US Hip Hop 780 Items

Tape | 2021 | EU | Original (Hip Hop Enterprise)

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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HHE AND ILL Catz Records ARE Proud TO Present YOU THE Epic 13 Track Opus OF BUB Styles X ACE Fayce! Str8 UP Harcore AND RAW OUT OF Brooklyn, NY Tape limited to 75 copies.

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Hanzo Bladez

Birds Of Prey

Take Caution On The Beach

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Ill Catz Records and HHE are proud to present you the debut EP from GRIMEWAV’s own Hanzo Bladez! Entrepeneur, Producer, MC and Graphic Designer hailing from Brooklyn, N.Y. now finally available on Vinyl, CD and Cassette! Cassette is limited to 75 copies.

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Sharkula X Mukqs

CD | 2021 | US | Original (Hausu Mountain)

Release: 2021 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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7" | 2021 | EU | Original (Mri Associated)

Mega Ran

Proto Culture V2.0

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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CD | 2021 | US | Original (Eightyhd)

Chris Webby

28 Wednesdays Later

Brick Body Kids Still Daydream

Release: 2021 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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28 Wednesdays Later is the 4th installment of Chris Webby’s Wednesday album series, and is a body of work packed to the brim with more songs than any of its predecessors. Given that Webby is usually touring for 1/3 of the year, the pandemic allowed him an opportunity to try new, more experimental sounds while sharpening his traditional lyrical skill set even more acutely in the studio. 2020 was taxing on everyone’s headspace, but in this case it seems to have at least made for some good music.

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Open Mike Eagle

CD | 2017 | US | Original (Mello Music Group)

EH4AR (Everything Happens 4 A Reason)

Release: 2017 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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With the first song of his 2014 masterpiece, Dark Comedy, Open Mike Eagle reintroduced himself by defining his style: “I’m bad at sarcasm so I work in absurdity.” On that album, Mike deconstructed our overstimulated and over-surveilled society with ease and caustic wit. But what do you do when the world warps and bends into a shape so absurd that it can no longer be exaggerated?

Brick Body Kids Still Daydream is a searingly political record for systolic political times. It chronicles the life cycle of the Robert Taylor Homes, a housing project on the South side of Chicago that was demolished completely ten years ago. Families that had lived under the same roof for three generations were forced to scatter, condemned by bureaucrats and faceless cranes and public indifference. Mike Eagle brings the Robert Taylor Homes back to life--literally, with arms and eyes and a head like the dome of a stadium--and fights until the last brick is made to crumble.

As always, Mike slips in and out of various grey areas; on the opener “legendary iron hood,” he raps, “you think it's all good, but it's really a gradient.” The nostalgia (“95 radios”) is a little bit painful, the triumph (“hymnal”) comes through painstaking, incremental work. Everything needs to be earned, even the radio signals that are picked up through tinfoil wrapped on children's hands.

The thesis becomes fully formed on “brick body complex,” where the hook is a towering statement of identity: “Don't call me ‘nigga,’ or ‘rapper,’ my motherfucking name is Michael Eagle.” But this is not a departure from the man-as-building conceit--the flesh and blood and brick and mortar are inextricable.

In case there was any ambiguity about the political and cultural forces that lead to the Robert Taylor Homes’ eventual destruction, Brick Body Kids Still Daydream ends with perhaps the most powerful song of Mike Eagle’s catalog to date. “my auntie’s building” is a tour de force. “They say America fights fair,” he raps. “But they won't demolish your timeshare.” This is the point: the decay and eventual destruction of public housing--and of the physical lives of Black Americans generally--has been normalized in a way that should be grotesquely absurd. “They blew up my auntie’s building / Put out her great-grandchildren / Who else in America deserves to have that feeling? / Where else in America will they blow up your village?”

Production comes courtesy of Exile, Toy Light, Andrew Broder, Illingsworth, DJ Nobody, Kenny Segal, Caleb Stone, Lo-Phi, Elos, and Has-Lo, who produces and guests on “95 radios.” “hymnal” also features a superb turn from Sammus, who maintains the same rhyme scheme throughout her defiant verse.

As grave as the album’s stakes are, it's still anchored by Mike Eagle’s irrepressible sense of humor. (His live comedy show, The New Negroes, is upcoming via Comedy Central.) “no selling” is a hilarious take on practiced indifference, and “TLDR” bridges the economic gap with withering wit: “If you was rich and ‘bout to be broke, I can coach you / ‘Cause I can show you how to kill a roach with a boat shoe.”

Eagle has earned rave reviews in Pitchfork, the LA Weekly, and wherever brilliant, avant-garde rap is appreciated. Brick Body Kids Still Daydream is his most overtly political work to date, and puts to use all the dazzling technical skills he's perfected over more than a decade at the forefront of rap’s underground. In chaotic and increasingly fractured times, it has a few crucial things to bring to your attention.

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King Magnetic

CD | 2017 | US | Original (King Mag Music)

CD | 2017 | US | Original (Persia)

Release: 2017 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Truth, elite lyricism, and production that rivals some of Hip Hop's most critically acclaimed albums are the glue to King Magnetic's sophomore album.

An intoxicating blend of smooth, yet hardcore Hip Hop, is sure to leave the most hardcore fan stunned, purists with their jaws on the floor and 'Hipsters' jealous they didn't catch on sooner. "Everything Happens 4 A Reason" is a refreshing, raw, and truthful peek into the life of an artist balancing life issues and success. There's a noticeable growth in artistry without alienating the loyal base of listeners Magnetic has accumulated over the years. When everything and everyone changes on you, it might be a blessing in disguise. “Everything Happens 4 A Reason”...

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Camp Lo

On The Way Uptown

Release: 2017 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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LP | 2017 | EU | Original (Jakarta)

Olivier St. Louis

Ever Since The Fall

Factor & The Chandeliers EP

Release: 2017 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop, Organic Grooves

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Olivier St.Louis (the artist formerly known as Olivier Daysoul) releases his 2nd EP to start 2017 with some melancholic vibes.

After releasing a collaborative EP with Warp's Bibio, who is also featured as a producer on “Ever since the fall”, this 2nd solo release by the Olivier St.Louis marks the starting point of worldwide liveshow efforts for Olivier 2017. After a successful UK Tour with Laura Mvula, Olivier is getting ready to join AnnenMayKantereit for another Tour in spring 2017 to support his upcoming release “Ever since the fall EP”, out on Jakarta Records in February 2017. Six tracks somewhere in between lo-fi soul, drum computer sounds, warm basslines and funk trenched live compositions. Olivier will also join his partner in crime Oddisee for his “The Iceberg” Wolrd Tour until summer.

Olivier St.Louis went on to receive significant international attention for his work as a featured singer/songwriter back then still under the name Olivier Daysoul. He worked and toured worldwide with various artists including Oddisee, C2C, Onra, Bibio and Hudson Mohawke as such as other producers from the Warp Records family. Despite all of this, Olivier felt something was missing...A true reflection of his own voice and sound. Less bass music, more organic soul, less producer features and more independent unique compositions all by himself.

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Factor & The Chandeliers

10" | 2011 | US | Original (Fake Four Inc.)

CD | 2011 | US | Original (Oarfin)

Release: 2011 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Canadian super-producer, Factor under the new moniker Factor & the Chandeliers, creates his first sample-free fully instrumental album which Factor's signature dusty breaks experiment with a variety of genres from Hip Hop, 80s era R&B and Shoegaze.

