Rap/Hip Hop

Special edition double vinyl LP. The week this debut album came out, Kanye's name was all over the Top 20s for his hit singles "Through the Wire," "Jesus Walks," "All Falls Down" and "Slow Jamz." What's even more remarkable is that this breakthrough came during his recovery from a car wreck that nearly took his life-the song "Through the Wire" is about the accident, and was recorded two weeks after he was in the hospital, with his jaw still wired shut. He's hailed the event as both the worst thing that could've happened to him, and the best. The record sold 441,000 copies in it's very first week and has been named both by "Time" and "Rolling Stone" as one of the greatest albums of all time. Guest appearances here include Jay-Z, John Legend, Ervin "EP" Pope, Miri Ben-Ari, Syleena Johnson and Jamie Foxx.

Tracks

• Intro
• We Don't Care
• Graduation Day
• All Falls Down - Syleena Johnson, Kanye West
• I'll Fly Away
• Spaceship - Consequence, GLC, Kanye West
• Jesus Walks
• Never Let Me Down - Jay-Z, Kanye West
• Get Em High - Common, Talib Kweli, Kanye West
• Workout Plan
• New Workout Plan
• Slow Jamz - Jamie Foxx, Twista, Kanye West
• Breathe in Breathe Out - Ludacris, Kanye West
• School Spirit Skit 1
• School Spirit
• School Spirit Skit
• Lil Jimmy Skit - Harlem Boys Choir, Mos Def, Kanye West
• Two Words - Freeway, Harlem Boys Choir, Mos Def, Kanye West
• Through the Wire
• Family Business
• Last Call

Odd Future co-founder and mini mogul Tyler The Creator issues his fourth studio album, Flower Boy on Columbia Records. Debuting at No. 2 on the US Billboard 200, the fully realized follow-up to 2015's Cherry Bomb is ushered in by the formidable singles "Who Dat Boy" with A$AP Rocky and "911 / Mr. Lonely" with Frank Ocean, Steve Lacy and Anna of the North and finds Tyler maturing as both a writer and producer. "Built on memories and not relying on nostalgia too heavily, Flower Boy is a beautiful album about the realities of growing up," writes Pigeons And Planes. "Losing friends, reminiscing, but not glorifying the teenage days when jokes were funnier the more offensive they are."

Tracks

LP1

1. Foreword
2. Where This Flower Blooms
3. Sometimes...
4. See You Again
5. Who Dat Boy?
6. Pothole
7. Garden Shed

LP2

1. Boredom
2. I Ain't Got Time!
3. 911 / Mr. Lonely
4. Dropping Seeds
5. November
6. Glitter
7. Enjoy Right Now Today

Kanye West's highly anticipated new album My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy is his fifth, following The College Dropout (2004), Late Registration (2005), Graduation (2007) and 808s & Heartbreak (2008).

The album features Nikki Minaj, Jay-Z, Rick Ross and Justin Vernon of Bon Iver on the smash street single "Monster" and Pusha T on "Runaway" which received the Best New Music stamp from Pitchfork. Other guests include Kid Cudi and Raekwon and contributing producers include RZA of Wu-Tang Clan, Pete Rock and Q-Tip. The new album was recorded in Honolulu and at the legendary Electric Lady Studios in New York City.

Kanye West My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy Track Listing:

1.  Dark Fantasy
2.  Gorgeous (feat. Kid Cudi/Raekwon)
3.  POWER
4.  All Of The Lights (Interlude)
5.  All Of The Lights
6.  Monster (feat. Jay-Z/Rick Ross/Nicki Minaj/Bon Iver)
7.  So Appalled (feat. Jay-Z/Pusha T/Prynce Cy Hi/Swizz Beatz/RZA)
8.  Devil In A New Dress
9.  Runaway
10. Hell Of A Life
11. Blame Game (feat. John Legend/Pusha T)
12. Lost In The World
13. Who Will Survive In America 

Kendrick Lamar Good Kid, M.A.A.D. City: Deluxe Edition on 2LP 

Deluxe 2LP Edition of Final Studio Album with Two Bonus Tracks

Circles is the sixth and final studio album by the late Mac Miller. Conceived as a sister album to 2018's Grammy-nominated Swimming, the album was completed with the assistance of Jon Brion, with whom Miller worked on Swimming and had been working together on Circles at the time of his passing. While sonically distinctly different than its predecessor, Circles features many of the hallmarks for which Swimming was critically-acclaimed upon its release - Miller further realizing his singing voice in addition to rapping, live instrumentation and earnest, confessional lyrical content. Listeners will hear shades of some of the album's influences in its songs, from the T-Rex guitar tone of "Surf" to the Plastic Ono Band-era John Lennon feel of its production and the inspired cover of Arthur Lee's 1972 single "Everybody's Gotta Live." It's a momentous final entry into the discography of an artist that remains at the center of reimagining the limits of rap. This deluxe colored vinyl 2LP edition comes complete with two bonus tracks.

