US Hip Hop 3002 Items

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

Release: 2021 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Kool Keith Is The Most Legendary Trailblazer Of Hip Hop Music. With Characters Spanning From Dr. Octagon To Tashan Dorsett To Black Elvis To Dr. Dooom, Keith Is Always Delivering Realness, Spectacles In Word And Sound, And Creating New Worlds With His Many Auras. Scorn Is The Electronic Beat Project Of Acclaimed Exnapalm Death Drummer Mick Harris, The Dark Lord Of Ambient Dub. Mick Harris' Prolific Ventures Across Numerous Projects Include Painkiller (With John Zorn And Bill Laswell), Quoit, Lull, Monrella, And Many More. Submerged Is The King Of Underground Drum N Bass DJs, Having Pioneered The Scene For The Hard Sound From Astana To Sao Paulo To Kiev To Brooklyn. He Is The Founder Of Galactic Enterprise That Is Ohm Resistance. Distortion Is A Collaborative Single With Some Of The 100% Certified Dopest Kool Keith Verses. He Is Tuned Into His Co-Authors, Dropping Lines About "Power Sources, Mediterranean Bosses", Going "52 States, European, Worldwide", Discussing "More Power To Explore", And Knowing How To "Stick My Hand Out The Speaker And Reach Y'all". A Massive Energy Liftoff Occurs As Keith Joins His Multiverse With That Of The Ohm Resistance Artists.Mick Harris' Instantly Recognizable Bludgeoning Beat Carries The Weight, As He Trades Off Bass Blast Duties With The Organic Overdriven Bassline Of Submerged. A Warning Shot Fired In Advance Of Scorn's Album, "The Only Place", This Single Adds The Missing Element To Scorn That Brings Out The Richness And Flavor Of Mick Harris Behind The Mixing Desk. "I'm So Happy To Be Working With A Great Voice - I Could Do More Of, It Adds Another Dynamic To Scorn." Says Harris. Submerged Explains His Usual Streak Of Unusual Luck - "I Had A Bassline I Had Written And Wanted To Send To Mick Harris For Scorn. When The Opportunity Came To Work With Kool Keith, Mick Made His Beat, And My Riff Fit Exactly - So We Coordinated The Forces To Put This Record Together". With Kool Keith Being One Of The Most-Named Influences By Many Of The Ohm Resistance Artists, His Arriv...

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Main Source

Breaking Atoms

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

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Strictly limited edition of 300 copies on CD of Main Source's classic debut "Breaking Atoms" from 1991.

With "Breaking Atoms", the trio comprised of K-Cut, Sir Scratch and Large Professor delivered a timeless classic in Hip Hop history. The album features cameos by a young Nasty Nas, Joe Fatal and Akinyele as well as a co-production by Pete Rock. Setting standards with its »crunchy digitized drums, choppy segmented samples, and murky filtered basslines«, as Ben Detrick wrote in the Village Voice, the album received 4.5 mics in the Source that later on in 2002 were revised to 5 mics.

Available in a limited run on 2LP vinyl, CD and cassette.

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Bub Styles

Very Sucio, Muy Picante

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

Mannish

Audio Sedative

CD | 2018 | CA | Original (Dust & Dope)

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Limited edition of 300 copies on CD of Mannish's debut album "Audio Sedative" from 1995.

Next up on "90's Tapes" is the mid-90's underground charmer "Audio Sedative" by Los Angeles-based duo Mannish, consisting of Rappers Jekill and Jive. The dope production was mostly handled by B-Zar (better known as American actor Balthazar Getty) and the cuts were provided by a young DJ Nu-Mark who later on became known as a member of Jurassic 5. Available in a limited run on 2LP, CD and cassette plus digitally on all major platforms.

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Intrepid Stylez

CD | 2021 | US | Original (Eightyhd)

Release: 2018 / CA – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Limited to 300 copies.

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Chris Webby

28 Wednesdays Later

CD | 2020 | EU | Original (Hip Hop Enterprise)

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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Ill Concious X Aloeight

The Epic Of Gilgamesh

CD | 2020 | EU | Original (Mello Music Group)

Release: 2020 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Lyrical expert ILL Conscious joins forces with West Coast producer Aloeight to drop a 7 track opus titled "The Epic of Gilgamesh".

Limited to 300 copies!

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Marlowe

Marlowe 2

Release: 2020 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Tape | 2020 | US | Original ((In)Sect)

Nameless

Chips

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

Release: 2020 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Nameless - Raised in Flint, Michigan, he’s a producer & also a human time machine for the 90’s Boom Bap sound. On this album, “Chips”, Nameless is releasing a project that has become the most personal of his career thus far. “Chips” became a 2 year creation due to a life of serious events happening: lot of forks in the road, lot of depression, lot of moving from resting place to resting place, and so on. But when a person is passionate about a creation he’s been working on for 2 years, they’ll go through whatever it takes to see that it comes to life, even if they feel like the process is being dragged. Almost every track on the project involves a story, such as tracks like “Aisle 5”....a non-sampled, Flying Lotus-channeled joint, arguably his most soothing beat, created right after he was laid off from his job, truck driving. The beat was officially completed while sitting in his car, on break from driving for Lyft. It includes a posse cut titled “4 For $1” which features 4 talented rappers: Nametag Alexander, lojii, Vic Spencer & Brain Orchestra....the track also includes 4 beats in one. [hence the title “4 For $1” which is a nostalgic memory of chips that used to be 4 for $1 back in the days] It also has a featured metaphorical spoken word on chips from his good homie Donnie McMillan Jr. on the end of the track “Pringle’s” and you won’t be able to forget the melodic harmonies from his sis, Lyric Jones towards the end of the track “Harvest Cheddar Sun Chips”. The “Chips” project has been molded into a perfect masterpiece to the point that Nameless reached out to his mentor & good friend House Shoes and told him that this project was his own version of “Donuts”.....and that’s a huge statement. Hope you enjoy! For fans of: J Dilla, Devonwho, House Shoes, Kutmah, Flying Lotus

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The Nonce

The Sight Of Things

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

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Limited edition of 300 copies.

We couldn't resist to drop two of our favorite projects from the 90's by legendary Westcoast crew The Nonce, "World Ultimate" (1995) and "The Sight Of Things" (1998). Yusef Afloat and Nouka Basetype (later known as Sach) delivered an unique sound and released instant classics like "Mix Tapes", "Bus Stops", "The Sight Of Things" or "Who Falls Apart?". Both projects are available in limited quantities on vinyl, CD, cassette as well as digitally.

