Hip Hop 2085 Items

Release: 1961 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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LP | 1969 | UK | Reissue (Atlantic)

Otis Redding

The Dock Of The Bay

Release: 1969 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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LP | 1974 | EU | Reissue (Master Music)

Donna Circo

Release: 1974 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop, Rock & Indie

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The Headhunters / The Counts

God Make Me Funky / Motor City

7" | 1975 | UK | Reissue (Breaks & Beats)

14,99 €*

Release: 1975 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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2LP | 1978 | EU | Reissue (Universal)

Club Dogo

Vile Denaro

40,99 €*

Release: 1978 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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LP | 1979 | EU | Reissue (Music On Vinyl)

Sugarhill Gang

27,99 €*

Release: 1979 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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LP | 1980 | US | Reissue (Mercury)

Kurtis Blow

19,99 €*

12" | 1980 | US | Reissue (Numero Group)

Release: 1980 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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incl. The Breaks, ...

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Master Jay & Michael Dee

T.S.O.B.

10,99 €*

Release: 1980 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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12" | 1980 | US | Reissue (Tyson)

Family Four

Rap Attack

10,99 €*

7" | 1980 | UK | Reissue (Number Nine)

Release: 1980 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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classic old school rap!

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Hot & Sassy

Christmas Strutt

Grandmaster Flash / Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five

Release: 1980 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop, Christmas

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Ultra-Rare Old School Hip Hop!
As featured on the fourth volume of Tramp's "Santa's Funk & Soul Christmas Party" compilation series, it was high time to put it out on a good old 45! Here you have it. Be quick - limited press!

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The Adventures Of Grandmaster Flash On The Wheels Of Steel / The Birthday Mix

12" | 1981 | US | Reissue (Sugar Hill)

Release: 1981 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG+, Cover: Generic

Love Bug Star-Ski & The Harlem World Crew

Positive life

12" | 1981 | US | Reissue (Tay-Ster)

9,99 €*

Release: 1981 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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My Part Of Town / Mountains World Record Store Day 2022 Vinyl Edition

Tuff Crew

7" | 1982 | UK | Reissue (Warlock)

Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five

Release: 1982 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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True club dancefloor Hip Hop from '89 that inspired many a hit there after. Legendary double hitter from the cult Philly crew that have never been on 45 together before. Black Vinyl in Picture sleeve Exclusive for RSD 22.

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The Message Orange Vinyl Edition

12" | 1982 | UK | Reissue (ADA)

21,99 €*

Carver Area High School Seniors

Release: 1982 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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The original classic Hip Hop single from Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five, originally released in the summer of 1982 and still regarded as one of the all-time great rap music anthems some 40 years later! Presented here in glorious orange colour 140g vinyl, we celebrate the original in all its full-length seven minute glory with the full instrumental on the B-side. Out of print for many years we are very pleased to make this iconic and revered hip-hop classic available again for the fans to enjoy.

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Get Live '83: The Senior Rap

12" | 1982 | UK | Reissue (Soul Jazz)

17,59 €* 21,99 € -20%

Beat- Bop Black Vinyl Edition

Release: 1982 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Absolutely stunning very rare old school party disco rap 12" performed by members of the Chicago public highschool Carver High. Originally released in 1982 on their own private-press Challenger Records. The track is the opening highlight of Soul Jazz Records" recent Yo! Boombox collection and is featured here in its full glorious seven and a half minutes and comes complete with exact-replica of the striking original hand-drawn artwork.

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Rammellzee & K-Rob

12" | 1983 | EU | Reissue (Mr Bongo)

Release: 1983 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Much about ‘Beat Bop’ is shrouded in mystery. Who really produced it? Why was Jean-Michel Basquiat relegated from rapper on the track to drawing the cover and labels? What are they actually rapping about for most of the ten-minute length? These questions, however, are all part of the enigma and rich legend surrounding a song that is an undisputed piece of true hip-hop genius. The combination of graffiti artist Rammellzee and rapper K-Rob is a potent one, with each MC adopting a persona - hustler and B-Boy respectively - that they maintain against an unusual swirling backdrop that must be one of the best instrumentals ever committed to wax. The original Tartown Record pressing was limited to 500 copies, a mere test pressing in the eyes of the assembled artists, with scarcity further driven by Basquiat’s rising rep in the art world. Those few hundred copies – and a subsequent re-release on Profile Records (the same label where K-Rob played out the rest of his brief career) – punched well above their weight in terms of lasting influence. Consider the early vocal tones of the Beastie Boys (who also sampled the track), or the huge part it played in the sound of Cypress Hill and B-Real. His voice is almost homage to Rammellzee’s on ‘Beat Bop’, while they also lifted the chorus of ‘Shoot ‘Em Up’ and even a sample of ‘Cypress Hill’ from the track too. It’s unsurprising – this is a multi-layered, complex song that reveals a little more of itself each time you play it but remains damn funky. This reissue boasts the vocal and instrumental versions in full, as well as both the full cover and label artwork from the original Tartown Release.

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LP | 1983 | UK | Reissue (Mr Bongo)

Wild Style

Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five

Release: 1983 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Iconic soundtrack for an iconic film

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The Message

LP | 1983 | CA | Reissue (Rhino)

Release: 1983 / CA – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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2LP | 1984 | US | Reissue (Sugar Hill)

Street beat

Release: 1984 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop, Organic Grooves

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LP | 1984 | EU | Reissue (Music On Vinyl)

King Of Rock

Release: 1984 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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One For The Treble (Fresh) Record Store Day 2019 Edition

Davy DMX

7" | 1984 | EU | Reissue (Tuff City)

11,99 €*

It's Yours Record Store Day 2020 Edition

Release: 1984 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Limited Edition for Record Store Day 2019! LTD 500 units 7″ of this seminal Hip Hop/Electro jam from 1984. Mint “Styrene” copies are changing hands for £100+, but this remastered reissue version is now avaiable on 100% virgin vinyl at a snip of that price. A slice of Hip Hop history.

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T La Rock & Jazzy Jay

7" | 1984 | US | Reissue (Partytime)

12,99 €*

Grand Wizard Theodore / The Fantastic Romantic 5

Release: 1984 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Record Store Day 2020 Release.

