Hip Hop 1215 Items

The Ballad Of Purple St. James

Release: 2010 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop, Electronic & Dance

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG+, Cover: VG+

Vinyl with a couple of light scuffs

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YahZarah

CD | 2010 | US | Original (The Foreign Exchange Music)

5,19 €* 7,99 € -35%

Son Griot, Schakal , DJ Flash

Release: 2010 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG+, Cover: Near Mint

CD is close to NM!

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5 Minuten Ruhm

LP | 2021 | DE | Original (J. Dutt Music)

5,99 €*

Release: 2021 / DE – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Medium: VG+, Cover: Near Mint

Nothing Is Sacred, Everything Is Sacred

Stainless Steele

LP | 2014 | DE | Original (HHV Records)

5,99 €*

Release: 2014 / DE – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Medium: Sealed, Cover: Sealed

12" | 2010 | UK | Original (One-Handed Music)

Ahu Kelesoglu

To: Love

5,99 €*

Release: 2010 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop, Electronic & Dance

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Medium: VG, Cover: VG+

7" | 2014 | US | Original (Nature Sounds)

Blu

The West

Release: 2014 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Medium: VG+, Cover: VG+

Iamnobodi / Melodiesinfonie

Beatgeeks 004

7" | 2014 | DE | Original (Beatgeeks)

Release: 2014 / DE – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Medium: VG+, Cover: VG+

Mick Vackey ll / Sci-Fi Cream

Dynooo / Cupp Cave

12" | 2010 | Original (Surf Kill)

Release: 2010 / Original

Genre: Hip Hop, Electronic & Dance

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG, Cover: Generic

12" | 2010 | UK | Original (One-Handed Music)

Tranqill

The Hidden Treasures EP

Release: 2010 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Medium: VG+, Cover: VG+

Tape | 2021 | DE | Original (Keller Flavour)

Chrizzal & C-Ras

C²

12" | 2010 | EU | Original (Jarring Effects)

Release: 2021 / DE – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Die Gleichung der neuen EP von C-Ras und Chrizzal ist einfach. Einer produced, 2 Rappen und viel Bock auf Sound! Rap, der sich nicht zu Ernst nimmt aber die Coolness natürlich im Subkontext mitschwingt.

All Beats by C-Ras All Lyrics by Chrizzal except the feature Parts Additional Lyrics on C² and Tausendsassa by C-Ras Additional Lyrics on Goldene Stadt by dichter. Cuts on Hubert by DJ Reload One

All Chrizzal Parts Recorded by Joachim Weber - jmweber Audio

Mastered by SterilOne @ Staub Audio Engineering

Cover Illustration by Elisabeth Zielinski Design by Buonogelato Design

C² = 2 Künstler + Boombap + Rap + Reggae + Dub

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Kaly Live Dub

Light Part 2

Release: 2010 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop, Electronic & Dance, Reggae & Dancehall

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7" | 2021 | UK | Original (Woodwurk)

Kristian Gjerstad

Tones 1.0

Substantial 12 Monkeys EP

Release: 2021 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG+, Cover: Near Mint

The label on side A is printed twice and overlaps the grooves of the last couple of tracks, otherwise it looks unplayed. Still in shrink, but opened

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Monkey Sequence 19

12" | 2010 | JP | Original (Wonderful Noise)

Release: 2010 / JP – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Medium: G+, Cover: Generic

7" | 2021 | US | Original

Memphis Reigns

Colorblind

8,24 €* 10,99 € -25%

Release: 2021 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Take Caution On The Beach

Sharkula X Mukqs

Tape | 2021 | US | Original (Hausu Mountain)

8,39 €* 13,99 € -40%

Release: 2021 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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CD | 2021 | UK | Original (Revorg)

Jester Jacobs X Formz

Grimefulness

8,99 €* 9,99 € -10%

Mr Bop (DJ Damage of Jazz Liberatorz)

Release: 2021 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Jester Jacobs on the mic Formz on the beats

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Mix Maker

10" | 2014 | EU | Reissue (Kif)

8,99 €*

Release: 2014 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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CD | 2014 | DE | Original (Shooting range)

Feindfaktor

Lost And Found

8,99 €*

Release: 2014 / DE – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Migos

Culture III

CD | 2021 (Universal)

8,99 €*

Release: 2021

Genre: Hip Hop

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Danny Spice & the Wildstyle Tribute Band

Live At The Throwdown

12" | 2014 | UK | Original (Crate Escape)

8,99 €* 19,99 € -55%

Release: 2014 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Medium: VG+, Cover: Near Mint

2LP | 2010 | DE | Original (LMNZ Productions)

LMNZ

Worldwide Rap

9,09 €* 12,99 € -30%

A King of Tunes (Ragadevan)

Release: 2010 / DE – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Medium: VG, Cover: VG+

Cover is signed by the artist.

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The Marv

LP | 2014 | FR | Original (Still Muzik)

9,09 €* 12,99 € -30%

CD | 2014 | EU | Original (Empire)

Release: 2014 / FR – Original

Genre: Hip Hop, Electronic & Dance

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Medium: VG+, Cover: VG+

Writing on back cover and on label sticker.

