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Pioneer CDJ-200 Bag

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The UDG Pioneer CDJ-200 Bag is custom designed to keep your CDJ safe and secure. It's constructed of sturdy, water proof nylon, and is lined with thick foam walls to protect your CDJ-200. It also features a detachable padded shoulder strap, front... expand review accessory pocket, rubber slip guards on the bottom, and a UDG combination lock. • outer dimensions: 11"(W) x 8"(D) x 14.5"(H) • inner dimensions: 8.5"(W) x 5"(D) x 11"(H)

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AKG K181 DJ Headphones
lab price: $199.00 list price: ~~$199.00~~ available: restocking item #: hp-663	AKG has made their name with over 60 years of experience with studio microphones, headphones and wireless systems. With a super reliable sound and attention to comfort, they've developed a cult following with studio guys and anybody serious about sound. Although their... expand review studio headphones can also be used by djs, the K181's are their first headphones specifically designed for dj use. They've spent a lot of time developing these and the results give you pretty much everything you could ask for in a professional set of DJ headphones. To begin with, the sound maintains AKG's reputation with a very high output that maintains clarity even under the highest power conditions. These were designed to be used in any sound environment and have a power rating of 3500mW (much higher than most dj headphones). That great sound is kept in your ears with a comfortable closed-back design that also helps eliminate external noise pollution. For active dj'ing, the K181's offer a bunch of features that dj's will find useful. The ear pieces feature a unique swivel action, nearly able to turn 360 degrees, which makes single ear monitoring easy and more comfortable. The cord is one sided and detachable (with mini xlr attachment), so it won't get in the way and can't get yanked out while moving around (this is one of the top ways dj headphones break). They also have 2 switches on the ear piece: one for bass boost, and one for changing between mono and stereo sound for easy one ear mixing. In terms of construction, these feel very strong + durable. The extra flexible design means that you can't break them as easily and the ear pieces are that thick & plush leather that won't rip off. And finally, the outer ear pieces are made with a rubberized finish for easy gripping and adjustment. These are great dj headphones. The sound quality is excellent, they fit snugly on your head to block out exterior noise, they feel very durable and they have a bunch of cool features that'll make your life easier. Highly recommended. -the mgmnt

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Big L Ebonics / Size 'Em Up 12"
Flamboyant format: 12" lab price: $6.00 available: yes item #: hh-095	quick audio picks: 1 Big L came back from some minor hits like "Put It On" to blow people out with this 12". Both sides banging with the infectious Big L flow that had become lyrically focused, spitting fire with precision. Street heat was generated. Suddenly... expand review Big L was making one of the most anticipated albums in years, and right in the middle of it all he was gunned down in the street. Recorded at D&D, for that "get ya meat lumped" sound, Ebonics is one of the greatest if not the greatest songs about spittin slang. L breaks down almost every word that you and your Tweety-bird embroidered denim shirt wearing boys throw at each other after watching Boyz in the Hood. "The studio is the Lab." dirty, clean and instrumental. "Size Em Up" dirty, clean, instrumental. -the mgmnt

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El Michels Affair Bring Da Ruckus (Wu-Tang Covers) 7"
Truth & Soul format: 7" lab price: $6.00 available: yes item #: fr-1386	quick audio picks: 1 2 El Michels Affair with two more Wu Tang covers equals add to cart immediately. If you didn't pick up the first one, you probably don't shop with us much since we sold like 8 million of them (it's been on or near... expand review the top of our bestseller list ever since it came out). So the backstory is that El Michels have embarked on a whole Wu Tang covers project with the blessing of the Wu, this being the second installment. Note that these are instrumental covers of the rap songs, not covers of the original sample sources, which makes it double interesting in the hands of a band like El Michels. This one features "Bring Da Ruckus(1)" and "Duel Of The Iron Mic(2)," both surprise picks, but they work exceedingly well in the live band format. -the mgmnt

