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Nappy Roots, Watermelon, Chicken & Gritz, 2001 on Atlantic. Mine’s the 2021 Vinyl Me, Please reissue on “Kentucky Mud” vinyl. Love Po’ Folks, Country Boyz, Ho Down.
Kid Cudi, Man on the Moon: The End Of Day, 2009 on Universal Motown. Vinyl Me, Please reissue of Kid Cudi’s major label debut – still sounds super…
Erykah Badu, Mama’s Gun, 2000 on Motown. Socially conscious hip hop from the turn into the new millennium. My copy is the 2020 Vinyl Me, Please reissue, which…
Run-D..M.C, King of Rock, 1985 on Profile Records Darryl McDaniels, Joseph Simmons, and Jason Mizell, straight out of Hollis Queens to the King of Rock @kingdmc @rundmc @jammasterjay…
Beastie Boys, Licensed to Ill, 1986 on Def Jam / Columbia. Mine’s a 2016 reissue (30th anniversary) 180g on Def Jam / UMG Reissue sounds great – No…
The Roots, Phrenology, 2002 on MCA. This is the 2020 Vinyl Me, Please remastered, reissued club edition from February 2020. Beautiful package, sounds great – pressed at GZ…
Lauryn Hill. The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, 1998 on Ruffhouse / Columbia. One of my desert island disks / top 10 albums ever. I just wish there was…
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five, The Message, 1982 on Sugar Hill Records. My intro to socially conscious hip-hop, circa 1982. “It’s like a jungle sometimes it makes…
Run DMC, Tougher than Leather, 1988 on London Records. Via Unknown Pleasures in Edinburgh Scotland (aka @vinylnet.co.uk )