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Release: 2019 / CZ – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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CD | 2019 | US | Original (Tru Soul)

Pete Rock

Return Of The SP1200

Release: 2019 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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CD | 2019 | EU | Original (Essah)

Kool Savas

KKS

Release: 2019 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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CD | 2018 | US | Original (Chamber Musik)

Realio Sparkwell

One

Solomon Childs & Tone Spliff

Release: 2018 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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“One” is a compilation of the best early work from Thrice Great
artist/emcee Realio Sparkzwell (formerly IRealz) of Vast Aire’s
Crimson Gods crew. This anthology will please Tru-Skool Hip-Hop
fans with some of the heaviest raw boom bap music of the new
millennium, by an artist who is established, yet a buzz that is still
growing, as he has most recently become part of the Poison Ring
Regime (Planet Asia). “One” focuses primarily on tracks where
Realio has more than held his own alongside legends such as Planet
Asia, Sean Price, Baby Blak, Trife Diesel (TMF), Copywrite, Jean
Grae, Big Noyd (Mobb Deep), El Da Sensei (Artifacts), and Vast Aire
(Cannibal Ox). Production includes Realio himself, Tone Spliff, Street
Scrolls, Kyo Itachi, & Al Tarba.

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The Prophet And The King

CD | 2018 | US | Original (Mind Write Music)

CD | 2006 | US | Original (Green Streets)

Release: 2018 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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"The Prophet and the King" is a collaborative project from Solomon
Childs and Tone Spliff. The album hosts 11 solid tracks (two of which
are only available on CD) and 3 skits.
Solomon and Tone called upon the heavy-hitters ; Inspectah Deck (Wu
Tang), Sadat X (Brand Nubian), Rock (Heltah Skeltah), Conway the
Machine (Shady Records/Griselda), Realio Sparkzwell, Recognize Ali,
Sav Killz, Mazzi & Stryfe for the album's guest appearances.
ABOUT SOLOMON CHILDS:
Rapper and Staten Island native Solomon Childs (born Walbert Ryan
Dale in 1975) became affiliated with the mighty Wu-Tang Clan through
his family ties to god-brother Cappadonna and cousin Ghostface Killah.
Solomon contributed to various Wu-Tang related classics throughout
the late '90s and early 2000s, including verses on Cappadonna's The
Pillage, RZA's Bobby Digital, Ghostface Killah's Supreme Clientele and
others. In the early 2000s he was a member of the Ghostface affiliated
group Theodore Unit, as well as appearing on tracks by other artists
and working on his own releases.
In 2016 Solomon was shot twice in a drive-by shooting while out
shopping in Staten Island. The rapper underwent multiple surgeries
but survived the attempt on his life.
"The Prophet and the King" is Solomon's second album from when this
tragic incident occurred.
ABOUT TONE SPLIFF:
Los Angeles based DJ and Producer Tone Spliff (born Anthony John
Mucitelli in 1981) is grounded in an east coast sound and steeped in
tradition with an ever present emphasis on the DJ/Turntablist.
Tone links up with Solomon Childs to deliver an instant classic Hip Hop
album, sounding like a beast on the drum machine and the 1’s and 2’s,
it’s apparent Tone Spliff has some skills to flex on this album.
The beat-creator, originally from Utica, NY, has made his mark in the
underground Hip Hop community by working with artists such as
Royce Da 5'9, Sean Price, Krumbsnatcha, Big Shug, Planet Asia,
Apathy, Slaine, Ed OG, Skyzoo, Big Noyd, El Da Sensei, Saigon and
many more. Songs from his previous albums have made a worldwide
buzz by landing on popular sites and radio shows like: The Source
Magazine, XXL, HipHopDx, 2DopeBoyz.com, Rap Is Outta Control with
DJ Eclipse (Shade45/SirusXM), Live from HeadQuarterz with DJ
Premier (Shade45/SiriusXM) and many more.

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Sunz Of Man

The Old Testament

2CD | 2018 | EU | Original (Just Listen)

Release: 2006 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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16 rare & out of print tracks

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Crown (of Grim Reaperz)

Pieces To The Puzzle

Release: 2018 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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CD | 2018 | EU | Original (Warner)

Mac Miller

Swimming

Release: 2018 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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CD | 2018 | US | Original (St.)

Termanology

Bad Decisions

CD | 2007 | EU | Reissue (Below System)

Release: 2018 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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After 15 years in the game, Termanology is still going strong. His latest release will be his 35th project to date, and it is titled “Bad Decisions”. The album is an ode to his past life and experiences before making a full time career in rap. Boasting 14 tracks filled with powerful production from some of Rap’s greatest producers (Erick Sermon, Statik Selektah, Dame Grease, The Beatnuts & more), any fan of real hip hop would enjoy this piece of work. Veteran MC’s Raekwon and Smif-N-Wessun bring their signature flavor to the project while some of Rap’s hottest new lyricists (Conway, Benny, ANoyd, Millyz & Crimeapple) come through and show why they have recently been given much praise. Term even tries his hand at production on the latter half of the album, producing three songs.

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Phat Kat

Carte Blanche

CD | 2018 | US | Original (Slice Of Spice)

Release: 2007 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Originally released in 2007, Phat Kat’s 2nd studio album “Carte Blanche” is getting a re-release on July 27th via Below System Records. The deluxe edition will includes 2 new bonus tracks both produced by J Dilla. “Carte Blanche” includes production by J Dilla, Black Milk, Young RJ, Nick Speed and features by Elzhi, Black Milk, Guilty Simpson, T3 and more. The 2 Dilla produced bonus tracks “World Premier” and “It Don’t Get No Liver Than This” with a featuring by La Peace, were recorded in 1996 and 1997. Often referred as the fifth member of Slum Village, Phat Kat aka Ronnie Euro was the "proof of concept" for J Dilla's beats. When Dilla was looking for that grimy voice, that hard-core street sound that Dilla was obsessed with, he went to Kat. Kat and Dilla’s friendship was deep. They formed a group called 1st Down and were signed to Payday Records, a subsidiary of renowned London Records. Kat and Dilla were label mates and peers to a young Jay-Z, underground favorites Showbiz & A.G., Jeru The Damaja and many more. Since the release of his record “Carte Blanche” on Look Records, Phat Kat has been steadily touring Europe year after year building his audience gradually by staying consistent and giving fans that raw hardcore rap music without needing to compromise his aesthetics.

