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Genre: Hip Hop

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The Moon Comes Closer HHV Bundle

LP | EU | Original (Project: Mooncircle)

16,99 €*

Night Lights Orange Vinyl Edition

Release: EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop, Electronic & Dance

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This is a story about a young Russian girl named Jinna Morocha who had a vision of one day flying to the Moon.
Many years ago during the hard times of life in Moscow, the young girl saw the Moon consciously for the first time and at that very moment the dream began. These vivid thoughts remained in her mind and she started to ask herself “How can I get to the Moon?“. Soon she found the label Project: Mooncircle over the internet and told them her story, at once she saw a chance to come a few steps closer to her dream. By now Jinna lived in Germany and it was possible for her and the label to meet, her key question was “Can you bring me to the Moon?“. The answer was a faltering “No, but maybe we can let you fly to the Moon in your mind. Let’s build the soundtrack to this vision, close your eyes, clear your thoughts and let us begin on your journey“.

That was the beginning of “The Moon Comes Closer“, come embark upon this voyage with us lead by the next level soundscapes of:

Robot Koch, fLako, Pavel Dovgal, I.D. 4 Windz, John Robinson, Lambent, 813, Nienvox, Juj, Mr Cooper, MyOwn, Long Arm, Daisuke Tanabe, Graciela Maria, Scienz Of Life, Andy Kayes, Abnormal, Capella, Comfort Fit, Kansano, Gards From KC, Puzzle, Sense of The Q4, Sotu The Traveller, V. Raeter, Himuro Yoshiteru, Skyence, Dexter, Portformat, 40 Winks, Dela, Brazzaville & Killing Skills.

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DJ Booker X Mc Yinka

LP | EU | Original (Mind The Wax)

21,99 €*

Godson Japan Import Edition

Release: EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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How would Roc Marciano and MF Doom sound if they were born in Athens to immigrant parents? MC Yinka & DJ Booker provide an answer by teaming up to bring us their first LP “Night Lights”. MC Yinka finds inspiration in blighted areas, urban struggles and multicultural subcultures. With a unique and characteristic voice, he touches on various social and spiritual matters and concerns.

Night Lights is fully produced by DJ Booker who surprises with his sample selection and the overall approach on the production. He balances between trippy and minimal sounds with dark and abstract samples. The beats vary from broken to “J Dilla – inspired” rhythms to discreet patterns that trigger the imagination and the expectations of the audience.

Not to mention the scratching skills of DJ Booker which spice up the music production and established him as one of the best scratch DJs in Europe according to British magazine “Undercover Hip-Hop”.

The album features one of the most “conscious” MCs, Mr. Lif, well known for his collaboration with the Thievery Corporation, and the hip-hop street performers Twinsanity who call our attention to the raw reality from Athens to Boston.

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Fred The Godson

CD | JP | Original (Ultra-Vybe)

20,24 €* 26,99 € -25%

Release: JP – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Flower Boy Japan Import Edition

Tyler The Creator

CD | JP | Original (Sony Music)

29,99 €*

Release: JP – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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FNKPMPN (Del Tha Funkee Homosapien & Kool Keith)

Subatomic Purple Cassette & Button

Tape | US | Original (Threshold)

27,99 €*

Release: US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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It's Time / Hard Times Hard Rhymes

Encore / El Da Sensei

12" | US | Original (Brick)

Release: US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Either Way, Its The Best Of

The Twang

2LP (Jump The Cut)

36,99 €*

Genre: Hip Hop

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Mac Dre Presents Thizz Nation Volume 4

2CD+DVD | US | Reissue (Thizz)

27,99 €*

Release: US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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The fourth volume of the Thizz Nation series features appearances by Mac Dre, Keak Da Sneak, P.S.D., Mobb Figaz, Mac Mall, Equipto, Money Game, Fendi Boys, J-Diggs, Dubee a.k.a Sugawolf, City Side Crew, Mistah F.A.B., Miami, Budda Mac, Little C Style, G-Stack, Crest Creepas, Black Mafia Family, Vital and others.

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Mac Dre Presents Thizz Nation Volume 3

2CD+DVD | US | Reissue (Thizz)

27,99 €*

Thizz Nation Volume 26 Masareti Music

Release: US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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This is a continuation of the Thizz Nation series, but this time it's comin' legit with all new tracks! Features appearances by Mac Dre, Mac Mall, Keak Da Sneak, Money Game, Mobb Figaz, Equipto, Mistah F.A.B., Budda Mac, Little C Style, City Side Crew, Fendi Boys, Dubee a.k.a. Sugawolf, J-Diggs, Miami, Crest Creepas, P.S.D., Vital, G-Stack, Black Mafia Family and others.

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Kafani

CD | US | Reissue (Thizz)

19,99 €*

Release: US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Get ready to pop bottles and spend money, Thizz Nation 26 starring the bay rich kid (Kafani aka Ice King) will drive the D-Boyz crazy with nothing but hood classics on this one. Featuring Dubee, J-Diggs, San Quinn, Rydah J. Klyde, Chop Da Hookman, Vital and many more.

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DJ Twist Ii

Head Poundin

Release: EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Staf Beats & Dee

Raw Earth

Release: EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Mobsta Mane

Season Of Rhythm

Release: EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Bouklas

Bouklamentals 2

Release: EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Plushka

Attack Of My Crew

Release: EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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The Abstructors

Elektronautica

Release: EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Igorella Says: Moderate Temper

Raiges Cano

Release: EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Bring Pain To These Sounds Volume Ii

Pedro N. Sick

Release: EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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12" | US | Original (Ear 2 Da Street)

Ear 2 Da Street Vol. 193

Release: US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Saturday Night! - The Album Record Store Day 2024 Lemon Pepper Vinyl Edition

Schoolly D

LP | US | Reissue (Get On Down)

29,69 €* 32,99 € -10%

Release: US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Presented FOR Record Store DAY IN A Lemon Pepper Colored Vinyl Pressing. Also Includes A Full Color OBI. The O-est of Gs, Schoolly D, originally released his second full length, Saturday Night! • The Album on his own imprint in 1986. Schoolly - and this release - are considered by many to be the genesis of gangster rap and were highly influential to all who followed. Schoolly was picked up by Jive Records in 1987, and an expanded version of Saturday Night! • The Album was released. This album contains 10 tracks of all killer no filler! All beats made by Schoolly D and his legendary Tr-909 drum machine. This album is a perfect blend of raw and funky from the King of Philly - finally with a vinyl reissue in a lemon pepper colored vinyl pressing just for RSD 2024.

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De Puta Madre

L'intégrale

3CD | US | Original

27,94 €* 42,99 € -35%

Master Jay and Michael Dee

Release: US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Metal case collector 1992 - 2005

(Smimooz, Rayer, Sozyone, Dj Grazzhoppa )

The complete collection of Belgian underground rap group DE Puta Madre, including their two albums: Une ball dans la tête and Technikstonic, plus all previously unreleased tracks from 1992 to 2005. Remastered and produced by Smimooz.

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T.S.O.B.

12" | US (The Sound Of Brooklyn (TSOB))

Release: US

Genre: Hip Hop, Organic Grooves

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Genre: Hip Hop

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The Trey Anastasio Band went on tour in January 2020 intending it to be a warm-up for studio dates. The band was firing on all cylinders, reflected by the fiery sets and intense crowds. The pandemic cancelled the studio plans but producer Vance Powell told Trey "there was already enough great material on tape from the tour to make the best TAB album ever." It was named Burn It Down, a line from 'Set Your Soul Free,' because it encapsulated exactly what had been happening onstage every night.

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From King To A God Longbox CD Edition

39,99 €*

Release: EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Limited to 100 copies.

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The Devil's Reject Longbox CD Edition

33,99 €* 39,99 € -15%

Release: EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Limited to 100 copies.

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Goat Griemiest Of All Time Longbox CD Edition

39,99 €*

Smoke Face Longbox CD Edition

Release: EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Limited to 100 copies.

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Mickey Diamond

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Release: EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Limited to 100 copies.

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No One Mourns The Wicked Longbox CD Edition

Release: EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Limited to 100 copies.

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Everybody Is F.O.O.D Longbox Cd Edition

Release: EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Limited to 100 copies.

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Everybody Is F.O.O.D 2 Longbox CD Edition

Release: EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Limited to 100 copies.

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Everybody Is F.O.O.D 3 Longbox CD Edition

Release: EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Limited to 100 copies.