1. Circles
2. Complicated
3. Blue World
4. Good News
5. I Can See
6. Everybody
7. Woods
8. Hand Me Downs
9. That's on Me
10. Hands
11. Surf
12. Once A Day
13. TBA Bonus track
14. TBA Bonus track

Introduced by the sonically laid-back and funk/R&B-heavy tracks "Self Care," "Small Worlds" and "What's The Use?", Swimming is the latest exploratory offering from shape-shifting rapper/singer/producer Mac Miller and follow-up to 2016's The Divine Feminine. Serving as his fifth full-length studio effort overall, it includes contributions from fellow rapper/producer J. Cole, British singer/songwriter Dev Hynes (aka Blood Orange) and composer/instrumentalist John Brion. Miller told Zane Lowe that the album is focused on space and "what it means to be inside of a record."

1. Come Back To Earth
2. Hurt Feelings
3. What's The Use?
4. Perfecto
5. Self Care
6. Wings
7. Ladders
8. Small Worlds
9. Conversation Pt. 1
10. Dunno
11. Jet Fuel
12. 2009
13. So It Goes

Tyler, The Creator (OFWGKTA) Goblin on 2LP

“Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All are a 10-deep hip-hop collective. But don’t dare call them the new Wu-Tang Clan. They insist they’re different. The collective features rappers, producers, visual artists, skate kids, contrarians, outcasts, amoral teenagers, and fatherless children. Their de facto leader is a 19-year-old who calls himself Tyler, the Creator AKA Ace Creator. He is a rapper-producer. His album, Bastard, is among the most stunning things released in the past 12 months. He possesses a charred, viscous groan of a voice; sometimes he manipulates the frequency to make it even deeper and darker.”- Pitchfork

Tyler, The Creator Goblin Track Listing:

1.  Goblin
2.  Yonkers
3.  Radicals
4.  She (feat. Frank Ocean)
5.  Transylvania
6.  Nightmare
7.  Tron Cat
8.  Her
9.  Sandwitches (feat. Hodgy Beats)
10. Fish/Boppin Bitch
11. Analog (feat. Hodgy Beats)
12. Bitch Suck Dick (feat. Jasper Dolphin & Taco)
13. Window (feat. Domo Genesis, Frank Ocean, Hodgy Beats & Mike G)
14. AU79
15. Golden

Kids See Ghosts is the eponymous debut from the hip hop duo of the same name featuring Kanye West and Kid Cudi and the third of five 7-track 2018 albums produced by West succeeding Pusha T's Daytona and his own ye and preceding Nas' Nasir and Teyana Taylor's K.T.S.E. Fans have been anticipating an album length project from the longtime collaborators for a decade now and the intriguing Kids See Ghosts is a cathartic and confessional affair with both artists documenting bouts of depression and struggles with drug abuse throughout. "We just have this chemistry that's undeniable, especially when we have to fight for it with each other," Cudi said. It includes contributions from Pusha T, Yasiin Bey, Ty Dolla Sign and a posthumous vocal sample of Louis Prima.

1. Feel The Love
2. Fire
3. 4th Dimension
4. Freeee (Ghost Town Pt. 2)
5. Reborn
6. Kids See Ghosts
7. Cudi Montage

In November 1986, the Beastie Boys released their debut album Licensed To Ill on Def Jam/Columbia. It stands as one of Columbia's fastest-selling debuts to date and eventually sold over nine million copies in the U.S. alone. Licensed To Ill is still the only album by a white hip-hop act to receive the coveted 5 mics from the Source who has selected the album as one of the best 100 Best Rap Albums of all-time. Playful music videos were made for the classic cuts "(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party)," "No Sleep Till Brooklyn," "Girls," "Hold It Now Hit It," "Rhymin' and Stealin'" and "She's Crafty," while further gems like "Brass Monkey," "Paul Revere," and "Time To Get Ill" proved Licensed To Ill to be all killer no filler.

