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Life After Death HHV Exclusive Silver Vinyl Edition

Release: 1995 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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At the peak of his powers as a producer in the mid-‘90s, Wu-Tang mastermind RZA crafted a distinctive soundtrack at his basement studio in Staten Island. This haunting landscape of dusty samples, sharp snares and menacing urban gloom – culled from the Japanese film “Shogun Assassin” as well as wide-ranging R&B and funk sources – would soon become a pillar of hip-hop history. These sounds were to become GZA’s 1995 sophomore classic, Liquid Swords – considered by many to be the ultimate Wu-Tang Clan solo album. 17-years later, it’s impossible to debate or deny the album’s legendary status, still standing up to any release that has come out in the rap pantheon, before or since.

Cerebral and precise with his words like a shaolin swordsman, GZA crystallized a range of influences, from chess to kung-Fu and mob films to Eastern philosophy. The album features appearances by the entire Wu-Tang Clan, including the memorable debut of Killah Priest on “B.I.B.L.E.”

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The Notorious B.I.G.

3LP | 1997 | EU | Reissue (Warner)

2LP | 2003 | CZ | Reissue (Aftermath)

Release: 1997 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Limited to 3000 silver colored copies for Germany, Switzerland and Austria. In this region only available at HHV.

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50 Cent

Get Rich Or Die Tryin'

19,99 €*

Release: 2003 / CZ – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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MM Food Green & Pink Vinyl Edition

MF DOOM

2LP | 2004 | US | Reissue (Rhymesayers)

35,99 €*

Re:Release HHV Exclusive Light Blue Splatter Vinyl Edition

Release: 2004 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Packaged In A Wrapped Tip-On Gatefold Jacket With Green & Pink Colored Double Vinyl. Includes A Free Digital Download Card. Re-Pressed With Masters Previously Used For Mm..Food.In 1998 Zev Love X Of The Seminal Rap Group Kmd Re-Emerged As A Masked Super Villain Known As Mf Doom. The Following Year He Released The Ground Breaking Independent Classic Operation: Doomsday. Doom Only Added To The Mystery By Creating Multiple Aliases (King Geedorah, Viktor Vaughn, Etc.) And Took A No Holds Barred Approach To His Musical Career. With Collaborative Side Projects With Madlib (Madvillain) And Dangerdoom With Danger Mouse, Mm..Food Marked The Super Villain's Long Awaited Follow Up To Operation: Doomsday.

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Juggaknots

2LP | 2006 | US | Reissue (Coalmine)

2001 Explicit Vinyl Edition

Release: 2006 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Limited to 300 copies. Exclusively avaiilable at HHV.

This special edition 2LP is presented in an alternate cover, gatefold jacket with a six panel insert that contains full album liners, song lyrics, and a forword by Bobbito García.

Originally released as a nine-track LP on Bobbito Garcia’s legendary Fondle 'Em Records in 1996, the Juggaknots’ debut made a massive impact and it remains one of the most revered and groundbreaking releases of the ‘90s independent hip-hop scene.

Ahead of their time, the sibling trio of Breeze Brewin, Queen Herawin and Buddy Slim deftly combine their knack for braggadocio, humor and social commentary with thick, low-end heavy beats for their inaugural effort. It’s an album that helped lay the bedrock for what would become the alternative hip-hop sub-genre that thrives today.

Re:Release: Clear Blue Skies presents their original debut LP in a whole new light with 11 additional tracks comprising re-mastered music and three bonus mixes. This special reissue includes an alternate cover taken from the same Steve Brock photo shoot from the 2002 full length release. We’ve also included a six page insert equipped with a lyric sheet as well as a foreword written by Kool Bob Love himself. The album boasts an eye-catching photo collage comprised of photo archives of vintage family photos, throwback pics and show flyers. Album packaging and layout designed by Frank “DJ Concept” DeMaria.

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Dr. Dre

2LP | 1999 | EU | Reissue (Interscope)

42,99 €*

Below The Heavens HHV Exclusive Aqua & White Colored Vinyl Edition

Release: 1999 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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180g reissue of the sought after explicit version.

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Blu & Exile

2LP | 2007 | US | Reissue (Coalmine)

2LP | 1996 | EU | Reissue (Be With)

Release: 2007 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Limited to 300 copies worldwide. Only available at HHV.
The world received a true hip-hop classic with 2007’s release of, Below The Heavens. And with Blu & Exile’s recent acquisition of the album’s master rights, the duo are pleased to join forces
with Coalmine Records for a special, deluxe edition reissue! Throughout the album’s 15 tracks, you can here Blu & Exiles shared intent, which was to create something that was distinctly their own. They were young, hungry artists with gifts they wanted the world to hear, not only to showcase their abilities but to also reveal another side of West Coast rap. The early to mid aughts was a dichotomous time for L.A. hip-hop especially. The underground was brimming with creative releases from acts like Freestyle Fellowship and Living Legends, but to the rest of the world, gangster rap remained the city’s calling card.Before there was even a Blu & Exile, the producer kept hearing about this up-and-coming rapper named Blu who was performing at
venuesthroughout the city. And it was one of Exile’s other collaborators, Aloe Blacc (who formed Emanon with Exile), who helped bring the duo together. The two immediately hit it off, and embarked on a recording spree where the blueprint for Below The Heavens began to take shape. The duo laid down more than 50 tracks steeped in lived truths and tack-sharp writing from Blu as well as Exile’s jaw-dropping sample flips and drums. Through painstaking decisions and track sequencing, the end result was a modern classic in the style of Blu’s biggest influences—Nas, Common, Planet Asia, and DMX. Below The Heavens beautifully captures a special place and time for the then fledgling duo, while remaining a timeless piece of art. It’s shivers-inducing nostalgic, but also modern in its sentiments and voice. It’s a classic.

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Bahamadia

Kollage

Brand New Second Hand 25th Anniversary Vinyl Edition

Release: 1996 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Bahamadia’s 1996 debut album Kollage is rightly regarded as one of the greatest rap albums of the 1990s. For the first time ever, Be With present the definitive double LP version of this eternal hip-hop classic, including the legendary "Path To Rhythm" which never appeared on the original LP or on vinyl, anywhere. An indelible VIBE from start-to-finish, Kollage presents Bahamadia's swirling rhymes delivered with an irresistibly butter flow and razor-sharp assuredness over a steady slew of smoothed-out, jazzed-up, blunted beats. Achingly cool and effortlessly funky throughout, it's an absolute must for true 90s hip-hop fanatics.

The entire Kollage project was recorded at D&D Studios and the ties to Gang Starr are keenly felt, with DJ Premier producing five tracks in addition to the killer songs Guru had already produced with her. Working with the cream of the mid-90s East Coast sound, Kollage is, accordingly, a record that demonstrates a varied musical taste with disparate influences, as Bahamadia has previously stated: “The title Kollage was a reflection of my state of mind. I first got interested in music from playing my parents’ and grandparents’ records, as well what I heard on the radio. I wanted Kollage to reflect that diversity both lyrically and sonically."

With intelligent, poetic lyricism and a laconic verbal style bursting with both warm texture and deceptive energy, Bahamadia’s flow was as inspired by Aretha and Nancy Wilson as it was Q-Tip, Schoolly D and Lady B. Swaggering out the gate, "WordPlay" finds Bahamadia confidently showcasing her considerable old-school battle-rhyme skills over a Guru beat that utilises an infectiously bouncy bassline with splashes of sultry jazz horns and a Jeru vocal snatch for the hook. Up next, the quietly shimmering and ruggedly beautiful "Spontaneity" is one of the most alluring on the record, Da Beatminerz crafting a brilliantly soulful and jazzy soundscape for Bahamadia's effortless vocals to float across. It's followed by "Rugged Ruff", where the rapper carefully constructs a swift off-beat flow over Premier's raw jazzy fire.

With smooth spacey synth vibes overseen by former Geto Boys producer N.O. Joe, "I Confess" is, without question, a fly love song and soothing (p)-funk groove. "UKNOWHOWWEDU" is an airy, chilled tribute to her hometown. Produced by Ski Beatz & DJ Redhanded, it rides a gloriously mellow break. It's a true Philly anthem, shouting out a who’s who of the entire city’s scene. Early banger "Total Wreck" follows, presenting a murky Guru instrumental elevated by jazzy horns. Bahamadia invokes the title's suggestion, firing her brilliant bars more aggressively than we’re accustomed to. More Beatminerz-brilliance comes in the way of "Innovation", an opportunity for the MC to invoke Freestyle Fellowship in her forward-thinking and literary verses. "Da Jawn" features hometown buddies The Roots, with Black Thought gliding into a back-and-forth with Bahamadia over ?uestlove’s warm, snapping percussion. With the strut club banger "True Honey Buns (Dat Freak Sh*t)", DJ Premier provides some laidback vibrant boom bap for Bahamadia to share a wild, cautionary tale about a night out with her girl, Kia.

