US Hip Hop Vinyl 2054 Items

Release: 2020 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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12" | 2020 | JP | Original (Hydeout Productions)

Marcus D

Blinding Light

39,99 €*

Release: 2020 / JP – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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LP | 2020 | US | Original (Black Buffalo)

Sum-01

Makin' Moves

33,99 €*

Taiyamo Denku & BoFaatBeatz

Release: 2020 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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In the Summer of 2019 Sum-01 and DJ Hullewud traveled to Truro, Nova Scotia to record a project with DJ Moves. Spending time learning the turbulent history of Africville and the trials of East-Coast early black settlers, the trip to Nova Scotia inspired Sum-01 to write an East-Coast inspired record. After a few short days of writing and recording, the Makin’ Moves EP was birthed. With DJ Moves cantankerous instrumentation and Sum-01’s calculable flows, the pair demonstrated they could make moves expeditiously.

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Den-Bo-Wu Splattered Vinyl Edition

2LP | 2020 | EU | Original (HHV)

16,09 €* 22,99 € -30%

Sunshine Feat. Dan-E-O Flexi-Disc Edition

Release: 2020 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Strictly limited edition of 300 copies on red splattered 2LP vinyl.

Here's the follow-up release to "Kollab Kong", the dope debut of this MC/producer tag team. "Den-Bo-Wu" includes features by a few Wu-Tang affiliates like The Genius, Killah Priest, Chief Kamachi, Shyheim, Cappadonna, Hell Razah, Bronze Nazareth, JoJo Pelligrino and many more MC's who know how to hold the microphone and to spit. Check it out!

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S-ky The Cookinjax

7" | 2020 | EU | Original (Donuts)

7,64 €* 8,99 € -15%

12" | 2020 | US | Original (Muabgnils Inc.)

Release: 2020 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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A donwload code of "Still" is included. One-Sided 7" Flexidisc.

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Slingbaum

Slingbaum One

35,69 €* 50,99 € -30%

LP | 2020 | EU | Original (HHV)

Release: 2020 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Slingbaum One is produced by Slingbaum, Tariq Khan, and Rashad Ringo ''Tumblin Dice'' Smith and features Erykah Badu, D'Angelo, FKA twigs, Oumou Sangare, Nick Hakim, Damon Albarn, Bilal, Syd, Ahmad Jamal, Ron Carter, Cory Henry, Masayuki ''BIGYUKI'' Hirano, Jameel Bruner, Marcus Strickland, Chris Dave, Justin Brown, Keyon Harrold, Nicholas Semrad, Aaron Liao, Bendji Allonce, William ''Cito'' Vjvas, Ben Tiptonford, Rob Moose, Zach Brock, Celia Hatton, Malcolm Parson, Perrin Moss, Fernando Diaz, Simon Mavin, Jake Sherman, Paul Kowert, Amani Fela Greene, Austin Williamson, Rashad Ringo ''Tumblin Dice'' Smith, Tariq Khan, and Slingbaum. It is also co-written by all aforementioned artists.

180gram black 12'' vinyl manufactured at RTI
24-pt board sleeve in poly-vinyl bag
Total record duration is approximately sixteen minutes

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PENPALS & EMERLD

City All Stars

12,59 €* 17,99 € -30%

LP | 2020 | EU | Original (HHV)

Release: 2020 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Strictly limited edition of 300 copies on black vinyl.

Brooklyn's PENPALS team up with up-and-coming producer EMERLD (Inner Ocean) for "City All Stars“ for a dope 6-tracker. In addition the vinyl includes all instrumentals, the artwork is provided by the very talented Moon Patrol. Tip!

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Kiydrah

Simulation

12,59 €* 17,99 € -30%

LP | 2020 | US | Original (Air Vinyl)

Release: 2020 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop, Organic Grooves

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Strictly limited edition of 300 copies on black vinyl including all instrumentals on the B.

