Hip Hop at Fifty
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![Public Enemy - It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back: 35th Anniversary [2 LP]](../prod-img/500/81/4254981-3054527.jpg "Public Enemy - It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back: 35th Anniversary [2 LP]")
Public Enemy
It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back: 35th Anniversary [2 LP]
Vinyl: $37.99 Buy
Double vinyl LP pressing. 35th anniversary edition. It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back is the second studio album by Public Enemy, originally released in 1988.
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![Salt-N-Pepa - Very Necessary: 30th Anniversary [2 LP]](../prod-img/500/51/4246151-3041274.jpg "Salt-N-Pepa - Very Necessary: 30th Anniversary [2 LP]")
Salt-N-Pepa - "Very Necessary" / Very Necessary is the fourth studio album by American hip hop group Salt-N-Pepa, first released in 1993. In celebration of it's 30th Anniversary, this 2LP reissue is being released on black vinyl.
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![Jhene Aiko - Sail Out [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Fruit Punch LP]](../418467252542-500.webp "Jhene Aiko - Sail Out [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Fruit Punch LP]")
Sail Out is the debut EP from Jhen� Aiko. With a uniquely smooth and soulful voice, coupled with sensuality and
vulnerability, these 7 tracks firmly established Jhen� as a staple in the R&B; scene when it was originally released in
2013. The record features guest appearances from Kendrick Lamar, Ab-Soul, Childish Gambino and Vince Staples.
Hip Hop�s 50th Anniversary Edition LP on Fruit Punch vinyl. Indie Exclusive. Limited Edition. (Def Jam Recordings)
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![Beastie Boys - Licensed To Ill [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Fruit Punch LP]](../418467252544-500.webp "Beastie Boys - Licensed To Ill [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Fruit Punch LP]")
Beastie Boys� perennial debut album Licensed To Ill was the first hip hop album to top the Billboard 200 chart and
has been diamond-certified by the RIAA for selling over 10 million copies. Released in November 1986, it features
classic Beastie anthems, including �Hold It Now, Hit It,� �Brass Monkey,� �No Sleep Till Brooklyn,� and the MTV
staple �(You Gotta) Fight For Your Right To Party. � Hip Hop's 50th Anniversary LP on Fruit Punch vinyl. Indie
Exclusive. Limited Edition. (Def Jam Recordings)
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![Musiq Soulchild - Aijuswanaseing [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Fruit Punch 2 LP]](../418467252546-500.webp "Musiq Soulchild - Aijuswanaseing [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Fruit Punch 2 LP]")
On his 2000 debut album, Aijuswanaseing, Musiq Soulchild made an indelible mark on the R&B; soundscape. It
features a remarkable collection of songs that successfully showcase his vocal talent and versatility as he
crisscrosses the styles of R&B;, soul and hip hop. The platinum-certified album includes the singles �Just Friends
(Sunny)� and �Love,� which both reached the Top 40 on the Hot 100. Hip Hop�s 50th Anniversary Edition 2 LP on
Fruit Punch vinyl. Indie Exclusive. Limited Edition. (Def Jam Recordings)
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![Ne-Yo - In My Own Words [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Fruit Punch 2 LP]](../418467252548-500.webp "Ne-Yo - In My Own Words [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Fruit Punch 2 LP]")
Ne-Yo�s double-platinum debut album, In My Own Words, topped the Billboard 200 chart when it was released in
2006. It features the hit singles �So Sick,� �When You�re Mad,� and �Sexy Love.� Hip Hop�s 50th Anniversary Edition
2 LP on Fruit Punch vinyl. Indie Exclusive. Limited Edition. (Def Jam Recordings)
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![Public Enemy - Yo! Bum Rush The Show [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Fruit Punch LP]](../418467252550-500.webp "Public Enemy - Yo! Bum Rush The Show [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Fruit Punch LP]")
Public Enemy
Yo! Bum Rush The Show [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Fruit Punch LP]
Vinyl: $29.99 Buy
Public Enemy�s influential debut album, Yo! Bum Rush The Show, was one of hip hop�s fastest-selling records when