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N.O.R.E

Noreaster

9,59 €* 11,99 € -20%

Release: 2014 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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LP | 2021 | UK | Original (Warner)

V.A.

Pride 2021

9,89 €* 21,99 € -55%

Adrian Younge presents Souls Of Mischief

Release: 2021 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop, Organic Grooves, Pop

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Medium: Near Mint, Cover: Near Mint

Pink vinyl,

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There Is Only Now Feat. Snoop Dogg / All You Got Is Your Word

7" | 2014 | US | Original (Linear Labs)

Tape | 2014 | UK | Original (Yogocop)

Release: 2014 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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The sixth album from legendary hip-hop group Souls of Mischief, There Is Only Now, is a unique cinematic 90s crime tale of love, loss, and revenge. A conceptual collaboration with producer Adrian Younge and the first release on his freshly launched Linear Labs Records label. This ambitious full-length offering will be available in July. There Is Only Now sees the Souls of Mischief crew members trading bars with a cast of hip-hop and soul luminaries. This, the first single from the project, will hit in June with Snoop Dogg and the title track “There Is Only Now” on the A-Side. The 7” vinyl is housed in a deluxe, die cut sleeve emblazoned with the Linear Labs and Souls of Mischief logos tucked into a full color jacket. This is your first taste from a full-length destined to be among the best albums to be released in 2014. Souls of Mischief and Adrian Younge have created a hip-hop album like no other. The result of a special moment for all involved, There Is Only Now proves that after two decades in the rap game hip-hop’s Fab Four remains committed to the expansion of their legacy as hip-hop innovators and pioneers.

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Team Dreebs

Team Dreebs Volume 1

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

Release: 2014 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Team Dreebs Vol.1 - Cloud 9, Concept of Thought, Benaddict, M. Kozi, Mr Slipz, Tonks and more…

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Argo

Daily Actors

7" | 2021 | JP | Original (P-Vine)

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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Mulbe

I See

9,99 €* 19,99 € -50%

Release: 2021 / JP – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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CD | 2021 | UK | Original (BMG)

KSI

All Over The Place

Release: 2021 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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12" | 2014 | DE | Original (Closer)

V.A.

Vacation Bye Bye

Release: 2014 / DE – Original

Genre: Hip Hop, Electronic & Dance

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Medium: Near Mint, Cover: Generic

100 MPH Feat. Action Bronson

Buckwild & Meyhem Lauren

7" | 2014 | US | Original (Thrice Great)

(Call For) The Last Stand

Release: 2014 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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This banger features none other than Action Bronson. Meyhem and Action have been partners in crime for some time as the East Coast Underground team known as the Outdoorsmen, and on here they run the voodoo down with a granite rock beat from Multi-Platinum producer of D.I.T.C. fame, Buckwild.

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Andreikelos

7" | 2010 | EU | Original (Equinox)

ESQ & Chikaramanga of Giant Panda

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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My Intellect

12" | 2010 | US | Original (Tres)

Release: 2010 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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12" | 2010 | EU | Original (Equinox)

Kraddy

Android Porn Remixes

CD | 2010 | US | Original (Ooohh! That's Heavy)

Release: 2010 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop, Electronic & Dance

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This 4 track EP on Equinox Records brings in some new flavour to the amazing "Android Porn" by Kraddy (founding member of The Glitch Mob). Along the classic original version (first time to be released on vinyl!!), Mochipet, Fulgeance and Playpad Circus provide striking new versions that will blow minds on dancefloors across the globe. Definitely one of the first must-have-releases in 2010! Also includes download code for all remixes!

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Factor

13 Stories (A Prelude)

Hulk Hodn, Flowtec , Twit One

Release: 2010 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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New album by canadian beatsmith Factor with features from Awol One, Ellay Khule, Sunspot Jonz of Living Legends, Onry Ozzborn, Joe Dub, NoCanDo, Noah 23 and many more!

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Oynk

7" | 2021 | DE | Original (Augenringe unter dem dritten Auge Records)

Release: 2021 / DE – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Used Vinyl

Medium: Near Mint, Cover: Near Mint

CD | 2021 | EU | Original

Amatowsky

Dilla Dawg EP

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Tape | 2014 | DE | Original (Project: Mooncircle)

V.A.

Explorations

Release: 2014 / DE – Original

Genre: Hip Hop, Electronic & Dance

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Medium: Near Mint, Cover: Near Mint

LP | 2021 | EU | Original (Epitaph)

Guccihighwaters

Joke's On You

9,99 €* 19,99 € -50%

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Medium: Near Mint, Cover: Near Mint

7" | 2021 | DE | Original (ENTBS)

Hulk Hodn

78/21 EP

10,39 €* 12,99 € -20%

CD | 2014 | UK | Original (High Focus)

Release: 2021 / DE – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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6 fresh new joints by the one and only Hulk Hodn!

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Jam Baxter

...So We Ate Them Whole

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12" | 2021 | EU | Original (Running Back)

Release: 2014 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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LP number three. The Baxter wave shows no signs of slowing anytime soon!