Kiydrah is a singer-songwriter from Killeen, TX. Being an outcast could have its negative impacts, however, Kiydrah has embraced this trait as it has become part of her identity and uniqueness as an artist. Melting her melodies to compliment her lyrics, she drifts you to her sound providing you with comfort. Kiydrah's vocals have a smooth/raspy PBR&B, Neo-Soul, & Jazzy sound. „Simulation“ is the collaborative effort with French producer Breiss including a remix by Dusty of the well-known Jazz Liberatorz. Tip!

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Elcamino

Elcamino 2

28,99 €*

The Gengis LP Deluxe Edition

Release: 2020 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Griselda's youngest gunner, Elcamino, has been laying waste to the game lately! With three projects already released this year, the Buffalo lyricist is on fire right now. So, he's going even harder and ending 2019 with the sequel to his classic debut, Elcamino 2. This effort features production from DJ Green Lantern, Camoflauge Monk, DirtyDiggs, JR Swiftz, and guests spots from Benny The Butcher, 38 Spesh, and Rick Hyde.

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HansSOLO & Jaden Castro

2LP | 2020 | EU | Original (HHV)

18,39 €* 22,99 € -20%

The Professionals (Madlib & Oh No)

Release: 2020 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Limited 2LP deluxe edition of 300 copies incl. all instrumentals of the collaborative effort "The Gengis LP" by producer HansSOLO and MC Jaden Castro. Known for his work with Joey Bada$$ and the Pro Era team, Hans teamed up with Jaden Castro to bring you a jazzy blueprint of how Hip Hop should sound in 2020. Huge tip from our side, we love it.

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The Professionals Neon Green Edition

LP | 2020 | US | Original (Madlib Invazion)

31,99 €*

5 Deadly Venoms Black Vinyl Edition

Release: 2020 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Limited to 500 copies on Neon Green.

The Professionals - Beats by Madlib. Raps by Oh No. Real. Rap. Shit. Featuring Adub, Elzhi, Chino XL
Madlib is a highly regarded and influential hip-hop producer and occasional rapper, who has left his distinct and stylized sound on classic tracks and critically beloved albums by the likes of MF DOOM (Madvillain), J Dilla (JayLib), Talib Kweli (Liberation), Georgia Anne Muldrow (Seeds), and more. Madlib's collaborations with rapper Freddie Gibbs (Piñata & this year's Bandana) are some of the most acclaimed hip-hop records of the past decade, and his various DJ mix compilations (Madlib Medicine Show, Beat Konducta) have earned high praise from a vareity of journalistic sources. Oh No is a rapper and producer who has left his mark across a wide swath of releases. His 2006 concept album Exodus Into Unheard Rhythms (Which exclusively sampled the works of musical theatre composer Galt MacDermot) was highly acclaimed upon its release, as well as his various crate-digging DJ mix projects (Dr. No’s Oxperiment, Dr. No’s Ethiopium). He has produced tracks for the likes of Danny Brown, Action Bronson, Aloe Blacc, Talib Kweli, and Prodigy, while contributing guest verses to tracks by Czarface, Apathy, Murs, Little Brother, and more Madlib. Oh No. The Professionals.

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Da$H X V Don

LP | 2019 | EU | Original (Tuff Kong)

26,99 €* 29,99 € -10%

Dilla: The Timeless Tribute

Release: 2019 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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V Don and Da$h are not strangers to each other. Connecting in the past for memorable tracks like “Glad Bag”, “Redrum”, and “Now or Never”. They picked right up where they left off with a menacing five track EP back in July. “5 Deadly Venoms” put V Don’s expert production and the many flows of Da$h on front street. A duo that has always held themselves to high standards. The good people over at Tuff Kong Records are supplying this EP with the respect it deserves. A limited 300 vinyl copies are available through the independent label. Enjoy this piece of audio art on wax. An alternate 5DV cover illustrated by Ramone Lewis highlights the front. Multiple variations of the record itself are available, only 100 on lime vinyl with red splatter, 200 available on purple marbled vinyl which includes 2 bonus tracks and instrumentals on the B-side. A black version of the vinyl will also be available for retail. Collect this crucial piece while you can!

