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Now on 45! This has been an unsung champion in my crate. Next time you're in a classic hip-hop set and are about to drop "Choice is Yours," "Passin...

Third and final album from Gene & Terrence Thornton as The Clipse, on limited colored vinyl. Til The Casket Drops is somewhat of a victory lap,...

Resurrection was your anthem. It was political and spiritual, but Common could still bust a verse about NBA Jams right in the middle of it. With mu...

30 years old and still potent as ever... Cypress Hill's self-titled debut. The album, available on colored vinyl, features audio remastered from th...

black double vinyl pressing 1992 follow-up to World Clique first time reissued on any format includes "Runaway," "Thank You Everyday," "Pussycat...

"On the West Coast, gangsta rap held sway in hip-hop as the 21st century began. The alternative and conscious rap music of the early-to-mid-90s had...

Every time one of his albums drops, Ghost comes through as the flawless savior of the lost art of Wu solo LP making. But it's never easy. He's abou...

It's IRONMAN! If you don't know this one, here's a little Wu lesson for ya. First came the 36 Chambers, which then brought forth Raekwon's Only Bui...

Jurassic 5 flexed serious old-to-the-new muscles in the '90s, beginning with their independently-released single Unified Rebelution in 1994, and b...

"Nasir 'Nas' Jones' 2001 record Stillmatic was considered a major comeback for the 90s rap icon. It signalled a return to the gritty, urban chaos o...

What can I say about this album? Easily in the top 10 of all time, there is no way to pick favorites on this album. Not even one okay track on here...

What do you follow up Illmatic, one of the greatest hip-hop albums of all time, with? For Nas, the answer was It Was Written, the Queensborough MC'...

"Few hip-hop artists have achieved the same level of critical acclaim and praise that 90s veteran and Queens native Nasir 'Nas' Jones has. In parti...

"The Lost Tapes is widely regarded as one of Nas' most important albums showcasing his raw lyrical talent and creative genius. Originally released ...

Although there is no "T.R.O.Y." on The Main Ingredient, the album, the last from Pete Rock & CL Smooth, many argue is at LEAST on par with Mecc...

According to Chris Rock, Raising Hell is "rap's first masterpiece," and he's absolutely right (Chuck D also agrees). Run DMC dropped the landmark w...

With Run-D.M.C., King of Rock, and Raising Hell under their belts (or elastic waists - tracksuits for life!), the Hollis, Queens gods dropped Tough...

This is Shuggie Otis' second album released back in 1972. Apparently, he was barely 16 when this came out, but how do you explain that dirt stache?...

"The Alkaholiks, like their LA peers Cypress Hill, had three important things going for them – lots of charisma, top-shelf rhyme skills, and a soun...

"Choices The Album is the fifth Three 6 Mafia studio album released 20 years ago on August 28, 2001 alongside the direct-to-video movie of the same...

"Three 6 Mafia fans can finally get their hands on Hypnotize Camp Posse's one and only album on limited edition vinyl. Originally released on Janua...

"This October Too $hort's 8th studio album Get In Where You Fit In celebrates its 30th Anniversary. Production was handled by Ant Banks and The Dan...

Ahh-zhyah, it's Shorty the Pimp time. Don't gotta say much about Too $hort that you don't already know. His flow is so laidback, everyone from litt...

"It's Dom Perignon - it's supposed to bubble / It just be like that sometimes." The stellar Too Hard to Swallow pushed these Southern playas onto t...

"They won't leave my ass alone!" Bun B and Pimp C’s debut album as UGK includes several tracks from their debut cassette The Southern Way which ear...