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Manuel Tur

Rhythm Trainx Volume 3

2LP | 2021 | DE | Original (Not On Label)

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop, Electronic & Dance

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Drums, please! Fortunately, Manuel Tur has plenty of them. The well-versed producer is no stranger to Running Back and a most-welcome returnee. Following the box-office success of 121 BPM on the very first Rhythm Trainx edition in 2015 – not to be confused with 121 BPM (1) on here – Tur prepared a whole collection of beating, driving, percussive, pulsating, fast and slow DJ tools, rhythmic repetitions and acrobatic adventures. A dozen tracks (including digital exclusives) Ranging from 100 to 150 Bpm, you get it all and then some: from tribal trace elements to Windy City patterns, New York house fabrics, robotic funk and some of techno’s DNA. Saves the (last) night of any DJ and your next mixtape.

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Enoq

Ghettopop

CD | 2021 | EU | Original (Monkey.)

Release: 2021 / DE – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG+, Cover: VG+

Red Vinyl.

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Löven

Hunger

10,99 €* 19,99 € -45%

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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7" | 2021 | EU | Original (Hole In One)

Drunkenstein

Hole003

Tape | 2021 | EU | Original (Ragoo)

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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This time we get startet with a super tuff killer tune. A slow burner to roast wake MC's on the spot. The other half was completed by a Sunz of Man remix to get you naturally high. Mission complete!

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Odeeno

Alma

7" | 2021 | EU | Original (Hole In One)

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop, Electronic & Dance

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Ragoo Records is proud to welcome Odeeno for Rgt06, the sixth installment of the cassette series curated by the label. The Alma project was born from a very strong personal experience that led Odeeno to get closer to his inner self and to know his own soul. Although it is in line with the already wide discography of Odeeno, Alma is a different EP, it represents the beginning of a new phase. Alma is a mature and conscious work, full of new inspirations and new languages. The struggle against personal ghosts is transferred to its decisive place, at the center of the body: the soul. She is the friend to listen to, to talk to in order to recognize life's mistakes and transform them into a richer and more defined experience, just like the beats of this work. The atmospheres of dark colors dissolve, the groove becomes more fluid, the times faster. Beyond darkness and gloom, for Odeeno there is now light. In this sense Alma is his most committed album, but also challenging, from an artistic and emotional point of view. Alma is growth and evolution, in other words a new beginning.

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Drunkenstein

Hole002

CD | 2021 | UK | Original (High Focus)

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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The label with the big center hole is back! Another two instrumentals on the A while Keith Murray got remixed on the B. Heavy sampled material for the extra oldschool flavour. Golden 90's sound for the underground.

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Fliptrix

Light Work

Release: 2021 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Tape | 2014 | US | Original (Leaving)

Cakedog

Menace In The Phantom

Chuck Inglish (Cool Kids)

Release: 2014 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Cakedog is Leland Jackson aka Ahnnu. Leaving Records writes, "Inspired by the Battle Groundz in Chicago, Menace in the Phantom is an authentic footwork tape of 14 cypher trax. RIP DJ RASHAD."

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Convertibles RSD Single feat. Action Bronson

7"+CD | 2014 | US | Original (Federal Prism)

CD | 2010 | UK | Original (High Focus)

Release: 2014 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Limited edition for Record Store Day 2014

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Fliptrix

Theory of Rhyme

12" | 2021 | US | Original (Databass)

Release: 2010 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Limited pressing!

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DJ Godfather

Up All Night

Release: 2021 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop, Electronic & Dance

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Milkshake Feat. DJ Talisa & Peter Coy

Geliks

Tape | 2021 | EU | Original

11,04 €* 12,99 € -15%

2LP | 2021 | DE | Original (Not On Label)

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Honest 90's Instrumental Hip-Hop, no muddy Wow & Flutter Lofi. This release is only available as physical tape.

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Enoq

Ghettopop

11,24 €* 24,99 € -55%

LP | 2014 | DE | Original (KEATS)

Release: 2021 / DE – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Medium: Sealed, Cover: VG+

Still sealed. Seam split. Red vinyl edition.

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Q-Cut

KEATS 02: Kaiju Dugu

11,49 €* 22,99 € -50%

Tape | 2021 | US | Original (Hobo Camp)

Release: 2014 / DE – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Medium: Sealed, Cover: Sealed

Sealed copy! Limited edition: 300.

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Ed Lampkin

Rap Nacional

11,89 €* 13,99 € -15%

Rogue Plus Aka Camouflage Cavalier & K.Sluggah

Release: 2021 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Collector and Brazilian groove hunter Ed Lampkin takes us on a musical venture into late 80s/ early 90s Hip-Hop from the favelas of São Paulo and Rio. These selections epitomize the hallmarks of golden era Hip Hop culture. Sample based production, kicking drum machines and poetic lyricism.

