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Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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No Comp Feat. Cella Dwellas & Ran Reed

Amazing Maze

7" | 2021 | EU | Original (Street Symphony)

Soul Mates: B-Sides, Remixes, Rarities: Volume 1 & 2

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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After joining the likes of Lord Finesse, Large Pro, and Nottz on the production lineup for The Xav’s recently released Black Duke LP with Come On (feat. A.G.), Cologne, Germany-based producer Amazing Maze blesses us with another sureshot. His new single No Comp features the legendary Cella Dwellas and Ran Reed and sounds like it could've been from the Dwellas legendary "Realms & Reality" album.

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Amerigo Gazaway

2LP | 2023 | US | Original

35,99 €*

Tales From Babylon Yellow Vinyl Edition

Release: 2023 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop, Electronic & Dance

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Mash-up master Amerigo Gazaway has compiled a collection of the most popular and sought after tracks in the Soulmates catalog. Featuring choice cuts from very hard to find/out of print vinyl, fan favorites, and even a few former digital exclusives pressed to wax for the very first time.

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Amess

LP | 2023 | EU | Original (Lofi)

22,39 €* 31,99 € -30%

LP | 2017 | EU | Original (Fruit Company)

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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aMess pays homage to his multicultural roots in his biggest project yet: ‘Tales from Babylon’. Divided into 3 chapters, the tracklist evolves meaningfully based on his cultural understandings, brimming with worldly elements that sound perfectly in harmony and transport you to new continents - from the Oud of the Middle Eastern desert plains to the djembe and wrist shakers of Africa. Come sit on the rug among the assortment of personal treasures, and play music to your heart’s content against the setting sun.

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Analog Mechanics

Film Schieben

Release: 2017 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Confidence / If Ya Let 'Em (Remix) Black Vinyl Edition

Analog Mutants

7" | 2023 | UK | Original (Nobody Buys)

LP | 2023 | EU | Original (Epic)

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Confidence is the NBR absolute party starter! Big big drums, live saxophone and organ, a crazy tempo and a hook we've been spotted shouting along to walking to work at 9am! Like Phill Most says “Occasionally / Its even amazing to me/ how ill I can be /when I MC”. Damn straight Phill Most! We've seen early acetates of this absolutely tear up the festival circuit last summer & consider this 45 the ultimate party 45 on the label!

Flip it over to hear the exclusive to this 45 If Ya Let 'Em (Remix). Phill Most Chill on a cautionary tale about grabbing hold of our own destiniy! This very unusual beat that emulates a band sound by progressing & switching from bar 1 to the end. Snafu & Bankrupt Euros' Craig Cloy go wild on bass, piano & cello arrangement over a tough, classic break using live instrumentation and some sample chops, trying to replicate the feel of a soul band with hip hop sensibilities. Grazzhoppa steals the show on both sides with his turntable wizardry once again blurring the lines between beat and scratches blending his scratches into the instrumentation!

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Anastasio

Mielemedicina

24,99 €*

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Malibu Black Vinyl Edition

2LP | 2017 | EU | Reissue (Steel Wool)

32,99 €*

Release: 2017 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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2nd full album by Anderson .Paak with features by Schoolboy Q, Talib Kweli, The Game, BJ The Chicago Kid and more.

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2LP | 2018 | US | Original (12 Tone Music)

Oxnard

39,99 €*

Release: 2018 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Executively produced and mixed by Dr. Dre and released by Aftermath Records Anderson .Paak walks new paths.

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CD | 2018 | EU | Original (Aftermath)

Oxnard

Release: 2018 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Executively produced and mixed by Dr. Dre and released by Aftermath Records Anderson .Paak walks new paths.

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CD | 2019 | EU | Original (Rykodisc)

Ventura

Release: 2019 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Ventura Black Vinyl Edition

LP | 2019 | US | Reissue (Rykodisc)

25,99 €*

Release: 2019 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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(Call For) The Last Stand

Andreikelos

7" | 2010 | EU | Original (Equinox)

Tape | 2023 | CH | Original (Potions Music Nyc)

Release: 2010 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop, Electronic & Dance

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This limited 7inch introduces Andreikelos with a catchy downtempo tune on which mediterranean flavour meets electronic sounds as the traditional Greek organ bouzouki smoothly flows over an abstract hip-hop beat. Also includes dubstep remix by Earthkeptwarm. Includes free download code with additonal track.

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Andrés Ivan Mele

Radio Burbuja

20,99 €*

Andrés Sanchez Maher, Haxah, Konk Reyes

Release: 2023 / CH – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Radio Burbuja is a dreamy textured masterpiece full of strings, organs, haunting voices, polyrhythmic drums, dramatic interludes and chants from beyond. Produced in the early 2000’s while in school in England, Andrés Ivan Mele’s melange of cultural influences bleed beautifully out onto this beat tape blaster, and serve as a lovely backdrop to a long train ride through some dusty unknown corridor into the dark recesses of the forgotten world.