Fan favourite "3 Tha Hard Way" is a hypnotically sinister cut, with Bahamadia, K-Swift and Mecca Star taking star turns to coast over DJ Premier’s raw beat whilst the tender "Biggest Part Of Me" is a heartfelt stunner dedicated to her son. Incredibly, only the European and Japanese CD versions of Kollage was released with the brilliantly breezy “Path To Rhythm”, featuring Ursula Rucker. Whilst ostensibly a "bonus track", it's anything but, to our ears. Very much in sonic conversation with KRS-One's stretched-out sleeper classic "Higher Level", it's absolutely essential so we had to include it, appearing on wax for the first time here, exclusively. Quite a coup.

Somewhat predictably, whilst Kollage was released to significant critical acclaim, it suffered from disappointing sales. In the intervening years - and for far too long - it was a criminally underrated record, an increasingly hidden gem. We hope this double LP reissue - which looks and sounds amazing - will go some way to correct this. This 2024 Be With double LP re-issue has been mastered for vinyl by Simon Francis, cut by Cicely Balston and pressed at Record Industry. It's too bold and beautiful to remain overlooked and underserved.

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Roots Manuva

2LP | 1999 | UK | Reissue (Big Dada)

Release: 1999 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Madvillain (MF DOOM & Madlib)

Madvillainy Black Vinyl Edition

2LP | 2004 | US | Reissue (Stones Throw)

31,99 €*

Kamaal The Abstract Vinyl Me, Please Edition

Release: 2004 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Madlib beats meet The Villain on top of his lyrical power. If you don't like this one you don't like hip hop. Period!

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Q-Tip

LP | 2001 | US | Reissue (Vinyl Me, Please)

Esperanto 25h Anniversary Vinyl Bundle incl. Mit Dir feat. Joy Denalane 12"-Vinyl

Release: 2001 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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From the moment Kamaal The Abstract begins, it’s evident that this is Tip at his most free and vulnerable, musically, up until that point. Most songs transform into (and end in) extended jams or have solos sprinkled throughout (or both). Jazz serves as the base, with Tip and his band using its colorful and intricate chord progressions to explore funk, rap, rock, R&B and soul — sometimes all on the same song. The album is an artistic statement that’s just as musically bold as it is conflicted, with a playful Tip at the center of it all, just trying to find freedom through music.

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Freundeskreis

2LP+12" | 1999 | DE | Reissue (Four Music)

53,99 €*

Release: 1999 / DE – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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2LP | 1999 | EU | Reissue (G-Lette Music)

Afrob

Rolle Mit Hip Hop

Release: 1999 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Gettin' It Orange Vinyl Edition

Too $hort

2LP | 1996 | US | Reissue (Get On Down)

2LP | 1990 | UK | Reissue (Def Jam)

Release: 1996 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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In 1996, after 14 years in the game that started with Too $hort and Freddy B selling tapes out of the trunk of their car in East Oakland, Too $hort announced he would be retiring. On May 21, 1996, Too $hort released his 10th studio album Gettin' It with the lead single of the same name featuring Parliament Funkadelic. Retirement was more of a hiatus as Too $hort got back in the game in 1999 with the appropriately named album Can't Stay Away. If Gettin' It was going to be Too $hort's last album, he was going off on a high note by earning his 6th Platinum record. In addition to having Parliament Funkadelic contribute to two songs, Ant Banks and Shorty B are back with their laid-back Bay Area funk along with some G-Funk contributions by Colin Wolfe, L.A. Dre, and Spearhead X. Too $hort delivers another Bay Area classic full of nasty pimpin' rhymes with dope features by MC Breed, Erick Sermon and Rappin' 4-Tay. Previously only available on promo vinyl, Get On Down in partnership with Sony's Certifed is proud to present a proper vinyl release of Gettin' It in an orange swirl-colored vinyl run packaged in a gatefold jacket with a foldout lyric sheet.

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LL Cool J

Mama Said Knock You Out

28,99 €*

Release: 1990 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Run Come Save Me Red Vinyl Edition

Roots Manuva

2LP | 2001 | UK | Reissue (Big Dada)

32,99 €*

Release: 2001 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Kollage HHV Exclusive Yellow Vinyl Edition

Bahamadia

2LP | 1996 | EU | Reissue (Be With)

Most Known Unknown Silver Vinyl Edition

Release: 1996 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Limited edition of 500 copies, only available hat HHV!

Bahamadia’s 1996 debut album Kollage is rightly regarded as one of the greatest rap albums of the 1990s. For the first time ever, Be With present the definitive double LP version of this eternal hip-hop classic, including the legendary "Path To Rhythm" which never appeared on the original LP or on vinyl, anywhere. An indelible VIBE from start-to-finish, Kollage presents Bahamadia's swirling rhymes delivered with an irresistibly butter flow and razor-sharp assuredness over a steady slew of smoothed-out, jazzed-up, blunted beats. Achingly cool and effortlessly funky throughout, it's an absolute must for true 90s hip-hop fanatics.

The entire Kollage project was recorded at D&D Studios and the ties to Gang Starr are keenly felt, with DJ Premier producing five tracks in addition to the killer songs Guru had already produced with her. Working with the cream of the mid-90s East Coast sound, Kollage is, accordingly, a record that demonstrates a varied musical taste with disparate influences, as Bahamadia has previously stated: “The title Kollage was a reflection of my state of mind. I first got interested in music from playing my parents’ and grandparents’ records, as well what I heard on the radio. I wanted Kollage to reflect that diversity both lyrically and sonically."

With intelligent, poetic lyricism and a laconic verbal style bursting with both warm texture and deceptive energy, Bahamadia’s flow was as inspired by Aretha and Nancy Wilson as it was Q-Tip, Schoolly D and Lady B. Swaggering out the gate, "WordPlay" finds Bahamadia confidently showcasing her considerable old-school battle-rhyme skills over a Guru beat that utilises an infectiously bouncy bassline with splashes of sultry jazz horns and a Jeru vocal snatch for the hook. Up next, the quietly shimmering and ruggedly beautiful "Spontaneity" is one of the most alluring on the record, Da Beatminerz crafting a brilliantly soulful and jazzy soundscape for Bahamadia's effortless vocals to float across. It's followed by "Rugged Ruff", where the rapper carefully constructs a swift off-beat flow over Premier's raw jazzy fire.

With smooth spacey synth vibes overseen by former Geto Boys producer N.O. Joe, "I Confess" is, without question, a fly love song and soothing (p)-funk groove. "UKNOWHOWWEDU" is an airy, chilled tribute to her hometown. Produced by Ski Beatz & DJ Redhanded, it rides a gloriously mellow break. It's a true Philly anthem, shouting out a who’s who of the entire city’s scene. Early banger "Total Wreck" follows, presenting a murky Guru instrumental elevated by jazzy horns. Bahamadia invokes the title's suggestion, firing her brilliant bars more aggressively than we’re accustomed to. More Beatminerz-brilliance comes in the way of "Innovation", an opportunity for the MC to invoke Freestyle Fellowship in her forward-thinking and literary verses. "Da Jawn" features hometown buddies The Roots, with Black Thought gliding into a back-and-forth with Bahamadia over ?uestlove’s warm, snapping percussion. With the strut club banger "True Honey Buns (Dat Freak Sh*t)", DJ Premier provides some laidback vibrant boom bap for Bahamadia to share a wild, cautionary tale about a night out with her girl, Kia.

Fan favourite "3 Tha Hard Way" is a hypnotically sinister cut, with Bahamadia, K-Swift and Mecca Star taking star turns to coast over DJ Premier’s raw beat whilst the tender "Biggest Part Of Me" is a heartfelt stunner dedicated to her son. Incredibly, only the European and Japanese CD versions of Kollage was released with the brilliantly breezy “Path To Rhythm”, featuring Ursula Rucker. Whilst ostensibly a "bonus track", it's anything but, to our ears. Very much in sonic conversation with KRS-One's stretched-out sleeper classic "Higher Level", it's absolutely essential so we had to include it, appearing on wax for the first time here, exclusively. Quite a coup.

Somewhat predictably, whilst Kollage was released to significant critical acclaim, it suffered from disappointing sales. In the intervening years - and for far too long - it was a criminally underrated record, an increasingly hidden gem. We hope this double LP reissue - which looks and sounds amazing - will go some way to correct this. This 2024 Be With double LP re-issue has been mastered for vinyl by Simon Francis, cut by Cicely Balston and pressed at Record Industry. It's too bold and beautiful to remain overlooked and underserved.