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Blakk Tape Longbox CD Edition

33,99 €* 39,99 € -15%

Knights Of The Turntables

Release: EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Limited to 100 copies.

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Fresh Mess

12" | US | Reissue (JDC)

14,99 €*

Release: US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop, Electronic & Dance

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More Prayer (Hip Hop Mix)

Beenie Man

7" | JM (The Club Remix)

Release: JM

Genre: Hip Hop, Reggae & Dancehall

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Medium: G+, Cover: Generic

Elephant Man

Bun It Down

7" | JM (The Club Remix)

Release: JM

Genre: Hip Hop, Reggae & Dancehall

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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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LP | 1975 | US | Original (Gordy)

The Temptations

House Party

LP | 1979 | US | Original (DrumDrops)

Release: 1975 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Medium: G+, Cover: VG

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Joey D. Vieira

DrumDrops® Volume Two

Release: 1979 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop, Organic Grooves, Electronic & Dance, Soundtracks

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Medium: G+, Cover: G+

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

Master Jay & Michael Dee

T.S.O.B.

10,99 €*

Release: 1980 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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LP | 1980 | US | Original (Casablanca)

D.C. LaRue

Star, Baby

7,99 €*

Sugarhill Gang Band Featuring The Sequence

Release: 1980 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop, Organic Grooves

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Promo copy!

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Funk You Up, Part 2

12" | 1980 | DE | Original (Hansa International)

Release: 1980 / DE – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Love Bug Star-Ski & The Harlem World Crew

Positive life

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

Release: 1981 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Grandmaster Flash / Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five

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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It's Nasty (Genius Of Love)

12" | 1981 | DE | Original (Sugar Hill)

Release: 1981 / DE – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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The Message Orange Vinyl Edition

12" | 1982 | UK | Reissue (ADA)

21,99 €*

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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The Message 180g Vinyl Edition

LP | 1983 | US | Reissue (Sugar Hill)

28,99 €*

Release: 1983 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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180 gram pressing!

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LP | 1983 | CA | Reissue (Rhino)

The Message

32,99 €*

Release: 1983 / CA – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Hurt 'em Bad And The SC Band

The Boxing Game

12" | 1983 | NL | Original (Break)

Gary Byrd & The G.B. Experience

Release: 1983 / NL – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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close to NM. Writing on label sticker.

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The Crown (Special Long-Mix)

12" | 1983 | DE | Original (Motown)

Release: 1983 / DE – Original

Genre: Hip Hop, Organic Grooves

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Gary Byrd & The G.B. Experience

The Crown (Special Long-Mix)

12" | 1983 | DE | Original (Motown)

5,99 €*

LP | 1983 | US | Original (Passport)

Release: 1983 / DE – Original

Genre: Hip Hop, Organic Grooves

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The Gap Band

Strike A Groove

Prince Charles And The City Beat Band

Release: 1983 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop, Organic Grooves

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Stone Killers

LP | 1983 | EU | Original (Virgin)

Release: 1983 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop, Organic Grooves

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It's Yours Record Store Day 2020 Edition

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)

Prince Charles And The City Beat Band

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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Combat Zone

LP | 1984 | EU | Original (Virgin)

Release: 1984 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop, Organic Grooves, Electronic & Dance

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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)

32,99 €*

Grandmaster Melle Mel & The Furious Five

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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Grandmaster Melle Mel And The Furious Five

LP | 1984 | DE | Original (Sugar Hill)

Release: 1984 / DE – Original

Genre: Hip Hop, Organic Grooves, Electronic & Dance

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

Schoolly-D

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

27,74 €* 36,99 € -25%

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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King Of Rock Numbered Limited Edition 180G LP SuperVinyl

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

99,99 €*

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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LP | 1985 | US | Original (MCA)

7,99 €*

Release: 1985 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop, Organic Grooves

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12" | 1985 | UK | Original (4th & Broadway)

Trouble Funk

Still Smokin'

Ego Tripping / Funky Potion

Release: 1985 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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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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Raising Hell Numbered Limited Edition 180G LP SuperVinyl

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

99,99 €*

12" | 1986 | EU | Original (Bellaphon)

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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3The Vicious Rumor Club

Rumor rap

Release: 1986 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Doug E. Fresh And The Get Fresh Crew

Play This Only At Night

12" | 1986 | US | Original (Reality)

26,99 €*

12" | 1986 | UK | Original (4th & Broadway)

Release: 1986 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Steinski & Mass Media

We'll Be Right Back

Release: 1986 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Writing on cover. tear on back cover

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LP | 1986 | US | Original (MCA)

Long Time Coming

Release: 1986 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop, Organic Grooves, Pop

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LP | 1986 | EU | Original (MCA)

Long Time Coming

Release: 1986 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop, Organic Grooves, Electronic & Dance, Pop

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LP | 1986 | JP | Original (MCA)

Long Time Coming

7,99 €*

Release: 1986 / JP – Original

Genre: Hip Hop, Electronic & Dance

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Raising Hell Vinyl Me, Please Edition

Run D.M.C.

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

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

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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Ultramagnetic MC's

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

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

Christmas Rap

28,99 €*

Chuck Brown & The Soul Searchers

Release: 1987 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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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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Any Other Way To Go?

LP | 1987 | DE | Original (Rhythm Attack)

Release: 1987 / DE – Original

Genre: Hip Hop, Organic Grooves

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12" | 1987 | UK | Original (Rough Trade)

Brother D

Clappers Power

Release: 1987 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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CD | 1987 | EU | Reissue (Sire)

Ice-T

Rhyme Pays

Release: 1987 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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This is Sparky-D's world feat. Grand Creator K-Wiz

Sparky-D

LP | 1988 | US | Original (B Boy)

14,99 €*

Release: 1988 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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produced by Spyder-D

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Tougher Than Leather Translucent Blue Vinyl Edition

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

25,99 €*

CD | 1988 | EU | Original (Jive)

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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Too Short

Life Is Too Short

13,99 €*

Release: 1988 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Power Custard Colored Vinyl Edition

Ice-T

LP | 1988 | EU | Reissue (Rhino)

30,99 €*

Release: 1988 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Steinski & Mass Media Featuring DJ 'Sugar' Kane

Let's Play It Cool

12" | 1988 | US | Original (4th & Broadway)

Release: 1988 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Hot Day with the The Imperial Rapper R-Kim

Hot Day Is Burnin'

12" | 1988 | US | Original (Tuff City)

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Power Custard Colored Vinyl Edition

Release: 1988 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Ice-T

LP | 1988 | EU | Reissue (Rhino)

29,99 €*

Release: 1988 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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LP | 1988 | DE | Original (4th & Broadway)

By All Means

Release: 1988 / DE – Original

Genre: Hip Hop, Organic Grooves

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Tonite's An All-Nite Party

The Fatback Band

LP | 1988 | UK | Original (Start)

Release: 1988 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop, Organic Grooves, Electronic & Dance

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LP | 1988 | EU | Original (MCA)

Ruff 'N' Ready

Release: 1988 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Tougher Than Leather Vinyl Me, Please Edition

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

33,99 €*

CD | 1989 | US | Original (Jive)

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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Too Short

Born To Mack

16,99 €*

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

Release: 1989 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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classic !

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The D.O.C.

No One Can Do It Better

28,99 €*

Think / Atom Black Vinyl Edition

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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Main Source

7" | 1989 | EU | Original (Mr Bongo)

12" | 1989 | EU | Reissue (Mixed Signals)

Release: 1989 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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A year before Wild Pitch Records properly introduced us to the trio of Queens native Large Professor and Toronto’s Sir Scratch and K-Cut, the soon-to-be-legendary group self-released their own debut single. Dropping on Actual Records, the 12” of ‘Think’ and ‘Atom’ was soon a sought after rarity, with scarce originals still fetching upwards of three figures. On it, they only hint at the greatness to come, while simultaneously showing that they’d already mastered the three-minute rap single – this is concise brilliance with no flab whatsoever. Engineered by the late, esteemed Paul C, ‘Think’ is a study in how to turn well-worn samples into something new. The combination of several James Brown snatches, along with bits lifted from Lyn Collins and Jimmy Castor Bunch, could have been tired and almost parodic by 1989, but instead the group weave something interesting from old fabric. ‘Atom’ is arguably even better, built around a brace of elements from Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell’s 1967 duet ‘Little Ole Boy, Little Ole Girl’. On it, Large Pro gives the first real hints that he’ll not just be a super-producer, but a committed MC to watch. Mixing threats with humour, positivity with braggadocio, it’s a calling card performance on a track that could have still sat comfortably on 1991’s ‘Breaking Atoms’ album.