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Vice Beats

LP | 2020 | EU | Original (HHV)

19,99 €*

Tuff Boyz (Big Toast & Strange Neighbour)

Release: 2020 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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This is Vice Beats’ full-length tribute to legendary Jay Dee called “Dilla: The Timeless Tribute” where he is using Miguel Atwood-Fergusson’s Mochilla tribute “Suite For Ma Dukes” as the foundation. 14 tracks full of harmonies that are connected to one of the greatest. Features Greg Blackman, Audessey (of Soundsci), J-Dubble, Brotherman and many more. Tip!

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Bat Night

LP+CD | 2019 | EU | Original (Revorg)

16,19 €* 17,99 € -10%

Automatic Gain Control 12.5

Release: 2019 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Limited to 100 copies. Features: Manage, M.O.N.G.O, Gee Bag and Mnsr Frites.

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V.A.

LP | 2019 | US | Original (Culture Power 45)

38,99 €*

The Postman Always Rings Twice Colored Vinyl Edition

Release: 2019 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Hip Hop started out with some spray cans and break beats with brothers and sisters getting down on cardboard boxes. Culture Power45 is true to the essence of this tradition and with the help of several creative sound providers we introduce to you Automatic Gain Control 12

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PENPALS & Lars Viola

LP | 2019 | EU | Original (HHV)

12,59 €* 17,99 € -30%

LP | 2019 | EU | Original (Mello Music Group)

Release: 2019 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Limited edition of 300 copies on colored vinyl of the collaborative effort between PENPALS and talented producer Lars Viola. 13 tracks that will make your head nod. Tip!

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Chris Rivers

G.I.T.U.

20,24 €* 26,99 € -25%

Hardcore Overdose Sessions

Release: 2019 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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“G.I.T.U., an acronym for Greatest In The Universe. The title encompasses the feeling this body of work for me. It’s my life experiences, my loves and losses, my stories about overcoming obstacles both external and internal, while learning to love myself and becoming the best version of me. Both as a person and as an artist I tried to push my boundaries and expand my limitations. Everyone’s world is their own, everyone has their own universe that they are in control of, this is mine. I’m the G.I.T.U.” – Chris Rivers

Since he first entered the rap game, every mention of Chris Rivers inevitably acknowledges the influence of his father, Big Pun, one of the art form’s all-time greats. It’s a gift that offered the Bronx MC the opportunity to be heard, but simultaneously a curse that elicits unfair comparisons. But with his Mello Music debut, G.I.T.U., Rivers achieves what would’ve been impossible for a lesser talent: he stakes his claim as a singular artist, one speaking for his generation, his culture, his familial heritage, and most crucially, himself.

If Rivers is unquestionably the son of the first solo Latin rapper with a platinum plaque, he has clearly evolved into his own man. G.I.T.U is the opportunity to tell his story--one that starts full of mourning and self-doubt but matures into a gripping tale of self-discovery. In bold declarative terms, he sketches a portrait of a life lived on the margins, weathering the storms of abuse, poverty, and the lingering shadow of high expectations.

There are struggles with addiction and suicidal thoughts, but Rivers transcends those demons to deliver audio dope that does his legacy proud. He raps with the jaw-dropping lyrical agility and syllable precision that you’d expect from his patrimony, but with the vulnerability and introspection that can only come from an artist who possesses a rare knowledge of self. You can hear the inheritance of his late great father, but also a synthesis and expansion upon the path trodden by Black Thought, Mos Def, and Lupe Fiasco.

The title itself doubles as a mantra: Greatest In The Universe. This is the self-affirmation that Rivers told himself in his most turbulent moments. It’s an inspirational credo that allowed him to keep going, but also operates as fuel to listeners -- particularly those seeking a refracted light from someone deeply familiar with the darkness.

