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Release: 1994 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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CD | 1994 | EU | Reissue (Northcyde Vinyl)

Ruthless Til Death

The Day I Wanted To Die

22,99 €*

7" | 1994 | Reissue (Be With)

Release: 1994 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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CD - Limited to 300 Copies

San Francisco G-Funk released in 1994 on Tape only. For the 1st time on CD.

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Common

I Used To Love H.E.R.

17,99 €*

Let Me Explain Brown Marbled Vinyl Edition

Release: 1994 / Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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First-time 7" vinyl single release, remastered by Simon Francis, full color printed sleeve

The best twist in music lyric history?
On 7" for the first time ever, one of the most important rap records ever.

It's timeless, it's genius, it's just pure beautiful brilliance. It's Common's masterpiece.

One of the best songs in all hip-hop history, “I Used To Love H.E.R.” was the first single from Common's eternal 1994 LP, Resurrection. He personifies hip-hop as an ode to the art form he once loved, lamenting how the genre became too commercialized and, due to a mass influx of mainstream rap in the 90s, some of the purity and freshness of the culture was being lost.

Common uses a first-person romance narrative to detail the history of hip-hop, resulting in an extended metaphor that's sophisticated, clever, and delivers a moral message that touched millions of people and still absolutely blows minds at the song's conclusion: "'Cause who we're talkin' about, y'all, is hip-hop"

Perfectly produced by No ID and incorporating a gorgeous, melancholic sample of George Benson’s “The Changing World”, the plaintive sonic landscape provided the ideal foundation for Common’s innovative storytelling. Almost 30 years later, “I Used To Love H.E.R.” remains one of the most significant moments in hip-hop: a classic in every sense of the word.

Common did discuss the true meaning of the track in a 1995 interview on “Yo! MTV Raps”, stating: “H.E.R. stands for Hip-Hop in its Essence is Real. And all I’m talking about his how I first came into contact with hip-hop music and how it evolved into where it is now. And it’s like all these gimmicks going on, all the phoniness, ain’t nobody being real with it. Everybody’s stressing that it’s real, but ain’t nobody being true to it. I think that came about because — once it started becoming a business, then people started losing their soul, and they started looking at it, taking it more as a business than an art form.”

On the flip, we've stayed faithful to the track used for the original 12" release. And what a track it is. Destined to be overshadowed by the behemoth on the A-Side, the frenetic neck-snapping jazz-rap "Communism" has it all - those horns at the start, the lyrical dexterity, the beat. Oh my.

So, one of the greatest pieces of music ever, in any genre. This is not merely music. It's high art. Speaking of which, we've recreated the striking original artwork from the 12" and shrunk it down to the 7" format. It looks and sounds stunning. The most important song in rap history, if you really think about it. We all miss her. We all miss hip-hop...

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Mysterme & DJ 20/20

LP | 1994 | EU | Reissue (SCMD Music)

27,99 €*

CD | 1994 | EU | Reissue (Armabillion)

Release: 1994 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Taha and JTLM records in association with IteM records are happy to present you the 1994 underground classic album “Let Me Explain” vinyl LP by Mysterme and DJ 20/20.
Pucho (aka Mysterme) grew up in the Bronx of Puerto Rican heritage; his early influences were old-school rap, especially Run DMC. He first met and worked with Lamar Gardner (aka DJ 20/20) when they attended South Bronx High School, one of the toughest schools in the country.
Mysterme moved to San Francisco after graduation to find a record deal but after Joe Quixx produced his “Unsolved Mysterme” single, he moved back to New York, where DJ 20/20 had already produced some local hardcore rap. The duo began recording and were soon signed by Gee Street Records.
A remix of “Unsolved Mysterme” was their first single; Let Me Explain (1994) is autobiographical and showed the group as socially conscious hardcore rappers speaking out against violence on songs such as “Happy like Death” and “Playtime’s Over.”
With the release of the album, Mysterme and DJ 20/20 establish their modus operandi as straight-up hard, no chaser, Boogie Down Bronx style

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E.S.G.

Ocean Of Funk

19,99 €*

Release: 1994 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Raw Ii Survive

West Syde G'z

Black Bastards Red Vinyl Edition

Release: 1994 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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RAW II Survive (feat Artillery)- West Syde G'z

For our third collaboration with Untouchable Records we have decided to reissue this classic which was originally released in 1994 on tape in a very limited quantity. Remastered by Jee Van Cleef Mastering, the album is now available on CD!

Artwork revised by Première Graphix

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KMD (MF Doom & Subroc)

2LP | 1994 | US | Reissue (Rhymesayers)

38,99 €*

Buck Em Down (Da Beatminerz Remix) / Enta Da Stage

Release: 1994 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Limited edition on red vinyl!

Red double vinyl with gatefold tip-on case-wrapped jacket, 12” photo insert, printed labels and dust sleeves.