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Z-Ro & Harvey D

No Nutt No Glory

Release: 2011 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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CD | 2011 | US | Original (Nature Sounds)

Blu

Jesus

Release: 2011 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Recently, a mysterious album titled Jesus turned up on the popular music site Bandcamp, uploaded by an artist calling himself “b”. Soon, the LP was discovered to be the latest work from enigmatic L.A. rapper Blu, and within hours, it was the talk of the blogosphere. The album was soon removed, but now it’s back, this time in physical form. New World Color is proud to present the latest lo-fi masterpiece from one of hip-hop’s most intriguing figures. Officially the debut for alter-ego “b”, Jesus is sure to satisfy the cult-like fanbase that’s been steadily growing around the artist most famously known as Blu ... feat. Madlib, Planet Asia, Alchemist, Hezekiah!

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CD | 2011 | US | Original (Nature Sounds)

Release: 2011 / UK

Genre: Hip Hop, Electronic & Dance

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Samples Nu Shooz … whoop!

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Blu

Her Favorite Colo(u)r

CD | 2011 | US | Original (Nature Sounds)

Release: 2011 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Everybody's darling Blu finally drops the long awaited full length album. Dooooooooope!

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Illmind

Behind The Curtain

LP | 2021 | EU | Original (Epitaph)

Release: 2011 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Despite being of hip-hop’s most in-demand producers, !llmind has never released an official album of his own until the instrumental Behind The Curtain, which isavailable from Nature Sounds on now. Having spent so much time working with vocalists, !llmind assures listeners that this is no ordinary beat tape. “ I make music based on emotion, that feeling you get when you are drawn to a piece of music.” To give fans a true look “behind the curtain,” !llmind will also be offering the album’s audio stems (drums parts, bass parts, horns parts, etc) through a download code on each CD. While hip-hop producers are known to operate in secrecy, !llmind hopes to inspire the next generation of track masters. “I’ve found that so many of my fans are producers,” he explains. “I know they’ll be excited for this.”

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Guccihighwaters

Joke's On You

CD | 2017 | UK | Original (Chopped Herring)

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Used Vinyl

Medium: Sealed, Cover: VG+

Limited Edition.
Red w/ Black [Transparent] Vinyl.

Sealed copy.
Cover corners slightly dented.

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Junclassic

Better Than Fiction

Release: 2017 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Used Vinyl

Medium: Near Mint, Cover: Near Mint

CD | 2017 | EU | Original (Sony Music Catalog)

DJ Khaled

Grateful

Release: 2017 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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CD | 2021 | EU | Original (The Penthouse / Empire)

Willie Jones

Right Now

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A Beautiful Revolution Part 2

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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The debut album from Willie Jones, Right Now, features previously released singles “Windows Down,” “Bachelorettes on Broadway”, and his latest, “Down For It” featuring T.I. — an updated rendition of the original, which have accumulated more than 20 million streams across all platforms. The new track was featured on Pandora’s Country Rap, Apple’s New Music Daily, Country Risers and others, and it was the cover of TIDAL’s Rap & Country playlist. Jones has more than one million followers across his socials and recently debuted his own Apple Music show called “The Cross Roads Radio.”

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Common

CD | 2021 | US | Original (Concord)

15,39 €* 21,99 € -30%

Release: 2021 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Tape | 2021 | US | Original (Cold Busted)

Saib.

Sailing

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7" | 2021 | EU | Original (Mr Bongo)

Release: 2021 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Cold Busted has navigated the smooth seas to unearth Sailing, the new album from Moroccan guitarist and beat-flinger saib. The Casablanca-based producer has steered his sound into warmer waters. Mixing tempered hip hop beats with jazzy vibes and a lounge sensibility, saib. touches on a style that's both chill and opulent. The album's opener, "Archipelago," sets the scene with gentle piano, swirling strings, and beachside sounds that would make Martin Denny proud. "Tropics" pushes the agenda further, featuring delightful vibraphone lines, stand-up bass, and boom bap beats, providing the perfect soundtrack for poolside cocktails. The sleepy crooning of "Blue Memories," the future-retro sing-a-long of "Mermaid Dreams," and the guitar/vibes interplay of "Pastel" provide other highlights. Sailing's twelve songs show saib. as an artist capable of bringing a sunny climate to any listening environment.

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EPMD

It's My Thing

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Godfather Don & Parental (de Kalhex)

Osmosis

CD | 2021 | EU | Original (Akromégalie)

Digipak CD | 2021 | EU | Original (90's Tapes)

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Limited edition of 300 copies.

Heads be ready: Godfather Don is back with a new album, fully produced by Paris-based Parental (of Kalhex fame). 16 tracks in total incl. all instrumentals plus a bonus beat by Godfather Don make this one another sureshot for your record collection of Hip Hop must-have's!

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Bush Babees

Gravity

CD | 2017 | US | Original (Musicinyaear)

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Limited edition of 300 copies on CD.

The Bush Babees sophomore album finally gets a reissue treatment on limited 2LP+7", cassette, CD and digitally. "Gravity" features productions by the likes of The Ummah, Pos of De La Soul, Rahzel of The Roots, Shawn J. Period and others. Guest MC's include Mos Def, Q-Tip of A Tribe Called Quest, Rahzel and Muntcho Leo.

The trio consisting of Kaos, Y-Tee and Mr. Man grew up in the West Indies, so reggae had a strong influence on their music. Formed in 1992, the Brooklyn representatives dropped their debut "Ambushed" in 1994 followed by the sophomore album "Gravity" in 1996 with the help from a number of Native Tongue members.

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Powerule

The Anomaly: Reloaded

Release: 2017 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Limited edition CD!

Featuring productions by Large Professor, Ayatollah, Lord Finesse and Psycho Les with guest appearances by Tragedy Khadafi, Sonny Banks, Thirstin Howl The 3rd and many others!

In the late 80's and early 90's Powerule stood century as the vanguard of an eventual Latin explosion in Hip Hop. Dominating mix shows and video mediums the Nuyorican experience in hip hop culture finally had their own voice. In 1991 they released their debut album “Volume 1” on Interscope Records that featured Leaders of The New School, Large Professor & Kurious Jorge. Powerule along with 2Pac were one of the first Hip Hop artists signed to Interscope Records.

Powerule went on to pave the way for artist like Fat Joe, Kurious, Big Pun, Tony Touch, The Beatnuts and others. Throughout the 1990s they released a string of classic singles such as "Dawn to Dusk”, "Bright Lights Big City", "Rock your Knot Quick", "Heatin up" & “Well Connected” produced by some of Hip Hop’s most celebrated producers: Mark Ronson, Erick Sermon & VIC from The Beatnuts.

It's been 26 years since Powerule released a physical album. This is unprecedented in the industry and happens to be their best work to date. The music and the lyricism proves that the Golden Era of Hip Hop still is relevant. A virtual who's who of producers provide the back bone for the album. Large Professor provides a hypnotic melody on “Glorify and Praise” and Prince Powerule delivers an adult contemporary message. When asked how it was working with Large Professor again after 26 years Prince said "I've never been pushed so hard in the booth. It took me a month to really get the flow and the lyrics right. It was exactly what I need to thrust myself back in the game."

Production from Psycho Les of the Beatnuts on “718” with verses by himself and Tragedy Khadafi make this Queens anthem bump!! DJ Eclipse provides a resident DJ appeal appearing on 3 songs. The album has a consistent feel capturing the essence of NY hip hop with strong story-telling and jewels of wisdom. Lord Finesse gifts Powerule with a melodic gem on “Get Right” feat Sonny Banks. Ayatollah, Self Service, VIC, Team Demo and others fill out this album but it ever loses its authentic feel..

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Creaturenomics

Hunt For The Future

Ashton "DJ Cassanova" Irons

Release: 2021 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Heads will know Creature from his first group The Triflicts (Hydra Ent) as well as his much-lauded feature on MF DOOM/Viktor Vaughn’s ‘Open Mic Night Pt 2’ off the ‘Vaudeville Villain’ LP. This right here is a brand new project which features production from the excellent El Pres Beats who is a London-based Dutch beatmaker. The whole vibe is reminiscent of early 2000s DOOM/M.I.C. but obviously with its own distinct flava. Really dope selection of tracks this, so we had to get it on a 7″ for the fisherman.

