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Art Official Intelligence: Mosaic Thump

Release: 1996 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Stakes is High is the 4th studio album by De La Soul, released on July 2, 1996. Stakes is High was critically lauded for its music, lyricism, and its overall message concerning the artistic decline rap music began to face in the mid-90s. The title track and first single was produced by J Dilla and the album's second single, "Itzsoweezee (HOT)", with only Dave on vocals, was accompanied by a creative music video. The album spawned a third single "4 More", featuring Zhane. The album did provide a launching pad for future star rapper and actor Mos Def, who appeared on the track "Big Brother Beat" and Common who is featured on "The Bizness".

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De La Soul

CD | 2000 | EU | Reissue (Chrysalis)

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Mac Dre Presents Tha Cutthoat Committee

Release: 2000 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Art Official Intelligence: Mosaic Thump is the fifth studio album by De La Soul, released on August 8, 2000. Among the guests on the album are, Redman, Tash and J-Ro of Tha Liks, Xzibit, Busta Rhymes, Mike D and Ad Rock of the Beastie Boys, Busy Bee, Freddie Foxxx and Chaka Khan. Mosaic Thump returned De La Soul to chart territory again thanks to the hit singles "Oooh.", and "All Good?". "Oooh" was nominated for a Source Award and the album was nominated for a Grammy for Best Rap Performance By A Duo or Group.

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Turf Buccaneers

Tape | 2001 | US | Reissue (Thizz Ent.)

9,99 €*

Release: 2001 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Love Bug Star-Ski & The Harlem World Crew

Positive life

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

9,99 €*

Release: 1981 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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12" | 1980 | US | Reissue (Tyson)

Family Four

Rap Attack

10,99 €*

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

Release: 1980 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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classic old school rap!

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Master Jay & Michael Dee

T.S.O.B.

10,99 €*

Release: 1980 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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7" | 2000 | EU | Reissue (KingUnderground)

Dilated Peoples

The Platform

11,89 €* 16,99 € -30%

Release: 2000 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Sean Price & Small Professor

86 Witness

CD | 2019 | EU | Reissue (Coalmine)

Seventy Nine Alternate Art Edition

Release: 2019 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Sean Price (R.I.P!) teamed up with Small Professor for their 10-track project, ‘86 Witness.’ The album features Rock of Heltah Skeltah, scratches by DJ Revolution, Guilty Simpson, Your Old Droog, Reef the Lost Cauze & more. The CD also features a bonus Sean Price EP; a re-issue of his
project, Land of the Crooks, entirely produced by M-Phazes

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Planet Asia & DJ Concept

LP | 2019 | US | Reissue (Coalmine)

Sean Price & Small Professor

Release: 2019 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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This special edition repress of Planet Asia & DJ Concept’s collaborative LP, ‘Seventy Nine’ is released in commemoration of the album’s three year anniversary. Limited to just 300 Units, this repress is manufactured with an alternate NYC-themed cover on classic black vinyl, to contrast with the LA-themed artwork/gold vinyl, akin to the original pressing which has long since sold out. The LP boasts a strong line-up of guest features which include DJ Revolution, TriState, Marvelous Mag, SmooVth, John Robinson, Blu, Agallah, and the late Sean Price. 'Seventy Nine' has been co-signed by DJ Premier, who refers to the merger of Planet Asia and DJ Concept as a 'Win-Win.' The album has been featured through several top tier webzines such as NOISEY, Ambrosia For Heads, VIBE, HipHopDX, XXL, and more."

In commemoration of the three year anniversary of Planet Asia & DJ Concept's collaborative LP, 'Seventy Nine,' Coalmine Records is pleased to release a special edition repress with a NYC-themed alternate cover, pressed on classic black vinyl. Since debuting nearly 20 years ago, Planet Asia has continued to cement himself as one of the best to ever touch the mic. And that’s become especially apparent these past few years as the Fresno, CA rapper has dropped one distinguished project after the next. That trend has continued with ‘Seventy Nine,’ a tightly constructed and ambitious concept album from Planet Asia and Long Island producer, DJ Concept. This special edition repress is limited to just 300
copies

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Latoya Jackson

7" | 2020 | US | Reissue (Coalmine)

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

Release: 2020 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Record Store Day 2020 Release.
Limitation: 1000 copies.

Just in time for Record Store Day 2020, Coalmine Records and Duck Down Music are happy to announce the 7’ release of "Latoya Jackson," the commanding, gritty posse cut first appearing on Sean Price & Small Professor's LP, 86 Witness. The A-side is the original version which features Quelle Chris with cuts from DJ Revolution, while the flip side features the “Back to the Old School Remix,” with a gracious guest verse from the luminary lyricist Masta Ace.