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Marco Polo

Port Authority 2

Release: 2018 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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CD | 2018 | US | Original (Slice Of Spice)

Marco Polo

Port Authority

Release: 2018 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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2CD | US | Original (Mo Wax)

V.A.

The Story Of Mo Wax

Retrogott & Kutmasta Kurt

Release: US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop, Electronic & Dance

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15 tracks by Attica Blues, DJ Krush, Unkle, Howie B ...

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Vintage Fresh EP

CD | 2018 | US | Original (Threshold)

Release: 2018 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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

Process Of Elimination EP

CD | 2018 | UK | Original (Chopped Herring)

CD | 2006 | US | Original (Fith)

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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B Real

The Gunslinger Volume 2

CD | 2018 | US | Original (Brick)

Release: 2006 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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17 tracks feat. Son Doobie, Proof of. D12, Everlast, Defari ...

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Planet Asia

The Golden Buddha

CD | 2017 | UK | Original (Chopped Herring)

Release: 2018 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Planet Asia helped jump-start the West Coast independent hip-hop movement, and has solidified himself as one of the most consistent and respected MCs in the game over his 20+ year career. He dropped his debut EP with producer Fanatik in 1998, and followed up quickly with the singles "Definition of Ill" (Stones Throw) and "Place of Birth" (ABB Records). In 2001, The Source Magazine gave him the ‘First Round Draft Pick’ and ‘Independent Album of the Year’ awards for ‘How the West Was One’, which was recorded with fellow CA rapper Rasco under the group name Cali Agents. This landed him a deal with Interscope Records, where he was signed until 2003 without releasing an album.
Planet Asia was nominated for a Grammy Award in 2002 for his feature on the song "W" by Mystic, and was later signed to Avatar Records, which released his official debut album, ‘The Grand Opening,’ in 2004. It earned him another ‘Independent Album of the Year’ award from The Source. Later, he started his own imprint Gold Chain Music, on which he has churned out multiple projects. He has also collaborated on albums with the likes of DJ Muggs (‘Pain Language’), Evidence (‘The Medicine’) and Madlib (‘Cracks In The Vinyl’), among others, and released songs with artists such as Linkin Park, Bun B, Talib Kweli and Ghostface Killah.
The Fresno MC is fresh off of a strong 2017 which featured well-received collaborative albums with producers DirtyDiggs (‘Dirty Planet’) and Apollo Brown (‘Anchovies’). For 2018, Asia teamed up with Bay Area producer izznyce for this true solo project, sure to be considered the next classic in his vast catalog.
‘The Golden Buddha’ was produced entirely by izznyce (producer for Superstar Quamallah and more) and features AZ, Hus Kingpin, Turbin, Marvelous Mag, Killa Kali, TriState, Xiomara and The Architect. Speaking on the project, Planet Asia says: “This album represents the foundation of what Planet Asia is about and that is ‘balance’. Me and izznyce also took our time with the record, and had a chance to really vibe out and make the type of music we personally like that will stand the test of time!”

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5 Elementz

The Album Time Forgot EP

CD | 1996 | US | Original (American)

Release: 2017 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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

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Chino XL

Here to save you all

3CD | 2017 | DE | Original (Normale Musik)

Release: 1996 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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feat. Kool Keith, Ras Kass, ...

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Audio88 & Yassin

Die Herrengedecke

29,99 €*

Release: 2017 / DE – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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CD | 1995 | US | Original (Cold Chillin)

Kool G Rap

4,5,6

Release: 1995 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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CD | 2017 | EU | Original (eOne)

Wu-Tang Clan

The Saga Continues

Release: 2017 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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CD | 2017 | US | Original (Dirty Version)

Apathy & O.C.

Perestroika

CD | 2017 | EU | Original (Columbia)

Release: 2017 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Apathy (Demigodz, Army of the Pharaohs) and O.C. (D.I.T.C. - Diggin' In The Crates) combine forces to form 'Perestroika', a supergroup inspired by the cold war being waged on the rap industry.

Anti-mainstream propaganda has become a bit of a cliche, so instead of speaking out against the unflattering direction that today's hip hop music has gone in, Apathy and O.C. have taken action by building a pillar in the ruins of what's left of true school hip hop.

Picture the first time you heard Wu-Tang Clan's debut album "Enter The Wu-Tang: 36 Chambers" and were immediately swept up in to a dark Kung Fu movie, with the sound effects and painted visuals - "Perestroika" is intended to have the same effect... except it transports you to Cold War, Soviet Russia. From the Kremlin, to small villages affected by the economically devastating times of Perestroika, this album is a salute to the underdog and all those who are able to survive the coldest winters.

Not entirely conceptual however, the album allows both wordsmiths to flex their greatest strengths over solid head-nodding East Coast-styled production. Showing up for the cause, guests Celph Titled, Slaine, Marvalyss, Kappa Gamma and Jus Cuz add to the palate alongside production that is mostly handled by Apathy, with MoSS and Illinformed (The Four Owls) contributing tracks as well. In a time of worldly political conflict and scandals, this project plays as the perfect soundtrack to the madness.

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Tyler The Creator

Flower Boy

CD | 2006 | US | Original (Stones Throw)

Release: 2017 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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The album featuring A$AP Rocky, Frank Ocean, Lil Wayne, Estelle, Kevin Abstract & Rex Orange County.

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J Dilla

Donuts

CD | 2017 | EU | Original (!K7)

Release: 2006 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Dillas last great gift to the people. Raw samples & loops, magically chopped & arranged to perfection in this blueprint for todays' beat-generation!

