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Release: 2011 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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LP | 2012 | EU | Original (Atlantic)

Bruno Mars

Unorthodox Jukebox

26,99 €*

Release: 2012 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop, Pop

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CD | 2012 | US | Original (Blu Division)

Glasses Malone

Glass House

34,99 €*

Release: 2012 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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CD | 2011 | EU | Original (Bloc Hustle Inc.)

Bossolo & Playa Hamm

The Boss Playa Project

37,99 €*

Release: 2011 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Malibu Black Vinyl Edition

Anderson .Paak

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

32,99 €*

Torb The Roach & Floppy McSpace

Release: 2017 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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

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Tape Echo - Gold Floppies

LP | 2017 | UK | Original (KingUnderground)

20,99 €*

Brick Body Kids Still Daydream

Release: 2017 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Inspired by Ultraman and Norwegian nature, Torb the Roach and Floppy McSpace joined forces and cooked up their instrumental debut. The result, Tape Echo Gold Floppies. It tickles your senses with low fidelity rhythms, time warping space echo, rare world spices and psychedelic field recordings.
The album is a combination of beats from the SP1200/S950 combo as well as dubs & ef-fects from the Roland 201 Space Echo. Torb collects rare, obscure, world funk and rare groove records from India, Thailand, China & Japan. There are a bunch of dusty loops on the record made from his digs.

The cover design is a mix of hand drawn illustrations, pictures of equipment and a picture of Floppy McSpace by Ocht & Torb.

This instrumental debut LP with download card is limited to 300 copies!

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Open Mike Eagle

CD | 2017 | US | Original (Mello Music Group)

Box Set | 2017 | DE | Original (Bozz Music)

Release: 2017 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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With the first song of his 2014 masterpiece, Dark Comedy, Open Mike Eagle reintroduced himself by defining his style: “I’m bad at sarcasm so I work in absurdity.” On that album, Mike deconstructed our overstimulated and over-surveilled society with ease and caustic wit. But what do you do when the world warps and bends into a shape so absurd that it can no longer be exaggerated?

Brick Body Kids Still Daydream is a searingly political record for systolic political times. It chronicles the life cycle of the Robert Taylor Homes, a housing project on the South side of Chicago that was demolished completely ten years ago. Families that had lived under the same roof for three generations were forced to scatter, condemned by bureaucrats and faceless cranes and public indifference. Mike Eagle brings the Robert Taylor Homes back to life--literally, with arms and eyes and a head like the dome of a stadium--and fights until the last brick is made to crumble.

As always, Mike slips in and out of various grey areas; on the opener “legendary iron hood,” he raps, “you think it's all good, but it's really a gradient.” The nostalgia (“95 radios”) is a little bit painful, the triumph (“hymnal”) comes through painstaking, incremental work. Everything needs to be earned, even the radio signals that are picked up through tinfoil wrapped on children's hands.

The thesis becomes fully formed on “brick body complex,” where the hook is a towering statement of identity: “Don't call me ‘nigga,’ or ‘rapper,’ my motherfucking name is Michael Eagle.” But this is not a departure from the man-as-building conceit--the flesh and blood and brick and mortar are inextricable.

In case there was any ambiguity about the political and cultural forces that lead to the Robert Taylor Homes’ eventual destruction, Brick Body Kids Still Daydream ends with perhaps the most powerful song of Mike Eagle’s catalog to date. “my auntie’s building” is a tour de force. “They say America fights fair,” he raps. “But they won't demolish your timeshare.” This is the point: the decay and eventual destruction of public housing--and of the physical lives of Black Americans generally--has been normalized in a way that should be grotesquely absurd. “They blew up my auntie’s building / Put out her great-grandchildren / Who else in America deserves to have that feeling? / Where else in America will they blow up your village?”

Production comes courtesy of Exile, Toy Light, Andrew Broder, Illingsworth, DJ Nobody, Kenny Segal, Caleb Stone, Lo-Phi, Elos, and Has-Lo, who produces and guests on “95 radios.” “hymnal” also features a superb turn from Sammus, who maintains the same rhyme scheme throughout her defiant verse.

As grave as the album’s stakes are, it's still anchored by Mike Eagle’s irrepressible sense of humor. (His live comedy show, The New Negroes, is upcoming via Comedy Central.) “no selling” is a hilarious take on practiced indifference, and “TLDR” bridges the economic gap with withering wit: “If you was rich and ‘bout to be broke, I can coach you / ‘Cause I can show you how to kill a roach with a boat shoe.”

Eagle has earned rave reviews in Pitchfork, the LA Weekly, and wherever brilliant, avant-garde rap is appreciated. Brick Body Kids Still Daydream is his most overtly political work to date, and puts to use all the dazzling technical skills he's perfected over more than a decade at the forefront of rap’s underground. In chaotic and increasingly fractured times, it has a few crucial things to bring to your attention.