Adding to the record's allure for bonafide collectors and hip-hop fans alike, the artwork has been handled by Atlanta-based heavyweight FRKO (Action Bronson, Gucci Mane), who expertly reimagined the cover of Just-Ice's classic Back to the Old School (Fresh Records, 1986). With an aptitude for details, FRKO's vibrant visual take superimposes Masta Ace into the scene, drawing from the rap veteran's cover artwork for his 2004 album, A Long Hot Summer. The parallel merger of classic iconography and refined cultural references accents the 7" release with exemplary execution, giving new legs to a track that further personifies the coveted energy of its initial release as an exclusive Record Store Day drop, all while paying homage to the late legend Sean Price.

This collector’s edition 7-Inch of "Latoya Jackson" is pressed on striking bubble gum pink vinyl.

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Davy DMX

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

CD | 1995 | EU | Reissue (Loud)

Release: 1984 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Limited Edition for Record Store Day 2019! LTD 500 units 7″ of this seminal Hip Hop/Electro jam from 1984. Mint “Styrene” copies are changing hands for £100+, but this remastered reissue version is now avaiable on 100% virgin vinyl at a snip of that price. A slice of Hip Hop history.

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Raekwon

Only Built 4 Cuban Linx

Release: 1995 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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CD | 2015 | EU | Reissue (Sony Music Catalog)

Favorite

Neues Von Gott

Release: 2015 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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CD | 2005 | EU | Reissue (Sony Music Catalog)

Favorite & Jason

Rappen Kann Tödlich Sein

Release: 2005 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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2CD | 1997 | EU | Reissue (Bad Boy)

The Notorious B.I.G.

Life After Death

12,79 €* 15,99 € -20%

Release: 1997 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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7" | 1991 | EU | Reissue (Tommy Boy)

Naughty By Nature

O.P.P. / Uptown Anthem

Release: 1991 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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7" | 1994 | US | Reissue (Tommy Boy)

Coolio

Fantastic Voyage

Release: 1994 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Best Day Ever Remastered Remastered Edition

Mac Miller

CD | 2011 | UK | Reissue (Rostrum)

Release: 2011 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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It's Yours Record Store Day 2020 Edition

T La Rock & Jazzy Jay

7" | 1984 | US | Reissue (Partytime)

CD | 1995 | US | Reissue (LaFace)

Release: 1984 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Record Store Day 2020 Release.

The debut release on Rick Rubin and Russell Simmons now seminal Def Jam label that shook the world with its evil bass and percussion. Never released on 7" before, this is a true Hip Hop collectors dream. Featuring the ground-breaking "Scratch Party Death Mix".

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Goodie Mob

Soul Food

7" | 2011 | US | Reissue (Get On Down)

Release: 1995 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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classic ... incl. cell therapy, dirty south ...

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IOU

Chill Out

CD | 1995 | US | Reissue (Jive)

Release: 2011 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Get On Down keeps kickin’ it old school with the latest installment in the Get On Down 7” series, IOU’s “Chill Out”. As with other offerings in the series, this one was originally released as a 12” and has never before been available on a “doughnut”. First issued on Peter Brown’s Georgia Peach imprint even the most rabid
collector’s and Mr. Brown aren’t certain of the exact year of release. But the thick layers of electro funk and vocoder has the educated ear landing this between ‘82 & ‘84. In fact, this cut may have the most vocoder per minute of any cut in recorded music history. Which only reinforces its status as an electro classic and gives you good reason to Get On Down and pick up this destine tom be collectible reissue.

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E-40

In A Major Way

CD | 1990 | US | Reissue (Sbme)

Release: 1995 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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feat. 2Pac, B-Legit, Suga T, Spice 1 and more!

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Boogie Down Productions

Edutainment

Release: 1990 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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CD | 1995 | US | Reissue (Sbme)

KRS-One

Krs-One

Release: 1995 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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CD | 1998 | US | Reissue (Sbme)

DJ Quik

Rhythm-Al-Ism

Release: 1998 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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CD | 1995 | US | Reissue (Sbme)

DJ Quik

Safe & Sound

Release: 1995 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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CD | 1991 | US | Reissue (Sbme)

DJ Quik

Quik Is The Name

Release: 1991 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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CD | 2008 | EU | Reissue (Roc-A-Fella)

Kanye West

808s & Heartbreak

Release: 2008 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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DVD | 1991 | US | Reissue (Columbia)

Boyz N The Hood

The Movie

CD | 2000 | US | Reissue (Sbme)

Release: 1991 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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

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E-40

Loyalty & Betrayal

Release: 2000 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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CD | 1994 | US | Reissue (Sbme)

