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Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Daniel Crawford, Amber Navran & Stro Elliot

Butter Pecan Ricans / Dr. Jawn

7" | 2020 | US | Original (Private Stock)

7" | 2024 | US | Original (Illektrik)

Release: 2020 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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PSR-003 is a double dose of boom bap funk! On Side A, DJ Zimmie recreates an iconic party break with all the OG elements. On Side B, Double A took a super funky classic and somehow added even more funk.

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Tewz Rock & Enik

Mega Mageti Mix

Jim Sharp / Naughty NMX & Runex

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop, Electronic & Dance

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Tewz Rock x Crystal Pharoah x Sucklord teleport back in time, and emerge in the Land OF THE Lost for this split 7" release. Expect dusty breaks, crystal caves, and cha-ka in a cloud of smoke! Dope head noddinâ€™ hip hop/downtempo beats peppered with samples from the TV show. Very cool full pic sleeve.

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Dusty Donuts Volume 8

7" | 2016 | UK | Reissue (Dusty Donuts)

Shimmy Shimmy Ya / Incarcerated Scarfaces

Release: 2016 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Preorder shipping from 2024-07-26

Repress 2024. On “Breakin’ My Heart”, Jim Sharp finds a way to bridge the summery goodness of ATCQ with the original instrumentation sampled by Dilla. The iconic vocal lead of Bebel Gilberto floats over the boom bap drums to make it a sure shot. The flip side, “Check Minnie's Love” once again shows that Naughty NMX and Runex are on point. The product is horns, beefed up beats, fat bass and silky smooth vocals to make you think it’s ’92 again (without the Rhime). Minnie rips the lovely
vocals into a dance floor banger.

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El Michels Affair

7" | 2019 | US | Reissue (Fat Beats)

Duel Of The Iron Mics / Bring Da Ruckus

Release: 2019 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop, Organic Grooves

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Off of the backs of the 2006 release a pair of 7-inch singles called the Shaolin Series, El Michels Affair would eventually drop the LP “Enter the 37th Chamber” in 2009, which covered classics by the Wu-Tang Clan. To commemorate the 15th anniversary of the landmark full-length, Fat Beats Records is not only re-releasing the original 45s in the Shaolin Series, but will be adding to the series with choice cuts from the LP. First up is “Shimmy Shimmy Ya,” a hauntingly unforgettable take on ODB’s classic single, with blaring horns and a chorus of children to sing the iconic hook. The b-side features a darker, moodier interpretation of Raekwon’s “Incarcerated Scarfaces,” perfectly representing El Michels Affair’s slow-riding style dubbed “Cinematic Soul.”

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El Michels Affair

7" | 2024 | US | Original (Fat Beats)

Mr Doris & D-Funk* / Dunproofin

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop, Organic Grooves

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After scoring a surprise hit in 2006’s red-hot 7” funk market with their cover of “C.R.E.A.M.,” El Michels Affair quickly turned around another smash 7” double-single of re-imagined takes of the Wu-Tang Clan. “Duel of the Iron Mics” sees the hypnotic piano hook of the “Liquid Swords”-classic elevated to intriguing heights with dramatic strings and Catch the blast of a hype version on the b-side, where “Bring Da Ruckus” is brought to life in imaginative ways not hinted at on the bulletproof original. The raw sample stabs and sub-bass of the stripped-down Wu-Tang stunner are replaced with mind-bending bass notes, and the re-played organ hook turned way up. Both of these tracks would eventually feature prominently on El Michels Affair’s landmark LP “Enter the 37th Chamber,” celebrating its 15th Anniversary in 2024.

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New York Kiss / Casbah Wonder 22

7" | 2024 | UK (Battle Weapons)

Release: 2024 / UK

Genre: Hip Hop

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7" | 2024 | UK (Friday's Funky 45)

Krafty Kuts

Columbia / Brujeria

7" | 2024 | UK (Friday's Funky 45)

Release: 2024 / UK

Genre: Hip Hop

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Krafty Kuts 4th release on Friday's Funky 45 is on the Latin tip getting ready for the summer season and festivals – Columbia is a catchy upbeat number with Hip Hop beats and vocal samples – Brujeria on the flip is of equal quality both tunes dancefloor sure shots grab doubles whilst stock last!

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Krafty Kuts

C.R.E.A.M. / Wild Kick

Artist Controller 7 / LL Smooth K

Release: 2024 / UK

Genre: Hip Hop

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New Krafty Kuts on Friday's Funky 45 - nice remix of Wu Tang's C.R.E.A.M. flipped with a nice little edit of Walk On The Wild Side - very useful indeed!

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

7" | 2024 | UK (Battle Weapons)

Release: 2024 / UK

Genre: Hip Hop

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CD | 2024 | EU | Original (Rap And Revenge)

VII

Seconde Zone

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Dernière Musique Obscure De La Nuit Peinte

VII

CD | 2020 | EU | Original (Rap And Revenge)

Release: 2020 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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CD | 2024 | UK | Original (High Focus)

Renelle 893

Art Thief

Limp Bizkit / Method Man / Joe

Release: 2024 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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“Talk about a misfit, living in his own world…”

High Focus Records is delighted to announce ‘Art Thief’, the debut album from Renelle 893.

