Hip Hop Vinyl 696 Items

Release: 1991 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Just A Friendly Game Of Baseball / Vamos A Rapiar Picture Disc Edition

7" | 1991 | JP | Reissue (P-Vine)

24,99 €*

Release: 1991 / JP – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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P-vine is thrilled to release 'Just A Friendly Game Of Baseball' and 'Vamos a Rapiar' from Main Source’s phenomenal debut album Breaking Atoms as a world-exclusive 7” single pairing. Lifted from the 1991 album, the social commentary of police violence on 'Just A Friendly Game Of Baseball' is biting sharp, and resonates thirty years on. 'Vamos a Rapiar' has previously featured as a B side on 1996’s Large Professor single, and was the only track on the album to feature co-production from Pete Rock. The record features a brand new jacket design, and is pressed on a limited edition picture disc.

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Live At The Barbeque / Large Professor Picture Disc Edition

7" | 1991 | JP | Reissue (P-Vine)

24,99 €*

Release: 1991 / JP – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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P-vine is thrilled to release 'Live At The Barbeque' and 'Large Professor' from Main Source’s phenomenal debut album Breaking Atoms as a world-exclusive 7” single pairing. Lifted from the 1991 album, 'Live At The Barbeque' is famed for featuring the first recorded material from Nas as well as other guest verses from Joe Fatal and Akinyele. 'Large Professor' has only been released before as a 12” single in 1996 with their long-serving label Wild Pitch Records. The single features a brand new jacket design and is pressed on a limited edition picture disc.

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Breaking Atoms Picture Disc Edition

2LP | 1991 | JP | Reissue (P-Vine)

51,99 €*

Hazardous Black Vinyl Edition

Release: 1991 / JP – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Breaking Atoms, the debut album from hip-hop group Main Source, was a quietly revolutionary hit in 1991, and its pioneering approach to sampling and production methods continue to be hailed and documented by dedicated fans old and new. Composed of Toronto brothers K-Cut and Sir Scratch, and Queens MC Large Professor, the group used wide-ranging samples from jazz and soul records to weave introspective tales of relationship fatigue on ‘Looking At The Front Door’, sobering satire of police violence on ‘Just A Friendly Game Of Baseball,’ and many more sketches from the New York/Toronto underground. The album also includes the first recorded appearance of Nas on ‘Live At The Barbeque’ that would mark the beginning of many collaborations for Nas and Large Professor, with the former also producing three tracks on Nas’ Illmatic. P-vine is delighted to reissue the classic album as a limited edition 2x picture disc package for the first time ever, with ‘Fakin’ the Funk (Legends Circle mix) and other bonus tracks bringing its total track length to fifteen tracks.

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Godfather Don

LP | 1991 | EU | Reissue (Select)

22,09 €* 33,99 € -35%

Conductin' Thangs Red Vinyl Edition

Release: 1991 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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The debut album of New York based rapper and producer Godfather Don was originally released in 1991 via Select Records and gained an undeniable grail status amongst fans and collectors. Entirely produced by Don himself, the album is a hard-hitter from front to back and now it's back.

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Maestro Fresh Wes

7" | 1991 | CA | Reissue (Flipnjay)

20,99 €*

Conductin' Thangs Black Vinyl Edition

Release: 1991 / CA – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Maestro’s Caribbean flavoured jammy from his very dope 2nd album “Black Tie Affair” is on 7” for the first time Ever on standard black vinyl and limited white vinyl. Main Source's K-Cut produced the main version and did the very rare remix on side b too! This is literally the only place to get the K-Cut remix. It is a lost gem that isn't on streaming services. The "Conductin' Thangs" 12" was only released in limited quantities in Canada.

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Maestro Fresh Wes

7" | 1991 | CA | Reissue (Flipnjay)

20,99 €*

Break It Up / Real Estate / Stoned Is The Way Of The Walk

Release: 1991 / CA – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Cypress Hill

7" | 1991 | US | Reissue (Get On Down)

13,99 €*

To Whom It May Concern...