Kerry King of Slayer even made an appearance on the album playing lead guitar on "No Sleep Till Brooklyn," which was named as a spoof on Motorhead's No Sleep 'til Hammersmith album. King's appearance came about because Rick Rubin was producing both bands simultaneously (Slayer's Reign in Blood was also originally released on Dej Jam). The album's iconic cover, front to back, features a Boeing 727 - with Beastie Boys emblazoned on the tail - crashing head-on into the side of a mountain, appearing as an extinguished joint. The tail of the plane has the Def Jam logo and the legend '3MTA3' which spells 'EATME' when viewed in a mirror.

1. Rhymin & Stealin
2. The New Style
3. She's Crafty
4. Posse In Effect
5. Slow Ride
6. Girls
7. Fight For Your Right
8. No Sleep Till Brooklyn
9. Paul Revere
10. Hold It Now, Hit It
11. Brass Monkey
12. Slow And Low
13. Time To Get Ill

Double vinyl LP pressing in gatefold jacket including digital download. 2017 release from the El Paso-based singer/songwriter. Khalid burst onto the music scene with his first single "Location", which received great critical acclaim. By 18-years-old, Khalid, who is classically vocal trained, had drawn on his experiences with moving often and the unique experience of growing up having lived in two continents and parlayed them into the creation of his viral smash, "Location". Khalid released "Location" before his high school graduation and it garnered over 1.52 million plays in less than two months, along with critical praise from various music tastemakers. And to think he became a sensation right out of high school!

Tracks

LP1

1. American Teen
2. Young Dumb & Broke
3. Location
4. Another Sad Love Song
5. Saved
6. Coaster
7. 8Teen
8. Let's Go

LP2

1. Hopeless
2. Cold Blooded
3. Winter
4. Therapy
5. Keep Me
6. Shot Down
7. Angels

OUTKAST/STANKONIA (2LP)

More ambitious and hook driven then their debut album, 2000's Stankonia is a trippy sort of technopsychedelic funk. Blending elements of hip-hop, alternative rap, southern rap and dirty south music with electronica and psychedelia earned the duo critical acclaim and broad audience appeal.

    1.   Intro (Benjamin/Brown/Patton/Sheats) - 1:09
    2.   Gasoline Dreams  performed by OutKast / Khujo Goodie / Goodie Mob - 3:34
    3.   I'm Cool (Interlude) - :42
    4.   So Fresh, So Clean (Benjamin/Patton) - 4:00
    5.   Ms. Jackson (Benjamin/Patton/Sheats) - 4:30
    6.   Snappin' & Trappin'  performed by OutKast / Killer Mike / J-Sweet - 4:19
    7.   D.F. (Interlude) - :27
    8.   Spaghetti Junction (Benjamin/Organized Noise/Patton) - 3:57
    9.   Kim & Cookie (Interlude) - 1:12
    10.   I'll Call Before I Come  performed by OutKast / Gangasta Boo / Eco - 4:18
    11.   B.O.B. (Benjamin/Patton/Sheats) - 5:04
    12.   Xplosion  performed by OutKast / B-Real - 4:08
    13.   Good Hair (Interlude) - :14
    14.   We Luv Deez Hoez  performed by OutKast / BackBone / Bigg Gipp - 4:10
    15.   Humble Mumble  performed by OutKast / Erykah Badu - 4:50
    16.   Drinking Again (Interlude) (Benjamin/Patton/Sheats) - :24
    17.   ? (Benjamin/Patton/Sheats) - 1:28
    18.   Red Velvet (Benjamin/Patton/Sheats) - 3:52
    19.   Cruisin' in the ATL (Interlude) (Andrews/Barnett/Benjamin/Loving/Mahone/Patton/Sheats) - :19
    20.   Gangsta Sh*t (Andrews/Barnett/Benjamin/Clinton/Loving/Mohone/Patton/Sheats) - 4:41
    21.   Toilet Tisha  performed by OutKast / Cee-Lo / Goodie Mob - 4:24
    22.   Slum Beautiful (Benjamin/Burton/Patton/Sheats) - 4:07
    23.   Pre-Nump (Interlude)  performed by OutKast / Big Rube / Sleepy Brown - :27
    24.   Stankonia (Bailey/Benjamin/Brown/Patton/Sheats) - 6:51

A Tribe Called Quest The Low End Theory on LP

A 1991 landscape-changing release from the pioneering hip-hop group, The Low End Theory embraced a minimalist approach and set the tables for the alternate rap movement that followed. The record spawned three hit singles and remains an oft-referenced classic.