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DJ-Kicks

The Exclusives Volume 3

CD | 2017 | DE | Original (Bozz Music)

Release: 2017 / EU – Original

Genre: Electronic & Dance

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A key fixture of !K7’s identity since it’s debut in 1995,
DJ-Kicks is arguably the world’s best and most respected
mix series. Spanning a broad range of DJs, producers and
visionary musicians, DJ-Kicks has offered illuminating trip
after trip, seamlessly tracing more than two decades of
alternative, electronic culture.
This latest compilation brings together the last few years of
stellar exclusive tracks from some of our favourite recent
Kicks mixes, including material from DJ Koze, Dam-Funk,
Actress, John Talabot and Marcel Dettmann.

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Azad

NXTLVL

8,99 €* 9,99 € -10%

Release: 2017 / DE – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Sex Style 20th Anniversary Edition

Kool Keith

2CD | 2017 | US | Original (Threshold)

24,99 €*

CD | 2006 | US | Original (Cha-Ching)

Release: 2017 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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This limited 20th anniversary edition of Kool Keith's impossibly raunchy, "porno-core" 1997 classic, “Sex Style”. Includes instrumentals, limited to 500 copies worldwide.

He comes in many forms and many incarnations, but his style is distinctly his own. Just as there's no mistaking his smooth lyrical delivery and searing hip-hop prose with its underlying edgy beats, there's no denying the incredible force that is Kool Keith. Whether as a founding member of the legendary Ultramagnetic MCs, or in the guises of his renegade rap personas Dr. Octagon and Dr. Dooom, Keith has established himself as an innovative lyricist whose erudite raps push the envelope to the limit. When Keith Teams up with KutMasta Kurt on the production - they arguably create the best albums in his catalog.

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Poor Righteous Teachers

Rare And Unreleased

Release: 2006 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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CD | 2016 | US | Original (Chamber Musik)

Flying Dutchmen

Foul Weather

To Thine Own Self Be True

Release: 2016 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Lost Children of Babylon offshoot group The Flying Dutchmen is a project that took years in the making. Produced exclusively by group member Vanderslice, The Dutchmen feature the non-stop, in your face lyrical bombs by Jon Murdock and Lex Starwind. Also featured on this album are Cappadonna (Wu-Tang), Philadelphia legend Burke the Jurke, Ricky Fitz, Grand Scheme, Natsy Knuckles, and Dave Vegas. This album is an instant classic, and presents some of the hardest tru-school beats known to mankind. Fans of hardcore underground East Coast Hip-Hop are going to lose their minds over this one, as there is really nothing out there on the market quite like “Foul Weather”. The trio are immediately showing pride in their Pennsylvania roots with the whole Dutchmen imagery, and skits, and their lyrics and musical backdrop only further enhances it to create quite the mysteriously dark mood. This is Pennsylvania settler rap at its best.

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La Coka Nostra

CD | 2016 | US | Original (Fat Beats)

CD | 2016 | UK | Original (Mr Bongo)

Release: 2016 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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It’s been four years since La Coka Nostra released their sophomore album, “Masters Of The Dark Arts”, (the group's first project without Everlast was also their most critically acclaimed project featured collaborations with Vinnie Paz, Sean Price & production from DJ Premier and Statik Selektah) and the music industry has changed considerably in that time. Always known for tackling controversial topic matter, the group’s new album, “To Thine Own Self Be True”, finds them once again in torch bearing mode, addressing subjects that most artists shy away from. “This album was created during a time of unique and individual transformation for each member of the group” Ill Bill stated. “Speaking for myself, it’s been a heavy last couple of years. It’s definitely the most personal record we’ve made under the La Coka banner and while we’re still making music that’s hard as fuck, there’s a maturity to this latest batch of songs that makes it different from a lot of the older stuff. I notice the biggest reactions come from the songs our listeners can personally relate to and we needed to make a record like this right now, not only for the fans, but for ourselves. I got a lot off my chest on this one. Making music can be extremely therapeutic and making “To Thine Own Self Be True” was a rebirth and a re-ignition for me.”
While DJ Lethal continues to oversee the production end of “To Thine Own Self Be True”, the group also enlisted Statik Selektah, Marco Polo, Salam Wreck (D-12, Obie Trice, Proof, B-Real, Tha Dogg Pound) & ChumZilla (from the Demigodz) and get vocal contributions from extended family members such as Vinnie Paz, Apathy, Q-Unique, Sick Jacken, SKAM2 & Rite Hook.

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Arthur Verocai

From Ashes To Kingdom Come

Release: 2016 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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For a very long time, we have been trying to re-issue this record; a true and complete album masterpiece in every sense of the word, considered by many people to be one of the greatest ever made, regardless of genre. Recorded at Studio Somil, Rio De Janeiro in 1972, the album was produced, arranged, directed by the self-taught, Arthur Verocai. Previously he had worked on many records in various capacities, with artists including Jorge Ben, Ivan Lins and Celia, but this album gave him the chance to do his thing in it’s most pure form. The 29 minute masterpiece, perfect in it’s arrangement and fusion of sonics, epitomises the sound of Brazil at the time; strings, guitars, pianos, break beats, bass lines, synthesizers, vocals from the wonderful Célia, Carlos Dafe and Oberdan (Banda Black Rio), plus percussion from Pedro Santos and Paulo Moura on sax. Bossa nova, samba, jazz, MPB, psychedelics and funk sit side by side effortlessly. The album transcends the genre of Brazilian music, and infact all genres. Highlighted in part by the number of artists that have sampled from it; MF Doom, Ludacris & Common, Little Brother, Jneiro Jarel aka Dr Who Dat?, Dibiase and Action Bronson amongst others. The original Continental version of the album now fetch around $2000. Our definitive re-issue is an exact replica of the gatefold original LP and the source master is taken from the Continental tapes, re-mastered in 2012 under Arthur’s supervision.

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Truth

CD | 2016 | US | Original (Ill Adrenaline)

A Curious Tale Of Trials & Persons

Release: 2016 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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The emergence of hip-hop out of Queens, NY has proven to be timeless. From Run DMC, LL Cool J, and Kool G Rap to A Tribe Called Quest, Large Professor, Organized Konfusion, and Mobb Deep there's never been a shortage of dynamic music from the borough. Longtime observer and emcee of the culture Truth is set to release his debut album "From Ashes To Kingdome Come" on Ill Adrenaline Records. A few years back Truth formed an alliance with PF Cuttin (of Blahzay Blahzay) and together the Queens emcee and the Brooklyn producer/DJ/engineer are ready to release a typical 90's throwback sounding full-length that carries PF's thumbprint throughout. On the 18-track strong heater Truth picks up various topics, ranging from life experiences to repping hip-hop culture - always showcasing his passionate and sharp lyrical rhyme skills. Entirely recorded and mixed by PF Cuttin, the album's raw and dusty sound stays true to the streets, including features from heavyweights such as the late Sean Price, O.C., and AG (of D.I.T.C.). Newcomer JK1 The Supernova handles the majority of production along with veteran producers PF Cuttin, Psycho Les (of The Beatnuts), Da Beatminerz, and DJ Doom. Containing plenty of dope scratches mainly executed by PF Cuttin and Rock Steady's own DJ JS-1, the album's uniqueness remains on one accord with the boom bap sound and origin which is a rarity in today's music.

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Little Simz

CD | 2015 | EU | Original (Age 101)

Release: 2015 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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CD | 2015 | US | Original (Interscope)

Dr. Dre

Compton

Lost Lyrics, Rare Releases & Beautiful B-Sides

Release: 2015 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Here it is, Dre's third one! Feature guests are almighty Kendrick Lamar, Anderson.Paak, Ice Cube, Snoop Dogg, BJ The Chicago Kid, Eminem, Xzibit, The Game and many more.

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Talib Kweli

CD | 2015 | US | Original (Javotti Media)

Release: 2015 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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CD | 2015 | US | Original (Mello Music Group)

Apollo Brown

Grandeur

CD | 2015 | US | Original (Battle Axe)

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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Madchild

Silver Tongue Devil

CD | 2015 | US | Original (Your Old Droog)

Release: 2015 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Swollen Member Madchild drops another full length in 2015!

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Your Old Droog

Release: 2015 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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2CD | 2014 | US | Original (Sound Signature)

Theo Parrish

American Intelligence

CD | 2014 | DE | Original (Urban)

Release: 2014 / US – Original

Genre: Electronic & Dance

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New album by the maestro! Parrish's electronics getting blended with a good dose of Jazz & Soul influence - here the past collides with the future.

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Haftbefehl

Russisch Roulette

Release: 2014 / DE – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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CD | 2014 | US | Original (Ill Adrenaline)

The Legion

The Lost Tapes

14,24 €* 14,99 € -5%

Rotating Assembly, The (Theo Parrish)

Release: 2014 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Ain’t only a simple compilation of rare and unreleased tracks, it’s rather a musical documentation of a group that has been staying in its lane creating raw, uncut, and uncompromising Bronx flavor for more than two decades now. So this 20-track strong album includes the rare 12" single only "Freestyle Demolition" from 1994, rare old and unavailable on CD tracks, unreleased joints and instrumentals plus 3 brand new bangers ("For You", "Stereo", "Stereo [Remix]"), produced by The Legion, Buckwild, and Confidence.

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Natural Aspirations (2014 Reissue)

CD | 2004 | US | Reissue (Sound Signature)

20,89 €* 21,99 € -5%

From A Scarecrow’s Perspective

Release: 2004 / US – Reissue

Genre: Electronic & Dance

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Finally back in Stock! Some classic Theo from the early 2000's. ESSENTIAL!

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Leaf Dog

CD | 2011 | UK | Original (High Focus)

10,99 €*

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

Release: 2011 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Limited pressing!

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Ugly Heroes

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

CD | 2005 | US | Original (Fith)

Release: 2013 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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All tracks produced and arranged by Apollo Brown!

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B Real

The Gunslinger Volume 1

CD | 1994 | EU | Reissue (Geffen)

Release: 2005 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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feat. Mellow Man Ace!, Son Doobie, Eminem, Bizarre and more!

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Nirvana

Unplugged in New York

Release: 1994 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Sound Sculptures Volume 1

Theo Parrish

2CD | 2007 | US | Reissue (Sound Signature)

The Prince Of Dance Music: The True Story Of House Music

Release: 2007 / US – Reissue

Genre: Electronic & Dance

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Theo's classic 2007 album back again! Loads of soulful samples, vocal house + soul tracks, some beautiful electronic instrumentals and some incredible dancefloor moving techno. Released on 3 x 12" in gatefold sleeve and 2x CD with 10 extra tracks not on vinyl.

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Elbee Bad

CD | 2012 | EU | Original (Rush Hour)

CD | 1995 | US | Original (Jive)

Release: 2012 / EU – Original

Genre: Electronic & Dance

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Elbee Bad is another great underground house pioneer from the formative days of NYC house in the late eighties. The True Story Of House Music finally gets told!

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Too Short

Cocktails

LP | 1971 | US | Reissue (Fat Possum)

Release: 1995 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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feat. 2Pac, Mc Breed, Illegal, ...

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Al Green

Gets Next To You

27,99 €*

CD | 1995 | US | Reissue (LaFace)

Release: 1971 / US – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Classic soul LP back in print!

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Goodie Mob

Soul Food

DJ Premier & Bumpy Knuckles (Freddie Foxxx)

Release: 1995 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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

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The KoleXXXion

CD | 2012 | US | Original (Gracie Productions)

CD | 2011 | US | Original (Three Below Zero)

Release: 2012 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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All tracks produced by DJ Premier! Yeah!

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Mood

Live Again

CD | 2003 | EU | Original (Priority)

Release: 2011 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Mood is a hip hop group based in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, composed of rappers Main Flow, Donte, and record producer Jahson. They first came to prominence with the Hi-Tek produced single "Hustle on the Side" in 1996. Their 1997 album "Doom" (Blunt/TVT) featured production by a young Hi-Tek and a guest appearance by Talib Kweli. In 2000 they appeared on "Mission Control Presents", a compilation which featured acts associated with producer Jahson and his record label Mission Control.