Citing Steve Jobs’ famous use of Picasso’s "Good artists copy, great artists steal” quote as central to the concept, ‘Art Thief’ is the culmination of Renelle’s wide-eyed appreciation of the river of influences that feed into the music he makes. From the trials and tribulations of life in the big smoke, to the grandiose cultural references that contribute to his style, the album is a triple distilled example of taking cues from the world and making them your own.

‘Art Thief’ is also a transformative listen, Renelle embarking on a profoundly personal journey across 14-tracks; addressing love, family, addiction, loyalty, pleasure and pain, each chapter expertly soundtracked by long-time collaborator Bay29. His expert production serving as the glue that binds the deeply personal with the wider narratives amidst a flurry of samples and signature breaks.

With guest appearances from Clbrks, Illiterate and HF’s own Nelson Dialect, ‘Art Thief’ is Renelle’s best attempt (to date) of transcending the rap game; this notion best represented in the album artwork which pays homage to Caravaggio's 'St. Jerome Writing', casting Renelle as both creator and masterpiece.

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N 2 Gether Now Dna Edit / Street Dream Dna Edit

7" | 2024 | UK (Hace Calor)

CD | 2024 | US (Clocked In)

Release: 2024 / UK

Genre: Hip Hop, Rock & Indie

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Spanish label Hace Calor is back with two more classic cuts to rock the party: the banging DJ Premier-produced "N 2 Gether Now" from Linkin Park, featuring Method Man, and "Street Dreams" by Joe—a big R&B track using a sample made famous by Tupac. Edited specifically for DJs to include an intro and outro for mixing.

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Jus-P

Black Menace To Society

No Mountains In Manhattan

Release: 2024 / US

Genre: Hip Hop

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Jus-P is back on the scene with this new release Black Menace To Society soon to be a Hip Hop classic! Jus-P has enlisted a group of elite Emcees and Producers for this piece of art! Features include El Da Sensei, Da Beatminerz, Reks, Ruste Juxx,and more. The Queens New York Native delivers clever wordplay and punchlines with his melodic flow over Boom Bap production. This album is for the listener who can appreciate that Golden Age Hip Hop sound!

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Wiki

CD | 2017 | Original (XL)

Release: 2017 / Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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CD | 2017 | EU | Original (Rough Trade)

Princess Nokia

1992 Deluxe

Release: 2017 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Battle Weapons 3 Sittin On Dock Of The Bay

Peggy Lee

7" | 2024 | UK (Battle Weapons)

Release: 2024 / UK

Genre: Hip Hop

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Shamir

Ratchet

CD | 2015 | Reissue (XL)

Release: 2015 / Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Standing On A Giant Shoulders

Seafood Sam

Tape | 2024 | US | Original (Drink Sum Wtr)

CD | 2010 | Original (Fake Four Rec.)

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Seafood Sam is a futuristic artifact. If that description might sound confusing at first, it matches the eclectic dualities found in true originals. With his effortless cool and timeless style, the North Long Beach native defies convention and exact comparison. He's a virtuosic rapper, a stop-you-in-your tracks singer, and a symphonic producer. Welcome to the lavish life of a laid-back transcontinental man of mystery, rolling in old school Cadillacs, eating caviar with a blade in his pocket, and making plays in vintage Pelle Pelle gear. A blaxploitation icon for the Instagram age, blessed with the bars of a `90s legend and 23rd century swagger. Seafood Sam is a true hero of modernity. On his full-length album debut for up-and-coming label drink sum wtr (Kari Faux, Deem Spencer, Aja Monet) debut, Standing on Giant Shoulders, Sam splits the difference between Snoop Dogg and D' Angelo, Curren$y and David Ruffin. The songs reveal a forward-thinking sensibility rooted in ancestral soul. He creates spiritual hymns for the streets that tap into universal ideals and irrepressible groove. In an era plagued by short-term thinking, his ambitions reveal a crate-digging depth of music history and a meticulous ear for detail. The giant shoulders in the album's title refer to James Brown, Bobby Brown, and Miles Davis - the holy trinity who inspired Sam's process. From the Godfather of Soul, Sam took a perfectionist's rigor and focus. The example of Bobby Brown lent an unshakeable confidence and self-belief. While the constant artistic left turns of the trumpeter that birthed Ccool offered an aspirational archetype. The story starts in the glory days of Long Beach hip-hop. As a young child, the G-Funk era soundtracked rides in Sam's father's car. Some of his earliest memories are trying to memorize Snoop's verse on "Nuthin' But a "G" Thang." Beyond gangsta rap, the LBC has historically doubled as a capital of lowrider soul and carwash oldies. At any intersection, you could hear Dogg Food or Brenton Wood, Warren G or Barbara Lynn. This too was absorbed via osmosis. It also just so happened that the art of performance was always in Sam's blood. So at family functions, he and his sister supplied entertainment by singing karaoke renditions of The Isley Brothers. While his Harlem Shake remains a thing of local lore. Long Beach is a culturally diverse mecca of skate parks and gang life, street fashion and tricky dance moves. This is the place that raised Sam on a diet of Wu-Tang and Nelly Furtado, Lil Bow Wow and Allen Iverson. He was the middle ground between his two older brothers: one who gangbanged, the other who graduated with a master's degree from UC-Santa Barbara. But it wasn't until the end of high school that Sam started to take rap seriously. Alongside long-time collaborators like Huey Briss and Reaper Mook, Sam's name began to make waves on the northside of the city, but he was partially distracted by a modeling career that paid the bills and took him all to way to walk in Paris' fashion week. The first turning point arrived with 2018's "Ramsey," a self-produced, slick-talk anthem with over 10,000,000 streams across all platforms. With each subsequent release, Sam showcased his peerless consistency, building buzz both online and in the city streets. Spin hailed his "smooth and unhurried cadences and understated lyricism_ that sounds like nothing else in Long Beach." Clash raved about Sam's "evolution as an artist, cruising through nostalgic production with slick, witty rhymes." The culmination arrives with Standing on Giant Shoulders. It's the evidence of a master, a young sensei in the model of Quincy Jones. All rhymes, singing, production, and arrangements were handled by Sam - with an assist from his close Long Beach kinsman Tom Kendall from the group Soular System. It's hard-edged and lyrical enough for disciples of Larry June and Roc Marciano, but orchestral and melodic enough for fans of Anderson .Paak and H.E.R.