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Madvillain Madvillainy Instrumentals 2LP
Stones Throw format: 2LP lab price: $15.00 available: yes item #: lp-1764	quick audio picks: 1 2 3 4 5 6 Madlib steeze. Complete instrumentals from Madvillainy album pressed on double vinyl. Let the music do the talking. Check: "Accordion(1)", "Meat Grinder(2)", "Raid(3)", "America's Most Blunted(4)", "Curls(5)", and my personal favorite "Figaro(6)". -the mgmnt

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OC Time's Up 12"
Fat Beats format: 12" lab price: $6.00 available: yes item #: hh-386	quick audio picks: 1 2 This is a cold classic right here, I must have bumped this in the Walkman for a straight year. The beat is that dark, ominous vintage Buckwild shit with the shy drum track and military bass anchor. The Eclipse remix(2) is nice... expand review too with some majestic Ahmad Jamal piano chords crashing the 1. But the real skully cap over the eyes type flavor here comes from OC's absolutely devastating lyrics. Dude just spits his heart out on some brutally honest "y'all fake ass bitches" shit. Some kid heard this at my house once and said "damn this is that shit Eminem rhymed over in 8 Mile right?" I found that ironic, so I told him to research and analyze. Not exactly an easy find on 12", plus you know the pressing on the original Word...Life album sucked shit. Includes the Buck Remix which only slightly alters the original, instrumentals for all 3, and the acapella. -Bob Bannister

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Quasimoto The Further Adventures of Lord Quas 2LP w/ FREE Quasimoto 7"
Stones Throw format: 2LP lab price: $15.00 available: restocking item #: lp-2102	quick audio picks: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 It took me a long time to write this review. I tried to do it the way Madlib made the record: I smoked about 3 ounces of high grade and then got down to work. Unfortunately for Lab, that meant that I... expand review spent most of the time I should've been writing listening to this incredible LP again and again, giggling over the hundreds of tiny psychedelic fragments within. From the very first cut, "Bullyshit(1)", where Quas sounds like a "Just Don't Give a Fuck"-era Eminem, you know this is some bugged-out genius. There's not a single tune that runs the beat straight through without an incomparably odd break, sound effect or twisted change-up coming out of left field. Add in Madlib's increasingly adept rhymes (yeah I said it) that flip dizzyingly back and forth in pitch from Quas helium to white-guy squeak to standard drawl, plus subject matter that references magic mushrooms as well as la yerba buena ("Greenery(2)"), and you have a thoroughly psychedelic experience. I mean, the guy used Frank Zappa graphics on the cover and even has a song named after the Beatles' heaviest ode to acid ("Tomorrow Never Knows(3)"). Of course, the main ingredient in this stew is the man's vast record collection, and for the beat diggers out there it's scrunched-face bobblehead time from the get. The requisite vinyl tribute is suitably sizzling ("Raw Addict Pt.2(4)"), but each cut smacks unimaginative beatmakers silly with twisted drums ("1994(5)"), loops to spare ("Raw Deal(6)") and awkward/awesome chops ("Players of the Game(7)"). I said it before, and I'll say it again: Lib might not have the smoothest flow on the mic, but he comes with consistently clever lyrics and precise metaphors that suit his beats impeccably ("Players" has this to say about life in the music biz: "Lose all your money or double up/fall off or bubble up/break a number one on the pop charts/or keep it real dropping sound like art (gotdam I'm broke)/goin' wood in the hood and getting Grammys/coming like Neptunes or Prince Jammy's"). And did you see the video for "Rappcats"? It matches the tongue-twisting hip hop retrospective frame for frame. Frequent guests Melvin Van Peebles and Doom are both in the house, with the metal-faced fellow reprising a Madvillan cut over a new beat on "Closer". The CD and vinyl versions have slightly different tracklists, taking advantage of the surplus of material 'Lib had in stock, and fans should not miss the chance to hear more outtakes on the free ST Fan Club 45 you'll get with purchase here. "Quas is just me fucking around", Madlib once told me. Let's hope he doesn't get serious anytime soon. -monk

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Quasimoto The Unseen Instrumentals 2LP
Stones Throw format: 2LP lab pric