Rap/Hip Hop

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

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

Double 180gm vinyl LP pressing. Because The Internet is the sophomore album from Childish Gambino, the stage name of Grammy, Golden Globe, and Emmy Award-winning recording artist, actor, and producer Donald Glover. Released in 2013, the album lends perspective to the complications born from an Internet-obsessed society. In creating Because The Internet, Glover set out to not just release an album but to build a world, also releasing a companion screenplay and short film, "Clapping For The Wrong Reasons." The album features appearances from Chance The Rapper, Jhene Aiko, and Azaelia Banks.

Tracks

• - Disc 1 -
• 1 The Library (Intro)
• 2 I. Crawl
• 3 II. Worldstar
• 4 Dial Up
• 5 I. the Worst Guys
• 6 II. Shadows
• 7 III. Telegraph Ave. ("Oakland" By Lloyd)
• 8 IV. Sweatpants
• 9 3005
• 10 Playing Around Before the Party Starts
• - Disc 2 -
• 1 I. the Party
• 2 II. No Exit
• 3 Death By Numbers
• 4 I. Flight of the Navigator
• 5 II. Zealots of Stockholm [Free Information]
• 6 III. Urn
• 7 I. Pink Toes
• 8 II. Earth: The Oldest Computer (The Last Night)
• 9 III. Life: The Biggest Troll [Andrew Auernheimer]

If you've been sleeping on young Chicago rapper Juice WRLD, you're making a huge mistake. His dark and heartfelt new album Goodbye & Good Riddance is a strong major label debut for the fast rising 19-year-old. A 15 track ode to unrequited love and drug-addiction with zero features, it's home to the name making singles "All Girls Are The Same," "Lean Wit Me" and "Lucid Dreams." "I'm just trying to make music to help people through their situations and tell them about some of my own," he explains. "It's all genuine, so I think that's what adds to it."

1. Intro
2. All Girls Are the Same
3. Lucid Dreams
4. Lean Wit Me
5. I'm Still
6. Betrayal (Skit)
7. Candles
8. Scared of Love
9. Used To
10. Karma (Skit)
11. Hurt Me
12. Black & White
13. Long Gone
14. End of the Road
15. I'll Be Fine

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

“Whitey Ford Sings the Blues” is the first album from Everlast, following his departure from House Of Pain and was released in 1998. The record was both a commercial and critical success, selling more than 3 million copies worldwide and certified double platinum. The track “What It’s Like” earned Everlast a Grammy Award nomination for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance.

A1. The White Boy Is Back
A2. Money (Dollar Bill)
A3. Ends
A4. What It's Like
B1. Get Down
B2. Sen Dog
B3. Tired
B4. Hot To Death
B5. Painkillers
C1. Prince Paul
C2. Praise The Lord
C3. Today (Watch Me Shine)
C4. Guru
C5. Death Comes Callin'
D1. Funky Beat
D2. The Letter
D3. 7 Years
D4. Next Man

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?

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

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)

Double magenta colored vinyl LP pressing. 3 Feet High and Rising is the debut studio album by hip hop trio de la Soul and was released on March 3, 1989. It marked the first of three full-length collaborations with producer Prince Paul, which would become the critical and commercial peak of both parties. Critically, as well as commercially, the album was a success. It contains the singles, "Me Myself and I", "The Magic Number, " "Buddy, " and "Eye Know". The album title came from the Johnny Cash song "Five Feet High and Rising". It is listed on Rolling Stone's 200 Essential Rock Records and The Source's 100 Best Rap Albums. When Village Voice held it's annual Pazz & Jop Critics Poll for 1989, 3 Feet High and Rising was ranked #1. It was also listed on the Rolling Stone's The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. Released amid the 1989 boom in gangsta rap, which gravitated towards hardcore, confrontational, violent lyrics, de la Soul's uniquely positive style made them an oddity beginning with the first single, "Me, Myself and I". Their positivity meant many observers labeled them a "hippie" group, based on their declaration of the "D.A.I.S.Y. Age" (Da. Inner. Soul. Yall). Sampling artists as diverse as Hall & Oates, Steely Dan and The Turtles, 3 Feet High and Rising is often viewed as the stylistic beginning of 1990s alternative hip hop (and especially jazz rap).