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Otem Rellik

Elephant Graveyard

Release: 2010 / Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Empire State Of Mind / 99 Problems

Jay-Z

7" | 2024 | UK (Lil Static)

Release: 2024 / UK

Genre: Hip Hop

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CD | 2015 | EU | Original (Sony Music)

Travis Scott

Rodeo

Release: 2015 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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CD | 2021 | Original (Def Jam)

Potter Payper

Thanks For Waiting

Release: 2021 / Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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CD | 2020 | Original (Interscope)

Lil Mosey

Certified Hitmaker

Release: 2020 / Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Ghetto Gospel The New Testament

Ghetts

CD | 2018 | EU | Original (Caroline)

Release: 2018 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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CD | 2024 | US | Original (Empire)

Larry June & Cardo

The Night Shift

Get Down Buckwild Remix Black Vinyl Edition

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Larry June & prolific producer Cardo have joined forces once again to bring you their latest masterpiece: "The Night Shift," a nocturnal adventure that takes you on a ride through the vivid and pulsating streets of Larry's life, as brought to life by Cardo's distinctive production. Larry June, the San Francisco native known for his smooth, laid-back flow and his unwavering commitment to living a healthy and prosperous lifestyle, seamlessly blends his distinctive style with Cardo's signature production, creating a sound that's as crisp and refreshing as a glass of cold-pressed orange juice. "The Night Shift" is the soundtrack to those late-night drives, providing the perfect backdrop for contemplation and cruising. "The Night Shift" is more than just an album; it's a testament to the chemistry between Larry June and Cardo, two artists at the top of their game. This project is a reminder that, in the still of the night, when the city's lights are aglow, and the world is asleep, Larry June and Cardo are hard at work, crafting music that transcends time and place.

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Pharoahe Monch

7" | 2021 | CZ | Original (Coalmine)

The Funky Cypress Hill Shit / Tres Equis/Born To Get

Release: 2021 / CZ – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Coalmine Records is excited to announce a special release of their acclaimed Pharoahe Monch single, “Get Down,” remixed by none other than BX legend, Buckwild. Everything about the track is an absolute feast for hip-hop heads. Longtime fans of Monch will no doubt remember his previous work with Buck, who produced several cuts on Organized Konfusion’s classic albums, Stress: The Extinction Agenda and The Equinox. And with his work on the remix, Buck reconnects with Monch with the same appeal that epitomized their timeless chemistry. The record will be pressed on translucent purple vinyl with cover art designed by Dewey Saunders (Anderson .Paak, Future), who creates an ethereal collage that borrows elements from James Brown, vintage NYC, and of course Monch and Buck.

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Cypress Hill

7" | 2022 | US | Original (Get On Down)

Release: 2022 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Psychobetabuckdown / Something For The Blunted/Latin

Cypress Hill

7" | 2022 | US | Original (Get On Down)

Release: 2022 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Patrick Paige II (The Internet)

If I Fail Are We Still Cool? Coke Bottle Clear Vinyl Edition

LP | 2021 | EU | Original (Fat Possum)

13,85 €* 20,99 € -34%

Gute Neuigkeiten Deluxe Version

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop, Organic Grooves

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Limited to 500 copies worldwide.

The solo project of Patrick Paige II, the bass player in the Grammy nominated band The Internet presents If I Fail Are We Still Cool? via Forward and Up Entertainment and Fat Possum.

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Nico Suave

2CD | 2021 | EU | Original (Embassy Of Music)

13,85 €* 20,99 € -34%

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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LP | 2018 | EU | Original (Bagage Music)

Grämsn

Requiem

13,59 €* 16,99 € -20%

Release: 2018 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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LP | 2018 | DE | Original (HHV)

Dennis Real

12 Drunkies Tape #1

13,59 €* 16,99 € -20%

Release: 2018 / DE – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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LP | 2018 | EU | Original (Dirty Immigrant)

Shaby

Eternal

13,59 €* 16,99 € -20%

LP | 2022 | US | Original

Release: 2018 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Eternal is a piece of the best underground rap in Bogota. Shaby had already recorded songs that were classics not only in the rapper neighborhoods of the south of the city, but in all Colombia.