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Una Jauria Llamada Ernesto (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Plaza Mayor)

LP | 2023 | US | Original (Three Dollar Pistol Music)

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Una Jauria Llamada Ernesto(a Wolfpack called Ernesto)Original Motion Picture SoundtrackDirector Everardo GonzalezMusic by Andrés Sánchez Maher, Haxah, Konk ReyesLabel Plaza Mayor Company LtdCombines true stories to create its titular character, and parallels with the manufacturing of a gun. The two stories’ convergent paths twits in a double helix of violence which leaves one person dead by firearms every 41 minutes.This score is the voice they wanted us to hear. It's the sophistication of the street and the gang. A mixture in which space was given to two young men who belonged to the packs of Mexico City: Haxah, Konk Reyes and the extraordinary experience of Andrés Sánchez, who managed to articulate a sound discourse as a gateway to the world of violence, the need for revenge but also to that of repentance and the desire to return to a starting point when everything could be avoided.Enjoy this atmosphere and let's try together to break the stigma that surrounds our Latin American children.Everardo González - Director

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Andrew

Don't Forget Me, Bluest

Andrew & Steel Tipped Dove

Release: 2023 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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The symphony of scramblers, dreamers, and go-getters—andrew's latest solo album harmonizes the hustle of the working artist. These songs paint a picture of relentless ambition and the grind that defines Philly's essence: keep going cause no one is coming here to save you.

Once again fully produced by andrew and joined by a bevy of first time collaborators, "don't forget me, bluest." is his most polished album yet.

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The Trumpet's Obviously Been Drinking

LP | 2023 | US | Original (Fused Arrow)

21,99 €*

12" | 2024 | EU | Original (Poly Dance Theatre)

Release: 2023 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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“moldy” is when I knew I was trapped somewhere with no exit. The song grinds itself like gears just askew enough to scream at the world. So good, so far, next week and next month, today and tomorrow. The words kept changing positions and hitting me from different angles. Is this about how expensive car repair is?

It took the audience a while to get past the candy coating to the depression in the middle of andrew. Beyond his melodic hooks and giant-sized soul samples was death and the grind of an endless workday. It took steel tipped dove’s fearless production to put us face to face with what he’s been sneaking us. “bad teeth” sounds like a Fatboi Sharif song with angry monsters in the not too far distance. “double sided gun” orients around a jarring feedback sound. dove’s bag is different from project to project. This one has real Punk Rock confidence, not on a mission to annoy the audience with weird noises but assured that if he does happen to, it will work out. He’s Johnny Thunders smirking at the audience, hearing the next lick before it rings through their faces.

The pain at the center of andrew’s music is very Michel Gondry. The way in which these words are conveyed is as important as their meaning. Listen to the hook on the first song (big red) as his nimble writing takes shape a familiar phrase gets stretched and jammed into itself sending the words in formations unfamiliar, picture a sentence structure accordion. Later in the album he says roman candle exploding andrew and you wouldn’t have it any other way! Gondry paints with design as much as script but he’s not tricking you. andrew’s jokes always have the ghost of Elliott Smith behind them. “Am I Beaker or am I Bunsen Honeydew? Today am I just suicidal or am I funny drew?” These two had to come together now. dove has a way of making you face your next phase and jump. Our friendly neighborhood "curious phrase" phenom needed an In Utero and that's what we get. Good luck finding a way out.

— Dan O [freemusicempire.com]

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Androo, Mc Waraba

Waraba In Dub X Mugul

18,99 €* 19,99 € -5%

Hot Off The Chopping Block 45 Black Vinyl Edition

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop, Pop

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Poly Dance Theatre presents its new show: Warning: killer track! Let's start with side A: an international adventure. Backstage, we meet up with rico OBF, who has recorded MC Waraba, the Malian singer and pioneer of the "Balani show" for his forthcoming album on Blanc Manioc Records, at the dubquake studio. Still backstage, we come across androo, the little pictureditor hanging around, who offers to do a re-interpretation by re-creating a riddim from the vocal.

So here's poet rapper MC Waraba, singing in Bambara and French, telling us a story about a girl's difficult choices over a riddim made in androo. The result is a strange, solid, bewitching and melancholy blend of dub, wave and drill trap music. The references are many and scattered, as always with androo (just take a look at his bedroom). After the pop-epic poem, dub mix versions unfold, from dub vocal, with reminiscence of the delay-cut poem, to deep, robust instrumental straight.

B side: Warning: killer track again! Warning: another kind of Wave-dub-trap. Warning: Identity is theft. Warning: Sound system style: 4 parts! Here, starting with a badly cut sample (against American transparency! long live Brecht!), we wander through a heavy chorus-stepper-weird-club-dub, ranging from the most pop to the most ruff, via the most experimental to the deepest. 4 episodes. One season. To see again and again. To play again and again (if need be). 4 episodes (Warning again: Sound system style: 4 parts!) A series of versions in which the dub mix experiments and pushes the track to its limits.

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Andy Cooper

7" | 2021 | EU | Original (Oonops Drops)

13,99 €*

Hot Off The Chopping Block 45 Clear Vinyl Edition

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop, Organic Grooves

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Andy Cooper, member of Californian Hip Hop group Ugly Duckling recently released his solo project »Hot Off The Chopping Block« on LP and digital. Now here's your chance to get Andy's and Oonops' favorite handpicked tracks plus two unreleased fiery and exclusive instrumentals on your favourite format of choice.

Cop your personal limited crystal clear recycled 45 version or the black recycled one.

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Andy Cooper

7" | 2021 | EU | Original (Oonops Drops)

LP | 2023 | EU | Original (FXCK RXP)

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop, Organic Grooves

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AnkhleJohn

The Dead Don't Die

31,34 €* 32,99 € -5%

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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LP | 2019 | EU | Original (Tuff Kong)

Anoyd & Statik Selektah

Yuck!

26,09 €* 28,99 € -10%

Collection Of Sounds Vol.1 Opaque Green Vinyl Edition

Release: 2019 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Connecticut MC ANoyd has partnered with Statik Selektah and Show Off Records to release their full-length collaboration, the disgustingly good “Yuck!”. The 10-song collection showcases one of the most exciting artists coming out of New England rapping over productions of one of the busiest man this year, seen that the legendary producer has released several incredible projects this year such as “Trillstatik” with Bun B, the instrumental album “Mahalo” and his collaboration with Curren$y “Gran Turismo”. This banging project features collaborations with Haile Supreme, Nick Grant, fellow 1982 bandmember Termanology and rising star UFO Fev, to bring you one of the freshest projects out this year!

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Ant of Atmosphere

LP | 2024 | US | Original (Rhymesayers Entertainment)

35,99 €*

LP | 2021 | US | Original (Audio Recon)

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Limited Opaque Green Vinyl.Anthony "Ant" Davis is a distinguished hip-hop producer, one-half of the renowned duo Atmosphere, and a founding member of independent record label Rhymesayers Entertainment. His decades-long career of beat-making has also included works for MF DOOM, Brother Ali, Murs, Rav, Sage Francis and a dozen others. Raised in a military family, his nomadic upbringing exposed him to many diverse influences and, coupled with his father's love for collecting records, laid the groundwork for his deep appreciation for all sorts of music. Ant's latest endeavor, Collection of Sounds, is a four-volume series of instrumental works showcasing the breadth and depth of his musical expertise.The Collection of Sounds series offers a window into Ant's creative journey, reflecting his evolution as an artist over the years. Drawing from a vast vault of unreleased material, he's exhumed cross sections of his catalog with surgical precision, organizing songs by sound rather than mere chronology. Volume 1 is at times so intimate as to border on claustrophobia, like the creeping "Bar One" or the haunted twinkling of "I Was Always A Collector" while other tracks are expansive enough to fill entire venues, like the forebodingly airy "4-Track Beyond Beat 1996."Many of the beats on Collection of Sounds: Volume 1 have pockets that are practically begging for rappers to explore. When he first pondered releasing an instrumental series, Ant figured he might want to make the songs more intricate than the ones gave to his rapper collaborators, filling up the space in the mix that would normally be given over to their vocals. "But then it would be jazz, right?" he says with a loud laugh. "And I'm not that." Fitting, as Collection of Sounds is not about forgetting who you are-it's about remembering, reconfiguring and reimagining, all at once; a testament to Ant's artistic integrity.

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Anthony Demar

Galaxy Juice

32,99 €*

Too Much Posse: Live At Irvine Meadows 1991 Black Vinyl Edition

Release: 2021 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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The first solo effort from New Orleans based MC/producer and 1/2 of the group Sic Hop, Anthony DeMar. An album carefully crafted with the intent to provoke the thoughts and feelings of a psychedelic experience. Albeit slightly experimental, Galaxy Juice remains rooted in traditional hip hop with hard hitting sample-based production provided by Sir No Face, Gl!nn, Wino Willy, ET Deaux, and Sonny Paradise. Fill your cups up and enjoy the trip!

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Anthrax & Public Enemy

LP | 2023 | EU (Dear Boss)

18,99 €*

That's The World Black Vinyl Edition

Release: 2023 / EU

Genre: Hip Hop, Rock & Indie

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Live at Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre, Irvine, CA, USA on October 19, 1991 from the Bring the Noise Tour.

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Anti-Lilly & Phoniks

LP | 2019 | EU | Reissue (Don't Sleep)

CD | 2018 | JP | Original (P-Vine)

Release: 2019 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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"That's The World" from Houston emcee Anti-Lilly and Portland, Maine producer Phoniks is the third installment of their hip-hop trilogy which featured 2014's "Stories From The Brass Section" and 2017's "It's Nice Outside". After going from exchanging beats over email in 2014 to now touring the world together the chemistry between the two has never been more evident than on their latest release.

Once again Anti-Lilly is laying his therapy sessions on record, speaking on his substance abuse, trust issues, relationships and coping with his parents divorce. But despite the negativity he touches on, the young Houston poet embraces the duality of life—taking the good with the bad and trying to find a ray of light in dark times. His outer pressures help craft the jewels he lays over Phoniks jazzy production as he showcases his mature, honest perspective across the albums 12 tracks.

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Antililly & Phoniks

It's Nice Outside

Release: 2018 / JP – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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2LP | 2019 | EU | Original (JKP)

Abbruch Abbruch

24,99 €*

Release: 2019 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Alles Muss Repariert Werden

2CD | 2024 | EU | Original (Antilopen Geldwäsche)

22,99 €*

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Alles Muss Repariert Werden Black Vinyl Edition

2LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Antilopen Geldwäsche)

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop, Rock & Indie

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CD | 2017 | EU | Original (JKP)

Anarchie Und Alltag

Release: 2017 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Anarchie Und Alltag Deluxe Edition

2CD | 2017 | EU | Original (JKP)

23,99 €*

Release: 2017 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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LP | 2014 | EU | Reissue (JKP)

Aversion

24,99 €*

Release: 2014 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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CD | 2014 | DE | Original (JKP)

Aversion

16,19 €* 17,99 € -10%

Release: 2014 / DE – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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CD | 2023 | US | Original (The Spitslam)

Antlive & DJ Bless1ne

Dual Cassette

20,99 €*

Release: 2023 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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2sad2disco Limited Picture Disc Vinyl Edition

LP | 2021 | DE | Reissue (Four Music/Two Sides)

Release: 2021 / DE – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Die Glorreichen Drei / 2sad2disco / Treppenhaus / Platte

3CD | 2021 | EU | Original (Sony Music)

21,99 €*

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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LP | 2023 | EU | Original (Four Music/Feder Musik)

Gartenstadt

26,99 €*

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Platte Limited Picture Disc Vinyl Edition

LP | 2019 | DE | Reissue (Four Music Local)