Before MF DOOM donned his mask and became one of the most prolific MC-producers of modern Hip-Hop, he was a member of KMD, an early `90s rap group whose work still goes criminally under-appreciated to this day. Following their 1991 debut album, Mr. Hood, the former trio shed one member leaving only two remaining - Subroc and his brother, Zev Love X (better known today as MF DOOM). Originally scheduled for release in 1994, their sophomore album Black Bastards showed clear progression from their debut. It was a truly amazing record, both sonically and lyrically, full of youthful creativity and tinged with the stresses of growing up as Black men in urban America. Songs like the lead single "What A N*gga Know", the slippery, bass-driven "Get U Now", and the album's title track explore Black consciousness viewed through young-but-experienced eyes. Musically alternating between bouncy and raw - many times both, concurrently - the tracks gave the MC's the springboard they needed to express themselves clearly. Sadly, Subroc would face a sudden and untimely death in 1993, just as the duo were finishing the album. Grief-stricken, his brother Zev Love X - now the sole remaining member of the group - was determined to carry the legacy of KMD onward, but Elektra Records unceremoniously shelved the project in the eleventh hour, due to controversy surrounding the album's provocative cover art. Following the fallout with Elektra, Zev tried for years to release the album on other labels, but he was continually met with dead ends. Struggling through the pain of losing his brother, coupled with the inability to release their final project together, a discouraged Zev Love X quietly withdrew from the scene and began quietly plotting his revenge on an industry that had broken him spiritually. Thus, in order to understand the true origin story of the super-villain, MF DOOM, one must recognize and appreciate the evolution of his former group, KMD, and the backstory of their pivotal album, Black Bastards.

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Black Moon

7" | 1994 | JP | Reissue (P-Vine)

25,99 €*

Release: 1994 / JP – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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From Black Moon’s 1993 underground classic Enta Da Stage, P-Vine has paired two tracks to release as an exclusive 7” picture disc single. The remix version of “Buck Em Down” by the in-house production crew Da Beatminerz first appeared as a 10 inch single in 1994, and its accompanying music video - with iconic Franklyn Ave and Union St signs hovering in the background of their native Brooklyn, NY - featured this remix version. On the flipside, the title track “Enta Da Stage” with its stripped-down production hands over the mic to Buckshot for a pair of free-flowing lucid verses.

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Seagram

Reality Check

Release: 1994 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Officially reissued and distributed by MWR!

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Native Nuttz

The Nativez Are Restless

Pimp Of The Year / Ice Cream Man Red Vinyl Edition

Release: 1994 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Officially reissued and distributed by MWR!

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Dru Down

7" | 1994 | CA | Reissue (Flipnjay)

20,99 €*

7" | 1994 | US | Reissue (Flipnjay)

Release: 1994 / CA – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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FlipNJay have teamed up with Relly Rels Records to bring you a double sided slapper by Bay Area legend Dru Down!

The Oakland rapper’s 1994 hits “Pimp Of The Year” and “Ice Cream Man” (featuring Luniz) made Dru Down a household name of Westcoast Rap. For the first time ever, both songs are available on 45 in standard black vinyl and limited edition “Red” vinyl!

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Ghetto Concept

E-Z On The Motion

Let Me Explain Black Vinyl Edition

Release: 1994 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Available for the first time on 7 inch, FlipNJay Records are proud announce a series of FlipNJay x Groove-A-Lot Records collabs with Ghetto Concept “e-z On The Motion” being the first drop!

One of our all time favourites, “e-z On The Motion” was originally released in 1994 and became an underground anthem from coast to coast, getting huge play from DJs across the country via mixtapes, college radio shows, plus the video getting heavy rotation on Much Music’s Rap City. Produced by the legendary production crew Da Grassroots, the record earned Ghetto Concept their 2nd Juno and solidified them at the top of the Toronto (and Canadian) Hip-Hop scene.

Representing Rexdale, MCs Kwajo and Dolo formed Ghetto Concept in 1992 with Infinite, who joined the group first as their DJ but then eventually became the third MC. By the time “e-z On The Motion” dropped, Ghetto Concept already had the T-Dot anthem “Certified” under their belt thanks in part to Da Grassroots production. “They were responsible for a major part of the Toronto sound,” says Kwajo in a 2015 interview with Vice titled 1994: The Year The T-Dot Broke, “Everybody wanted a Grassroots beat. They were definitely way ahead of their time.”

As the story goes, Mr Attic played the beat out of his Nissan at the “Certified” video shoot and the rest is history. “[Da Grassroots'] Mr. Attic played the beat for "e-z on The Motion" from his car,” says Kwajo. “As soon as I heard the beat, I knew that was the next record. I literally begged him for the beat.”

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Mysterme & DJ 20/20

LP | 1994 | EU | Reissue (SCMD Music)

27,99 €*

2LP | 1994 | US | Reissue (Geffen / Ume)

Release: 1994 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Mary J. Blige

My Life

The World Is Yours Black Vinyl Edition

Release: 1994 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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My Life is the second studio album by Mary J. Blige, released on 29th November, 1994 by Uptown Records. Unlike her debut, What’s the 411? (1992), Blige co-wrote fourteen of the album’s tracks, making it her most introspective and personal album at the time. Similar to her debut album, My Life features vast production from Sean “Puffy” Combs for his newly founded label, Bad Boy Entertainment, which was at the time backed by Arista Records.