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Brainorchestra

Live And Direct

13,49 €* 17,99 € -25%

Fat Jon as Maurice Galactica

Release: 2022 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Live & Direct' is a 12 track instrumental tape further showing the experimentation Brainorchestra has been taking while using the MPC almost exclusively. The sonic expression of the heavy break beats & sample layering along with Stoney Creation created a polished listening experience for users

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Rapture Kontrolle Clear Vinyl Edition

Tape | 2021 | US | Reissue (Young Heavy Souls)

13,49 €* 14,99 € -10%

Blade Of The Internal w/ Obi

Release: 2021 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Originally released in 2012 under the alias Maurice Galactica, Fat Jon the Ample Soul Physician's cult-classic instrumental album Rapture Kontrolle is now getting reissued on both vinyl and cassette via Young Heavy Souls. The LP is a dynamic collection of 14 instrumental tracks that move like an odyssey through Fat Jon's musical universe. Somber, melodic tunes like Galaxy Class and Losing You offer lush sonic detours on your percussion-propelled exploration of vibrant cuts like the poignant Intellect Bombs (To Save You) on through the ridiculously catchy Various Randoms. "This release is important to me because I had previously released this album on CD along with a 12” single, so I never released the whole album on vinyl. After working with YHS for another one of my albums (Wave Motion), we released a cassette version and people really liked it so I wanted to do it again with this album. I think this will be a good way to reintroduce people to Rapture Kontrolle as well as Maurice Galactica."

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O.G Shinobi

CD | 2020 | US | Original (Cocareef)

13,49 €* 17,99 € -25%

12" | 2020 | UK | Original (Hollow Sun)

Release: 2020 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Welcome to the sounds of In-House beat maker/Producer O.G Shinobi .This is his debut instrumental album "Blade of the Internal" Limited Edition Physical Copy , with only 50 reg/25 obi made never to be pressed again.Full Color ,Plus Insert jewel case cover with full color exclusive disc,wrapped in plastic

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Cosm

Medusa Eyes

13,49 €* 14,99 € -10%

LP | 2018 | DE | Original (Flavour Gang / HHV)

Release: 2020 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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A combination from MC, Cosm and Decksterrortry producer g-man. This E.P is the opening salvo from Cosm and g-man who have been busy in the lab and will be following this up with the long awaited "Iron Statue" L.P.

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Jace

Vorschuss

13,49 €* 14,99 € -10%

Release: 2018 / DE – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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CD | 2013 | UK | Original (YNR)

Micall Parknsun

Me Myself And Akai

13,49 €* 17,99 € -25%

Release: 2013 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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CD | 2022 | EU | Original (Idol)

Lomepal

Mauvais Ordre

Release: 2022 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Tape | 2022 | US | Original (Cold Busted)

Fiendsh

Hayashi Reborn

LP | 2019 | EU | Original (Empire)

Release: 2022 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Fiendsh returns to Cold Busted with Hayashi Reborn, the Bangkok-based producer’s long-awaited follow-up to 2016’s To The End. The title refers to the Hayashi, a group of instrumentalists in Japanese Noh theater. Noh often revolves around themes of life, so with this album the Fiendsh alter-ego takes on the role of the Hayashi of the young beat-producer’s life. The album’s sounds are introspective and rich, combining deep rhythms and warm melodies. Sometimes a hint of Fiendsh’s Thai culture drops in, but mostly the influences are straight from the well of hip-hop, soul, and jazz classics.

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Mr. Carmack

Viista

Release: 2019 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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7" | 2020 | US | Original (Fake Four Inc.)

Serengeti

1979 Kenny Dennis Demos

Release: 2020 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Bobby Noble (Pen Pals) & Lars Viola

Good Time Bobby

CD | 2020 | UK | Original (Chopped Herring)

Twit One x Flame x Lazy Jones

Release: 2020 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Pen Pal’s MC Cynic the Apache as Bobby Noble, droppin this ridiculously nice concept album with killer jazzy beats by Lars Viola.

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Echoes Of EKE

LP | 2020 | EU | Original (Flawless Delivery / HHV)

LP | 2020 | EU | Original (Izwid / HHV)

Release: 2020 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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An instrumental beat ode to the Duke by Twit One, Flame & Lazy Jones, strictly limited to 300 copies on black vinyl. Respect the architect!

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Kutmah

Isolation Tapes

CD | 2020 | EU | Original (Below System)

Release: 2020 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Strictly limited edition of 300 copies on black vinyl. Kutmah's "Isolation Tapes" contains a sweet selection of tracks from his Bandcamp tapes Volume 1-4 made while on lockdown in Berlin. The project is named after one of his favourite Joy Division songs and shows the variety of musical influences of Kutmah. Tip!