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Texas Tapes 92-95

CD | 2021 | US | Original (Sic)

Release: 2021 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Dope 8-track 100% unreleased and unleaked material from the early to mid 90’s outta Texas, produced by Papa Chuk and Landlords of the Morgue producer Ashton “DJ Cassanova” Irons. You will know Teddy Lee from the group Project Crew but the rest are pretty obscure acts that passed through Ashton’s studio in the early to mid 90’s to record their demos. Check out the flava!!

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Twenty Elbridge

Sleep Aid

7" | 2021 | EU | Original (Mr Bongo)

Release: 2021 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Twenty Elbridge's self produced album - Sleep AID is out now

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EPMD

The Big Payback

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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7" | 2021 | EU | Original (Mr Bongo)

EPMD

I'm Housin'

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Ill Conscious X Marshtini

Import Export

Release: 2021 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Golden Swords & F-Plus

Classical Weapons

Release: 2021 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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The Final Unreleased Project

Godfather Don

Release: 2021 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Black Encyclopedia Of The Air

Moor Mother

CD | 2021 | EU | Original (Anti)

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Manolo's Theme Feat. Roc Marciano

Bei Ru

12" | 2021 | US | Original (Musa Ler Music)

Release: 2021 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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V.A.

Foundation Entertainment

Release: 2021 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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So Joe City aka Third Eye Ent hits me up and says B, hook up with my man Strez, he might have some ish you are looking for. So outta Norfolk, Virginia, this is the Foundation Entertainment EP. Most of these tracks appeared on an extremely rare couple of cds from 97 & 99 as well as one off a demo tape and one unreleased from the House of Reps unreleased stash!!! Peep this short interview with DJ Strez for some background info:

Where did you grow up? “I grew up in the Park Place/Villa Heights section of Norfolk Virginia born & raised.”

What are your earliest memories of the culture? “My earliest moments of the culture are begging my mom to go to the record store to buy The Fatboys first album, LL Cool J “Radio”, Run-D.M.C. “Raising Hell” & Beastie Boys “Licensed To Ill” albums. When I got home that day I played these albums non stop. That’s when I knew I was in love with Hip Hop.”

Who were your fav beatmakers coming up? “My Favorite Beat Makers/Producers coming up was Marley Marl, Pete Rock, The Bomb Squad, DJ Premier, Large Professor, Diamond D & Joe City (VA Native)”

What was the VA scene like? “The VA Scene Between 1991-2001 was a great time to be involved with music.A lot of local artists that were coming out started making tapes and selling them at shows or in the clubs.We had so many outlets back then and the major artists were also coming down checking the scene out as well. We definitely had hidden gems as far as talent.”

When did you start making beats? “I started making beats when I was around 16 years old. I was always fascinated with making music and always wanted to learn. The music that was made between “87-99″ was always mind blowing to me. Once i realized that they were taking loops from old records,sampling and making beats out of them i knew that that is what i wanted to do”

What were your first bits of gear? “My first bits of gear was a Casio Sk-1, a Gemini Sampler Ds-1224, a Korg M1, a Boss Dr-5 & a Pair of technics belt drive turntables.”

When did you set up Foundation Ent? “Foundation Ent was formed around 93-95 through my partner Carlton Barnard and he was also my manager. We met at a mall out here in VA called Military Circle in 1996 and we chopped it up and immediately clicked. It all started and developed when he said he had equipment that wasn’t really being used and i asked him if i could use it and eventually it led to us getting a building for a studio and signing artists.”

How did you hook up with all the mcs? “Before Foundation Ent, I was in a group with a friend of mine named Stratagee Real which later became an artist on Foundation Ent so we were already connected. Carlton did beats and had the group Coalition & a female artist named Bad News already so we started teaming up and recording music together in the studio. The other artists that were on the roster were mostly people that we came across that rap and sing.”

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Afiliashun

The Unreleased 90's EP

Calcei & DJ Archives Are The Bowling League

Release: 2021 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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When I dropped The Perfect Time EP back in 2017 I was begging for some unreleased flava to go along with the 4 tracks on the OG 12″, but they were nowhere to be found. Since then, a lot of digging has been done and finally we are extremely pleased to announce, we have more period Afiliashun material – and boy was it worth the wait!! Here we have 8 unreleased Afiliashun crew heaters from 97-99. Enjoy!!!!!

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Broken Hearts & Beauty Sleep Colored Vinyl Edition

Release: 2021 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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“The Bowling League is emcee Calcei, from Detroit — now residing in Sacramento, and veteran Chicago turntabilist DJ Archives, who has worked with Southside stalwarts No I.D. and Primeridian. After collaborating on Calcei’s previous album “What Starts Today”, Calcei suggested forming a duo with Archives. Inspired by DJ/Emcee combos like Premier and Guru and Eric B and Rakim, the Bowling League pays homage to the past while keeping it fresh in the present. With classic production from Beatnick Classic, Olos, Monplacebo, TNV, Keef Boxx, and Pimpernal Jones (who also mixed and mastered the album), the Bowling League is hip hop dedicated to grown folks still following their passion.”

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Mykki Blanco

LP | 2021 | UK | Original (Transgressive)

Tape | 2021 | EU | Original (Ill Catz)

Release: 2021 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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First official release in nearly five years from the rapper, poet, and trailblazer Mykki Blanco, since their debut full-length Mykki. This 9-track body of work also marks their debut release as part of a recently signed deal with Transgressive Records in London (supported by [pias] worldwide). Features special guests Blood Orange (Dev Hynes), Big Freedia, Kari Faux + more Produced by FaltyDL Includes the 6Music A-listed single ‘Free Ride’, co-produced by FaltyDL and Hudson Mohawke

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Illanoise

The Fisherman

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Rochester New York’s very own Super group Da Cloth member Illanoise delivers once again!!!

This time he is teamed up with some of Hip Hop’s Underground elites to bring you The Fisherman. This Cinematic style project is filled with lethal lyrical doses over pure Dark & Dirty Production reminiscent of the 90’s provided by New Jersey's Halo.

A sure thriller and authentic Hip Hop Head must listen!!!

Limited Cassette Edition Handnumbered to #75

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MC Shinobi

The Revenge Of Shinobi

CD | 2021 | UK | Reissue (Chopped Herring)

Release: 2021 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Extremely dope sophomore album from Arizona’s own MC Shinobi. The first album was self-released a couple years ago and this follow up features killer production from the likes of DJ Obsolete, MPadrums, B.B.Z. Darney and DJ Daredevil [R.I.P.] as well as guest features from Herring regulars MC Gels & Hahyeem. Underground hip hop at its finest. Now on limited CD!!!

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MC Shinobi

7" | 2021 | US | Original (Heat Rock)

Release: 2021 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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The debut album from MC Shinobi – previously only 100 copies on CDR – now on a proper, limited CD release!!

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Flipout

The Mighty P.T.A.

CD | 2021 | EU | Original (Coughee Brothaz Enterprise / Empire)

Release: 2021 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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This 45rpm features an uptempo, jazz-flavored, breakbeat-centric remix of one of the Golden Era’s most unsung Hip-Hop crews. Produced by our newest roster member, Flipout(Canada), owner of Flip N Jay Records as well as a renowned Turntablist, Radio Station DJ, Producer. Includes the vocal and instrumental versions for your scratching / juggling pleasure!