it was released in 1987. Produced by the Bomb Squad and executive producer Rick Rubin, each track is comprised
of kicking heavy guitars toward the front, honing the loops, rhythms and samples into a roar with as much in
common with rock as rap. Featuring the singles �Public Enemy No. 1� and �You�re Gonna Get Yours.� Hip Hop�s
50th Anniversary Edition LP on Fruit Punch vinyl. Indie Exclusive. Limited Edition. (Def Jam Recordings)
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![Rick Ross - Port Of Miami [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Fruit Punch 2 LP]](../418467252552-500.webp "Rick Ross - Port Of Miami [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Fruit Punch 2 LP]")
Port Of Miami is the platinum-certified debut album from Rick Ross, which topped the Billboard 200 chart when it was released in 2006. Featuring the Top 10 rap hits �Hustlin�� and �Push It.� Hip Hop�s 50th Anniversary Edition 2 LP on Fruit Punch vinyl. Indie Exclusive. Limited Edition. (Def Jam Recordings)
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![Slick Rick - The Great Adventures Of Slick Rick [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Fruit Punch 2 LP]](../418467252556-500.webp "Slick Rick - The Great Adventures Of Slick Rick [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Fruit Punch 2 LP]")
Slick Rick
The Great Adventures Of Slick Rick [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Fruit Punch 2 LP]
Vinyl: $37.99 Buy
Released in 1988, The Great Adventures Of Slick Rick is the hip hop legend and pioneer�s debut album. Featuring
the hits, �Children�s Story,� �Teenage Love� and �Hey Young World,� the album topped the Billboard R&B;/Hip Hop
chart for five consecutive weeks and peaked at #31 on the Billboard 200. Hip Hop�s 50th Anniversary Edition 2 LP
on Fruit Punch vinyl. Indie Exclusive. Limited Edition. (Def Jam Recordings)
![Big Sean - I Decided [LP]](../graphics/items/sdimages/c/500/8/4/2/6/3556248.jpg "Big Sean - I Decided [LP]")
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![2pac - 2pacalypse Now [Vinyl]](../graphics/items/sdimages/b/500/5/6/6/6/3466665.jpg "2pac - 2pacalypse Now [Vinyl]")
Double 180gm audiophile vinyl LP pressing. 2Pacalypse Now is the 1991 debut studio album by 2Pac. The album is 2Pac's commentary on contemporary social issues facing American society such as racism, police brutality, poverty, black on black crime, and teenage pregnancy. It featured three singles; "Brenda's Got a Baby", "Trapped", and "If My Homie Calls". The album was initially released on T.N.T. Recordings and Interscope Records, which at the time was distributed through Eastwest Records America and Atlantic Records. Following Shakur's death, Amaru Entertainment (established by his mother Afeni Shakur) obtained the rights to this album. The album generated significant controversy stemming from then-U.S. Vice President Dan Quayle's public criticism after Ronald Ray Howard murdered a Texas state trooper and his defense attorney claimed he was influenced by 2Pacalypse Now and it's strong theme of police brutality. Quayle made the statement, "There's no reason for a record like this to be released. It has no place in our society."
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![The Roots - Illadelph Halflife [2 LP]](../graphics/items/sdimages/a/500/0/6/6/6/3466660.jpg "The Roots - Illadelph Halflife [2 LP]")
Illadelph Halflife is the third studio album by The Roots. It features a tougher and broader sound than their previous album, Do You Want More. The album was selected as one of The Source's 100 Best Rap Albums. In 2006, the album was selected as one of Hip-Hop Connection's 100 Best Rap Albums from 1995 to 2005. Continuing with its Respect The Classics campaign UMe will be reissuing this classic back on standard weight vinyl.
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![Beastie Boys - Licensed To Ill: 30th Anniversary Edition [LP]](../graphics/items/sdimages/a/500/2/6/7/8/3448762.jpg "Beastie Boys - Licensed To Ill: 30th Anniversary Edition [LP]")
This 30th anniversary LP edition of Beastie Boys' debut album Licensed To Ill is cut from original production masters and presented on 180-gram heavyweight vinyl. The album is back-to-back classic Beastie Boys anthems including 'Hold It Now, Hit It,' 'Brass Monkey,' '(You Gotta) Fight For Your Right (To Party),' 'No Sleep Till Brooklyn' (featuring Slayer's Kerry King) and 'Girls.' Licensed To Ill is the 1st Hip Hop album to top the Billboard 200 and in 2015 it was certified Diamond by the RIAA.
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![Guru - Jazzmatazz Volume 1 [LP]](../graphics/items/sdimages/a/500/1/7/7/7/3377771.jpg "Guru - Jazzmatazz Volume 1 [LP]")
Guru's Jazzmatazz, Vol. 1 is a jazz rap album from Guru, one half of the duo, Gang Star. This album is one of the first albums to combine a live jazz band with hip hop production and rapping. Jazzmatazz, Vol. 1 brought together a diverse group of jazz cats both old-school and new, including Roy Ayers, Donald Byrd, Lonnie Liston Smith, Ronny Jordan, and Courtney Pine. Continuing with its Respect The Classics campaign, UMe will be reissuing this classic album back on standard weigh vinyl.
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Limited vinyl LP pressing. 2016 release from the R&B; sensation. Having treated fans with new music during various TV performances over the past year, Top Dawg Entertainment alongside Aftermath Ent/Interscope Records release untitled unmastered. By Kendrick Lamar. An eight song project which features studio versions of the untitled songs Kendrick performed on The Colbert Report, The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon and his performance at the 58th annual Grammy Awards show. The album's tracks are previously unreleased demos that originated during the recording of Lamar's album To Pimp a Butterfly (2015), continuing that work's exploration of politically-charged and psychological themes, as well as it's experimentation with free jazz, soul, avant-garde, and funk styles.
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![DMX - ...And Then There Was X [Vinyl]](../graphics/items/sdimages/b/500/5/4/0/6/2886045.jpg "DMX - ...And Then There Was X [Vinyl]")
Limited double vinyl LP pressing. 1999 release, the third album by American rapper DMX. In 2000, it was certified 4x Platinum and then later 5x Platinum. The album was nominated for Best Rap Album at the 2001 Grammys. In 1999, DMX released his best-selling album... And Then There Was X, which featured the hit single "Party Up (Up in Here)". He has acted in films such as Belly, Romeo Must Die, Exit Wounds, Cradle 2 the Grave, and Last Hour. In 2006, he starred in the reality television series DMX: Soul of a Man, which was primarily aired on the BET cable television network. In 2003, DMX published a book of his memoirs entitled, E.A.R.L.: The Autobiography of DMX. DMX has sold over 30 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling hip-hop artists of all time.
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![Gza - Beneath The Surface [2 LP]](../graphics/items/sdimages/a/500/0/4/1/1/3071140.jpg "Gza - Beneath The Surface [2 LP]")
Beneath the Surface is the third solo studio album from Wu-Tang Clan member, GZA. The album was released on June 29, 1999. Beneath the Surface is a worthy continuation and development of the Wu-Tang Clan conglomeration. Quintessential tracks like 'Amplified Sample' and 'Crash Your Crew,' prove GZA's one the most innovative and talented vocalist Wu-Tang had to offer. Continuing with its Respect The Classics campaign, UMe will be reissuing this classic back on standard weight black vinyl.
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![Nelly - Country Grammar [Vinyl]](../graphics/items/sdimages/c/500/7/1/5/5/3015517.jpg "Nelly - Country Grammar [Vinyl]")
Country Grammar is the debut studio album from rapper Nelly. Country Grammar has sold 8.6 million copies, ranking it as the ninth best-selling rap album of all time in the United States. It was certified nine times platinum, making it one of the highest certified albums in the US history. Continuing with its Respect The Classics campaign, UMe will be reissuing this classic back on standard weight vinyl for it's 15 years anniversary.
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![YG - My Krazy Life [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Fruit Punch 2 LP]](../prod-img/500/75/4248275-3051753.jpg "YG - My Krazy Life [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Fruit Punch 2 LP]")
YG�s debut album, My Krazy Life, was an instant classic when it was released in 2014. Featuring the massive hit singles �Who Do You Love?� and �My N*gga,� the album solidified the partnership between YG and super producer DJ Mustard, establishing the duo as one of the most important artists in West Coast hip hop. Hip Hop�s 50th Anniversary Edition 2 LP on Fruit Punch vinyl. Indie Exclusive. Limited Edition. (Def Jam Recordings)
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![Gza - Liquid Swords [Vinyl]](../graphics/items/sdimages/b/500/6/6/8/0/2960866.jpg "Gza - Liquid Swords [Vinyl]")
Liquid Swords is the second solo studio album from Wu-Tang Clan member GZA. Upon its initial release, Liquid Swords received critical acclaim for its complex lyricism and hypnotic musical style. Over the years, its recognition has grown, with a number of famous publishers proclaiming it as one of the greatest hip hop albums of all time. Continuing with its Respect The Classics campaign, UMe will be reissuing the classic back on standard weight vinyl for its 20th anniversary.
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![Beanie Sigel - The Truth [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Fruit Punch 2 LP]](../418467252554-500.webp "Beanie Sigel - The Truth [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Fruit Punch 2 LP]")
Beanie Sigel�s gold-certified debut album, The Truth, reached the Top 5 on the Billboard 200 when it was released
in 2000. Hip Hop�s 50th Anniversary Edition 2 LP on Fruit Punch vinyl. Indie Exclusive. Limited Edition. (Def Jam
Recordings)
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Double vinyl LP pressing. Kendrick Lamar's highly anticipated 2015 album, To Pimp a Butterfly: "honest, fearful and unapologetic". The album is the follow-up to the rapper's critically-acclaimed 2012 Effort Good Kid, M.A.A.D City. The album was recorded in studios throughout the United States, with executive production from Dr. Dre and Anthony "Top Dawg" Tiffith. Boi-1da, Flying Lotus, Terrace Martin, Pharrell Williams, Knxwledge, Sounwave, Thundercat and several other hip hop producers also contributed. It's music was influenced by aspects of funk, jazz and spoken word. To Pimp A Butterfly debuted atop the Billboard 200 and received widespread acclaim from critics, who praised it's musical scope and the social relevance of Lamar's lyrics.
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![Ice Cube - Lethal Injection [Vinyl]](../graphics/items/sdimages/a/500/3/7/5/9/2869573.jpg "Ice Cube - Lethal Injection [Vinyl]")
Vinyl LP pressing. Back-to-back tracks in the middle of Lethal Injection are all the proof we need that Ice Cube is a great talent. "What Can I Do?" opens with a strings-and-wah-wah motif from an early-'70s blaxploitation film and follows with a "Superfly" tale about a high-level drug dealer. Next up is "Lil Ass Gee," the story of a 12-year-old wanna-be gangster. Just a few years ago he was playing with G.I. Joe dolls, and now he's playing with real guns and making real babies. On both numbers, the rapper's rich, resonant baritone bleeds into the synth strings with a sense of fatefulness that's chilling to hear. Ice Cube is a mesmerizing storyteller, a seductive vocalist, and a brilliantly inventive producer of aural collages.
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![Mos Def - Black On Both Sides [Vinyl]](../graphics/items/sdimages/a/500/2/6/0/6/2826062.jpg "Mos Def - Black On Both Sides [Vinyl]")
Black on Both Sides is the debut album of Mos Def, now known as Yasiin Bey, released October 12, 1999 on Rawkus Records. The album features an emphasis on live instrumentation and socially conscious lyrics and has features from Q-Tip, Busta Rhymes and Talib Kweli. Continuing with the Respect The Classics campaign, UMe will be reissuing this classic album back on vinyl for the first time in over 10 years.
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![N.W.A. - Niggaz4life [Vinyl]](../graphics/items/sdimages/b/500/4/4/8/9/2819844.jpg "N.W.A. - Niggaz4life [Vinyl]")
Niggaz4Life (also known as EFIL4ZAGGIN), is the second and final studio album by gangsta rap group N.W.A. It was their final album, as the group disbanded later the same year after the departure of Dr. Dre and songwriter The D.O.C. for Death Row Records. The album features only four members of the original line-up, as Ice Cube had already left the group in 1989. Reissued back on vinyl for the first time in years, this classic comes with a limited edition 3D lenticular cover that brings the grisly murder scene on the cover to life.
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![Logic - Under Pressure [LP]](../graphics/items/sdimages/a/500/3/3/9/7/2807933.jpg "Logic - Under Pressure [LP]")
2014 debut album from the Maryland-based rapper. The album was executive-produced by No I.D., with production coming from Visionary Music Group's in-house producer 6ix and Logic himself. Other producers who contributed to the album include DJ Dahi, S1, M-Phazes, Kevin Randolph, DJ Khalil, Dun Deal, Alkebulan, Arthur McArthur, Tae Beast, Terrace Martin, Skhye Hutch, Rob Knox, Swiff D.
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![LL Cool J - Mama Said Knock You Out [3D Lenticular Cover Vinyl]](../graphics/items/sdimages/a/500/0/2/9/1/2801920.jpg "LL Cool J - Mama Said Knock You Out [3D Lenticular Cover Vinyl]")
Mama Said Knock You Out is a certifiable hip-hop classic showcasing LL's return to form that solidified his legendary status in the rap game. The album would go on to sell over two million copies and arguably become the biggest of his career. LL took an active role even in the visuals for the project, suggesting a photo from a Vogue Italy magazine shoot that would inspire the minimalist cover design. Already a rap veteran at the young age of twenty-two, LL understood the tightrope of fame and street cred that he was walking. While lesser men would have cracked under the pressures of coming of age on wax, L was able to synthesize his growing pains into platinum records. What may have begun as teenage braggadocio on Radio had now matured to the delicate confidence of a grown man facing adversity and taking on life's challenges head-on.
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FEAR OF a BLACK PLANET was produced by the Bomb Squad and features the hit singles, 'Fight the Power,' 'Welcome to the Terrordome' and Flavor Flav's '911 Is a Joke.' FEAR OF a BLACK PLANET, which celebrates it's 25th anniversary in 2015, finished #300 on Rolling Stone's list of the '500 Greatest Albums of All Time' and was added to the Library of Congress' National Recording Registry in 2005. The album is certified platinum by the RIAA for more than one million shipped, peaking at #10 on the Billboard 200.
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Double vinyl LP pressing. Released in March of 1994, HARD TO EARN was the fourth album from the legendary hip-hop duo Gang Starr. It includes the hit singles 'Mass Appeal', 'DWYCK' and 'Code of the Streets' and features guest appearances by Group Home, Jeru the Damaja, and Big Shug. It peaked at #25 on the Top 200 album chart and #2 on the Top R&B;/Hip Hop album chart.
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![Black Star - Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star [Vinyl]](../graphics/items/sdimages/c/500/9/5/9/3/2573959.jpg "Black Star - Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star [Vinyl]")
Universal Music Enterprises (UMe) continues its 'Respect the Classics' tribute to many of hip-hop's finest with the vinyl re-issue of rap icon Talib Kweli's four historic Rawkus Records albums, including the underground classic, Mos Def & Talib Kweli are Black Star, in a limited edition two-tone black on black picture disc.
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Vinyl LP repressing. YO! BUM RUSH THE SHOW was the debut album from Public Enemy, originally released in April 1987 on Def Jam Recordings. The album debuted the sample-heavy sound by production team the Bomb Squad and was very much a Rick Rubin-directed production. Each track is comprised of kicking heavy guitars toward the front, honing the loops, rhythms, and samples into a roar with as much in common with Rock as Rap.
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![Public Enemy - It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back [LP]](../graphics/items/sdimages/a/500/3/3/5/0/2320533.jpg "Public Enemy - It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back [LP]")
Regarded as one of the greatest and most influential albums of all time, Public Enemy�s breakthrough 1988 release, It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back, features the singles �Bring the Noise,� �Don�t Believe the Hype,� and �Night of the Living Baseheads.�
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![ScHoolboy Q - Oxymoron [Vinyl]](../graphics/items/sdimages/a/500/1/8/5/9/2509581.jpg "ScHoolboy Q - Oxymoron [Vinyl]")
2014 Vinyl pressing of the Los Angeles-based rapper's third album, OXYMORON. The album includes the singles 'Collard Greens,' 'Man of the Year,' and 'Break the Bank'.
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![Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP2 [LP]](../graphics/items/sdimages/b/500/6/5/6/3/2393656.jpg "Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP2 [LP]")
A continuation of Eminem's most acclaimed studio effort, 2000's The Marshall Mathers LP, production was handled by Eminem alongside Rick Rubin, Dr. Dre, No ID and Symbolyc One (S1). The album features guest appearances from Skylar Grey, Rihanna, and Fun. frontman Nate Ruess and Kendrick Lamar.