Considered to be her breakthrough album, My Life became Mary J. Blige’s second album to reach the top ten on the Billboard 200 chart, peaking at number seven, and debuting at number one on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart for eight weeks. In 1996, the album was nominated for Best R&B Album at the 38th Grammy Awards, while in December of the same year, the album was certified triple platinum by the RIAA, for shipments of three million copies in the United States. It also won the 1995 Billboard Music Award for Top R&B Album.

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Nas

7" | 1994 | EU | Reissue (Mr Bongo)

Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik

Release: 1994 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Straight out the gate, Nas dropped a classic. Since the release of the seminal ‘Illmatic’ album in 1994, critics and fans have been wondering if Nas peaked too early and if anything in his subsequent catalogue could be held up against this masterpiece. To be fair, it’s hard to follow up something this flawless, a project that allied his most insightful, pitch-perfect heartfelt rhymes with the work of the best hip-hop producers on the east coast.

DJ Premier, Q-Tip from A Tribe Called Quest and Large Professor all take their turns on the album, along with the unsung L.E.S., but it’s Pete Rock in his prime who provides the stunning backdrop for the cinematic ‘The World is Yours’. It’s a perfect nugget of a single, weaving in the brashness of Scarface, the repetition of a snatch of T La Rock’s early Def Jam gem ‘It’s Yours’ and piano courtesy of Ahmad Jamal’s ‘I Love Music’ from his own timeless ‘The Awakening’ album (1970).

Presented for the first time on 7”, the vocals of the album version and the instrumental on the flip provide the perfect opportunity to enjoy and compare the work of two masters at the top of their game. Pete Rock’s seamless weaving of disparate samples into a compelling whole, the then little-known Nas’ statement of intent. With a maturity beyond his tender years, Nas put himself straight at the top of the pile, this Queensbridge chronicle hinting at the ambition and greatness he harboured within himself.

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OutKast

LP | 1994 | US | Reissue (Legacy)

2LP | 1994 | US | Reissue (Capitol)

Release: 1994 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Back in print for the 20th anniversary!

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Beastie Boys

Ill Communication

50,99 €*

Between A Rock And A Hard Place

Release: 1994 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Digitally remastered for the 1st time, overseen by the band! 180 gram vinyl in gatefold sleeve!

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Artifacts

CD | 1994 | US | Reissue (Big Beat)

22,99 €*

Release: 1994 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Doggystyle 30th Anniversary Black Vinyl Edition

Snoop Doggy Dogg

2LP | 1993 | US | Reissue (Death Row)

42,99 €*

93 'Til Infinity Marbled Vinyl Orange Edition

Release: 1993 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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To celebrate the 30th anniversary of Snoop Dogg's multi- platinum Doggystyle, heralded as one of the most important albums of all time, Death Row Records will be bringing this back to retail with the original 1993 track listing on vinyl. This new 30th Anniversary edition will include the track "Gz Up, Hoes Down" which has not been on the album since it's pressing in 1993. For new and old fans alike, this is the definitive version of the classic album that launched Snoop's solo career and helped define the sound of Los Angeles in the process.

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Souls Of Mischief

2LP | 1993 | EU | Reissue (Sony Music Catalog)

Release: 1993 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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CD | 1993 | US | Reissue (Sbme)

Spice1

187 He Wrote

12,99 €*

Release: 1993 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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93 'Til Infinity 30th Anniversary Colored Vinyl Edition

Souls Of Mischief

2LP | 1993 | US | Reissue (Get On Down)

36,99 €*

CD | 1993 | EU | Reissue (Music On CD)

Release: 1993 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Limited to 2000 copies worldwide. In Europe, only available at HHV.

Consisting of MCs A+, Phesto, Opio and Tajai (with production by A+, Domino, Del the Funky Homosapien, Jay Biz and Casual), East Oaklands Souls of Mischief burst onto the scene in the early 90s with an impact that few other West Coast artists had at the time. Culminating in the release of their classic debut, they created a bouillabaisse that was most parts West Coast swagger but – similar to The D.O.C. and Cypress Hill – with a sonic approach that could just as well have stepped off the streets of New York City.

Recorded in less than two weeks at San Franciscos Hyde Street Studios, 93 til Infinity doesn't suffer from a single freshman jitter or misstep. It's a fully-realized effort, packed from start to finish with ridiculous lyricism – all carried out in impressive four-part, tag-team style – and backed by a wide range of musical possibilities, from hard boom-bap to 70s CTI-jazz-sprinkled grooves. But without worthy music, the group's high-level lyricism could have fallen by the wayside. Digging deep into crates that other producers had yet to mine, the production crew gave the quartet exactly what they needed, with unpredictable rolling baselines, dusty drums and jazz keyboard and horn stabs and swirls. Non-singles like Disseshowedo (produced by Domino and Jay Biz), Batting Practice (Casual), Limitations (Jay Biz, with Del and Casual contributing verses) and What A Way To Go Out (Domino) made sure that the fast-forward button remained untouched.

Includes a new pressing on cloudy blue and cloudy yellow vinyl, packaged in a gatefold jacket with liner notes and a commemorative 30th Anniversary stamped numbered OBI limited to 2000 copies.

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KRS-One

Return Of The Boom Bap

Release: 1993 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Tape | 1993 | US | Original (Ybb)

Mac Mall

Illegal Business

Release: 1993 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Tape | 1993 | US | Original (Chemistry)

Ed O.G & Da Bulldogs

Roxbury 02119

LP | 1993 | US | Reissue (Priority)

Release: 1993 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Original pressing with small coutout.

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Ice Cube

Lethal Injection

Release: 1993 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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LP | 1993 | EU | Reissue (Music On Vinyl)

Funkdoobiest

Which Doobie U B?

CD | 1992 | US | Reissue (Sbme)

Release: 1993 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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180 gram black vinyl pressing!

Funkdoobiest is an American rap group from Los Angeles, California.
The original members were Son Doobie, DJ Ralph M and Tomahawk Funk. Which Doobie U B? is the debut studio album by the Latino rap group Funkdoobiest.
DJ Muggs was the executive producer for this album. Tracks on the album are performed by Son Doobie and Tomahawk Funk, including additional Cypress Hill member B-Real on the track "Wopbabalubop".
Hence the album is very much in line with the Cypress Hill productions. "It all works anyway", according to Allmusic review writer Steve Huey, he continues "Muggs is in his absolute prime as a producer here, and Son Doobie's rhymes are fittingly surreal and stoner-friendly, albeit more cartoonish than menacing like his Cypress counterpart".
The album title derived from a line in an episode of the 1970s sitcom What's Happening!!, when the main character, Raj, is introduced to special guests The Doobie Brothers.

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Comptons Most Wanted

Music To Driveby

16,99 €*

Release: 1992 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Shorty The Pimp Tangerine Vinyl Edition

Too $hort

LP | 1992 | US | Reissue (Get On Down)

Too Hard To Swallow Clear Vinyl Edition

Release: 1992 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Pressed ON Orange Colored Vinyl With Hand Numbered OBI Limited TO 1000 Copies 2023 is the year of Too $hort at Get On Down with our 4th reissue and album number 7 in the catalog of the Bay Area legend. Shorty The Pimp was released 31 years ago on July, 14, 1992 and has not been in print since we originally reissued it on wax in 2018. Taking the title from the incredibly rare 1973 Blaxploitation film, Too $hort does what he does best on Shorty The Pimp: funk beats, boastful braggadocio, a few conscious rhymes and layers of straight up pimp talk. The lyrical content can certainly be considered comical and entertaining. Shorty The Pimp is also a stand out project for producer Ant Banks who did many of the beats for the project, his first working with Too $hort with many more to follow over the next decade.

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UGK

2LP | 1992 | US | Reissue (Get On Down)

Tape | 1992 | US | Original

Release: 1992 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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At that, giving the strutting, funky grooves the chance to really stretch out on your system.
Back in 1992, Southern hip-hop was still proving to the world that it could sustain a fan base that was chiefly raised on rap from New York and LA. The Geto Boys and 2 Live Crew had made strong cases by the earliest ‘90s, and Pimp C and Bun B were ready to make their own. Most of the trunk-bumping bass comes from drum programs and basic sampling on these tunes – in later years they would build their sound into something even fuller and deeper. Self-produced with additional work from Houston locals Bernie Bismark and Shetoro Henderson, the tracks here are minimal, slow and menacing, which matched their lyrical approach quite nicely.

You can hear the beginnings of the group’s true greatness in these early lyrical workouts – several taken from the regional cassette-only EP The Southern Way that got them signed to Jive – with tales of street hustles, relationships and self-reliance in a world stacked against them. They may have been done early-on, but that doesn’t mean they aren’t crucial to UGK’s legacy – cases in point being the three singles: “Something
Good”; a charismatic update to Bill Withers’ “Use Me Up”; and “Pocket Full Of Stones” (the latter featured on the Menace II Society soundtrack). Beyond the singles, deeper cuts like “I’m So Bad,” “Feels Like I’m The One Who’s Doin’ Dope” and “Cramping My Style” made it clear to the world that this crew had the attitude and charisma to make even bigger waves in the years to come.

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So Busy

On With The Show

2LP+7" | 1992 | EU | Reissue (Tommy Boy)

Release: 1992 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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A limited stock of OG copies of this sought after 1992 Bay Area release out of Palo-Alto, CA.

