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Hip Hop at Fifty

Hip Hop at Fifty


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Double vinyl LP pressing. 35th anniversary edition. It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back is the second studio album by Public Enemy, originally released in 1988.
Public Enemy - It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back: 35th Anniversary [2 LP]
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Beastie Boys’ perennial debut album Licensed To Ill was the first hip hop album to top the Billboard 200 chart and has been diamond-certified by the RIAA for selling over 10 million copies. Released in November 1986, it features classic Beastie anthems, including “Hold It Now, Hit It,” “Brass Monkey,” “No Sleep Till Brooklyn,” and the MTV staple “(You Gotta) Fight For Your Right To Party. ” Hip Hop's 50th Anniversary LP on Fruit Punch vinyl. Indie Exclusive. Limited Edition. (Def Jam Recordings)
Beastie Boys - Licensed To Ill [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Fruit Punch LP]
$31.98
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Ne-Yo’s double-platinum debut album, In My Own Words, topped the Billboard 200 chart when it was released in 2006. It features the hit singles “So Sick,” “When You’re Mad,” and “Sexy Love.” Hip Hop’s 50th Anniversary Edition 2 LP on Fruit Punch vinyl. Indie Exclusive. Limited Edition. (Def Jam Recordings)
Ne-Yo - In My Own Words [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Fruit Punch 2 LP]
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Public Enemy’s influential debut album, Yo! Bum Rush The Show, was one of hip hop’s fastest-selling records when it was released in 1987. Produced by the Bomb Squad and executive producer Rick Rubin, each track is comprised of kicking heavy guitars toward the front, honing the loops, rhythms and samples into a roar with as much in common with rock as rap. Featuring the singles “Public Enemy No. 1” and “You’re Gonna Get Yours.” Hip Hop’s 50th Anniversary Edition LP on Fruit Punch vinyl. Indie Exclusive. Limited Edition. (Def Jam Recordings)
Public Enemy - Yo! Bum Rush The Show [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Fruit Punch LP]
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Port Of Miami is the platinum-certified debut album from Rick Ross, which topped the Billboard 200 chart when it was released in 2006. Featuring the Top 10 rap hits “Hustlin’” and “Push It.” Hip Hop’s 50th Anniversary Edition 2 LP on Fruit Punch vinyl. Indie Exclusive. Limited Edition. (Def Jam Recordings)

Rick Ross - Port Of Miami [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Fruit Punch 2 LP]
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Released in 1988, The Great Adventures Of Slick Rick is the hip hop legend and pioneer’s debut album. Featuring the hits, “Children’s Story,” “Teenage Love” and “Hey Young World,” the album topped the Billboard R&B/Hip Hop chart for five consecutive weeks and peaked at #31 on the Billboard 200. Hip Hop’s 50th Anniversary Edition 2 LP on Fruit Punch vinyl. Indie Exclusive. Limited Edition. (Def Jam Recordings)
Slick Rick - The Great Adventures Of Slick Rick [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Fruit Punch 2 LP]
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Double 180gm audiophile vinyl LP pressing. 2Pacalypse Now is the 1991 debut studio album by 2Pac. The album is 2Pac's commentary on contemporary social issues facing American society such as racism, police brutality, poverty, black on black crime, and teenage pregnancy. It featured three singles; "Brenda's Got a Baby", "Trapped", and "If My Homie Calls". The album was initially released on T.N.T. Recordings and Interscope Records, which at the time was distributed through Eastwest Records America and Atlantic Records. Following Shakur's death, Amaru Entertainment (established by his mother Afeni Shakur) obtained the rights to this album. The album generated significant controversy stemming from then-U.S. Vice President Dan Quayle's public criticism after Ronald Ray Howard murdered a Texas state trooper and his defense attorney claimed he was influenced by 2Pacalypse Now and it's strong theme of police brutality. Quayle made the statement, "There's no reason for a record like this to be released. It has no place in our society."