A Tribe Called Quest The Low End Theory Track Listing:

1. Buggin' Out
2. Butter
3. Check The Rhime
4. Everything Is Fair
5. Excursions
6. Jazz (we Got The...)
7. Rap Promoter
8. Scenario
9. Show Business
10. Skypager
11. The Infamous Date Rape
12. Verses From The Abstract
13. Vivrant Thing
14. What?

Underneath his mysterious metal mask, MF Doom hides the cachet underground legends are made of. After his first group KMD's sophomore album Black Bastards was shelved by Elektra in 1994, and his blood brother Subroc - one half of the sibling rap duo - passed away, surviving frontman Zev Love X slowly mutated into the supervillain MC known as MF Doom, and the rap world is better for it.

The 1999 release of Operation: Doomsday marked MF Doom's official debut, reintroducing a mysterious figure who would soon become one of underground rap's greatest voices. Within it's 19 tracks, Operation: Doomsday reveals the confluence of DOOM's tragic past, personal interests and daring creativity. His clever rhymes and remarkable schemes stood out against the landscape, and every sound he touched - from cartoon theme songs, to '80s soul, to rap classics and more - got reinterpreted into something brand new and surreal. Decades later, MF Doom is still celebrated for all facets of his work and influence. In the face of tragedy, DOOM re-infiltrated the rap game on his own terms, and crafted an instant cult classic. Operation: Doomsday stands as a testament to the power of betting on yourself against all odds.

• - Disc 1 -
• 1 The Time We Faced Doom
• 2 Doomsday
• 3 Rhymes Like Dimes
• 4 The Finest
• 5 Back in the Days
• 6 Go with the Flow
• 7 Tick, Tick
• 8 Red and Gold
• 9 The Hands of Doom
• 10 Who You Think I Am?
• - Disc 2 -
• 1 Doom, Are You Awake?
• 2 Hey!
• 3 Operation : Greenbacks
• 4 The Mic
• 5 The Mystery of Doom
• 6 Dead Bent
• 7 Gas Drawls
• 8 ?
• 9 Hero V.S. Villain

After a seven-year hiatus Dr. Dre returned with '2001' the follow-up to his debut album, 'The Chronic.' In the interim between the two monumental projects, Dr. Dre assembled an all-star cast of rap superstars including, Eminem, Snoop Dogg, Kurupt, Nate Dogg, and Xzibit who would assist in executing his vision on one of the most flawless albums in hip-hop history. Dr. Dre's production reached a mythical tier on songs like, "Still D.R.E", "The Next Episode", and "Forgot About Dre".

Tracks

• - Disc 1 -
• 1 Lolo (Intro)
• 2 The Watcher
• 3 F*** You
• 4 Still D.R.E
• 5 Big Ego's
• 6 Xxplosive
• 7 What's the Difference
• 8 Bar One
• 9 Light Speed
• 10 Forgot About Dre
• - Disc 2 -
• 1 The Next Episode
• 2 Let's Get High
• 3 Birch
• 4 Murder Ink
• 5 Some L.A. Niggaz
• 6 Jake's Pause for Porno
• 7 Housewife
• 8 Ackrite
• 9 Bang Bang
• 10 The Message

It's time to celebrate the legacy of the best rapper that ever did it. Notorious BIG wasn't just a rapper, he was a storyteller, a prolific poet, and through his words, persona, life and music he opened doors and opportunies for Hip-Hop as a whole. The release of Greatest Hits denotes the commemoration of one of the most historic bodies of work in Hip-Hop.

• - Disc 1 -
• 1 Juicy (2007 Remaster)
• 2 Big Poppa (2007 Remaster)
• 3 Hypnotize (2007 Remaster)
• 4 One More Chance / Stay with Me (Remix) [2007 Remaster]
• - Disc 2 -
• 1 Get Money (Feat. Junior M.A.F.I.A.) [2007 Remaster]
• 2 Warning (2007 Remaster)
• 3 Dead Wrong (Feat. Eminem) [2007 Remaster]
• 4 Who Shot Ya? (2007 Remaster)
• - Disc 3 -
• 1 Ten Crack Commandments (2007 Remaster)
• 2 Notorious Thugs (Feat. Bone Thugs-N-Harmony) [2007 Remaster]
• 3 Notorious B.I.G. (Feat. Lil' Kim & Puff Daddy) [2007 Remaster]
• 4 Nasty Girl (Feat. Diddy, Nelly, Jagged Edge & Avery Storm) [2007 Remaster]
• - Disc 4 -
• 1 Unbelievable (2007 Remaster)
• 2 Niggas Bleed (2007 Remaster)
• 3 Running Your Mouth (Feat. Snoop Dogg, Nate Dogg, Fabolous & Busta Rhymes) [2007 Remaster]
• 4 Want That Old Thing Back (Feat. Ja Rule & Ralph Tresvant) [2007 Remaster]
• 5 FNCK You Tonight (Feat. R. Kelly) [2007 Remaster]