Now in 2011 they return with "Live Again". Donte and Main Flow spit thought provoking conscious lyrics over deep, melodic well-crafted tracks produced by Jahson & co-produced by BBG. This album is soon to be a classic, providing listeners with a positive vibe and hard hitting lyrics, bringing an essential breath back into the now commercially drowned Hip Hop music scene. Features cameos by J.Sands of Lone Catalysts, Holmskillet, Ragga, Ianigma and others.

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Eazy-E

Eternal E: The Best of

CD | 2011 | DE | Original (Spoken View)

Release: 2003 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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includes 2 bonus tracks

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Sir Serch

Antigroove 2

4,99 €* 9,99 € -50%

Release: 2011 / DE – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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CD | 2017 | DE | Original (360 Grad)

Torch

Blauer Samt Re-Edition

Release: 2017 / DE – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star

Black Star

CD | 1998 | US | Reissue (Rawkus)

21,99 €*

Release: 1998 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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CD | 2003 | EU | Original (Virgin)

Massive Attack

100th Window

Release: 2003 / EU – Original

Genre: Electronic & Dance

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2CD | 2000 | EU | Original (Columbia)

Cypress Hill

Skull & Bones

9,99 €*

Release: 2000 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)

Wu-Tang Clan

CD | 1993 | EU | Original (Loud)

CD | 1999 | US | Original (Rawkus)

Release: 1993 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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The album that started the whole Wu-dynasty. The clan is in effect any everybody can sing along!

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Mos Def

Black On Both Sides

CD | 2004 | US | Original (Babygrande)

Release: 1999 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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feat. Busta Rhymes, Talib Kweli, Q-Tip, ...

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Jedi Mind Tricks

Legacy Of Blood

Release: 2004 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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CD | 2010 | US | Original (Lench Mob)

Ice Cube

I Am The West

24,99 €*

CD | 2009 | EU | Original (Virgin)

Release: 2010 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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New Album from the west coast legend!

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Massive Attack

Heligoland

Release: 2009 / EU – Original

Genre: Electronic & Dance, Pop

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Between A Rock And A Hard Place

Artifacts

CD | 1994 | US | Reissue (Big Beat)

Release: 1994 / US – 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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2CD | 1998 | EU | Reissue (Capitol)

Beastie Boys

Hello Nasty

CD | 2002 | EU | Original (Columbia)

Release: 1998 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Digitally remastered for the 1st time!

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Nas

God's Son

Release: 2002 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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CD | 1994 | EU | Reissue (Columbia)

Nas

Illmatic

CD | 2008 | EU | Original (BPitch)

Release: 1994 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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'Illmatic' is the debut studio album by American rapper Nas, released in April 1994. Often cited as one of the best hip-hop albums of the '90s, 'Illmatic' is the undisputed classic upon which Nas' reputation rests. It helped spearhead the artistic renaissance of New York hip-hop in the post-Chronic era, leading a return to street aesthetics. Hip-hop fans accustomed to 73-minute opuses sometimes complain about 'Illmatic''s brevity, but even if it leaves you wanting more, it's also one of the few '90s rap albums with absolutely no wasted space. 'Illmatic' reveals a great lyricist in top form meeting great production, and it remains a perennial favorite among serious hip-hop fans.

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Paul Kalkbrenner

OST Berlin calling

CD | 2009 | US | Original (Mind Power)

Release: 2008 / EU – Original

Genre: Electronic & Dance, Soundtracks

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Containing ten exclusive tracks and six previously released cuts, this Paul Kalkbrenner album soundtracks a new film in which Kalkbrenner stars as a Berlin-based dance music producer and DJ who finds himself institutionalised after a heavy night of drug-fuelled debauchery.

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Krumb Snatcha

Hidden Scriptures

7,99 €*

Madvillain (MF DOOM & Madlib)

Release: 2009 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Krumb himself states: This album was not to offend anybody, its sole purpose is to inspire. I believe with this contribution fans can see more to the artist than just skills, we are human too ... word up! produced by Beatminerz, Statik Selektah, Pete Rock and others!

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Madvillainy

CD | 2004 | US | Original (Stones Throw)

Die John Bello Story Premium Edition

Release: 2004 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Maybe the illest hip-hop record of the 21st century (so far). Vintage Madlib beats meet The Villain on top of his lyrical power. If you don't like this one you don't like hip hop. Period!

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Kool Savas

CD | 2008 | DE | Original (Optik)

CD | 2008 | US | Original (Brick)

Release: 2008 / DE – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Das Über-Mixtape vom King of Rap der 00er Jahre, auf dem neben vielen Rappern aus seinem Umfeld u.a. sein Bruder Sinan viele weitere MCs am Start sind, auch aus den USA. Mit dabei Ercandize, Caput, Amar, Kaas, Illmatic, Samy Deluxe, Killa Cam a.k.a Cam'Ron, Juelz Santana, Jae-Son, DJ Suave, Mr.Man (Bush Babees) plus video!

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Reks

Grey Hairs

NY's Finest Instrumentals

Release: 2008 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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19 tracks with appearences by DJ Premier, Large Professor, Statik Selektah, Consequence, Termanology and many more!

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Pete Rock

CD | 2008 | US | Original (Nature Sounds)

CD | 2008 | US | Original (Nature Sounds)

Release: 2008 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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instrumental version to Pete Rock’s 3rd solo vocal album ... comes with two bonus tracks, “When I Need It” and “It’s So G”!

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Pete Rock

NY's Finest

CD | 2007 | EU | Original (XL)

Release: 2008 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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the chocolate boy wonder Pete Rock returns feat. Jim Jones, Max B, Royal Flush, Raekwon, Masta Killa, Redman, Styles P, Sheek Louch, Rell, Little Brother, Chip Fu, Rene (Zhane), Doo Wop, Papoose & Lords Of The Underground ...

