http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/bestsellers.php Best selling Music and DVDs. en-us http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/18151 info@accesshiphop.com Using "Love Czars" from their Nuclear Evolution album as inspiration, the SA-RA Creative Partners create "Love Czars II" exclusively for this release. This is not a remix (the music is completely different), and in a clash of heavyweight new schoolers, it features red hot MC/producer Jay Electronica and Ta'Raach on the mic. Also included is "Powder Bump", a SA-RA track previously unavailable on vinyl.<br><br>Please note that this is a very special limited release with the music on one side and the Serato tone on the flip of some <b>ELECTRIC INDIGO colored</b> vinyl! This is an official Serato Control Vinyl release which works as a conventional 12" release on Side A, and is a Serato Control Vinyl release on Side B. http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/18001 info@accesshiphop.com Remember the old-school Marvel Team-Up comic book which paired, say, Spider-Man with Thor, Wolverine with the Human Torch, or the Hulk and Daredevil? In the spirit of those classic collaborations, Gold Dust announces Parallel Uni-Verse, a joint effort between Hieroglyphics founder Del The Funky Homosapien and original Artifacts emcee Tame One. Produced entirely by Drum and Knowlege who combine to form Parallel Thought. Over the course of the album's ten tracks, the unlikely duo return us all to a time when inventiveness, creativity, funky beats - and, above all, lyricism - ruled hip-hop. Despite the internet buzz, this one still seems like it came out of nowhere and not only that...it blew us away! A great end of the year addition to our top picks of '09! http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/18206 info@accesshiphop.com JFK & Onry Ozzborn, better known as Grayskul, have teamed up with indie superstar beatsmith Maker to form Graymaker! After two previous releases gave them larger exposure through Rhymesayers, the Oldominion members have stayed busy over the years touring and collaborating, including releasing last year's amazing Gigantics compilation, but never have they come so clean like this team up with Maker. The depth of his production inspires others to bring out raw emotion and artistry in their lyrics and Graymaker is just one more reason why so many people would want to get even just a taste of a beat from Maker. Featuring guest appearances by Qwazaar and Zavala. http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/18156 info@accesshiphop.com Hailing from Fresno, California, Fashawn has all the charisma of a modern-day emcee and the rhyming chops of a veteran beyond his years. For a 20-year-old, his raw talent, songwriting ability and versatility, is very mature; and as child from the 90's rather than the 80's his love for traditional and golden era hip hop is evident over Exiles production on the entire album. "Boy Meets World is just a story about a kid growing up," explains Fashawn. "It's my story, it's very honest, it's very in depth. So whatever you thought you knew about me, listen to this and you'll really get a good look at who I am. It's going to be classic." This one has gotten so much buzz lately and making its way on many top picks of 2009 lists as we head to the end of the year. Featuring guest appearances by Aloe Blacc, Mistah FAB and Evidence. While supplies last, when you purchase "Boy Meets World" you get free: Fashawn's "The Antidote" limited mixtape CD compiled and produced by The Alchemist. http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/17983 info@accesshiphop.com Om proudly welcomes back one of the most consistent underground hip hop groups of the last decade, People Under the Stairs, with their seventh album, Carried Away! A dedication to their fans and turning it up on the party meter just a few notches above last year's Fun DMC. The Limited Fan Club Edition (available now at Access) includes a free fold out "guide to party"/board game poster and a VIP (very important partier) lanyard that will allow fans to access a free bonus track and party favors on PUTS' tour this fall. Those who can't check People Under the Stairs on tour will have access to exclusive content online. http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/17894 info@accesshiphop.com The full-length follow-up the the Classic EP is 12 tracks deep with production from Eligh, Fat Jack, Scarub, Style Misia. The pressed CD will be in a quality cardboard sleeve with full color art on the front. http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/7404 info@accesshiphop.com The very, very long-awaited new album from Aesop of the Living Legends is finally here! In its final form Living The Dream While Awake has a lot of tracks newly recorded and not found on the leaked versions or copies sold on tour. It's been seven long years since Black Libra and through a lot of time and reflection Aesop drops a very personal and inspiring release, showcasing just how diverse and unique each member of The Legends are, and he is still one of the most slept on of the group. Featuring guest appearances by Slug (of Atmosphere), Del The Funky Homosapien, Eligh, Bicasso and General Populous of Hop & Pop (on Broken Complex records). http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/17827 info@accesshiphop.com Staying true to their soul and blues influence that the combination of Brother Ali and Ant have become known for, Us takes on a more lush and dense sonic quality with the duo's incorporation of live instrumentation. With guest