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Estee Nack & Superior

Baladas

Tape | 2020 | US | Original (Anti-Corp)

Release: 2020 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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"The title means ballads, these are slum ballads G" prolific Dominican wordsmith, Estee Nack’s comment on the forthcoming full-length collaboration with German producer, Superior. "BALADAS" drops on digital/CD March 20th via Below System Records and vinyl via Tuff Kong Records, but if the word ballads has you expecting Nack to be making slow jams dedicated to the ladies you are off-mark. More like the Hip-Hop version of Narcocorrido (drug ballad) for the street corner hustlers with complex and at times abstract bars, he stokes the fire for the boom-bap fiends while dropping gems for the likkle yout’s.

Evidence of this is in early leak, "INFINITEBLACKMIND" which got the video treatment laced with moody and psychedelic sampled back-drop like a spiked spliff come-down.

Another track from the album "AROCKANDAHARDPLACE" featuring Rochester spitter, Eto also just dropped replete with hazy sax looped back-drop and hard drums.

Estee Nack has been building his craft over the past decade and a half without a compromise to his unorthodox attack and that goes for his production skills as well. Hailing from Lynn, MA, he formed a crew with equally equipped peers Codenine, Purpose and Paranom known as the Tragic Allies.

However his prolific work ethic and constantly elevated work with young gun, Al Divino over the past years has expanded his brand to something like Basquiat to collectors.

Some recent converts to his sound includes Westside Gunn who upon discovering Nack, tapped him almost immediately to appear on Hitler Wears Hermes 7.

Constantly adapting his work as a producer, Superior's catalogue for Below System Records includes most recently his full-length collaboration with Eto, A Long Story Short (2019) which received high marks from Pitchfork, Bandcamp and HipHopDx.

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Kool Keith X Thetan

Space Goretex

LP | 2019 | EU | Original (Izwid / HHV)

Release: 2020 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Following their liaison last year for the “Complicated Trip” Record Store Day single, legendary Bronx, New York City-based rapper KOOL KEITH and Nashville powerviolence duo THETAN present the collaborative Space Goretex LP. With guest appearances from members of Gwar, Three 6 Mafia, Dwarves, Lost Dog Street Band, and more, the album will see release this April through Anti-Corporate Music.

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Jesvs Lo5t

The Gamble EP

2CD | 2019 | US | Original (Ropeadope)

Release: 2019 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Strongly limited edition of 300 copies on black vinyl.

Next up in line on Kutmah's IZWID imprint is "The Gamble EP" by Athens-native Jesvs Lo5t. The debut release contains 22 tracks full of mellow madness, a beat tape filled with dusty drums and smoked-out samples. Tip!

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The Last Poets

Transcending Toxic Times

Sounds From The Village Volume 2

Release: 2019 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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The Last Poets are widely credited as the godfathers of Hip-Hop. Transcending Toxic Times is the album that fully defines their careers and legacy. Artfully recorded and produced by Jamaaladeen Tacuma (Ornette Coleman), the album intertwines the groove of Black culture with The Last Poets powerful words and cadence. Special Guests Malik B, Ursula Rucker, Tim Motzer, and Wadud Ahmad. This record will finally define the correct blend of poetry, jazz, Hip-Hop, and Soul, with the full expectation that it will be emulated for years to come.
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Al Dobson Jr.

LP | 2019 | EU | Original (Izwid / HHV)

LP | 2018 | EU | Original (Backstein Ru'let / HHV)

Release: 2019 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop, Electronic & Dance

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We are super excited to present Al Dobson Jr.'s second "Sounds From The Village" issue on almighty Kutmah's Izwid imprint on vinyl. 23 tracks in total. Artwork by Kutmah. Sleeve design by Brandy Flower of the Hit+Run Crew.

Volume 2 in the series unearths more drum tracks and abstract musical curation from the Dobson Jr. archives. Fonk tales & movie scene interludes from a span of 2006-2016 compiled by Kutmah.

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Hubert Daviz

Momentum

Thelonius King feat. R.A. The Rugged Man & Tristate

Release: 2018 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Here's another Huubaat nugget that we are very excited about to release. "Momentum" includes a collection of previously unreleased or digtial-only available works incl. the collaboration effort with Flako. The vinyl comes with a lovely soft-touch sleeve.

"Beatnicks Tape": All tracks produced by Hubert Daviz in April/May 2008. The original release "Beatnicks Tape #01" included 13 tracks. These tracks have been released for free download in summer 2008 on the Cologne based record label Up My Alley. The work on this beat tape started as an attempt of getting familiar with one's first own equipment. Original text from the back cover: "lots of vinyl, 1 MPC2500, 1 Microkorg, hands on."

"Damage Is Done": All tracks produced by Flako & Hubert Daviz between December 2007 & June 2008. Unreleased beat tape from the joint collaboration with Flako (going by the name of "Damage Is Done"). The original version was completed by Flako on June 21, 2008 and included 8 tracks. "Woop, Wooop.."

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Blu

7" | 2013 | US | Original (Nature Sounds)

Love In Need / You Had To Know

Release: 2013 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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2013 is officially under way, and we're celebrating with this limited-edition 7" featuring three artists who'll be releasing some of the most highly anticipated Nature Soundsprojects this year.

Limited edition for Record Store Day 2013

Only 1 per cutomer!