• 1 A 1 Intro
• 2 A 2 the Magic Number
• 3 A 3 Change in Speak
• 4 A 4 Cool Breeze on the Rocks (The Melted Version)
• 5 A 5 Can U Keep a Secret
• 6 A 6 Jenifa Taught Me (Derwin's Revenge)
• 7 A 7 Ghetto Thang
• 8 B 1 Transmitting Live from Mars
• 9 B 2 Eye Know
• 10 B 3 Take It Off
• 11 B 4 a Little Bit of Soap
• 12 B 5 Tread Water
• 13 B 6 Potholes in My Lawn
• 14 C 1 Say No Go
• 15 C 2 Do As de la Does
• 16 C 3 Plug Tunin' (Last Chance to Comprehend)
• 17 C 4 de la Orgee
• 18 C 5 Buddy (With Jungle Brothers and Q-Tip from a Tribe Called Quest)
• 19 D 1 Description
• 20 D 2 Me Myself and I
• 21 D 3 This Is a Recording 4 Living in a Full Time Era (L.I.F.E.)
• 22 D 4 I Can Do Anything (Delacratic)
• 23 D 5 D.A.I.S.Y. Age

Reigning triumphantly at the top, Travis Scott's critically acclaimed second full-length album, Birds In The Trap Sing McKnight (Epic Records/Grand Hustle), landed at No. 1 on the Billboard Top 200 and No. 1 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Chart. This marks the platinum-selling hip-hop maverick's first No. 1 bow on the Top 200 and firmly cements his status as one of music's modern leaders. 

Pitchfork claimed, "Scotts's second studio album, Birds In The Trap Sing McKnight, is the Houston rapper's most concise and cohesive project to date," adding, "He has always been a mood-setter and a vocalist, and he is in full command of the vibe, tone, and mood of this entire project more than ever." W Magazine fittingly dubbed him, "Your new rap superhero" while Billboard described the album as "his own trap opera."

Over the course of 14 tracks, Travis threads together an engaging, enthralling, and epic patchwork of anesthetized and apocalyptic production, mind-numbing raps, and glorious hooks punctuated by an A-list cast of collaborators. Kendrick Lamar delivers hard-hitting and hypnotic bars in the middle of "Goosebumps" just before a signature chantable chorus. "The Ends" veers between a haunting hum and a verse-for-verse tandem of our protagonist and Andre 3000 of OutKast. "Way Back" drips into a searing guitar solo as "Sweet Sweet" fires off one of his stickiest hooks to date. By the time The Weeknd and Travis serve up a smooth send-off on "Wonderful," you're in the trap for life, and you won't want to leave...

LP1

1. The Ends feat. Andre 3000
2. Way Back
3. Coordinate feat. Blac Youngsta
4. Through the Late Night feat. Kid Cudi
5. Beibs in the Trap feat. Nav
6. Sdp Interlude
7. Sweet Sweet

LP2

1. Outside feat. 21 Savage
2. Goosebumps feat. Kendrick Lamar
3. First Take feat. Bryson Tiller
4. Pick Up the Phone w/ Young Thug feat. Quavo
5. Lose
6. Guidance feat. K. Forest
7. Wonderful feat. The Weeknd

Platinum selling, Grammy nominated recording artist Drake releases his hotly anticipated sophomore album, TAKE CARE. TAKE CARE is his follow up to THANK ME LATER, Drake's debut full length album that opened up at #1 on the Billboard Top 200 chart. Features the singles "Headlines" and "Marvin's Room".