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Three 6 Mafia

LP | 2005 | US | Reissue (Get On Down)

Release: 2005 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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2LP | 1995 | EU | Reissue (Music On Vinyl)

Mobb Deep

The Infamous

2LP | 1996 | EU | Reissue (Universal)

Release: 1995 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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The Infamous is the second studio album by the American Hip Hop duo Mobb Deep, released in 1995. The album features guest apperances from Nas, Wu-Tang Clan members, Reakwon and Ghostface Killah. The Infamous is Mobb Deep's masterpiece, a relentlessly bleak song cycle that's been hailed by hardcore Rap fans as one of the most realistic gangsta albums ever recorded.

180g vinyl edition.

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The Roots

Illadelph Halflife

Max Herre / 1ste Liebe Colored Vinyl Bundle Edition

Release: 1996 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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2024 pressing of this classic 90s Roots gem

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Max Herre

2LP+12" | 2004 | EU | Reissue (Four Music)

51,99 €*

Release: 2004 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Do You Want More?!!!??! Triple LP Edition

The Roots

3LP | 1995 | EU | Reissue (Geffen)

42,99 €*

Only Built 4 Cuban Linx Purple Vinyl Edition Gatefold Sleeve

Release: 1995 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Deluxe Edition celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the second The Roots album. Comes with a 24-page booklet. Must have!

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Raekwon

2LP | 1995 | US | Reissue (Get On Down)

Sex And Violence Colored Vinyl Edition

Release: 1995 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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2023 repress

On purple wax and finally in a gatefold sleeve.

Classic 1995 album by Wu-Tang Clan's Raekwon the Chef, entirely produced by RZA. Features Ghostface, Method Man, RZA, GZA, Nas, Cappadonna, U-God and many more!

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Boogie Down Productions

2LP | 1992 | US | Reissue (Get On Down)

Speakerboxxx / The Love Below

Release: 1992 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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In the early 1990s gangsta rap was becoming more popular. KRS-One took to the mic and continued to write socially conscious raps resulting in the hard-hitting 1992 album Sex And Violence which would be the fifth and final studio album under the Boogie Down Productions name. Produced by KRS-One, Pal Joey, Kenny Parker, D-Square, and Prince Paul, the album explores the darkest sides of the American urban landscape and psyche, with KRS as narrator, detailing all sides of the matrix. While singles like the alarming drum-driven "Duck Down" and the funky-as-hell "We In There" got most of the attention in ‘92, the deeper sequence reveals plenty of additional gems: the history lesson of the dark and dusty "Drug Dealer"; "Ruff Ruff", with scowling MC favorite Freddie Foxxx (aka Bumpy Knuckles); the grooving "Questions and Answers," and the frantic record industry track "How Not To Get Jerked." The album kicks off with an intro skit featuring KRS-One as a DJ in panic needing vinyl which at the time was a dying format while cassettes and CDs became the dominant format. Thirty-two years later vinyl DJs and Hip-Hop vinyl collectors no longer need to panic. Get On Down in partnership with Sony Music's Certified is proud to bring back to vinyl this underrated gem in the BDP catalog. Featuring one of the dopest album covers by American artist Robert Williams, Sex and Violence is pressed on colored vinyl and packaged in a gatefold jacket with full lyrics.

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OutKast

4LP | 2003 | US | Original (Arista)

57,99 €*

Release: 2003 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Check Your Head Deluxe Edition

Beastie Boys

4LP | 1992 | EU | Reissue (Def Jam)

60,99 €*

2LP | 1999 | US | Reissue (Rhymesayers)

Release: 1992 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop, Rock & Indie

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Celebrating the 30th Anniversary of Beastie Boys’ 2X Platinum Check Your Head album, this limited-edition deluxe reissue is a rare version of the album that was released as a limited run in 2009. Long out-of-print and sought after by fans and collectors, it features two bonus LP’s including remixes, live versions, and B-sides. Featuring the songs ‘So What’cha Want’, ‘Pass the Mic’ and ‘Gratitude’ - Check Your Head was a somewhat return to their punk roots and introduced the trio playing their own instruments for the first time on record since their early EP’s. This 4LP Deluxe Box Set is pressed on 180g vinyl housed in a fabric-wrapped, stamped hardcover case.

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MF DOOM

Operation: Doomsday

The Score Limited Solid Gold & Orange Vinyl Edition

Release: 1999 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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R.I.P. MF DOOM

Underneath his mysterious metal mask, MF DOOM hides the cachet underground legends are made of. After his first group KMD's sophomore album Black Bastards was shelved by Elektra in 1994, and his blood brother Subroc _ one half of the sibling rap duo _ passed away, surviving frontman Zev Love X slowly mutated into the supervillain MC known as MF DOOM, and the rap world is better for it. The 1999 release of Operation: Doomsday marked MF DOOM's official debut, reintroducing a mysterious figure who would soon become one of underground rap's greatest voices. Within its 19 tracks, Operation: Doomsday reveals the confluence of DOOM's tragic past, personal interests and daring creativity. His clever rhymes and remarkable schemes stood out against the landscape, and every sound he touched _ from cartoon theme songs, to `80s soul, to rap classics and more _ got reinterpreted into something brand new and surreal. Decades later, MF DOOM is still celebrated for all facets of his work and influence. In the face of tragedy, DOOM re-infiltrated the rap game on his own terms, and crafted an instant cult classic. Operation: Doomsday stands as a testament to the power of betting on yourself against all odds.

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The Fugees

2LP | 1996 | EU | Reissue (Columbia)

Dangerdoom (Danger Mouse & MF DOOM)

Release: 1996 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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The second (and final) album from Fugees, originally released in February 1996. A 13 song double album, reissued on limited gold/orange mix vinyl.

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The Mouse & The Mask

2LP | 2005 | UK | Reissue (Lex)

2LP | 1997 | CA | Reissue (Funky Dividends)

Release: 2005 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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For the first time in a decade Lex are reissuing a limited quantity of Dangerdoom 'The Mouse and the Mask'.

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Kardinal Offishall

Eye & I

4LP | 1997 | EU | Reissue (Loud)

Release: 1997 / CA – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Originally released in 1997. Presented here for the first time on Limited Edition Double LP. Remastered for vinyl by The Stuntman at Suite Sound Labs.

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Wu-Tang Clan

Wu-Tang Forever

35,99 €*

Release: 1997 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Sky's Da Limit / Rock On Black Vinyl Edition

Ikee

12" | 1995 | UK | Reissue (Chopped Herring)

2LP | 1999 | CZ | Reissue (Geffen)

Release: 1995 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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First release of the new season is a corker. Extremely hard to find 12" outta New Jersey by Ikee produced by the legendary Culture Freedom from Poor Righteous Teachers.

Heads will Know how hard this one is to find. Last one to go on Discogs went for 160gbp and it sounded like crap!! Lol. Heavy Heavy rarity here fellas. Straight reissue as there were no other joints available. Here's what Culture said to me:

"I met Ikee in the city of Trenton, New Jersey in 1984, where we both grew up and lived. He was the cousin of one of our first DJs [DJ Divine]. Over a decade later I bumped into him and he was a fully fledged MC so we decided to record. I helped Ikee and his good friend KJ start their own label, “Upshot Records” and produced the EP for them".

And btw, contrary to popular belief [see Discogs] this dropped in 1997 and not 1995.

Big shout out to Simon Pehlgrim for the request. Hope yr feelin better dude.

And we're back to the old Herring steez for a cycle or 2.

There are 225 copies on trad Black Vinyl.

No white labels this season.

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Mos Def

Black On Both Sides

47,99 €*

The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill

Release: 1999 / CZ – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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US import. Must have classic! Brand new pressing made in Czech Republic for the US market leading to high import prices. But it's worth every cent. Briliant album

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Lauryn Hill

2LP | 1998 | EU | Reissue (Legacy)

26,99 €*

2LP | 1996 | US | Reissue (LaFace)

Release: 1998 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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So so classic album by The Fugees' first lady!

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OutKast

ATLiens

The Coming Vinyl Me, Please Edition

Release: 1996 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Uber-classic southern rap album. If you don't like this one you don't like hip hop!

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Busta Rhymes

2LP | 1996 | US | Reissue (Vinyl Me, Please)

The War Report Vinyl Me, Please Edition

Release: 1996 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Why you'll love it...
Long before this album was released, Busta Rhymes made his name as the king of the feature. In those days, you couldn't just walk into the studio and be the last to rap on a song, you had to be special. Busta proved that he certainly was that so there was a lot of pressure on his debut album, The Coming, and he proved he was up to the challenge.