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Azad

NXTLVL Fanbox

Release: 2017 / DE – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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CD | 2017 | DE | Original (Bozz Music)

Azad

NXTLVL

9,49 €* 9,99 € -5%

Release: 2017 / DE – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Dancing Chords & Fireflies

Degiheugi

CD | 2012 | EU | Reissue (X-Ray)

Release: 2012 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop, Electronic & Dance

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Up Come The Mhorlocks 1994 - 1997

Mhorlocks

LP | 2017 | UK | Original (Chopped Herring)

26,99 €*

LP | 2017 | UK | Original (Chopped Herring)

Release: 2017 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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

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5 Elementz

The Album Time Forgot EP

King Of The Beats: Anthology 1985-1988

Release: 2017 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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

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Mantronix

2LP | 2012 | US | Original (Traffic)

25,99 €*

2LP | 2011 | IE | Original (All City Dublin)

Release: 2012 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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How do you define the music of Mantronix? Is it Hip Hop? Electro? Funk? House? Maybe the answer is all of the above (or is it none of the above?). It is true that Mantronix will be remembered for their multi-faceted sound as well as their ability to bend and blend genres flawlessly into a cohesive musical tapestry, but also most importantly they will be remembered as musical innovators and sub-genre pioneers.

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Onra

Chinoiseries Pt 2

139,99 €* 174,99 € -20%

Release: 2011 / IE – Original

Genre: Hip Hop, Electronic & Dance

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Used Vinyl

Medium: Near Mint, Cover: Near Mint

LP | 2017 | US | Reissue (Nature Sounds)

J Dilla

Motor City

25,99 €*

Tailor-Made Feat. Milosh Floating Points & Tokimonsta Remixes

Release: 2017 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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The late, great J Dilla is widely regarded as one of the greatest hiphop producers of all time. An innovator who pushed the genre in new sonic directions, the Detroit native born James Yancey crafted
timeless soundscapes for the likes of Slum Village, Busta Rhymes, Common, Erykah Badu, A Tribe Called Quest, The Roots, and many more. Since his death in 2006, Dilla’s mother Maureen “Ma Dukes”
Yancey has worked tirelessly to further her son’s legacy, and her latest effort is the new posthumous album Motor City. Inspired by Dilla’s beloved hometown, Motor City is a collection of rare and
unreleased Jay Dee instrumentals, hand-selected and sequenced by Ma Dukes. Conceived as a “letter” to her son, Motor City is packaged in a limited-edition mailing envelope, complete with a handwritten
message from Ma Dukes to J Dilla inside. Both CD and vinyl formats also include access to an exclusive mix of the album by Dilla’s close friend J Rocc, a world-renown DJ and founder of the Beat Junkies.

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Daedelus

12" | 2011 | UK | Original (Ninja Tune)

LP | 2017 | US | Original (Chocolate Rabbit)

Release: 2011 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop, Electronic & Dance

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In glance of his highly appreciated new album "Bespoke". Tip!

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Mr. Muthafuckin' eXquire

Brainiac EP

Superhand's Mantra (Fuck Us All) Feat. Aesop Rock

Release: 2017 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Ever since he emerged with "Huzzah" six years ago, Mr. Muthafuckin' eXquire has remained one of the most fascinating lyricists to come out of New York City in years. His career has been a bumpy road, signing with Interscope and then leaving soon after, but his pen has always remained consistent. Now he's back with his first project in almost two years.
To be clear, eXquire is still just as brilliant as he's always been. His raps are tormented and dense with emotion, while his flows are like constellations, hard to track but dazzling to witness. Alchemist, Parallel Thought and Constrobuz are some of the producers on the project, while Meyhem Lauren is the sole feature.

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Busdriver

7" | 2012 | US | Original (Fake Four Inc.)

LP | 2017 | US | Original (Greenfield Music)

Release: 2012 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Limited edition 7" release of the dream collab between Bus x Rock!

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Recognize Ali

Allahs Favorite

44,99 €* 49,99 € -10%

Release: 2017 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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LP | 2012 | EU | Reissue (Mello Music Group)

Self Sacrifice

31,99 €*

Release: 2012 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Unter‘m Asphalt Der Strand EP

Neonschwarz

LP | 2012 | DE | Original (Audiolith)

18,99 €*

Release: 2012 / DE – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Haiyti & Die Achse (Farhot & Bazzazian)

Jango EP

LP | 2017 | EU | Reissue (Kabul Fire)

10,99 €*

CD | 2017 | EU | Original (Mnrk Music Group)

Release: 2017 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Used Vinyl

Medium: Sealed, Cover: VG+

Still sealed. Small seam split. Red vinyl Limited edition 2021 reissue.

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Chris Webby

Chemically Imbalanced

Release: 2017 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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2LP | 2011 | US | Reissue (BMG Rights Management)

Big K.R.I.T.

Return Of 4eva

42,99 €*

Kool Keith & Kutmasta Kurt

Release: 2011 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Double vinyl LP pressing of this 2015 mixtape from the hip-hop artist and producer.

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Your Mom Is My Wife Instrumentals (The 1996 - 1997 Archives)

LP | 2017 | US | Original (Threshold)

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27" | 2012 | US | Original (Slice-of-Spice)

Release: 2017 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Limited edition vinyl copies of Kutmasta Kurt's instrumentals to his 1997 Kool Keith-collaborative EP, “Your Mom Is My Wife”. All copies autographed by Kutmasta Kurt himself, limited to 250 copies worldwide.

KutMasta Kurt Digs deep into his archives to put together this compelling 6 track EP of previously unreleased recordings he and Keith recorded in 1996-1997. This Post “Sex Style” and Pre “Dr. Dooom” material helps further illustrate why they are one of Hip-Hop's favorite collaborators from the 90’s and beyond.

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Lord Finesse

Signature Sevens Vol.2

31,99 €*

CD | 2017 | DE | Original (Trailerpark)

Release: 2012 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Used Vinyl

Medium: Near Mint, Cover: VG+

Green transparent vinyl! Cover is close to NM!

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Trailerpark

TP4L

Release: 2017 / DE – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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2LP | 2017 | US | Original (Common Wonder)

Common vs. Stevie Wonder

A Common Wonder

30,99 €*

2LP | 2011 | US | Reissue (XL)

Release: 2017 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Latest mash up masterpiece from AMERIGO GAZAWAY, the man behind BIZARRE TRIBE, YASIIN GAYE, and FELA SOUL. On this new SOUL MATES project he brings to life an imagined studio session between Chicago's crowned prince of hip hop COMMON and Motown soul legend STEVIE WONDER. Double vinyl pic sleeve.

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Tyler The Creator

Goblin

The Way Through Blue White Swirl Vinyl Edition

Release: 2011 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Wolfgang or Odd Future or OFWGKTA or whateveryoumightcallem come up with their first proper release: Tyler, The Creator's Goblin on XL Recordings … includes the 4 million-youtube-surprise 'Yonkers'!

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Deca

LP | 2017 | US | Reissue (Beulah)

7" | 2017 | UK | Original (Dinked)

Release: 2017 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Used Vinyl

Medium: Sealed, Cover: VG

Sealed copy with a bent corner!

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Chris Read & Pugs Atomz

Baby Don’t Go / You

10,99 €*

Faith Evans & The Notorious B.I.G.

Release: 2017 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Taken from the forthcoming BBE digital LP, Colo(u)rs Of The World, Hip Hop production man of substance, Chris Read hooks up Chicago’s Pugs Atomz to bring us these two jazzy hip hop choons bringing back memories of early Pharcyde vibes.

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The King & I

2LP | 2017 | US | Original (Rhino)

39,99 €*

Release: 2017 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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No Mountains In Manhattan

Wiki

CD | 2017 | Original (XL)

Release: 2017 / Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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CD | 2017 | DE | Original (Digitale Dissidenz)

Kilez More

Alchemist

Release: 2017 / DE – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Boombox 2: Early Independent Hip Hop, Electro and Disco Rap 1979-83

CD | 2017 | UK | Original (Soul Jazz)

LP | 2017 | US | Original (Mondo)

Release: 2017 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Soul Jazz Records’ new Boombox 2 is a new selection of early rap music from the period 1979-83, with barely a household name in sight. Featured here are some the earliest hip-hop records that came out of New York City following the enormous commercial success of the first ever rap record, ‘Rapper’s Delight’ by the Sugarhill Gang, in September 1979. Artists and producers alike tried to jump aboard the new commercial possibilities of hip-hop. By the end of the year there were 30 hip-hop singles, all released by independent New York labels. The following year there were over 100 more, and so on.
Boombox 2 tells the story of how hip-hop went from its evolutionary roots in the Bronx through DJs Kool Herc, Grandmaster Flash and Afrika Bambaataa through to its second phase where veteran music producers – Paul Winley, Peter Brown, Joe Robinson and others – all based in Harlem, began to put rap on vinyl for the first time.
Harlem is also where the separate worlds of disco and hip-hop met through the styles and influence of earlier ‘uptown’ DJs - DJ Hollywood and Eddie Cheba. In similar fashion these veteran Harlem-based producers instinctively tapped into a long lineage of African-American rhythm and blues, soul and disco.
Boombox 2 is a triple-vinyl set (+ download code) LP and double CD pack that features extensive text, exclusive interviews and stunning photography by Jamel Shabazz, Martha Cooper and others.

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Trevor Morris

Marvel's Iron Fist

33,99 €*

2LP | 2017 | EU | Original (Jakarta)

Release: 2017 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop, Soundtracks

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Used Vinyl

Medium: Near Mint, Cover: Near Mint

Vinyl seems unplayed. With OBI.

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Ill Camille

Heirloom

Release: 2017 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Used Vinyl

Medium: Near Mint, Cover: VG+

7" | 2017 | EU | Original (Yellow Flower)

Occult

Phoenix Lights

9,99 €*

Release: 2017 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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7" | 2017 | EU | Original (Yellow Flower)

Es-K

Transmission EP

9,99 €*

12" | 2011 | UK | Original (Fat Hop)

Release: 2017 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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4 dope mpc-jams on a sweet little 7" - what else you need?

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The Criminal Minds

Regroup The Loops EP.

8,99 €*

Release: 2011 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG+, Cover: Near Mint

2LP | 2011 | EU | Reissue (Sony)

Clueso

An Und Für Sich

21,99 €*

Release: 2011 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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CD | 2017 | Original (Racaille Music Group)

Mortel

Racaille

Release: 2017 / Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Heavy Lies The Crown EP Black Vinyl Edition

Pounds

LP | 2017 | EU | Original (Tuff Kong)

22,99 €*

Georgia Anne Muldrow & Dudley Perkins Aka Declaime

Release: 2017 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Pounds released his latest studio effort "Heavy Lies The Crown" in 2016. Anticipated by stand-out singles such as "Tributes", "Kill You" and "Coroner's Office", the Rochester, NY emcee unleashes a full-on verbal assault featuring top tier guests such as Westside Gunn, Conway The Machine, Chris Rivers, Clifton Haston, and productions by Fith, Spittzwell and Pounds himself.

After touring with Drizzy Wright, Jackie Chain and Chris Webby and being crowned Rochester 103.9's "Battle Rap Champion", he can be considered a young vet in the game. Tuff Kong Records couldn't let this banger go without a vinyl release, so they're proud to bring you a selection of tracks from with the "Heavy Lies The Crown" EP.
Featuring Westside Gunn, Conway The Machine, Chris Rivers, Clifton Haston, Jarren Benton & DJ Hoppa.

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G&D Lighthouse

CD | 2017 | EU | Original (Mnrk Music Group)

Release: 2017 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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CD | 2017 | EU | Original (Mnrk Music Group)

Cash Out

Let's Get It

Release: 2017 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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CD | 2017 | DE | Original (SoulForce)

Trettmann

#DIY

Release: 2017 / DE – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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CD | 2017 | EU | Original (Parlophone Label Group)

Tinie Tempah

Youth Deluxe Edition

Release: 2017 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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CD | 2017 | EU | Original (Sony Music Catalog)

DJ Khaled

Grateful

Release: 2017 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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LP | 2017 | DE | Original (Dezi Belle)

Ebbe Funk

Akkordarbeit

29,99 €*

CD | 2012 | US | Original (High Times)

Release: 2017 / DE – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG, Cover: VG+

Limited Edition.
Record is close to VG+.
Small sticker on back cover, but close to NM.

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Smoke DZA x Harry Fraud

Rugby Thompson

CD | 2012 | US | Original (High Times)

Release: 2012 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Produced entirely by Harry Fraud (who produced French Montana's "Shot Caller"), Smoke DZA's upcoming LP will feature appearances from the likes of Action Bronson, Domo Genesis, and his Jet Life labelmate Curren$y, among others. Harlem's own Smoke DZA has seen his career skyrocket lately, as acclaimed projects like George Kush Da Button and Rolling Stoned have introduced the public to Smoke's irresitible laid-back flow. DZA has also been collaborating with a who's who of young hip-hop stars (Asher Roth, A$AP Rocky, Big K.R.I.T., Kendrick Lamar, Cory Gunz, Mickey Factz, Dom Kennedy, and more), firmly establishing himself as a leader of the next generation of rhyme spitters. The proud stoner is now joining forces with High Times for Rugby Thompson, a brand new album produced entirely by Harry Fraud. With Fraud's pounding drums providing the backdrop and appearances from Action Bronson, Curren$y, Sean Price, Schoolboy Q, and Domo Genesis of Odd Future, Rugby Thompson is among DZA's most impressive work to date. Also available: Substance Abuse, the hit mixatpe now re-mastered for retail with six bonus tracks (features Devin The Dude, Nipsey Hussle, Curren$y, Cory Gunz, Curtains, and more).

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Smoke DZA

Substance Abuse

Release: 2012 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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CD | 2011 | US | Original (Nature Sounds)

Blu

Open

OST Blutzbrüdaz - Die Mukke Zum Film Nachfolgeversion

Release: 2011 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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While the buzz around Blu has continued to grow, one aspect of the L.A. rapper’s artistry has been overlooked: he’s becoming one of hip-hop’s best new producers. Since early work with producers Exile, Ta’Raach, and Mainframe, Blu has begun creating his own soundscapes for recent projects Her Favorite Colo(u)r and Jesus. Now, he’s putting his beats on full display, with the producer album Open. Featuring a slew of promising up-and-comers on the mic, Open is a perfect showcase for Blu’s hazy, lo-fi production. The album also showcases Blu’s ear for talent, turning fans on to the next generation of rhyme-spitters.