Release: 1991 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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To Commemorate The 30 Year Anniversary Of Cypress Hill, Get On Down Presents A Series Of 7 Inch Singles Of Every Cut From One Of The Most Legendary Debuts Of All Time. When Cypress Hill came with their debut self-titled album 30 years ago, they made an immediate spark that captivated the Hip Hop audience, critics, and then the world. Led by B-Real with his nasal, singsong delivery, and Sen Dog to play the perfect hypeman, Cypress’ debut fueled tales of revenge, revolution, recreational drug use, gangbanging, and cultural pride. Like Public Enemy before them, the production was also a key factor in what made this debut so groundbreaking. DJ Muggs was able to craft a blueprint that would change Hip Hop production with his innovative stoned-out beats. Cuts like "How I Could Just Kill a Man", "Pigs", "Stoned is the Way of the Walk" and "Hand on the Pump" made Cypress Hill an instant classic. Since its release, the album has won acclaim as one of Rolling Stone's Essential Recordings of the 90s and Top 100 Best Rap Albums by The Source Magazine.

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Freestyle Fellowship

2LP | 1991 | US | Reissue (Key System)

50,99 €*

Release: 1991 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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30th Anniversary definitive issue of legendary hip-hop crew The Freestyle Fellowship's landmark 1991 debut "To whom it may concern..." mixed from the original 4-track tapes by Cut Chemist, mastered for vinyl by Daddy Kev, and pressed lovingly to double vinyl. Vinyl package includes an insert with full credits, rare photos from the archives of Brian "b+" Cross and producer J. Sumbi, as well as copious liner notes by David Ma and Nate LeBlanc of DadBodRapPod. Manufactured entirely in the U.S.A.

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Peace Is Not The Word To Play Red Vinyl Edition

7" | 1991 | UK | Reissue (Mr Bongo)

17,99 €*

Release: 1991 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Official Mr Bongo Hip Hop Reissue We’ll get to the vocal content in a second, but first it’s time to acknowledge what a patchwork tapestry of genius ‘Peace is not the word to play’ is in terms of production. Large Professor being a prodigy on the Sp-1200 is well established, but the way he flips parts of MFSB’s ‘tlc’ and Milly and Silly’s obscure ‘Gettin’ Down for Xmas’ with a sprinkling of Lyn Collins here establishes his credentials in the top tier. Lyrically, it’s a tour de force, with Main Source taking exception with the misuse of the word ‘peace’ by the hip-hop fraternity. With even the most homicidal of gangster rappers dropping it at the end of tracks at the time, time was overdue for some regulation. The album version makes its point pithily in a single verse, while the remix, included on the flip of this first ever 7” release, expands on the topic with new verses and some new samples too. It’s a welcome reminder of the time when remixes were remixes – not just the identical track with the latest hot rappers joining in. Most of all, Main Source once again walk the fine line between lyrical lecture and head-nodding banger – the rare example of a track with a point to make that can still fill a dancefloor and get necks snapping.

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Peace Is Not The Word To Play Black Vinyl Edition

7" | 1991 | UK | Reissue (Mr Bongo)

Release: 1991 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Just Hangin' Out / Live At The Barbecue Purple Vinyl Edition

7" | 1991 | UK | Reissue (Mr Bongo)

17,99 €*

Release: 1991 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Official Mr Bongo Hip Hop Reissue Main Source’s paean to the simple pleasures of relaxing with friends is built over two tried-and-tested samples. The dreamy, swoony sounds of Vanessa Kendrick’s timeless ‘90% of Me is You’ is ever-present during this stone-cold classic, while Sister Nancy’s unmistakeable ‘Bam Bam’ lends several elements to the mix. Throw in some Skull Snaps and Sweet Charles and you’ve got the perfect soundtrack for a roll call of Large Professor’s nearest and dearest. There are plenty of reasons why so many regard ‘Breaking Atoms’ as an all-time classic album, and the sheer variety of singles lifted from it is chief among them. Large Professor was happy to roam over varied topics at a time when many rappers had a manic focus on one thing. And where better to hang out with friends than at a barbecue? ‘Live at the Barbecue’ is rightly regarded as one of the best posse cuts of all time, and famous for showcasing the debut of one Nasty Nas. While he delivers a dope verse full of quotables over drums from Bob James’ oft-plundered ‘Nautilus’, credit is also due to the other guests. Fatal and Akinyele aren’t disgraced in this company, and Large Professor tops it off with a rare verse of pure brag-rap. An undisputed entry in the pantheon of head-nod hip-hop, this is its first official UK release, and another debut on 7”.