The 16 tracks encompass nearly every mood. There’s the confessional “Perfect,” where Rivers declares “well, I never loved myself, but right now I’m in love with two bitches, I mean women, I mean prisons, I mean prisms.” In the course of a single sentence, he’s able to convey labyrinthine complications. There is “Trick,” where Rivers rumbles like a champion prizefighter, boasting about how his sisters taught him how to brawl, reminiscing on his early days as a “little Puerto Rican fat boy with a brain like an asteroid.” Over rope-a-dope drums, he creates an anthem built for stage-diving and chaos, delivering a pummeling series of references that run from MC Hammer to Cassius Clay to anime. It’s a modern iteration of a tunnel banger: riotous, rowdy, New York brass knuckle rap.

“Damaged Goods” finds the 25-year old lyricist questioning the differences between lust and love, dropped his guard to exhibit a relatable sensitivity. “Wolf Mode” pairs a poignant sax lick with a plea to be able protect oneself from the storms of life. It’s not about being bulletproof, but rather, to possess the strength to endure the chaos that we must face. Yet Rivers is willing to accept the challenges head-on, claiming that he’d “rather have the hard truth than a sweet lie.” While “N.A.S.A.” takes dead-aim at the traps of millennial life: too many useless contacts in your phone, the dim lies of clout, and the indelible need to find the real ones who will hold you down. There is also a flawless “Pakinamac” homage.

The emotional centerpiece of the album arrives on the heart-wrenching “Sincerely Me.” It’s a tribute to Big Pun, but one that refuses to bow down to over-sentimentality. You feel Rivers’ pain and sadness, the struggles of his family, and his frustration at being unable to have a father to turn towards for advice. It’s a votive to a dearly departed spirit, gone much too soon. But when the song fades out, Rivers is stronger than before. A prayer has been answered. It’s the fully fleshed out picture of a son who doesn’t want to eclipse the father but rather, who wants to be able to stand beside him, shoulder to shoulder, two of the greatest of their times.

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Drasar Monumental

LP | 2019 | US | Original

32,99 €*

Release: 2019 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Gothic Architecture Blue Vinyl Edition

Rubberoom

2LP | 2019 | EU | Original (HHV)

17,59 €* 21,99 € -20%

C.S. Armstrong & Torky Tork

Release: 2019 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Strongly limited edition of 300 copies on colored 2LP vinyl.

We are pleased to present the very first full vinyl release of Rubberoom's 1995 "Gothic Architecture". This is a true underground gem from the mid-90's Chicago scene originally released on cassette by Elastic Recordings (EL3701). Avantgarde rap in its early stages, reminds of Fondle ‘Em and Def Jux releases. Includes early works by the likes of The Isle Of Weight and Mr. Echoes (also known as The Opus). Contains fully new crafted artwork by so talented Boggie Cramb. Tip!

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Truth Be Told Deluxe Blue Vinyl Edition

2LP | 2019 | EU | Original (HHV)

15,39 €* 21,99 € -30%

Release: 2019 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Limited edition of 500 copies on blue colored double vinyl incl. all instrumentals.

Los Angeles-based C.S. Armstrong on the M.I.C., Berlin-based Torky Tork on the boards. Additional vocals by Ill Camille & Quincey White. Helping hands production-wise by Fid Mella, Suff Daddy, Severin Kantereit & Malte Huck of AnnenMayKantereit, Wandl & Jim Dunloop. Mixed by Torky & S.Fidelity. Mastered by Dextar. Artwork by Boggie Cramp.

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They Don't Have This Gold Vinyl Edition

2LP | 2019 | EU | Original (Legendary Music / HHV)

15,99 €* 19,99 € -20%

Release: 2019 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Limited edition of 500 copies on gold colored vinyl!

A true fan-favorite finally gets a proper vinyl release, The Grouch's "They Don't Have This". Includes features by The Cuf, Bicasso, PSC and a few more usual suspects.

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Unlock The Box White Vinyl Edition

2LP | 2019 | EU | Original (Legendary Music / HHV)

19,99 €*

LP | 2018 | EU | Original (Radio Juicy / Urban Waves / HHV)

Release: 2019 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Limited edition of 300 copies on white colored vinyl!

The most recent The Grouch album gets a proper vinyl release. Includes feature artists and guest producers such as Eligh, Gift Of Gab, Amp Live of Zion I, YMTK, Myka 9, Scarub, Kelli Love, Elusive, Kenny Segal and more!