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Braveheart EP

Tape | 2021 | EU | Original

11,89 €* 13,99 € -15%

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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CD | 2014 | US | Original (Mello Music Group)

The Black Opera

The Great Year

11,89 €* 16,99 € -30%

Scratch Practice Solid White Vinyl Edition

Release: 2014 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Trusted with a culture kept under the concrete, the warning has been spread for years. Many assumed their operations were limited to underground societies or secret networks. But, The Black Opera have been among us all along. The time to hide is behind them. There will be no riot; the revolution has already taken place. The Great Year has come.

The newest movement from The Black Opera is truth. After the telling of the three part epic, The Black Op: Era I, TBO has returned without allegory or allusion. The Great Year is a modern story of emergence and art- a resistance to assimilation. It is a story of triumph and camaraderie and a renaissance of new thinking.

The new album’s influences musically are as diverse as they are aesthetically. From tribal rhythms to overdriven synths and from pulsing drums to intimate vocals, The Great Year’s sound is distinctly its own. Taking on a modern day palette, TBO has envisioned a new world, musically. With orchestration from creative minds like Tall Black Guy, Waajeed, yU and Arjun Singh, The Black Opera have assembled a team to help them communicate their message to the world.

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DJ T-Kut

7" | 2021 | EU | Original (Play With)

Tape | 2021 | EU | Original

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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The Master In Scratch DJ T-Kut Together DJ Yamal And Cutsound Brothers Have Cooked This New Battle Vinyl Ready Tobe To Squeezed To The Maximum, "Scratch Practice".Composed By 2 Instrumental Tracks And 8 Tracks Tools,Each Track Is Inspired In The Classic Tracks Of The Turntableworldwide That Converts This Record An Indispensablepiece For The Fanatics.The Cover Is An Art Of The Well-Known Graffiti Artist Mast.Masterized In 126 Productions House. All Tracks Signedby DJ T-Kut.This 2021 Version Comes As New Limited Version Presented Inwhite Colour 7" Format To Enjoy In Both Ways Of This Wonderful Lp.

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DSC

Elements Of Survival

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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"We are back! One year after the release of the "Dusty Cave" album, the DSC returns with "Elements of Survival".

Flowing through the ups and downs, the good and the bad in life we are striving to find balance and the right tools that will help us keep moving forward. One of these empowering tools is definitely music. Technic 1200's, drum machines, keyboards and records like the four elements of nature (earth, wind, fire and water), are the essential elements giving us strength in this journey.

So we are giving you this album. Enjoy the ride!"

DSC...Da Saga Continues.

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Senica Da Misfit

Namaste

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

Release: 2021 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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

Absolute dancefloor murder for the heads!!!

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Ash The Author

Phantoms / Subterranean

Klaus 90 / Francois Boulanger

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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Ebbe Und Flut

7" | 2021 | EU | Original (Oro Negro)

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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CD | 2021 | EU | Original (Green Berlin)

Marteria

5. Dimension

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Radikal Doodz

Definitely On (1993)

Butter Colored Vinyl Edition

Release: 2021 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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

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

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

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

What a monster!!!!!

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Duoya

7" | 2021 | EU | Original (Urban Waves)

I Like It / The Jam Feat. The Sunny Daze Band

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop, Organic Grooves

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Here's a funky introduction to the two man band Duoya from Sweden. Butter is their debut release, a three tracks EP containing two songs from the upcoming album and one exclusive. As they are perfecting their debut full length album we thought to introduce the project to you with this super limited 7" vinyl to mark the day.

Duoya is the funky brainchild of Gustav Horneij and Dimitrios Karatzios. The two met through a shared obsession with jazz vinyls and later started jamming, eventually forming Organic Pulse Ensemble together. While the project in time would turn into Gustav's one man venture, their creative chemistry was still there when they decided to start sending recordings and song sketches back and forth during the spring of 2020. Which in turn was the beginning of a new musical journey.

Harboring the creativity of both artists, Dimitri being an illustrator as well as a musician and Gustav being a multi-instrumentalist and a song writer. When they get together only good things happen. Specially while jamming, they express themselves freely and come up with crazy groovy music that everyone loves to vibe on.

In expectation for the amazing upcoming album that is in the works, Butter turned out to be the perfect appetizer to get in the mood and discover this brand new project with the complicity of Urban Waves Records.

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Grand Puba

7" | 2021 | UK | Original (Good For You)

Bronze Nazareth & Leaf Dog

Release: 2021 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop, Organic Grooves

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In their 6 years on air, Flip The Script Radio has become the industry standard, the go-to radio show where fans and industry heads alike flock to hear the next hip hop superstars before they blow up. Steeped in the rich history of the scene, FTSR's focus on real MCs, genuine turntablism and their 'do it for the culture' approach has garnished them praise from every corner of the hip hop universe. To celebrate their 6 Year Anniversary, Flip The Script Radio has joined forces with Good For You Records and one of the greatest MCs of all time for a very special, limited edition 7" release. We are beyond excited to present this work of art by a cultural icon, one of the best lyricists of all time, Grand Puba. This special edition vinyl release revisits one of Puba's most beloved classics "I Like It", reinvented with an 8 piece band, an acoustic version, featuring freshly re-spit verses by the rap legend himself, breathing new life into this crowd favourite.