The debut release on Rick Rubin and Russell Simmons now seminal Def Jam label that shook the world with its evil bass and percussion. Never released on 7" before, this is a true Hip Hop collectors dream. Featuring the ground-breaking "Scratch Party Death Mix".

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Can I Get A Soul Clap / Fresh Out Of The Pack Record Store Day 2022 Vinyl Edition

12" | 1984 | UK | Reissue (Soul-O-Wax Inc)

Release: 1984 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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When you get the chance to re-release a piece of Hip-Hop history, then it would be churlish of us not to surely? So, when we stumbled into Grand Wizard Theodore again, we thought it would be nice to get an affordable, mint 12 inch reissue out there of this early Hip-Hop classic.

This is the guy who invented scratching no less. Two cuts that any music head needs in their collection, "Can I Get A Soul Clap 'Fresh Out Of The Pack" and "Hey What's Your Sign, What's Your Name, What's On Your Mind" Instrumental. This version hasn’t been reissued since 1982 and sells for up to £300, with the cheapest original at present clocking in at £200, over 10 times more than this “mint” remastered reissue. This is a crucial slice of musical culture right here - a double sided Hip Hop belter, with original Soul-O-Wax imprint labels.

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Run-DMC Red Vinyl Edition

LP | 1984 | EU | Reissue (Sony Music Catalog)

Release: 1984 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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World Destruction: The Complete Celluloid Mixes

Time Zone

12" | 1984 | Reissue (Celluloid)

Release: 1984 / Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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2LP | 1984 | US | Reissue (Modern Harmonic)

John Fekner City Squad

Idioblast 1983-2004

40,84 €* 42,99 € -5%

LP | 1984 | UK | Reissue (Soundway)

Release: 1984 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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With words as weapons and public infrastructure as his blank slate, John Fekner’s City Squad are always questing for the ineffable, even as they yearn for concrete change. Make no mistake, Idioblast is a serious party where everyone is welcome.

Released in 1984, Idioblast is a lost classic, a future shock narrative ahead of its time, and yet completely of its era, like few artifacts before or since. The cover tips you off from the jump—a crude but effective collage featuring classic Fekner slogans like Toxic Junkie, Growth Decay and Soft Brains Watch The Screen And Buy The Jeans. In an uncanny and tragic coincidence, the very first lyric on the album—“The place to be is on the space shuttle/if you’re brave enough to get on it”—seems to anticipate the Challenger disaster just two years later. But for the most part, the tracks on Idioblast directly reference the concepts that inspired Fekner’s visual art.

Musically, “Rapicasso” utilizes pneumatic pounding with an industrial edge as Fekner equates the great and controversial painter with risk-taking graffiti kids bombing trains and billboards across the city. Art is in a constant state of exploding—forms, paradigms, outdated ideas. Splitting the difference between hip-hop and new wave, the Santaniello-sung “The Beat” is like Thomas Dolby meets Run-DMC and should’ve been a radio staple for at least one sticky summer. It could soundtrack either a couples roller skate or a drug-fueled evening out.

Channeling Fekner’s slogan-stencil aesthetic, “Travelogue The 80’s” is a tour de force reminiscent of Negativland’s experiments in audio culture jamming. As Fekner details, “I grabbed all of the sounds via a shortwave radio picking up transmissions from LaGuardia airport and the TV. I recorded and edited on a Sony Pro Walkman and an Aiwa dual cassette deck.”

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Charles Amoah

Sweet Vibration

21,99 €*

2LP | 1984 | EU | Reissue (Universal)

Release: 1984 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop, Organic Grooves

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Used Vinyl

Medium: Sealed, Cover: Sealed

Still sealed with hype sticker. 2022 reissue.

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Club Dogo

Dogocrazia

40,99 €*

Release: 1984 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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2CD | 1984 | US | Reissue (Modern Harmonic)

John Fekner City Squad

Idioblast 1983-2004

Release: 1984 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Run-DMC Super Audio CD Edition

CD | 1984 | US | Reissue (Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab)

50,99 €*

Release: 1984 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Run-DMC Numbered Limited Edition 180G Super Vinyl Edition

LP | 1984 | US | Reissue (Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab)

74,99 €*

Paname City Rappin' 40th Anniversary Edition

Release: 1984 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Limited to 3000 copies. The impact, influence, and importance of Run-D.M.C.'s self-titled debut – the album that invented hardcore hip-hop and bridged rap, rock, and funk in then-unparalleled ways – cannot be measured. The first full-length record released by Profile Records, the 1984 set permanently changed the sound of music, broadcast streetwise wisdom to every corner of the country, and made the notion of a one-man band a distinct reality. Produced by Russell Simmons and Larry Smith – and bolstered by an incendiary blend of staccato deliveries, stark beats, aggressive exchanges, evocative hooks, and socially conscious messages – Run-D.M.C. still hits listeners in the jaw with the same intensity it did nearly 40 years ago when it could be heard booming from ghetto blasters carried around city blocks nationwide.

Sourced from the original master tapes and pressed on MoFi SuperVinyl, Mobile Fidelity's numbered-edition 180g SuperVinyl 33RPM LP is the definitive-sounding version of this groundbreaking work.

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Dee Nasty

LP | 1984 | EU | Reissue (Vinymatic)

LP | 1984 | EU | Reissue (Warner)

Release: 1984 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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The masterpiece of French hip-hop that started it all. The first album in the history of French hip hop by Grand Master Dj Dee Nasty. A true piece of history.

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Prince

For You

21,99 €*

Release: 1984 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop, Organic Grooves

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG+, Cover: VG+

LP | 1985 | US | Reissue (Def Jam)

LL Cool J

Radio

Computer Love - Neon Green Vinyl Edition

Release: 1985 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Classic album reissued!