2pac - 2pacalypse Now [Vinyl]
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Illadelph Halflife is the third studio album by The Roots. It features a tougher and broader sound than their previous album, Do You Want More. The album was selected as one of The Source's 100 Best Rap Albums. In 2006, the album was selected as one of Hip-Hop Connection's 100 Best Rap Albums from 1995 to 2005. Continuing with its Respect The Classics campaign UMe will be reissuing this classic back on standard weight vinyl.
The Roots - Illadelph Halflife [2 LP]
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This 30th anniversary LP edition of Beastie Boys' debut album Licensed To Ill is cut from original production masters and presented on 180-gram heavyweight vinyl. The album is back-to-back classic Beastie Boys anthems including 'Hold It Now, Hit It,' 'Brass Monkey,' '(You Gotta) Fight For Your Right (To Party),' 'No Sleep Till Brooklyn' (featuring Slayer's Kerry King) and 'Girls.' Licensed To Ill is the 1st Hip Hop album to top the Billboard 200 and in 2015 it was certified Diamond by the RIAA.
Beastie Boys - Licensed To Ill: 30th Anniversary Edition [LP]
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Guru's Jazzmatazz, Vol. 1 is a jazz rap album from Guru, one half of the duo, Gang Star. This album is one of the first albums to combine a live jazz band with hip hop production and rapping. Jazzmatazz, Vol. 1 brought together a diverse group of jazz cats both old-school and new, including Roy Ayers, Donald Byrd, Lonnie Liston Smith, Ronny Jordan, and Courtney Pine. Continuing with its Respect The Classics campaign, UMe will be reissuing this classic album back on standard weigh vinyl.
Guru - Jazzmatazz Volume 1 [LP]
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Limited double vinyl LP pressing. 1999 release, the third album by American rapper DMX. In 2000, it was certified 4x Platinum and then later 5x Platinum. The album was nominated for Best Rap Album at the 2001 Grammys. In 1999, DMX released his best-selling album... And Then There Was X, which featured the hit single "Party Up (Up in Here)". He has acted in films such as Belly, Romeo Must Die, Exit Wounds, Cradle 2 the Grave, and Last Hour. In 2006, he starred in the reality television series DMX: Soul of a Man, which was primarily aired on the BET cable television network. In 2003, DMX published a book of his memoirs entitled, E.A.R.L.: The Autobiography of DMX. DMX has sold over 30 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling hip-hop artists of all time.
DMX - ...And Then There Was X [Vinyl]
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YG’s debut album, My Krazy Life, was an instant classic when it was released in 2014. Featuring the massive hit singles “Who Do You Love?” and “My N*gga,” the album solidified the partnership between YG and super producer DJ Mustard, establishing the duo as one of the most important artists in West Coast hip hop. Hip Hop’s 50th Anniversary Edition 2 LP on Fruit Punch vinyl. Indie Exclusive. Limited Edition. (Def Jam Recordings)

YG - My Krazy Life [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Fruit Punch 2 LP]
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Liquid Swords is the second solo studio album from Wu-Tang Clan member GZA. Upon its initial release, Liquid Swords received critical acclaim for its complex lyricism and hypnotic musical style. Over the years, its recognition has grown, with a number of famous publishers proclaiming it as one of the greatest hip hop albums of all time. Continuing with its Respect The Classics campaign, UMe will be reissuing the classic back on standard weight vinyl for its 20th anniversary.
Gza - Liquid Swords [Vinyl]
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Double vinyl LP pressing. Kendrick Lamar's highly anticipated 2015 album, To Pimp a Butterfly: "honest, fearful and unapologetic". The album is the follow-up to the rapper's critically-acclaimed 2012 Effort Good Kid, M.A.A.D City. The album was recorded in studios throughout the United States, with executive production from Dr. Dre and Anthony "Top Dawg" Tiffith. Boi-1da, Flying Lotus, Terrace Martin, Pharrell Williams, Knxwledge, Sounwave, Thundercat and several other hip hop producers also contributed. It's music was influenced by aspects of funk, jazz and spoken word. To Pimp A Butterfly debuted atop the Billboard 200 and received widespread acclaim from critics, who praised it's musical scope and the social relevance of Lamar's lyrics.
Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp a Butterfly
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Vinyl LP pressing. Back-to-back tracks in the middle of Lethal Injection are all the proof we need that Ice Cube is a great talent. "What Can I Do?" opens with a strings-and-wah-wah motif from an early-'70s blaxploitation film and follows with a "Superfly" tale about a high-level drug dealer. Next up is "Lil Ass Gee," the story of a 12-year-old wanna-be gangster. Just a few years ago he was playing with G.I. Joe dolls, and now he's playing with real guns and making real babies. On both numbers, the rapper's rich, resonant baritone bleeds into the synth strings with a sense of fatefulness that's chilling to hear. Ice Cube is a mesmerizing storyteller, a seductive vocalist, and a brilliantly inventive producer of aural collages.
Ice Cube - Lethal Injection [Vinyl]
$27.98
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Niggaz4Life (also known as EFIL4ZAGGIN), is the second and final studio album by gangsta rap group N.W.A. It was their final album, as the group disbanded later the same year after the departure of Dr. Dre and songwriter The D.O.C. for Death Row Records. The album features only four members of the original line-up, as Ice Cube had already left the group in 1989. Reissued back on vinyl for the first time in years, this classic comes with a limited edition 3D lenticular cover that brings the grisly murder scene on the cover to life.
N.W.A. - Niggaz4life [Vinyl]
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2014 debut album from the Maryland-based rapper. The album was executive-produced by No I.D., with production coming from Visionary Music Group's in-house producer 6ix and Logic himself. Other producers who contributed to the album include DJ Dahi, S1, M-Phazes, Kevin Randolph, DJ Khalil, Dun Deal, Alkebulan, Arthur McArthur, Tae Beast, Terrace Martin, Skhye Hutch, Rob Knox, Swiff D.
Logic - Under Pressure [LP]
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Mama Said Knock You Out is a certifiable hip-hop classic showcasing LL's return to form that solidified his legendary status in the rap game. The album would go on to sell over two million copies and arguably become the biggest of his career. LL took an active role even in the visuals for the project, suggesting a photo from a Vogue Italy magazine shoot that would inspire the minimalist cover design. Already a rap veteran at the young age of twenty-two, LL understood the tightrope of fame and street cred that he was walking. While lesser men would have cracked under the pressures of coming of age on wax, L was able to synthesize his growing pains into platinum records. What may have begun as teenage braggadocio on Radio had now matured to the delicate confidence of a grown man facing adversity and taking on life's challenges head-on.
LL COOL J - Mama Said Knock You Out [3D Lenticular Cover Vinyl]
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Double vinyl LP pressing. Released in March of 1994, HARD TO EARN was the fourth album from the legendary hip-hop duo Gang Starr. It includes the hit singles 'Mass Appeal', 'DWYCK' and 'Code of the Streets' and features guest appearances by Group Home, Jeru the Damaja, and Big Shug. It peaked at #25 on the Top 200 album chart and #2 on the Top R&B/Hip Hop album chart.
Gang Starr - Hard to Earn
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Universal Music Enterprises (UMe) continues its 'Respect the Classics' tribute to many of hip-hop's finest with the vinyl re-issue of rap icon Talib Kweli's four historic Rawkus Records albums, including the underground classic, Mos Def & Talib Kweli are Black Star, in a limited edition two-tone black on black picture disc.