Release: 2019 / DE – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Connecticut Casual: Chapter 2

Apathy

LP | 2024 | US | Original (Dirty Version)

Connecticut Casual: Chapter 2

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Seasoned MC and producer, Apathy, delivers his 9th full length album as an integral piece of his impressive 25+ year career. Back in 2014, he blessed hip hop heads with "Connecticut Casual", one of his most personal and fan-favorite outings to date. Once again heavily inspired by his hometown surroundings and shore-life encounters, Ap brings to fruition the next chapter in the soundtrack to the New England way of life with this new-age sequel to the original "CT Casual". The majority of the project is painstakingly produced by newcomer beatsmith, Playa Haze, with additional production from Apathy himself, along with contributions from Alcapella, plus Little Vic on both the boards and the mic. Ap's longtime partner-in-rhyme, Celph Titled, appears as one of the few guest features blessing the LP. Sail along this ride through murky waters, mysterious folklore, brash talk, and experience the East Coast lifestyle through the eyes of a Demigod.

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Apathy

CD | 2024 | US | Original (Dirty Version)

18,99 €*

CD | 2018 | US | Original (Dirty Version)

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Apathy

The Widow's Son

Apollo Brown / Joell Ortiz

Release: 2018 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Featuring Pharoahe Monch, M.O.P., Celph Titled, A.G., Locksmith, Ryu and Diabolic. Production by DJ Premier, Pete Rock, Buckwild, Nottz, Stu Bangas, Chumzilla and more.

After developing a loyal cult following which spans over 15 years worth of catalog, seasoned veteran Apathy unleashes his 6th studio full length, which undoubtedly is one of the biggest albums of his career thus far. The Demigodz/Army of the Pharaohs MC maintains a hardcore vibe with surgically-precise writing and has brought along a who's who of legendary hip hop heavyweights to contribute on the project. Conceptually, the album is steeped within the mysteries of Freemasonry, showcasing songs that touch upon subject matter that only a Master Mason could craft. A theme running throughout the album that evokes intrigue with a sneak peak behind the curtain of an ancient fraternity. The concepts also delve in to the metaphysical, philosophical and spiritual -- Dissecting corruption of the government and holding a mirror to the ills of society, without losing the tradition of classic boom bap hip hop.

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Mona Lisa

CD | 2018 | US | Original (Mello Music Group)

Release: 2018 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Apollo Brown & Joell Ortiz

Mona Lisa 5th Anniversary Black Vinyl Edition

LP | 2018 | US | Reissue (Mello Music Group)

32,39 €* 35,99 € -10%

Apollo Brown & Joell Ortiz

Release: 2018 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Detroit producer Apollo Brown has made a name for himself as one of Hip-Hop’s most legendary new producers, while maintaining a golden era sound. His production credits are a who’s who of Hip-hop greats, from Danny Brown to Ghostface Killah, Ras Kass to Westside Gunn. Even Chance the Rapper used a pair of Apollo beats on his debut mixtapes. Known for bringing the best out of musicians, Apollo has a knack for making timeless classics. Brooklyn’s Joell Ortiz started on none other than Dr. Dre’s Aftermath label and built a huge buzz in the industry. He’s worked with legends like Just Blaze, among others. He then signed to Shady Records as ¼ of the supergroup Slaughterhouse. He’s worked with Hip-Hop titans Eminem, Busta Rhymes, Jadakiss, Akon, and Big Daddy Kane. Now the pair of Hip-hop luminaries are celebrating the 5-year anniversary of their first collaborative album on Mello Music Group with a deluxe edition including 2 new songs. It’s nothing short of a masterpiece: Mona Lisa.

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Mona Lisa 5th Anniversary Color-In-Color Black & Red Vinyl Edition

LP | 2018 | US | Reissue (Mello Music Group)

34,19 €* 35,99 € -5%

Apollo Brown & Philmore Greene

Release: 2018 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Cost Of Living

CD | 2023 | US | Original (Mello Music Group)

17,09 €* 17,99 € -5%

Release: 2023 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Apollo Brown & Philmore Greene

Cost Of Living Red Cloudy Vinyl Edition

LP | 2023 | US | Original (Mello Music Group)

Release: 2023 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Apollo Brown & Planet Asia

Anchovies Black Vinyl Edition

LP | 2017 | US | Reissue (Mello Music Group)

34,99 €*

Release: 2017 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Apollo Brown, Planet Asia, Gensu Dean, Guilty Simpson

Stitched Up & Shaken Record Store Day 2021 Edition

LP | 2021 | US | Original (Mello Music Group)

Apollo Brown & Planet Asia

Release: 2021 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Record Store Day 2021 Release.
Limitation: 1000 copies.

Detroit's Apollo Brown and Cali Agent Planet Asia take side A of this special edition Hip Hop vinyl, while SP1200 wizard Gensu Dean and Motor City MC Guilty Simpson handle all the B-Side tracks.

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Sardines

CD | 2023 | US | Original (Mello Music Group)

17,99 €*

Apollo Brown & Planet Asia

Release: 2023 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Detroit Beatmaker Apollo Brown and Fresno Rap veteran Planet Asia are proud to announce their new album "Sardines" - the followup to the duo’s beloved 2017 collaborative album “Anchovies.” Apollo and Planet Asia improve upon the minimalist, grimy Hip-Hop theme from the first collab with pristine execution. the new album promises grime just like its predecessor. Featuring Sick Jacken, Ty Farris, Marv Won, and TriState.