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Rockwilder And King Pros

7" | 2024 | US | Original (Soul In The Horn)

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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O.Love X DJ Dsk / Didjelirium X DJ Dsk

Refuse (Dna Edit) / Tonight (Dna Edit)

7" | 2024 | UK (DNA)

It Ain't Hard To Tell (Mix 1 & 2) Clear Vinyl Edition

Release: 2024 / UK

Genre: Hip Hop

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“Refuse”: A unique sound that could be described as “Breakbeat Soul" O.Love's instruments and vocal prowess take centre stage, showcasing a fusion of live instruments & soulful vocals re-arranged and remixed with original breaks and beats by DJ DSK!

"Tonight": A catchy rootsy original reggae tune, featuring lyrics that exude positivity and soulfulness. It receives the remix treatment from DJ DSK, who infuses it with heavy beats and luscious dub elements. The result is a speaker-shaking, dancefloor rocker!

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DJ Soopasoul

7" | 2020 | UK (Soopastole)

Release: 2020 / UK

Genre: Hip Hop

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CD | 2024 | UK | Original (Warner)

Ghetts

On Purpose, With Purpose

LP | 2022 | EU | Original (Menace)

Release: 2024 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Ghetts proudly presents new album, On Purpose, With Purpose. The record - which follows 2021’s epic Conflict Of Interest - continues the ongoing artistic evolution and unstoppable rise of one of the UK’s greatest rappers.

Ghetts returns sounding sharper, more unflinchingly honest and boldly confident than ever before, and is joined by several guests, including; Kano, Wretch 32, Sampha, Unknown T, Dexta Daps and Moonchild Sanelly.

As well as achieving dizzying new heights as a songwriter and rapper, On Purpose, With Purpose finds Ghetts expanding his sonic palette by reaching out beyond rap and incorporating elements of wider musical influences such as soul (Double Standards), R&B (Mine), gospel (Hallelujah), Afrobeat and amapiano (Gbedu, Blessings, Tumbi).

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Lex (de Kalhex)

Rogue Hill

13,19 €* 21,99 € -40%

Best Day Ever Remastered Remastered Edition

Release: 2022 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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" I’ve started to work on this album before I knew it. During June 2018 I was in Japan for a month to release my previous album « Cairn » as well as my first solo exhibition of drawings in Tokyo.

Everyday on my way to the gallery I passed in front of the same building, its name kept haunting me.

Back then I was digging for cheap 80’s Japanese CD’s in second hand stores. Most of them set the tone of this album and the direction I wanted to follow. I feel there’s a direct connection between these original sources and the sound I pursue by their meditative aspect.

Most of the demo songs were done before my daughter’s birth on August 2019 and were finalized since then. Many of the titles refer to this main event and relate to how it changed my position in life : being a link through time by becoming a father. "

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Mac Miller

CD | 2011 | UK | Reissue (Rostrum)

Release: 2011 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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CD | 2020 | EU | Original (Lab'Oratoire)

Wax Tailor

Hope And Sorrow

Release: 2020 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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CD | 2022 | EU | Original (X-Ray Productions)

Degiheugi

Only After The Show

Release: 2022 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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CD | 2022 | EU | Original (X-Ray Productions)

Degiheugi

Aquilon

Release: 2022 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Swan Storm | The Quiet After The Storm

Xczircles | Aamir

2CD | 2011 | US | Original (Ooohh! Thats Heavy)

Release: 2011 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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7" | 2022 | UK (Kiss Klassicks)

Mya / Mario

Case Of The Ex / Boom

Release: 2022 / UK

Genre: Hip Hop

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Flip The Bit + Artwork B Insert

Carl Aqua

7" | 2022 | EU | Original (Wax Flip)

Flip The Bit + Artwork A Insert

Release: 2022 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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-3 track EP on 7" vinyl
-Including hand-numbered Artwork B Insert
-Limited to 25 copies
-brown kraft discobag
-Mastered by SterilOne / Staub Audio Engeering

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Carl Aqua

7" | 2022 | EU | Original (Wax Flip)

Can't You See (You're Losing Me) / Uncle Willie Good Time

Release: 2022 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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-3 track EP on 7" vinyl
-Including hand-numbered Artwork A Insert
-Limited to 25 copies
-brown kraft discobag
-Mastered by SterilOne / Staub Audio Engeering

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Djar One

7" | 2022 | UK (Soul Flip)

Breath & Stop / Smash Sumthin'

Release: 2022 / UK

Genre: Hip Hop

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Two of the biggest names in the game join forces & the results do not disappoint!Straight out of Le Havre, Djar One's beat-heavy productions have been demanding attention on dancefloors and radio stations worldwide via his Beats House imprint. We couldn't be more delighted to have him on board the good ship Soul Flip for our eleventh 45 release. First up for the Djar One treatment is Mary Wells' Northern-leaning stomper, "Can't You See (You're Losing Me)". Already a dancefloor bomb, Djar One ramps up the energy still further to devastating effect. On the flip, he takes on the seldom-heard original 1965 version of "Uncle Willie Good Time" by The Astors with similarly superb results.

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Q-Tip / Redman

7" | 2022 | UK (Originals)

Tape | 2022 | UK | Original (Tapeheadcity)

Release: 2022 / UK

Genre: Hip Hop

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Originals returns with 2 Hip Hop anthems from Q-Tip & Redman which both sample the drums from Kool & The Gang’s N.T. Puuuure Fiiiiiiire! Don’t sleep!