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The Choice Is Yours Black Vinyl Edition

Release: 1991 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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If you collect vintage 70's soul-jazz vinyl, there is a good chance that you already own a record that features the amazing vocal talents of Dee Dee Bridgewater. Whether it be Roy Ayers, Norman Connors, Billy Parker or Carlos Garnett - Dee Dee is the glue that fuses these artists together. Although best known for her jazz work, Dee Dee has had a wonderfully rich and varied career encompassing soul, musicals, gospel, and underground disco from the 70's to the present day. She is still active as a vocalist, composer, and producer and remains one of our favourite vocalists at Mr Bongo HQ. We take things back to the early years of Dee Dee's career with her debut album 'Afro Blue'. Recorded in Tokyo in 1974, the album was released exclusively in Japan via two different Japanese labels (Trio Records in 1974 and All Art in 1985 respectively). Each release had unique cover art and we have opted to present the album in its original 1974 form. 'Afro Blue' features an exquisite collaboration of American and Japanese musicians, such as Cecil & Ron Bridgewater, Motohiko Hino and producer Takao Ishizuka. The result is a sublime deep soul-jazz masterpiece with timeless versions of 'People Make The World Go Round', 'Love From The Sun', and 'Afro Blue'. It is arguably one of the finest albums in its genre. This record has long been a sought-after item for DJs and collectors alike, so we are delighted to finally make this wonderful music from an understated great available to all.

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Try Counting Sheep

Release: 1991 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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‘Try Counting Sheep’ was always a bit of a curio. For reasons best left in the dark, distant days of record label meetings of the early 1990’s, it only ever saw a UK and Europe release, our US cousins having to do without it. A strange decision because, while it doesn’t have the headnod hummability of ‘The Choice is Yours’, the group’s biggest hit, it perfectly captures their ramshackle charm coupled with a catchy hook. While Dres was a characterful and idiosyncratic MC, one thing that often goes uncelebrated about Black Sheep was their production nous. As on their other singles, they mine some familiar tracks but use the samples in original and creative ways. The Original Sheep LP Mix is a likeably meandering track that borrows bass from Jimi Hendrix and different bits of Rare Earth’s ‘(I Know) I’m Losing You’, with a real lightness of touch. As this was a UK release – the original 7” of which now fetches around three figures – the label rafted in UK producer The Principle for a remix. Best known for his work with Profile Records crew Caveman, he brings the same kind of propulsive organ track to the remix that underpins much of their best work. He adds in an instantly familiar drum break from ‘Impeach the President’ to drive a fine re-imagining that is very much of its time. It’s a record that can still summon the fun of a hip-hop club in 1991, and one that’s no longer impossible to find on 7”.

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Flavor Of The Month Red Vinyl Edition

14,39 €* 17,99 € -20%

Release: 1991 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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This edition is limited to 300.Previously unavailable on 7", this brace of 1991 sureshots is the perfect introduction to the idiosyncrasies of the Native Tongue era. Features Joe Farrell break ‘Upon This Rock’ as used by Kanye West on ‘Gone’.

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Stobelite Honey

LP | 1991 | EU | Reissue (Music On Vinyl)

Release: 1991 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Black Sheep – and their 1991 ‘A Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing’ album - were definitely an outlier in the Native Tongues fold. They were raunchier and more playful than their peers which, given that those peers were A Tribe Called Quest, De La Soul and Jungle Brothers, is really saying something.
‘Strobelite Honey’ catches that difference perfectly, leaning heavily on a pair of 1980 disco samples rather than the jazz of their brethren, and taking a somewhat less chivalrous approach to women. ‘Strobelite’s slender but fun narrative sees rapper Dres up in the club and fooled by the lights – approaching a girl he likes the look off but backing off when they reveal she’s not what he expected. Charmed, we’re sure.
Dres and his partner Mr. Lawnge were always willing to push boundaries, and that extends to the often confusing labelling of the various remixes of this choice single. 12”s dropped with the ‘No We Didn’t Mix’, ‘Yes We Did Mix’ and ‘Maybe We Did Mix’ (not to mention a separate 12” of House mixes).
The last and best of these accompanied the original version on the now-rare 1991 7”, as it does here. The ‘Maybe We Did Mix’ adds urgent horns - almost like the buzzing of a bee - and a new beat to completely reconfigure the sound into something much more of its era. It’s a reminder of when remixes were about much more than the same beat with different rappers.

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Ice-T

O.G. Original Gangster

28,99 €*

Release: 1991 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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LP | 1991 | EU | Reissue (Rekord Music Publishing)

Die Fantastischen Vier

Jetzt Geht's Ab!

27,99 €*

Release: 1991 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Step In The Arena Black Vinyl Edition

Gang Starr

2LP | 1991 | EU | Reissue (Virgin)

38,99 €*

Life Of A Kid In The Ghetto Record Store Day 2019 Edition

Release: 1991 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Dope reissue - for the first time on 180g double vinyl!

