & early 2008 - following-on from the much-loved 2004 "Three Sinister Syllables" mix. It is a next level exploration into digging, sampling and audio animation. All manner of world breaks, private press LP's, obscure soundtracks, Bolivian polka jawns are up in that piece. Eight years after it was made, there has been nothing that even comes close to the complexity of this project - just check it - This Is Nobel Prize Winning Breaks Shit, For Reel!!!

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Tajai & The Architect

Blktek

25,49 €* 29,99 € -15%

7" | 2022 | EU | Original (Chopped Herring)

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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And we're back on the West Coast again with our man The Architect [Homeliss Derilex] and Tajai from Souls of Mischief. This one follows on from the A-Plus album we dropped in 2020.

This heater of an album features the likes of Kool G Rap, Casual, Sa-Roc and more. Beats are top notch and you know what kind of quality to expect from founding Souls of Mischief MC Tajai. Fresh off the back of a Huge worldwide tour celebrating 30 years since the release of the classic 93 Til Infinity, Tajai and their tour DJ The Architect bless the heads with progressive yet traditional hip hop flavas for ya noggins. Another Chopped Herring sure shot....

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Manin7hemask Aka I9on

Live From My Porch

Release: 2022 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Straight outta Chelsea, MA we have producer/MC, ManIn7heMask aka I9on.

Dude wears a mask, makes killer beats and rhymes like a goddamm beast and when he hit me up I had no idea he already featured on Herring - anyone know which release? Took me a minute to work it out!!

Incredible 4 tracker this, with tracks A1 & A2 produced by our man in Mass and the flipside joints are produced by Krohme. Solid four tracker right here!!!

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Pseudo Intellectuals

Command Economy

Da Funkee Man / Instrumental

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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The flava never ends!! And we're back with another new Pseudo's project and this one is stupid fresh. All the samples are taken from one vintage source for this, possibly their dopest album to date. The artwork, by the excellent Julian Montague (Jazz is Dead) is a pastiche [yeah, I said pastiche!] of the art on the OG label, with even the logo flipped into Herring.

Cause of the crazy long post-covid lead times we've been sat on this pandora's box of flava for toooo long - but now it's time to share. I've given up on the superlatives with the Pseudos - the stuff just gets better and better. Concept, breaks, drums, art are all top notch, so please enjoy album #4 from the Pseudo/Herring collaboration.

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MC Gels

7" | 2017 | UK | Original (Chopped Herring)

10,99 €*

The Potion 94-95 Volume 4

Release: 2017 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Only one copy per customer!
Limited edition of 350 copies only!

The main question might still be, how does a cat born in 1997 make such an authentic "mid-90's-sounding" record? Answer: Dope influences. MC Gels out of the Bronx, recorded his debut album "Wandering Souls" last year.

The final Herring drop for early 2017 is MC Gels' debut release from early in 2016 - now available on wax for the first time. Following on from last year's "Wandering Souls" LP on Chopped Herring, this heater produced by Chief Rugged had to make its way onto wax - straight out the BX, the young MC Gels - "Da Funkee Man"..

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Mixture

Strang3r Danger Presents Tha Roach Killaz

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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We received some terrible news just under 2 weeks ago - Kas aka Mixture passed. He never got to see the final part of his Potion Series drop. I spoke to him a week before asking him to send over his "descriptions" of each track, same as he has done on all the other volumes, but I never received them. This kinda brings into focus the reason behind all the archiving work I'm doing with Herring - that is, if you don't get these joints preserved, they could disappear without trace. Heads are reaching that age now. Seems like every week there's another one of our musical heroes that passes.

I want to send my deepest condolences to all who knew him - his family, friends, business contacts over his 30+ years in the game and all those who supported this series of releases on the label. I know for a fact that he was buzzing about this old material finally seeing the light of day. I was pleased to have been able to help him with that vision. Thanks for all K - at least the music will now last forever....

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Stranger Danger Presents Tha Roach Killaz

CD | 2017 | UK | Original (Chopped Herring)

9,89 €* 10,99 € -10%

Release: 2017 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Medium: Near Mint, Cover: Near Mint

Dawhud

Crown Jewels

8,09 €* 8,99 € -10%

Release: 2020 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Medium: Near Mint, Cover: Near Mint

Perverted Dialect

The 1996 Demo Tape EP

14,39 €* 15,99 € -10%

Release: 2022 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Medium: Near Mint, Cover: Near Mint

New Donk City / Skip A Beat

Pen Pals

Mr Ripley X Shar The Analog

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Classic Herring style collabo on this 7" with our boys in BK, Pen Pals hooking up with production from Dunfermline's finest, Jazz Spastiks on side A and Lars Viola on the flip. Included are both instrumentals. Pure flava for the heads.