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Raiges Cano

Lo-Fingers Of Jazz Bap

Tape | 2022 | UK | Original (Tapeheadcity)

Release: 2022 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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"Lo-Fingers of Jazz Bap" is the second solo album we've released this year by Ukrainian beatmaker Raiges Cano, which was created by classical methods of sampling delicious Jazz and Funk compositions, all this is harmoniously intertwined with rich bass parts and analog synthesis, while, as before, the rhythm continues to keep explosive Boom Bap drums.

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Raiges Cano

Slum Cultural Heritage

Release: 2022 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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CD | 2015 | DE | Original (WSP)

Fatoni & Dexter

Yo, Picasso

Release: 2015 / DE – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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CD | 2022 | EU | Original (Warner)

Freddie Gibbs

$Oul $Old $Eparately

One And One / Me So Horny Refixes

Release: 2022 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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A lot of people don't realize that Freddie has actually been in the game for over a decade and came in on the same Freshman XXL cover as Meek Mill, Nipsey Hussle etc. Yet he was the only one with no major label backing or artist affiliation and his partnership with warner is his very first solo major label deal. With that being said, he feels as if he has made it thus far in his career without compromising his morals, creative integrity and principals as a man all while resisting temptations... hence the title $oul $old $eparately or $$$

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The 2 Live Duke

7" | 2022 | EU | Original (Cold Diggin')

Smellington Piff & Illinformed

Release: 2022 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop, Organic Grooves

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This one honors the works of a very beloved Miami HipHop outfit. ltd edition, silk screen printed sleeves, black vinyl.

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Roma Supreme

CD | 2022 | UK | Original (Real Life Drama)

CD | 2022 | UK | Original (High Focus)

Release: 2022 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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17 track album 'Roma Supreme' by Smellington Piff & Illinformed

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CMPND

Long Live The Court

Close To Home Limited Colored Vinyl Edition

Release: 2022 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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For the uninitiated, Cmpnd (pronounced compound) are a hybrid rap super group formed of producer and rapper Wundrop and MC’s Kemastry & Vitamin G. Coming off the back of their cult classic, Eagle Court (released on High Focus Records) the trio are gearing up to return with more raucous depraved antics on Eagle Court II: Long Live
The Court. Picking up right where they left off mixing insanity and debauchery, pain and pleasure, introspection and surrealism into a deludamolic delicacy for the audience to savour.

Skilfully expressing their unique personalities whilst simultaneously producing a coherent piece of art that stays true to Cmpnd’s underbelly ethos.

This densely packed 18 track album defies categorisation, as the trio bring a whole new vision and aesthetic to the forefront whether it be the mind boggling production or the ferocious pen game. Featuring Datkid, TrueMendous, Orifice Vulgatron, Bil Next & many more, this is essential listening for all..

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Aitch

LP | 2022 | EU | Original (Capitol)

Release: 2022 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Scorcha Transparent Orange Vinyl Edition

Sean Paul

LP | 2022 | DE | Original (Island)

Release: 2022 / DE – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Rock Your Body / Senorita Vince Cartier Edits

Justin Timberlake

7" | 2022 | UK (Kiss Klassicks)

demon time Black Vinyl Edition

Release: 2022 / UK

Genre: Hip Hop

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2nd release from Kiss Klassics serves up 2 of Justin Timberlake’s R&B classics getting the 45 edit treatment from mysterious Canadian Edit maestro Vince Cartier!?

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Mura Masa

LP | 2022 | EU | Original (Polydor)

Release: 2022 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Sucka N**** / Red Clay Big Hole Edition

Atcq / Jack Wilkins

7" | 2022 | US | Original (Old Chillin Us)

Release: 2022 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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7" | 2022 | UK | Original (Edits)

Casual Connection

Edits 004

Nelson Dialect & Mr Slipz

Release: 2022 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop, Electronic & Dance

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Casual Connection is back with another double dose of classic mashups over more recent instrumentals. Back-to-back club Bangers.

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Ever Since

CD | 2022 | UK | Original (High Focus)

De Bovenover Blues Volume 1

Release: 2022 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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High Focus Records are excited to present 'Ever Since', the brand new album from prolific Brighton-based producer Mr Slipz and the newest member of the HF family, Australian rapper Nelson Dialect - A landmark release and signing for High Focus with Nelson being the first international signing on the label.

UK listeners might have first heard Nelson collaborating with Verbz & Mr Slipz on the song ‘Hope’ from their acclaimed LP ‘Radio Waves’ released on High Focus in 2020. Nelson has a cult following in his own right in Australia, and previously released music on the legendary U.S label Fat Beats to great acclaim.

Now teaming up with one of the most exciting and respected UK producers, Nelson & Mr Slipz deliver ‘Ever Since’. A statement piece by two artists with well over a decade spent on their craft which sounds as urgent and refreshing as if it were their first time releasing music. The album’s title is a reference to the endless quest for a timeless sound, reflecting the creative partnerships which spark from a seemingly forever existing thread of music.