MC Eiht

We Come Strapped

Release: 1994 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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CD | 2006 | US | Reissue (Sbme)

E-40

The Mail Man

Release: 2006 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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CD | 2006 | US | Reissue (Sbme)

Too Short

Blow The Whistle

Release: 2006 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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CD | 1998 | US | Reissue (Sbme)

Spice1

Hits

Release: 1998 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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CD | 2000 | US | Reissue (Sbme)

Ghostface Killah

Supreme Clientele

Release: 2000 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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CD | 1993 | US | Reissue (Sbme)

Spice1

187 He Wrote

Release: 1993 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Jim Sharp / Naughty NMX & Runex

Dusty Donuts Volume 8

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

7" | 1980 | UK | Reissue (Number Nine)

Release: 2016 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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

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Hot & Sassy

Christmas Strutt

7" | 1995 | US | Reissue (Get On Down)

Release: 1980 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop, Christmas

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Ultra-Rare Old School Hip Hop!
As featured on the fourth volume of Tramp's "Santa's Funk & Soul Christmas Party" compilation series, it was high time to put it out on a good old 45! Here you have it. Be quick - limited press!

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Mobb Deep

Shook Ones Part 1 & 2

To The Max / It's My Turn

Release: 1995 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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2023 repress.
“Shook Ones Part II” might be one of the biggest records to come out of New York in the mid 90’s. From the moment you hear the bare hi-hat and the infamous line “to all the killers and the hundred dollar billas” it is an immediate adrenaline rush. The beat alone is a work of art, Havoc constructed what would go on for years as “how did he actually come up with that beat?!” amongst DJ’s and Producers alike. The infectious piano, cinematic sirens, it was no doubt that it was one of (famed New York nightclub) The Tunnel’s most signature records. As Cipha Sounds put it - “How could it not rip in The Tunnel? Just classic. 'Shook Ones Part I' was actually pretty big in the Tunnel, but ‘Part II' ripped everything." When “Shook Ones Part II” came you couldn’t help but nod your head and get lost in Havoc and Prodigy trading verses breaking down the meaning of a crook…making you shook son. Not to be left out “Shook Ones Part 1” is on the flipside that came out months earlier with a much more subdued beat and slightly different lyrics. Most 12” aren’t built like this, so to be on 7” for the first time ever this is a must have….son.

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Stezo

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

Release: 1989 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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

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Ultraviolet Dreams / Light Another / The Phuncky Feel One

7" | 1991 | US | Reissue (Get On Down)

Calm Down Record Store Day 2022 Vinyl Edition

Release: 1991 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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To Commemorate The 30 Year Anniversary Of Cypress Hill, Get On Down Presents A Series Of 7 Inch Singles Of Every Cut From One Of The Most Legendary Debuts Of All Time. When Cypress Hill came with their debut self-titled album 30 years ago, they made an immediate spark that captivated the Hip Hop audience, critics, and then the world. Led by B-Real with his nasal, singsong delivery, and Sen Dog to play the perfect hypeman, Cypress’ debut fueled tales of revenge, revolution, recreational drug use, gangbanging, and cultural pride. Like Public Enemy before them, the production was also a key factor in what made this debut so groundbreaking. DJ Muggs was able to craft a blueprint that would change Hip Hop production with his innovative stoned-out beats. Cuts like "How I Could Just Kill a Man", "Pigs", "Stoned is the Way of the Walk" and "Hand on the Pump" made Cypress Hill an instant classic. Since its release, the album has won acclaim as one of Rolling Stone's Essential Recordings of the 90s and Top 100 Best Rap Albums by The Source Magazine.

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Most Wanted

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

Guilty Simpson (Prod. J. Dilla)

Release: 1989 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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

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Stress / Guilty

12" | 2009 | US | Reissue (Stones Throw)

Release: 2009 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Produced by the late great J Dilla!

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Break It Up / Real Estate / Stoned Is The Way Of The Walk

7" | 1991 | US | Reissue (Get On Down)

My Part Of Town / Mountains World Record Store Day 2022 Vinyl Edition

Release: 1991 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Tuff Crew

7" | 1982 | UK | Reissue (Warlock)

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

Release: 1982 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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True club dancefloor Hip Hop from '89 that inspired many a hit there after. Legendary double hitter from the cult Philly crew that have never been on 45 together before. Black Vinyl in Picture sleeve Exclusive for RSD 22.

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Jungle Brothers

7" | 1988 | EU | Reissue (Idlers)

Because I Got It Like That Record Store Day 2020 Edition

Release: 1988 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Record Store Day 2021 Release. Following on from last years successful RSD 7 Inch, Idlers are proud to release the title track from the JBs 1988 debut album 'Straight Out The Jungle' that has never had a full release on 45 before. Backed with the more relevant than ever 'Black is Black'. More golden era hip hop on 7! With a Picture sleeve.