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Radiohead

In Rainbows

Release: 2007 / EU – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie, Electronic & Dance

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Umoja Joaquin Joe Claussell Sacred Rhythm Music & Cosmic Arts Remixes

Nicola Conte

CD | 2024 | EU | Original

LP+CD | EU | Reissue (Munster)

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Electronic & Dance

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Renowned New York City house music icon Joaquin Joe Claussell has embarked on an electrifying project of ecstatic, spiritual club music with his latest endeavor: a double album worth of reinterpretations of the music from Italian jazz master Nicola Conte's 2023 album Umoja.

Claussell's collaboration with Nicola Conte and Far Out Recordings helps mark the label’s 30th anniversary, as Claussell joins fellow producers such as Theo Parrish, Ron Trent, Kenny Dope and 4hero in remixing music from the label’s catalogue.

Extending the tracks from Umoja for full length, dance-floor focused mixes, Claussell has accentuated the original music’s global, afro-futurist vision with comprehensive rearrangements - featuring additional percussion, guitars, keyboards, synthesizers and drum programming - excavating the source music and re-recording many of its parts under the auspices of his Sacred Music & Cosmic Arts banner.

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Marc Jonson

12 In A Room

Wind Ep Limited Box Gr. S

Release: EU – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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"How does one create three minutes of music that somehow tweaks the soul and seems mysteriously in sync with the most private dreams and longings? On "12 In A Room", Marc Jonson offers an able demonstration of how it's done." Kristine McKenna Self-recorded and produced, Marc Jonson's second album came out in 1992, two decades after his debut, the psych folk/baroque pop masterpiece "Years". "12 In A Room" was another brilliant display of his gift for beautiful pop music, now available on vinyl for the first time. Presented in updated artwork and pressed on 180g vinyl. Includes CD.

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Cr7z

CD | 2024 | DE | Original (Arjuna)

47,99 €*

Release: 2024 / DE – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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My Mother Was A Friend Of An Enemy Of The People

Blurt

CD | 2024 | EU | Original (All City Dublin)

CD | 2024 | US | Original (Mad Men Entertainment)

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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A sparsely documented yet iconic era for Ted Milton's psycho-funk afro punk fake no-wave pogo jazz group Blurt has been brought to life with an expansive collection of restored versions of live performances. Captured on early camcorders during the frenzy of counter-cultural activity that characterised Europe around the fall of the Iron Curtain, these recordings of Blurt, recently posted by fans on YouTube, are a visceral reminder of a scene whose influence is writ large on today's alternative music culture.

Ted Milton's trio have produced an impressive string of albums, not to mention his numerous solo recordings. Featuring 15 tracks spanning their extensive discography from their 1980 debut single – also the title of this collection – “My Mother Was A Friend Of An Enemy Of The People” to 1999’s “Eat Up Your House”, this live collection of performances have been digitised by whatever means available. The original sound captured by the inbuilt microphones of these camcorders and the videos concerned are in many cases the only documentation of an iconic era whose zeitgeist was so masterfully epitomised for many by Blurt.

Refurbished / restored/ repurposed using new AI tools there is a spectral roughness to them but surfing on these reconstructed waveforms, the inimitable machinations of Blurt ride out once again, emerging from a pixilated oblivion to put into perspective the peculiar absurdity of our human condition.

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Comet

Cataclysm

CD | 2024 | US | Original (Mad Men Entertainment)

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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The 5 year anniversary reissue, cardboard sleeve edition.

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Blaq Poet & Comet

Mad Screwz

Vic Spencer & Jamal Gasol

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Production by Domingo, Marco Polo, B Dvine , Nickel Plated, SupaDave and more. Back in print 8 years after date, cardboard sleeve edition.

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The Right Way For Dummies

CD | 2023 | US | Original

25,99 €*

CD | 2024 | US | Original

Release: 2023 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Professionally manufactured CDr in jewel case with full color artwork and sealed in plastic wrap.

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Awol One X Kool Keith

Aponia

25,99 €*

CD | 2024 | US | Original (Nature Sounds)

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Professionally manufactured, full color CDr in jewel case & plastic wrap.

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Blu & Shafiq Husayn

Out Of The Blue

Sean Price & Small Professor

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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From weaving thought-provoking poetics to channeling the spirit of vintage West Coast gangsta rap, acclaimed Los Angeles emcee Blu is a dynamic musical presence, forever evolving and defying expectations. Supremely talented producer and musician Shafiq Husayn has a similarly diverse skill set, with a storied history as a member of Sa-Ra Creative Partners and solo production credits for top artists across the musical spectrum, from Erykah Badu to Ice-T to Anderson .Paak to Jurassic 5 and many more. After linking up for the mixtape The Blueprint back in 2018, Blu and Shafiq Husayn are reuniting for the new album Out Of The Blue, elevating their collaboration to a new level. “The Blueprint was just me rhyming over some of Shafiq's beats that I found online,” Blu explains. “This time we were actually in the studio together. We’ve been working together since 2008, but this is our first official album.” Awash in Shafiq’s dense sonic architecture, Out Of The Blue showcases the intricacy of Blu’s spiritual street talk while simultaneously delivering a series of bass-heavy L.A. anthems. Entirely produced by Shafiq Husayn, the collection features guest appearances by MED, Exile, Chuuwee, Thurz, Speed Walton, Jimetta Rose, and Freestyle Fellowship members Myka 9 and Self Jupiter. “Out Of The Blue is my G-Funk album,” Blu explains. “Big brother Shafiq gave us a master class in production. We just in here being funky and having fun.”

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86 Witness

CD | 2019 | EU | Reissue (Coalmine)

CD | 2024 | UK | Original (Mr Bongo)

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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Finn Rees

Dawn Is A Melody

Cowboy Carter Backcover Variant 2 Snake Face

Release: 2024 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Mr Bongo proudly presents the debut album from Tasmania-born, Melbourne-based, Finn Rees. Gliding across a swirling palette of saturated hues, Dawn Is A Melody feels vintage yet vibrant, new but familiar at the same time. A spiritual, deep and textured jazz record, tipping its hat to greats from the past, capturing memories and reformulating them into new ideas with the help of some of Melbourne’s finest talent.