Black Star - Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star [Vinyl]
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Vinyl LP repressing. YO! BUM RUSH THE SHOW was the debut album from Public Enemy, originally released in April 1987 on Def Jam Recordings. The album debuted the sample-heavy sound by production team the Bomb Squad and was very much a Rick Rubin-directed production. Each track is comprised of kicking heavy guitars toward the front, honing the loops, rhythms, and samples into a roar with as much in common with Rock as Rap.
Public Enemy - Yo Bum Rush the Show
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A continuation of Eminem's most acclaimed studio effort, 2000's The Marshall Mathers LP, production was handled by Eminem alongside Rick Rubin, Dr. Dre, No ID and Symbolyc One (S1). The album features guest appearances from Skylar Grey, Rihanna, and Fun. frontman Nate Ruess and Kendrick Lamar.
Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP2 [LP]
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Vinyl LP pressing. Digitally remastered edition of this 1988 Hip Hop classic. Although not the creators of Gangsta Rap, N.W.A was it's most prolific pioneer, putting it on the map of American music without the help of radio or MTV. The group was formed in Compton, California in 1986 by Eazy-E, Dr. Dre, and Ice Cube. Shortly after composing "Boys N the Hood," they added DJ Yella, the D.O.C. and Arabian Prince to the lineup. N.W.A.'s first album, N.W.A And the Posse, was released in 1987. The following year, the group added the edgy vocals of MC Ren. All of the pieces were in place to deliver the now classic Straight Outta Compton in '88.
N.W.A. - Straight Outta Compton
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Double vinyl LP pressing. 2012 release from the Compton-based Hip Hop artist. Currently signed to Top Dawg, Aftermath and lnterscope. Lamar is a member of Hip Hop supergroup Black Hippy, along with fellow West Coast rappers and label mates Jay Rock. Schoolboy Q and Ab-Soul. He first gained major attention after being mentioned by Dr. Dre resulting in a buzz for the, then upcoming. release of his fourth mixtape. Early in his career, Lamar amassed a large internet following, and had already worked with Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre, Wiz Khalifa, Game, Drake, Rick Ross, Meek Mill, Talib Kweli, Lady Gaga, Kid Cudi, Busta Rhymes, E-40, Warren G, Bun B, Tech N9ne and Lil Wayne among other popular artists.
Kendrick Lamar - Good Kid: M.A.A.D City [Vinyl]
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Limited edition triple vinyl LP. The words "Kanye" and "vinyl" don't sound like they go together in the same sentence, but this triple vinyl LP pressing will prove you wrong. The 14-time Grammy-winner mixes some raw, rattling tones with brass, woodwinds and string instruments, and the 70-minute set he produces here taps into anger and naked emotion. The album famously came together with the help of 42 people, some of whom are Nikki Minaj, Jay-Z, Rick Ross, Justin Vernon of Bon Iver on the single "Monster," and Pusha T on "Runaway," a single that received the "Best New Music" stamp from Pitchfork. Collectors, excite: The record comes in a die-cut double gatefold sleeve, with 5 inserts and a 24" x 24" poster of George Condo artwork.
Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy [Limited Edition Vinyl]
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Man on the Moon: The End of Day is the debut studio album by American hip hop recording artist Kid Cudi, released on September 14, 2009, by Dream On, GOOD Music, and Universal Motown. A concept album, narrated by fellow American rapper Common, it follows the release of his first mixtape A Kid Named Cudi (2008). Production for the album took place during 2007 to 2009 and was handled by several record producers, including Cudi, Kanye West, Emile Haynie, Plain Pat, No I.D., Dot da Genius and Jeff Bhasker, among others. The album debuted at number four on both the US Billboard 200 and Billboard Top Rap Albums chart, selling 104, 000 copies in it's first week of release in the United States. It later became certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), for shipments exceeding 500, 000 copies in the US. Outside of the US, the album was less commercially successful, generally peaking outside of the top fifty positions of album charts.