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Jungle Brothers

7" | 1988 | US | Reissue (Idlers)

CD | 1998 | EU | Reissue (Noo Trybe)

Release: 1988 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Record Store Day 2020 Release.

The Sly Stone sampling, scene smashing hip hop track 'Because I Got it Like That' that launched the Jungle Brother's to the world in 1988, housed on their groundbeaking debut album 'Straight Out The Jungle'. Original copies of the single now change hands for £50 if you’re lucky so a fully remastered, official reissue is exactly what the doctor ordered! Backed with the rare Ultimatum mix (aka The Stereo MC's).

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Gang Starr

Moment Of Truth

Release: 1998 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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CD | 2003 | UK | Reissue (Big Dada)

King Geedorah (MF DOOM)

Take Me To Your Leader

Release: 2003 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Good Kid: M.a.a.d City New Version

Kendrick Lamar

CD | 2012 | EU | Reissue (Aftermath)

Release: 2012 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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CD | 1990 | EU | Reissue (Priority)

Amerikkka's Most Wanted

Release: 1990 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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CD | 1991 | EU | Reissue (Priority)

Death Certificate

Release: 1991 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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CD | 1992 | US | Reissue (Priority)

The Predator

Release: 1992 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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CD | 1999 | EU | Reissue (Interscope)

Eminem

The Slim Shady LP

Release: 1999 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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CD | 2005 | US | Reissue (Interscope)

50 Cent

The Massacre

CD | 2004 | EU | Reissue (Roc-A-Fella)

Release: 2005 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Kanye West

The College Dropout

Release: 2004 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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CD | 1999 | EU | Reissue (Interscope)

2Pac & Outlawz

Still I Rise

Release: 1999 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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CD | 2001 | EU | Reissue (Priority)

Greatest Hits

CD | 1997 | EU | Reissue (Universal)

Release: 2001 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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17 tracks

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Erykah Badu

Baduizm

Release: 1997 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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CD | 1999 | EU | Reissue (Interscope)

Dr. Dre

2001

Release: 1999 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Shamir

Ratchet

CD | 2015 | Reissue (XL)

Release: 2015 / Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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In My Lifetime Vol.1 Explicit Version

Jay-Z

CD | 1997 | Reissue (Universal)

Release: 1997 / Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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911 Platoon Remix / 1-800-Fuck-Outtahere DJ Obsolete Remix Splatter Vinyl Edition

ChillxWill

7" | 2023 | US | Reissue (Ill Adrenaline)

911 Platoon Remix / 1-800-Fuck-Outtahere DJ Obsolete Remix Black Vinyl Edition

Release: 2023 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Bkrsclb member ChillxWill has been an underground staple since the release of his critically acclaimed "Almighty" album in 2015 (Ill Adrenaline Records/Chopped Herring). The skilled emcee took a hiatus from the game, although having enough talent to become a successful indie artist. Two gritty and dope under the radar remixes of the classic joints “911" (original version produced by Figub Brazlevic) featuring Bkrsclb comrade BriskInTheHouse and "1-800-Fuck-Outtahere" (original version produced by Mista Izm) finally get the vinyl treatment on a limited edition 7". While the BreakerHUS produced "Platoon" remix of "911" delivers a sinister, hard hitting Mobb Deep-like soundscape, the "1-800-Fuck-Outtahere" remix courtesy of DJ Obsolete is a smooth, but head-nodding snare-heavy joint that gives a totally different vibe from the original version. Both remixes resurrect that typical 90's east coast flavor.

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ChillxWill

7" | 2023 | US | Reissue (Ill Adrenaline)

MM..Food 20th Anniversary Ediiton

Release: 2023 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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MF DOOM

CD | 2004 | US | Reissue (Rhymesayers)

Wu-Tang Clan / The Charmels

Release: 2004 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Originally released in 2004, MF Doom's MM..FOOD is hailed as a classic | hip-hop album full of inventive production, brilliant wordplay, and unique themes. Celebraled for its seamless blend of humor, wit, and social commentary, the album ushers listeners into a bizarre world af food-related metaphors, painting a bitterly comedic portrait of a life tainted by vice, violence, and jealousy. It was a brilliant and novel concept that gave Doom plenty of room to explore the album's subjects. Throughout MM..FOOD, Doom embeds complex ideas within seemingly simple narratives. Album opener "Beef Rapp' is a multi-pronged metaphor reminding listeners of the dangers involved in the glorification of conflict, especially within the rap game. "Hoe Cakes" borrows its name from the sweet, hot water cornmeal patties, which he uses as a symbol to rhyme about indulgence and excess. Continuing the motif, Doom uses the Madlib-produced "One Beer" to fold layers of depth about escapism and ego, while the popular "Rapp Snitch Knishes" critiques the sell-incrimination and contradictory behaviors of some rappers. Overall, MM..FOOD is both a social commentary and a piece of social satire, showcasing MF Doom'S ability to blend serious themes with his unique, playful lyrical style. In celebration of the album's 20th anniversary, MM..FOOD has been repackaged with all new artwork by Sam Rodriguez!