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Sido

CD | 2011 | Original (Aggro Berlin Universal Music)

12,99 €*

Release: 2011 / Original

Genre: Hip Hop, Soundtracks

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CD | 2017 | US | Original (Core)

Mr. Complex

Forever New

CD | 2017 | US | Original (Core)

Release: 2017 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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After two Polyrhythm Addicts albums, four solo albums, a mixtape, collaboration album and an EP, Mr. Complex drops his best work yet: “Forever New”. Grown man rap music that has that Boom Bap sound with the late great 90's feel. One producer Mortal 1 for the entire album. Mr. Complex directed five music videos for the album.

The album has the Complex you are accustomed to with a bit of growth, wordplay, storytelling and humor. A very well rounded MC and a pronounced song writer. This album is loaded with high caliber singers Maya Azucena, Georgia Anne Muldrow, Cole Williams, Anna Simpson and others. Guest bars from Emcee's OC, Sadat X, General DV, Prince Po, Tiye Phoenix and Truth Enola.

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Mr. Complex

I’m In My Own Lane EP

LP | 2017 | US | Reissue (Beulah)

Release: 2017 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Production supplied by the new and undiscovered producer Mortal 1.
This EP has the vintage Mr. Complex sound featuring strong tracks with wild wordplay, bars and stories. A few features from Truth Enola from De La Soul's "Stakes is High", Distrakt and Cole Williams on the heavy soulful joint "Stormy Weather". "I’m Ready" features Dres (Black Sheep) and Rawkus alum El Fudge. “Dumb It Down” and “Fanatic” have that underground Boom Bap. Mr. Complex and Mortal 1 recorded a whole album "Forever New" that is coming up soon.

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Deca

The Way Through

30,99 €*

Katharsis & Leipziger Schule

Release: 2017 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Used Vinyl

Medium: Sealed, Cover: Sealed

slight corner wear. Still sealed with hype sticker. 2022 repress.

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Elefanten

LP+CD | 2017 | DE | Original (Leipziger Schule)

Release: 2017 / DE – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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CD | 2011 | US | Original (Thizz Ent.)

Mac Dre & Kilo Kurt

From The Ground Up

Release: 2011 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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From the beginning to now, before and after, Mac Dre passed away Thizz is still going strong. This soundtrack for the Thizz nation, from Da Ground Up, is going to be a fan favorite with all new tracks from all your favorite artists. Featuring Dubee, Mistah Fab, J. Stalin, Jacka, J-Diggs, Philthy Rich, Rydah J. Klyde, Crest Creepaz, Zoe Da Roaster, D-Lo, Sleepy D, Gold Toes, Little Bruce, Lil Italy, the Mob Figaz and more.

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Mac Dre Presents Thizz Nation 30: Starring (707)

CD | 2011 | US | Original (Thizz)

Release: 2011 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Official Tribute Mixed By DJ Rick Lee

Mac Dre

CD | 2011 | US | Original (Thizz Nation)

17,99 €*

CD | 2012 | DE | Original (Herr Direktor)

Release: 2011 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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DJ Rick Lee shows his dedication to Mac Dre with this tribute. This is a clean mix of Mac Dre songs suitable for the kids and the whole family.

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AB Syndrom

Alles Deins

3,99 €*

Release: 2012 / DE – Original

Genre: Hip Hop, Pop

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Medium: VG, Cover: VG+

Blauer Samt Re-Edition Black Vinyl Edition

Torch

2LP | 2011 | DE | Reissue (360 Grad)

39,99 €*

Release: 2011 / DE – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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The Elephant In the Room LP

Sense MC & V.A.

LP | 2017 | EU | Original (Diffrent Music)

Release: 2017 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop, Electronic & Dance

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I admit I wasn't familiar with this album, so many just pass us by, but as I sat back and listened, I slowly realised that this isn't just any soul LP, its a masterpiece, full of passion and tenderness, it was like a huge hug from long lost lover... Beautiful... Enjoy it.

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2x12" | 2011 | US | Original (Ultimix)

Ultimix 169

24,99 €*

LP | 2017 | EU | Original (Fruit Company)

Release: 2011 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop, Electronic & Dance, Pop

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG, Cover: VG+

Still shrink wrapped but opened.
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Analog Mechanics

Film Schieben

Release: 2017 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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12" | 2017 | DE | Original (Bamboo MGMT)

DOPE est DOPE

Now

5,99 €*

Release: 2017 / DE – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG+, Cover: VG+

Born Yesterday Green Vinyl Edition

MC WhiteOwl

LP | 2017 | US | Original (Straight Dope)

28,99 €*

LP | 2017 | US | Original (Fake Four Inc.)

Release: 2017 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Limited to 250 copies pressed on green colored vinyl with 3D glasses!

“Born Yesterday” is the long anticipated 3rd album from Queens, NY native MC WhiteOwl.
WhiteOwl has been creating Hip-Hop music since 1988 as an MC and DJ and used to hang out with his friends such as DJ Notaro and DJ Eclipse.
Production by Statik Selektah, DJ Fred Ones, DJ Mondee, Jakk Wonders, FatCatHayze156 and Wann Sklobi!