appearances by Chuck D, Freeway, Joell Ortiz and Stokley Williams of Mint Condition, Brother Ali and Ant have once again crafted a beautifully intelligent and entertaining album for all. So while his other material has been very personal and political, Ali seems to be at ease with this one and making it a little more light on subject matter and just putting out a quality hip hop album. http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/18083 info@accesshiphop.com With only one official album released his 18-year career, R.A. The Rugged Man's reputation still far exceeds rappers who have several albums to their name. He is perhaps one of the most heavily bootlegged underground rappers with hundreds of tracks and collabs floating around out there somewhere. Legendary Classics collects some of the best of the rest of those tracks with featurings from Notorious B.I.G., Mobb Deep, Kool G Rap, Buckwild, Ayatollah, Jedi Mind Tricks, Sadat X, Akinyele, Tragedy, J-Live and more. The limited-edition collection comes with track by track commentary by R.A. and a bonus DVD full of live performances, interviews and music videos. http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/16987 info@accesshiphop.com Finally back in stock! We got our hands on the extremely limited red heart-shaped 10" single from Stones Throw's latest signing (how can we keep up with 'em?!) Mayer Hawthorne! Originally out of Detroit and by now you've figured out he's from the group Now On and now based in LA, Hawthorne's relationship to his new home promises to be a long affair...written, recorded, played and sang by the aspiring artist, "Just Ain't Gonna Workout" debuted on BBC Radio thanks to Giles Peterson "best of 2008" list. This is the fourth time these have been pressed up in under a year...not sure if there'll be a fifth. GO! http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/17950 info@accesshiphop.com Brother Ali's main tour DJ BK-One and a mountain of records he amassed while in Brazil with help from Benzilla on production present a collection of Brazilian funk-inspired hip hop like no other. Rhymesayers is having a stellar year with releases from Brother Ali, Toki Wright, Eyedea and Abilities, Abstract Rude and now Radio Do Canibal! This is a soothing and satisfying listen from start to finish featuring guest appearances by Brother Ali, Slug, P.O.S, Raekwon, Black Thought, I Self Divine, The Grouch, Murs, Toki Wright, Blueprint, Haiku D'Etat Scarface and more. Right up there with some of our other favorite producer presented compilations this year like DJ Spinna's Sonic Smash or Ancient Astronauts' We Are To Answer and DJ JS1's No Sellout. http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/18142 info@accesshiphop.com The first release from Luckyiam (Living Legends) & Sapient (Sandpeople) as The Prime. These two front men of their respective crews have joined forces with the objective to "one up" the music you listen to and wake up the planet. Style, substance, beats and grind; put these elements together and you have The Prime! One Uppers is a limited edition CD manufactured by LRG. http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/16063 info@accesshiphop.com Gift of Gab, best known as the technically adept MC of the vaunted Blackalicious, knew that after waiting over five years for a follow-up solo release to Fourth Dimensional Rocket that he would have to really take this one far. Like other planet kind of far. Escape 2 Mars signifies the next groundbreaking voyage in the career of an MC who is nothing short of iconic. Production on Escape 2 Mars was placed mainly in the hands of the Bay Area's talented DNAEBEATS, with a few tracks also helmed by Headnodic, from Gab's most recent star collabo project The Mighty Underdogs and Crown City Rockers. The album is less about Mars and "more so about taking care of the planet we're on. We might have to escape to Mars or somewhere else if we keep taking the planet we live on for granted." says Gab. "I'm not trying to preach to anyone, I just think it's important for us to raise the level of consciousness and consideration of these things." Featuring guest appearances by Del the Funky Homosapien and Brother Ali, plus it comes with a full size poster and download link to access an exclusive bonus track. http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/18141 info@accesshiphop.com Speak Easy is the new project (and group name) of two veterans of the L.A. underground, Bleek (of the Shapeshifters and Ex Vandalz) and Avatar, who pulls double duty here as an emcee and producer. They describe the eponymous debut album as "tales of drunken debauchery..." leading "the listener through L.A.'s alleyways like a pub-crawl from hell, Bleek and Avatar's drug-induced whims guiding the way." Guest appearances by 2Mex, Awol One, Tash, Akuma, Existereo, Perk One, Jizzm High Definition, Qba Libre, Concept, Tha Conclusion and Disaster. Detailed credits soon. http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/17952 info@accesshiphop.com B-List actresses be warned and flattered because FELT is back! Slug and Murs are pleased to present FELT 3: A Tribute to Rosie Perez. http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/17218 info@accesshiphop.com "Strange Journey Volume Two" features guests E-40, Evidence of Dilated Peoples, J-Zone, Tonedeff, Sean Price, Geologic of Blue Scholars, Blue Sky Black Death Grieves and Witchdoctor of Dungeon Family. Both volumes are interconnected efforts, built around the concept of touring and travel. http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/18154 