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Bundle Raps

Tape | 2021 | UK | Original (Real Life Drama)

CD | 2021 | EU | Original (Essah)

Release: 2021 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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15 track album by Bronze Nazareth and Leaf Dog.

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Kool Savas

Aghori

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Tape | 2021 | US | Original (Fat Beats)

Crimeapple

Matalos Con Mas Exitos

Release: 2021 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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For The Culture #5: MC Cheek, Prof. X & B-Side / MC CheeK & Figub Brazlevic

Panke x HHV

7" | 2021 | EU | Original (For The Culture)

CD | 2014 | DE | Original (Essah Entertainment)

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Limited 7“ vinyl (300 copies). Only at HHV!
All proceeds will go to the club Panke.
The Panke is a creative multi-purpose space and an alternative meeting place for the up-and-coming creative scene. Especially the underground Hip Hop and beat scene has found a new home in Wedding. So it's no wonder that the producers Figub Brazlevic and B-Side have come up together with English rapping Berlin MC CheeK (and a featuring with Prof. X),in support for the Panke.
»HHV For The Culture« our small contribution to support the Berlin club scene. Save your club!

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Kool Savas

Märtyrer

Release: 2014 / DE – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Blood Moon: Year Of The Wolf Deluxe Edition

The Game

2CD | 2014 | EU | Original (Ca$h Mashine)

7" | 2014 | UK | Original (Super Disco Edits)

Release: 2014 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Box set incl. bonus cd, t-shirt (size L), poster & sticker!

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Gutter Snypes

Sucker Punch

CD | 2010 | DE | Original (Shooting Range)

Release: 2014 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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The second single from the Gutter Snypes. Cel One has been hidden away at a secret training camp. And now he returns to deliver a mighty "Sucker Punch". Flipped with "Jillian", the seedy story of one very high class hooker!

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Feindfaktor

Jam FF

Release: 2010 / DE – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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CD | 2010 | US | Original (Alpha Pup)

Free The Robots

CTRL Alt Delete

Derrty South Most Wanted Volume 1

Release: 2010 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop, Electronic & Dance

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A staggering work of mind-warping electronics, fuzzed-out psych and devastating hip-hop beats, the impending release of Ctrl Alt Delete will catapult Free The Robots to the forefront of the world renowned L.A. beat scene.

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DJ Kay De Kay

CD | 2010 | DE | Original

LP | 2021 | JP | Original (EM)

Release: 2010 / DE – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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feat. FloRida, Young Dro, Gorilla Zoe, Belly, Juvenile, ...

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Clan Caiman

Asoma

12" | 2014 | Original (Scissor Records)

Release: 2021 / JP – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Used Vinyl

Medium: G+, Cover: VG

Cover with a beginning seam split at the upper edge.
Record is slightly warped but still enjoyable.

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Muneshine

In Transit

Release: 2014 / Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG+, Cover: VG+

Tape | 2021 | CA | Original (Inner Ocean)

Zod1ac

Yesterday & Tomorrow

12,59 €* 17,99 € -30%

Presents: Running Plays V.1

Release: 2021 / CA – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Yesterday & Tomorrow is more than just a beat tape. It’s the personal story of Val Murray’s gender transition. Evolving beautifully over three acts, each of the 15 songs is a necessary moment in an emotional arc that begins with Murray’s self-revelations at the start of the pandemic, through to her gradual acceptance and self-actualization in the summer of 2021.

The first act, discovery, is about Murray’s first steps into her transition, developing an acute awareness of her own gender dysphoria, or as she describes it: “searching for the keys to your true self and coming up empty handed.” In this act it’s fitting that beats like psilocybin and opal feel foggy and vaporous. trees featuring Floco Torres, asks us to ponder our undeniable inner truth and outer truth, so we can stay in touch with the world around us. Torres’ incisive lyrics on trees are an extension of an hour-long conversation with Murray after the police shooting of Jacob Blake, painting an intense picture of self-discovery in disorienting times. To end the act, Dysphoria sunshine and drown take us deeper into Murray’s 8 to 9 month period of dysphoria before glimmers of hope appear.

In act two, reflection, we are with Murray as she finds herself at the bottom of a proverbial mountain she doesn’t know she can climb. Dealing with new realizations about her true gender identity, a final grad class in theoretical computer science that feels beyond her capabilities, and a late in life autism diagnosis, she has no choice but to push herself further than she’s ever gone before. This is where she ascends, expanding her mind and growing more firm in who she is. Songs like the girl in the mirror and ikigai, show light entering through the clouds, and along with it, a new purpose for Murray: “live as me.” With prism, a track that began before her transition, Murray sees the world through her new self with life-affirming vividness and meaning.

In the final act, we enter the most recent stage of Murray’s transition: actualization. This is a stage on-going today, one full of questioning: what does it means to be oneself? What assumptions are accurate? What’s been an act all along? It’s a period of her life, and on the album, that’s deconstructive and lighter in tone, all while being abstract. Songs like parallel are meant to occupy two realities or timelines: the then and the now (the now being the only timeline that matters.) With the penultimate thank you, Murray creates an ode to close friends who’ve been supportive all along, whose positivity continue to bring comfort. Finally on see u again, Murray leaves us with a peaceful yet dissonant closer about living your truth and everything that comes with it. Including all the bad feelings that can creep in from time to time.