Limited to 3000 copies, the VMP exclusive version of Busta Rhymes' The Coming is pressed on Cloudy Red vinyl at GZ Vinyl as part of our year-long celebration of Hip Hop with Warner Music Group and Hip Hop at 50. The 2LPs will arrive in a double gatefold, tip-on, foil-stamped and numbered jacket. It was mastered by Cicely Balston at Alchemy Mastering at AIR.

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Capone-N-Noreaga

2LP | 1997 | US | Reissue (Vinyl Me, Please)

7" | 1995 | US | Reissue (Get On Down)

Release: 1997 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Why you'll love it...
The War Report, the 1997 brilliantly militant debut from Capone-N-Noreaga, is the VMP Hip-Hop Record of the Month in December 2022. Celebrating the record's 25th anniversary, our edition is pressed on 2LP Yellow vinyl, with lacquers cut by Cicely Balston...

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Mobb Deep

Shook Ones Part 1 & 2

13,99 €*

The Big Doe Rehab Vinyl Me, Please Edition

Release: 1995 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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2023 repress.
“Shook Ones Part II” might be one of the biggest records to come out of New York in the mid 90’s. From the moment you hear the bare hi-hat and the infamous line “to all the killers and the hundred dollar billas” it is an immediate adrenaline rush. The beat alone is a work of art, Havoc constructed what would go on for years as “how did he actually come up with that beat?!” amongst DJ’s and Producers alike. The infectious piano, cinematic sirens, it was no doubt that it was one of (famed New York nightclub) The Tunnel’s most signature records. As Cipha Sounds put it - “How could it not rip in The Tunnel? Just classic. 'Shook Ones Part I' was actually pretty big in the Tunnel, but ‘Part II' ripped everything." When “Shook Ones Part II” came you couldn’t help but nod your head and get lost in Havoc and Prodigy trading verses breaking down the meaning of a crook…making you shook son. Not to be left out “Shook Ones Part 1” is on the flipside that came out months earlier with a much more subdued beat and slightly different lyrics. Most 12” aren’t built like this, so to be on 7” for the first time ever this is a must have….son.

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Ghostface Killah

2LP | 2007 | US | Reissue (Vinyl Me, Please)

2LP | 1992 | Reissue (Interscope)

Release: 2007 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Why you'll love it...
Released in December 2007, The Big Doe Rehab was a technical commercial success at the time, but it endures spiritually as an essential title in [Ghostface Killah's] own expansive, 13-album discography, let alone his larger body of work with other artists. While every Wu member’s solo project inevitably serves as a stage for the Clan, with The Big Doe Rehab, the spotlight never leaves Ghostface Killah in the dark, even with so many other big-name players entering and exiting — a level of artistry that could only be achieved by one of hip-hop’s top dart spitters.

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Dr. Dre

The Chronic

A Long Hot Summer Orange Vinyl Edition

Release: 1992 / Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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It's all over the news right now, Dr. Dre finally got all the rights back and now we can all relax and get The Chronic on vinyl, CD and even on streaming platforms if there is no turntable nearby.

Now coming via Interscope who bought the physical distribution rights we are happy to get fresh copies of CDs and vinyl for you. Pressed on double vinyl, black and 180g.

The blueprint of early 90s Westcoast Gangsta Rap. If you say you like Gangsta Rap and you don't own a copy, there is no excuse for that.

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Masta Ace

2LP | 2004 | EU | Reissue (M3 / HHV)

24,99 €*

Donuts Smile Cover 2022 Repress Variant 2 / Thick Spine & Sticker Edition

Release: 2004 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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The instant classic "A Long Hot Summer" from 2004 finally gets a proper vinyl reissue on orange colored wax.

Includes features and productions by the likes of 9th Wonder, Big Noyd, Marco Polo, Ed O.G., DJ Spinna, Rahzel of The Roots, The Beatnuts and many more.

One of the essential Rap albums of the 2000 era that shouldn't be missed in any serious Hip Hop vinyl collection!

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J Dilla

2LP | 2006 | US | Reissue (Stones Throw)

36,09 €* 37,99 € -5%

The Roots Come Alive HHV Exclusive Limited Extended Red Vinyl Edition

Release: 2006 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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2022 pressing. This pressing has a "nutrition facts"-sticker, a thick spine and comes with the run out grooves.
238067E1/E 10-94236 / STH2126-V1-A
238067E2/C 10-94236 / STH2126-V1-B
238067E3/B 10-94236 / STH2126-V1-C
238067E4/C 10-94236 / STH2126-V1-D

Also has the misspelling of "Anti-American Graffiti" as "Anti-American Graffifi" on Side C

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The Roots

3LP | 1999 | EU | Reissue (Geffen)

51,99 €*

2LP | 2001 | EU | Reissue (G-Lette Music)

Release: 1999 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Limited to 1000 copies worldwide.
The most sought after HipHop Live-Album comes as a limited reissue upon HHV request.

Recorded in 1999 when the band members where Questlove, Black Thought, Kamal, Leonard Hubbard and Scratch, but also featuring friends Dice Raw and Common. For the first time ever reissued, coming as an extended version featuring bonus tracks prior only available on the Limited Edition of this album released in 1999 featuring Jaguar Wright and former members Rahzel and Malik B. Don't miss it this time.

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Afrob

Made In Germany

Release: 2001 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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I Am The Autobiography Bootleg Black Friday Record Store Day 2023 Black Vinyl Edition

Nas

2LP | 1999 | EU | Reissue (Columbia)

32,99 €*

Music By Cavelight 20th Anniversary Green Vinyl Ediiton

Release: 1999 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Release type: RSD Exclusive Release

I Am... The Autobiography, the long sought-after bootleg released commercially for the first time. Features 2 unreleased tracks, as well as many other rarities that have been on limited vinyl and 12" previously, as well as deluxe packaging. A must-have for any Nas and die-hard hip-hop head!"

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Blockhead

4LP | 2004 | UK | Reissue (Ninja Tune)

54,99 €*

Release: 2004 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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The Love Movement Vinyl Me, Please Edition

A Tribe Called Quest

3LP | 1998 | US | Reissue (Vinyl Me, Please)

No Said Date Vinyl Me, Please Edition

Release: 1998 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Why you'll love it...
The Love Movement is the unfairly overlooked Tribe record; their fifth–and at the time final–LP, released after the group broke up, and after almost a decade as the leading lights of Native Tongues. But because it came so close to the group’s dissolution, and because it’s concept album trappings of love as the leading light for human existence were far removed from The Shiny Suit era that was starting in earnest, it’s rarely been reconsidered in their oeuvre. No longer, we say: Ride in the immaculate auras presented on this album; hear the Tribe vibe and glide across lush beats and laid back bars. Our edition is the deluxe 25th anniversary edition, on exclusive “Cobweb” vinyl, remastered by Ryan Smith, and with a deluxe heavyweight tri-fold jacket.

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Masta Killa

2LP | 2004 | US | Reissue (Vinyl Me, Please)

The Further Adventures Of Lord Quas Vinyl Me, Please Edition

Release: 2004 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Wu-Tang Clan’s Masta Killa, who had been tinkering with his first solo record since the ’90s, unabashedly embraced the sounds of Wu on his debut. In the early 2000s, New York City-based gangsta rap took RZA’s style to almost cartoonish, exaggerated heights. In a way, No Said Date is a response to that: taking those shiny commercialized elements down to a more grounded level. RZA served as executive producer and more than half of the songs were produced by him or those under the Wu-Tang family tree: Allah Mathematics and True Master.

And while some of the classic ’90s Wu debuts were often epics with these great cinematic themes, No Said Date is an intimate, often lowkey tribute to Masta Killa’s childhood growing up in Brooklyn in the ’70s and ’80s — with the majority of verses centered around park jams, young love, school days and catching wreck.

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Quasimoto

2LP | 2005 | US | Reissue (Vinyl Me, Please)

No Limit Top Dogg Black Vinyl Edition

Release: 2005 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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The Further Adventures of Lord Quas
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Why you'll love it...
When the Beat Konducta and his trusty alter ego link up for the sequel, another southern California blunt cruise ensues. The Adventures Of Lord Quas consists of a slow ride through the deepest corners of the crate, leaving no genre unearthed until it claims space in the haze of one’s imagination. It’s business as unusual: Madlib funnels his most twisted impulses and comedic sensibilities into a sonic slacker flck complete with good dope, bottom-shelf liquor, and a penchant for gazing mouth agape into the great unknown. But he knows Lord Quas like a good needle on wax, and they casually strut through the loops, much ado about frontin’. (Not like fake shit ain’t a big deal, but it ain’t a big enough deal.) This record captures Madlib and his id at their most frantic, indulgent, and often confusing; they trade neatness for chaos, continuity for collage in a barrage of the finest sounds this side of the B-side. It’s hip-hop that takes every visible risk, often striking gold and proving how in control the Loop Digga truly is. Don’t hit it too hard, your other selves might pay you a visit.