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The AK's

Laws Of Attraction

14,99 €*

Tribulations And Life Of A Cat Called Fritz Extended Edition

Release: 2018 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Limited edition of 300 copies on black vinyl of The AK's Radio Juicy debut "Laws Of Attraction". Includes all instrumentals on the B with beats by Philanthrope, tusken., 2Late, Jahshoota and tides. Tip!

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A Cat Called Fritz

3LP | 2018 | EU | Original (Coffee Break / HHV)

24,99 €*

Release: 2018 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Limited extended re-edition of 400 copies on triple vinyl of Fritz' album debut on vinyl due to the strong demand. Includes the original album with features by Audessey (of Soundsci fame), T-Love, Chaotik Stylz, RepLife and others plus 10 bonus tracks!

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Crusader For Justice White Vinyl Edition

2LP | 2018 | EU | Original (Legendary Music / HHV)

15,99 €* 19,99 € -20%

Release: 2018 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Limited edition of 500 copies on white colored 2LP vinyl.

The Grouch's sixth album from 2003, "Crusader For Justice", gets its first ever vinyl edition. Being a founding member of the Living Legends crew, The Grouch has made his name from the mid-90's on as one of the leading artists out of the flourishing Westcoast Underground scene. All independently, all DIY. We at HHV are very excited to finally get his full back catalogue out on vinyl, for the first time ever!

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Success Is Destiny Yellow Vinyl Edition

2LP | 2018 | EU | Original (Legendary Music / HHV)

19,99 €*

2LP | 2018 | EU | Original (Nervous / HHV)

Release: 2018 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Limited edition of 500 copies on yellow colored 2LP vinyl.

The Grouch's third album from 1997, "Success Is Destiny", gets its first ever 2LP vinyl edition. Being a founding member of the Living Legends crew, The Grouch has made his name from the mid-90's on as one of the leading artists out of the flourishing Westcoast Underground scene. All independently, all DIY. We at HHV are very excited to finally get his full back catalogue out on vinyl, for the first time ever!

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Smif-N-Wessun

Dah Shinin'

34,99 €*

LP | 2016 | DE | Original (Drunkn Masters)

Release: 2018 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Another milestone of Hip Hop's Golden Era gets an all official vinyl re-release through HHV. Smif-N-Wessun's debut album "Dah' Shinin" is an early Boot Camp Clikk release with features by Black Moon, Heltah Skeltah and the Originoo Gunn Clappaz and entirely produced by Da Beatminerz. Essential pick!

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DJ KB

Dismember

16,99 €*

LP | 2015 | EU | Original (KicDrum / HHV)

Release: 2016 / DE – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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The Debut Album of Dj KB (Drunkn Masters/Whiskeyrap), featuring Rap Icons like Tash (Tha Alkaholiks), Ruste Juxx, Block McCloud (AOTP), Labba, Respect Tha God (Perverted Monks), Mykill Miers and many more...

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Formulatin' Fathers

Flexin x Whilin' EP

14,99 €*

Don't Wait For Me To Leave Me

Release: 2015 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Limited edition of 300 copies worldwide of the "Flexin x Whilin EP", accompanying the vinyl release of the Formulatin Fathers "Sleepless Knights" album. Included are the vocal, instrumental and acapella version of "Flexin x Whilin", the instrumental version of "Ease Your Sorrow", a remix plus instrumental of "The Sheep Step" plus the heavy Shane Great remix of "October 26th".

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Zilla Rocca & Andrew

LP | 2022 | US | Original (Three Dollar Pistol Music)

31,99 €*

LP | 2014 | US | Reissue (Suburban Noize)

Release: 2022 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Coming off his breakout LPs "pop 1967" and "The Rain Knows What It's Doing", andrew seemed an unlikely production partner for Zilla Rocca's bourbon drenched punchlines and late '90s east coast rap lineage.

But that's the thing about chemistry: you can't explain it. You just know when it works.