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Sixo

The Odds Of Free Will

20,99 €*

LP | 2011 | EU | Original (Millaphon)

Release: 2017 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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The third full length from enigmatic Texas folk-hop producer, Sixo, features vocal appearances by Open Mike Eagle, Milo, Ceschi, Onry Ozzborn, Myka 9, Awol One, Gregory Pepper, Grace Park, Heir Max & Josh Martinez.

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Moop Mama

Deine Mutter

24,99 €*

Release: 2011 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop, Organic Grooves

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LP | 2011 | UK | Original (Big Dada)

Dels

Gob

27,99 €*

LP | 2017 | EU | Original (Jakarta)

Release: 2011 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop, Electronic & Dance

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That new type of british rap … feat. Joe Goddard & Roots Manuva!

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S. Fidelity

A Safe Place To Be Naked

Ramson Badbonez & DJ Fingerfood

Release: 2017 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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“A Safe Place to Be Naked” is S.Fidelity’s debut album, which will be released on May 5th via Jakarta Records. It features 12 tracks, capturing the producer’s quest for a fresh sound, which he elaborated over the last two years, locked in his tiny basement studio in Berlin. Evolving from there the he has also released an EP with Feelin Music in 2014, and “Sidekicks”, a joint project with long-term friend and collaborator Bluestaeb in 2016.
By working with artists like Tru Thoughts singer Harleighblu and label mate JuJu Rogers as well as fellow producers Bluestaeb and Shuffle Jack, his LP “A Safe Place to Be Naked” plays with sampled vocals and even his own voice – often distorted, but still present.
S. Fidelity was born in St. Gallen, Switzerland, mainly works in Berlin and currently resides in London. As a producer he developed a unique and always driving sound, combining sampling techniques and classic beat making with unusual drum patterns, modern synth and atmospheric sound effects. S. Fidelity’s laid-back eclecticism is marked by a deep knowledge and fascination for Pop culture as a whole. His idea of fresh HipHop references to various genres, including Jazz, Ambient, Disco and Electronica.
The LP contains an A2 poster & metall sticker.

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Hypnodic

12" | 2017 | EU | Original (High Focus)

25,99 €*

12" | 2012 | UK | Original (Activia Benz)

Release: 2017 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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‘A psychedelic induced hypnotic state, crossing over borders of the physical realm...’
Ramson Badbonez, one of the most revered MC’s in the UK underground is back!
In his last musical offering, Ramson Badbonez took us through the conceptual ‘Year In The Life Of Oscar The Slouch’, a gritty seasonal account of the harsh realities of London inner city street life. This June, the illusive skull clad lyricist makes his grand return to the airwaves with his brand new collaborative effort alongside producer DJ Fingerfood entitled ‘Hypnodic’. As the title suggests, this is a much more cerebral journey onto the astral plains of the mind of Ramson Badbonez. However, do not be mistaken, Badbonez’ signature gritty rapping style is still as prevalent and as sharp as ever and is a perfect match for Fingerfood’s ‘Hypnodic’ production style. The album is tied together with a string of esoteric vocal samples and interludes as well as razor sharp cuts provided by the dexterous hands of DJ Fingerfood.
In a day and age where UK rap music is diluted with generic concepts and weak lyrics, Badbonez is back to demand respect through his impeccable lyricism. With big hooks, lyrical jabs and stomping production amidst features from the likes of Leaf Dog, Res One, Gadget & MAB to name a few this album is set to get some serious rotation.
‘Hypnodic’ will be released on High Focus Records on the 16th of June 2017 on limited edition vinyl, CD, limited edition cassette tape, and all good digital platforms!

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Deech

Urnite

4,99 €*

Release: 2012 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop, Electronic & Dance

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People Hear What They See

Oddisee

2LP | 2012 | US | Original (Mello Music Group)

44,99 €*

12" | 2011 | NL | Original (Myor)

Release: 2012 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Medium: VG, Cover: VG

Records with scuffs and slight scratches! Gtaefold cover with slight storage wear and a bent corner!

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Krsur

Crystal

3,99 €*

A Tribe Called Quest Vs. The Pharcyde

Release: 2011 / NL – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Limited Edition.
White Vinyl.

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Bizarre Tribe: A Quest To The Pharcyde

2LP | 2012 | US

29,99 €*

CD | 2011 | EU | Original (Def Jam)

Release: 2012 / US

Genre: Hip Hop

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The latest mash-up album from Amerigo Gazaway, the brainchild behind "Fela Soul". On his latest effort, ATCQ productions are re-orchestrated by using the original jazz, soul, and funk recordings sampled in their works paired with vocals from The Pharcyde.

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The Roots

Undun

| 2012 | UK | Original (679)

Release: 2011 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Undun is the tenth studio album by The Roots, released on December 6, 2011. It is a concept album that tells the tragic, reverse-chronological story of a fictional character named Redford Stephens, a young man who becomes involved in a life of crime and meets an untimely death. The album explores the themes of fate, choice, and the socio-economic pressures that lead individuals into cycles of poverty, crime, and existential struggle.