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Snoop Dogg

2LP | 1999 | WW | Reissue (Priority)

Release: 1999 / WW – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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The Natural HHV Exclusive Black Vinyl Edition

Mic Geronimo

2LP | 1995 | US | Reissue (Coalmine)

Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star

Release: 1995 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Limited to 300 copies for all black vinyl purists.

Following the success of classic albums from Nas (llmatic), and Mobb Deep’s sophomore LP, The Infamous, the borough of Queens had proven itself to be a mecca of talent, and so the hunt was on the find the next promising emcee to fuel the momentum. It would take a local high school talent show for Geronimo’s talents to be discovered by soon to be music mogul, Irv Gotti, that would lead to a deal with Blunt Recordings for the release of Mic’s debut effort. In addition to an era defining soundscape with production credits from Da Beatminerz and Buckwild, among others, the album boasts a notable line-up of guest appearances from The Lost Boyz, Royal Flush and O.C., along with a burgeoning Jay Z, DMX and Ja Rule, who all appear on the celebrated posse cut, “Time to Build,” marking the first Murder Inc. collaboration.

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Black Star Two Tone Black Star Vinyl Edition

LP | 1998 | US | Reissue (Rawkus)

Release: 1998 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Soul Food Black Friday Record Store Day 2023 Clear W/ Orange Splatter Vinyl Edition

Goodie Mob

2LP | 1995 | US | Reissue (Get On Down)

2LP | 1996 | EU | Reissue (Chrysalis)

Release: 1995 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Release type: RSD Exclusive Release

Soul Food Is Coming To RSD Black Friday In A Clear With Orange And Black Splatter Pressing Housed In A Gatefold Jacket With A Full Color OBI Strip

Before "Crazy" with Gnarls Barkley, CeeLo Green was an integral member of Goodie Mob. The group’s 1995 release Soul Food helped put Southern hip hop on the map - right down to being the moment the term "Dirty South" was first used. Features from OutKast’s Big Boi and Andre 300 only solidify this as being one of the true gems of Southern hip hop. This Southern classic is now presented in a unique colored vinyl run just for RSD Black Friday.

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De La Soul

Stakes Is High

Presents...The Soul Assassins (Chapter 1)

Release: 1996 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Indie Exclusive Black Vinyl Edition.

Stakes is High is the 4th studio album by De La Soul, released on July 2, 1996. Stakes is High was critically lauded for its music, lyricism, and its overall message concerning the artistic decline rap music began to face in the mid-90s. The title track and first single was produced by J Dilla and the album's second single, "Itzsoweezee (HOT)", with only Dave on vocals, was accompanied by a creative music video. The album spawned a third single "4 More", featuring Zhane. The album did provide a launching pad for future star rapper and actor Mos Def, who appeared on the track "Big Brother Beat" and Common who is featured on "The Bizness".

Don't forget to grab your Stakes Is High poster from our Bonus Coin section.

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DJ Muggs

2LP | 1997 | EU | Reissue (Music On Vinyl)

Disposable Arts Blue Vinyl Edition

Release: 1997 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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The Muggs Presents The Soul Assassins (Chapter 1)album was originally released in 1997 and is produced by DJ Muggs. It features tracks from a veritable 'who's who' list of rappers like Dr. Dre & B Real, Mobb Deep, RZA/GZA & Genius (Wu-Tang Clan), Krs-One (Boogie Down Productions), Goodie Mob plus contributions from his Cypress Hill fellow band members B-Real and Sen Dog.

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Masta Ace

2LP | 2001 | EU | Reissue (M3 / HHV)

24,99 €*

Ghetty Green Aqua & Mint Green Vinyl Edition

Release: 2001 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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The instant classic "Disposable Arts" from 2001 finally gets a proper vinyl reissue on blue colored wax.

Includes features and productions by the likes of Paul Nice, Jean Grae, Ayatollah, DJ JS-1, Domingo, Rah Digga and many more.

One of the essential Rap albums of the 2000 era that shouldn't be missed in any serious Hip Hop vinyl collection!

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Project Pat

2LP | 1999 | US | Reissue (Get On Down)

Edutainment Record Store Day 2024 Opaque Black & Canary Yellow Vinyl Edition

Release: 1999 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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After The Kaze (Project Pat's first group) released Kamakazie Timez Up in 1998, the Memphis rap legend and Three 6 Mafia affiliate launched his solo career by dropping his major label debut album Ghetty Green in 1999 on Hypnotize Minds/Loud Records. Produced by DJ Paul and Juicy J, Project Pat raps in his signature triplet flow over southern 808-backed beats sprinkled with soulful samples alongside Three 6 Mafia members with appearances by Cash Money's Big Tymers and Hot Boyz, Noreaga, Krayzie Bone, and Crucial Conflict. Previously only released on CD and cassette, Get On Down in partnership with Sony Music's Certified is proud to present for the first time on vinyl a limited edition pressing of Ghetty Green. Pressed on Aqua Blue and Mint Green double-colored vinyl in a gatefold jacket and OBI.

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Boogie Down Productions

2LP | 1990 | US | Reissue (Get On Down)

31,99 €* 39,99 € -20%

2LP | 2005 | EU | Reissue (G-Lette Music)

Release: 1990 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Available for Record Store Dayy 2024 in an Opaque Black and Canary Yellow Color in Color Vinyl Pressing. The Double LP is Housed in a Gatefold Jacket and includes an insert with Lyrics and an OBI. The fourth studio album by the legendary Boogie Down Productions. Originally released in 1990 this album features production from D-Nice as well as KRS-One himself. KRS’s unmatched lyricism comes correct over hard boom bap beats as he touches on topics that include materialism, racism, police corruption and violence and more. So it’s fitting that many of the skits - billed here as “exhibits” - feature civil rights pioneer Kwame Ture (previously known Stokely Carmichael) as to complement the conscious lyricism of KRS-One. The release went on to be certified Gold within months. This is the first time Edutainment has seen an LP release since 1990.

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Afrob

Hammer

Release: 2005 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Tha Hall Of Game Vinyl Me, Please Edition

E-40

2LP | 1996 | US | Reissue (Vinyl Me, Please)

3LP | 1998 | MX | Reissue (LaFace)

Release: 1996 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Why you'll love it...
"Tha Hall of Game, with all of its bright moments, kick-started Earl Stevens’ legacy — a showpiece enshrined in a sterling catalog. The record was another level up into the mainstream consciousness, ballooning his rebrand further in a locale where he was already king. Twenty-five years later, it comes as a more revealing record, a mark of growth under a veneer of player anthems and boundless slang. E-40 jostled himself into rap immortality with this release, which remains legendary — expertly calculated in every sense and impossible to ignore, a West Coast power move by Earl and the Stevens family."

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OutKast

Aquemini

52,99 €*

Release: 1998 / MX – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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400 Degreez Vinyl Me, Please Edition

Juvenile

2LP | 1998 | US | Reissue (Vinyl Me, Please)

2LP | 2003 | Reissue (Concord)

Release: 1998 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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*400 Degreez* went over 5x Platinum. Cash Money was an Army (and Navy) and Juvenile became the first breakout star.

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Martina Topley-Bird

Quixotic

Release: 2003 / Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Ill Communication Limited Deluxe Edition

Beastie Boys

3LP | 2009 | US | Reissue (Capitol)

120,99 €*

Release: 2009 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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The Pillage Clear w/ Black Swirl Vinyl Edition

Cappadonna

2LP | 1998 | US | Reissue (Get On Down)

Criminal Street Slang: The Album

Release: 1998 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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"Cappadonna is one of the original members of Wu-Tang Clan absent from their debut album Enter The Wu-Tang
(36 Chambers) due to being locked up at the time of recording. Three years later he would get his chance to shine
on Ghostface's debut Ironman. In 1997 Cappadonna was prominently featured on Wu-Tang's second album
Wu-Tang Forever. The following year the spotlight was on Cappadonna for the release of his debut album The
Pillage. With production overseen by the RZA and Wu producers True Mathematics, True Master and Goldfinghaz,
The Pillage dropped on March 24th, 1998 and was certified Gold one month later. From the classic opening
track ""Slang Editorial"" reporting on the streets to the closing track ""Black Boy"" where Cappadonna spits lyrics
about being a free man and rejoining the Wu, The Pillage is another classic Wu solo debut.
To commemorate the 25th Anniversary of The Pillage, Get On Down is proud to present, for the first time on vinyl
since it was originally released in 1998, a limited edition pressing on double clear with black swirl colored vinyl in
printed inner sleeves with a 25th Anniversary commemorative OBI limited to 2000 numbered copies."