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Devin The Dude

Soulful Distance

Swamp Thing & Ollie Teeba

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Devin The Dude is back with another classic. At 14 tracks, Soulful Distance plays on the current global scenario and oozes the familiar smooth sounds and cruising music that Devin is best known for. Keeping things local, the album features several notable Houston natives, including Scarface, Slim Thug, Big Pokey, & Lil Keke.

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Salty Gator

CD | 2021 | US | Original (Urbnet)

7" | 2021 | US | Original (Rhymesayers)

Release: 2021 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Toronto's three-headed rap monster, Swamp Thing (Timbuktu, Chokeules & Savilion) have a ritual of delivering spooky, heavy duty thunderclaps every Halloween. With their newest release, not even 2020 could stop them.

Salty Gator is Swamp Thing’s ninth full length studio album and follow up to last year's Cherry Mongoose. This year the record is a Trans-Atlantic mash up, with veteran super producer Ollie Teeba (The Herbaliser) on board for production.

Salty Gator delivers the consistent electricity and creativity that fans have come to expect from a Swamp Thing record, however, with features from all-star turntablist DJiRATE, and Ollie Teeba at the helm of production, the record differentiates itself as an entirely new force.

Salty Gator also features guest collaborations from Aquakultre, Jesse Dangerously, Ghettosocks, More Or Les, Nilla, and Wordburglar.

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Atmosphere

God's Bathroom Floor

Doomzday / Gypcees / Suspects

Release: 2021 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Initially Written And Recorded When Atmosphere And Fledgling Label Rhymesayers Entertainment Were Still Making A Name For Themselves In The Minneapolis Hip-Hop Scene, "God's Bathroomfloor" Was An Early Standout For The Group. Turning Heads And Drawing New Fans In With Slug's Introspective Raps Over Producer Stress' Hypnotic Jazzy Beat, The Song Was Performed Live Frequently, Becoming An Audience Favorite Before Everappearing On An Actual Release. Even Then, It Was Only A Live Performance They Made Available, And Only On A Limited Mixtape They Released In 1996. It Would Be Another Year Before The 4-Track Studio Recording Would Surface On Atmosphere's Overcast! Ep, A Collection Of Focus Tracks Promoting Theirdebut Full-Length Album, But "God's Bathroom Floor" Never Made It Onto The Album Itself And Slowly Slipped Into Obscurity From There. Now, In Celebration Of Its 25th Anniversary, Theoriginal Recording Has Been Unearthed, Remastered, And Pressed On This Limited Edition 7-Inch Vinyl. Plus, In A Nod To The Song's Original Release As A Live Version, We've Included A New Live Performance Of The Song, Recorded Recently In Montreal, Mixed And Mastered Exclusively For This Special Release.Whether You're A Lifelong Fan Whose First Introduction To The Group Was Through This Song, A New Fan Looking To Explore The Group's Historical Roots Further, Or Somewhere In Between, This Release Will Be A Welcome Addition To Your Atmospherecollection.

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Third Eye Entertainment Volume 2

Release: 2021 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Epik1

Epik1.2

Dooley-O Presents The Meccanizm

Release: 2021 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Killer album from Chicago MC, DJ, Producer and writer Epik1. Breaks galore on this ridiculously dope new album. Features include Chino XL, Copywrite, Kwest Tha Madd Lad, Wordsworth and more. One of the nicest projects I’ve heard all year. Peep it – you will NOT be disappointed.

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Only Built For Food & Drinks

Release: 2021 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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“Year 1994, a hardcore hip hop crew called the KGB decided to come together as a unit and form a group called the Meccanizm, outta New Haven,Ct. These dudes always was in competition with other Mcs and Beat makers and each other. What’s special about the crew is that they concentrated on Lyrics and Beats. The Mecc consist of Chief Rhythm, Gbo, Xtra, Doc Terror and Producer Dooley-O. This album represents the grimy era of hip hop. 1994”

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Pseudo Intellectuals

Digipak CD | 2021 | EU | Original (90's Tapes)

Release: 2021 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Dope new album from Buffalo, NY crew Pseudo Intellectuals. Mad breaks and beats on a dare I say it, almost Prince Paul-esque tip. Dude’s hit me up with the demos and I was totally blown away. Loved the samples, the drums, the cuts, the vibe – the whole nine yards. It’s so Herring, it had to happen. Big up yourselves fellas – great work!!

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Bush Babees

Ambushed

CD | 2021 | EU | Original (Office Home)

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Limited edition of 300 copies on CD.

The Bush Babees debut album finally gets a reissue treatment on limited 2LP+7", cassette, CD and digitally. "Ambushed" contains instant classics like "We Run Things" or "Remember We" and features productions by the likes of Ali Shaheed Muhammad of A Tribe Called Quest, Salaam Remi, Jermaine Dupri and others.

The trio consisting of Kaos, Y-Tee and Mr. Man grew up in the West Indies, so reggae had a strong influence on their music. Formed in 1992, the Brooklyn representatives dropped their debut in 1994 followed by the sophomore album "Gravity" in 1996 with the help from a number of Native Tongue members including Q-Tip and The Ummah, Pos of De La Soul, Rahzel of The Roots as well as a young Mos Def.

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Roforofo Jazz

Fire Eater

CD | 2017 | UK | Original (Chopped Herring)

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Paris based Roforofo Jazz is a 7-piece liveband fronted by Chicago born MC Days (aka RacecaR), with a certain taste for adventurous blends, mixing hip hop, afrobeat and jazz into their very own style. After more than 15 years slashing the afrobeat of Les Freres Smith with his guitar cuts, Martin Smith digged into the musical sediments and silts in a swamp of hip hop, funk groove, afro power, jazz freedom radicality, with a certain taste for adventurous blends. This wax solid 5 tracks Vinyl was recorded live in Montreuil (France) at Studios La Peche, in November 2019, just a few weeks after the band toured in Nigeria and played at the mythical New Afrika Shrine on the occasion of Felabration 2019, where they got invited to perform by the Fela Kuti family for a series of concerts in Lagos. The 5 titles include the single “Fire Eater”, a raw afro hip hop tune mixing rhythms in the tradition of polyrhythm afrofunk tunes, while also alternating in between jazzy mood and burning hip hop anthem. “Dump It” is a dark, mid tempo beat, borrowing the groove signature of ethiopian soul, and coated with hip hop sharp drops, while horns bring the jazzyness through their themes. “Helelyos” is a cover/extrapolation of Iranian singer Zia’s hit, to which Days vocals bring an heavy old school hip hop vibe. “2Kick1” is a relentless afrobeat oriented tune, though with a languorous spacy chorus that breaks with the traditional afrobeat routine. And “What We Think We Saw” ends the EP with an opening to more psychedelic visions, in which a Gil Scott-Heron spoken word style meets jazzy space echoes, flutes under massive reverbs in a global vibe that could remind old analog recordings of Mandrill, Cymande or LKJ.

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5 Elementz

The Album Time Forgot EP

CD | 2017 | UK | Original (Chopped Herring)

Release: 2017 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Limited edition CD!
Produced by J Dilla aka Jay Dee!!
5-Elementz formed in Detroit in 1992. The group met while attending Osborn High School on 7 Mile. The original members consisted of Thyme, Proof, Mudd, Jay Dee & DJ Head.
These great tracks produced by Jay Dee only released on cassette later in 1998. Chopped Herring had access to the original studio DATs and presents to you this great EP. Ya better don’t sleep!

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Beneficence

Contents Under Pressure

CD | 2011 | US | Original (Thizz Ent.)

Release: 2017 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Limited CD version!