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Brand Nubian

In God We Trust

Release: 1992 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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House Of Pain Fine Malt Lyrics 30th Anniversary Edition

House Of Pain

LP | 1992 | US | Reissue (Tommy Boy)

29,99 €*

LP | 1992 | UK | Reissue (The Vinyl Spot)

Release: 1992 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Vinyl LP pressing. Tommy Boy Records celebrates 30 Years of House of Pain's debut album House of Pain (Fine Malt Lyrics) with this remastered edition. Everlast, DJ Lethal & Danny Boy formed House of Pain while attending high school and were signed to Tommy Boy Records after fashioning themselves as rowdy Irish-American hooligans, hitting the local rap and alternative music scene. House of Pain (Fine Malt Lyrics) went multi-platinum and the self titled debut album spawned the successful producer DJ Muggs, who produced the single "Jump Around". The song was also remixed twice by Pete Rock, one version featuring a verse from him and one without. "Jump Around" became a hit in 1992, reaching number 3 in the United States. The album also featured Cypress Hill member B-Real on the song "Put Your Head Out" and Funkdoobiest's Son Doobie on "House and the Rising Sun", both members of the musical collective known as Soul Assassins.

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Insane Poetry

Grim Reality

29,99 €*

Release: 1992 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Reel To Reel Colored Black Friday Record Store Day Edition

Grand Puba

2LP | 1992 | US | Reissue (Tommy Boy)

LP | 1992 | US | Reissue (Get On Down)

Release: 1992 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Black Friday Record Store Day 2020 Release.
RSD First.
Limitation: 2000 copies.

The 1992 debut solo record from Grand Puba of Brand Nubian is remastered and comes to double colored vinyl for RSD Black Friday.

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Spice 1

30,99 €*

Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde Colored Vinyl Edition

Release: 1992 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Released in 1992 on CD, MC and Promo LP only, Spice 1's debut gets a proper vinyl treatment.

Spice 1 is an undisputed West Coast legend, who first hit the scene after the N.W.A. and – closer to home – Too $hort explosion of the late ‘80s. As history showed, he continued that bloodline with finesse and authority. His nasal flow is menacing and strong, and fans have been consistently captivated by his ‘hood tales since his self-titled debut in 1992. If you want thematic range with your MCs, Spice isn’t that dude – he is all about crime tales and the perils of ghetto life. And he attacks that storytelling sweet spot with each new cut. Spice 1 boasted four singles by the time it was all said and done, and breezed to Gold status on the strength of cuts like the catchy “East Bay Gangster”, the heartfelt tales and truths of “Welcome To The Ghetto”, and the thick, grooving “In My Neighborhood.” He even produced the alcohol-themed “187 Proof,” another of the album’s singles, and the hands-down cleverest vocal outing on the LP. Sonically, the backdrops on Spice 1 range from plunky, keyboard-bassline funk to deeper, fuzzy ‘70s samples – and he sounds strong on top of both. “Break Yourself” is fueled with an electro-funk drive, “1-800 Spice” brings reggae flavor, and “Peace To My Nine” gets chunkier, with a well-placed P-Funk “One Nation Under A Groove” sample. Presented here on official retail vinyl for the first time since its initial release 26 years ago, Spice 1’s debut holds the test of time and carries the California gangsta flag with pride. Some colors just don’t fade.

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The Pharcyde

2LP | 1992 | US | Reissue (Craft)

42,99 €*

Release: 1992 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Dead Serious Black Vinyl Edition

Das EFX

LP | 1992 | EU | Reissue (Music On Vinyl)

Tape | 1992 | US | Original (Cold Chillin)

Release: 1992 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Dead Serious is the debut studio album of American hip hop duo Das EFX, originally released in 1992. Recording sessions for the album took place at Firehouse Studios in Brooklyn, New York and at Charlie Marotta's North Shore Soundworks studio in Long Island, New York.

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Kool G Rap & DJ Polo

Live And Let Die

Release: 1992 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Diamond D And The Psychotic Neurotics

Stunts, Blunts & Hip Hop

2LP | 1992 | US | Reissue (Mercury)

24,99 €*

LP | 1991 | EU | Reissue (Priority)

Release: 1992 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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ONe of those classic 90s hip hop albums that everybody should own. Classic productions & verses galore with a little help from Showbiz, Large Professor, Big L, Fat Joe, Q-Tip & others!

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Ice Cube

Death Certificate

Tape | 1991 | JP | Reissue (P-Vine)

Release: 1991 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Classic Cube album. Must have album for a great price.

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Main Source

Breaking Atoms

LP | 1991 | Reissue (Mr Bongo)

Release: 1991 / JP – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Breaking Atoms, the debut album from hip-hop group Main Source, was a quietly revolutionary hit in 1991, and its pioneering approach to sampling and production methods continue to be hailed and documented by dedicated fans old and new. Composed of Toronto brothers K-Cut and Sir Scratch, and Queens MC Large Professor, the group used wide-ranging samples from jazz and soul records to weave introspective tales of relationship fatigue on ‘Looking At The Front Door’, sobering satire of police violence on ‘Just A Friendly Game Of Baseball,’ and many more sketches from the New York/Toronto underground. The album also includes the first recorded appearance of Nas on ‘Live At The Barbeque’ that would mark the beginning of many collaborations for Nas and Large Professor, with the former also producing three tracks on Nas’ Illmatic. P-vine is delighted to reissue the classic album as a limited edition 2x picture disc package for the first time ever, with ‘Fakin’ the Funk (Legends Circle mix) and other bonus tracks bringing its total track length to fifteen tracks.