Every beat andrew sent over became a song. Every song Zilla wrote referencing the touchstones of Italian heritage South Philly residents know too well built a new brotherhood. "Don't Wait For Me to Leave" are songs born of experience backed by the lushest beats in the indie rap lane.

"Dom Irrera" is a note on how your favorite local spots change into vape shops and laundromats over time but you stay the same. "No One Cooks on Friday" boasts how fly it is to order in and do nothing every weekend. "Actions of the Now" examines how failures teach you more than any college ever could on how to succeed.

Of course, there is Rapping! Zilla Rocca has never rapped this much non-stop in his long legged life, specifically on cuts "Draper Papers" and "The River Knows", going 80+ bars deep. andrew takes a look under the hood to add his signature gravel-paved melodious tones to "Dom Irrera", "No One Cooks on Friday", and "You Need Friends". But even off the mic, andrew's now trademark ear for beauty and funk shape the record undeniably.

The most versatile indie rappers of today check in to tell stories and add their signatures to the bottom of the painting - Alaska of Hangar 18/Atoms Fam, PremRock and Curly Castro of ShrapKnel/Wrecking Crew, Wally Clark, Rich Jones, Teller Banks, and Brian Ennals.

"Don't Wait For Me to Leave" is for people who always prefer local over national, neighborhoods over culdesacs, Sunday's with Sinatra over Journey at the dive bar.

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Madchild

Dope Sick

27,99 €*

Release: 2014 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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LP | 2018 | US | Reissue (Fat Beats)

Brownout

Fear Of A Brown Planet

29,99 €*

Stashboxxx [10-Year Anniversary Edition]

Release: 2018 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop, Organic Grooves

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Twenty-eight years ago, pissed-off twelve-year-olds around the universe discovered a new planet, a Black Planet. Public Enemy’s aggressive, Benihana beats and incendiary lyrics instilled fear among parents and teachers everywhere, even in the border town of Laredo, Texas, home of the future founders of the Latin-Funk-Soul-Breaks super group, Brownout. The band’s sixth full-length album (out May 25th) Fear of a Brown Planet is a musical manifesto inspired by Public Enemy’s music and revolutionary spirit.

Chuck D., the Bomb Squad, Flava Flav and the rest of the P.E. posse couldn’t possibly have expected that their golden-era hip hop albums would sow the seeds for countless Public Enemy sleeper cells, one that would emerge nearly three decades later in Austin, Texas. Greg Gonzalez (bass) remembers a kid back in junior high hipped him to the fact that Public Enemy’s “Bring the Noise” is built on James Brown samples, while a teenaged Beto Martinez (guitar) alternated between metal and hip-hop in his walk-man, and Adrian Quesada (guitar/keys) remembers falling in love with Public Enemy’s sound at an early age. “When I got into Hip hop, I was looking for this aggressive outlet . . . and I didn’t even understand what they were pissed off about, because I was twelve and lived in Laredo . . . but I loved it and I felt angry along with them.”

Joseph Abajian (Fat Beats’ owner) must have sensed the deep hip-hop well lying beneath the versatile band’s Latin-Funk veneer. “I thought their sound would work covering Public Enemy songs,” Abajian says, and, “it was good to know they were P.E. fans . . . We came up with a track listing and they went to work.” Despite the band’s eagerness to work on new original material (an album of original songs is slated for next year), they couldn’t pass up the opportunity to pay homage to this iconic and influential posse.

Translating sample-based music to a live band turned out to be more of a challenge than they anticipated. Adrian tried to get inside the Bomb Squad’s [Public Enemy’s producers/beat-making team] head in order to find the inspiration to reinterpret P.E.’s songs: “imagine the Bomb Squad going back in time and getting the J.B.s [James Brown’s funky backing band] in the studio and setting up a couple analog synths and then playing those songs.” While some songs closely follow the original musical blueprint, others use the source breakbeats as jumping-off points later sweetened by Trombonist Mark “Speedy” Gonzales’ horn arrangements, synth wizardry courtesy of friend-of-the-band Peter Stopschinski, and DJ Trackstar’s turntable scratches. But don’t listen expecting to hear paint-by-numbers recreations of classic Public Enemy jams. “Our approach is never in the tribute sense,” Adrian explains. “We’ve always taken it and made it our own, whether it’s the Brown Sabbath thing or this Public Enemy thing.”