The album features a slew of impressive guest verses including label mates Vitamin G & Verbz on the emphatic ‘Oxford Scholars’. Two legends Jehst & Confucius MC combine on ‘Smooth Ride’. Bronx pioneer & D.I.T.C legend A.G delivers a show stopping verse on ‘Trembling the Marrow’. There are hypnotic singing performances by Indira May on ‘First Date’ & ‘Open Book’ as well as Hiatus Kaiyote back up vocalist Jace XL on the soul stirring anthem “Figure Out What’s Right”. U.S rappers SickInTheHead & Cazeaux O.S.L.O round out the impressive guest list on the album with their inspired verses.

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Fry Ry

7" | 2022 | EU | Original (South Of North)

Rhymes Be Bomb / Pelottaa

Release: 2022 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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4 chop-outs from the DE Bovenover Blues beat tape . TIP!

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J & Mo

7" | 2022 | UK | Original (AE Productions)

CD | 2022 | UK | Original (Real Life Drama)

Release: 2022 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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The first AE Productions release of 2022 comes in the form of a 7” by J & Mo – otherwise known as J Man (of Cut Beetlez) and DJ Mo Money. Finnish DJ/producer duo who are in the midst of creating an album. To pre-empt the album release this lead off 7” serves as a taster of what is to come - a mix of well-crafted vocal and instrumental Hip Hop tracks with some great guest MC’s.

The main cut here ‘Rhymes Be Bomb’ features Emcee G Roc Gayle (of The Vibe Drops/Piece Of Mind), and is a perfect example of a track that works on 45 for DJ’s with a nice bouncing groove, excellent turntable work and good vocals that are clean so great for radio play.

The flipside ‘Pelottaa’ (Finnish for frightened) is exclusive to this 7” but is an indication of the flavour of the instrumental tracks that appear on the album and features J Man’s fellow Cut Beetle HP Lovescratch on the vanishingly rare vinyl appearance of human beatbox.

Sleeve design and direction by Mr Krum references a vintage board game with superb results by replacing the bombs with microphones which takes the theme of musical bombs and applies the same metaphor to the artwork.

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Leaf Dog & Bva

The Menu

Tape | 2022 | DE | Original (Deck 2 Deck)

Release: 2022 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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The Menu is a 16 track album by Leaf Dog & BVA. The album features M.O.P and Keith Murray with most of the production done by Leaf Dog but featuring production from Illinformed and Stevi Beats

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Coldrip

Lucid//

Sucka N**** / Red Clay Small Hole Edition

Release: 2022 / DE – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Lucid// is the new beat album by ColDrip, the sp-404 wizard from down under. This album consists of 20 instrumental beats which will highlight the journey they've been on since arriving in Berlin and finding themselves in the midst of a lucid dream between spacey nights and 8-bit tunes.

Inspired by old-school gaming & anime characters like Akira and Sonic the hedgehog, this album will take you back to the 90s with a special spin that’ll challenge how you perceive rehashed music in the present day.

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Atcq / Jack Wilkins

7" | 2022 | US | Original (Old Chillin Us)

Release: 2022 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Popcorn / Pieces Will Align

Chrome (Deftex)

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

Release: 2021 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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

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 | 2022 | UK | Original (High Focus)

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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Verb T & Illinformed

Stranded In Foggy Times

CD | 2021 | EU | Original (Monkey.)

Release: 2022 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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High Focus Records are proud to present the latest collaboration from Verb T and Illinformed.

Stranded in Foggy Times both continues and completes the trilogy that began back in 2015, with The Man with the Foggy Eyes, before broadening the horizons with last year’s release of The Land of the Foggy Skies. This final chapter returns to the same conceptual landscape as its predecessors, but also sees Verb T and Illinformed returning to a more classic approach to album making.

In spite of its concept, the Foggy Trilogy is something of a personal outpouring for Verb T, with the original aim being to vicariously discuss the trials and tribulations that play a part in his life, including his struggles with chronic illness and the feeling of alienation from leaving his hometown, while also reflecting on the state of the world as a whole.

As with the previous albums, Stranded in Foggy Times finds Illinformed moving away from the more rugged sound that has shrouded the British scene over the last few months, thanks to his collaborations with the likes of Datkid and Wish Master, instead providing Verb T with an arguably more mellow backdrop. From the string and piano driven introduction on Legacy, to the blissful head-nod vibes of the closing track, Blind Faith, the union between beats and rhymes sits at the perfect level.

The album also boasts one of the most impressive guestlists of the year, one that is very much a product of both players’ worlds. Thanks to Illinformed’s Bristol connection, there are features from the likes of Res One, Datkid, Leaf Dog, Smellington Piff and Chillman, as well as some locally sourced cuts from DJ Rogue. While on Verb T’s side of the fence, we have features from Rye Shabby and Moreone, along with a collaboration that reignites the same creative spark he found in his early days, as King Kashmere steps into the booth on Feeling Strange.

All in all, Stranded in Foggy Times does exactly what it sets out to do, by drawing the trilogy to a close while also providing insights into Verb T’s personal world and the world at large. The fact that it also happens to be one of the strongest rap albums of the year is the icing on the cake.

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Löven

Hunger

12,99 €* 19,99 € -35%

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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

Solemn Brigham (Marlowe)

South Sinner Street

7" | 2021 | UK | Original (Chopped Herring)

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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