Originally recorded in 1991, but finally released in 1994, the "Suckas Brevity/Hostile Lifestyle" 12-inch by New Jersey MC & producer Beneficence is what you would probably refer to as an "obscure record". Only 100 copies were ever pressed on indie label Big House Records, so Herring & Beneficence's label Ill Adrenaline thought it might be a good idea to bring back the 12-inch material and to add some previously unreleased Beneficence jawn from the 90's. Chopped Herring Records is proud to present "Contents Under Pressure". Peep it folks!

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Mac Dre & Kilo Kurt

From The Ground Up

CD | 2011 | US | Original (Mello Music Group)

Release: 2011 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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From the beginning to now, before and after, Mac Dre passed away Thizz is still going strong. This soundtrack for the Thizz nation, from Da Ground Up, is going to be a fan favorite with all new tracks from all your favorite artists. Featuring Dubee, Mistah Fab, J. Stalin, Jacka, J-Diggs, Philthy Rich, Rydah J. Klyde, Crest Creepaz, Zoe Da Roaster, D-Lo, Sleepy D, Gold Toes, Little Bruce, Lil Italy, the Mob Figaz and more.

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Oddisee

Odd Seasons

2LP | 2017 | EU | Original (Jakarta)

Release: 2011 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Oddisee has previously dropped 'Odd Spring', 'Odd Winter', 'Odd Autumn' & 'Odd Summer' over the years but come May 17th, 2011 Mello Music Group will be dropping 'Odd Seasons' on remastered vinyl & CD physical editions as one cohesive collection!

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Ill Camille

Heirloom

Warpath & China White HIS

Release: 2017 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG+, Cover: VG+

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Chinese War Chants

LP | 2021 | DE | Original (Am Apparat)

Him Lo & Giallo Point (Da Buze Bruvaz)

Release: 2021 / DE – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Medium: Sealed, Cover: VG+

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Ebenezer Maxwell

CD | 2021 | US | Original (Grilchy Party)

16,14 €* 18,99 € -15%

LP | 2021 | US | Original (Urbnet)

Release: 2021 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Back by popular demand HIM LO strikes again with his 6th solo project! "ebenezer Maxwell ( International Man of Leisure)" is the 3rd collaboration project Him Lo has cheffed up with producer extraordinaire Giallo Point and they have officially named their group the Cognac Kingz. These two together are like a modern day Gang STARR.Their chemistry is the perfect blend of ingredients laced with a myriad of herbs and spices to make the most flavorful dish in any kitchen.. This follows the persona of Ebenezer Maxwell an International Hero (or Villain) depending on the mission. He's globetrotting, jet setting and always in the mix of high velocity adventures. Available on wax and CD (which includes 1 bonus track).. Get your forks n knives ready n prepare for a four-course meal with the complimentary desert included.

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Def3 & Late Night Radio

Weddings & Funerals

16,19 €* 26,99 € -40%

CD | 2021 | US | Original (Air Vinyl)

Release: 2021 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Def3’s forthcoming album titled Weddings and Funerals, produced by Denver based electronic producer Late Night Radio, marks the rapper’s third full length release, and is the follow up to his 2017 LP, Small World. Weddings and Funerals is the second collaborative project between Def3 and LNR. The nine-track record features Denver’s electronic funk duo Recess, Vancouver emcee Kapok, and instrumentalists Miles Lujan and Melissa Joy. Weddings and Funerals juxtaposes the rush of togetherness and new life with loss and grief. The album came together over a two-year period, during which time LNR and Def3 consistently pushed each other to develop their niche sound. Notably, during production Def3 also became a father and re-located to Vancouver, BC. The album title holds literal meaning for Def3, who celebrated his wedding and buried his grandfather in the same week, but it is also a metaphor for deeper themes and intangible disruptors.

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38 Spesh & Flee Lord

Loyalt + Trust II

16,19 €* 17,99 € -10%

Release: 2021 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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The Way Through Blue White Swirl Vinyl Edition

Deca

LP | 2017 | US | Reissue (Beulah)

CD | 2021 | US | Original (Rhymesayers)

Release: 2017 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Used Vinyl

Medium: Sealed, Cover: VG

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Aesop Rock X Blockhead

Garbology

CD | 2021 | US | Original (Fat Beats)

Release: 2021 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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When Aesop Rock debuted in the late 90s with Music For Earthworms and Appleseed, Blockhead was also a part of the process, not only as a producer, but also helping coordinate sales of the CDRs to hungry Hip Hop fans. Blockhead and Aesop continued to collaborate, creating an impressive list of songs along the way, including two of Aesop's most popular songs to date; "Daylight" and "None Shall Pass". In recent years, Blockhead has contributed production, as well as remixes, to manyof Aesop's solo releases and group projects, and Aesop has made a handful of guest features on Blockhead's solo projects, but in all that time, Aesop and Block have never done a full album together, until now! Garbology came together over the course of the pandemic, as well as in the midst of Aesop processing the loss of a close friend in January of 2020, resulting in a period of time of feeling uncreative. Looking back on that time that feels both like yesterday and forever-ago, Aesop recalls, "Theworld got real weird during those months. I knew at some point I had to get back to making something. Make a beat. Draw a picture. Write. Just go. But the idea of making a beat felt like math homework, and drawing is just so hard. Writing is hard too, but at some point I had to pick one." With writing as the chosen path, Aesop hit up Blockhead to send over some beats. At the beginning there wasn't a plan for an album, or any particular plan beyond creating some songs. However, it wasn't long before one song became a few, and then a handful, until finally an album was born. Garbology encapsulates the soundtrack of current times, capturing a snapshot of Aes and Block expressing a means of entertaining themselves in the midst of less social interactions than usual, "anchored on a goulash of cabin fever, fear, anger and boredom", as Aesop describes it. As for the album title, Aesop explains, "Garbology is defined as the study of the material discarded by a society to learn what it reveals about social or cultural patterns. I find a lot of parallels between that and the idea of picking up the pieces after a loss or period of intense unrest, and seeing what's really there. It's information that speaks to who I am, who we are, and how we move forward. Furthermore - the idea of digging through old, often neglected music from another time with an ear tuned for taking in that data in a different way than your average listener would is exactly what Tony does. Go through the information and see what you find."

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Roc Marciano

Mt. Marci

The Crux Splatter Vinyl Edition

Release: 2021 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Mt. Marci is the 8th studio album from legendary emcee / producer Roc Marciano. This new album is in conjunction with Josue Thomas of The Gallery Dept, and without question is a must have for the true music / Roc Marciano fan.

This is Art That Kills.

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Really Hiiim

LP | 2021 | EU | Original (SCMD Music)

16,99 €* 19,99 € -15%

Career Crooks Zilla Rocca & Small Professor

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Producer Really Hiiim and videographer Puzzle joined forces for an album called, “The Crux.” The Crux is a collection of 11 songs featuring an array of emcees telling their tales over Really Hiiim’s somber, sampled soundscapes. The Crux features appearances of prominent artists from the underground “new wave boom bap scene” like Pounds, Willie The Kid, Al.Divino, Estee Nack, Fly Anakin, Koncept Jackson, B.A Badd, Falcon Outlaw, Lord Juco, PT, Raz Fresco, Maf, Adonis, 448 Brad, and veteran Planet Asia. The Real Hip-Hop spoke to Really Hiiim about making music that could cross over into the mainstream, his working relationship with Puzzle, and their new album, The Crux.

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Good Luck With That

Tape | 2017 | US | Original (Urbnet)

Release: 2017 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Fred The Godson

Ascension

Release: 2021 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Clear Shell • Limited TO 300 Units Hip-Hop lost one of its most talented wordsmiths when Fred The Godson passed away due to complications with Covid-19 last year. However, his family has continued his legacy by launching the nonprofit Fred The Godson Foundation, as well as releasing some of his most sought-after music on vinyl and CD. Ascension is the first posthumous release with all new material from the South Bronx emcee. The tracks were handpicked by Fred's brother Russ and they are a prime example of the creative high he was on just before his passing. The collection of songs includes production from The Heatmakerz and guest spots from G Mims, Guap Sinatra, M City, Reef Hustle, Bandz Dinero and more. This album is a celebration of Fred's life and so, fittingly, the LP dropped digitally on his birthday, February 22. On the same day, New York City officials unveiled a new street name in the South Bronx honoring the respected lyricist: Fredrick "Fred The Godson" Thomas Way. A lot of artists make street music, but only a handful have ever received a tribute with street signs.

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Eto

Eto Brigante

Release: 2021 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Dark Pink Shell • Limited TO 300 Units Eto Brigante is the one and only time Rochester's favorite son has done a concept album. The featureless affair is based on the classic gangster film Carlito's Way, as song titles like "Benny Blanco Club Scene" and "David Kleinfeld" make abundantly clear. Eto adapts the key scenes of the movie into rhyme in a way that only he can. The hardbody beats are handled by underground go-to's like V Don, Trox, Chup The Producer, MichaelAngelo, and more.

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Elcamino

Money For Bail

Release: 2021 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Dark Pink Shell • Limited TO 250 Units This is easily the most slept-on project in ElCamino's discography. The 10-track album is laced with his trademark nonchalant flow and was originally planned as his entry in Griselda's On Steroids series. While he has never revealed which producers are behind these hood hits, the album features two appearances by buzzing NYC emcee Madhattan, as well as verses from Loveboat Luciano (b$f), Don P, and Miserable Genius. Not to mention the album has iconic cover-art by design deity Manuel "Cep" Concepcion.

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Elcamino & 38 Spesh

Sacred Psalms

2LP | 2017 | EU | Original (Jakarta)

Release: 2021 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Much like Benny The Butcher, ElCamino is just as associated with 38 Spesh’s Trust movement as he is with Griselda. So it should come as no surprise that Camino and Spesh’s phenomenal Martyr’s Prayer project from 2019 was only the first of many joint albums to come. Their follow-up, Sacred Psalms, is not a sequel but instead a new chapter in the story of Camino’s rise. The album features standout tracks like Hustle Like Me, What I Be On, and Camino Season, but make no mistake, the whole album is high grade dope.

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Ill Camille

Heirloom

Release: 2017 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Used Vinyl

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Adventures In Counter-Culture Bonus 7" Single

Blueprint

7" | 2021 | US | Original (Rhymesayers)

CD | 2021 | US | Original (Nature Sounds)

Release: 2021 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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bonus 7" vinyl (sold separately), featuring two previously digital-only tracks, "Soul Music" and "Who Do You Love?" featuring Slug of Atmosphere and Illogic. 7" full color printed jacket with matte UV finish, custom red colored vinyl, 45 rpm, digital download card.

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Blu

The Color Blu(E)

Release: 2021 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Tape | 2021 | UK | Original (Barbershop)

Snips

52 Beats

Release: 2021 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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CD | 2021 | US | Original (Rhymesayers)

DJ Abilities

Phonograph Phoenix

12" | 2021 | EU | Original (Jam City)

Release: 2021 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Gregory Keltgen (aka DJ Abilities) gravitated toward the turntables at a young age, becoming a DJ at only 17, before going on to compete in the legendary DMC DJ competitions only 2 years later in 1999. He won the regional title and advanced to the U.S. finals that year, before doing it again in 2001. Soon after, Abilities was also garnering attention for performing all the scratches on indie classic, Fantastic Damage, the debut album by El-P of Run The Jewels' fame, as well as contributing his turntable talents and production skills to other Hip-Hop cult favorites like The Anti-Album by Semi.Official, and The Taste of Rain... Why Kneel? by Deep Puddle Dynamics. But above all, his name would become most celebrated throughout the 2000's as one-half of the dynamic Hip-Hop duo Eyedea & Abilities. DJ Abilities had first met Micheal "Eyedea" Larsen in the mid-90's, and the two soon began a working relationship that would eventually play a prominent role in the burgeoning Indie-Rap movement of the time. Together, the pair developed a near symbiotic creative union that produced three albums _ First Born; E&A; and By The Throat _ a catalog animated by the burning fusion of Eyedea's introspective and technically adept rhymes with Abilities' precise scratches and versatile production. Tragically, his partner Eyedea passed away in 2010 leaving Abilities to soldier on by himself, but the influence of their partnership continues to shape DJ Abilities' music to this day. His latest project, Phonograph Phoenix, finds the DJ/Producer returning to the forefront and embracing an entirely new approach to making music. A departure from previous work that was primarily sample-based, Phonograph Phoenix finds Abilities opting to build the album's compositions from the ground up, creating his own sound through Ableton Live and various soft synths, with razor sharp cuts and select vocal chops providing a voice where his fallen partner may have once stood. Abilities' new production techniques breathe an awakening essence into Phonograph Phoenix, whether that's in the deep, cavernous bass and funky drum loops of "Worldwide", the gorgeous atmospheric synths he conjures on "Waves", or the sinister head-nodding groove of "The Badman" with its vulnerable-but- not-self-pitying vocal samples. Throughout its creation, Abilities sought to remain as truthful as possible, ensuring that each song held qualifying meaning and that the album on a whole made a definitive statement. The process inspired Abilities to dig deep and pull up some heavy, heartfelt beats and, speaking with his hands as all great turntablists do, he used this space to address grief, loss, and his own personal shortcomings, all while making room for hope and optimism.

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Mr Doris & D-Funk

Cruise Control

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Mr Doris and D-Funk join forces with UK rap aficionado MysDiggi to bring us hip hop of the highest order in the form of 'Cruise Control'. With production nods to the boom bap era of the 90's and a unique fun-lovin lyrical style delivered by frontman MysDiggi this track is a happy oasis of good time vibes that sets a precedence amongst those more electronic and synthetic out there. With remixes coming from 'Dazzla & Doris', 'Basement Freaks' and the mighty 'Nightmares On Wax' this is set to be a big release for their maiden voyage on the good ship Jam City.

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Daniel Son X Slim One

Bloodlust

CD | 2021 | US | Original (Blacklife)

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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This one's all about that “bloodlust” as Daniel Son spits venomous flows over Slim One’s killer production! Very limited CD edition of only 200 copies!

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Stezo

The Last Dance

CD | 2021 | EU | Original (Rhymesayers)

Release: 2021 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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This Lp features appearances from Master Ace, Craig G, ED.OG, L.L Cool J, Biz Markie, Big Daddy Kane and more Stezo The Last Dance!!!! New music from a fallen icon

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Atmosphere

Word?