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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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Tape | 2019 | EU | Reissue (Hole In One)

SMK

19 Nigga 4

CD | 2000 | UK | Reissue (Lewis Productions)

Release: 2019 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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SMK aka South Memphis King is one of the real godfathers of Memphis rap. He released his first album in 1991 and is still active today. This is one of his early recordings, never released on vinyl before, Straight bangin' underground shit for the streets of your city. Roll a blunt and enjoy the sick madness over here.

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Edan

Primitive Plus

CD | US | Reissue (Strictly Business)

Release: 2000 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Includes The Singles 'Mic Manipulator' And 'Rapperfection Ft Mr.Lif'. Stanton Swihart Of Allmusic Gave The Album 4.5 Stars Out Of 5, Calling It "A Wild, Weird, Instantly Left-Field Rap Masterpiece From One Seriously Bugged-Out, Innovative Loner." Thomas Quinlan Of Exclaim! Described It As "An Album That Embraces The Late '80s/Early '90s Of Hip-Hop, With Old School Beats And Battle Rhymes (The Primitive), While At The Same Time Shaking Hands With New School Lyricism And Space Age Effects (The Plus)." Nathan Rabin Of The A.V. Club Wrote: "One Of The Year's Most Promising Debuts, Primitive Plus Makes The Beats Of Yesterday And The Flows Of Today Sound Like The Hip-Hop Of Tomorrow."

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Mac Dre

What's Really Going On

7" | 1989 | US | Reissue (Chrysalis)

Release: US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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7 song EP by the Bay Area super rap star.

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De La Soul

Me, Myself & I

CD | 2002 | US | Reissue (Mello Music Group)

Release: 1989 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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If De la Soul is one of the greatest hip-hop bands in the world and 'Me Myself & I' one of their greatest singles, then that makes this 7" a pretty essential one. It is an indie exclusive via Chrysalis and comes as much of the American pioneers back catalogue has been made available for the first time digitally and via several vinyl reissues. It is one of the daisy age power group's most feel good, happy and poppy singles with plenty of samples, not least of Funkadelic's 'Knee Deep.' All these years later it is still an injection of good times direct into the veins.

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Mr.Lif

I, Phantom

CD | 1995 | US | Reissue (Sbme)

Release: 2002 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Mr. Lif's solo debut for Definitive Jux in 2002 gets a proper re-release through Mello Music Group in 2015!

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Kool G Rap

4 5 6

Release: 1995 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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

Mayz Road Kartel

CD | 2014 | US | Reissue (Mello Music Group)

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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L'Orange

Ordinary Man

Release: 2014 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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CD | 2004 | EU | Reissue (Hip Hop Enterprise)

Homeliss Derilex

Raise It Up

People's Instinctive Travels And The Paths Of Rhythm

Release: 2004 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Limited to 300 copies. The Homeliss Derelix are a Milpitas, CA crew and have been making a name for themselves in the underground scene since the early 90's with a superb laidback and jazz influenced style.

They released their self-titled debut back in 1993 on tape, which in the meantime has become an elusive collectable piece. They followed that up by releasing various 12" singles in the 90's and enjoyed a succesful stint with Stones Throw Records.

In 2004 they released "Raise It Up" on Dichotic Wax which was released on CD only. The album was entirely produced by the Architect and features a bonus track produced by Madlib. Guest spots from the Cali Agents, Souls of Mischief, Encore and more. Now 15 years later, the album has become tough to find so HHE put in work to make it available again.

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A Tribe Called Quest

CD | 1991 | EU | Reissue (Jive)

Release: 1991 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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CD | 1996 | EU | Reissue (Loud)

Mobb Deep

Hell On Earth

CD | 1996 | EU | Reissue (LaFace)

Release: 1996 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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classic on CD ... feat. Method Man, Raekwon, Nas

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OutKast

Atliens

Release: 1996 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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CD | 1993 | EU | Reissue (Columbia)

Black Sunday

Release: 1993 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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CD | 1995 | EU | Reissue (Loud)

Mobb Deep

The Infamous

Frisco Disco / It's Real With Sleeve

Release: 1995 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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feat. Nas, Q-Tip, Big Noyd, Raekwon, ...