• - Disc 1 -
• 1 Over My Dead Body 4:33
• 2 Shot For Me 3:45
• 3 Headlines 3:26
• 4 Crew Love Featuring – Weeknd, The 3:29
• - Disc 2 -
• 1 Take Care Featuring – Rihanna 4:37
• 2 Marvins Room / Buried Alive (Interlude) 8:15
• 3 Under Ground Kings 3:32
• 4 We'll Be Fine Featuring – Birdman 4:08
• - Disc 3 -
• 1 Make Me Proud Featuring – Nicki Minaj 3:36
• 2 Lord Knows Featuring – Rick Ross 5:08
• 3 Cameras / Good Ones Go (Interlude) 7:15
• 4 Doing It Wrong 4:25
• - Disc 4 -
• 1 The Real Her Featuring – Andre 3000, Lil' Wayne* 5:21
• 2 Look What You've Done 5:02
• 3 HYFR (Hell Ya F***ing Right) Featuring – Lil' Wayne* 3:27
• 4 Practice 3:58
• 5 The Ride 5:51

BEATS, RHYMES AND LIFE was nominated for a 1997 Grammy Award for Best Rap Album. "1nce Again" was nominated for a 1997 Grammy for Best Rap Performance By a Duo Or Group. A Tribe Called Quest seem to grow, both musically and lyrically, with every LP, constantly setting standards for other rappers to follow. But they rarely stray from their chosen path. Since their 1990 debut, hip-hop has gone through numerous phases (new jack swing, gangster, hardcore), but the Tribe have remained focused on the music's true elements: BEATS, RHYMES AND LIFE. Produced by the Ummah, which consists of the Tribe's Q-Tip and Ali Shaheed Muhammad along with newcomer Jay Dee, BEATS, RHYMES AND LIFE sports the usual jazzy beats, and reintroduces Tribe as the all-around hip-hop group. Muhammad's use of funky samples, Phife's self-satisfying attitude, and Q-Tip's abstract poetry are only part of the reason why the trio keeps rap music on lockdown. There are other bands capable of experimenting with new sounds while delivering lyrical positivism, but they often forget how to simply rock the crowd. A Tribe Called Quest does that, too.

Tracks

• - Disc 1 -
• 1 Phony Rappers
• 2 Get a Hold
• 3 Motivators
• - Disc 2 -
• 1 Jam
• 2 Crew
• 3 Pressure
• 4 1Nce Again - Tammy Lucas, a Tribe Called Quest
• - Disc 3 -
• 1 Mind Power
• 2 Hop
• 3 Keeping It Moving
• 4 Baby Phife's Return
• - Disc 4 -
• 1 Separate/Together
• 2 What Really Goes on
• 3 Word Play
• 4 Stressed Out

• 1 Blood
• 2 Dna
• 3 Yah
• 4 Element
• 5 Feel. (Feat. Rihanna)
• 6 Loyalty
• 7 Pride
• 8 Humble
• 9 Lust
• 10 Love
• 11 XXX. (Feat. U2)
• 12 Fear
• 13 God
• 14 Duckworth

GZA Liquid Swords on 2LP

According to legend, when the Wu-Tang Clan formed like Voltron on their debut album in 1993, GZA happened to be the head, an appropriate place for a man also called 'The Genius.' Yet at the time few could have predicted that his 1995 masterpiece Liquid Swords would be considered "one of the most substantial lyrical journeys in hip-hop history" (Chicago Tribune).

At the peak of his powers as a producer, Wu-Tang mastermind RZA crafted the album's distinctive soundtrack at his basement studio in Staten Island; a haunting landscape of dusty samples, sharp snares and menacing urban gloom, with frequent interludes of dialogue from the classic Samurai flick Shogun Assassin.

Cerebral, strategic and precise with his words, GZA crystallizes a range of influences, from chess to kung-fu films to mob flicks and Eastern philosophy, into sharply delivered rhymes. The album features appearances by the entire Wu-Tang Clan, and includes the auspicious debut of Killah Priest on "B.I.B.L.E."

GZA's auspicious solo debut Liquid Swords has been acknowledged as one of the '100 Best Rap Albums' (The Source) and 'Top 100 Records of the 1990s' (Pitchfork).

LP1
1. Liquid Swords
2. Duel of the Iron Mic
3. Living in the World Today
4. Gold
5. Cold World
6. Labels

LP2
1. 4th Chamber
2. Shadboxin'
3. Hell's Wind Staff (Skit)/Killah Kills 103044
4. Investigate Reports
5. Swordsman
6. I Gotcha Back
7. B.I.B.L.E. (Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth)