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The sequel to 2003's bootleg hit Nastradoomus, originally pressed up by HipHopSite. You know the deal - more razor sharp instrumentals from Metal Fingers Doom (mostly from his Special Herbs series) and acapellas from Olu Dara's son, blent to perfection by the...
expand review villain himself. This volume includes "One Love(1)," "The Flyest Angels(2)," "It Ain't Hard To Tell(3)," "Hate Me Now(4)" and "I Can(5)," among others. Double vinyl; 10 tracks total. -Van Hammersly
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Deadstock find. Heavy duty vinyl pressing of six unmixed tracks off the infamous Biggie vs. Sinatra mixtape from 2006. The best of the bunch are the Kanye style sped-up sample on "Everyday Struggles / A Day In The Life(1)," the swinging "Juicy...
expand review / New York New York(2)" blend, and the Pac-featuring "Let's Get It On / Rain In My Heart(3)." -Van Hammersly
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North Korea finally admitted they have the Paul C alternate test pressings of "Give The Drummer Some," but luckily "Paul C Lives" t-shirts have been spotted in Japan. The BBC says "this brinkmanship is turning up the ratchet." So while being scared...
expand review shitless this Valentine's Day, you can romance your paramour with something like, "baby, Amerie wouldn't be shit without Paul C." And while he/she/it falls asleep in his/her/its plate of Eeesh-Meesh-Sun-Sheesh, you can twirl your spork and say, "He panned the drums! Paul C panned the drums! I better check my eBay auction for Princess Ivory's "Crackpipe Changed It All!" Then hesheeeit goes, "Hmm, I smell a duck in the grape preserves." While you compare matrix dead wax codes, and try to convince her that Dee Felice wasn't a fling, I'll filch her heart with my played out "Back in '96 Kool Keith called me collect from a payphone on Valentine's Day" story. Now NPR is talking about Tex Mex Polka. Now they're playing it. Another compelling argument to buy this Ultramagnetic classic. That and the fact they de-stitched James Brown's shoes. -Dave Tompkins
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When you play at a club and the crowd is in chill mode, you gotta have some records that will keep that vibe, but at the same time keep the heads interested. This song defines that moment. This is non-album version with...
expand review the Barry White sample. "Dont Front, Ya Know I Got Cha Opin" one of my favorite choruses ever. Say it to an adult and theyll think its gibberish. Most older folks cant hang when theres 2 slang in one sentence. Try it, its fun. Vocal, Instrumental, and Album Version. "Reality (Killing Every)" on the flip. -the mgmnt
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Grab em in the biscuits! Though not as ubiquitous as "Humpty Dance," this was still a big hit for D.U. at the time. The "Breakbeat Remix(1)" crams the funk beats together like the best Bomb Squad productions- dense but not overwhelming. Humpty...
expand review and Shock G encourage party people to do whatever the hell they want to: "Now if you're hungry, go get yourself something to eat/ and if you're dirty, then go take a bath/mess up a line?/ Nope, sometimes I don't rhyme." What happened to the joke rappers? You also get "Packet Man(2)" with a minimal 45 King remix, "Play How Ya Like" remix and the Packet Man instrumental. -Ayres
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The ultimate drunk people song. "Get stupid" never meant so much. Gotta have this in your party bag to turn the drunkards out. If you think about it, it's truly a genius of production. Instrumental included. -the mgmnt
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Throwback import De La Soul pic sleeve 12" of their jumper "Potholes In My Lawn(1)" and "Jenifa Taught Me(2)." This was just coming out when I was in fifth grade and it was one of the joints that basically got me hooked...
expand review on hip hop. Every day, it was De La in the Walkman, lookin' out for new joints to drop on Yo! MTV Raps with my hand on the VCR record button and memorizing lyrics. Prince Paul on the production is giving you the good good, especially on "Jenifa." Hoo-wee! That beat is hot! The drums remind me of Franski, the man responsible for "Doo Doo Brown" which is always the killer at the club. I think I'll remix this. And of course you get the instrumentals and comic interludes. -C'mish
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Yes, it's the king of freaky electro beats! This is definitely his "hit" album with all the classic joints like "Egypt, Egypt(1)," "Girls(2)," "And My Beat Goes Boom(3)," plus the track that asks the eternal question, "What Is A D.J. If He...