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Eastside Connection

7" | 2016 | US | Reissue (Fraternity)

Release: 2016 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Tape | 1995 | EU | Reissue (Hole In One)

Blackout

Dreamworld

Tape | 1996 | EU | Reissue (Hole In One)

Release: 1995 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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This time it's really getting huge! Hole in One is back with an underground classic by no other than Blackout. This reissue shows the art of real Memphis rap in full effect. Murder rhymes laid upon the deepest productions by the man himself. A timeless milestone is available again. Better be fast!

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SMK

Aint Nuttin Shakin

CD | 1992 | EU | Reissue (Southwest Enterprise)

Release: 1996 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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SMK is back and he's Aint Nuttin Shakin. A packed Memphis classic with gangsta hits only. Originally released in '96 and never before pressed on wax. Better be fast on this low down g-rap monster from another planet.

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Ice Mike

True 2 Da Game

15,29 €* 17,99 € -15%

LP | 1996 | US | Reissue (Tommy Boy)

Release: 1992 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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SWE in collaboration with Dust & Dope are excited to announce the release of legendary Nola rapper/producer Ice Mike's debut "True 2 Da Game!" originally released back in 1992 on cassette only. For the first time ever on CD and limited to only 300 copies.

The tracklist has been re-arranged and improved. An extra track has been added and the last 2 tracks of the original tracklist have been replaced. The love song "Good 2 U" and the shoutout outro "Atdasamtyme!" have been cut. Here's what Ice Mike had to say about "Good 2 U": "We were experimenting. I was the wrong artist to record it. Good song but, at the time I was recording all my ideas and back then i was trying to fill up the tape minutes as much as possible for the people with music in their mitsubishi trucks and somehow chose that one."

We have now included the hard hitting "Still A WestBank Thang" Introducing the Disturbed Young Hustlaz who later on in 1998 released the classic "Homiez N My Head". This track received radio play back in the days and was used at live shows but never actually made it to an album due to street beef.

"I Got Game" which originally was the B-Side of the "Doin' My Thang" 12" was added as well and then we have another previously unreleased gem called "Bad Attitude" which will surely please everyone. All tracks were taken from the OG Dats to give you top notch quality.

The vinyl headz will be taken care of as well of course, and the record will become available in early 2022 with pre-orders coming later on.

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Grand Puba

2000

Release: 1996 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Dreadsquad / Toni Cicoria

Holy Shit 001 Yellow Vinyl Edition

7" | 2023 | EU | Reissue (Holy Shit)

Release: 2023 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop, Reggae & Dancehall

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Holy Shit! A new player in town with 2 smart dancefloor classics. Joyful A side with polish reggae mash up hero Dreadsquad with one of his most classic mash up. The flip sees the debut of Albanian artist Toni Cicoria. All the way from Tirana, Toni take advantage of this long time classic Italian rap, and deliver a real SM Click experience.

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Insane In The Brain Black Vinyl Edition

7" | 1993 | EU | Reissue (Mr Bongo)

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

Release: 1993 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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This edition is limited to 300 copies exclusive available at HHV.

So much legendary hip-hop begins with a misunderstanding. You might not realise it on first or even hundredth listen, but ‘Insane in the Brain’ is a diss track. What has become one of the hip-hop’s most iconic party anthems, and one of Cypress Hill’s biggest hits, started out with them taking offence at Chubb Rock.
He’d flipped some of their lyrics on his own ‘Yabba Dabba Doo’ song in 1992 and the group didn’t like it. While B-Real’s lyrical attack on Chubb is subtle and almost subliminal, Sen Dog spends most of his verse making fat jokes at Chubb’s expense.
It’s a little known beef, hidden beneath the vast success of this single in 1993, with it reaching number one in the US rap charts and proving a pop hit worldwide too. At this stage, the group’s producer DJ Muggs had perfected an idiosyncratic sound all of his own, lending it to tracks for the likes of House of Pain and Funkdoobiest.

Here he melds samples from Sly and the Family Stone and The Youngbloods with a beat lifted from George Semper’s instrumental cover of ‘Get out my life, woman’. Those subtle songs are alchemised into a boot-stomping head-nodder that transcended hip-hop to become a festival favourite, a rise that ended in Ned Flanders delivering the line, “this may sound just a teensy bit insane in the old membrane, Homer,” in The Simpsons.

The only official 7” of this was released in the Philippines, and fetches prices in the hundreds of pounds – this reissue puts a hip-hop classic in crate-friendly form.

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Gang Starr

Jazz Thing

7" | 1992 | EU | Reissue (Mr Bongo)

Release: 1990 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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

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A Tribe Called Quest

Scenario

Finally Famous 10th Anniversary Deluxe Edition

Release: 1992 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Official Mr Bongo reissue /// All-time classic hip-hop of the highest possible grade from A Tribe Called Quest, featuring that verse from Busta Rhymes. Replica reissue of the prized, Germany-only 7” from 1992, cut loud.