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Sardines Sardine Green Vinyl Edition

LP | 2023 | US | Original (Mello Music Group)

37,99 €* 39,99 € -5%

Release: 2023 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Detroit Beatmaker Apollo Brown and Fresno Rap veteran Planet Asia are proud to announce their new album - "Sardines" - the follow up to the duo’s beloved 2017 collaborative album “Anchovies.” Apollo and Planet Asia improve upon the minimalist, grimy Hip-Hop theme from the first collab with pristine execution. The new album promises grime just like its predecessor. Featuring Sick Jacken, Ty Farris, Marv Won, and TriState.

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Skilled Trade Cold & Cream Splatter Vinyl Edition

LP | 2024 | US | Original (Mello Music Group)

40,84 €* 42,99 € -5%

Blacklight HHV Exclusive Pink & Clear Color in Color Vinyl Edition

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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This is Apollo Brown's very first beat collection put together in 2007 a few years before winning the Red Bull Big Tune Championship in Detroit and then signing to Mello Music Group. The collection has been such a popular record around the Mello Music Group office for the past few years that we decided to make it available to everyone for a one time pressing on vinyl. Over 30 tracks from Apollo Brown.

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Apollo Brown & Stalley

LP | 2023 | CZ | Original (Mello Music Group)

34,99 €*

Blacklight Neon Green & Black Galaxy Vinyl Edition

Release: 2023 / CZ – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Limited to 300 copies. - HHV exclusive

From The Trenches to the Penthouse, A Mid-West Rap Opus from Ohio's Stalley & Legendary Detroit producer Apollo Brown

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Apollo Brown & Stalley

LP | 2023 | CZ | Original (Mello Music Group)

33,24 €* 34,99 € -5%

Release: 2023 / CZ – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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From The Trenches to the Penthouse, A Mid-West Rap Opus from Ohio's Stalley & Legendary Detroit producer Apollo Brown

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CD+5" | 2014 | US | Original (Mello Music Group)

Thirty Eight

Release: 2014 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Apollo Brown’s Thirty Eight is a contemporary throwback, inhabiting the realm of reverent reinvention and innovation. It deftly bridges the gap between ‘70s Blaxploitation soundtracks (e.g. Curtis Mayfield’s Superfly or Marvin Gaye’s Trouble Man) and the hip-hop records that sampled from them. Includes bonus 5" feat. Roc Marciano!

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CD | 2023 | US | Original (Mello Music Group)

This Must Be The Place

17,99 €*

Release: 2023 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Detroit's Apollo Brown is back with the instrumental follow up to Clouds. Let the legendary beat maker take you on a trip.

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This Must Be The Place Yellow Vinyl Edition

LP | 2023 | US | Original (Mello Music Group)

Release: 2023 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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CD | 2024 | DE | Original (Four Music Local)

Apsilon

Haut Wie Pelz

20,99 €*

Release: 2024 / DE – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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LP | 2024 | DE | Original (Four Music Local)

Apsilon

Haut Wie Pelz

26,99 €*

Release: 2024 / DE – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Henry Loafy Building Purple Vinyl Edition

Aquilla

LP | 2023 | EU | Original (Lofi)

CD | 2019 | EU | Original (Columbia)

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Feel the tension leave your body as you step into the tranquil oasis of Loafy Building’s ‘Aquilla’. Smooth guitars, nurturing pianos and steady drums come together to produce a sound with healing abilities, carefully crafted for the listener. Relaxing like a long, hot bath - just you, the sounds of nature, and crystal-blue water quietly bubbling as it laps against your skin.

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Ardian Bujupi

Rahat Limited Edition

50,99 €*

Release: 2019 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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7" | 2019 | EU | Original (Yellow Flower)

139 Weeks

Release: 2019 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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7" | 2021 | EU | Original (Yellow Flower)

Daily Actors

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Turkish/Greek Laiko Rock Band with bouzouki sounding guitars, groovy drums, and killer farfisa sounds. Limited to 500 copies.

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7" | 2023 | UK | Original (Yellow Flower)

Montagnes

7,69 €* 10,99 € -30%

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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One More For My Father Clear Vinyl Edtion

2LP | 2023 | UK | Original (Encrypted Audio)

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop, Electronic & Dance

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LP | 2021 | TR | Original (Garaj Müzik)

Armageddon Turk

Anadolu Lo-Fi

22,99 €*

Release: 2021 / TR – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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We Buy Diabetic Test Strips Black Vinyl Edition

Armand Hammer

2LP | 2023 | US | Reissue (Fat Possum)

50,99 €*

We Buy Diabetic Test Strips Grape Colored Vinyl Edition

Release: 2023 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Only 1 per customer!

Armand Hammer, the New York based hip-hop duo consisting of Elucid and billy woods, return with We Buy Diabetic Test Strips, their first album in two years and first for Fat Possum. In the two years since the Alchemist-produced Haram, Elucid and billy woods have both released critically acclaimed solo albums. Back with their biggest record yet, We Buy Diabetic Test Strips features production from Jpegmafia, El-p, Kenny Segal, Black Noi$e, Preservation, DJ Haram, Child Actor, Sebb Bash, August Fanon and more. Pressed on double grape colored vinyl.