Expert keys player for the likes of 30/70 and Elle Shimada, alongside one-half of Close Counters, this debut LP was Finn’s conscious departure from the realm of groove-based jazz. Instead, Dawn Is A Melody places the piano and arrangements centre stage, giving Finn and his fellow Melbourne crew freedom to explore the spaces in between, new emotions and alternate soundscapes.

In Finn’s own words: “My intention with Dawn Is A Melody was to create a world; a microcosm of colour. Something rich and beautiful that allowed the melodies and compositions to reach their full potential. It was driven by hope, curiosity and the search for beauty and reassurance in this ever-changing world. The emotion behind the music is really about the journey of life, growing up and changing, as well as my relationship with Tasmania’s natural landscapes where I grew up, a part of the world that is incredibly unique and beautiful.”

The album arcs between opening, middle and end. Beginning with the optimism of ‘Looking Up’ and ‘Lagoon’, the former a celestial, string and harp marbled slice of positivity, the latter a spiritual journey of exuberance and hope, Finn’s fingers dancing across the ‘70s Yamaha grand piano. From there the songs blossom outwards with the cinematic soulful journey of ‘It’s Behind Me Now’ and Brazilian-inspired ‘Expansion’, as the divine ‘Crossing’ signals a transition to a new realm. The energy is transformed from the rich cosmic textures to a more intimate and personal feeling with ‘Ablaze’, ‘Between Spaces’ and ‘As It Passes’ which blissfully fades down to simply piano and strings to close out the record.

Recorded at Rolling Stock in Collingwood, Melbourne, Henry Jenkins was drafted in as recording and mix engineer, his minimal vintage mic setups giving a live aesthetic and warmth to the arrangements. Lucky Pereira and Blakely McLean Davies form the rock-solid rhythm section, with a hand-picked line-up of other Melbourne talent on display, including Cheryl Durongpitikul on tenor sax, Siwei Wong on harp, Audrey Powne on trumpet and Allysha Joy on vocals to name only a few.

Plotting a course from Alice Coltrane, through Herbie Hancock, to Arthur Verocai, this is a debut nourished by the past but firmly made in the present. A record unable to be age-stamped, casting ambiguity as to when, what era and by whom it has been crafted. Like a vintage lens capturing a current scene, Dawn Is A Melody is warm and familiar yet focused on the here now.

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Beyonce

CD | 2024 | EU | Original (Sony)

20,99 €*

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie, Pop

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CD | 2007 | US | Original (Cor Adiar)

Roc Raida

Beats, Cuts & Skits

9,99 €*

2CD | 2024 | Original (EMI UK)

Release: 2007 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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feat. Black Thought, Smif N Wessun, Dilated Peoples, Saigon, AG and more!

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Queen

Queen Rock Montreal

23,99 €*

Release: 2024 / Original

Genre: Pop

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CD | 2024 | EU | Original (Astigmatic)

Uniri

Infinite Reflections

CD | 2024 | UK | Original (Far Out)

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Every 20 years or so, certain musical movements come full circle. Young musicians are inspired by genres dating back two decades, channelling them through their modern sensibility. The legendary J Dilla’s Donuts album was released in 2006 and instantly marked a starting point for the work of musicians worldwide, laying the foundations especially for the beat scene in Los Angeles. A whole young generation of musicians brought up on the new, instrumental and abstract hip-hop has carried jazz into a new era. The four London-based musicians who make up Uniri have gone one step further by abandoning the idea of a jazz band and "bedroom production" in favour of collective composing, creating a new look at the new-beat aesthetics, framing it as a road novel set in an unspecified time and space.

Uniri translates as ‘one unified dream’ and is the key driving motto of the project conceived by Chiminyo (Cykada, Maisha), the band's founder and head honcho. The project materialised in his private studio, where he invited fellow jazz musicians Amane Tsuganami (Jorja Smith, Maisha), Al Macsween (Nubya Garcia, Gary Bartz, Kefaya) and Luke Wynter (Nubyan Twist, Golden Mean) to spontaneously compose together. Hence, despite this being the band's first album, it wouldn't be right to call them rookies. The result of Uniri's collaborative work is the psychedelic, rhythmic album Infinite Reflections, packed with cosmic and warm synths, which neatly balances hip-hop beat and jazz composition. It's safe to say this music is even more appealing when played live, although it's equally suited to the club dancefloor.

UK Jazz has become a permanent fixture in the London landscape, but also across Europe and the US. Today, the musicians who shape the new wave of jazz are drawing on more and more genres, reducing solo improvisation for the benefit of composition and increasingly drawing on influences from the beat scene. Among such formations are the British NOK Cultural Ensemble, the Polish Błoto, the Belgian Echt!, and the Dutch Comité Hypnotisé. Uniri is part of this emerging yet already international trend, creating an entirely fresh aesthetic that echoes artists such as Flying Lotus, Samiyam, Dorian Concept, Ras G and Nosaj Things oriented around the Californian 'new beats generation' scene.

The title Infinite Reflections alludes to a phenomenon observable on the open sea or during intercontinental flights. Gazing at the horizon blurs the boundary between the ocean and the sky, forming an infinite palette of blue shades. This inspiration sparked an elusive musical narrative, navigating between a sea voyage and an astral journey, destination unknown.

The album will be released by Astigmatic Records in digital, CD, and LP formats in both standard and limited editions. The pre-sale begins on March 1st on the Bandcamp platform, with the album scheduled for release on March 29, 2024.

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Bruno Berle

No Reino Dos Afetos 2

CD | 2024 | UK | Original (High Focus)

Release: 2024 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Bruno Berle, the young songwriter and poet originally hailing from Maceió, the capital of Brazil’s Alagoas state, crafts songs that are simple, direct, and full of tender nuance. With his first album No Reino Dos Afetos (which translates to "In the Realm of Affections” and was released in 2022), Berle firmly established himself as a unique and important voice in the burgeoning scene of new Brazilian artists making a global impact, including peers like Ana Frango Elétrico, Tim Bernardes, Bala Desejo, Sessa and more. Now back with his second album, No Reino Dos Afetos 2, he stretches that further.

Bruno Berle’s music lives between two worlds – a traditional Brazilian folk talent steeped in history, and a contemporary, dreamy electronic pop; the result is songwriting that’s genre-bending, intentional, iconoclastic and consuming, spacious and sinewy and singular, a striking reflection of its composer while leaving space for the listener to settle in. The album follows Bruno’s relocation to São Paulo, and the songs are a reflection of his past and present. A rebuke of former categorizations of his work in Brazilian music scenes, and an idea of where his music can move, unfettered.

Berle’s music is purposeful in being a true portrait of himself, and a reflection of the music, art, and fashion scenes he personally moves through. Berle aims to provide an entrypoint for Black queer joy in his music, in his storytelling, in his presence and vision as a creative. For him, it feels subversive to be playing MPB laced with dubstep and lo-fi, a sort of intentional sacrilege, capturing a dialogue of modernity in traditional music.

Berle wrote most of the arrangements and co-produced his new album, Reino Dos Afetos 2 with longtime friend and musical partner Batata Boy, who is also from Maceió; the album was recorded in Rio de Janeiro, Maceió, and São Paulo, his new home, and picks up the conversation begun in 2022 on Berle’s debut album No Reino dos Afetos. Both records are the result of a nonlinear but coherent seven-year music creation process culminating in these albums, holding hands across space and time.

“Tirolirole,” the first single from the record, was released at the end of 2023; sun-soaked rhythms and soft voice coat the song, the lilting refrain of “Tirolirole” throughout – hushed, gentle, but somehow almost tactile, a golden-hour moment unlocked in the mind. “Tirolirole” is a triumphant future classic about the temporality of a blossoming love, with Bruno’s stunning vocal soaring over melodies which ebb and flow like the waters on the Atlantic shore. Of the track, Berle explains: “Despite ‘Tirolirole’ being an expression that evokes my childhood, just like the light words about nature, the harmony, and the poetry are epic, carrying a great hope for love.”

In fact, the guiding theme of No Reino dos Afetos 2 is a relationship, unfolding in the arc of a weekend. It traverses the innocence of an early young love, how that can be formative, can stretch on to take new shapes, or shape you. The album happens at the genesis of meeting someone and falling for them, before the relationship is thrown into overdrive – set in a big city, against a backdrop of major life changes, rising energy, the sound of São Paulo.

Something transcendental emerges in “Dizer Adeus,” with an arrangement that echoes a gospel atmosphere (evangelical and Catholic environments were pivotal to Berle’s upbringing). On “É Só Você Chegar,” piano and flute gracefully intertwine, a dance, while “Quando Penso” skews sparser, the voice-and-guitar minimalism somehow cultivating an entirely different shape – somehow both cozy and melancholy, with the background sound of a rainy day. Coupled with the lo-fi aspects that shape much of the album’s personality in the vocals and the production, No Reino Dos Afetos 2 is meticulously elaborated by Berle’s sonic alchemy, like on the mid-album instrumental “Sonho,” which feels like floating. “It’s the apex. It’s when lovers are sleeping together,” Berle explains of the feeling he wanted to encapsulate in the song.

On “Love Comes Back” Berle interprets Arthur Russell, the late Iowa musician who only reached greater visibility after he died in 1992. “His way of making music is similar to mine,” Berle explains. “He sings in a more fragile way, has more of an experimental way of recording, letting ‘chance’ appear in the final work.”

Even so, Berle doesn’t want his music to be buried in sentimentality – and the purposefulness of his craft serves as a sort of north star. The production, the arrangements, his restraint and intentionality in crafting his songs feel just as vital as their emotional cores. His songwriting is amorphous, fluid, an encompassing genre-bending movement in-and-of-itself, quietly daring. The songs are often in conversation with other works – drinking in fountains as diverse as the filmmaking of Ingmar Bergman, the poetry of Walt Whitman, the rhythm of Djavan, and the painting of Maxwell Alexandre. Musically he weaves together a rich tapestry of Brazilian folk, UK 2-step garage/dub, trip hop and sun soaked west coast songwriters; something akin to the worlds of Milton Nascimento, Arthur Russell, James Blake, Feist, and Sade colliding into one. But even then No Reino Dos Afetos 2 floats separately, a romanticism driven by a simplicity and intimacy, an open-ended possibility, Berle’s singularity as an artist at the helm of the ship.

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Renelle 893

Art Thief

CD | 2024 | UK | Original (XL)

Release: 2024 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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“Talk about a misfit, living in his own world…”

High Focus Records is delighted to announce ‘Art Thief’, the debut album from Renelle 893.

Citing Steve Jobs’ famous use of Picasso’s "Good artists copy, great artists steal” quote as central to the concept, ‘Art Thief’ is the culmination of Renelle’s wide-eyed appreciation of the river of influences that feed into the music he makes. From the trials and tribulations of life in the big smoke, to the grandiose cultural references that contribute to his style, the album is a triple distilled example of taking cues from the world and making them your own.

‘Art Thief’ is also a transformative listen, Renelle embarking on a profoundly personal journey across 14-tracks; addressing love, family, addiction, loyalty, pleasure and pain, each chapter expertly soundtracked by long-time collaborator Bay29. His expert production serving as the glue that binds the deeply personal with the wider narratives amidst a flurry of samples and signature breaks.

With guest appearances from Clbrks, Illiterate and HF’s own Nelson Dialect, ‘Art Thief’ is Renelle’s best attempt (to date) of transcending the rap game; this notion best represented in the album artwork which pays homage to Caravaggio's 'St. Jerome Writing', casting Renelle as both creator and masterpiece.

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