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The Nonce

World Ultimate

Foreign Objects / Hard Times

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Yusef Afloat

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

Your Birthday's Cancelled

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Strictly limited edition of 300 copies on CD.

Next up on "90's Tapes" are the demo 4-track recordings of Yusef Afloat's "Foreign Objects" and "Hard Times".

Known as one half of legendary Westcoast group The Nonce (along with Nouka Basstype aka Sach), MC/producer/musician Yusef Afloat produced tracks for Aceyalone, Supherb, and Figures Of Speech. He also appeared on the original 1994 release of Project Blowed. On May 21, 2000, Yusef "Afloat" Muhammad was found dying on the side of Freeway 110 in Los Angeles, he was 28 years old. The cause of his death is still unknown.

"When I listen to Yusef now, I'm reminded of what I felt then and that is he knew his time on Earth was limited. The tone was new, stern authoritative on his views and expressions of Hip Hop. I knew he was talking to me and each one of our peers. The tapes have been safe for 20 years thanks to Dee Skee for maintaining archives at Weightless Audio. The implications that I knew someone who may have said things because their span was going to be cut. I'm thinking he saw clearer than we could. I felt he wanted to be a guide in the discovery of what kind of Man I would live to be and what kind of Man listening to this music would turn out to be? I don't know if I had inclinations of my time being so short what I would have been spending it doing and he spent his saying these weighted lines. I thought it abrasive at first but I understand now why he said what he said and how with style! I miss him everyday and I'm so proud that Yusef's music can finally be showcased to the world in the beautiful way it is deserving. I'm blown back looking at the pictures, so many sat on that couch Yusef sits Ganjah K, Meen Green. What great sessions… no magical sessions. Preparing to play this record we would probably roll something and get comfortable on that couch… well… drop the needle! Push play!"

Sach - January 2021

"Foreign Objects / Hard Times" is available in limited editions on 2LP, MC and CD as well as digitally.

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Iron Wigs

Release: 2020 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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I'll Meet You In Greenwich

The Primeridian

Digipak CD | 2020 | EU | Original (90's Tapes / HHV)

Digipak CD | 2020 | EU | Original (90's Tapes / HHV)

Release: 2020 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Strictly limited edition of 300 copies on CD.

"I'll Meet You In Greenwich" is a true classic from the late 90's from Chicago's The Primeridian. Tight productions paired with smooth back & forth rhymes by Tree & See-Me-On make this album another unique gem in your Golden Era collection. Available on limited 2LP vinyl, CD and cassette as well as digitally!

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The Realist

Time Killaz / Gimme Love

Joell Ortiz & Kxng Crooked

Release: 2020 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Strictly limited edition of 300 copies on CD.

Next up on 90's Tapes is another underground gem from the Golden Era, this time from Grand Rapids, MI. The Realist's "Time Killaz / Gimme Love" is another true-school gem for the heads out there. Peep "420 (Keep Doin It)" and you know what to expect. Available on limited 3LP vinyl, CD and cassette as well as digitally!

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H.A.R.D.

Digipak CD | 2020 | EU | Original (90's Tapes / HHV)

Release: 2020 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Joell Ortiz & KXNG Crooked met the year they both won XXL's coveted Freshmen of the Year Award. The two's careers are as legendary as any in the rap game. Joell Ortiz started by signing to Dr. Dre's Aftermath label, then moving to Shady records as part of the Super group Slaughterhouse with Joe Budden, Royce Da 5'9 and KXNG Crooked. Add to that a fresh feature on Eminem's newest album "Music To Be Murdered By." Meanwhile, KXNG Crooked was signed to Virgin Records at just 17 before joining Death Row Records. He's had a flourishing solo career including collaborations along the way with TechN9ne, 2Pac, Benny The Butcher, Raekwon, Akon, Ray J and more. The West Coast LBC representer KXNG Crooked and Brooklyn's Joell Ortiz have finally come together for the new joint project "H.A.R.D." on Mello Music Group.

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Silouette

Chocolate Malibu

Digipak CD | 2020 | EU | Original (90's Tapes / HHV)

Release: 2020 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Strictly limited edition of 300 copies!

Next stop Baltimore! We are super excited to present Silouette's underground classic "Chocolate Malibu" (entirely produced by DJ Concrete) on 90's Tapes in a 2LP outfit incl. download card as well as on cassette and CD. On top this gem is available on digital platforms for the very first time.

This is Annexx Clique in full effect!

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K-Mack

UnLimited

Digipak CD | 2020 | EU | Original (90's Tapes / HHV)

Release: 2020 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Strictly limited edition of 300 copies!

Next stop Baltimore! We are super excited to present K-Mack's underground classic "UnLimited" (entirely produced by DJ Concrete) on 90's Tapes in a 2LP outfit incl. download card as well as on cassette and CD. On top this gem is available on digital platforms for the very first time.

This is Annexx Clique in full effect!

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The B.L.U.N.T.E.D. Crew

The Triangle

Confidence & J Ferra Present Dese

Release: 2020 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Strictly limited edition of 300 copies!

Next up on "90's Tapes" is a late nineties nugget from The B.L.U.N.T.E.D. Crew called "The Triangle". Check out "Keep Your Head" and you will instantly fall in love with this gem. Available for the very first time on vinyl and cassette beside a new CD and digital version!

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Unreleased (15 Years Later)

CD | 2020 | EU | Original (Hip Hop Enterprise)

Random Thoughts Of One Mind W/ Obi Strip

Release: 2020 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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HHE is proud to present you a superb previously unreleased project from 2005 called "Confidence & J Ferra Present Dese – Unreleased (15 Years Later) LP". backed by Boston production wizards Confidence and J Ferra. The man on the mic is Dese, who's a MA battle rap legend and former Scribble Jam performer. Dese is the type of rapper you just don't want to face, with bars for days and punchlines that will leave you stunned.

J Ferra has been in the game for 15 years lacing tracks for Boston rappers Slaine, Edu Leedz, Amadeus the Stampede, Rite Hook, Elemental Zazen and more. No need to introduce Confidence, who is a special talent with a pure and classic production style known for his superb collaboration album with Rashad, called "The Element Of Surprise" which is simple and plain a modern day hip-hop classic.

This release will be limited to 300 CD's only!

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Cocareef

CD | 2020 | US | Original (Cocareef)

DJ Shok presents The Music: Hi-Tech's Golden Era Singles

Release: 2020 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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" Random Thoughts of One Mind " Limited Edition Physical Copy , with only 50 reg/25 obi made never to be pressed again.Full Color ,Plus Insert jewel case cover with full color exclusive disc,wrapped in plastic.

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Hi-Tech

Digipak CD | 2020 | EU | Original (90's Tapes / HHV)

Quelle Chris / Chris Keys

Release: 2020 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Strictly limited edition of 300 copies on CD.

First ever anthology release of Yonkers MC Hi-Tech's golden era 12" tracks including the instrumental versions. Production handled by DJ Shok and Jay Biz. Available on limited 2LP vinyl, CD and cassette as well as digitally!

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Innocent Country 2

Release: 2020 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Golden Oldies / It's Gone

R.A. The Rugged Man

7" | 2020 | US | Original (Nature Sounds)

Busta Rhymes Vs James Brown

Release: 2020 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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R.A. The Rugged Man and Atmosphere are two of the most important names in underground hip-hop history. Among the original architects of the independent hip-hop revolution, both of these iconic artists have defied the odds to thrive for decades in the ever-changing rap landscape. Now, R.A. The Rugged Man and Slug of Atmosphere are joining forces for the first time ever to bring some much-needed joy to listeners during these trying times. Featuring a hook by famed singer Eamon, the historic collaboration "Golden Oldies" is a feel-good trip down memory lane taken from R.A. The Rugged Man's new album "All My Heroes Are Dead". This limited-edition 7" single gives fans the opportunity to experience the nostalgic anthem in all its old-school glory.

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I Feel Good

7" | 2020 | US | Original

Release: 2020 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop, Organic Grooves

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Notorious B.I.G, The. vs James Brown

Sex Machine

7" | 2020 | US | Original

Release: 2020 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop, Organic Grooves

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Dueling Experts (Verbal Kent & Recognize Ali)

Dueling Experts

Release: 2020 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Forever Is A Pretty Long Time

Elaquent

Release: 2020 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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CD | 2016 | EU | Original (Mello Music Group)

Lando Chill

For Mark, Your Son

It's Hot (Original Mix / Remix)

Release: 2016 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Sugar Bear

7" | 2018 | EU | Original (Hip Hop Be Bop)

Release: 2018 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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

The AK's

Laws Of Attraction

Rahsheed Aka Maylay Sparks

Release: 2018 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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

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Wasabi

CD | 2018 | EU | Original (Hip-Hop Enterprise)

CD | 2018 | US | Original (King Mag Music)

Release: 2018 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Rahsheed (now known as Maylay Sparks) dropped one of the most slept on debut albums of 1997 with Wasabi. The album was only released in Japan and came out on a very limited basis so it pretty much stayed under the radar in Europe and the US. Now the CD will be back available on a limited basis with revisited artwork and obi as well!

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King Magnetic

Back In The Trap

CD | 2018 | US | Original (Mello Music Group)

Release: 2018 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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At 6’9” and 400+ pounds, rapper/producer KING MAGNETIC is arguably
the “biggest rapper alive.” Fans of the underground phenom know that
his massive size is a complement to his larger-than-life personality – a
maddening mash-up of creativity, sensitivity, and a strong dose of “I just
don’t give a fuck.”
A native of Allentown, PA - King Magnetic began his career producing and
featuring on various projects while crafting his own mix tape series
"Everything's A Gamble". His debut solo LP, "Timing Is Everything" was
delivered July 10, 2015 and followed by "Everything Happens 4 A Reason"
on March 31, 2017. He has worked with heavyweights such as Sean Price,
Masta Ace, Smif N Wessun, Marco Polo, Prodigy, Edo G, Conway, DJ
Premier, 9th Wonder, Cappadonna, Atmosphere, Jedi Mind Tricks,
Immortal Technique, Jadakiss, Rapsody and more.
While recording his third solo LP, Magnetic teamed up Winnipeg's
docwillrob for "Back In The Trap". The album showcases Magnetic's lyrical
flow over the most modern soundscape in his catalog. This combination
also highlights the production talents of the rookie Canadian producer.
Songs like, "Where I Be", "Everybody" and "The Problems" have eerie, yet
infectious club rhythms while "That's What It Is" takes a smoother
approach. "We Want It All", "Help Me" and "Targets" are darker street
records with signature Magnetic bars. Features include GQ Nothin Pretty,
Recognize Ali, Born, Cassidy and Benny The Butcher for this epic visit to
trap houses throughout North America.

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Jean Grae & Quelle Chris

Everything's Fine

Co-Op Colored Vinyl Edition

Release: 2018 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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When you hear the phrase, “everything’s fine,” we immediately understand it as emotional shorthand. In daily life, we depend on those perfunctory clichés (hope all is well, good to hear from you, etc.) to spare ourselves from the psychological unpacking that the truth requires. For that, there’s art. For that, there’s Everything’s Fine from Jean Grae and Quelle Chris, a jagged, acerbic odyssey that brilliantly riffs on this dystopian zeitgeist.
The thing is, anyone without a lobotomy and a toxic red hat understands that things are definitely not fine. The crush of modern anxiety, the late capitalist scramble to survive, and the brain warp rot of social media has left most of us half crazy.
“We have a dickhead for a president, and before our eyes, racial, religious, and sexual identity rights are moving backwards,” says New York’s (by way of Detroit) Quelle Chris. “Money is still a thing (I’m waiting for Star Trek life to start). There’s war, your kids may be sick, but if someone randomly asks ""how's it going?"" most people will say ""fine.""
Released on Mello Music Group, this album replaces that reflexive cliché with honest and eloquent tangents. It’s specific and subtle in its execution, achieving equilibrium between lackadaisical detours to smell the flowers and the frantic acknowledgement that there’s an inferno raging outside.
If the great political albums are often grim polemics, Everything’s Fine achieves its goals partially through withering satire. See the opening skit, a Prince Paul-style game show in which three contestants (including a futuristic robot) numbly croak that everyone’s fine despite flying high on every imaginable drug, crying themselves to sleep at night and being unemployed for a decade and a half despite having a Master’s in Fine Arts. I promise it’s much funnier than it reads off a screen.
“We’re both perfectionists in different ways,” Jean Grae describes their working relationship. “We both see huge pictures and concepts. So while listening, pay attention to the subtleties, the nuances, the dissonance and the harmony. The conversations and pieces of ourselves in the words, the flows, the beats. All of the open spaces. .Be uncomfortable and be okay with that. Be layered and be okay with that. Be angry and be okay.”
It’s rare to find a record where two rappers are so seamlessly intertwined. Yes, that’s partially a by-product of the teamwork that goes into being in any normal relationship where you wake, sleep, and dream together. But the album also bears the hallmarks of two singular creative geniuses trading bars, collaborating on beats, and combining fun with internal therapy and external observations. It features indelible cameos from Denmark Vessey, Grammy Award winner Anna Wise, Your Old Droog and Big Tone, as well as comics Ashok “Dap” Kondabolu, Michael Che, Nick Offerman, and Hannibal Burress.
In the streaming era, we tend to naturally overlook albums that require multiple listens. This is a record that will grab you on first listen, but it’s greatness only reveals itself through its careful construction, slick wordplay, and esoteric allusions.
On “Zero,” Jean artfully references Rachmaninoff and The Donner Party in the first two bars. With “Scoop A Dirt,” she name-drops the Babadook alongside the truth bomb that Friends was little more than a whitewashed rip off off Living Single. Meanwhile, Quelle balances boasts about bags of cash the size of Chris Christie with poignant existential laments. Somewhere in between, Jean will stealthily slip in jewels like, “it took me until my 30s just to put my finger on it, once you accept the knowledge/solace doesn’t follow/honest.”
It’s a record with only a couple antecedents: De La Soul is Dead, Organized Konfusion’s Stress: The Extinction Agenda, Blackstar, and maybe Cannibal Ox’s Cold Vein. Yet it doesn't sound remotely like any of them. It’s spontaneous and free, yet refined and meticulous. Even if everything is abject, it’s a reminder that music can transcend.
“This album is full of our minds. Our hearts. Our love for production, and words. flow and a lot of musicality,” Jeans says. “We don’t approach topics, issues, writing, or making beats in the same way. I’m harsh, blunt, quick, technical, I arrange classically and play more than I sample. I make joints with 80 tracks. I’m layers upon layers upon layers. Quelle is patient, he’s kinder. More loose and minimalistic. He makes sounds work together that shouldn’t fucking work. How? I have no idea. These are dreams within dreams.”

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Guilty Simpson

7" | 2018 | EU | Original (Tuff Kong)

Odweeyne / Conway / Nolan The Ninja

Release: 2018 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Strictly limited vinyl edition!
Only one copy per customer!
On his endless quest for the perfect joint, Tuff Kong’s main man Cuns, joined on this project by fellow Roman producer Sine One, has linked up with Detroit's legendary Guilty Simpson to bring you one killer collaboration on wax.
Tuff Kong are proud to bring you this 7" that features the title-track, aptly entitled "CO-OP", featuring Queens natives Meyhem Lauren and Starvin B, and the second one, entitled "REVENGE", which features Maffew Ragazino.
Tuff Kong are proudly presents this killer ROMA-DETROIT-NYC co-operation in a limited run of 500 copies (200 copies colored vinyl / 300 copies black vinyl).

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The Blacklist #3 / The Blacklist #4 Black Vinyl Edition

7" | 2018 | US | Original (Ill Adrenaline)

Kiss The Sky (Melinda Camille, John Robinson & Pat Van Dyke)

Release: 2018 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Limited edition vinyl!
French beatmaker Odweeyne is back with #3 and #4 of his grimey Blacklist series, this time teaming up with Conway (The Machine), one of the dopest newcomers and latest signees on Eminem's Shady Records, as well as Detroit's own Nolan The Ninja. Dope SP1200 production on both tracks.
Hailing from Paris, France, Odweeyne is a passionate DJ, producer, crate-digger, hip-hop enthusiast and vinyl lover.
After years of turntablism including DJing for various artists and witnessing countless studio sessions, Odweeyne decided to put all his energy into sample based production. As a self-described "child of the 90's" Odweeyne's weapons of choice are classic production tools such as the SP1200, S950, E6400 Ultra, and MPC 2000XL. With musical influences ranging from K-Def and Lord Finesse to DJ Muggs and Madlib, Odweeyne's musical outcome is all about creating hard-hitting, warm, dusty, and hypnotic sounding bangers constructed with the help of dope samples and rare breaks.
After collaborating with a long list of artists (Awon, Unknown Mizery, Reak, Don Streat, etc.) and putting out the first two installments of his Blacklist series (featuring Sadat X and AG of D.I.T.C.) on his own indie label So Cracked Lab, the French beatmaker is back with #3 and #4 of his grimey series, this time teaming up with Conway (The Machine), one of the dopest newcomers and latest signees on Eminem's Shady Records, as well as Detroit's own Nolan The Ninja.

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Sugar Pie / Glory

7" | 2018 | US | Original (Ill Adrenaline)

Wiseguys (The Almighty RSO, Made Men & TDS Mob)

Release: 2018 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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"Kiss The Sky" is Melinda Camille, John Robinson, and Pat Van Dyke; a collective of soulful singer/songwriter, veteran MC, and multi-instrumentalist. Funky organic production, intelligent wordplay, and soulful songwriting define the group's sound.

"Kiss The Sky" is Melinda Camille, John Robinson, and Pat Van Dyke; a collective of soulful singer/songwriter, veteran MC, and multi-instrumentalist which first came to fruition in 2012 on the B-Side of the Cotter Records' release "Miles & Trane" from John Robinson & PVD. The organic chemistry between the 3 artists continued to flourish on the "Modern Vintage" LP as Camille lent her vocals and songwriting skills to 3 tracks from JR & PVD's full length debut.

Here with "Sugar Pie" b/w "Glory", we witness the formal debut of the project from the 3 artists now known as "Kiss The Sky".

Recorded in Jersey City off and on over the course of the past few years, these two tracks introduce the world to what's to come from "Kiss The Sky". Funky organic production, intelligent wordplay, and soulful songwriting define the group's sound.

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Process Of Elimination EP

CD | 2018 | UK | Original (Chopped Herring)

Layers Gold Vinyl Edition

Release: 2018 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Limited CD edition!