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Big Sean

LP | 2011 | EU | Reissue (Universal)

Release: 2011 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Peace Is Not The Word To Play Black Vinyl Edition

Main Source

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

The Early Years 2001-2003

Release: 1991 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Official Mr Bongo Hip Hop Reissue We’ll get to the vocal content in a second, but first it’s time to acknowledge what a patchwork tapestry of genius ‘Peace is not the word to play’ is in terms of production. Large Professor being a prodigy on the Sp-1200 is well established, but the way he flips parts of MFSB’s ‘tlc’ and Milly and Silly’s obscure ‘Gettin’ Down for Xmas’ with a sprinkling of Lyn Collins here establishes his credentials in the top tier. Lyrically, it’s a tour de force, with Main Source taking exception with the misuse of the word ‘peace’ by the hip-hop fraternity. With even the most homicidal of gangster rappers dropping it at the end of tracks at the time, time was overdue for some regulation. The album version makes its point pithily in a single verse, while the remix, included on the flip of this first ever 7” release, expands on the topic with new verses and some new samples too. It’s a welcome reminder of the time when remixes were remixes – not just the identical track with the latest hot rappers joining in. Most of all, Main Source once again walk the fine line between lyrical lecture and head-nodding banger – the rare example of a track with a point to make that can still fill a dancefloor and get necks snapping.

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Danger Mouse

12" | 2003 | US | Reissue (Danger Mouse)

CD | 2014 | EU | Reissue (Below System)

Release: 2003 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop, Electronic & Dance

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Finally back in on colored vinyl! This repressed 12" features 5 of the best early DM remixes from his now legendary (and long out of print) mashup EP 12"s. Includes his mashup remixes of Nas Vs. Portishead, Audio Two Vs. Air, Suzanne Vega Vs. 50 Cent, Outkast Vs. Funkadelic, and Xzibit Vs. Radiohead. Limited stock on colored vinyl.

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Omniscence

The Raw Factor

Mind Playing Tricks On Me / Mind Of A Lunatic Clear Vinyl Edition

Release: 2014 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Originally scheduled for release way back in March 1996, “The Raw Factor” by North Carolina native Omniscence is one of the last of the unreleased mid-90’s albums to see the light of day. Despite being awarded The Source’s coveted “Hip Hop Quotable” and dropping two well-received singles (“Amazin” and “Touch Y’all”), record label politics meant the full-length “The Raw Factor” album was never released and fans were left wondering what might have been. 28 years later, “The Raw Factor” is finally being released on vinyl, CD and digital stores. Featuring punchline-driven lyrics from Omniscence delivered in his unmistakable cadence, and backed by head-nodding production from Fanatic, the album is a must-own for fans of 90’s Hip Hop. Omniscence haunted the same early 90's cyphers and stages that many lyrical greats from the era had to cross. With a gruff delivery and equal adeptness with punchlines and metaphors, his high finish at the 1994 edition Battle For World Supremacy at the New Music Seminar assured heads across the culture were watching. After this, Omniscence locked in with producer Fanatic (who also laced tracks for Notorious B.I.G., Ma$e and Michael Jackson). The result was “The Raw Factor” album, fifteen plus tracks of jazzed out boom-bap, replete with crackin' drums. Now Below System Records has not only given the album its first deluxe physical release (including 2xLP, CD and digital) as well as a slew of bonus/unreleased tracks.

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Geto Boys

7" | 2023 | US | Reissue (Rap-A-Lot)

Release: 2023 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Grand Wizard Theodore / The Fantastic Romantic 5

Can I Get A Soul Clap / Fresh Out Of The Pack Record Store Day 2022 Vinyl Edition

12" | 1984 | UK | Reissue (Soul-O-Wax Inc)

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

Release: 1984 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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When you get the chance to re-release a piece of Hip-Hop history, then it would be churlish of us not to surely? So, when we stumbled into Grand Wizard Theodore again, we thought it would be nice to get an affordable, mint 12 inch reissue out there of this early Hip-Hop classic.

This is the guy who invented scratching no less. Two cuts that any music head needs in their collection, "Can I Get A Soul Clap 'Fresh Out Of The Pack" and "Hey What's Your Sign, What's Your Name, What's On Your Mind" Instrumental. This version hasn’t been reissued since 1982 and sells for up to £300, with the cheapest original at present clocking in at £200, over 10 times more than this “mint” remastered reissue. This is a crucial slice of musical culture right here - a double sided Hip Hop belter, with original Soul-O-Wax imprint labels.