Kid Cudi - Man On The Moon: The End Of Day [Vinyl]
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The follow up to Nicki Minaj's debut album Pink Friday Roman Reloaded features the mega hits "Beez In The Trap" and "Starships." This 3LP reissue is on standard black vinyl Trifold gatefold with matte coating, with bonus material on vinyl for the first time, including "High School." This package is presented on standard black vinyl.
Nicki Minaj - Pink Friday Roman Reloaded [Deluxe]
$124.98
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Remastered for the first time, and oversean by the band, the Beastie Boy's Ill Communication makes it's return to the vinyl format. It comes as a 180 gram double gatefold 2 LP set. The second disc comes with 12 tracks, one which is previously unreleased, 3 remixes and one live track.
Beastie Boys - Ill Communication: Remastered [LP]
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(2LP) 2009 album produced by Dr Dre featuring the tracks "We Made You" & "Crack a Bottle" (featuring Dr. Dre & 50 Cent) plus samples of "One" by Metallica, "Reaching Out" by Rock Therapy & more.

Eminem - Relapse [LP]
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Licensed to Ill belonged to the frat boys Paul's Boutique belonged to the hip-hop underground Check Your Head belonged to everyone. Lovers of punk, metal, rap, funk, soul and jazz found something to savor on this 1992 landmark; here are So What 'Cha Want; Funky Boss; Finger Lickin' Good; Jimmy James; Pass the Mic , and the rest, available in a 180-gram 2-LP gatefold set or on CD (CD adds a bonus disc of B-sides, remixes and other rarities)!

Beastie Boys - Check Your Head [2LP]
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Vinyl LP pressing of this 20th Anniversary edition of the Beastie Boys' 1989 sophomore album. When first released, the album was a commercial failure but slowly, but surely, the world caught up and now the album is considered a landmark in Hip Hop and Alt-Rock by critics and fans.
Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique: 20th Anniversary Edition [LP]
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The ten time Grammy Award winning musical phenomenon, rapper, producer and singer embarks on a new musical journey taking his audience to new heights. Kanye West returns with his fourth album 808s & Heartbreak. His highly anticipated 2008 album features the heart pounding first single, 'Love Lockdown' which premiered live for the first time on the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards.
Kanye West - 808s & Heartbreak [2 LP and 1 CD] [Vinyl] [Collector's Edition, Deluxe Edition]
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Curtain Call: The Hits is the first greatest hits compilation album released by American rapper Eminem by Shady Records. It was released on December 6, 2005, under Dr. Dre's Aftermath Entertainment. The album collects Eminem's most popular songs, as well as four new tracks, including a live version of "Stan" featuring Elton John from the 43rd Grammy Awards, plus new songs "Fack", "When I'm Gone" and "Shake That" featuring Nate Dogg. The album was certified double-platinum in the US, triple-platinum in Australia and the UK, and quadruple-platinum in New Zealand. It reached #1 on several charts, including the UK and US Albums Chart. Curtain Call: The Hits was released nine years after the release of Eminem's debut studio album, Infinite

Eminem - Curtain Call: The Hits [LP]
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Late Registration is the second studio album by American hip hop artist Kanye West, released on August 30, 2005, by Roc-A-Fella Records. Recording sessions for the album took place over the course of a year at Record Plant Studios, Chalice Recording Studios, and Grandmaster Recording Studios in Hollywood, and at Sony Music Studios in New York City. West collaborated with American record producer and composer Jon Brion to produce Late Registration, and the album features guest contributions from artists such as Jay-Z, Common, Lupe Fiasco, Jamie Foxx, Nas, Brandy, and Adam Levine, among others. Upon it's release, Late Registration received rave reviews from music critics and earned West several accolades, including a Grammy Award for Best Rap Album at the 2006 Grammy Awards and an Album of the Year nomination. It appeared at the top of several publications year-end lists of top albums. Rolling Stone named it the best album of 2005, and included it at number 118 on it's list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time in 2012.
Kanye West - Late Registration
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