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Killin' Field

CD | 1999 | EU | Reissue

19,99 €*

Uncontrolled Substance Vinyl Me, Please Edition

Release: 1999 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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After doing the 1996-1997 sessions from the Field aka Killin' Field not long ago we just had to do this one right here. The official debut album "Criminal Street Slang: The Album" from the Mission Hill, Boston duo was released originally back in 1999.

It only came out on CD back then in very limited fashion and has been sought after by many as the last copy sold back in 2020 on discogs.

Mastered by Master Cutting Room N.Y.C. and limited to only 250 CD's total.

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Inspectah Deck

2LP | 1999 | US | Reissue (Vinyl Me, Please)

Nathaniel Merriweather Presents Lovage Avec Michael Patton & Jennifer Charles

Release: 1999 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Why you'll love it...
Uncontrolled Substance, the acclaimed 1999 solo debut from Wu-Tang Clan's Inspectah Deck, is the VMP Hip-Hop Record of the Month for January 2023. The first-ever reissue of the record, our edition is here on exclusive 2LP "Cop Car Blue" colored...

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Music To Make Love To Your Old Lady By Black Vinyl Edition

2LP | 2001 | US | Reissue (Bulk)

Take Me To Your Leader Red Vinyl Edition

Release: 2001 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop, Electronic & Dance, Pop

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Finally reissued for all those that can't spend three digit amounts for the original pressing. A true gem.
“Lovage” is defined as “an herb that is said to be a benefit for relieving abdominal pains due to gastrointestinal gas…also touted to reduce flatulence when consumed as a tea.” But when placed in the able hands of sonic mastermind Dan “The Automator” Nakamura, recording under the guise of musical lothario Nathaniel Merriweather, the result is a concept album of “music to make love to your old lady by.” With the help of collaborators such as Mike Patton (vocals), Jennifer Charles (vocals) and Kid Koala (turntables), Merriweather serves as your personal guide to the sensual side of life, painting a satirical, darkly funny portrait of love and sex with left-field hip-hop and instrumentals as only he can do.

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King Geedorah (MF DOOM)

2LP | 2003 | UK | Reissue (Big Dada)

2LP | 2004 | EU | Original (Roc-A-Fella)

Release: 2003 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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First published in 2003, King Geedorah’s »Take Me To Your Leader« became an instant classic amongst fans. King Geedorah, named after the three-headed gold dragons from the Godzilla movies, is MF Doom's alias what he uses as part of the supergroup »Monsta Island Czars«. The album includes features by Jet Jaguar (MF Grimm) and some other »MIC« members.

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Kanye West

The College Dropout

2LP | 1998 | EU | Reissue (Sony Music Catalog)

Release: 2004 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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feat. Jay-Z, Talib Kweli, Common, Twista, Mos Def, ...

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Big Pun

Capital Punishment

26,99 €*

Release: 1998 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Sky's Da Limit / Rock On Green Vinyl Edition

Ikee

12" | 1995 | UK | Reissue (Chopped Herring)

The Salvation 15th Anniversary Colored Vinyl Edition

Release: 1995 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Skyzoo

LP | 2009 | US | Reissue (Duck Down)

Too Hard To Swallow Vinyl Me, Please Edition

Release: 2009 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Originally released September 29, 2009, Skyzoo’s first official full-length LP “The Salvation” is celebrating its 15th Anniversary this fall, via Duck Down Records. The Brooklyn-raised emcee first came to prominence on various Mix CD releases at the peak of hip hop’s blog era, but the album firmly established him as a major talent to be reckoned with, reminding hip hop fans that the hip hop music can still be true to life and heartfelt. An all-star roster of producers contributed beats to the project, including Just Blaze, 9th Wonder, Nottz, Illmind, Black Milk, and Needlz. The 15th Anniversary vinyl will be pressed on a limited edition Navy Blue and White marbled vinyl, matching the colors of the most famous fitted cap from New York.

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UGK

2LP | 1992 | US | Reissue (Vinyl Me, Please)

7" | 1996 | US | Reissue (Get On Down)

Release: 1992 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Why you'll love it...
"Despite a boisterous personality from Chad “Pimp C” Butler and a steely menace from Bernard “Bun B” Freeman, the Underground Kingz rose as most men do: from gifted measures despite hard-scrabble surroundings. By the time they were 19, they crafted a crude, yet wholly Southern debut album titled Too Hard To Swallow. The genius within Too Hard To Swallow arrives when you realize it is an album of promising sonic development and two rappers wanting to find their footing as the rappers from their section of Texas."

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Camp Lo

Luchini Aka This Is It

16,99 €*

4LP | 1996 | EU | Reissue (Interscope)

Release: 1996 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Camp Lo’s late-‘90s hip-hop classic “Luchini aka (This Is it)” is, to put it simply, a sure-shot head-nodder. Upon making its way through any public-facing speaker system, then and now, it drives revelers to one of two important places – the dancefloor or the bar. It’s a feel-good rap track of the highest order, and sounds as good today as when it hit two decades ago. Featuring Bronx MCs Sonny Cheeba and Geechi Suede and produced by then up-and-comer Ski Beatz (who, during the same era, helped a young Jay-Z begin his steady and triumphant ascent), the cut oozes warmth and MC bravado. Sonny and Geechi are both technically top-shelf, but not backpacker stiff. Riding over an inventive chop of Dynasty’s electro-soul groover, “Adventures In The World Of Music,” they made it look very easy. The song would go on to create a stir on the Billboard charts in 1997, not only on the expected “Hot Rap Singles” list, but also well up the pop rankings of the “Hot 100” (peaking at #50). As with a few tracks from the era, it stretched beyond the rap world, as the group and their peers helped push hip-hop to the no-turning-back point, making the music into a true global phenomenon. The hit we know and love on the A-Side is complemented here with the 12-inch’s original B-side, “Swing”: a pimp-strutting, stuttering groove (also produced by Ski Beatz), with faster, more aggressive flows from both MCs. If “Luchini” was for popping bottles at the club, “Swing” was meant for the late night afterparty cipher. It even features a cameo by one of the crew’s lyrical idols: Butterfly of Digable Planets.

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2Pac

All Eyez On Me

58,99 €*

Windmills Of The Soul 20 Years HHV Orange Vinyl Edition

Release: 1996 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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All Eyez on Me is the fourth studio album by 2Pac and the last to be released during his lifetime. Released on 13th February, 1996, by Death Row and Interscope Records, the album features guest appearances from Dr. Dre, Snoop Doggy Dogg, Redman, Method Man, Nate Dogg, Kurupt, Daz Dillinger, E-40, K-Ci & JoJo, and the Outlawz, among others.

The album features productions by Shakur alongside a variety of producers including DJ Quik, Johnny “J”, Dr. Dre, DJ Bobcat, Dat Nigga Daz, DJ Pooh, DeVante Swing, among others.

The album includes the number-one singles “How Do U Want It” (featuring K-Ci and JoJo) and “California Love” (with Dr. Dre, featuring Roger Troutman) and the hip-hop ballad “I Ain’t Mad at Cha”, along with the Snoop Dogg collaboration “2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted” as a promotional single. It featured four singles in all, the most of any of Shakur’s albums. Moreover, All Eyez on Me made history as the first ever double-full-length hip-hop solo studio album released for mass consumption globally.

All Eyez on Me was the second album by 2Pac to chart at number one on both the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts, selling 566,000 copies in the first week.

Upon release, All Eyez on Me received instant critical acclaim, and it has been ranked by critics as one of the greatest hip hop albums, as well as one of the greatest albums of all time. In 2020 the album was ranked 436th on Rolling Stone‘s updated list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.

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Kero One

2LP | 2005 | JP | Reissue (P-Vine)

37,59 €* 46,99 € -20%

Vaudeville Villain Record Store Day 2022 Vinyl Edition

Release: 2005 / JP – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Limited edition of 300 copies on orange vinyl! Only available at HHV!

20 years HHV: our team has selected an album from each of these years that is particularly relevant and precious to us. On a monthly basis we release exclusive and limited pressings of these records in collaboration with some of our favorite labels.