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EPMD

You Gots To Chill

CD | 2013 | US | Reissue (Nature Sounds)

Release: 1988 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Endlessly sampled, covered, quoted and requoted, this may well be one of the most influential hip-hop singles ever released. But, in many ways, its importance goes beyond its sheer classic status as a single in its own right. In retrospect, it shows the duo of Erick Sermon and Parrish Smith as pioneers in production, creating a funk-based sound that helped to provide a blueprint for artists on the other side of the country. In 1987/88, most West Coast rap still adhered to an East Coast audio blueprint. By 1989, they were leaning as heavily on Zapp and Roger Troutman samples as Epmd were on this single. The foundations of the track are interesting, with a snatch of Juice’s much-plundered ‘Catch a Groove’ (which has popped up everywhere from The Beastie Boys to Kings of Pressure) overlaid with big chunks of Kool & The Gang’s ‘Jungle Boogie’ and Zapp’s irrepressible ‘More Bounce to the Ounce’. Vocodered funk was a rarity in New York hip-hop until this song, but it’s the West Coast G-Funk artists who really ran with it. Its popularity spanned the country (and the globe, to be fair), with Epmd performing numerous shows in California on the basis of the sound, moving away from their James Brown-obsessed peers to display their own musical tastes. That said, the flipside – here presented on 7” and, indeed, on any single, for the first time – takes it back to that JB-era. ‘(It’s Not the Express), It’s the JB’s Monaurail by The JB’s is woven with Otis Redding and Beastie Boys to create a mid-tempo headnodder par excellence. It was always too good not to be a single.

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R.A. The Rugged Man

Legends Never Die

Fakin' The Funk (Remix) / Fakin' The Funk (Instrumental) Black Vinyl Edition

Release: 2013 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Guest appearances from Talib Kweli, Krizz Kaliko, Masta Ace, Brother Ali, Tech N9ne, Hopsin, Vinnie Paz, Eamon, Sadat X and others … whoo!

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Main Source

7" | 1992 | UK | Reissue (Mr Bongo)

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

Release: 1992 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Official Mr Bongo Hip Hop Reissue When the film ‘White Men Can’t Jump’ was released in 1992, an EP of music from the film was dropped almost simultaneously. That EP, cheekily titled ‘White Men Can’t Rap’, featured a couple of exclusive gems, notably Gang Starr’s ‘Now You’re Mine’ and a cut from Main Source called ‘Fakin’ the Funk’. The only single borne of that six-track EP was the Main Source track, released in remixed form on Wild Pitch records the same year. No surprise, it was head and shoulders above the rest. Opening with those unmistakable harmonies from Main Ingredient’s ‘Magic Shoes’, the intro segues into a crisp beat borrowed from Grady Tate’s frequently sampled ‘Be Black Baby’ from 1969. Throw in a sprinkle of Kool & The Gang and you’ve got a track that would fit seamlessly onto Main Source’s masterpiece of an album, ‘Breaking Atoms’. Instead, it’s the group’s last hurrah, the final collaboration between K-Cut, Sir Scratch and Large Professor before the latter departed the trio. It’s fitting that he saves one of his best vocal performances for last, railing at sell-outs with the assistance of his long-term collaborator Neek the Exotic. Never released before on an official 7”, it’s a track that has lost none of its appeal, and the remix is the definitive version of this classic.

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Black Sheep

Try Counting Sheep

The Choice Is Yours Black Vinyl Edition

Release: 1991 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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‘Try Counting Sheep’ was always a bit of a curio. For reasons best left in the dark, distant days of record label meetings of the early 1990’s, it only ever saw a UK and Europe release, our US cousins having to do without it. A strange decision because, while it doesn’t have the headnod hummability of ‘The Choice is Yours’, the group’s biggest hit, it perfectly captures their ramshackle charm coupled with a catchy hook. While Dres was a characterful and idiosyncratic MC, one thing that often goes uncelebrated about Black Sheep was their production nous. As on their other singles, they mine some familiar tracks but use the samples in original and creative ways. The Original Sheep LP Mix is a likeably meandering track that borrows bass from Jimi Hendrix and different bits of Rare Earth’s ‘(I Know) I’m Losing You’, with a real lightness of touch. As this was a UK release – the original 7” of which now fetches around three figures – the label rafted in UK producer The Principle for a remix. Best known for his work with Profile Records crew Caveman, he brings the same kind of propulsive organ track to the remix that underpins much of their best work. He adds in an instantly familiar drum break from ‘Impeach the President’ to drive a fine re-imagining that is very much of its time. It’s a record that can still summon the fun of a hip-hop club in 1991, and one that’s no longer impossible to find on 7”.

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Black Sheep

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