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Armand Hammer

2LP | 2023 | EU | Original (Fat Possum)

57,99 €*

Don't Fight Your Demons Red & Black Vinyl Edition

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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New York's most heralded underground rap act of the last 5 years are returning with their first release on Fat Possum Records. Featuring acclaimed artists billy woods and ELUCID

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Arrested Development

LP | 2023 | US | Original (Ruffnation)

39,99 €*

As The World Burns & Lost In The Fire

Release: 2023 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Before last years's comeback with FOR THE FKN LOVE they came back with DONT'T FIGHT YOUR DEMONS.Ruffnation Entertainment is proud to present the Grammy-winning Hip Hop Legends Arrested Development 2022 album, Don't Fight Your Demons reissued on vinyl!Arrested Development, the 2x Grammy Award Winning, groundbreaking iconic music group, and Hip Hop pioneers continue their forward march of curating conscious, revolutionary music formulated to bring societal issues to the forefront and ignite change. Their 2020 album, 'Don't Fight Your Demons', which originally saw only a limited release, is no exception. The 16-track album features a selection of eclectic musicians including Kuf Knotz, Skyy High, Christine Elise, O'hene Savant, Rambo, Let The Dirt Say Amen, Fro Magnum Man, MRK SX, and is executively produced by Speech for Vagabond Productions and Configa for Configaration Records.The group assures fans and listeners this is no hit or miss album. Each track is distinct in style, flow, and vibe, with influential wordplay and infectious soundscapes. They breakdown and take apart worldly injustices, the current state of racism, grueling masks of politics, and on the flip side offer empowering gems on how to overcome and rise through.The production throughout the entire album channels a continuous kaleidoscope of invigorating bass, soul, funk, worldly tones, and even innovative cadences ear-pleasing to a younger generation of music connoisseurs. Don't Fight Your Demons' ideally serves as a "how-to" handbook brimming with incomparable lyricism, storytelling, and cognizant awareness delivereFFO Fugees, Dream Warriors, Roots, Speech, Del a Soul, Black Eyed Peas - pressed on one red colored and one classic black vinyl record.

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Arsonists

2CD | 2018 | EU | Original (Below System)

CD | 2016 | DE | Original (Artlantiz)

Release: 2018 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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2018 will mark the return of the original Bushwick Bomb Squad! Legendary emcee crew, the Arsonists have announced a double-album release via Below System Records.
This will include a deluxe edition of the group’s classic debut album “As The World Burns” (released in 1999) which yielded such underground anthems as “Blaze”, “Halloween” and the “Session.”

It will also include “Lost In The Fire”, which will include many unreleased gems including tracks with J-Live, High & Mighty and Mass Influence as well as six new tracks from the group (the first in over fifteen years!) with guest appearances from Vinnie Paz (Jedi Mind Tricks) and Ill Bill (La Coka Nostra, Non-Phixion).

Composed of D-Stroy, Q-Unique, Freestyle, Jise and Swel these Brooklyn spitters were among the most creative wordsmiths and energetic live performers during an extremely fertile period of boom-bap that included the Lyricist Lounge, Rawkus Records, Fat Beats Records and the Stretch & Bobbito show. On the group’s motivation, D-Stroy revealed “we were focused so much on our love of hip-hop that it kept us off the streets, away from drugs, all of us in my parent’s house rhyming and recording.”

After appearing on the Stretch & Bobbito Show, Bobbito Garcia was so impressed as to sign the group to his Fondle ‘Em Records to release several classic singles on wax. The results allowed the crew to hit the road through North America and Europe, many of them leaving New York and the United States for the first time ever. The group toured with such notables as Public Enemy, The Roots and the Wu-Tang Clan.

Top taste-making Indie rock label Matador Records who developed such groups as Guided By Voices, Pavement and Mogwai wanted the Arsonists to be the first hip-hop group on the label. “As The World Burns” was the result of this partnership. Critically acclaimed and well respected, speaking on the enduring legacy of the album, D-Stroy said “I think it’s one of the last albums to champion the four elements of hip-hop, it’s basically our love letter to the culture and a lot of heads identify with that love.”

Though the group dissolved by 2002, the members have kept heads ringing in the entertainment industry including solo releases and forays into film, TV and radio. Summing it up D recalls “I was hosting an event for Nike and one of the executives came up to me and spit one of Q-Unique’s verses verbatim to me. It’s like a whole generation of young heads and college students grew up on our music and are doing something for the movement as well.”

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Art@tagz

Arterhaltung

Release: 2016 / DE – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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LP | 2024 | EU | Original (BMG)

Ohi Maria

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Protomaranza Clear Vinyl Edition

LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Columbia)

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Protomaranza Red Vinyl Edition

LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Columbia)

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Protomaranza White Vinyl Edition

LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Columbia)

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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LP | 2023 | EU | Original (Trenches)

Artie 5ive & Rondodasosa

Motivation 4 The Streetz

29,24 €* 38,99 € -25%

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Artist Controller 7 / LL Smooth K

Battle Weapons 4 Get Ready For The Young folks / Dre’s Night

7" | 2024 | UK (Battle Weapons)

13,99 €*

Release: 2024 / UK

Genre: Hip Hop

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LP | 2017 | Original (Music Development)

Arto Lindsay

Cuidado Madame

22,99 €*

Release: 2017 / Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Arturo Banbini, Kool Keith And Lynx 196.9

Bandoleros

12" | 2024 | US | Original (Dr Vinylove)

32,99 €*

Arturo Banbini / Lynx 198

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Bandoleros is a concept album, intended as a modern spaghetti western soundtrack. The soundscapes are inspired and dedicated to Italian Western B_Movies and his underrated music. Dusty guitars, crunchy drums, synthesizers, and horns, offer the perfect hip-hop background for Lynx and an inspired KK.

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Tapestry White Vinyl Edition

LP | 2023 | EU | Original (Dr Vinylove)

25,99 €*

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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7" | 2021 | UK | Original (Village Live)

Ash The Author

Phantoms / Subterranean

11,39 €* 11,99 € -5%

Ashton "DJ Cassanova" Irons

Release: 2021 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Village Live Records are proud to present ‘Phantoms / Subterranean’ (tvi038), the forthcoming new 7″ vinyl by Reading-based rapper, Ash The Author!