Yesterday & Tomorrow is a beat tape like no other, an intimate epic about Murray’s past and future. Although deeply personal, there’s a message for all of us to internalize: no matter how dark things get, there’s always hope. Even when you think it’s completely out of reach.

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Coach Bombay

CD | 2021 | US (Next)

12,59 €* 17,99 € -30%

Release: 2021 / US

Genre: Hip Hop

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CD | 2014 | DE | Original (JKP)

Antilopen Gang

Aversion

12,59 €* 17,99 € -30%

Release: 2014 / DE – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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7" | 2021 | EU | Original

Dexter X Yosa Peit

Sugar: Water

12,74 €* 14,99 € -15%

Let's Start II Dance Again / Let's Start The Dance (Remix) / Let's Start The Dance III

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Produced by Dexter & Yosa Peit.
Lyrics/ Vocals by Yosa Peit.
Artwork by Amelie Goeppel.

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Hamilton Bohannon

12" | 2021 | CA | Reissue (Unidisc)

12,74 €* 14,99 € -15%

Madvillain (MF DOOM & Madlib)

Release: 2021 / CA – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop, Organic Grooves, Electronic & Dance

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Used Vinyl

Medium: Sealed, Cover: VG

Sealed copy with a bent corner!

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Madvillainy

Tape | 2014 | US | Original (Stones Throw)

Tape | 2014 | US | Original (Stones Throw)

Release: 2014 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Madvillainy is the debut and only studio album by Madvillain, a collaboration between legendary rapper MF DOOM (Daniel Dumile) and acclaimed producer Madlib (Otis Jackson Jr.), released on March 23, 2004 by Stones Throw Records. The album is often hailed as a masterpiece of underground hip-hop, characterized by its unconventional structure, eclectic production, and MF DOOM’s intricate, surreal lyrics.

Madvillainy was a highly anticipated project in the underground hip-hop scene, bringing together two of its most respected figures. MF DOOM, known for his complex wordplay and villainous persona, and Madlib, celebrated for his experimental and sample-heavy production, combined to create a dense, atmospheric album.
The project was recorded over several years, with Madlib working on beats while traveling and MF DOOM crafting his lyrics with a stream-of-consciousness style.
The album has a lo-fi aesthetic, featuring short, fragmented tracks, many of which do not follow traditional song structures like verses and hooks. Instead, Madvillainy is more of a collage, with some tracks acting as interludes or musical sketches.

Madlib’s production is eclectic and layered, drawing from jazz, soul, Brazilian music, obscure soundtracks, and 1970s psychedelia, creating a moody and experimental backdrop for MF DOOM’s vocals.
The album’s beats are sample-heavy, often gritty, and feature unorthodox tempos and time signatures. Madlib also uses interludes and vocal samples from obscure sources, giving the album a cinematic, almost comic book-like feel.
MF DOOM delivers his signature abstract and multi-syllabic rhymes, filled with internal rhyme schemes, pop culture references, and complex wordplay. His delivery is intentionally offbeat, which complements the nontraditional structure of the production.

Lyrically, Madvillainy is a blend of surrealism, humor, and complex storytelling. MF DOOM’s persona as the masked supervillain is ever-present, with much of the album reflecting his mischievous, sardonic view of the world.
His lyrics often appear cryptic, with layers of meaning that reward close listening. He plays with words in ways that defy conventional hip-hop norms, eschewing clear narratives in favor of dense, puzzle-like rhymes.
Themes in the album include betrayal, paranoia, and the villain’s perspective, often narrated from a detached, almost nihilistic point of view. However, DOOM’s approach is often playful, filled with irony and wit.

Key Tracks and Highlights:
"Accordion" – A minimalist, standout track where MF DOOM delivers one of his most well-known verses over a sparse accordion loop. The track captures DOOM’s style perfectly, with cryptic, tightly-packed bars and Madlib’s minimalist approach.
"Meat Grinder" – A haunting, jazz-infused beat serves as the backdrop for MF DOOM’s dense wordplay, as he raps with a stream-of-consciousness flow, dropping surreal imagery and twisted humor.
"America’s Most Blunted" (featuring Quasimoto) – A playful, weed-themed track featuring Madlib’s alter ego, Quasimoto. The track is both funky and chaotic, with vocal samples interspersed between DOOM and Quasimoto’s verses.
"Curls" – One of the shorter tracks, with a smooth, almost nostalgic beat. DOOM’s verses are filled with detailed, vivid descriptions, encapsulating his ability to turn everyday observations into poetic rhymes.
"All Caps" – Perhaps the most iconic track on the album, known for its booming beat and DOOM’s punchy, comic book-inspired verses. The title refers to MF DOOM’s alias, urging fans to spell it in all capital letters, reinforcing his larger-than-life persona.
"Rhinestone Cowboy" – The album’s closer, featuring a soulful, downtempo beat and some of DOOM’s most introspective and reflective lyrics. It’s a contemplative end to an otherwise chaotic and fragmented album.