Eminem Curtain Call: The Hits on 2x Vinyl LP! 

Eminem's four studio albums shattered so many sales records that you might think just about every man, woman and gerbil on the planet already owns a bulk of the songs that make up this greatest hits collection. But Curtain Call presents the perfect opportunity to have another look at the life of Marshall Mathers. Starting out in the vein of the Beastie Boys and Slick Rick, he grafted filthy verses over bubbly nursery rhyme melodies and primitive Casio beats to come up with comical singles like 'My Name Is' and 'Real Slim Shady.' Then angst and reflection set in, resulting in rare moments of vulnerability ('Lose Yourself') and a richer musical experience ('Stan'). The three new tracks reflect the entire spectrum, with 'When I'm Gone,' a bittersweet goodbye letter, signaling the raw emotion and youthful enthusiasm of his early days have substantially faded, while 'Fack' counters that the Detroit rapper still has the dirtiest mouth in the business.

1. Intro  
2. Fack  
3. The Way I Am  
4. My Name Is  
5. Stan  
6. Lose Yourself  
7. Shake That  
8. Sing For The Moment  
9. Without Me  
10. Like Toy Soldiers  
11. The Real Slim Shady  
12. Mockingbird  
13. Guilty Conscience  
14. Cleanin' Out My Closet  
15. Just Lose It  
16. When I'm Gone  
17. Stan (Live)  

Vinyl LP pressing. Digitally remastered edition of this 1988 Hip Hop classic. Although not the creators of Gangsta Rap, N.W.A was it's most prolific pioneer, putting it on the map of American music without the help of radio or MTV. The group was formed in Compton, California in 1986 by Eazy-E, Dr. Dre, and Ice Cube. Shortly after composing "Boys N the Hood," they added DJ Yella, the D.O.C. and Arabian Prince to the lineup. N.W.A.'s first album, N.W.A And the Posse, was released in 1987. The following year, the group added the edgy vocals of MC Ren. All of the pieces were in place to deliver the now classic Straight Outta Compton in '88.

• 1 Straight Outta Compton (Side 1)
• 2 F*#k Tha Police (Side 1)
• 3 Gangsta Gangsta (Side 1)
• 4 If It Ain't Ruff (Side 1)
• 5 Parental Discretion Iz Advised (Side 1)
• 6 Express Yourself (Side 2)
• 7 Compton's N the House / Remix (Side 2)
• 8 I Ain't Tha 1 (Side 2)
• 9 Dopeman / Remix (Side 2)
• 10 Quiet on Tha Set (Side 2)

Metro Boomin - "Heroes & Villains" - Metro Boomin released his anxiously awaited, cinematic album HEROES & VILLAINS (via Boominati Worldwide/Republic) on December 2, 2022. The follow-up to his 2018 full-length debut, NOT ALL HEROES WEAR CAPES, it includes features from John Legend, Future, Chris Brown, Don Toliver, Travis Scott, 21 Savage, Young Thug, A$AP Rocky, Gunna, and the late Takeoff. The album is accompanied by a short film created by Gibson Hazard, feat. Morgan Freeman, LaKeith Stanfield, Young Thug and Gunna. Available on vinyl on March 31, 2023.

• - Disc 1 -
• 1 On Time
• 2 Superhero (Heroes & Villains)
• 3 Too Many Nights
• 4 Raindrops (Insane)
• 5 Umbrella
• 6 Trance
• 7 Around Me
• - Disc 2 -
• 1 Metro Spider
• 2 I Can't Save You (Interlude)
• 3 Creepin'
• 4 Niagara Falls (Foot or 2)
• 5 Walk Em Down (Don't Kill Civilians)
• 6 Lock on Me
• 7 Feel the Fiyaaaah
• 8 All the Money