Rap/Hip Hop

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?

Debuting at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and already certified Gold within a month of its release, Astroworld is the critically acclaimed third studio effort from Grammy-nominated rapper/producer Travis Scott. Named after a closed down amusement park in Houston, the sonically diverse collection matches its rollercoaster imagery (cover art by photographer David LaChapelle) with pulsating futuristic trap symphonies and wide-ranging guests like Stevie Wonder, Kid Cudi, Frank Ocean, Drake, The Weeknd, James Blake, Swae Lee, 21 Savage and Quavo. "...the project is Travis' best, most-progressive and most-well-rounded album to date. Hip-hop's token rager is becoming a truly unstoppable force" (XXL).

Tracks

1. Stargazing
2. Carousel
3. Sicko Mode
4. R.I.P Screw
5. Stop Trying To Be God
6. No Bystanders
7. Skeletons
8. Wake Up
9. 5% Tint
10. NC-17
11. Astrothunder
12. Yosemite
13. Can't Say
14. Who? What!
15. Butterfly Effect
16. Houstonfornication
17. Coffee Bean

180 gram with download insert; Full-length vinyl exclusive to RSD store for 4 weeks and preceeding the 4/24 CD release.

• 1 Get Got
• 2 The Fever (Aye Aye)
• 3 Lost Boys
• 4 Blackjack
• 5 Hustle Bones
• 6 I've Seen Footage
• 7 Double Helix
• 8 System Blower
• 9 The Cage
• 10 Punk Weight
• 11 F*** That
• 12 Bitch Please
• 13 Hacker

A Tribe Called Quest Midnight Marauders on LP

Q-Tip and company come into their own on this 1993 hip-hop marvel, which finds A Tribe Called Quest at its peak. Often cited by many sources and experts as one of the Top 100 Rap Albums of all-time. On LP!

A Tribe Called Quest Midnight Marauders Track Listing:

1. "Midnight Marauders Tour Guide"
2. "Steve Biko (Stir It Up)"
3. "Award Tour"
4. "8 Million Stories"
5. "Sucka Nigga"
6. "Midnight"
7. "We Can Get Down"
8. "Electric Relaxation"
9. "Clap Your Hands"
10. "Oh My God"
11. "Keep It Rollin'"
12. "The Chase, Part II"
13. "Lyrics to Go"
14. "God Lives Through"  

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

Earl Sweatshirt Doris on LP + Download

Originally issued in 2013, Doris is the acclaimed solo debut album from Los Angeles, CA rapper and former Odd Future member Thebe Neruda Kgositsile and follow-up to his well received 2010 mixtape Earl. Largely self-produced under the alias Randomblackdude, the observationally grim 15-track effort debuted at No. 5 on the Billboard 200 and No. 1 on the Top Rap Albums chart and yielded the three singles "Chum," "Whoa" and "Hive." Featuring guest appearances from OFWGKTA cohorts like Domo Genesis, Frank Ocean and Tyler The Creator plus Casey Veggies, Vince Staples, RZA and Mac Miller.

1. Pre
2. Burgundy
3. 20 Wave Caps
4. Sunday
5. Hive
6. Chum
7. Sasquatch
8. Centurion
9. 523
10. Uncle Al
11. Guild
12. Molasses
13. Whoa
14. Hoarse
15. Knight

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]

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

As a testament to his enduring legacy and fervent fanbase, Juice WRLD's new album, Legends Never Die, landed at the top of the Billboard 200 with the biggest week of album sales in 2020. The critically-acclaimed artist's third record not only stands as one of the most successful posthumous debuts ever – second only to Notorious B.I.G.'s Life After Death and Tupac's R U Still Down, both from 1997 – but also marks the biggest album debut, in total consumption, since Taylor Swift's massively successful Lover. Featuring 22 tracks, Legends Never Die includes such songs as "Wishing Well," "Come & Go" with Marshmello, "Righteous," "Tell Me U Luv Me" with Trippie Redd, and "Life's a Mess," featuring Halsey. In addition to its commercial success, Legends Never Die was also embraced by critics. Rolling Stone proclaimed that the album "solidifies his legacy," while Pitchfork hailed it as "bleak and beautiful." Variety praised the LP as "positively lush" with moments of "pure magnificence."

LP1

1. Anxiety [Intro]
2. Conversations
3. Titanic
4. Bad Energy
5. Righteous
6. Blood On My Jeans
7. Smile
8. Tell Me U Luv Me
9. Hate The Other Side
10. Get Through It [Interlude]
11. Life's A Mess
12. Come & Go

LP2

1. I Want It
2. Fighting Demons
3. Wishing Well
4. Screw Juice
5. Up Up And Away
6. The Man, The Myth, The Legend [Interlude]
7. Stay High
8. Can't Die
9. Man Of The Year
10. Juice WRLD Speaks From Heaven [Outro]

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)  

Outkast ATLiens On 2 x Vinyl LP

OutKast has almost singlehandedly defined the sound of Atlanta rap. Tongue-flippin', rhyme-spittin' and Cadillac-ridin', all with a Southern accent, Big Boi and Dre have proved to be the South's ideal MCs. ATLIENS continues in the same vein as Outkast's 1994 debut, SOUTHERNPLAYALISTICADILLACMUZIK, with producers Organized Noize back to accompany the duo's laid-back flow. Big Boi and Dre proclaim to prove a point with every rhyme, never wasting a line. They like to think of themselves as outcasts from the hip-hop community--aliens,so to speak. Their tracks have an outer-space feeling to them--a feeling that, ironically, has warmed the community right up to them. They're so out, they're in.

Outkast ATLiens Track Listing

1. You May Die (Intro) 
2. Two Dope Boyz (In A Cadillac) 
3. ATLiens 
4. Wheelz Of Steel 
5. Jazzy Belle 
6. Elevators (Me & You) 
7. Ova Da Wudz 
8. Babylon 
9. Wailin' 
10. Mainstream 
11. Decatur Psalm 
12. Millennium 
13. E.T. (Extraterrestrial) 
14. 13th Floor/Growing Old 
15. Elevators (ONP 86 Mix) 

Some albums define an era, a place, a certain time in one's life. The Beastie Boys Check Your Head practically defined the summer of 1992 for those who were wary of the mainstreaming of rap and the insurgency of grunge. It was here that MCA, Adrock and Mike D. created a musical montage that defied genre, one with the swagger of punk and the rootsy earthiness of early-'70s soul-jazz, all layered with a hip-hop consciousness. Lo-fi, garagy, guitar-riff-loaded tracks like "Pass Da Mic" and "Gratitude" made it clear that the Beasties could be taken as serious musical forces, even innovators. Yet they still brilliantly tempered the proceedings with romps like "Professor Booty" and "Funky Boss." One of the best albums of the '90's, Check Your Head was a turning point for the band and the genesis of a new musical hybrid. 

1. Jimmy James
2. Funky Boss
3. Pass the Mic
4. Gratitude
5. Lighten Up
6. Finger Lickin' Good
7. So What'cha Want
8. Biz Vs. The Nuge
9. Time for Livin'
10. Something's Got to Give
11. Blue Nun
12. Stand Together
13. Pow
14. Maestro
15. Groove Holmes
16. Live at P.J.'s
17. Mark on the Bus
18. Professor Booty
19. In 3's
20. Namasté

Beastie Boys Ill Communication: Remastered Edition on 180g Vinyl 2LP Set! 

Pristine Remaster Overseen By Band! 

You've Never Heard the Beasties Sound So Good!  

The Beastie Boys 1994 release Ill Communication is remastered here on double 180g gatefold vinyl that was overseen by the band. It's all here; live funk, a bit of hardcore, ingenious samples of obscure records, Money Mark on keys, guest shots by Q-Tip and Biz Markie, and the inevitable cascade of witty old-school rhymes. Certified triple platinum, Ill Communication peaked at #1 on the Top 200 Album Chart and #2 on the Top R&B/Hip Hop Album Chart. Features the hit "Sabotage," which reached the Top 20 on the Modern Rock Chart.

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)

Artist Tyler, The Creator Title FLOWER BOY Tyler, The Creator has his fourth full-length album, Flower Boy. It includes recently released tracks 'Who Dat Boy' featuring A$AP Rocky and '911/Mr. Lonely' featuring Frank Ocean.

• 1 Foreword 3:14
• 2 Where This Flower Blooms 3:14
• 3 Sometimes... 0:36
• 4 See You Again 3:00
• 5 Who Dat Boy 3:25
• 6 Pothole 3:57
• 7 Garden Shed 3:43
• 8 Boredom 5:20
• 9 I Ain't Got Time! 3:26
• 10 911 / Mr. Lonely; 911\ Outstanding\ Mr. Lonely 4:15
• 11 Droppin' Seeds 0:59
• 12 November 3:45
• 13 Glitter 3:44
• 14 Enjoy Right Now, Today 3:56

Limited double vinyl LP pressing in gatefold jacket including digital download. 2015 release, the second solo studio album by the American rapper. The album serves as a sequel, following his previous album Long. Live. A$AP (2013). The album features guest appearances from Joe Fox, Bones, Future, M.I.A., Schoolboy Q, Kanye West, Juicy J, UGK, James Fauntleroy, Lil Wayne, Rod Stewart, Miguel, Mark Ronson, Mos Def, A-Cyde and A$AP Yams. Production was led by Rocky himself, alongside several high-profile producers including Hector Delgado, Danger Mouse, Frans Mernick, Jim Jonsin, Kanye West, and Mark Ronson among others. The album was supported by three singles: "Lord Pretty Flacko Jodye 2 (LPFJ2)", "Everyday" featuring Rod Stewart, Miguel and Mark Ronson, and "L$D".

Tracks

LP1

1. Holy Ghost
2. Canal St.
3. Fine Whine
4. L$D
5. Excuse Me
6. JD
7. Lord Pretty Flacko Jodye 2 (LPFJ2)
8. Jukebox Joints
9. Max B

LP2

1. Pharsyde
2. Wavybone
3. West Side Highway
4. Better Things
5. M'$
6. Dreams (Interlude)
7. Everyday
8. Back Home

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)

• 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