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Egyptian Lover

7" | 1985 | EU | Reissue (Mr Bongo)

Computer Love Black Vinyl Edition

Release: 1985 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Seminal electro-fusion / machine-funk classic. Includes previously unreleased radio edit. The genre, electro (or electro-funk), is sometimes perceived to have a separate identity to hip-hop; however, this electronic cousin was integral to the early development of the hip-hop sound. Drawing on drum machines, such as the Roland Tr-808, and influenced by funk, these two genres were intertwined and rode a parallel axis for a while, with rap, breakdance, and graffiti as pillars of the culture and community. The mechanical sound of electro would later go on to inspire a different set of producers and played its part in influencing contemporary electronic dance music. For this 7" release we are taking things back to 1984 and 1985 with a split single from The Egyptian Lover and Jamie Jupitor. First up is a track from The Egyptian Lover, AKA Greg J. Broussard, the cult Los Angeles-based producer, vocalist and DJ, who is a true hip-hop / electro-fusion pioneer. 'Computer Love (Sweet Dreams)' is a seminal electro-fusion / machine-funk classic that saw a release on the iconic label Freak Beat Records (owned by Greg himself). The original 7" release is now very sought-after by collectors. On the flip we have another electro jam from The Egyptian Lover disciple, Jamie Jupitor. 'Computer Power’ was additionally produced and arranged by The Egyptian Lover, and was released on Egyptian Empire Records (the label that evolved from Freak Beat Records). For this release we have opted for a special 7" unreleased radio edit, that has Greg kindly provided us with, which differs slightly in composition from the previously released versions. One for fans of Dãm Funk, electro and 80s funk.

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Egyptian Lover

7" | 1985 | EU | Reissue (Mr Bongo)

Release: 1985 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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King Of Rock Numbered Limited Edition 180G LP SuperVinyl

LP | 1985 | US | Reissue (Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab)

99,99 €*

Schoolly-D Black Friday Record Store Day 2023 Yellow & Black Vinyl Edition

Release: 1985 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Run-D.M.C. leaves no doubt about its intent on King of Rock. The New York trio's hard-hitting sophomore album begins with a statement of purpose ("Rock the House") that serves as a stereophonic primer for the title track, a hybrid warning-anthem-theme song that swarms with justified boasts, heavy metal riffs, booming beats, cowbell accents, and dance-worthy grooves. The back-to-back tunes set the tone for a 1985 record that largely established the blueprint for the hip-hop that would follow for the next two decades – and which helped make rap a mainstream currency via the previously off-limits channels of radio, TV, and the national stage. "It's not Michael Jackson/And this is not Thriller," the group broadcasts early on in the record. Truer words – and music recorded with such honesty, pride, rawness, and integrity – have seldom been committed to tape.

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Schoolly-D

LP | 1985 | US | Reissue (Get On Down)

27,74 €* 36,99 € -25%

Thanatos Of Funk Splatter Vinyl Edition

Release: 1985 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Quantity: 1500
Release type: RSD Exclusive Release

For Black Friday, Schoolly D Is Available In A Yellow And Black Blended Pressing With A Full Color OBI Strip Get On Down presents a special old school treat for RSD Black Friday - Schoolly D’s 1985 debut first issued on his own imprint (and five years later on Jive) produced by Schoolly D and DJ Code Money. The cover of course features Schoolly’s own hand drawn artwork and the album features two of his career stand out cuts - "Gucci Time" and "P.S.K." Find out why Schoolly, and this release in particular, were a heavy influence on Public Enemy, Ice-T, the Beastie Boys and more. Put on your Filas and kick it old school with Schoolly D - presented for RSD Black Friday in an exclusive yellow & black colored vinyl pressing.

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Minoru Fushimi

LP | 1985 | EU | Reissue (Sic)

20,39 €* 33,99 € -40%

Release: 1985 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Minoru Fushimi, a multi-talented artist, made his mark in the music industry with his groundbreaking album, "Thanatos Of Funk." Originally released in 1985, this remarkable piece of artistry is now being reissued by SIC Records, ensuring that its influential sounds continue to captivate audiences.

During the album's creation, Fushimi embarked on a unique journey. Balancing his day job as a dedicated high-school teacher, he poured his creative energy into producing and recording the entire album himself. With relentless determination, he pieced together "Thanatos Of Funk" during intense studio sessions, demonstrating his unwavering commitment to his musical vision. "Thanatos Of Funk" stands as a testament to Fushimi's ingenious fusion of genres. Electro funk serves as the foundation, complemented by a masterful blend of synths, drum machines, and hip-hop elements. Drawing inspiration from the iconic p-funk style, Fushimi creates an immersive sonic experience that transcends boundaries and resonates with listeners on a profound level.

Now, with its reissue, "Thanatos Of Funk" is poised to reach a wider audience, ensuring that Fushimi's musical legacy continues to thrive. Step into the vibrant world of Fushimi's debut album and discover the innovative sounds that have left an indelible mark on the funk genre and beyond. Includes a SIC Records Exclusive addition of four instrumentals and a remastered version of Foxy Lady. "The Key Lyric and the concept of my "Thanatopsis" is that the life is just like a moment of dim light between two darknesses." - Minoru Fushimi

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Licensed To Ill 30th Anniversary Edition

LP | 1986 | US | Reissue (Def Jam)

36,99 €*

Release: 1986 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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This special reissue was cut from the original production masters and is presented on 180-gram heavyweight vinyl.

Produced by Rick Rubin and Beastie Boys, Licensed To Ill was originally released November 15, 1986 - making the B Boys the fifth artist to release a full length album on the original Def Jam label after LL Cool J, Slayer, Tashan and Oran "Juice" Jones.

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LP | 1986 | PL | Reissue (Def Jam)

Licensed To Ill

Release: 1986 / PL – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Reissue of this Hip Hop classic for its 30th anniversary pressed on 180gram vinyl.

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LP | 1986 | EU | Reissue (Arista)

Raising Hell

Release: 1986 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Ego Tripping / Funky Potion

Ultramagnetic MC's

7" | 1986 | EU | Reissue (Mr Bongo)

Release: 1986 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Melvin Bliss’ iconic ‘Synthetic Substitution’ (1973) has been sampled hundreds of times. Gracing records from Naughty by Nature’s ‘O.P.P’ to Public Enemy’s ‘Don’t Believe the Hype’, it’s one of the foundations of hip-hop. However, there’s a school of thought that says the sample could have been retired forever after Ced Gee used it for ‘Ego Tripping’. It was the first song to use those wonderful Bernard Purdie drums, and arguably the best.
Their first release on Next Plateau Records, this instant 1986 classic slams from the first bar, that hard-as-hell beat underpinned by stabs and the breathy ‘ultra-magnetic-magnetic’ chant beneath. Meanwhile, Ced and future legend Kool Keith go to town with pseudo-science and a thinly veiled diss of Run DMC – ‘Say what, Peter Piper, to hell with childish rhymes’. It’s a song shot through with promise they’d more than fulfil on their debut album, 1988’s landmark ‘Critical Beatdown’.
The flip, ‘Funky Potion’, doesn’t coalesce with quite the same genius but is still more than a curio, with the MC’s doubling down on their futuristic nonsense approach to lyricism. Rufus Thomas’ ‘Do the Funky Penguin’ is the base for yet more stabs, discordant scratches and a kitchen-sink approach that shows just innovative the group were prepared to be.
Never before released before on 7”, this undeniable hip-hop classic comes complete with bespoke hype stickers incorporating one of the great rap logos of all time.

