Onra started his Chinoiseries after taking a trip to Vietnam (land of his grandparents) in 2006. As a hip-hop head and a vinyl junkie, the French beatsmith dug through and discovered forgotten treasure, which be brought back home and chopped up to create the perfect soundtrack to any hip-hop head going to South East Asia….
Third studio album from France s Onra. Fundamentals sees the Parisian producer embrace his love of 1990s hip hop and r&b. He s teamed up with a variety of rappers spanning generations from young Harlem rapper MC Perrion to the Cool Kids Chuck Inglish, Olivier DaySoul, Tha Dogg Pound s Daz Dillinger and Detroit’s Black…
Damn, Damn, Damn. Crucial Outkast jam, now on 45 in DJ-friendly edited versions! Andre and Big Boi killed it on this Aquemini joint – from the infectious horns, to that double-time beat – everything hits just right. For this white label 7 , Spottieottiedopalicious gets two handy edits where they remove the snare build up at the beginning of the track. Includes an…
After more than 20 years of Hip-Hop DIY, the PUTS ride has pulled into their last stop. It s a rare and bittersweet moment when a group can call the shots surrounding the end of their career. More often than not, groups are contractually obligated to release a certain number of albums, sometimes even after…
What s that? You only know T.R.O.Y. on this album? C mon! You re missing out man. This album is timeless. Dilla, Pharrell, 9th Wonder, they all cite this as a huge inspiration for why they got into producing. Not to mention how many doors this album opened for hip hop in general. When T.R.O.Y….
Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth s hip-hop anthem, now on 45! Leave it to Get On Down to put this all-time classic on special edition 7 for the first time ever. Originally released on their 92 debut Mecca & The Soul Brother, T.R.O.Y. is a tribute to the duo s late friend Trouble T-Roy, with C.L….
Pete Rock on production, with Rob-O, Grap Luva, Ras G, and Marco Polo spitting them thought-provoking rhymes (s o to DJ Boodakhan also). Originally slated to be released in the mid- 90s, Elektra shelved the album indefinitely, only to see it become one of the most bootlegged hip-hop records to date. The underground classic is…
teal colored vinyl pressing first release of the instrumental versions of these tracks When Harlem’s rising star Smoke DZA landed on Pete’s radar, he knew DZA had something special that could not be ignored. Their 2016 collaborative album, Don t Smoke Rock, was widely regarded as one of the best underground hip-hop albums of that year….
The money was too loud. The Success was too much. Even Pharrell isn t too keen on his debut solo work, but In My Mind is an early hip-hop r&b hybrid that s become the norm right now. Here s the OG Lab review: his album got pushed back about 30 times, but it was…
So Broke Boi, the song that broke Playboi Carti out (as far as the music side of his persona is concerned), never dropped officially for the longest time, and the low-bitrate version floating around the internets, presumably ripped from his Soundcloud account, had tags on it. That didn t matter, because Carti had already blown…
Finally back in print! Originally released in 2005, Itstrumental is Prince Paul s 4th album, and like his previous projects, it s a concept full-length. Held together by a series of Mental Victims Unit skits (DUN DUN, s o SVU), the elite producer addresses depression (which he was apparently suffering from while writing the album)…
Princess Nokia (née Destiny Frasqueri) manages to succeed where most of the latest batch of NYC rappers have failed, by nailing a sound that that is so undeniably New York while retaining solid, universal radio and club appeal. Tracks like “Saggy Denim” (featuring Wiki from Ratking) and “Brick City” are primed for Rucker Park courtside…
A bold musical turn for Princess Nokia, A Girl Cried Red is the follow up to 2017 s critically acclaimed 1992 Deluxe. Drawing on her varied non-rap influences, which ranges from the introverted acoustic sounds of Elliott Smith to the bombastic pop-punk energy of Paramore, the NY artist delivers her uncompromising feminist ideology over 8…
Round Two! The highly anticipated sequel to Baby Super Seal is finally here and comes loaded with scratch samples on limited edition colored 45. In the tradition of the original Super Seal, Qbert has loaded this one up with all-new skipless scratch sentences featuring fresh sounds to cut up. Side A features one skipless sentence and a beat, while Side B offers 9…
Not sure how limited this one is, but can t knock Thud Rumble for the clever marketing ploy. This one strays from the usual Dirtstyle formula, covering hip-hop samples and loops from the 85 to 97 era. No double time or fast electro, strictly head nod material to get your cut (or freestyle) on. One side…
Now on white vinyl! Probably the most classic Dirtstyle record. O.G. 1995 status right here, way before the skipless joints. If you re looking for any of the classic scratch sounds, it s probably on here. Has one of the best low tempo skratch beats that was made famous with it s combination with all that…