expand review Can't Scratch?(4)." Originally, most of these were released as monster 12"s back in '84, officially putting LA on the map for new electro sounds. Check all the classic 808 action, freaky lyrics, and sexually pumped up beats to rock the dancefloor. I actually got a chance to see him play at Studio B not too long ago. The whole time I was in awe as I watched him effortlessly rocking doubles in leather pants and shades without even breaking a sweat. All I got to say is, "Pretty fucking masterful!" It just proves the timelessness of his music. This is also in perfect timing with the Arabian Prince (who actually got his name from E. Lover) bringing the old school electro sound back to LA for Stones Throw. If you don't already have this, get hip to it bruh. If you like electro, I'd say this is essential. Recommended! -C'mish
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Back in print! With the original Funky Ass artwork and everything. Kool Keith's first true solo album from 1997 remains his dirtiest (and, arguably, finest) moment, with production from Kutmasta Kurt throughout. Includes tracks like "Plastic World(1)," "Keep It Real... Represent(2)," "Sex...
expand review Style(3)" and "Sly We Fly(4)." Double vinyl; 17 tracks total. -Van Hammersly
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Previously available only as a digital release, young Weezy's pre-Carter III EP is finally on wax, to the delight of Cash Money completists worldwide. A-side features the subtly Stax-sampling "Gossip(1)," "I'm Me(2)" and the breezy, Con Funk Shun-sampling high grade anthem "Kush(3)."...
expand review Flip it for the cinematic "Love Me or Hate Me(4)" and "Talkin' About It(5)." -Van Hammersly
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1995... Even on record, Big L always sounded like he's was freestyling on the Stretch show, especially riding now uber-recognizable samples like De Barge's "Stay With Me" (aka "One More Chance") on "MVP(1)." Also includes the Summer Smooth remix(2), both instrumentals, and...
expand review the bonus track "Fed Up With The Bullshit(3)." -the mgmnt
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For most people born in the seventies, "Proceed" was their introduction to the Illadelph phenomenon. For me it's always been their defining single, best capturing the rare positives of the hip-hop band format (why do hip-hop bands gotta suck so much?). In...
expand review my days at NYU, they'd constantly play this video in the cafeteria, but I really never got sick of it. The song has got good up's and down's if you know what I mean. This particular reissue, is the "Mega-Proceed" single featuring all 5 parts: the original Part I(1), the Roy Ayers version Part II(2) (from the Red Hot And Blue comp), the crew-enhanced (featuring Bahmadia) part III(3), the AJ Shine remix Part IV(4), and the Beatminerz remix Part V(5). Also includes the instrumental for Part III. -the mgmnt
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Frankenstein reissue of two of Mos Def's most beloved tracks. "Umi Says(1)" is that Weldon Irvine-enhanced, Nike-exploited, genius-level, forward piece of hip-hop (if only he could have kept going in that direction). "Universal Magnetic(2)" was Mos' explosion onto the scene, arguably one...
expand review of the best debut singles ever. -the mgmnt
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If you have been checking our blog, you know we've been riding Egyptian Lover hard recently (no-homo); but it's totally justified. Dude has some of the best record covers ever, put out a big pocketful of electro classics, and is humble enough...
expand review to come DJ at our small east village shop. This is his greatest hits collection from 1989 (peep the benzo-coupe steez) and comfortably falls into the category of "fucking electro essential." Not only that, when Egyptian Lover put this together, he picked his favorite mixes from the singles, so you're getting full 12" mixes or 12" dub versions. Of course, you gotta have the 12" version of "Egypt Egypt(1)." The 12" dub mix(2) of "Freak-A-Holic" is a huge score, and by all accounts, this was track that brought the house down at his show at Studio B. The Dub Mix(3) of "Girls" is begging for a revival, I totally forgot about how dope this song was until EL played it at our store. You even get "Alezby Inn" (Remodeled Vocal Version)(4), one of EL's more pop-like moments. I could probably name-check ever song on here, but I'll just leave you with "My House On The Nile(5)" and you'll know why he's called The Egyptian Lover. 8 tracks on double vinyl. -the mgmnt
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