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Licensed To Ill Japan Import Edition

CD | 1986 | JP | Reissue (Psp)

Release: 1986 / JP – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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LP | 1986 | US | Reissue (Sony Legacy)

Tougher Than Leather

Release: 1986 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Released in 1988, Tougher Than Leather followed Run-DMC’s massively successful third album Raising Hell and furthered their innovative, aggressive, and hard-hitting sound that defined the hip-hop scene of the 1980s. From the incredible lead single, “Run’s House” to their cover of The Monkee’s “Mary, Mary,” Tougher Than Leather features a slew of incredible hits and is essential listening for any fan of classic hip-hop. Tougher Than Leather blends Run-DMC’s infectious, charismatic flows and heavily sample-based production with hard-hitting raps, soaring choruses, and rapid-fire delivery. Stand out tracks include “Run’s House,” “I’m Not Going Out Like That,” as well as “Beats to the Rhyme,” a story-based cut that stands as an anthem to hip-hop.

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Raising Hell Numbered Limited Edition 180G LP SuperVinyl

LP | 1986 | US | Reissue (Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab)

99,99 €*

Back In Black Smokey Vinyl Edition

Release: 1986 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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SOURCED FROM THE ORIGINAL MASTER TAPES AND PRESSED ON MOFI SUPERVINYL
1/2" / 30 IPS analogue master to DSD 256 to analogue console to lathe

Run-D.M.C.'s Raising Hell remains the turning point at which hip-hop crashed through mainstream barriers and never left. Anchored by the crossover smash "Walk This Way," the 1986 blockbuster still sounds like a revolution unfolding in real time. It has everything – hard-rock riffs, turntable scratching, itchy rhythms, hit singles – not the least of which are the trio's invigorating raps and inseparable chemistry. And now it's the first rap record afforded audiophile treatment, courtesy of Mobile Fidelity.

Sourced from the original master tapes and pressed on MoFi SuperVinyl, the reissue label's numbered-edition 180g 33RPM SuperVinyl LP elevates Raising Hell to sonic heights on par with its musical and cultural significance. Ranked the 123rd Greatest Album of All Time by Rolling Stone, 43rd on Pitchfork's Greatest Albums of the 1980s, one of the Top 100 Albums of All Time by TIME – and included on "Best of" lists by Spin, Paste, XXL, Entertainment Weekly, and basically every other significant media outlet – the triple-platinum effort rocks the house.

Benefitting from the ultra-low noise floor and groove definition of SuperVinyl, Raising Hell unleashes a torrent of massive dynamics and tsunami of frequency-plumbing details underlined by Rick Rubin's taut, crisp, albeit raw and streetwise production. Just as the Queens-based group both defined what hip-hop could represent – and displayed just how big it could get – Rubin's work melded ear-worm hooks, savvy drum loops, metal-leaning guitars, and, of course, Run and D.M.C.'s cross-fire lyrical interplay into watertight frameworks bursting with ideas, tones, samples, and beats. Heard anew on Mobile Fidelity vinyl, Raising Hell is in every regard the aural equivalent of a direct-to-console 1970s classic. And it sounds as fresh as hell.

As for the music, it ranks among the most influential, inventive, and invigorating ever released – rap or otherwise. Vanguard artists such as Ice-T, Eminem, Jay-Z, and Public Enemy's Chuck D – who declared it his all-time favorite and "the first record that made me realize this was an album-oriented genre" – have testified on behalf of its brilliance. And never mind the presence of the Top 5 single "Walk This Way," whose power helped make Aerosmith's Steven Tyler and Joe Perry relevant for the first time in nearly a decade – and literally put Run-D.M.C. in bedrooms ranging from the Bronx to Bartlett to Bad Axe.

Look instead to the rest of the entirely filler-free set, be it the corkscrew turns, slippery wordplay, and "My Sharona"-meets-"Mickey" mixology of the boisterous "It's Tricky," the fat-but-minimized bass grooves and warped turntable wobble of the hysterical "You Be Illin'," chimes-accented inertia and boombox-on- shoulder thunder of the now-iconic "Peter Piper," or voice-as-percussion attack of the funky "Is It Live." With Raising Hell, the answer to the question is always affirmative – a sensation bolstered by the fact the group always had something to say.

The definition of Golden Age Hip-Hop in every way, Run-D.M.C. avoids the negativity and misogyny that later plagued the style, spinning assertive tales about identity (the biographical and culture-changing "My Adidas"), work ethics ("Perfection"), and, most notably, pride (the Harriet Tubman- and Malcom X.-referencing "Proud to Be Black"). Pavement-packed inner cities, tree-lined suburbs, and cornfield-rimmed rural areas would never again be the same. And rocking a rhyme that's right on time would become trickier than ever.