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Main Source

Breaking Atoms

22,99 €*

The Choice Is Yours Black Vinyl Edition

Release: 1991 / Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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One of the best albums ever.

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Black Sheep

7" | 1991 | EU | Reissue (Mr Bongo)

LP | 1991 | EU | Reissue (Music On Vinyl)

Release: 1991 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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If you collect vintage 70's soul-jazz vinyl, there is a good chance that you already own a record that features the amazing vocal talents of Dee Dee Bridgewater. Whether it be Roy Ayers, Norman Connors, Billy Parker or Carlos Garnett - Dee Dee is the glue that fuses these artists together. Although best known for her jazz work, Dee Dee has had a wonderfully rich and varied career encompassing soul, musicals, gospel, and underground disco from the 70's to the present day. She is still active as a vocalist, composer, and producer and remains one of our favourite vocalists at Mr Bongo HQ. We take things back to the early years of Dee Dee's career with her debut album 'Afro Blue'. Recorded in Tokyo in 1974, the album was released exclusively in Japan via two different Japanese labels (Trio Records in 1974 and All Art in 1985 respectively). Each release had unique cover art and we have opted to present the album in its original 1974 form. 'Afro Blue' features an exquisite collaboration of American and Japanese musicians, such as Cecil & Ron Bridgewater, Motohiko Hino and producer Takao Ishizuka. The result is a sublime deep soul-jazz masterpiece with timeless versions of 'People Make The World Go Round', 'Love From The Sun', and 'Afro Blue'. It is arguably one of the finest albums in its genre. This record has long been a sought-after item for DJs and collectors alike, so we are delighted to finally make this wonderful music from an understated great available to all.

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Ice-T

O.G. Original Gangster

Release: 1991 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Life Of A Kid In The Ghetto Record Store Day 2019 Edition

Ed O.G & Da Bulldogs

LP | 1991 | US | Reissue (Get On Down)

27,99 €*

I Wish My Brother George Was Here

Release: 1991 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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The 1990s was a rich vein of classic hip-hop, especially on the East Coast, which rendered some of the greatest works from the likes of Wu-Tang Clan, Nas, Mobb Deep, and many others. Frequently lost in the genre's New York-centric history was Boston's burgeoning hip-hop scene during the 1990s, spearheaded by working class Roxbury native Edward Anderson, best known by his stage name Ed O.G Over the course of his career, which has spanned nearly 30 years, Ed O.G has maintained an admirably strong cult following, and has gone on to work with contemporaries like RZA, KRS-One, Masta Ace, Pete Rock, and Common, while touring the world over, and producing numerous solo and collaborative albums. Ed O.G.'s illustrious career debuted in 1991, with the release of what is arguably his best known album, Life Of A Kid In The Ghetto, a collaboration with his crew, billed as Da Bulldogs (which was actually an acronym for “Black United Leaders Living Directly on Grooving Sounds”), though Ed O.G was clearly the main event. An underrated classic in its own right, Life Of A Kid In The Ghetto runs a gamut of sounds ranging from the introspective conscious hip-hop of "Be A Father To Your Child", to the whimsical boasts of "I'm Different", to deeply political fare like the Ace & Quan and Def Jef-featuring "Speak Upon It", plastered across a backdrop of Joe Mansfield-produced sample-heavy soundscapes, which snatched clips from deep cuts of James Brown, Roy Ayers, and The Delfonics, to name just a few. It also managed to generate Billboardcharting singles out of tracks like "Bug-A-Boo", "Be A Father To Your Child", and "I Got To Have It", which would become Ed O.G's signature track, and sample fodder for 2Pac, De La Soul, and DJ Premier. Get On Down now presents Life Of A Kid In The Ghetto, an unheralded rarity of renaissance hip-hop, reissued on vinyl for the first time since 1991. The audio has been remastered from its original tapes, so every bit and piece of Ed O.G's masterpiece is crisp and clear on wax. An uncovered gem of 90s rap well worth a re-listen or first-time discovery, and a sterling representation of Boston hip-hop.

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Del The Funky Homosapien

LP | 1991 | EU | Reissue (Music On Vinyl)

DVD | 1991 | US | Reissue (Columbia)

Release: 1991 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Born in Oakland, California, the American underground hip hop MC Del tha Funkee Homosapien is the cousin of seminal west coast rapper Ice Cube, and began his career writing lyrics for Ice Cube's group, Da Lench Mob. In 1991, with the help of Ice Cube (also as executive producer) , Del released his debut solo album, I Wish My Brother George Was Here, at the age of 18. The album was a commercial success largely due to the popularity of the hit single, "Mistadobalina".

