Tag: Hip Hop
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Wu-Tang Clan, enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers), 1993 on Loud Records / RCA.
Wu-Tang Clan, enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers), 1993 on Loud Records / RCA. My copy is the 2021 Vinyl Me, Please reissue on 2xLP “Gold Galaxy” vinyl
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Ludacris, Word of Mouf, 2001 on Def Jam South.
Ludacris, Word of Mouf, 2001 on Def Jam South. My copy is the 2021 reissue from @vinylmeplease Rollout, Area Code, Move B***h, Saturday (Oooh Oooh). One of the defining moments of dirty south hip hop
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Run D.M.C., Raising Hell, 1986 on Profile
Run D.M.C., Raising Hell, 1986 on Profile My copy is a 2017 reissue by Get On Down Run D.M.C.’s third album,, produced by Russell Simmons and Rick Rubin – the first Platinum and multiplatinum hip hop album. Walk this way, You Be Illin’, It’s Tricky, so many key songs. Via Soundtracks, in Beverly MA
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Nappy Roots, Watermelon, Chicken & Gritz, 2001 on Atlantic.
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.
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Kid Cudi, Man on the Moon: The End Of Day, 2009 on Universal Motown.
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 fresh in 2021. Much love for a hip hop artist sampling OMD, Tom Petty, Lady GaGa, and Jay-Z
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Erykah Badu, Mama’s Gun, 2000 on Motown.
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 is just beautifully done.
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Run-D..M.C, King of Rock, 1985 on Profile Records
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 @revwon
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Beastie Boys, Licensed to Ill, 1986 on Def Jam / Columbia.
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 Sleep Till Brooklyn, Brass Monkey, Fight For Your Right Via Record Exchange, Salem MA
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The Roots, Phrenology, 2002 on MCA.
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 Media in the Czech Republic
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Lauryn Hill. The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, 1998 on Ruffhouse / Columbia
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 more. Every note is perfect My copy is the 2014 reissue, because I only had it digitally when it came out. Via In Your Ear in Allston/Brighton…
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Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five, The Message, 1982 on Sugar Hill Records.
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 me wonder how I keep from going under”
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Run DMC, Tougher than Leather, 1988 on London Records.
Run DMC, Tougher than Leather, 1988 on London Records. Via Unknown Pleasures in Edinburgh Scotland (aka @vinylnet.co.uk )