Kota The Friend & Statik Selektah

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Following Their Last Release, The Day Before Halloween_an Imaginative, Distorted-Synth-Driven Concept Album_atmosphere Returns With A Refreshing New Project, Simply Titled Word? Steering Back Toward Their Signature Sound, The Album Further Highlights Producer Ant's Undeniable Talents As The Project Leans Into The Classic Boom-Bap Aesthetic, Bringing A Uniqueenergy Out Of Slug's Wisdom, Wit And Delivery. From Onset, Word? Proves To Be Every Bit An Exercise In Refining And Advancing Their Craft As It Is A Harkening To Earlier Work. That Is, While Their Releases Have Grown More Broodingly Cinematic, And Increasingly Concerned With The Human Conditionand Mortality, Word? Manages To Reintroduce Moments Of Levity And Lightheartedness Throughout, An Approach Seldom Heard On Their Albums Of Late. From Album Opener "Fleetwood," With Its Razor-Sharp Snares And Warm Fleshy Bassline, To The Resonant Melody Of "Clocked", There Are Strong Hints Of Atmosphere's Nascent Years Within The Sound. Meanwhile, Songs Like "Woes", "Strung" And "Vanish" Cheerfully Make Light Of Daily Hardships, But They're More Likely To Be Remembered For Making Listeners Want To Bob Their Heads And Sing Along. With Slug And Ant Directing The Course, The Album Plays Like A Joyride Through A Range Of Experiences And Emotions, With An Extensive Cast Of Special Guests Hopping In And Out Along The Way, Includingevidence, Muja Messiah, Musab, Nino Bless, Nikki Jean, Anwar Highsign, Blackliq, Sa-Roc, Haphduzn, Lateef The Truthspeaker, Aesop Rock, And The Late Mf Doom (Rip). The Result Is A Project That Feels Like It Came From The Era Or, Perhaps More Fittingly, The Mindset That Created Albums Like God Lovesugly, Seven's Travels, Or The Popular Sad Clown Series, While Sounding As Polished And Perfected As More Recent Albums Like Mi Vida Local Or Whenever. Ultimately, Word? Pairs The Breadth Of Atmosphere's Talents With The Beauty Of Their Growth, All While Showing They Still Have A Lot Of Fun In The Process And Don't Mind Letting The Listener In On T...

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To Kill A Sunrise

Tape | 2021 | US | Original (Fltbys Music)

Kota The Friend & Statik Selektah

Release: 2021 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Brooklyn Bred MC and Independent Artist, Kota the Friend, continues to stake his claim in music, collaborating for a no frills, modern nostalgic, sharp, yet witty collaborative album with the legendary DJ, Statik Selektah. ‘To Kill A Sunrise’ arrives via Fltbys Music and Entertainment, accompanied with an introductory visual Kota and Statik released in celebration of the album. A sonic paring that’s been brewing for a few years now, ‘To Kill A Sunrise’ is a PSA, -- as Kota the Friend chants on the opening track ‘I ain't the Kota you first met… I. Can’t. LOSE.’ The confident, independent MC, over the masterful production of Statik Selektah introduces a more seasoned musician, locking his view on success, stepping out of his own way and over all those who doubt the makings of an undeniable voice of a generation. Coming off his ninth studio album, Statik Selektah takes a swing with Kota the Friend. An early co-sign and friendship has produced one of the promising rising MC’s from Brooklyn. Statik’s unique ear and keen eye for talent has made him an undeniable force for both rising rappers and legends. Staying authentic and true to himself, Statik speaks on why this collaboration was essential for hip-hop, saying: The pair show no signs of stopping. Aside from his own music, Statik has continued to make noise through the airwaves on his weekly Thursday night show “ShowOff Radio” on Shade 45 Sirius XM. In addition, he has toured all over the world DJing at festivals or backing music heavyweights like Q-Tip and Nas. From taking on independence and ownership (as discussed with The Wsj), to receiving co-signs from SZA to NoName, including LaKeith Stanfield, Erykah Badu, RZA and many others -- Kota the Friend continues to produce his own music, content, and shows under his label, Fltbys, showing how ‘pressure makes a diamond and depression makes a legend’.

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To Kill A Sunrise

CD | 2021 | US | Original (Fltbys Music)

Evidence of Dilated Peoples

Release: 2021 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Unlearning Volume 1

CD | 2021 | US | Original (Rhymesayers)

Vinnie Paz of Jedi Mind Tricks

Release: 2021 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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In March 2020, right as the whole world was entering into a transitional phase, Evidence released a single titled "Unlearning". Now, a year later, Evidence launches the campaign for his upcoming album, Unlearning Vol. 1, picking up where the single of the same name left off, and going beyond. Throughout his career, Evidence has always been adept at both staying true to his roots and evolving as he grows and learns from life experiences, including recognizing when the time comes to unlearn. During the campaign for his last album, Weather or Not (2018), he expressed a desire to close the chapter on the weather-related theme that had been a staple of his solo career to that point. Unlearning Vol. 1 not only sees that vision come to life, but shines brilliantly in the process. Unlearning Vol. 1 pairs Evidence's own production with works from The Alchemist, Nottz, Sebb Bash, Animoss, Mr. Green, V Don, Daringer and Eardrum (QThree). This highlights perhaps an undervalued skill of Ev's - his ability to collaborate with a multitude of producers on a project, while still creating an album with a cohesion and consistency rarely found in such extensive collaboration. While the album's musical soundscape sets the scene, it's Ev's gift for relatable yet inventively clever writing that really paints the picture, continually pulling the listener in. That said, a small but powerful cast of guest appearances also decorate the landscape, courtesy of stellar performances from Boldy James, Conway The Machine, Fly Anakin, Navy Blue, and Murkage Dave. Unlearning Vol. 1 embodies the sound and feeling of pure artistic expression, capturing a moment in time where marketability, album sales & streaming potential, and the desire to please anyone other than the artist themselves, are all just an afterthought. As one could expect, such freedoms allowed Evidence to tap into something special that sounds engaging and unique, and also remains true to his foundation. In essence, Unlearning Vol. 1 finds Evidence at yet another creative peak, creating a listening experience poised to catch the attention of new listeners while strengthening his core fanbase.

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Burn Everything That Bears Your Name

CD | 2021 | UK | Original (Iron Tusk)

Release: 2021 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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12" | 2021 | US | Original (Blacklife)

Chris Lowe

The Golden Era Great

Release: 2021 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Selections taken from the Blacklife Records release "The Golden Era Great LP" which contains appearances from Parrish Smith, Large Professor, Sadat X, Carl Thomas, K Solo, Stezo, Super Lover Cee, Dinco D and more. Stezo’s DJ and producer, Chris Lowe, continues on the legacy of making sure Stezo’s name remains on people’s minds.

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The Last Emperor

Gotta Have Love EP

Grand Daddy I.U Presents The Essence

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Limited to 350 copies. HHE is proud to announce The Last Emperor's "Gotta Have Love EP" for the first time ever on CD! The CD edition will contain 8 early legendary tracks from the Last Emperor's vaults recorded in the late 90's and early 00's!! The Last Emperor is a Philly born MC who first burst upon the scene back in 1996 with the epic Bums/Monumental/Secret Wars Part 1 12". After studying political science at Lincoln, the Philly native originally saw himself working for the United Nations. That is until Dr. Dre, who got Emp’s tape from a college buddy, signed him to his Aftermath label. Even though his debut never came to fruition, The Last Emperor made the decision to further pursue a rap career. The Last Emperor made the decision then to permanently move to New York where he began performing at open mic nights and started getting a lot of attention from labels. He then proceeded to sign with Rawkus, where he released a single but Rawkus folded 6 months after he signed so his debut album was postponed once again. After that The Last Emperor decided to take matters into his own hands and launched Red Planet Music. In collaboration with Raptivism he then released "Music, Magic, and Myth" in 2003 and later on the same year "Palace of the Pretender" in the UK which pretty much had a similar tracklist. Limited to 350 copies only!

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Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Not many rappers have the longevity of Grand Daddy I.U. who has been in the game for over 30 years now. On "The Essence" The Smooth Assassin stays behind the boards and leaves all emceeing duties over to an all-star line-up of both legendary as up and coming rappers. The project features appearances from artists like Method Man, Sadat X, Ruste Juxx, Craig G, Large Professor, Rah Digga, Lil’ Fame, O.C, Bumpy Knuckles, General Steele, D.V. Alias Khrist, Prince Po just to name a few, and of course his personal protegees Inf Da God and Shortee Sha. Limited to only 300 copies on CD!

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Bub Styles

Very Sucio, Muy Picante

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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HHE AND ILL Catz Records ARE Proud TO Present YOU THE Epic 13 Track Opus OF BUB Styles X ACE Fayce! Str8 UP Harcore AND RAW OUT OF Brooklyn, NY. CD limited to 150 units.