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Whodini

LP | 1986 | EU | Reissue (Music On Vinyl)

Release: 1986 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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180 gram audiophile vinyl / GOLD CERTIFIED ALBUM FEATURING THE SINGLES “FUNKY BEAT”, “ONE LOVE” AND “GROWING UP” / PRODUCED BY LARRY SMITH / LIMITED EDITION ON SMOKEY COLOURED VINYL

About the Artist
Back in Black is the third album by American hip hop group Whodini. The album was certified Gold in the US and spawned three singles; “Funky Beat”, “One Love” and “Growing Up”. All singles charted in Billboard’s Hot R&B/ Hip-Hop Songs. Like the group’s previous work, Back In Black is produced by Larry Smith, who also co-produced with Russell Simmons on Run-DMC. Back In Black is available as a limited edition on smokey coloured vinyl. Tracklist: Side A: 1. Funky Beat 2. One Love 3. Growing Up 4. I’m A Ho Side B: 1. Fugitive 2. Echo Scratch 3. Last Night (I Had A Long Talk With Myself) 4. The Good Part

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Licensed To Ill Fruit Punch Colored Vinyl Edition

LP | 1986 | EU | Reissue (Def Jam)

Release: 1986 / EU – 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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Tape | 1986 | Reissue (Def Jam)

Licensed To Ill

23,99 €*

Release: 1986 / Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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2LP | 1986 | US | Reissue (Phase One)

Criminal Minded

Afrika Bambaataa & Soulsonic Force

Release: 1986 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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In listing the greatest albums in hip-hop history, one title never seems to stray from the upper echelons, no matter how many years pass: Boogie Down Productions’ undisputed classic from 1986, Criminal Minded. Released amidst a battle between BDP and MC Shan that would redefine the New York rap landscape as it was then known, the album, which features the songs "South Bronx," "Criminal Minded" and "The Bridge is Over," captures the excitement, urgency and raw power that embodies hip-hop culture as we know it, with KRS-One’s aggressive yet intelligent lyricism backed by Scott La Rock’s hard-hitting, stripped-down beats. A true classic, Criminal Minded has been recognized by Vibe Magazine, The Source and Rolling Stone as one of the most important albums of all time.

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Planet Rock

2LP | 1986 | US | Reissue (Planet Rock)

41,99 €*

Release: 1986 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Raising Hell Vinyl Me, Please Edition

Run D.M.C.

LP | 1986 | US | Reissue (Vinyl Me, Please)

Paid In Full Remastered & Expanded

Release: 1986 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Rap’s Big Bang, the action that made it the dominant musical force of the 21st Century, was helped along by Steven Tyler putting his mic stand through the wall in the video for ‘’Walk This Way.'' The metaphor was big and dumb and direct: the walls between rock stars and rap stars were coming down, and rappers were on the same level as rock ‘n’ rollers known for excess. But that moment doesn’t have the same kind of impact—Run-D.M.C. were immediate stars—if the album it came from wasn’t the first masterpiece rap album in the history of the music, an album so perfect, so aesthetically sharp, that it lead to everything that has come since. The shell toe Adidas sold out, Run and DMC and Jam Master Jay became legends, and Raising Hell became the first platinum rap album ever.

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Eric B. & Rakim

CD | 1987 | US | Reissue (Island)

Release: 1987 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Eric B. & Rakim's 1987 debut PAID IN FULL is now released in an expanded edition. Features bonus tracks "As the Rhyme Goes On" radio mix and "Paid in Full" the coldcut remix.

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LP | 1987 | US | Reissue (Def Jam)

Yo! Bum Rush The Show

37,99 €*

LP | 1987 | US | Reissue (Def Jam)

Release: 1987 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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The groundbreaking 1st album is back in print! Bombsquad in full effect.

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LL Cool J

Bigger & Deffer

37,99 €*

Travelling At The Speed Of Thought / M.C.'s Ultra (Part II Edit)

Release: 1987 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Limited edition with fresh-n-def chrome cover!

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Ultramagnetic MC's

7" | 1987 | EU | Reissue (Mr Bongo)

LP | 1987 | EU | Reissue (180g)

Release: 1987 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Let’s be honest – the first time many of us heard the otherworldly talents of the Ultramagnetic MC’s was on a compilation. A smattering of singles in 1986 had barely registered beyond a small circle in New York, but the inclusion of the 1987 single ‘Travelling at the Speed of Thought’ on Street Sounds’ ‘Hip Hop Electro 16’ set, sandwiched between classics from MC Shy D and Just-Ice, was a watershed moment.
In a way, it’s their most atypical release. The deceptively simple combination of drums ‘borrowed’ from The Rolling Stones and a scratched hook from The Kingsmen’s definitive version of Richard Berry’s ‘Louie Louie’ is one thing. The simple by their standards vocals, however, render it into a loveable pastiche of rock-rap, a more esoteric equivalent of Run DMC’s ‘Walk This Way’.
The flip is more in keeping with their style both on their earlier ‘Ego Tripping’ single and the soon-to-arrive landmark classic album ‘Critical Beatdown’. Over some heavily chopped drums from erstwhile breakbeat classic ‘Apache’ by the Incredible Bongo Band, Ced Gee and Kool Keith showcase flows that were different from anything out there at the time.
‘M.C.’s Ultra (Part II Edit)’ is part brag-rap, part baffling science lecture. Leaning heavily on the thesaurus, it’s a slang heavy manifesto that elevated the boast rap to the next level. While Kool Keith would go on to be the group’s breakout star, this is a showcase for the whole collective, right down to DJ Moe Love’s slithery scratching sliding from one channel to the next.
Only previously released in the UK as a 7” that’s now very hard to source, this is a chance to re-embrace this breakthrough from a legendary group.

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Hoodoo Fushimi

Kenka Oyaji

24,99 €*

Release: 1987 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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1987, Kanagawa, not so far from Tokyo, Japan. Minoru Fushimi teaches his high-school classes during the day. Back from work, he transforms into "Hoodoo" Fushimi, turns on the drum machines, the synthesizers and the sequencers, blends them with his own shamisen playing and builds a cult album: Kenka Oyaji is born and becomes a milestone in Japan's early hip hop and electro-funk history, now reissued for the first time since its original release, in collaboration with Hoodoo Fushimi himself. Essential! Produced by Minoru “Hoodoo” Fushimi. All songs written and arranged by Hoodoo Fushimi. Hoodoo Fushimi: all lead vocals (except B5) and raps, lead and rhythm shamisen, lead and rhythm guitar, bass guitar, Casio, Roland and Yamaha synthesizers, drums, percussion, Drumtraks, Ddd-1 and Tr-606 programming, turntable scratching, and loud, obnoxious noises. Akiko Ehara: vocal on B5. Recorded at Fushimi’s Home Studio on Teac 22-4 recorder. Original release: 21st of March, 1987, Syntax, Mfx-2802. LP reissue production by Greg Gouty, 180g. Sound restoration, mastering and lacquer cut by Timmion Cutting Lab, Helsinki, Finland. Original artwork and Japanese lyrics insert by Hoodoo Fushimi. Original artwork restoration and additional design by Nicolas Kerembellec (nker.fr) All pictures by Minoru “Hoodoo” Fushimi.

