Cassette Store Day 2015 Exclusive. Lord Quas and Madlib s smoked out sophomore album, now on tape! Ya ll should already know the deal, but incase you need a refresher – here s our classic Lab review: It took me a long time to write this review. I tried to do it the way Madlib made…
Now on 45! Leadoff for Rae s legendary solo album Only Built For Cuban Linx. RZA s beats are at their absolute dirtiest cleanest, riding that fine line between abstraction and funkiness. Rae matches with great song titles, and proceeds to drop some of his best superscientifical references and rhyme schemes with Ghostface holdin it…
French Vanilla, Butter Pecan, Chocolate Deluxe. Rae & Ghost give it up to all the fly summertime ladies of NYC on Ice Cream. Peep game with as the dynamic duo lace you with some of the finest lyrical pickup lines – God damn back yard bangin like a Benzi. If I was jiggy, you d be spotted…
Sequel to the infamous purple tape on purple vinyl! Rae & Ghost s epic conclusion to the Cuban Linx saga is as lush and cinematic as the O.G., flush with guest verses from The Lox, Beanie Sigel, Slick Rick, Busta Rhymes and most of the Wu, plus a who s who of underground producers (Scram Jones, Alchemist, Necro,…
Rapsody s 2017 album Laila s Wisdom received two Grammy nominations (Best Rap Album Best Rap Song). This might have raised her profile to the general public, but the North Carolina MC has been putting in work for a minute, and this 2012 debut on Jamla is proof. With production from 9th Wonder and features…
red colored vinyl pressing A collection of hidden jewels from New York s legendary producer emcee. Featuring rarities never before released on vinyl, this necessary piece of the Roc Marci catalog features production from the man himself as well as fellow east coast legend Just Blaze. music label: Marci Enterprises 2019 view all Record Store Day…
According to Chris Rock, Raising Hell is rap s first masterpiece, and he s absolutely right (Chuck D also agrees). Run DMC dropped the landmark work (first hip-hop album to go multiplatinum) in 1986, with the bombastic beats, furious bars traded between Rev Run and DMC, and Jam Master Jay s sharp, faster-than-Jack-B-Nimble cuts carrying…
With Run-D.M.C., King of Rock, and Raising Hell under their belts (or elastic waists – tracksuits for life!), the Hollis, Queens gods dropped Tougher Than Leather in 1988. The album showcases changes in rapping styles, lyrical content, and production, and this was probably in reaction to other now-classics that hit the rap world around the…
El-P and Killer Mike s infamous collabo joint, reissued! Run The Jewels has had the innernets buzzing since it was released as a download earlier this summer, and now Mass Appeal has hooked up a gold vinyl version for the addicts. Get a dose of raw, in-your-face raps from NY s El-P (ex-Def Jux Co…
Limited edition pink vinyl reissue for Breast Cancer Awareness month. El-P and Killer Mike are back with Run the Jewels 2. With El-P’s killer production and Killer Mike’s fiery bars, this combo just keeps coming correct. “Jeopardy” and “Oh My Darling Don’t Cry” show off El-P’s sonic assault tendencies and they even brought in Travis Barker for…
Stay Gold, one of the hardest tracks from Run the Jewels 3, is reinterpreted by long-time Killer Mike collaborators Smiff & Cash (responsible for That s Life, So Glorious, and more). Released as a part of Adult Swim Singles Program, the producers enlist former Three 6 Mafia member Gangsta Boo for a verse, and the…
Hip hop classic repressed! If you don t know (half of you probably don t), this is an essential old school classic featuring such classics as It s Like That, Sucker MC s, Jam-Master Jay, Hard Times, and Rock Box. music label: Profile Records 1984 2015 reviewed by the mgmnt 10 2008
Rooted in the past but looking forward… Sango s second full-length, In The Comfort Of, features guests like JMSN, Smino, Xavier Omar, and Jesse Boykins III, with the Soulection-affiliate delivering 17 tracks that reside on the fringes of hip-hop, r&b, and electronica. The focus, however, is not operating within a particular genre or style; rather,…
Debut studio album from The Bronx s Showbiz & AG. The duo started off pressing up independent copies of the legendary debut 12 in 1991. After their rep grew bigger on the strength of the Soul Clap, in 1992 they dropped Runaway Slave on the Payday label. The album didn t blow up as expected,…
Back to back sureshots from Show and AG on 45 for the 1st time! Heads already know how Soul Clap turns the party out as soon as that intro bassline hits. Diamond D killed it on the production, another timeless hip-hop party cuts that always gets the crowd going. Speaking of party cuts, the instrumental for Party Groove on the flip makes…
Modern R&B greatness. Fresh Selects has made it their goal in life to release the raddest progressive Hip Hop and R&B in the world. No that s not a new genre (dear god please don t catch on) but one visit to their site or one listen to any of their releases and you will…