Step in the Arena is the second studio album by hip hop duo Gang Starr, printed as a 1990 release and commercially released on January 15, 1991. The album received critical acclaim and was also included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. The Source magazine stated: “Step in the Arena stands alone on a musical level, yet it also remains true to hip-hop’s underground heritage.” In 1998, the album was selected as one of The Source’s 100 Best Hip Hop Albums.

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Ed O.G & Da Bulldogs

LP | 1991 | US | Reissue (Get On Down)

27,99 €*

LP | 1991 | EU | Reissue (Columbia)

Release: 1991 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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The 1990s was a rich vein of classic hip-hop, especially on the East Coast, which rendered some of the greatest works from the likes of Wu-Tang Clan, Nas, Mobb Deep, and many others. Frequently lost in the genre's New York-centric history was Boston's burgeoning hip-hop scene during the 1990s, spearheaded by working class Roxbury native Edward Anderson, best known by his stage name Ed O.G Over the course of his career, which has spanned nearly 30 years, Ed O.G has maintained an admirably strong cult following, and has gone on to work with contemporaries like RZA, KRS-One, Masta Ace, Pete Rock, and Common, while touring the world over, and producing numerous solo and collaborative albums. Ed O.G.'s illustrious career debuted in 1991, with the release of what is arguably his best known album, Life Of A Kid In The Ghetto, a collaboration with his crew, billed as Da Bulldogs (which was actually an acronym for “Black United Leaders Living Directly on Grooving Sounds”), though Ed O.G was clearly the main event. An underrated classic in its own right, Life Of A Kid In The Ghetto runs a gamut of sounds ranging from the introspective conscious hip-hop of "Be A Father To Your Child", to the whimsical boasts of "I'm Different", to deeply political fare like the Ace & Quan and Def Jef-featuring "Speak Upon It", plastered across a backdrop of Joe Mansfield-produced sample-heavy soundscapes, which snatched clips from deep cuts of James Brown, Roy Ayers, and The Delfonics, to name just a few. It also managed to generate Billboardcharting singles out of tracks like "Bug-A-Boo", "Be A Father To Your Child", and "I Got To Have It", which would become Ed O.G's signature track, and sample fodder for 2Pac, De La Soul, and DJ Premier. Get On Down now presents Life Of A Kid In The Ghetto, an unheralded rarity of renaissance hip-hop, reissued on vinyl for the first time since 1991. The audio has been remastered from its original tapes, so every bit and piece of Ed O.G's masterpiece is crisp and clear on wax. An uncovered gem of 90s rap well worth a re-listen or first-time discovery, and a sterling representation of Boston hip-hop.

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Cypress Hill

26,99 €*

Release: 1991 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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2LP | 1991 | EU | Reissue (Interscope)

2Pac

2Pacalypse Now

38,99 €*

2LP | 1991 | US | Reissue (Interscope)

Release: 1991 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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In commemoration of its 25th anniversary Interscope presents the reissue of “2Pacalypse Now”. “2Pacalypse Now” is the debut studio album by American rapper 2Pac. It was released on November 1991, by Interscope Records and EastWest Records America. Less polished than it later proceed with his studio album, “2Pacalypse Now”, which is 2Pac's commentary on contemporary social issues facing American society such as racism, police brutality, poverty, black on black crime, and teenage pregnancy, some issues giving a lyrical glimpse into the world of a young black man on the urban streets of the United States. It featured three singles; "Brenda's Got a Baby", "Trapped", and "If My Homie Calls". 2Pacalypse Now was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) 1995 for sales of 500,000 copies in the United States.

The album generated significant controversy stemming from then-U.S. Vice President Dan Quayle's public criticism after Ronald Ray Howard murdered a Texas state trooper and his defense attorney claimed he was influenced by “2Pacalypse Now” and its strong theme of police brutality. Quayle made the statement, "There's no reason for a record like this to be released. It has no place in our society."

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2Pac

2Pacalypse Now

45,99 €*

2LP | 1991 | US | Reissue (Elektra)

Release: 1991 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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2Pacalypse Now is the debut studio album by 2Pac. The album is 2Pac's commentary on contemporary social issues facing American society such as racism, police brutality, poverty, black on black crime, and teenage pregnancy. It featured three singles; "Brenda's Got a Baby", "Trapped", and "If My Homie Calls".

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KMD (MF Doom & Subroc)

Mr.Hood

33,99 €*