Featuring production from DJ Drinks & George Fields, with additional razor-sharp cuts from Mr Brown on the A-side

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Texas Tapes 92-95

CD | 2021 | UK | Original (Chopped Herring)

15,99 €*

Ashton "DJ Cassanova" Irons

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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Texas Tapes 92-95

LP | 2021 | UK | Original (Chopped Herring)

Tape | 2023 | EU (Dirt Tapes)

Release: 2021 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Assalti Frontali

Conflitto

12,99 €*

Hollywood Briggs Black Vinyl Edition

Release: 2023 / EU

Genre: Hip Hop

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Released on "Il Manifesto Dischi" in 1996, this is the second album of the band led by Militant A. 13 tracks played by the Brutopop line up as a real backing band, in addition to the presence of Pol G at the console, Eyewitness also on vocals. Recorded by Don Zientara (sound engineer of Fugazi) at the Forte Prenestino in Rome.

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Asun Eastwood

LP | 2017 | EU | Reissue (SCMD Music)

Release: 2017 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Hollywood Briggs Brown Vinyl Edition

Asun Eastwood

LP | 2017 | EU | Reissue (SCMD Music)

Release: 2017 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Hollywood Briggs Red Vinyl Edition

Asun Eastwood

LP | 2017 | EU | Reissue (SCMD Music)

Release: 2017 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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LP | 2019 | EU | Original (Super Bad Disco / HHV)

Athletic Progression

Dark Smoke

Release: 2019 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop, Organic Grooves

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"Dark Smoke" is the debut release from the Danish Jazz & Hip Hop outfit Athletic Progression. 9 tracks with the help of Minna Forouzandeh, Isatta Sheriff and Blacc El.

"When we recorded Dark Smoke in late 2016, Athletic Progression was a quartet featuring our main man Ole Koefoed Larsen on guitar. Our group composition and sound has changed since then, but reflecting our common background in hiphop, Dark Smoke is where our story began, and a fitting introduction to our musical universe." - Athletic Progression

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3LP | 2016 | US | Reissue (Rhymesayers)

Fishing Blues

Release: 2016 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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CD | 2016 | US | Original (Rhymesayers)

Fishing Blues

Release: 2016 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Frida Kahlo Vs. Ezra Pound

7x7" | 2016 | US | Original (Rhymesayers)

48,99 €*

Release: 2016 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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In the months leading up the new album, Fishing Blues, Atmosphere released a total of seven digital singles. Much to the surprise of their fans, none of these singles appeared on the album, and they remained available only as digital singles… until now.

Now packaged together as Frida Kahlo vs. Ezra Pound, these singles are available for the first times as a limited edition 7” boxset and on CD. Featuring guest appearances from Aesop Rock, Blueprint, Grieves, Prof, deM atlaS & Eric Mayson.

This 7” boxset contains seven different 7” vinyl, each song featuring individualized artwork by Dave Quiggle printed on full-color vinyl jackets, surrounded by a custom printed hard slipcase including a free digital download card. Each record contains the original track b/w the accompanying instrumental. Guaranteed to be the perfect Holiday gift for any Atmosphere fan.

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7" | 2021 | US | Original (Rhymesayers)

God's Bathroom Floor

15,99 €*

Release: 2021 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Initially Written And Recorded When Atmosphere And Fledgling Label Rhymesayers Entertainment Were Still Making A Name For Themselves In The Minneapolis Hip-Hop Scene, "God's Bathroomfloor" Was An Early Standout For The Group. Turning Heads And Drawing New Fans In With Slug's Introspective Raps Over Producer Stress' Hypnotic Jazzy Beat, The Song Was Performed Live Frequently, Becoming An Audience Favorite Before Everappearing On An Actual Release. Even Then, It Was Only A Live Performance They Made Available, And Only On A Limited Mixtape They Released In 1996. It Would Be Another Year Before The 4-Track Studio Recording Would Surface On Atmosphere's Overcast! Ep, A Collection Of Focus Tracks Promoting Theirdebut Full-Length Album, But "God's Bathroom Floor" Never Made It Onto The Album Itself And Slowly Slipped Into Obscurity From There. Now, In Celebration Of Its 25th Anniversary, Theoriginal Recording Has Been Unearthed, Remastered, And Pressed On This Limited Edition 7-Inch Vinyl. Plus, In A Nod To The Song's Original Release As A Live Version, We've Included A New Live Performance Of The Song, Recorded Recently In Montreal, Mixed And Mastered Exclusively For This Special Release.Whether You're A Lifelong Fan Whose First Introduction To The Group Was Through This Song, A New Fan Looking To Explore The Group's Historical Roots Further, Or Somewhere In Between, This Release Will Be A Welcome Addition To Your Atmospherecollection.

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2LP+7" | 2018 | US | Original (Rhymesayers)

Mi Vida Local

Release: 2018 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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It’s a different place than it was two years ago, when Atmosphere released their last record, Fishing Blues. Their seventh album, Mi Vida Local, reflects the ways in which the world–and their place in it–has changed. The idyllic domesticity of the past few records has morphed into anxiety over keeping loved ones safe during turbulent times. The easygoing collaboration between Ant and Slug has started to feel more like the life-or-death intimacy of two men trapped together on a lifeboat. At times, Mi Vida Local is a heavy album, (“I might be the last generation of grandparents,” goes a key line from “Virgo”), but it’s far from grim.