Madvillainy is a nonlinear album, with many of the tracks flowing directly into each other without clear transitions. It’s constructed more like a sonic collage, making the album feel like a continuous, abstract narrative rather than a collection of separate songs.
The album contains numerous interludes and brief tracks, some less than a minute long, but all contributing to the overall mood and atmosphere. Tracks like "Sickfit" and "Do Not Fire!" are instrumental breaks that give Madlib’s production room to shine.

Upon release, Madvillainy was met with widespread critical acclaim. It was praised for its innovation, lyrical complexity, and cohesive production, with critics noting its departure from conventional hip-hop formulas.
It quickly became regarded as one of the most important and influential underground hip-hop albums of all time, with its influence extending beyond just hip-hop into broader experimental music.
MF DOOM’s and Madlib’s artistic approach on Madvillainy helped solidify their reputations as avant-garde artists, unafraid to push the boundaries of the genre.
The album is frequently included in lists of the greatest hip-hop albums of all time and is particularly beloved by fans of alternative and underground hip-hop. It has been noted for its lasting influence on the sound and style of future hip-hop artists, especially in the abstract, lo-fi, and experimental spaces.
Impact on MF DOOM and Madlib's Careers:
MF DOOM further cemented his legacy as one of hip-hop’s most enigmatic and talented lyricists. His use of the supervillain persona, combined with his intricate rhyming style, made him a cult figure in the genre.
Madlib also gained widespread recognition for his unique production style, which merged elements of hip-hop, jazz, and experimental music. His ability to create deeply layered and textured beats without sacrificing their lo-fi charm became a hallmark of his production style.
Madvillainy’s success paved the way for other projects in the underground scene and inspired a new wave of artists who saw hip-hop as a medium for abstract, avant-garde expression.

Madvillainy continues to be revered as a benchmark in underground hip-hop. Its influence can be heard in the work of countless artists, from Earl Sweatshirt and Tyler, The Creator to more experimental producers and MCs who were inspired by Madlib's and MF DOOM’s fearless approach to crafting an album.
The mystique surrounding MF DOOM, especially after his untimely death in 2020, only added to the album’s legendary status, with Madvillainy often considered his definitive work.
The album’s blend of complex lyricism, unorthodox production, and nontraditional structure helped redefine what could be done in the hip-hop genre, making it a timeless work of art.
In summary, Madvillainy is a landmark album in hip-hop, pushing the boundaries of both lyricism and production. Its influence is far-reaching, and its status as one of the greatest underground albums remains unchallenged. The partnership between MF DOOM and Madlib resulted in a project that is as dense, surreal, and captivating as it is groundbreaking.

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J Dilla

Donuts

Diggin' Shin-Ski's Vaults Ep Black Vinyl Edition

Release: 2014 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Limited edition for the Cassette Store Day 2014!

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Shin-Ski

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

CD | 2021 | DE | Original (360 Grad)

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Oonops's first encounter with Japanese producer Shin-Ski dates back six years when he asked him for an exclusive guest mix for his show on Brooklyn Radio. He became aware of him years ago through his group ShinSight Trio with Insight and DJ Ryow a.k.a. Smooth Current. After one more mix and two collaborations on his Resense-series plus »Oonops Drops - Vol.1« compilation via Agogo Records they started working together on a whole album of instrumentals.

For this 45 Oonops had the chance to dig through an amount of unreleased tracks and selected some of the essential essences with different influences from Jazz, Soul, Funk and much more.

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DJ Haitian Star (Torch)

Klassik Breaks & Beats

Release: 2021 / DE – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Da Steez Brothaz

Ghetto Spread EP

12" | 2014 | EU | Reissue (On And On)

Release: 2021 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Oooh shiiiii – Los Herrings Records and Da Steez Brothaz are back in E.F.F.E.C.T. with this dope new 7″ EP Ghetto Spread. Straight outta Colombia with that fly fish, Da Steez Brothaz drop 4 tracks of South American flava for the heads. Check out this crack!!!!

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20Syl

Motifs

7" | 2014 | US | Original (Slimstyle)

Release: 2014 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Over the last two decades, 20syl has crafted a unique, hip-hop infused, electro musical universe. He inherited a rich musical knowledge and a genuine understanding of analog and vintage sounds form years of classic beat making. He first got his start with Hocus Pocus, a band he founded in 1995. As the mastermind behind the band’s five LPs, including their Gold Record Place 54, 20syl has proved himself to be a visionary artist. A member of C2C - a turntablist quartet with whom he has won 4 DMC world titles – he took the genre mainstream with the groundbreaking album Tetra (2012). This successful opus was rewarded with 4 French Grammys and a Double Platinium Record.

In 2014, 20syl launched his solo career while still working with a few hand picked underground artists such as Grems, Raashan Ahmad and Blitz the Ambassador. In the recent years the prolific producer has taken his trademark overseas with popular remixes of ScHoolboy Q, Rihanna, and King Krule – setting up a booming environment for the 2014 release of his anticipated first solo EP, Motifs.

Co-founder of On And On Records, 20Syl has imposed himself as a flagship of the expanding new scene. Passionate about visual arts, 20Syl designs his artwork and direct his music videos.

A free electron, he seduces the public with his sharp identity and his ability to turn his own original creations into major musical trends.

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Cormega

Honorable Feat. Raekwon

Hip Hop Reggae Series Volume 2

Release: 2014 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Cormega teams up with Raekwon on a Large Professor beat, the instrumental is on the B as well. Limited edition of 500 copies on red transparent vinyl!

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Mato

CD | 2010 | EU | Original (Stix)

7" | 2021 | UK | Original (Ae Records)

Release: 2010 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop, Organic Grooves, Electronic & Dance, Reggae & Dancehall

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Stix Recordings rounds up all those essential Mato 7" anthems onto this extended player, with all the cuts remastered for the occasion! Includes two unreleased hits featuring Blackstreet (No
Diggity) & Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre (The Wash). Woopiwoop, that's the sound of reggae-hip hop perfection!

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Sir Beans Obe

Part Of It

Release: 2021 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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CD | 2021 | UK | Original (High Focus)

Pitch 92

Intervals

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

Release: 2021 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Pitch 92 is back with his brand new album Intervals.

Available to order on all formats now, 'Intervals' is due for release on 27/08/21.

'Intervals' is available on limited edition 12" vinyl. Very limited pressing of only 250 units.

Vinyl comes with a digital download of the album upon fulfilment of your order.

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Solemn Brigham (Marlowe)

South Sinner Street

Release: 2021 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Solemn Brigham is 1/2 of the group Marlowe. His music has been featured on Gatorade's G is for Greatness ad campaign, 7-Eleven's Harmony Korine (Kids, Gummo, Spring Breakers) directed low rider bike campaign, and NBA2K22. South Sinner Street is his debut solo album coming Sept 24th.

About the Album:
It is no secret that things are getting worse. By virtually any metric––economic or medical, or ones more abstract and spiritual––American society is in decay. The feeling permeates daily life in innumerable ways, giving the present a gnawing, ambient dread.

Solemn Brigham is not content to leave this at a low hum. On his dazzling new album, South Sinner Street, Solemn examines this decay through the prism of his hometown: Albemarle, North Carolina, where the blocks he grew up on are crumbling like everything else. “What was once a vibrant area now survives as a reminder that the only thing eternal is change,” Solemn says when describing the project’s genesis. “Trash and debris flood the streets, relics of the many lives lived––each piece with a story to tell.” South Sinner Street not only traces the degradation of the world around us, but documents the way communities can come together to stave off that slow death, lifting its members up in the process.

Solemn is uniquely equipped to animate the relics of a once-thriving neighborhood with the specificity they deserve. The rapper, whose work with his fellow North Carolinian, L’Orange, as the duo Marlowe has been critically acclaimed, is one of the most vocally acrobatic working today, able to contort himself into a dizzying array of different flows and inflections, accomplishing alone the sort of musical variety that sprawling collectives try and fail to achieve. Take “Couple Towns,” where Solemn moves from a seesaw pocket into a flow that cascades over the ends of bars; contrast this with the bonus track “Relax,” where each bar sounds as if it’s the final thought spilling out of his mind at the end of an impassioned phrase. The end of “Vice North” even recalls the technically stunning runs of One Be Lo, the Michigan rapper who in the 2000s became one of the genre’s chief chroniclers of a similar country-wide disintegration.

But this is not merely a showcase for verbal acrobatics. South Sinner Street is deeply personal, juxtaposing personal growth with the decay that surrounds it. “This is no rags to riches story,” Solemn warns. Of course––it’s more complicated than that. When, on “Vantablack,” of a toddler cradled in his mother’s arms while that mother nurses a cigarette, he is not asking the listener to imagine a tragic end or a harrowing origin story. The point is that we are all, perpetually, the child and the mother: doing our best to cope, even against our better judgment; persevering despite the circumstances that surround us.

And yet South Sinner Street is buoyed by a sense of playfulness that lights up even the pitch-black corners of Albemarle. “Nothing Left” succeeds in turning end-of-your-rope sorry into something like an in joke. When, on “Vice North,” Solemn raps about putting his hands together in prayer only to find “the line still busy,” his voice bakes something amusing in the complaint––maybe the sense that a young man in a small city is irked at God the way he might be at a flaky friend from the gym. And then, speaking of gyms, comes the laugh-out-loud moment on “Dirty Whip,” when Solemn concedes that he didn’t make the basketball team “‘cause I’m me-first.’”

Across its 14 songs, South Sinner Street argues for Solemn Brigham as one of the most exciting artists in underground hip-hop, a technical virtuoso who also happens to be one of the genre’s most surprising, most deeply personal songwriters. The album evokes the feeling of climbing onto a house’s roof to survey the nearly-burning city around you, with all the peril that entails––but also all the possibility.

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Golden Swords & F-Plus

Classical Weapons

Release: 2021 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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