Undun is told in reverse order, beginning with Redford’s death and slowly moving back through the key moments of his life that led to his demise. This structure provides a reflective, somber narrative, examining the forces that shaped his decisions and eventual downfall.
The album’s narrative structure emphasizes the sense of inevitability and regret, making it a powerful meditation on the fragility of life and the consequences of choices.
The character of Redford Stephens was inspired by a piece of music by composer Sufjan Stevens, titled "Redford (For Yia-Yia and Pappou)." This instrumental track is reinterpreted and appears toward the end of the album, underscoring its emotional weight.

Musically, Undun is a mix of hip-hop, neo-soul, orchestral elements, and art rock. The production is lush yet sparse, with haunting melodies, complex arrangements, and The Roots' trademark live instrumentation.
Questlove’s drumming and Black Thought’s lyricism are central to the album, with the music often using minimalist beats and atmospheric soundscapes to complement the lyrical themes of existential despair and reflection.
The album also features moments of instrumental interludes, which add to the cinematic and conceptual feel of the project.

Key Tracks and Highlights:
"Sleep" – The album’s opening track (which depicts the final moment of Redford’s life) is introspective and haunting. Black Thought raps about the moments before death, with lyrics like "I’ve lost a lot of sleep to dreams" capturing the sense of hopelessness and inevitability.
"Make My" (featuring Big K.R.I.T.) – This single features a melancholic beat and lyrics that delve into regret and introspection, with Big K.R.I.T.'s verse complementing Black Thought’s meditations on life and death.
"One Time" (featuring Phonte and Dice Raw) – A standout track that focuses on the idea of seizing moments and making choices, set to a gritty, understated beat. Black Thought and guest rapper Phonte trade verses, exploring themes of existential crisis and fleeting opportunities.
"Kool On" (featuring Greg Porn and Truck North) – One of the lighter, more groove-driven tracks on the album, yet still reflective, with lyrics addressing Redford’s attempts to navigate the temptations and pressures of street life.
"The Otherside" – A soul-stirring track that looks at the crossroads between life and death, with deeply philosophical lyrics. Black Thought’s introspective verse, combined with Dice Raw’s somber chorus, reflects the haunting struggle between moral choices and survival.
"Tip the Scale" – A reflection on the difficulty of breaking free from the cyclical patterns of poverty and crime, with Black Thought delivering some of the most emotionally raw and philosophical verses on the album.
"Redford" (the instrumental suite) – A moving four-part instrumental conclusion, drawing from Sufjan Stevens' original composition. This suite, made up of piano, strings, and drums, evokes the emotional depth of Redford’s life and his ultimate fate.

Existentialism and Free Will: The album continually questions the role of fate versus choice. Redford’s life is portrayed as a series of decisions that, while influenced by his environment, ultimately lead to his downfall, raising questions about whether he had any real control over his fate.
Social Injustice and Poverty: Many of the lyrics explore how systemic injustice, poverty, and lack of opportunity can push individuals into lives of crime. The album highlights the harsh realities faced by young Black men in America, grappling with the intersections of race, class, and violence.
Regret and Reflection: Much of the album has a reflective, mournful tone as Black Thought and other guest vocalists deliver verses that look back at life’s moments, filled with what-ifs and regrets, exploring the loss of potential and the weight of past decisions.
Production and Collaborations:
The album is largely produced by The Roots themselves, with Questlove overseeing much of the production. The minimalist yet atmospheric production style mirrors the album’s darker themes, with an emphasis on live instruments.
Undun includes collaborations with Big K.R.I.T., Phonte, Dice Raw, Truck North, and Greg Porn, all of whom contribute to the narrative through their verses and vocal contributions.

Undun received widespread critical acclaim for its ambitious concept, narrative depth, and emotional resonance. Critics praised the album for its cohesive storytelling, complex themes, and innovative production.
Many hailed it as one of The Roots' best albums, with its conceptual depth and musical sophistication setting it apart from conventional hip-hop albums.
The album was noted for its maturity and introspective tone, marking a departure from The Roots’ earlier, more outwardly political works, and instead focusing on the internal struggles of the individual within a broken system.

Undun is often regarded as one of the best concept albums in hip-hop, comparable to works like Kendrick Lamar’s good kid, m.A.A.d city for its narrative depth and thematic richness.
The album’s reverse chronology and philosophical musings influenced other artists looking to explore more experimental and narrative-driven albums.
Undun reinforced The Roots' reputation as one of the most innovative and thoughtful acts in hip-hop, further blurring the lines between rap, live instrumentation, and high-concept artistry.

Undun is a deeply reflective and philosophical album, focusing on the life and fate of a character caught between the societal pressures and personal choices that ultimately lead to his demise. With its reverse storytelling, live instrumentation, and poignant lyricism, the album stands as one of The Roots’ most emotionally complex and musically innovative works. It challenges listeners to think deeply about the forces that shape lives and the fine line between survival and destruction.

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Plan B

ill Manors

4,99 €*

Release: 2012 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Medium: Near Mint, Cover: VG+

LP | 2017 | EU | Original (New Definition)

Steampunx

17,99 €*

2LP | 2012 | DE | Original (Urban)

Release: 2017 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Includes poster.