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Hanzo Bladez

Birds Of Prey

CD | 2021 | US | Original (Easy Money)

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Ea$Y Money & Fabeyon

Beyond Ea$Y

2LP | 2021 | US | Original (The End Of)

Release: 2021 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Ea$y Money (Haverhill, MA) and Fabeyon (Springfield, MA) team up for their collaborative effort Beyond Ea$y. Ea$y and Fabe stick to the script on this one: dope rhymes over knocking beats that are sure to keep the listener wanting more. Legendary producers (Buckwild, Statik Selektah) as well as up and comers (Shortfyuz, Melks, DJ Manipulator and more) provide the backdrop for this bar fest and a few lyrical juggernauts (Ransom, Termanology, Nems) add fuel to the verbal fire as Ea$y and Fabeyon carry tradition on this 13 track album. With a strong pedigree of both battle rapping and classic Golden Age boom-bap flow, Beyond Ea$y wears its’ street bonafidese on its’ sleeve, and stands as a potent addition to Ea$y Money and Fabeyon’s growing legacy of rap greatness. Another solid offering added to the ST. Da Squad legacy...

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Consolidated

We're Already There

Release: 2021 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Consolidated, The Political Dance/Industrial Music Band From The Early 90ties Joined Again For A Studio Session In San Francisco Last Summer, Resulting In A New Album. 'We're Already There'. The First Release On Consolidated's Own Label 'The End Of Records'. What Else To Expect, The New Recordings Are An Innovating Mix Of Industrial, To Hip-Hop, To Rock And Funk With Mixtures Of Live Instruments And Electronics. Topped With Left Political Activism And Politically Radical Lyrics Address Issues Such As America, Covid And Ecocide With Song The Flood, Demand *'Free Music, Stop America'* With Musica Sin Frontieras & Welcome Guest Vocalist Greta Thunberg On The Track The 'Ol Mass Extinction Blues.The Album Starts In 'Traditional Consolidatedgroove' With The Song 'Capitalism A.F.', A Mix Of Beats, Industrial Sounds And Hiphop. Followed By Funkypop Songs, Danceable Industrial Jams, Techno Beats, Reggae And Blues Influences Plus A Remarkable Noise Track. Main Musicians Are Adam Sherburne (Guitar/Vocals) And Mark Pistel (Synths/Beats) Backed By Lynn Farmer (Meat Beat Manifesto) On Drums, Who Replaces The Original Drummer Phil Steir. The Complete Album Is Recorded, Mixed And Mastered By Mark Pistel At 'Room 5' In San Francisco. The Cover Shows Art Paintings From Ayelet Hay (Front) And William Kendall (Back). On 'We're Already There' Consolidated Plays More Music Than Ever. "I Have Zero Interest In Being In A Band, Especially My Own_" "I Had To Develop A Different Way To Be Involved With Music For Aesthetic And Mental Health Reasons_" "Free Music! Is Not To The Detriment Of Artists, It's Literally The End Of Artists-As Anyone Perceives Them In The Last 500 Years" -Adam Sherburne - Consolidated Are Known For Their Live Performances, In Which A Microphone Is Passed Among Audience Members To Discuss, Rebut, Argue Or Elaborate On Song Topics. Consolidated: Adam Sherburne & Mark Pistel.

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R-Juna

Intelligent Design

The Fix (DJ Grazzhoppa & Jamil Honesty)

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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R-Juna is a producer, DJ, and MC influenced by gritty East Coast 90’s hip hop. In his 10 years in the music scene he has produced several albums spanning various genres, toured the United States, and shared stages with many of his musical influences. His most recent project, "Intelligent Design", marks his return to hip hop after a brief hiatus and showcases his grimey boombap beats coupled with thought-provoking rhymes. The album also features New York underground MCs Chuck Chan and Zagnif Nori, as well as A7mc from Detroit.

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This Is War

Black Knights Of The Northstar

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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The Fix consist of two long time collaborators, Baltimore emcee Jamil Honesty and legendary Belgian DJ Grazzhoppa . They came together to give you their debut album "This Is War" featuring elite emcees like Ill Conscious, Josiah The Gift, Supreme Cerebral, Codenine and more! The LP contains pretty straight forward raw rhymes from Jamil Honesty paired with top notch beats from DJ Grazzhoppa who not only produced the majority of the project but also provided the album with his signature cuts. An absolute gem and without a doubt one of the illest albums of 2020!

The album will be limited to 100 copies on red opaque vinyl and 150 copies on black vinyl. Since the album was released on CD already last year but sold out quickly, I decided to do a small very limited CD repress of only 150 copies which will feature the amazing Real Shit (The Majestic Remix) as a bonus track!

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Northstar On The Blackest Night

CD | 2021 | US | Original (Black Stone Of Mecca)

Oh No Vs. Now-Again Volume 3

Release: 2021 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Discovered by RZA, this Californian group was the first from the West Coast to be signed by Wu-Tang in 1997. The group later separated into two groups: Black Knights and Northstar who kept working closely together. They made key appearances on the albums “Wu-Tang Killa Beez: the Swarm” (Platinum), “The Sting” (Gold) plus numerous RZA soundtracks such as “Ghostdog”, “Afro Samurai” and all the Bobby Digital projects.

Black Knights consisted of Crisis (The Sharpshooter), Rugged Monk, Doc Doom (R.I.P) and The Holocaust while Northstar is Christ Bearer and Meko The Pharaoh. For the first time in history since they separated ways around 2000, they have reunited to record a collective album as RZA envisioned when he signed them.

The album, called “Northstar on the Blackest Night” features all members including the late Doc Doom and Holocaust who has been on hiatus. It has solid production from Skarekrow and RZA who also features along side Ghostface Killah, Cappadonna and Kurupt and definitely proves why they are the founding and fore fathers of the West Coast Wu-Tang Killa Beez movement

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Oh No

CD | 2017 | US | Original (Now-Again)

CD | 2017 | US | Original (Core)

Release: 2017 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Now-Again presents its third Oh No library
offering: heavy hip hop based on samples from
the Now-Again Catalog.
Oh No’s debut album for Now-Again was also
the first in our music library series - and was
one of our most successful exercises in
creating modern “library music” for easy
synchronization. For this, his third entry, Oh No
combs through the vast array of Now-Again’s
catalog – from American soul, funk and jazz to
Zambian hard rock to Australian prog to
Swedish psych - create a series of beats that
range in mood and style and all contain Oh
No’s trademark swagger. Fans of the variety of
projects that Oh No is a part – from his
Gangrene project with Alchemist to his
production for the likes of Jedi Mind Tricks,
Action Bronson and Talib Kweli - will
be pleased with the variety of beats
contained within.
This limited edition is CD is packaged in a
“mini-LP” gatefold and is available in limited
quantities. Once they’re gone, they’re gone.

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Mr. Complex

Forever New

Glorify N Praise / Get Right Feat. Sonny Banks

Release: 2017 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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After two Polyrhythm Addicts albums, four solo albums, a mixtape, collaboration album and an EP, Mr. Complex drops his best work yet: “Forever New”. Grown man rap music that has that Boom Bap sound with the late great 90's feel. One producer Mortal 1 for the entire album. Mr. Complex directed five music videos for the album.

The album has the Complex you are accustomed to with a bit of growth, wordplay, storytelling and humor. A very well rounded MC and a pronounced song writer. This album is loaded with high caliber singers Maya Azucena, Georgia Anne Muldrow, Cole Williams, Anna Simpson and others. Guest bars from Emcee's OC, Sadat X, General DV, Prince Po, Tiye Phoenix and Truth Enola.

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Powerule

7" | 2017 | US | Original (Musicinyaear)