As the name implies, Mi Vida Local is intensely focused on the place it was created–the southside of Minneapolis–where Slug and Ant work tirelessly in their “beautiful basements”, refining their sound without interruption, save for a handful of Minneapolis friends that showed up to contribute. The album pairs complex subject matter with equally deep beats–ones that show a clear lineage back to the psychedelic funk landmarks from an earlier era where America was going through a post-utopian hangover, and prove that there won’t ever be a time where boom-bap beats don’t sound perfectly of the moment.

Mi Vida Local might be the best album Atmosphere’s ever made. It’s definitely the one they needed to make right now, and one listeners need to hear just as urgently. If it’s sometimes an album about how the fight to find happiness never really ends–even after you get the house and the kids and the artistic freedom to make dad-rap records–it’s also about discovering that there’s happiness to be found just in fighting.

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Sad Clown Bad Year #9-#12 Collection

LP | 2018 | US | Reissue (Rhymesayers)

Release: 2018 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Since its incarnation as a string of tapes and CDRs for the band to sell on tour in 1999, the Sad Clown series has taken on numerous forms, including 4-track demos, live shows, a DVD, a mixtape, and 7" singles. While preparing for 2007's When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Sh*t Gold, Atmosphere launched the next phase of the series, releasing Sad Clown Bad Summer Number 9, the first of four EP's dedicated to the four seasons. These seasonal releases were the first in the Sad Clown series to receive distribution, being made available on both vinyl and CD. Showcasing Slug and Ant at their best, the four Sad Clown seasons encompassed fan favorites such as "Don't Forget," `The Rooster," "Not Another Day," "Happymess," and "Sunshine," Atmosphere's biggest song to date. These four iconic EPs are now packaged into one 2xLP vinyl release titled Sad Clown Bad Year, complete with an 8-page activity book of custom coloring pages, connect-the-dots, a word find and a maze. The entire package comes housed in a reverse board jacket featuring black & white illustrations with an uncoated finish so you can color and customize yours anyway you like!

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So Many Other Realities Exist Simultaneously

CD | 2023 | US | Original (Rhymesayers)

Release: 2023 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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In their 25-plus years as a duo, Atmosphere's rapper Slug and producer Ant have built a legacy that is embedded in the fabric of underground hip-hop. Rising in the ranks of Minneapolis, their debut album, Overcast! was released in 1997. Presented as a flurry of vignettes, and paired with an unending touring schedule, the album was a springboard from which the group was able to become a fixture in the midwest music scene. It wasn't long before their songwriting evolved from telling inventive third-person tales to delivering introspective first-person eviscerations, and by the early 2000's Slug would jokingly birth the phrase "emo rap" in an interview before publications began running with the genre tag to describe them and others. In the decades since their debut, Atmosphere has maintained a course of rigorous output, releasing over two dozen studio albums, EP's and collaborative side projects in as many years. The venerated duo have built a legacy out of bringing honesty, humility and vulnerability to the forefront of their music. Slug has proven masterful at storytelling and writing compelling narratives, leaving a trail of his own influence while paying homage to the rappers and songwriters that helped shape him. Meanwhile, Ant has skillfully molded the soundtracks with inspiration from soul, funk, rock, reggae, and the wizardry of hip-hop's pioneering DJ's and producers, creating his own trademark sounds and providing the pulse for songs about life, love, stress and setbacks. At its essence, Atmosphere has been a musical shepherd, guiding generations of listeners through this thing called life. Their newest album, 2023's So Many Other Realities Exist Simultaneously, captures perhaps some of Atmosphere's most personal work to date. The odyssey opens with a gentler approach than recent works, with the lead-off track "Okay" seemingly focused on comforting and reassuring the listener. As Slug raps over one of the most twinkling productions Ant has ever released, the song lays the groundwork for an album-length exercise in fumbling consciousness. Yet, as gently as the album begins, there's an unmistakable sense of unease from the outset that continues to evolve throughout the project, as Slug and Ant weave the listener through indistinct themes of insomnia and woe. From the subtle panic at the heart of songs like "Dotted Lines" to the overt anxiety of songs like "In My Head," the unease across tracks is unmistakable. Yet, as the tears might begin to well, they find resolve again through songs like "Still Life," whose hopeful outlook undercuts the tensity of the album. All the while, the rhythms on So Many Other Realities are some of the most inventive of Atmosphere's career. Ant's playful percussion on "In My Head" acts as a nice counterweight to the roiling writing, while the drum patterns on "Holding My Breath" and "Bigger Pictures" allow Slug to play with his flow to emphasize the anxiety driving the record. Where previous records in this most recent act of Atmosphere's career have been focused on emphasizing the parts of life that carry the most meaning_family, brotherhood, purpose_So Many Other Realities is an almost unnerving excavation of paranoia inspired by the general malaise of a pandemic weary society full of civil unrest. The tension in these songs is palpable, but the album's mere presence is a testament to the hope that has to underpin even the most stressed out epiphanies. The greatest risk Atmosphere has continued to take across their career is that of being vulnerable and unafraid. The world has inconceivably changed since Slug and Ant entered into the underground hip-hop scene, but despite the seismic shifts in music and culture, they've held strong to a foundation rooted in sly innovation and truth. The duo's relentless release & touring schedules only tell a piece of the story, but spending time with their records_whether you're a new fan or a longstanding listener_reveals a pair of friends who love to create and live for unabashed self-expression. Their bare reflections on life and the mundane traumas and joys that make living worthwhile are a gift, and that is Atmosphere's legacy in and of itself. If the music stopped tomorrow, the duo would go down as two quiet titans who changed the course of everyman rap forever.

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So Many Other Realities Exist Simultaneously

2LP | 2023 | EU | Original (Rhymesayers)