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MoTrip

Embryo

89,99 €*

LP | 2012 | EU | Reissue (Tanta Roba)

Release: 2012 / DE – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Purple vinyl edition!

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Salmo

Death Usb

40,99 €*

Release: 2012 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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LP | 2017 | FR | Original (Just Listen)

Automate & Anomalis

Global Invasion

Release: 2017 / FR – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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12" | 2012 | DE | Original (Error Broadcast)

Montgomery Clunk

Mondegreen

3,99 €*

Release: 2012 / DE – Original

Genre: Hip Hop, Electronic & Dance

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Beneath The Surface (Live)

Oddisee & Good Company

CD | 2017 | US | Original (Mello Music Group)

LP | 2012 | EU | Reissue (Music On Vinyl)

Release: 2017 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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A live version of the critically acclaimed 2017 album “The Iceberg,” Oddisee’s masterpiece has been performed around the world. As hehas toured, he has been joined by his band, Good Compny: Olivier St. Louis on guitar, Ralph “Real” Washington on Keys, DJ Unown on MPC, Jon Laine on drums and Dennis Turner on bass.
The first live album release from both Oddisee & Mello Music Group, this project shows what people all over the world already know- Oddisee and Good Compny put on an amazing live show. With bonus tracks from Oddisee’s albums “The Good Fight,” and “People Hear What They See,” this new project breaths life into Oddisee’s catalogue in a way we’ve never heard before.

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Willie Dixon

I Am The Blues

21,99 €*

Run The Jewels 3 Opaque Gold Vinyl Edition

Release: 2012 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Run The Jewels

2LP | 2017 | US | Reissue (Seeker Music Group)

30,99 €*

Release: 2017 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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2LP | 2012 | US | Original (Young One)

Main Attrakionz

Bossalinis & Fooliyones

22,99 €*

CD | 2017 | US | Original (That's Hip Hop Music)

Release: 2012 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Even more 808s & Dark Grape flavors!

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Chris Rivers

Delorean

1982 (Statik Selektah & Termanology)

Release: 2017 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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The son of Legendary Hip Hop Lyricist Big Pun is now releasing his debut album thru ThatsHipHopMusic.com also known as That’s Hip Hop LLC owned and curated by legendary Hip hop Producer Domingo, who also was one of the producer’s on the double platinum debut album from Big Pun “Capital Punishment”. Chris Rivers album features some well-known Hip Hop stars such as - Lil Fame, Styles P, Sheek Louch.

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2012

CD | 2012 | US | Original (Brick)

17,99 €*

LP | 2017 | EU | Original (Ajlavmjuzik)

Release: 2012 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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2012 was a crazy year and album, that’s how hip-hop heads worldwide will remember it. Following in the footsteps of great DJ/Producer and MC duos like Eric B. & Rakim and GangStarr, Statik Selektah & Termanology once again combine to form the powerhouse group
1982. The formula is perfected and flawless as Statik crafts the perfect sonic landscapes for Term’s more mature and sophisticated delivery - see the uplifting first single “Shining.”
Holding Term down on the microphone side of things are great guest spots from some of the hottest new talent in the game, Mac Miller, Roc Marciano and Freddie Gibbs blend nicely with iconoclasts Bun B., Havoc of Mobb Deep and Lil Fame of M.O.P and Shawn Stockman
from Boyz 2 Men. 2012 has already garnered high praise as this month’s Source Magazine has given the full length it’s coveted “Independent’s Day” column and XXL has a great review ready for it’s May 22nd issue.

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Beyuz

Organika

24,99 €*

Release: 2017 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop, Electronic & Dance

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Ambition Red Vinyl Edition

Wale

2LP | 2011 | Reissue (Atlantic)

43,99 €*

Release: 2011 / Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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

Ghetto Repaired Young Minds EP (1989-1992)

LP | 2017 | UK | Original (Chopped Herring)

Apollo Brown & Planet Asia

Release: 2017 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop, Electronic & Dance

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Anchovies Black Vinyl Edition

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

34,99 €*

Release: 2017 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Based On A T.R.U. Story Fruit Punch Colored Vinyl Edition

2 Chainz

2LP | 2012 | Reissue (Def Jam)

49,99 €*

CD | 2017 | US | Original (Doomtree)

Release: 2012 / Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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In celebration of hip-hop’s 50th anniversary, the iconic Def Jam Recordings brings us some of its classic repertoire on vinyl in a spectacular “fruit punch” variant – a color emblematic of its longstanding association with Def Jam. Some titles include Public Enemy’s Yo! Bum Rush the Show, Ludacris’ Word of Mouf, Method Man’s Tical, and Slick Rick’s The Great Adventures of Slick Rick.

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P.O.S.

Chill Dummy

Release: 2017 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Shuko & F. Of Audiotreats

Cookies & Cream 4

LP | 2017 | EU | Original (For The Love Of It)

20,99 €*