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Boyz N The Hood

The Movie

12,99 €*

People's Instinctive Travels And The Paths Of Rhythm

Release: 1991 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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once upon a time in south l.a. - Ice Cube, Cuba Googing Jr, Angela Bassett ... classic ! english, french, spanish & italian language plus multilingual subtitles (even hindi !)

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A Tribe Called Quest

CD | 1991 | EU | Reissue (Jive)

Release: 1991 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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2LP | 1991 | US | Reissue (Elektra)

KMD (MF Doom & Subroc)

Mr.Hood

LP | 1990 | EU | Reissue (Priority)

Release: 1991 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Official rerelease on double vinyl - that's a hip hop classic ... first group of MF Doom!

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Ice Cube

AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted

Release: 1990 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Sex Packets Translucent Blue Vinyl Edition

Digital Underground

2LP | 1990 | US | Reissue (Tommy Boy)

36,99 €*

Release: 1990 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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7" | 1990 | EU | Reissue (Mr Bongo)

Gang Starr

Jazz Thing

LP | 1990 | US | Reissue (Def Jam)

Release: 1990 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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With the original UK 7” of this release now as rare as hen’s teeth, and with the group having recently ‘reformed’ for one last album together, the Mr Bongo replica re-release of this 1990 masterpiece by Gang Starr couldn’t be more timely.
The now-legendary duo of DJ Premier and Guru dropped this at the height of hip-hop’s sampling of jazz, which had led to a creative leap forward for the genre. Yet while others plundered in the dark, this instant classic wore its influences on its sleeve and paid verbal homage to the musicians they were sampling. The “melodious funk” of “Thelonious Monk” gets namechecked, while the track samples two of his records, including 1958’s Bop gem ‘Light Blue’.
While both versions presented here have common elements, the ‘Movie Mix’ – so-named for the song’s appearance on the soundtrack to Spike Lee’s mythic jazz biopic ‘Mo’ Better Blues’ – goes in a few different directions to the ‘Video Mix’. Rather than just drop in an instrumental for the B-side, DJ Premier instead shows his versatility by switching up the base track (Kool & The Gang’s 1971 ‘Dujii’) and layering in other samples. In more ways than one, his virtuosity here echoes the improvisation of a jazz musician, akin to Denzel Washington’s Bleak in the movie.
Of course, he’s not the only show in town. The late Guru’s voice is as mellifluous as an instrument itself here, his potted history of the genre and the artists of jazz delivered with his own unmistakable cadence. Without this record, would he have gone on to make his ‘Jazzmatazz’ projects.

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LL Cool J

Mama Said Knock You Out

Release: 1990 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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LP | 1990 | US | Reissue (Def Jam)

Public Enemy

Fear Of A Black Planet

37,99 €*

People's Instinctive Travels And The Paths Of Rhythm

Release: 1990 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Collector's vinyl edition, with a special "fade to black" 3D cover that, when turned to the left or right, turns black, with just the band's iconic cross-hairs visible.

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A Tribe Called Quest

2LP | 1990 | US | Reissue (Jive)

3 Feet High And Rising Blue Tape Edition

Release: 1990 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm is, quite simply, one of the finest albums in hip-hop. It's easy to argue that a Tribe Called Quest reached their zenith on this, their debut album: though they went on to produce another world-class disc (The Low End Theory) and broadened their palates and their consciousness, never again were they quite this naturally free and easy. Q-Tip and Phife's delivery is deceptively simple, flowing like wine and tasting like candy, and Jairobi adds some contrast. The music, so self-assured that it never raises it's voice to make a spectacle, follows suit. Four albums later, on their last tour, songs from Paths of Rhythm still were at the top of the set list. - Randy Silver.

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De La Soul

Tape | 1989 | EU | Reissue (Chrysalis)

20,99 €*

To The Max / It's My Turn

Release: 1989 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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R.I.P. Trugoy the Dove

Finally back on vinyl. Now also back on tape, 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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Stezo

7" | 1989 | UK | Reissue (Sleeping Bag)

Calm Down Record Store Day 2022 Vinyl Edition

Release: 1989 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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This hip hop dancefloor gem from 1989 has been lovingly remastered and reissued in Tribute to Stezo's sad and far too early passing last year! The original '89 copies, backed with the equally strong "It's My Turn" are changing hands for £100+ and the iconic label Sleeping Bag Records can't have that! This isn't Antiques Roadshow, music is for all...but this is a rare find! Original '89 designed Sleeping Bag Sleeve. Often played by Steve Lamaq on 6 Music which surprises us too.

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Most Wanted

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

The Big Payback Transparent Orange Vinyl Edition

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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EPMD

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

16,99 €*

Release: 1989 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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

The D.O.C.

