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Hip Hop at Fifty

Hip Hop at Fifty


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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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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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Limited vinyl LP pressing. 2016 release from the R&B sensation. Having treated fans with new music during various TV performances over the past year, Top Dawg Entertainment alongside Aftermath Ent/Interscope Records release untitled unmastered. By Kendrick Lamar. An eight song project which features studio versions of the untitled songs Kendrick performed on The Colbert Report, The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon and his performance at the 58th annual Grammy Awards show. The album's tracks are previously unreleased demos that originated during the recording of Lamar's album To Pimp a Butterfly (2015), continuing that work's exploration of politically-charged and psychological themes, as well as it's experimentation with free jazz, soul, avant-garde, and funk styles.
Kendrick Lamar - Untitled Unmastered.
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Beneath the Surface is the third solo studio album from Wu-Tang Clan member, GZA. The album was released on June 29, 1999. Beneath the Surface is a worthy continuation and development of the Wu-Tang Clan conglomeration. Quintessential tracks like 'Amplified Sample' and 'Crash Your Crew,' prove GZA's one the most innovative and talented vocalist Wu-Tang had to offer. Continuing with its Respect The Classics campaign, UMe will be reissuing this classic back on standard weight black vinyl.
Gza - Beneath The Surface [2 LP]
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Country Grammar is the debut studio album from rapper Nelly. Country Grammar has sold 8.6 million copies, ranking it as the ninth best-selling rap album of all time in the United States. It was certified nine times platinum, making it one of the highest certified albums in the US history. Continuing with its Respect The Classics campaign, UMe will be reissuing this classic back on standard weight vinyl for it's 15 years anniversary.
Nelly - Country Grammar [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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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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Regarded as one of the greatest and most influential albums of all time, Public Enemy’s breakthrough 1988 release, It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back, features the singles “Bring the Noise,” “Don’t Believe the Hype,” and “Night of the Living Baseheads.”

Public Enemy - It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back [LP]
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2014 Vinyl pressing of the Los Angeles-based rapper's third album, OXYMORON. The album includes the singles 'Collard Greens,' 'Man of the Year,' and 'Break the Bank'.
ScHoolboy Q - Oxymoron [Vinyl]
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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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2010 release from the Hip Hop superstar, the long-awaited follow-up to his Relapse album. Features production from Just Blaze, Jim Jonsin and Mobb Deep's Havoc plus guest appearances from Lil Wayne, Pink and Rihanna. "I had originally planned for Relapse 2 to come out last year," remarked Eminem. "But as I kept recording and working with new producers, the idea of a sequel to Relapse started to make less and less sense to me, and I wanted to make a completely new album. The music on Recovery came out very different from Relapse, and I think it deserves its own title".
Eminem - Recovery [2LP]
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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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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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Eminem

Encore [LP]

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Explicit version of the rapper's 2004 album pressed onto 12-inch vinyl.
Eminem - Encore [LP]
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Rapsody's third studio album, Eve, was released digitally on August 23rd, 2019. The track-list pays homage to influential black women, including Michelle Obama, Oprah Winfrey, Myrlie Evers, and Aaliyah. The album will be released on vinyl on January 31st. Limited edition 2LP pressed on white and black marble vinyl.

Rapsody - Eve [Limited Edition White with Black Marble 2LP]
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Pink Friday. Roman Reloaded is the sophomore album from Nicki Minaj, the most successful female rapper of all time. Released in 2012, it was her 2nd consecutive chart-topping album and has been certified double platinum. It features the Top 5 hit, "Starships," and the singles "Right By My Side (feat. Chris Brown)," "Beez In The Trap (feat. 2 Chainz)," "Pound The Alarm," and "Va Va Voom. " 2 LP set on standard black vinyl.
Nicki Minaj - Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded
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Vinyl LP pressing. Thug Life: Volume 1 is the only studio album by American hip hop group Thug Life, started by 2Pac. It was released on September 26, 1994 by Interscope Records. The group featured Big Syke, Macadoshis, Mopreme, The Rated R and 2Pac. Among the notable tracks on the album are "Bury Me a G", "Cradle to the Grave", "Pour Out a Little Liquor" (which also appears on the soundtrack to the 1994 film Above the Rim), "How Long Will They Mourn Me?" and "Str8 Ballin'." The album is Gold certified by the RIAA.
Thug Life / 2pac - Thug Life: Volume 1 [LP]
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Dr. Dre's legendary production is on full display on the instrumental only version of '2001'. Produced primarily by Dr. Dre, Mel-Man and Lord Finesse, with additional keyboard help from the legendary Scott Starch. The illustrious sample credits include interpertations of songs by Cannonball Adderley, No Doubt and Charles Aznavour. The Instrumental version of '2001' will be released on standard 2 X LP vinyl.
Dr. Dre - 2001 (Instrumental)
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Vinyl LP pressing of this soundtrack to the 2002 film starring Hip Hop icon Eminem. Apart from tracks by Eminem himself, he album also features four songs by the Wu-Tang Clan and it's members, and two songs by Mobb Deep.
Various Artists - 8 Mile (Music From & Inspired by The Motion Picture) [2LP]
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Double vinyl LP pressing. R&G (Rhythm & Gangsta): The Masterpiece is the seventh studio album by rapper Snoop Dogg. It was originally released on November 16, 2004. Recording sessions took place during the summer of 2004, in each of several recording studios. The album's production was handled from The Neptunes, The Alchemist, Lil Jon, Hi-Tek, Warryn Campbell, and L.T. Hutton, among others.
Snoop Dogg - R&G (Rhythm & Gangsta): The Masterpiece [2 LP]
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Explicit Version. 2008 Vinyl pressing of the Marshall Mathers LP is the second commercial and third overall studio album released by US Rapper Eminem, released in 2000. Widely seen as his magnum opus, the album sold over 1.76 million copies in its first week, earning a spot in the Guinness Book of World Records as the fastest selling Rap album ever. It went on to sell over 21 million copies worldwide, earning critical acclaim, as well as considerable controversy and protest from groups such as GLAAD for its homophobic and violent lyrics.18 tracks.

Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP [LP]
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