Chopped Herring presents this bomb out of Boston, that was set to drop on Def Jam/Surrender in 1996. These, previously unreleased tracks, featured on the promotional tape version of the 1996 "In The Company Of Killaz" album.
Wiseguys were a group made up of members of legendary Boston Gangsta Rap crew The Almighty RSO, Made Men and TDS Mob . The group's formation is perfectly in line with the purest form of Hip Hop - that is, music that brought gang members together, off the street, to squash beefs and create something positive to inspire others to do the same.
One of their first breakthroughs was winning the ICA B-Town Rap Battle in 1986. Following that, in 1989 they went to NY to work with Paul C and recorded a whole album that was never released [!]. They were signed to Tommy Boy in 1992 but were dropped due to the controversial single "One in the Chamba" which prompted The Boston Police Patrolman's Association (BPPA) pressing charges against the group under a state law that prohibits inciting assaults against public figures.
They were again picked up by another label, Flavor Unit and following Flava Unit's demise they were picked up by RCA. RSO & Made Men morphed into Wiseguys and released their debut album "In The Company Of Killaz" in 1996 on The Source's co-founder David Mays' label Surrender Recs in conjunction with Def Jam. The tracks we have for you here are perhaps the nicest from that set of material, and never featured on the original, released version of the album. All tracks were transfered from the original studio master DATS by producer Twice Thou. Chopped Herring would like to thank E-Vicious aka Twice Thou for making this project happen along with Boston Hip Hop afficiando Gage-One who made the connect and Simon Pehlgrim for all his help.
Wiseguys cast included Ray Dog (aka Benzino of RSO/Made Men), E-Devious (aka Twice Thou of RSO/Made Men), Cool Gzus (aka Mr. Gzus of TDS Mob/Made Men), Tangg the Juice, Masta Criminal Mann Terror, Mike McNeil (aka M3/Mass Murderin' Mike), Tony Rhome (of RSO), Big Roscoe and (Masta Criminal) Main T. Blazertown, Im, J-Hops, Moty, J-Stone, Hardcore, Belnel Mike, Stets, One Man Gang, Mag Steel, DB-11, Hostile & G-Pack.

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2LP | 2017 | EU | Original (Quality Goods)

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Brick Body Kids Still Daydream

Release: 2017 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Quality Goods Records finally presents the vinyl release of UZ’ album “Layers” in limited edition gold vinyl!

Something of a man of mystery, UZ emerged into the world of constantly evolving bass music back in 2012, and his intense musical creativity has kept fans guessing ever since. Widely considered one of the founding fathers of the floor-shattering trap sound that has taken the world by storm, UZ’s innovative approach to production and impeccable reputation as a tastemaker has kept him on top of the pile for the past five years.
2017 is possibly set to be the biggest year to date for this artist, having built such a tangible platform for himself over the past couple of years, both as a DJ and producer. Reaching five full years in the game this April, a giveaway of material from 2012-2015 hit well over 600,000 downloads – showing the consistent demand for fresh “Trap Shit” sounds, including the series of 25 tracks that fell under the same name. The likes of SPIN, Complex, Billboard and Hypetrak have offered their full support since the start, pushing his vision to a wider audience. UZ counts official remixes for the likes of Flosstradamus, Zeds Dead, 12th planet, Birdy Nam Nam, Ice Cube, Elliphant, GIA, Alvin Risk and DJ Shadow in his arsenal, whilst in 2013 he was commissioned to make a very special mixtape for Red Bull Academy.
UZ’s touring schedule continues to take him across the globe several times over, appearing in Australia, Canada, Asia, Europe, South America and South Africa. Representing bass music at its finest, he is increasingly in demand from international festivals such as Coachella, Sonar, Ultra, Stereosonic and EDC.
2016 saw the start of a thrilling chapter, with UZ beginning his trap-influenced record label Quality Goods Records in April. Hand selecting the most exhilarating new music and artists, the inaugural release came from the label head himself in the form of “Magellan” EP. Other works include the UZ & Myrne remix of “Trapshit 16,” “Amazon” from Mayhem and UZ and a remix EP of the brilliantly received “Magellan.” QGR is just getting started, and as with UZ, the best is yet to come…

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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)

LP | 2017 | EU | Original (Jakarta)

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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Olivier St. Louis

Ever Since The Fall

CD | 2016 | US | Original (Mello Music Group)

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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L'Orange & Mr.Lif

Life & Death Of Scenery

CD | 2016 | EU | Original (Heavenly Sweetness)

Release: 2016 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Debuting on Adult Swim, two of the most conceptual and unusual alternative artists in underground hip-hop have joined forces to tell an absurdist story of culture, art and oppression, set in a light-hearted dystopian future. As adventurous as the concept sounds, the album is musically grounded in hip-hop fundamentals and off the wall lyricism. Joining the duo are artists like DJ QBert, Gonjasufi and Akrobatik. Wyatt Cenac (Daily Show, Bojack Horseman) lends his voice as the narrator of our story.

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Guts

Eternal

CD | 2016 | US | Original (Mello Music Group)

Release: 2016 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop, Organic Grooves

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Here it is, the all new Guts album with guest appearances by Tanya Morgan, Leroy Thomas, Lorine Chia and more. Essential pick!

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Mr.Lif

Don't Look Down

Open Mike Eagle & Paul White

Release: 2016 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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10 tracks feat. Blacastan & Del The Funky Homosapien!

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Hella Personal Film Festival

CD | 2016 | US | Original (Mello Music Group)

Release: 2016 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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All new project by Open Mike Eagle on the mic and Paul White on the boards. Features appearances by Aesop Rock and Future Islands' Hemlock Ernst.

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Rapper Big Pooh & Nottz

Home Sweet Home

Release: 2015 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Virginia hiphop stalwarts MC Rapper Big Pooh & grammy-award winning producer Nottz team up to create a homage to their origins in their new album “Home Sweet Home”.

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Apollo Brown

Grandeur

Release: 2015 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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19 Tracks feat. The Barrell Brothers, Oddisee, M.O.P., Chino XL, Finale, Evidence, Rasheed Chappell, Saga, Ty Farris, Rapper Big Pooh, Dynasty, Ras Kass, Vinnie Paz, Blacastan, Your Old Droog, Masta Ace, Wordsworth, Maffew Ragazino, Freddie Gibbs, OC, Westside Gunn, Planet Asia, Eternia, Sean Price, Reks & Ugly Heroes. Whoa!

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L'Orange & Kool Keith

Time? Astonishing!

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

Release: 2015 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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If there’s a secret to time travel, Kool Keith owns the patent. Even a flying DeLorean seems too conventional for the Bronx legend. He’d more logically orbit throughout the galaxy in a gleaming chrome spaceship, teaching the stars and aliens new forms of originality. He is too weird to live, too rare to die, too uniquely ultra-magnetic to be accurately mimicked.

Released on Mello Music Group, Time? Astonishing! is the latest dimensional warp from hip-hop’s premiere astral traveler. His union with MMG producer L’ Orange finds him exploring uncharted terrain: choppy volcanic rock planets, ice glacier moons, new surgical procedures, and fresh rappers to toss into the ether. The scalpel remains eternally sharp.

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Formulatin' Fathers

Flexin x Whilin' EP

Release: 2015 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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

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Georgia Anne Muldrow

A Thoughtiverse Unmarred

Release: 2015 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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March On Washington Redux

Diamond District

Tape | 2015 | US | Original (Ill Adrenaline)

Release: 2015 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Oddisee, XO and yU are back with production by Large Professor, Oh No, Diamond D, Black Milk, Apollo Brown, Nottz, L'Orange & more …

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Flip

Reflections

CD | 2013 | US | Original (Mello Music Group)

Release: 2015 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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What happens when an Austrian rap producer with a history of more than 20 years in the game, teams up with some of his favorite MC's from the US? First of all, great music. But wait a second, who's that guy? Flip is a veteran producer and rap enthusiast from Linz, Austria who got addicted to hip-hop and its culture in the early 80's when he first heard joints by The Fat Boys and Melle Mel on Austrian radio. A couple years later, heavily being influenced by the sound of Public Enemy, Eric B & Rakim and EPMD, Flip and a bunch of other rap-nerds founded the nationally critically acclaimed group Texta in 1993 and became the originators of the Austrian rap scene. Flip also has been organizing hip-hop shows in his hometown Linz since 1994 and started building connections to the US indie rap circuit since 2000. So as these connections grew, Flip began to record songs with the artists passing through and doing shows. Out of many tracks Flip recorded, he picked the best collabos for his "Reflections" album, with a line-up boasting artists from all corners of the US, like AG (of D.I.T.C.), Killah Priest of the Wu-Tang family, Elzhi, Guilty Simpson, Phat Kat, Edo. G, Kev Brown, LMNO, Tragic Allies and many more.

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Oddisee

The Beauty In All

The Element Of Surprise Instrumentals

Release: 2013 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Includes download card with bonus content!

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Rashad & Confidence

CD | 2013 | US | Original (Ill Adrenaline)

CD | 2013 | US | Original (Green Music Group)

Release: 2013 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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15 bangin' beats!

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Mr. Green

Ill Piano

Release: 2013 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Ugly Heroes (Apollo Brown, Verbal Kent & Red Pill)

Ugly Heroes

CD | 2013 | US | Original (Mello Music Group)

Release: 2013 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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All tracks produced and arranged by Apollo Brown!

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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

Frisco Disco / It's Real With Sleeve

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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Eastside Connection

7" | 2016 | US | Reissue (Fraternity)

Release: 2016 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Super Lover Cee & Casanova Rud

Girls Act Stupid-Aly / I Gotta Good Thing

7" | 2024 | US | Original (Fraternity)

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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7" | 2024 | UK (Kickin' Kutz)

Pharrell / Jay-Z

Frontin' / La La La

Release: 2024 / UK

Genre: Hip Hop

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Fat Joe & Terror Squad / DMX

Lean Back / Party Up

7" | 2024 | UK (Home Hitters)

Release: 2024 / UK

Genre: Hip Hop

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Hitler Wears Hermes II Collection

Westside Gunn

7" | 2024 | EU (Hoffstein)

7" | 2024 | WW | Original (Shuggy 45s)

Release: 2024 / EU

Genre: Hip Hop

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Latest best of compilation with tracks from Hitler Wears Hermes II

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Shuggy Ft. Alvin Worthy

It's A Soul Thing

Release: 2024 / WW – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Wu-Tang Clan / The Charmels

C.R.E.A.M. / As Long As I've Got You

7" | 2022 | WW | Reissue (Lil Static U.S.)

Release: 2022 / WW – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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CD | 2024 | US | Original (Landmark)

Locksmith

No Atheists In Foxholes

7" | 2024 | US | Original (Empire)

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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N.A.I.F. (No Atheists In Foxholes) is the new album from Richmond, CA indie heavyweight Locksmith. The album features Slaine, Ransom, P-Lo, DaBoii, Sa-Roc, Chris Webby, Jon Connor, Iamsu!, Ekoh, Snak The Ripper, and more. Locksmith is a West Coast artist/producer who first gained notoriety in the underground hip hop scene through MTV's MC Freestyle Championship. Lock, along with his group The Frontline, received commercial radio play and began building a regional buzz. But it wasn't until he began his solo career in 2011, that he started to cultivate a loyal fan base. Locksmith has toured with Joe Budden, Murs, & R.A. The Rugged Man, and collaborated with legendary producers 9th Wonder (Stand It) and Ski Beatz (Lock). Lock has been featured on MTV, BET, Sirius XM's Shade 45, Hot 97's "Who's Next?" concert series and all major hip hop blogs, and has dropped dope project after dope project for years.

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Free Nationals

Gangsta

Knock Outs Volume 4 Acapellas White Vinyl Edition

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Free Nationals are back with “Gangsta,” their first single since 2020. The Grammy Nominated group enlists longtime collaborator Anderson .Paak and A$ap Rocky for the smooth yet ominous track, infused with the funky retro-soul sound that brought the four-piece to prominence. With an accompanying video by renowned director Francois Rousselet, who has worked with The Rolling Stones, Jack White, and Pharrell in the past, Free Nationals give fans a taste of what’s to come and reintroduce themselves as the leaders of the funk.

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Sausage Fingaz

7" | 2024 | UK (Knockouts)

Tape | 2024 | US | Original (Death Note Music)

Release: 2024 / UK

Genre: Hip Hop

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Sausage Fingaz - Knock Outs Vol 4. More classic acapellas for 45 DJs to create live blends and make their sets more special and unique on limited white vinyl.

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Lil Peep

Crybaby

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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

DJ Khaled

Grateful

Release: 2017 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Tape | 2022 | EU | Original (EMI)

Loyle Carner

Hugo

Release: 2022 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Tape | 2020 | EU | Reissue (Hole In One)

Mayz Road Kartel

CD | 2022 | UK | Original (Chopped Herring)

Release: 2020 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Not a lot is known about the mysterious Mayz Road Kartel. They only created this outstanding underground joint in the mid 90's in the concrets of Memphis. For many this is the sound of Memphis in his purest form. All tracks produced by no other than Blackout and backed by featured rappers Playa Posse.

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Mixture

The Potion 94-95 Vol 2

15,19 €* 15,99 € -5%

CD | 2021 | EU | Original

Release: 2022 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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"Oh shiiiiii - we have even more unreleased 94-95 material from the boards of Mixture aka Kasem the Party Pooper. Amazing production here people. Been droppin short snippets over the last few months and heads have been flippin off the flava. Check the sounds yo!!!"

265 copies on black wax in trad Herring sticker jacket.

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Taebo Tha Truth

Dawg Food 2.5

15,19 €* 18,99 € -20%

7" | 2022 | US | Original (Ample Soul)

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Taebo Tha Truth is a rapper from Omaha, NE that's closely affiliated with King Iso and Strange Music. Dawg Food 2.5 is a collection of unreleased tracks from the vaults.

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Fat Jon

Your Purpose

15,19 €* 15,99 € -5%

CD | 2022 | US | Original (Def Jam)

Release: 2022 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Mple Soul's FAT JON returns with a 7 inch release featuring blissed out Hip Hop. On the A Side "your Purpose" was originally featured on the Samurai Champloo series. On the flip, "why WE Dream" is a rare Lo-Fi masterpiece. Full anime style pic sleeve included!

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I Got Issues

Release: 2022 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers

Kendrick Lamar

CD | 2022 | EU | Original (Interscope)

CD | 2021 | US | Original (Brick)

Release: 2022 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Kendrick Lamar releases his first album in 5 years, Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers on CD June 3rd, 2022.

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Termanology

G.O.Y.A. 3

Release: 2021 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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The Sound Feat. Brownstudy, Mr Schem & Divine Species

Inkswel

LP | 2018 | EU | Original (Apparel Tronic)

CD | 2012 | US | Original (Live:Up)

Release: 2018 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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“The Sound” LP features dope collaborations such as the Detroit vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Brownstudy singing on the opening and title track, the amazing progressive artist Maia Von Lekow giving her voice for B1 track “Mother” alongside Mista Monk, the superb Han Litz’s flute and Trujillo on Kellin’ it & also Divine Species on “Galaxies” and Mr. Shem rapping on A3 track “Dedicated to Mr. Schem”. This work is a bold and captivating selection of different styles belonging to the same soul orchestrated by Inkswel and his musical mastermind, listening to “The Sound” is like jumping on a caravan for a journey where every track is a different stop: crunching beats, deep bass lines, psychedelic melodies. The ingredients for this amazing recipe are all coming from different parts of the planet, a place that Inskwel seem to have written on his palms seen his capability of bringing different music influences under the same roof, where he finally invited Apparel Tronic to hang for a bit.

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Zion I

ShadowBoxing

15,29 €* 16,99 € -10%

Release: 2012 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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(Now Y'all Giving Up) Love

Stetsasonic

CD | 2021 | US | Original (The Spitslam)

Release: 2021 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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LP | 2022 | EU | Original (Ernest Jenning)

Linqua Franqa

Bellringer

15,39 €* 21,99 € -30%

Patrick Paige II (The Internet)

Release: 2022 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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n linguistics, “lingua franca” is a term for a language used to communicate across cultures. For instance, the lingua franca of the Internet is typically English; in post-colonial Africa, French is often the lingua franca. For Athens, Georgia-based rapper, linguist, activist, parent, and politician Mariah Parker (they/them), aka Linqua Franqa, music is the tool they use to communicate – and educate – across cultural boundaries. Parker is a linqua franqa for the people.

Weaving a rich tapestry of hip-hop lyricism and neo-soul hooks, Parker imbues every song with a sense of urgency and keen social consciousness. This is particularly evident on the forthcoming sophomore album Bellringer, produced by Parker, Reindeer Games, and Joel Hatstat and featuring guest spots from Jeff Rosenstock, Of Montreal, Kishi Bashi, Dope KNife, Wesdaruler, and Angela Davis. On Bellringer, Parker does not hold back, touching on issues like police brutality, social media addiction, mental health, anti-capitalism, labor organizing, among other topics ripped from the headlines.

As a county commissioner serving the poorest district in Athens, Georgia, Parker is well-versed in the forces that threaten vulnerable communities. But as the pandemic took hold and threw the world into a constant state of tragedy and unease, Parker began writing the songs that would shape Bellringer as a way to “process the crisis we were living through, and then use that as a form of mass political education.” As Parker puts it, Bellringer is about taking the “aesthetic pleasure of hip-hop to educate people about why things are so bad and what can we do about it.”

The name Bellringer, which follows Parker’s 2018 debut album Model Minority, reflects Parker’s love of language play and double-entendres. “I thought of the word bellringer in two ways,” they explain. “A bellringer is a jab to the face that knocks someone out completely, but it also invokes someone ringing the bell to sound the alarm about something.”

Parker started out their artistic journey scribbling notes in their journal during high school anatomy class and traveling with their mother, a touring gospel singer. By the time they got to college in Asheville, North Carolina, Parker started exploring slam poetry and freestyling. “There was these white boys in my dorm that would have Freestyle Fridays and freestyle together,” Parker says. “And I was like, ‘what the?’ Like, I'm not gonna sit back here with my notebook full of sick bars and not show these cats what's up.”

Parker has arguably spent their entire career to date doing just that. Channeling issues-minded lyricists like Noname, Jay Electronica, Meek Mill, and Immortal Technique on the clattering, modern day labor anthem “Wurk,” Parker directly addresses frontline employees and calls for organization in the face of exploitation. “The pandemic saw the greatest transfer of wealth from the working class to billionaires, perhaps in the history of humanity,” Parker elaborates. “I'm shouting out the people driving FedEx trucks and getting spit on in the hospital and whipping the grocery carts around the parking lot of Kroger. I’m saying, ‘Y'all don't have to take this. Come together and fight and you can get what you actually deserve.’”

Meanwhile, the album's cacophonous title track loops in Jeff Rosenstock to revisit the 1991 murder of 15-year-old Latasha Harlins, who was shot in a South Central convenience store. Both reflective and braggadocious, Parker nods to the ways that trauma like Latasha’s manifests: hot temperedness, antagonism, substance abuse, and belligerent boasting.

In the same vein, album closer “Abolition” considers the work left to do to free the people. Over a looped harmony of civil rights hero Angela Davis’ famous quote – “to be radical simply means grasping things at the root” – Parker calls out performative (and ultimately empty) gestures made by prominent politicians when members of the Black community are killed by police. The song’s outro then features Davis herself describing her excitement about the new vigor of the abolition movement after 50 years of lonely anti-prison activism. “What shocked me the most was her humility and willingness to learn from the younger generation,” Parker says of working with Davis. “She expressed a lot of excitement about the current moment that we're in.”

Bellringer is also not without its intensely personal moments: On the soulful, funk-flecked “Necessity,” Parker dissects the chaos of pursuing ill-fitting relationships in lieu of self-actualization while dropping in references to Parker’s since-passed cat Eggs and the since-shuttered Athens dive bar The Max Canada.

Later, Parker offers a sequel to Model Minority track “Eight Weeks,” where they described the difficult decision to have an abortion. Here, on the piano-accompanied “13 Weeks,” Parker, who recorded Bellringer while pregnant with their first child, ponders the joy and anxiety of parenthood.

Ultimately, Bellringer is a natural continuation of the work Parker has committed themselves to both as an artist and politician. Boiled down to a word, Bellringer at its heart is about liberation – and the obstacles that prevent us from achieving it.

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If I Fail Are We Still Cool? Coke Bottle Clear Vinyl Edition

LP | 2021 | EU | Original (Fat Possum)

15,95 €* 20,99 € -24%

Tape | 2022 | US | Original (Deathbomb Arc)

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop, Organic Grooves

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Limited to 500 copies worldwide.

The solo project of Patrick Paige II, the bass player in the Grammy nominated band The Internet presents If I Fail Are We Still Cool? via Forward and Up Entertainment and Fat Possum.

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Reptile House

Repeater Taxx

Boldy James & Real Bad Man

Release: 2022 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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After years of silence, Hareld returns reborn as the group Reptile House. The angelic arrangements and sprawling hip hop compositions he was known for now expand with this collaborative work. A feeling of intimacy is only the entry point for entire other universes; romantic and mournful. This is hip hop unlike much else, truly of a commanding, distinct voice even among the diverse Deathbomb catalog.

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Killing Nothing

CD | 2022 | EU | Original (Tuff Kong)

CD | 2022 | EU | Original (Tuff Kong)

Release: 2022 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Following their 2020 collaboration on "Real Bad Boldy", prolific Detroit rapper Boldy James and LA producer Real Bad Man are back at it with their new album "Killing Nothing". Picking up right where they left off, the two are creating a music score to a gritty, grimy and filthy street tale, bringing on board Crimeapple, Knowledge The Pirate, Rome Streetz and Stove God Cooks as their accomplices.

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Crimeapple X DJ Skizz

Breakfast In Hradec

Release: 2022 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Pbs Nights (Star Hustler) / Turn. It. Up.

Strictlybutters

7" | 2022 | US | Original (Galaxy Sound)

CD | 2022 | EU | Original (Tuff Kong)

Release: 2022 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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PBS Nights (Star Hustler) b/w Turn. It. Up. by Strictly Butters | Gsc45-34 Galaxy Sound Co. | Even better, I love it when the always on-point @galaxy_sound_company takes a surprising turn from the edit game to drop another sure shot by Michigan beat maestro @strictlybutters. It’s the second release on GSC by the Owosso, MI skateboarder, cyclist & sneaker-head. He is a deep digging vinyl head, dad, & brilliant bedroom beat maker & now gifts us with another super sweet pair of hip-hop instrumentals. Side A’s “P.B.S.” recalls a 70s Public Broadcast Service afternoon with my babysitter aka the TV. Rolling piano & warpy keyboards over a tight drum break was a perfect soundtrack for me while walking my Detroit streets on a sunny afternoon. The vibe comes correct. Side B “Turn It Up“ bounces effortlessly and simply to do what Strictly Butters says, the sweet soul guitar riff will force you to turn the knob up to 11. So whatcha waitin’ for son?

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Clovis & Camoflauge Monk

Sans Souffrance Ajoutée

CD | 2022 | US | Original (Mind Write Music)

Release: 2022 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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A lover of life and of all things natural this earth has to give, Clovis pours his heart out on his debut full-length "Sans Souffrance Ajoutée", entirely produced by Griselda's own Camoflauge Monk. Pour yourself a nice glass of wine and enjoy this chef-d'œuvre!

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Vic Monroe & Tone Spliff

Words To The Wise

7" | 2022 | US | Original (Wetwork Music Group)

Release: 2022 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Following the success of their 2021 EP "Marinade", Chicago based lyricist Vic Monroe reconnects with Los Angeles based DJ/Producer Tone Spliff and releases a brand new album titled "Words to the Wise". UPC 196697012935 / Cat # Mwm-vmw2203 / Release Date March 18, 2022 This time the duo recruits GQ from 9th Wonder's Jamla Records, Recognize Ali of Greenfield Music and female vocalist The One Lavic for the album's guest features.

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Theory Hazit

The 5 Deadly Venoms

Jewel Case CD | 2022 | EU | Original (90's Tapes / HHV)

Release: 2022 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Beat Battle Champion, Theory Hazit, presents his first round of beats from the Smack Pack Challenge entitled, The Five Deadly Venoms. With this Kung-Fu theme of beats influenced by none other than the Wu-Tang sound (Rza, Mathematics, 4th Disciple) this limited 7" features six tracks that revisit songs sampled by the collective. Each beat appears as a student, while the master provides commentary as sound bytes from classic hip-hop anthems sprinkled throughout the project. This is undoubtedly a collectors item!

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Burnt Batch

The Produce Aisle

Jewel Case CD | 2022 | EU | Original (90's Tapes / HHV)

Release: 2022 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Limited edition of 150 copies on CD in jewel case.

"The Produce Aisle" marked the full-length debut of Burnt Batch in 1999 and is one of those nuggets from the flourishing Westcoast underground scene around that time. The trio from Stockton, CA, was formed by Rukus, Pause and Pismo who mostly handled the production as well as the writing & raps. 15 tracks with that special blend of laid-back rhymes and Jazz-infected beats.

Available in a limited run on black vinyl 2LP, CD in digipak as well as jewel case and cassette plus digitally on all major platforms.

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Massinfluence

The Underground Science