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Mos Def - The Ecstatic (Rhymesayers)
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Less than ten years after carving out his own niche in hip-hop with Black On Both Sides, yasiin bey, formerly Mos Def, returned with another stellar album in The Ecstatic, in which he worked alongside an inspired cast of producers, all of whom leave ample room for his singular lyrical approach to flourish. He joins forces with Madlib, whose dust-laden production proves a natural complement to his style, as well as the unmistakable touch of J Dilla, alongside contributions from Oh No, Preservation, Chad Hugo and Georgia Anne Muldrow. It's perhaps the effortless way these creative voices coexist that gives the album much of its enduring appeal. 'Supermagic' kicks things off with supreme self-assurance, before 'Twilite Speedball' broadens the record's already adventurous scope.
Track Listing:
SIDE A: 1. "Supermagic" 2. "Twilite Speedball" 3. "Auditorium" (feat Slick Rick) 4. "Wahid" 5. "Priority" 6. "Quiet Dog Bite Hard" 7. "Life In Marvelous Times" 8. "The Embassy"
SIDE B: 1. "No Hay Nada Mas" 2. "Pistola" 3. "Pretty Dancer" 4. "Workers Comp." 5. "Revelations" 6. "Roses" (feat Georgia Anne Muldrow) 7. "History" (feat Talib Kweli) 8. "Casa Bey"
El Michels Affair - Enter The 37th Chamber (fatbeats)
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The cassette release *Enter The 37th Chamber Special Edition Cassette* by El Michels Affair continues the concept first introduced in 2009: well-known Wu-Tang Clan tracks are transformed into gritty, fully live-recorded instrumental versions that draw on RZA’s densely arranged, cinematic production style. This tape edition comes with a decorative OBI strip and includes a 12" x 24" full-color poster featuring a band photo, with the physical presentation underscoring the collectible nature of the release. The sound is defined by the leadership of saxophonist and organist Leon Michels and producer and studio engineer Jeff Silverman; together, the group explores the space between vintage soundtrack music, early reggae, and an analog soul aesthetic that the band itself refers to as “Cinematic Soul.” The arrangements eschew digital gimmicks in favor of organic horns, warm organ tones, and a rough-hewn rhythm section, giving the melodies a new, purely instrumental interpretation.
Track Listing:
SIDE A: 1. "Duel Of The Iron Mics" 2. "CREAM" 3. "Mystery Of Chessboxin'" 4. "Can't It All Be So Simple" 5. "UZI (Pinky Ring)" 6. "Interlude" 7. "Glaciers Of Ice""
SIDE B: 1. "Cherchez La Ghost" 2. "Criminology" 3. "Heaven & Hell" 4. "Bring Da Ruckus" 5. "Protect Ya Neck" 6. "Incercerated Scarfaces" 7. "Shimmy Shimmy Ya" 8. "Outro"
Raekwon - Only Built 4 Cuban Linx pt.II (Fat Beats)
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The Saga Returns... Originally released in 2009, Only Built 4 Cuban Linx… Pt. II marked Wu-Tang Clan member Raekwon’s triumphant sequel to the legendary Purple Tape, expanding his cinematic mafioso rap universe with vivid storytelling and elite production from J Dilla, Dr. Dre, RZA, Pete Rock, The Alchemist, and more. This special edition double purple cassette set pairs the full vocal album with the official instrumental version, presented across two color matched purple cassette shells as a nod to the iconic purple tape of the original Only Built 4 Cuban Linx. The vocal album features appearances from fellow Wu-Tang Clan members Ghostface Killah, Method Man, Inspectah Deck, GZA, Masta Killa, and Cappadonna, alongside Jadakiss, Styles P, Beanie Sigel, Slick Rick, Blue Raspberry, and more, while the instrumental version highlights the album’s cinematic production and layered sound design.
Track Listing:
Tape One: Side A:
1.Return Of The North Star (feat. Papu Wu) 2.House Of Flying Daggers (feat. Inspectah Deck, Ghostface Killah, Method Man) 3.Sonny's Missing 4.Pyrex Vision 5.Cold Outside (feat. Ghostface Killah) 6.Black Mozart (feat. RZA, Inspectah Deck) 7.Gihad 8.New Wu (feat. Ghostface Killah, Method Man) 9.Penitentiary (feat. Ghostface Killah) 10.Baggin Crack 11.Surgical Gloves 12.Broken Safety (feat. Jadakiss, Styles P)
Side B
1.Canal Street 2.Ason Jones 3.Have Mercy (feat. Beanie Sigel, Blue Raspberry) 4.10 Bricks (feat. Cappadonna, Ghostface Killah) 5.Fat Lady Sings 6.Catalina (feat. Lyfe Jennings) 7.We Will Rob You (feat. Slick Rick, Masta Killa, GZA) 8.About Me 9.Mean Streets (feat. Inspectah Deck, Ghostface Killah) 10.Kiss The Ring (feat. Inspectah Deck, Masta Killa) 11.Walk Wit Me 12.Badlands (feat. Ghostface Killah)
Tape Two (Instrumental Version)
De La Soul - Cabin In The Sky (Mass Appeal)
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US flower power hip-hop heroes De La Soul strikes back with Cabin in the Sky, a raw, unflinching dive into grief, memory and survival. This is a confessional album where pain becomes poetry, loss becomes rhythm and reflection hits like a punch you feel in your chest. Honouring the late Dave "Trugoy the Dove" Jolicoeur and others lost along the way, the silky smooth trio balances mournful lyricism with their signature buoyant groove while weaving their signature soulful samples and sharp wordplay into every track. Cabin in the Sky is both tender and defiant and a truly emotional statement from hip-hop's eternally inventive underdogs. Essential.
Track Listing:
Side A:
1. Cabin Talk (album intro) feat. Giancarlo Esposito 2. YUHDONTSTOP 3. Sunny Storms 4. Good Health 5. Will Be feat. Yummy Bingham 6. The Package 7. A Quick 16 for Mama feat. Killer Mike 8. Just How It Is (Sometimes) feat. Jay Pharoah and Gareth Donkin 9. Cruel Summers Bring FIRE LIFE!! feat. Yukimi from Little Dragon 10. Day In The Sun (Gettin’ wit U) feat. Q-Tip & Yummy Bingham 11. Run It Back!! feat. Nas
Side B:
1.Different World feat. Gina Loring 2.Patty Cake 3.The Silent Life Of A Truth 4.EN EFF feat. Black Thought 5.Believe (In Him) feat. Lady Stout and K. Butler & The Collective 6.Yours feat. Common and Slick Rick 7.Palm Of His Hands feat. Bilal 8.Cabin In The Sky 9.Don’t Push Me
Cenobites Featuring Kool Keith and Godfather Don - The Cenobites L.P. (Downtown Music)
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A cult classic in underground hip-hop, The Cenobites brings together Kool Keith and producer Godfather Don for a raw, jazz-laced collaboration that helped define the indie rap sound of the late '90s. Born in the shadows of 1990s Brooklyn and originally released on Bobbito Garcia’s Fondle 'Em Records, the project evolved into a dark, hypnotic album that pushed the boundaries of underground hip-hop.
Originally released as an EP in 1995 and expanded into a full-length LP in 1997—with a bonus cut added in 2000 The Cenobites LP features gritty tracks with abstract lyricism, surreal sci-fi imagery, and jazz-infused, unconventional beats. Highlights include Kool Keith’s high-pitched, experimental flow (under his Rhythm X alias) and Godfather Don’s distinctive production, marked by heavy horn samples and hard-hitting drums.
Track Listing:
Side A:
1. "Lex Lugor" 2. "I Was Forgotten" 3. "Kick A Dope Verse" (feat Bobbito) 4. "Mommy" 5. "You're Late" (feat Percee-P) 6. "Rhymes I Sniff AKA Carlos Died" 7. "Keep On" (feat Bobbito) 8. "How The Fuck You Get A Deal" 9. "Kick A Dope Verse" (Battered Baby Seal remix)
Side B:
1. "Slaves" 2. "MC's Out To Murder The World" 3. "Return To Zero" 4. "Hawaii" (feat Bobbito) 5. "Break Em Down" 6. "Hot Crib Promo" (feat Cage) 7. "Cold Peein' On Em" (remix) 8. "Lazy Woman" 9. "Your Time Is Now" 10. "Pull The Trigger & Step" 11. "Hot Crib Promo" (feat Cage - part 2) 12. "Stretch & Bob Buggin' Out"
Big L - Harlem's Finest: Return Of The King (Mass Appeal)
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Big L's story was always marked by velocity. Rising out of Harlem's cipher culture in the early 90s, he built a reputation on verses so tightly wound and darkly charismatic that even his peers spoke of him with a kind of awe, and the archive he left behind feels charged by that early promise. Harlem's Finest tries to draw a line through that legacy, piecing together radio freestyles and stray sessions into something resembling continuity, yet the seams remain visible; the production shifts through imagined eras of New York rap, sometimes landing on the right grain, sometimes drifting wide of L's natural edge. Still, when his voice cuts through - sharp, amused, frighteningly nimble - you're reminded of what was lost and why the myth persists.
Homer - Ensatina (Big Crown)
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Homer Steinweiss has an incredibly storied career in music that started when he was just a teenager. He's drummed for nearly every "retro soul" group that mattered and his distinctive stickwork helped blend the raw-but-receptive soul sound back into the mainstream via the likes of Amy Winehouse & Sharon Jones. He’s now one of the most in demand drummers in the world, playing with Jonas Brothers, Clairo, Solange, Adele, and Bruno Mars to name a few. With his debut solo release Ensatina, Homer is stepping to the forefront as both musician and producer. His new record is a re ection of who he is now and a testament to how struggle often brings about a needed change.
Track Listing:
Side A:
Rollin’ feat. KIRBY | Camera feat. girl named GOLDEN | Deep Sea feat. Hether | Now That It’s Over feat. Hether & Flikka | Racecar Driver feat. KIRBY, Hether, and girl named GOLDEN | So Get Up! feat. MINOVA & Michael Rault
Side B:
Wishing Well feat. girl named GOLDEN | Hide It Behind The Light I’m Shining Through feat. girl named GOLDEN | Start Select feat. Hether | Forever and Ever and Ever and Ever feat. Hether | Goldie feat. Dave Guy
Kool Keith & KutMasta Kurt- Diesel Truckers (Threshold)
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Diesel Truckers is a studio album by American hip hop duo the Diesel Truckers, composed of New York–based rapper and producer Kool Keith and Californian DJ/producer KutMasta Kurt. It was released on August 10, 2004, via Dmaft Records and was produced by Keith and Kurt. Track Listing:
1.Diesel Truckers Theme 2.The Orchestrators 3.Break U Off 4.Takin' It Back 5.Mental Side Effects feat. Fathed & H 6.I Love You Nancy 7.Diesel Truckin' feat. MC Dopestyle 8.The Legendary 9.Can I Buy You A Drink? 10.I Drop Money 11.Mane 12.Bamboozled feat. Marc Live & Jacky Jasper 13.Serve 'Em A Sentence feat. Motion Man 14.Kenworth's With Wings 15.Game (Bonus Track)
Brainstory - Sounds Good (Big Crown)
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Big Crown Records is proud to present Brainstory’s sophomore full-length album Sounds Good, produced by El Michels Affair.
Based in L.A. but hailing from the Inland Empire's own Rialto, California, two-thirds of Brainstory, Kevin and Tony Martin are brothers by blood, while Eric Hagstrom is a brother through their music and long term friendship. Since they started the band they have constantly faced situations that forced them to rise to the occasion. They got signed to Big Crown Records, they stepped up their game. COVID happened, they learned to record themselves. They started touring a ton sharing the stage with the likes of Lady Wray and they got their live show super tight. All of this time spent grinding and growing has certainly paid off. The path to take their art to the next level is clearer than ever, and once again, they are here for it. If there is one thing that is abundantly clear on Sounds Good, it’s that Brainstory has leveled up. Track Listing:
SIDE A 1.Nobody But You 2.Peach Optimo 3.Listen 4.Gift Of Life 5.NyNy 6.I Will Be
SIDE B 7.Hanging On 8.XFaded 9.Too Yung 10.Stay 11.Sweet & Lovely 12.Rialto Winds
De La Soul - 3 Feet High And Rising (Chrysalis)
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3 Feet High and Rising is the debut studio album by American hip hop trio De La Soul. It was released on March 3, 1989, by Tommy Boy. 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 (both of which are unordered). When Village Voice held its annual Pazz & Jop Critics Poll for 1989, 3 Feet High and Rising was ranked at #1, outdistancing its nearest opponent (Neil Young's Freedom) by 21 votes and 260 points. 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 sound, y'all). 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).
Tracklist
1. Intro 2. The Magic Number 3. Change in Speak 4. Cool Breeze on the Rocks (The Melted Version) 5. Can U Keep a Secret 6. Jenifa Taught Me (Derwin's Revenge) 7. Ghetto Thang 8. Transmitting live from Mars 9. Eye Know 10. Take It Off 11. A Little Bit of Soap 12. Tread Water 13. Potholes in My Lawn 14. Say No Go 15. Do As De La Does 16. Plug Tunin' (Last Chance to Comprehend) 17. De La Orgee 18. Buddy (with Jungle Brothers and Q-Tip from A Tribe Called Quest) 19. Description 20. Me Myself and I 21. This is a Recording 4 Living in a Full Time Era (L.I.F.E.) 22. I Can Do Anything (Delacratic) 23. D.A.I.S.Y. Age
Czarface - Czarmageddon! Lunchbox Edition (Silver Age)
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Limited Edition Collector's Lunchbox with CZARMAGEDDON! Cassette and Exclusive Trading Cards (Series II)
Hot off their two smashes for Marvel’s blockbuster film Venom: Let There Be Carnage, CZARFACE is back, triumphantly swinging into your universe with their new album CZARMAGEDDON! Expect many twists and turns as Wu-Tang’s Inspectah Deck and Esoteric go to war with an all-new, all-different soundscape from Czarface producers the Czar Keys. Alt-rap icon Kool Keith shatters the lyrical glass and the enigmatic Frankie Pulitzer, who first appeared on the Venom soundtrack on Czarface’s Today’s Special, is back with guns blazing.
Tracklist:
Side 1:
1. Damien’s Dinner Time 2. The Czarlaac Pit feat Frankie Pulitzer 3. Can It Be? 4. Walk thru Walls 5. Splash Page 6. Bob Laczar
Side 2:
1. Big Em Up feat Lion Eye 2. Nu Mutantes 3. Fearless & Inventive feat Kool Keith 4. Boogie Defmix 5. Czarv Wolfman 6. Logan-5
Tom Caruana Presents Brewing Up (Tea Sea Records)
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Brewing Up features the cream of Uk hip hop. Tom creates a patchwork of beats and invites a vast array of the UK’s best MCs to lace them. Featuring beats from some of Caruana’s classic remix albums such as Black Gold and An Adventure to Pepperland as well as beats exclusive to this album. The album took inspiration from the Lyrastist Lounge albums and due to the range of MCs and beats, almost has the feel of a compilation.
This is just the start of a series of new material from Caruana.
Tracklist
Side A 01. The Whip featuring Kosyne 02. Master Builders featuring Melanin 9 & Skriblah DanGogh 03. Acting Thinking Feeling featuring Juga-Naut 04. You Look Nice featuring Scorzayzee 05. Laurent Perrier featuring Sonnyjim 06. It Try featuring Ric Branson 07. On It featuring Micall Parknsun 08. Ham For Leather featuring Rup 09. Growing Pains featuring Mys-Diggi
Side B
01. Papa Lazarou featuring Lunar C 02. Cereal featuring Al The Native 03. Also featuring Skuff 04. Entree featuring Teach Em 05. Killing It featuring Scorzayzee, Genesis Elijah & Amy True 06. No Competition featuring Phoenix Da Icefire 07. Flashback featuring Oracy 08. Lost and Found featuring Essa 09. The Way It Is featuring Leaf Dog, Phonetic & Scorzayzee
Tom Caruana Strange Planet (Tea Sea Records)
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Thousands of years ago, a vast armada of spacecraft journeyed across an ocean of stars in search of planets capable of supporting life: to this aim, planet Earth was discovered and colonised. Only now do we begin to translate the recordings of this fantastic historical event…
Strange Planet (OST), the new album from UK producer Tom Caruana (Wu-Tang vs The Beatles/Jimi Hendrix, Son Of Sam) is the result of some of these audio finds.
Amassing an all star cast of solitary space cowboys, Mr Lif, Jehst, billy woods, King Kashmere, Denmark Vessey, Lee Scott, Paten Locke, Confucius MC, Willie Evans Jr, Kosyne, Magestik Legend, Joker Starr, Prince Po, VVV (Juga-Naut, Cappo & Vandal Savage), Boog Brown, Scorzayzee, Dillon, HPBLK, Skuff, Maddy, Skriblah DanGogh and Rup address this planetary good vibe zone.
Tracklist:
1.Opening Credits 00:47 2.Stranded feat. King Kashmere 02:25 3.Critical Status feat. Mr Lif 02:28 4.Sandbag Veteran feat. Willie Evans Jr. 02:48 5.Pig Meat feat. Paten Locke 02:05 6.Ole feat. Denmark Vessey 02:10 7.Planets Realigned feat. Jehst 02:36 8.The Beginning feat. Joker Starr & Skriblah DanGogh 02:37 9.Volt Scarf feat. Lee Scott 03:26 10.Saltfish feat. billy woods & Denmark Vessey 03:09 11.Run Run feat. Magestik Legend 01:58 12.Intergalactic Observation 01:39 13.David Copperfield feat. VVV 04:03 14.Here's A Sandwich feat. Prince Po 02:20 15.Never Be Kings feat. Confucius MC 03:53 16.Hostile feat. Boog Brown & Magestik Legend 01:57 17.Lost My Way feat. Maddy 02:14 18.Where Were You? feat. Denmark Vessey 03:23 19.Straw Dogs feat. Rup 02:44 20.Allen Stranger feat. HPBLK 02:48 21.Bounty Hunter On The Rise feat. Kosyne 02:59 22.iKnow feat. Skuff & Scorzayzee 03:51 23.Chains feat. Dillon 03:56
Boog Brown - Boog Brown (Tea Sea Records)
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Tracklist:
Side A
1 - do it (yeah) 2 - a little light 3 - music and me feat. Flo 4 - win feat. yU 5 - act like you know 6 - damn it feels good (to be a gangster) feat. Dillon 7 - slip away
Side B
1 - maintain feat. Nolan The Ninja 2 - just right 3 - shotgun feat. Big Rec 4 - do it remix 5 - a little light remix 6 - music and me remix feat. Flo>
PRODUCED BY TOM CARUANA
Danny Akalepse - Impressions of Impressions Cassette (Big Crown)
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Limited Edition
First up, Big Crown's own Danny Akalepse takes us for a listen to his Impressions of Impressions Part 1 mix, paying tribute to The Impressions with a mix of Soul & Rock covers of their tunes. To celebrate the launch of the podcast we pressed up a limited edition cassette tape of Impressions of Impressions Part 1 and the forthcoming Part 2 (all reggae covers of Impressions tunes). Expect to hear mixes from Big Crown artists as well as a ton of heavy weight DJs and record collectors that we are happy to call friends and colleagues.
Ramson Badbonez & DJ Fingerfood - Hypnodic (High Focus)
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Ed O.G & Da Bulldogs - Life Of A Kid In The Ghetto (5th & Union)
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25 Year Anniversary Limited Edition Cassette
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