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Me & E

Rap

19,99 €*

Calm Down Record Store Day 2022 Vinyl Edition

Release: 1989 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Visionary “Rap” EP by precocious 18-year-old duo Eric Davis (elv) and Chuck Prater (Chuk Chu) from 1989. Imagine if Schoolly D had joined Native Tongues and made an early hiphouse EP produced by Larry Heard.

The story of Me & E took shape in Avalon Park in South Chicago, a vibrant, diverse, and politically active community with a rich musical culture. This was the fertile playground for producer Eric Davis (elv) and lyricist Chuck Prater (Chuk Chu). The park itself was adjacent to Eric’s backyard and they would hop the fence to listen to music, drink beers, and freestyle, even in the middle of the notoriously cold Chicago winters. Eric’s dad, Arlington Davis Jr., was a jazz drummer who played in the legendary spiritual jazz group The Awakening in the ‘70s. Jazz ran deep in their family with proud connections to Miles Davis. Arlington would host weekly jam sessions at his home, and Chuck & Eric were in regular attendance. On those evenings, Eric and his brothers were able to take turns on the sticks alongside the veteran players, honing their fledgling chops. These experiences gave them the confidence to take music seriously, and start a group. Channeling his drumming skills through an array of synths and drum machines, Eric produced tracks in his bedroom, inspired by artists like The Art Of Noise, Kraftwerk, and New Order. Combining their atmospheric electronic elements with his jazz background, and beat-making skills, he created a distinct sound that still sounds fresh today. Chuck was listening to Hendrix,

Joplin, Public Enemy, MC Lyte, and Big Daddy Kane and developed a unique and uplifting lyrical flow. They met up after school almost every day to make music, and quickly produced the four songs that make up their Rap EP.

The music duo never lost touch, and continued to produce throughout the 90’s, forming Rich Boys, another rap group with their crew from Avalon Park. In 1995, Chuk Chu released a solo album, Memoirs of a Blue Light Special, focussing on a more sample based production style. Eric inspired by the house scene in Chicago, produced some ethereal and otherworldly electronic music, which Mixed Signals is compiling for future release. The Rap EP is just an introduction to the ongoing story of Me & E. Mixed

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Most Wanted

7" | 1989 | UK | Reissue (The Fever)

13,99 €*

CD | 1989 | EU | Reissue (Chrysalis)

Release: 1989 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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This was THE crossover uptempo hip hop/breaks dancefloor jam in 1989. Played in many many clubs and rave scenes, this genre-busting, "The Commodores" sampling one-off is finally available on 7" for the first time ever using the original 12" artwork, on the original NYC label.

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De La Soul

3 Feet High And Rising

3 Feet High And Rising Green Tape Edition

Release: 1989 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Finally back on vinyl. Now also back on CD, officially reissued. Must have! 3 Feet High and Rising is the debut studio album by hip hop trio De La Soul and was released on March 3, 1989 It marked the first of three full- length collaborations with producer Prince Paul, which would become the critical and commercial peak of both parties. Critically, as well as commercially, the album was a success. It contains the singles, "Me Myself and I", "The Magic Number", "Buddy", and "Eye Know". The album title came from the Johnny Cash song "Five Feet High and Rising". It is listed on Rolling Stone's 200 Essential Rock Records and The Source's 100 Best Rap Albums. When Village Voice held its annual Pazz & Jop Critics Poll for 1989, 3 Feet High and Rising was ranked #1. It was also listed on the Rolling Stone's The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. Released amid the 1989 boom in gangsta rap, which gravitated towards hardcore, confrontational, violent lyrics, De La Soul's uniquely positive style made them an oddity beginning with the first single, "Me, Myself and I". Their positivity meant many observers labeled them a 'hippie' group, based on their declaration of the 'D.A.I.S.Y. Age' (Da. Inner. Soul. Yall). Sampling artists as diverse as Hall & Oates, Steely Dan and The Turtles, 3 Feet High and Rising is often viewed as the stylistic beginning of 1990s alternative hip hop (and especially jazz rap).

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De La Soul

Tape | 1989 | EU | Reissue (Chrysalis)

20,99 €*