Coming off numerous tours as Brown Sabbath and even a stint backing the late legend Prince, Brownout is arguably the tightest and funkiest band on the road today and they’re psyched to bring this revolutionary music to the people. For a band without an overt political agenda, they collectively couldn’t resist the opportunity to play this music live, especially now. “If there’s any way that we can use the already political and protest nature [of P.E.’s music], we would like to try,” Beto says. “The album’s title, Fear of Brown Planet is definitely a relevant idea today and we’re not afraid to put it out there, because we want to speak out.” By reinterpreting these hip hop classics in their unique style and channeling the spirit of Public Enemy that first echoed around the world and captured their imaginations all those years ago, Brownout is doing exactly that.

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DJ Harrison

2LP | 2014 | US | Reissue (Jellowstone)

34,99 €*

2LP | 2014 | US | Reissue (Internal Affairs / First Gener)

Release: 2014 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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DJ Harrison celebrates a decade of Stashboxxx, an essential early solo release via Richmond, VA’s Jellowstone Records. The record includes popular joints such as “Erykah’s Gun” and “Dilla’s Eclair”, and will be joined with a collection of unreleased Bonus Traxxx.

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Skyzoo & Torae

Barrel Brothers

35,99 €*

2LP | 2016 | WW | Reissue (Commission)

Release: 2014 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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The collaboration album from Brooklyn MCs Skyzoo and Torae is available once again after its original debut in 2014. For years, fans of both Skyzoo and Torae asked the two to collaborate on a full-length LP, following the multiple singles they released together over the years. Classics such as the DJ Premier-produced "Get It Done" and "Click," and the !llmind-produced "Barrel Brothers" off Skyzoo's 2010 "Live from the Tape Deck" have been highly anticipated by their followers since 2006. The idea behind "Barrel Brothers" is what the people have asked for and come to know: the two wordsmiths for pure lyricism. Skyzoo, known for his picturesque storytelling and jazz/orchestral background, and Torae, known for his gritty Coney Island depictions of life with a vintage yet modern lyrical approach, have briefly put their normal fortes to the side and crafted this album with one game plan in mind: lyrical exercise over hard New York City soundscapes. The current resurgence of NYC hip hop is the perfect grounds for two of its premier flag holders to continue doing what they never stopped doing in the first place: representing the city.

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Lil Dicky

Professional Rapper

28,99 €*

Release: 2016 / WW – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Jim Sharp / Naughty NMX & Runex

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Dusty Donuts Volume 8

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

13,99 €*

Joell Ortiz & Kxng Crooked

Release: 2016 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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

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H.A.R.D. Red & Black Vinyl Edition

LP | 2020 | US | Reissue (Mello Music Group)

37,99 €*

More About Nothing Black & White Vinyl Edition

Release: 2020 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Joell Ortiz & Kxng Crooked met the year they both won XXL's coveted Freshmen of the Year Award. The two's careers are as legendary as any in the rap game. Joell Ortiz started by signing to Dr. Dre's Aftermath label, then moving to Shady records as part of the Super group Slaughterhouse with Joe Budden, Royce Da 5'9 and Kxng Crooked. Add to that a fresh feature on Eminem's newest album "Music To Be Murdered By." Meanwhile, Kxng Crooked was signed to Virgin Records at just 17 before joining Death Row Records. He's had a flourishing solo career including collaborations along the way with TechN9ne, 2Pac, Benny The Butcher, Raekwon, Akon, Ray J and more. The West Coast LBC representer Kxng Crooked and Brooklyn's Joell Ortiz have finally come together for the the joint project "H.A.R.D." on Mello Music Group. Album produced by Heatmakerz, Erick Sermon, Boogeyman, Illmind, Apollo Brown, J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League This special edition vinyl features the 24 for '24 Artist Series painting by KipDaFog.

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Wale

2LP | 2022 | US | Reissue (Empire)

34,99 €*