No One Can Do It Better

12" | 1989 | US (Def Jam)

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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Slick Rick

Children's story

12,99 €*

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

Release: 1989 / US

Genre: Hip Hop

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/ teacher, teacher

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Public Enemy

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

38,99 €*

The Great Adventures Of Slick Rick Fruit Punch 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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Slick Rick

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

38,99 €*

In Full Gear 35th Anniversary Record Store Day 2023 Edition

Release: 1988 / 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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Stetsasonic

2LP | 1988 | Reissue (Tommy Boy)

Release: 1988 / Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Straight Out The Jungle Smoke Colored Vinyl Edition

Jungle Brothers

LP | 1988 | US | Reissue (Warlock)

25,99 €*

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

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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EPMD

Strictly Business

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

Release: 1988 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Few groups arrive as fully formed as Epmd did. This dropped as the third single from the album of the same name, and further cemented their distinctive aesthetic: Slow rhyming, trading lines rather than the rappers being confined to their own verses, and backings that were ruthlessly funky and simple at the same time.

They’d go on to be labelmates with Public Enemy when Def Jam picked up their contract in 1990, and to compare and contrast the two is illuminating. While PE at that time were making waves with the Bomb Squad’s breathless, kitchen sink approach to production, Epmd were equally adored for taking the opposite approach.

Here, there’s a sprinkle of drums from Kool & The Gang’s oft-sampled ‘Jungle Boogie’, paired with a very recognisable portion of Eric Clapton’s ‘I Shot the Sheriff’. And that’s pretty much it – the two samples are linked, looped and left to their own devices. Such was Erick and Parrish’s confidence in their own rhyming ability and strong voices, no further embellishment was needed.

That confidence extends to the subject matter. While their debut album and later projects were heavy with concepts – the ‘Jane’ series – and notable guest verses, this was the third straight single of pure brag rap. Two MC’s, one beat, a whole heap of lyrics about how good they were. It’s something you can’t do unless you truly are special, and this duo most certainly were.

Paired with the classic instrumental version, which didn’t make it to the US 7” releases – it’s only on a hard-to-track-down French 7” pressing from 1989 – this this is a timely reminder of how breathtakingly perfect hip-hop can be.

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Jungle Brothers

7" | 1988 | EU | Reissue (Idlers)

Because I Got It Like That Record Store Day 2020 Edition

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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Jungle Brothers

7" | 1988 | US | Reissue (Idlers)

Tougher Than Leather Translucent Blue Vinyl Edition

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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Run DMC

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

25,99 €*

LP | 1988 | US | Reissue (Capitol)

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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EPMD

Strictly Business

Release: 1988 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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By All Means Necessary Black Vinyl Edition

Boogie Down Productions

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

Eazy Duz It Anniversary Edition

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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Eazy-E

LP | 1988 | US | Reissue (Priority)

Release: 1988 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Tape | 1987 | Reissue (Def Jam)

Public Enemy

Yo! Bum Rush The Show

Release: 1987 / Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Mr. Magic's Rap Attack Volume 3

V.A.

Tape | 1987 | US | Original (Profile)

Release: 1987 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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LP | 1987 | US | Reissue (Def Jam)

LL Cool J

Bigger & Deffer

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

Release: 1987 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Limited edition with fresh-n-def chrome cover!

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Boogie Down Productions

Criminal Minded

30,99 €*

Tape | 1986 | Reissue (Def Jam)

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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Beastie Boys

Licensed To Ill

Release: 1986 / Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Licensed To Ill Fruit Punch Colored Vinyl Edition

Beastie Boys

LP | 1986 | EU | Reissue (Def Jam)

Mr. Magic's Rap Attack Volume 2

Release: 1986 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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V.A.

Tape | 1986 | US | Original (Profile)

Release: 1986 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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LP | 1986 | EU | Reissue (Arista)

Run DMC

Raising Hell

26,99 €*

Release: 1986 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Release: 1985 / EU

Genre: Hip Hop

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Run-DMC Red Vinyl Edition

Run DMC

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

25,64 €* 26,99 € -5%

Release: 1984 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Grand Wizard Theodore / The Fantastic Romantic 5

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)

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

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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Davy DMX

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

11,99 €*

12" | 1984 | US (Jus Born)

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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Strafe

Set It Off

Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five

Release: 1984 / US

Genre: Hip Hop

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Classic Electro from 1984!

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The Message

LP | 1983 | CA | Reissue (Rhino)

Release: 1983 / CA – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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12" | 1983 | US (Fantasy)

Cybotron

Clear

LP | 1980 | US (Sugarhill)

Release: 1983 / US

Genre: Hip Hop, Electronic & Dance

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/ industrial lies

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Funky 4+1

That's The Joint

Release: 1980 / US

Genre: Hip Hop

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Serious As Cancer Signed by Kutmasta Kurt

Red Black & Green

Tape | US | Original (Rapid Fire)

19,99 €*

We Go Again Record Store Day 2024 Splatter Vinyl Edition

Release: US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Young Kutmasta Kurt produced and mixed this album.

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Enny

LP | WW | Original (Famm)

39,99 €*

Release: WW – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Mac Dre Presents Thizz Nation Volume 7

V.A.

CD+DVD | US | Reissue (Thizz)