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Yo! Bum Rush The Show Fruit Punch Colored Vinyl Edition

LP | 1987 | EU | Reissue (Def Jam)

Release: 1987 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Tape | 1987 | Reissue (Def Jam)

Yo! Bum Rush The Show

23,99 €*

Release: 1987 / Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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LP | 1987 | US | Reissue (Get On Down)

Christmas Rap

CD | 1987 | EU | Reissue (Sire)

Release: 1987 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop, Christmas

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Re-issue of the 1987 Profile Records holiday compilation in a red and white split colored pressing, with songs by Run-DMC, Dana Dane, Sweet Tee, The Showboys, The Surf M.C.s, Spyder-D, and more. Leading off with the Run-DMC smash, "Christmas In Hollis," this classic Christmas compilation features some of the hottest rap artists of the era, celebrating the holidays, hip-hop style. Highlights include Dana Dane’s "Dana Dane Is Coming To Town," Sweet Tee’s "Let The Jingle Bells Rock" and even the Surf MC's' "A Surf MC New Year," adding a California surfer (and, ahem, Beastie Boys rip-off) twist to the proceedings. Not to be overlooked is the classic front and back cover artwork, featuring a gift-wrapped B-Boy. It remains an essential, evergreen (pun intended) holiday album to this day.

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Ice-T

Rhyme Pays

6,99 €*

Release: 1987 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG+, Cover: VG

Eazy Duz It Anniversary Edition

Eazy-E

LP | 1988 | US | Reissue (Priority)

Release: 1988 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Straight Outta Compton Remastered Edition

NWA

LP | 1988 | US | Reissue (Priority)

37,99 €*

LP | 1988 | PL | Reissue (Priority)

Release: 1988 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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One of the most iconic rap albums of all time gets the remaster!

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N.W.A

Straight Outta Compton

Release: 1988 / PL – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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“Straight Outta Compton” is the debut studio album by American hip hop group N.W.A, released August 1988 on group member Eazy-E's record label Ruthless Records. Production for the album was handled by Dr. Dre with DJ Yella giving co-production. The album has been viewed as the pioneering record of gangsta rap with its ever-present profanity and violent lyrics. This was the group's only and final release with rapper Ice Cube prior to his 1989 departure. It has been considered to be one of the greatest and most influential hip-hop records by music writers and has had an enormous impact on the evolution of hip hop.

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It Takes A Nation To Hold Us Back

LP | 1988 | EU | Reissue (Def Jam)

Release: 1988 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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CD | 1988 | US | Reissue (Priority)

NWA

Straight Outta Compton

Release: 1988 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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By All Means Necessary Black Vinyl Edition

LP | 1988 | EU | Reissue (Music On Vinyl)

Release: 1988 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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By All Means Necessary is the second album from legendary American hip hop group Boogie Down Productions, and was originally released in 1988. This album is widely considered a landmark in political hip hop and is among the Source's 100 Best Rap Albums.

180g viny.

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LP | 1988 | EU | Reissue (Arista)

Tougher Than Leather

Release: 1988 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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LP | 1988 | US | Reissue (Capitol)

EPMD

Strictly Business

59,99 €*

Release: 1988 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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LP | 1988 | US | Reissue (Craft)

Tone Loc

Loc-Ed After Dark

Release: 1988 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Tougher Than Leather Translucent Blue Vinyl Edition

LP | 1988 | US | Reissue (Get On Down)

25,99 €*

Release: 1988 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Too many people sleep on Tougher Than Leather, Run-DMC’s fourth album. But hear us out as we plead the case for this amazing LP.
By 1988 there was a lot more competition in the rap game – Public Enemy, Boogie Down Productions, Eric B. & Rakim, Ice-T and many more had given
Hollis, Queens’ prodigal sons lots of competition. But Joe, Darryl and Jay were still at the top of their game, and hip-hop fans should never let this
classic – chiefly produced by their Queens neighbor, DJ and multi-instrumentalist Davy D[MX] – get lost in their crates.
For starters, the album’s first single, “Run’s House” b/w “Beats To The Rhyme” is arguably the most powerful one-two punch of the trio’s career,
showing contenders to the rap throne that they could still destroy a beat, tag-teaming with power at any speed. Not to be lost in the shuffle, fans were
also reminded on both sides that Jam-Master Jay remained one of the world’s best DJs, flexing the pinnacle of what would be called “turntablism” a
decade later. Both songs show a musical telepathy between all three that has rarely been equaled.
The second single, “Mary, Mary,” driven by an infectious Monkees sample, took a different approach, shrewdly ensuring that pop fans who jumped on
the Raising Hell bandwagon had something to chew on. But, like “Walk This Way,” the song wasn’t just bubblegum – there was an edge to it, and
the lyrical gymnastics were very real. It wasn’t selling out, it was allowing fans to buy in. “Papa Crazy,” driven in concept and by a sample from the
Temptations’ “Papa Was A Rolling Stone,” followed a similar pop-leaning path.
Overall, the lyrical content on the album was a step up from the group’s first three LPs. It’s easy to infer, looking back, that they were feeling the heat
from their younger competitors in the rap game. The genre was changing fast, and they were up to the challenge. On cuts like “Radio Station” they
bring substance to the grooves, by attacking Black Radio for its continual denigration of rap. “Tougher Than Leather” reminds the world that they were
still the Kings of Rock, with hard guitars to drive the point home. And “They Call Us Run-DMC” and “Soul To Rock And Roll” both bring things back to
their early days, with sure-fire park jam rhymes and killer cuts.
Tougher Than Leather, which went platinum up against a lot of competition, perfectly bookends the ‘80s output of one of the decade’s most
important groups. It encompasses the full range of the trio’s capabilities, and reminds us that Run-DMC should never be forgotten as both pioneers
and party-rockers. And so, we say, long live Joe, Darryl and Jay!

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LP | 1988 | US | Reissue (Warner Bros)

OST Colors

Release: 1988 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop, Soundtracks

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LP | 1988 | EU | Reissue (Demon)

Cash Money & Marvelous

Where's The Party At?

Release: 1988 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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DJ Cash Money was one of the most skilled DJ’s to come out of Philadelphia in the 1980s (two time World DJ mixing champion). He teamed up with MC Marvelous in the late 80s to release their only album ‘Where’s The Party At?’, on Sleeping Bag Records. Highlights include; ’The Mighty Hard Rocker’, ‘Play It Kool’, ‘Ugly People Be Quiet’ (which samples Tears For Fears). 1988 album from the golden age of Hip hop, reissued with original artwork, printed inner sleeve and pressed on 180g heavyweight vinyl.

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Because I Got It Like That Record Store Day 2020 Edition

7" | 1988 | US | Reissue (Idlers)

Release: 1988 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Record Store Day 2020 Release.

The Sly Stone sampling, scene smashing hip hop track 'Because I Got it Like That' that launched the Jungle Brother's to the world in 1988, housed on their groundbeaking debut album 'Straight Out The Jungle'. Original copies of the single now change hands for £50 if you’re lucky so a fully remastered, official reissue is exactly what the doctor ordered! Backed with the rare Ultimatum mix (aka The Stereo MC's).

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Straight Out Of The Jungle / Black Is Black Record Store Day 2021 Edition

7" | 1988 | EU | Reissue (Idlers)

7" | 1988 | EU | Reissue (Mr Bongo)

Release: 1988 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Record Store Day 2021 Release. Following on from last years successful RSD 7 Inch, Idlers are proud to release the title track from the JBs 1988 debut album 'Straight Out The Jungle' that has never had a full release on 45 before. Backed with the more relevant than ever 'Black is Black'. More golden era hip hop on 7! With a Picture sleeve.

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EPMD

You Gots To Chill

Release: 1988 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Endlessly sampled, covered, quoted and requoted, this may well be one of the most influential hip-hop singles ever released. But, in many ways, its importance goes beyond its sheer classic status as a single in its own right. In retrospect, it shows the duo of Erick Sermon and Parrish Smith as pioneers in production, creating a funk-based sound that helped to provide a blueprint for artists on the other side of the country. In 1987/88, most West Coast rap still adhered to an East Coast audio blueprint. By 1989, they were leaning as heavily on Zapp and Roger Troutman samples as Epmd were on this single. The foundations of the track are interesting, with a snatch of Juice’s much-plundered ‘Catch a Groove’ (which has popped up everywhere from The Beastie Boys to Kings of Pressure) overlaid with big chunks of Kool & The Gang’s ‘Jungle Boogie’ and Zapp’s irrepressible ‘More Bounce to the Ounce’. Vocodered funk was a rarity in New York hip-hop until this song, but it’s the West Coast G-Funk artists who really ran with it. Its popularity spanned the country (and the globe, to be fair), with Epmd performing numerous shows in California on the basis of the sound, moving away from their James Brown-obsessed peers to display their own musical tastes. That said, the flipside – here presented on 7” and, indeed, on any single, for the first time – takes it back to that JB-era. ‘(It’s Not the Express), It’s the JB’s Monaurail by The JB’s is woven with Otis Redding and Beastie Boys to create a mid-tempo headnodder par excellence. It was always too good not to be a single.

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Straight Out The Jungle Smoke Colored Vinyl Edition

LP | 1988 | US | Reissue (Warlock)

25,99 €*

CD | 1988 | JP | Reissue (Universal Music Japan)

Release: 1988 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Limited RSD Essential pressing, now available in Europe for the first time.

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N.W.A.

Straight Outta Compton

19,99 €*

Release: 1988 / JP – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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2 Hype Black Friday Record Store Day 2022 Edition

Kid 'N Play

LP | 1988 | US | Reissue (Select)

LP | 1988 | US | Reissue (Select)

Release: 1988 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Late arrival, coming next week.
Black Friday Record Store Day 2022 Reissue. Color: Black. Limitation: Unavailable on vinyl for decades, Select Records presents 2 Hype in an opaque white pressing exclusive to RSD Black Friday. For a certain generation of hip hop fans, just the mention of Kid ‘n Play brings on wave of nostalgia. The group released three full-lengths between 1988 and 1991 with a focus on positive lyrics and pop friendly production. The success of the group’s music lead to countless House Party films, a Saturday morning cartoon show and even a series of comic books for Marvel (so, technically speaking, are Kid ‘n Play are part of the Marvel Universe?). It all started here on the 1988 full-length 2 Hype which features “Do The Kid 'n Play Kick Step”, the musical accompaniment to their trademark dance, “Rollin’ With Kid ‘n Play” which hit number 11 on the Billboard R&B Singles chart and of course Kid's now classic hi-top fade haircut, which measured up to over six inches high at its peak. Producer Hurby “Luv Bug” Azor, instrumental in the success of Salt-N-Pepa, was certainly a factor and the full length went on to chart in the Billboard Top 200 and to Riaa certified gold status.

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Kid 'N Play

2 Hype

In Full Gear 35th Anniversary Record Store Day 2023 Edition

Release: 1988 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Select Records presents 2 Hype in an opaque white pressing For a certain generation of hip hop fans, just the mention of Kid ‘n Play brings on a wave of nostalgia. The group released three full-lengths between 1988 and 1991 with a focus on positive lyrics and pop friendly production. The success of the group’s music lead to countless House Party films, a Saturday morning cartoon show and even a series of comic books for Marvel (so, technically speaking, are Kid ‘n Play are part of the Marvel Universe?) It all started here on the 1988 full-length 2 Hype which features “Do The Kid 'n Play Kick Step”, the musical accompaniment to their trademark dance, “Rollin’ With Kid ‘n Play” which hit number 11 on the Billboard R&B Singles chart and of course Kid's now classic hi-top fade haircut, which measured up to over six inches high at its peak. Producer Hurby “Luv Bug” Azor, instrumental in the success of Salt-N-Pepa, was certainly a factor and the full length went on to chart in the Billboard Top 200 and to Riaa certified gold status.

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Stetsasonic

2LP | 1988 | Reissue (Tommy Boy)

19,99 €*

Release: 1988 / Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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The Great Adventures Of Slick Rick Fruit Punch Colored Vinyl Edition

Slick Rick

2LP | 1988 | EU | Reissue (Def Jam)

29,99 €*

Release: 1988 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back 35th Annversary Edition

2LP | 1988 | EU | Reissue (Def Jam)

38,99 €*

Power Custard Colored Vinyl Edition

Release: 1988 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back ist das zweite Studioalbum von Public Enemy, das am 28. Juni 1988 bei Def Jam Recordings erschien. NME und Rolling Stone bezeichneten es als "das größte Hip-Hop-Album aller Zeiten", mit Hit-Tracks: "Rebel Without a Pause", "Bring The Noise" und "Don't Believe The Hype".

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Ice-T

LP | 1988 | EU | Reissue (Rhino)

Release: 1988 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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By All Means Necessary Black Vinyl Edition

LP | 1988 | EU | Reissue (Music On Vinyl)

44,99 €*

Release: 1988 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG+, Cover: Near Mint

Power Custard Colored Vinyl Edition

Ice-T

LP | 1988 | EU | Reissue (Rhino)

29,99 €*

Release: 1988 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Used Vinyl

Medium: Sealed, Cover: Sealed

It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back

LP | 1988 | Reissue (Def Jam)

36,99 €*

Release: 1988 / Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Done By The Forces Of Nature Colored Vinyl Edition

2LP | 1988 | US | Reissue (Get On Down)

39,99 €*

Follow The Leader HHV Retail Exclusive Vinyl Edition

Release: 1988 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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The Jungle Brothers 1988 debut, Straight Out The Jungle , is important for many reasons. It is lo-fi and goofy, but had moments of real focus and social consciousness. It is a true kitchen sink record, that caught a rap fanbase enraptured by Eric B. & Rakim, Public Enemy, and Boogie Down Productions a bit off-guard. Also of note, beyond the excellence of the album itself, the Jungle Brothers were the fulcrum for what would become the Native Tongues movement - they came first, De La Soul and A Tribe Called Quest followed, under their guidance. By 1989, the group had even more confidence, plus a Warner Bros. contract and advance in their back pocket. They used it to great advantage on the self-produced and criminally underrated Done By The Forces Of Nature , expanding their sonic palette and continuing their Afrocentric approach to music and life. Singles like "What U Waitin 4" and "Doin Our Own Dang"(with De La Soul and Q-Tip, alongside Monie Love) show the group's fun side. But things weren't all fun and games, as deeper, more pensive album tracks like "Black Woman", "Beeds On A String", and "Acknowledge Your Own History" show. It was another accomplished mix of fun, frolic, and knowledge-of-self, proving that you could be serious in the rap game but still let off steam and fill the dancefloor. Done By The Forces Of Nature stands as one of the most cherished hip-hop documents of the late 80s among true-school heads. Get On Down is proud to present a new limited-edition pressing on Tri-Colored vinyl in a gatefold jacket with full lyrics and numbered OBI limited to 1000 copies.

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Eric B. & Rakim

2LP | 1988 | WW | Reissue (Def Jam)

38,99 €*

Release: 1988 / WW – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Tougher Than Leather Vinyl Me, Please Edition

LP | 1988 | US | Reissue (Vinyl Me, Please)

Release: 1988 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Why you'll love it...
The success that Run-D.M.C. enjoyed through its first three albums is impossible to overstate — before the trio from Hollis, Queens, stomped its shell-toe Adidas through the music industry, hip-hop was completely unproven as a commercial force. Just about every ‘’first'' in the genre’s history was accomplished by Run-D.M.C.: It was the first hip-hop act to earn Gold, Platinum and multi-Platinum album certifications, the first to have a music video play on MTV, the first to appear on the cover of Rolling Stone, the first to nab a Grammy nomination, the first to sign a major endorsement deal.

In a previous edition of liner notes for Tougher Than Leather, Public Enemy frontman Chuck D gave the album its props and shared memories of going on the road with the group after it dropped. He geeks out over the funk and rock samples for the title track as well as the way they cut up their older songs into ‘’Soul To Rock And Roll,'' and claimed ‘’Run’s House'' was ‘’the written theme for all of hip-hop'' in 1988.

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By All Means Necessary Vinyl Me, Please Edition

LP | 1988 | US | Reissue (Vinyl Me, Please)

Release: 1988 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Why you'll love it...
By All Means Necessary is often discussed like it’s some departure from Criminal Minded. The moment KRS turned into “The Teacha” and became a politically minded, socially conscious wordsmith. In reality, this is who he already was. Misunderstanding and tragedy is what compelled him to not only refocus on the role he wanted to play in hip-hop, but create an album that gave way to a very important movement in hip-hop, too.

By All Means Necessary is an essential and definitive BDP and KRS album. It marks the moment where KRS wasn’t just concerned with being a great emcee but a teacher, too, continuing his exploration of sociopolitical subjects on BDP’s following three albums, as well as throughout his solo career.

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CD | 1989 | US | Reissue (Capitol)

Paul's Boutique

Release: 1989 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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As Nasty As They Wanna Be

2 Live Crew

CD | 1989 | US | Reissue (Lil Joe)

LP | 1989 | EU | Reissue (Music On Vinyl)

Release: 1989 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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incl. me so horny

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The D.O.C.

No One Can Do It Better

LP | 1989 | US | Reissue (Concord)

Release: 1989 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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No One Can Do It Better is the debut album by The D.O.C. from 1989 and is produced by the then upcoming Dr. Dre who contributed on most of the fast hard hitting rap tracks with his heavy funk laden beats. The album reached number one on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and went platinum five years after its release.

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Young MC

Stone Cold Rhymin'

25,99 €*

Release: 1989 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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LP | 1989 | US | Reissue (Craft)

Young MC

Stone Cold Rhymin'

Release: 1989 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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LP | 1989 | US | Reissue (Boot Dance)

Orangeman

Summer Madness

18,99 €*

Release: 1989 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814

Janet Jackson

2LP | 1989 | US | Reissue (Virgin)

42,99 €*

Release: 1989 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Paul's Boutique 30th Anniversary Edition

2LP | 1989 | EU | Reissue (Grand Royal)

51,99 €*

You Can't Hold Me Back Remastered Translucent Red Vinyl Edition

Release: 1989 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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The Beastie Boys sophomore album i reissued on 180g vinyl. How about that?

Almost a miracle that this sample-loaded milestone gets a reissue.

The German Rolling Stone Magazine had this album at no.16 on their all-time hip hop album top 50 list and Pitchfork media even had it on no. 3 on their "Best Albums of the 80s"-list.

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Awesome Dre

LP | 1989 | EU | Reissue (Blocglobal)