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Viktor Vaughn (MF Doom)

2LP | 2003 | US | Reissue (Get On Down)

2LP | 2005 | EU | Reissue (Def Jam)

Release: 2003 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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R.I.P. MF DOOM

For 2003's Vaudeville Villain MF Doom took on yet another pseudonym. Where MF Doom drew from Doctor Doom, Viktor Vaughn drew from the Doctor's government name, Victor von Doom. The influence of superheros and supervillians however goes much deeper than the nom de plume, the sci-fi vibe is present, musically, throughout Vaudeville Villain. Long out of print on vinyl, Get On Down presents this landmark of MF Doom's career as a double gatefold LP for RSD 2022.

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Kanye West

Late Registration

Release: 2005 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Only Built 4 Cuban Linx Black Vinyl Edition

Raekwon

2LP | 1995 | EU | Reissue (Music On Vinyl)

L'Ecole Du Micro D'Argent

Release: 1995 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... (1995) is the solo debut of American rapper and Wu-Tang Clan member Raekwon. Produced by RZA and starring Ghostface Killah, it features appearances from every other member of the Wu-Tang Clan. It also features an acclaimed guest appearance from rapper Nas, which marked the first collaboration with a non-affiliated artist on a Wu-Tang related album.

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IAM

3LP | 1997 | EU | Reissue (Warner)

2LP | 2009 | UK | Reissue (Lex)

Release: 1997 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Finally an all official reissue of THE french rap classic by almighty IAM sees the light of day. Essential pick!

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DOOM (MF DOOM)

BORN LIKE THIS.

Tape | 1992 | US | Original (Cold Chillin)

Release: 2009 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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DOOM's most recent solo album, featuring guests including Ghostface, Raekwon, Bumpy Knuckles and Charles Bukowski with beats from J Dilla, Jake One, Madlib and the supervillain himself.

The limited edition vinyl repress is a deluxe double LP with embossed / debossed, spot-glossed, foil-blocked sleeve.

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Kool G Rap & DJ Polo

Live And Let Die

8,99 €*

Release: 1992 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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2LP | 2001 | EU | Reissue (Mercury)

Jay-Z

The Blueprint

Man On The Moon: The End Of The Day

Release: 2001 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Official repress on 180 gram vinyl!

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Kid Cudi

2LP | 2009 | US | Original (Motown)

41,99 €*

Release: 2009 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop, Electronic & Dance

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Instrumental World 38 Volume 1

Dr. Dre

3LP | 2007 | EU | Original (Cutting Deep)

22,99 €*

S.C.C. Presents Murder Squad

Release: 2007 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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39 classic instrumentals by Dr.Dre on limited edition triple vinyl!

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Nationwide

2LP | 1995 | EU | Reissue (Hip Hop Classic)

59,99 €*

2LP | 2009 | UK | Reissue (Be With)

Release: 1995 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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• Limited edition to 325 copies
• The album is pressed on a 2xLP with a gatefold sleeve.
• The album includes 2 bonus tracks (Knock On Wood Remix) (Gun Smoke Extended Version)

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Superstar Quamallah

Invisible Man

Ghetto Millionaire HHV Exclusive Black Vinyl Edition

Release: 2009 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Holy grail hip-hop alert! Superstar Quamallah's Invisible Man was never released on wax so, to celebrate the 15th anniversary of this astounding record, we present the first ever vinyl edition. A stunning record which gained accolades upon its initial release, such as a prominent feature on Gilles Peterson's renowned Best Of 2009 show, it's one of the most essential jazz rap albums of all time. Cut across double vinyl, it’s exceedingly limited, with just 500 pressed for the world.

Deep jazz rap on that mellow-melodic tip, Invisible Man is an unforgettable album with nothing but dope beats and dope bars. There's a strong chance this album has passed you by but we truly believe it to be a lost hip-hop masterpiece. It supremely captures the essence of a golden age classic without being slavish to the past. No, this ain't some facile throwback rap. It's a fresh and deeply soulful, original album shot through straight from the heart. Perfect to chill to, Invisible Man is profoundly jazz-oriented and captures with simplicity and sincerity the essence of hip-hop circa 1983-1994. It sounds like vibing with your nearest, dearest and oldest friends on a long hot summer night as the tantalising thought that anything is possible fills the air. You know what, we can just call this "magic hour rap" and we think you'll know what we mean. It's just beautiful. Just Listen.

Brooklyn-born, California-based emcee, DJ, and producer Superstar Quamallah was active in the West Coast underground scene throughout the 90s and recorded extensively with such revered names as Defari and Tajai. His parents were some serious artistic heavyweights, too; his father was soul organist Big John Patton, a giant in the jazz world known for his releases on Blue Note whilst his mother was an active designer. However, he remains relatively unknown. Invisible Man, named ostensibly after the classic Ralph Ellison novel, could also refer to how he is viewed by the public at large. With close affiliations to the Hieroglyphics, Dilated Peoples and Likwit crew, his debut EP "Don't Call Me John" arrived in 1999 on ABB Records, after which he took a sabbatical from recording which included graduate school, travelling, teaching at Inglewood High and eventually a professorship of African Studies at Berkeley.

With a laidback flow and deep, relaxing presence on the mic, Superstar Quamallah is equal parts Big Daddy Kane, Rakim and Guru. Invisible Man is refined, soulful, feel-good hip-hop of the old school. Its wise, spiritual and literate sound, combined with the summertime vibes projected by the smooth beats and the nostalgia-inducing samples and vocal scratches, created jazzy boom-bap rap reminiscent of prime De La Soul, A Tribe Called Quest and Gang Starr.

Irresistibly bouncing opener "You Need Knowledge" loops sparkling pianos, horns and a nagging whistle refrain with scratched vocal refrains from Slick Rick, Mobb Deep and Guru. The super-smooth head-nod classic "88 Soul" also utilises a beautifully swelling piano line and dusty breaks whilst Quamé reminisces about his childhood in NYC. Deeply moving, the silky, sultry "Black Shakespeare" is built around an elegant piano loop and goes hard on the superman lover tip whilst "For My People...It's Spiritual" is transcendental rap in conversation with Rakim and older gods. The "Moment Of Truth"-sampling "Lonely At The Top" is striking for its undiluted boom-bap stylings and the staccato flute-hop of "Just Listen" is riddled with soulful refinement. The deeply-affecting, wistful-yet-triumphant bells and horn-drenched single "California Dreamin'" is top-tier rap of unimpeachable quality. What a flow!

Another highlight is the rich melodic piano-rap of "Purity", a beautiful ode to the foundations of rap and those keeping the culture authentically alive. Beautifully played instruments and spiritual jazz samples elevate the deep thinking present on "Kunta Kente" whilst the darker jazz-tinged battle-rap of "93 Shit" goes super hard both in a lyrical sense and with its no-holds drum punches. The breezy Rhodes and string loops that serve as the sonic backdrop to the slinky jazz rap of "We Got Plots" are just gorgeous as our hero evokes Common's "I Used To Love H.E.R." with a head-spinning tale of crime, deception and double crossing. And some twist! "Do Win-Dis" has a tense crime-funk backing and rolling beats which complement Quamé's flow perfectly before the record is rounded out by the tough yet jazzy brilliance of rap confessional "Hope She Remembers Me". Just sensational.

Upon its original release, Quamallah himself declared: "My favorite time period for Hip Hop music was definitely between 1983 and 1994 with 1988 and 1993 being two years that standout as extremely impressive years musically and culturally. The fashion, slang, movies, TV shows and vibe during those years was incredible. While totally submerged in the feelings and music of that entire time period, I went to work on Invisible Man and I am excited for people to hear the result! It is an album that I would want to hear from some of my favorite artists of the past and present today. This is not a RETRO trip for me; this is me at my best lyrically and spiritually using the accessories of the 80s and 90s to fuel me. I am a 88 soul as the song states!"

This album goes deep. It goes all in. When Invisible Man first came out it had a real hold on us here at Be With HQ. We couldn't stop listening to it. We'd venture to say it's one of the top 25 rap records of the 2000s. In the years since its release, it has remained a criminally underrated record, an increasingly hidden gem. We sincerely hope this first time double LP release will go some way to correct this. It's been mastered for vinyl by Simon Francis, cut by Cicely Balston and pressed at Record Industry. Finally available on the format it should always have been on, it must never be rendered invisible again.

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Royal Flush

2LP | 1997 | US | Reissue (Coalmine)

My Will HHV Exclusive Colored Vinyl Edition

Release: 1997 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Limited to 300 copies.