That's the final "new music" release for this season - dropping from early April, all the 90's fish!!!

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Dirty Boxing

CD | 2019 | UK | Original (Chopped Herring)

Release: 2019 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Dope NEW project from ex-The Madness artist Mr Ripley – Don’t sleep on this heat!!! Mr Ripley was born and raised in central New Jersey on the shore in a small town called Red Bank. He fell in love with hip hop since the start. But in 86 when he heard Rakim he knew this is what he wanted to do. So he told his mom and she brought him turn tables and a mixer for his 12th bday. It was non stop since then!!! In 1990 he started hanging out at a local studio with a few friends and began working on demo tapes. They linked up with Naji and Izniz and Rip’s cousin Huggy Bear who were already doing their thing as the Soul Patrol and Ghettolandz and they formed a group called The Madness [which you may have heard of!!]. They started doing shows and getting play on local radio shows andy released the infamous Ray’s of the Sun project and then split up soon after. But he never stopped making music.

This project came about from Rip & Shar the Analog Bastard connecting online from a mutual love for 90s hip hop. His beats are exactly what Rip was listening to growing up in the 90s. The collaboration was a natural one and we have here is the superb ‘Dirty Boxing’ album. Peep it yo!!!

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Chrome Bills

Friends Of The Show

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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"Chrome Bills is MC K-Cromozone (bkny) and DJ Steve Bills (dmv).

The duo linked out of their shared love of the golden era and 90s hip-hop which then turned into a podcast under the same name (Chrome Bills). The podcast lasted for 10 years. During that time, the show provided a showcase for underground and independent rappers. In 2019 they released “The EP” which served as the group’s first musical release together, although both artists have been active since the early 2000s.

The album features guest verses from underground heavyweights Seez Mics, Dood Computer, Dezmatic, Elsphinx, Moses Rockwell, Big Slop, Bobby Noble, and Rapswell (Penpals) and a beat from SQ (Penpals)."

This was a digital only release, but now available on physical for the first time.

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Party Poopers

Pooper Technique EP

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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And this one is crazy time.

Only a handful [less than 10] of TPs were pressed back in 93 and then it got dropped from the label, so was never actually released. Killer EP from Kas' crew Party Poopers. Kas never found out why it never got the full release but he suggested that it was possibly due to the label owner's illness [that's sickness - i Mean, sure he was nicewiddit but he wasn't well this guy!]. The truth is lost in time but fortunately these recordings were recovered by Kas from his DAT tapes, so we can present to you the final release from the Herring x Kas collaboration. It's a crying shame he never got to see his pet project released, but at Least the music will live on.

Thanks for everything man - we'll miss you.....

The record includes 3 of the 4 tracks on the OG TP [sorry guys, the other track was busted!] Plus 4 unreleased, unleaked gems including one joint that features Khalis Bayyan AKA Ronald Bell of Kool & The Gang on horn. Wild...

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A-Plus & Architect

Free Dope

28,89 €* 33,99 € -15%

Release: 2020 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Medium: Near Mint, Cover: VG+

Funkee C a.k.a FC a.k.a Thee Funky Cowboys

12" | 2018 | UK | Original (Chopped Herring)

50,99 €* 59,99 € -15%

12" | 2014 | UK | Original (Chopped Herring)

Release: 2018 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Used Vinyl

Medium: Near Mint, Cover: Near Mint

Orange, clear wax!

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Starvin B

Be Like Water EP

28,89 €* 33,99 € -15%

7" | 2019 | EU | Original (Chopped Herring)

Release: 2014 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Used Vinyl

Medium: Near Mint, Cover: Near Mint

Yellow wax!

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Custodian Of Records

Collection Plate Vol 1

14,99 €*

Release: 2019 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Six extremely sweet cut n paste instrumentals from the supremely talented beatmaker from NJ, Custodian of Records. Perfect for Chipped Hearing Records mini catalogue of cut n paste gemz. Enjoy!!!

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DJ Cutler

Fly Fishing Volume 7

Penpals & Spectacular Diagnostics

Release: 2022 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Oh yes - Fly Fishing Vol 7 is here and it could just be the nicest volume to date.

Up in the crow's nest we have Pseudo Intellectuals' trusty DJ, the one and the only, DJ Cutler. I had a ball working with Cut on this project. He is truly a fan of the music so he got fully involved in the project . This mix has it all. There are loads of new releases represented so the content is fresh AF and the skills on display are Second II None. Proud to be droppin Volume 7 of the Fly Fishing mix tape series. Let's keep it goin....

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Dimensions Of Dialogue