Coalmine Reissues is pleased to announce this special edition reissue of Royal Flush’s time honored debut LP, Ghetto Millionaire, marking just the second time that the vinyl has ever been repressed. Royal Flush first jumped on the scene as a part of New York’s burgeoning Queensboro hip-hop scene of the mid 90s. Coming up under the wings of Mic Geronimo as part of the infamous Wastlanz crew, Flush shadowed Geronimo on over half of the album cuts featured throughout Geronimo’s The Natural, creating a memorable one-two punch akin to Ghostface Killah’s heavy presence on Raekwon’s Only Built 4 Cuban Linx. Flush’s solo debut Ghetto Millionaire hit in August of 1997 and perfectly captures the mid-to-late 90s sound of East Coast street rap with a notable production roster that boasts Da Beatminerz, L.E.S., Buckwild, Hi-Tek and Chyskillz among others. Ghetto Millionaire is a memorable trip to the latter half of the Golden Era, abound with Flush’s crime-ridden world of hardcore street rap that’s backed by a first-rate soundscape.

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Teflon

LP | 1997 | US | Reissue (Coalmine)

30,99 €*

Stillmatic Silver Vinyl Edition

Release: 1997 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Limited to 200 copies. Originally released on June 3rd, 1997, Coalmine Reissues in partnership with 420 Music is pleased to announce this first ever reissue of Teflon’s debut LP, My Will. As a member of M.O.P.’s First Family, Teflon first made his bones in the late ’90s New York rap scene, where he was first heard on M.O.P’s sophomore offering, Firing Squad. The following year, Teflon would go onto release his long awaited debut LP. Standing at ten tracks, My Will allowed for fans to further discover the artistic range of the gruff-voiced lyricist hailing from Brownsville. Surprisingly, the record offered a contrasting style from the hardcore sound listeners have come to from M.O.P. Nonetheless, the Brooklyn native provides plenty of roughnecks, braggadocio flavor and surprisingly meaningful rhymes. But it’s perhaps most notably the strength of his delivery that allows Teflon to carry My Will from start to finish. In “Sh*t Happens,” an incarcerated Teflon calls to check in with his girl over woeful strings coupled with a moody bassline. Never out of our sight are M.O.P.’s Lil Fame and Billy Danze, who spew their aggressive rhymes on a few tracks—most notably, the crunching “Rawness”—while adding their menacing voices to a number of the choruses, and supply the most punishing beats on the album (“My Planet,” “Ni**a What”). My Will is a promising first effort that preceded the Brooklyn rapper’s buzz, which would reach its pinnacle in 2000 for his appearance on M.O.P's "Ante Up (Remix)” alongside Busta Rhymes and then fledgling star, Remy Ma. This cameo led to a deal with Def Jam Recordings that was brokered by Teflon’s long time friend, DJ Premier. After a turbulent transition within the company, Teflon’s Def Jam debut failed to see the light of day, and the Brooklyn rapper took a much needed hiatus from the industry, where he would return in 2023 with his well-received sophomore LP, 2 Sides To Every Story, produced by both DJ Premier, along with talented up and comer, Jazimoto.

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Nas

2LP | 2001 | CA | Reissue (Get On Down)

2LP | 1997 | EU | Reissue (Def Jam)

Release: 2001 / CA – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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2023 silver vinyl pressing.

Few hip-hop artists have achieved the same level of critical acclaim and praise that 90s veteran and Queens native Nasir "Nas" Jones has. Across his over 25-year career he has been ranked as one of the greatest rap performers and lyricists by MTV, The Source, and Complex, among other publications, all while selling over 30 million records worldwide, and releasing eight consecutive platinum albums. In particular, his 1994 debut Illmatic is hailed as a paragon of underground hip-hop, a turning point in East Coast rap's development, and one of the all-time greatest debut albums in general.
Though Nas' artistic legacy is without question, it was not always the case; if Nas had flourished during the mid-90s, he had stumbled clumsily while transitioning into the 00's. After achieving universal praise via Illmatic and commercial success with its' follow-up It Was Written, Nas' next few releases were considered inconsistent and lackluster compared to the critical one-two punch they followed. During this time period he had abandoned the socially-conscious and philosophical topics that made him a critical darling in favor of more commercially viable gangsta rap. Though he maintained a chart presence for much of the late-90s, review scores began to dwindle, and his status among the hip-hop community was thrown into question.
This would change in 2001 with the release of Nas' fifth studio full-length, which made the effort to re-establish him as a legitimate artist. Eschewing the pop-friendliness he'd found success with, Nas instead opted to return to the underground style he came up in, with tracks about American politics, ghetto life, and social upheaval. Perhaps sensing this need to return to his roots, he titled the album Stillmatic, a clear and present reference (and sequel of sorts) to Illmatic.
The ploy worked perfectly; Stillmatic was hailed by critics as a stunning comeback, and a brilliant return to form, earning rave reviews from rap outlets such as The Source and HipHopDX as well as from more mainstream publications as The Rolling Stone and The Village Voice. Praise was heaped upon the complexity and introspective nature of Nas' lyrical content, the top-tier production from veterans like Large Professor, DJ Premier, L.E.S., and Trackmasters, and hard-hitting guest appearances from AZ, Mary J. Blige, and Amerie.
Stillmatic would see release on December 18th of 2001, right as Nas was caught in the middle of a highly publicized feud with fellow New York rapper Jay-Z. As such, the record features one of the feud's most intense apexes in the form of its second track "Ether", a ruthless Ron Browz-produced diss track. A response to Jay-Z's own diss "Takeover", "Ether" savaged the Brooklyn-native, accusing him of brown-nosing to get ahead, of plagiarizing earlier rappers such as Notorious B.I.G. and KRS-One, and dismissing his street cred. To this day "Ether" is considered one of the best and most potent diss tracks ever recorded, a major turning point in the Nas/Jay-Z feud, a standout among the already critically acclaimed Stillmatic, and is even credited with boosting Jay-Z's career by proxy.

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EPMD

Back In Business

25,99 €*

Handsome Boy Modelling School

Release: 1997 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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2023 repress.

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White People White Opaque Vinyl Edition

LP | 2004 | US | Reissue (Tommy Boy)

Illmindmuzik HHV Exclusive Orange Swirl Vinyl Edition

Release: 2004 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Formed in 1999 by acclaimed hip-hop producers Dan the Automator (Gorillaz, Dr. Octagon, Deltron 3030) and Prince Paul (Stetsasonic, de la Soul, Gravediggaz,) Handsome Boy Modeling School is a concept project that instantly turned heads and brought a whole new dynamic to the world of hip-hop. Hidden behind the world-class and all-star lineup, the group created aproject that parodied vain, consumerist, materialistic and self-absorbed members of upper-class society. While the 1999 release of their debut project, "So... How's Your Girl?," helped to set the tone and introduce the world to Handsome Boy Modeling School, it was their 2004 follow-up, "White People," which helped to solidify the project as a game-changer amongst hip-hop heads. With Dan the Automator and Prince Paul behind the boards, "White People," featured a stacked list of features including but not limited to de la Soul, Jack Johnson, Lord Finesse, Mike Shonoda, Pharrell Williams, El-P and RZA. Touted by John Murphy of MusicOMH as, "the most innovative, original and enjoyable hip-hop album since Outkast's Speakerboxxx/The Love Below," "White People has undoubtedlybecome a somewhat overlooked gem of it's era. Topping out at #168 on the Billboard 200, #79 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and #4 on the Top Heatseekers charts, this release has only grown in popularity over the years as it is discovered by more and more hip-hop heads looking for the left-of-center.

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Declaime & Madlib

LP | 1999 | US | Reissue (SomeOthaShip Connect)

27,99 €*

Tales From Fort Knox Green Vinyl Edition

Release: 1999 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Limited to 200 copies exclusive to HHV customers. Known for his proudly bugged-out delivery and laid-back style, the immensely likeable Declaime, p/k/a Dudley Perkins is pleased to rerelease his debut solo LP, Illmindmuzik on vinyl for the first time since 1999.

Produced entirely by his longtime homie Madlib, the Oxnard-based duo concoct a seriouly funky listening experience that combines Declaime’s delightfully woozy verses centered around crate-digging and mind expanding, over the Beat Konducta’s blunted instrumentals.

Illmindmuzik is a must for fans of Cali underground hip-hop and boasts guest appearances from the likes of the Lootpack, Evidence and more, and includes the stand out singles, “Let It Be Known” and “Roll ‘Em Right.”

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Paula Perry

2LP | 1998 | EU | Reissue (SCMD Music)

26,39 €* 32,99 € -20%

2LP | 1996 | EU | Reissue (Music On Vinyl)

Release: 1998 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Limited edition of 300 copies on green vinyl.

Awesome release by Taha. It's Paula Perry with her shelved 1998 album. Officially licensed, dope first pressing on vinyl.

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Ghostface Killah

Ironman