info@accesshiphop.com Here it is! The first single from CARRIED AWAY, People Under The Stairs' new album for 2009, marking their return to Om Records. This special, limited edition 12" (400 ONLY! - etched serial number on each!) even features instrumentals so you can rock your own rap!!! Exclusive to this vinyl on the b-side: remix by world-renowned DJ-DAY, its instrumental, and the bonus dub mix. http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/18309 info@accesshiphop.com Brooklyn's Sene and Los Angeles' Blu (of Blu and Exile fame) have collaborated for a true transcontinental classic, A Day Late & A Dollar Short. Sene's lyrics and east coast swagger delivery compliments the melodic musical backdrop that Blu produces. http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/17646 info@accesshiphop.com Swollen Members have risen to the top of the underground hip-hop scene with a series of classic albums that have made them one of the genre's brightest rising stars. Founded by two of the Vancouver's most recognized MCs, Mad Child and Prevail, along with the help of DJ Rob The Viking, the group has created a huge fan base while staying completely independent under their own label Battle Axe Records. Swollen had taken a break over the past few years while Mad Child dealt with some legal issues, but, the group has come back stronger than ever with their brand new album Armed To The Teeth which Prevail says "a prequel to another new album that will becoming out in 2010 called Beautiful Death Machine." Featuring guest appearances by Talib Kweli, Moka Only, Krondon & Phil Da Agony (of Strong Arm Steady), Everlast & Slaine (of La Coka Nostra) Tech N9NE and newly added member Tre Nyce. Also featuring production by DJ Kemo of Canada's other most famously recognized rap groups The Rascalz, Moka Only and more. http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/18119 info@accesshiphop.com The once exclusive download and vinyl only release of Strictly Leakage has now been officially pressed on CD! This is a tour exclusive and they are limited! http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/18174 info@accesshiphop.com "Born and Raised" is Cormega's highly anticipated follow up to "The True Meaning" and his critically acclaimed 2001 debut "The Realness." Cormega, real name Cory McKay, grew up in the Queensbridge Housing Projects, forming childhood friendships with future rappers such as Nas, Mobb Deep, Nature and Capone-N-Noreaga. Noted for his vivid and poignant narratives about inner-city life, Mega gained notoriety in the 90s, despite still being incarcerated, following a shout-out from Nas on his song "One Love" on the classic Illmatic album. "Born and Raised" features an all star cast of legendary producers including DJ Premier, Large Professor, Pete Rock, LES, Buckwild, Havoc, Nottz, Easy Mo Bee, Ayatollah, Fizzy Womack, and DR Period as well as appearances from EMPD's Parish Smith, Brand Nubian's Grand Puba, KRS-One, Big Daddy Kane, Tragedy Khadafi, Mobb Deep's Havoc and Fame of MOP. http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/17899 info@accesshiphop.com This double-CD collects five EPs (LAtrik, Fly, Life, Hood, and Sky) from one of the funkiest dudes Stones Throw has ever signed. Dam-Funk brings back that retro-hip hop and electro boogie and funk like it was the 80's all over again. Like Arabian Prince or Mantronix, creating electronic beats to sound so authentically like funk, was just as important as sampling was for laying down the groundwork for hip hop and what it would become. Dam-Funk's refusal to let go of this lost sound is what makes it so fun, you feel his love for it. Toeachizown is scheduled to also be issued as a 5xLP vinyl set. http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/18030 info@accesshiphop.com Ya know...if perfection had a picture next to it in the dictionary you would find a portrait of our very own DJ Norm Rocwell! Over the years, ask anyone close to him and here at Access, we've heard him say from time to time that his mix was "30%" complete, "52%" or "88.5%" and so on! We are now "100%" sure that Norm is "99.9%" happy with his finished product and in his own words: "Everyone needs to get away sometimes. Unfortunately, you can't always do so physically. While responsibilities may keep us grounded in one location, music transcends. It becomes it's own form of transport as you ride the rhythm of that departure from the daily grind. Life is unrelenting, which can be either exhilarating or exhausting. At times it is both. Just close your eyes and breathe to the beat." Escape(ism) is a 41-track epic journey thru nujazz, upbeat soul, and hip hop featuring music by Nujabes, Esthero, J.Rawls, Si*Se, DJ Day, Dela, Fat Jon, Zero 7, Presto, DJ Tonk, and many more, with EXCLUSIVE tracks by DJ Vinroc, Choice37, Freddie Joachim, and evs. SUPER LIMITED to 100 thermal printed CDRs. For fans or followers of Homegrown Blends! Check out the sampler here: http://bit.ly/vk9yC http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/17863 info@accesshiphop.com This is the one fans have been waiting for! Galapagos4's Qwel re-teams with producer Maker for an entire album together since 2004's The Harvest. Qwel has been busy with plenty of others and putting out two to three albums a year it seems when you count all the tour releases. Maker has been providing beats for many Galapagos heads among others and laying it down with Adeem and DJ DQ on Glue. So Be It showcases Qwel in top form and Maker cranking out hard beats left and right. This is not a tour CD, as it is officially pressed and packaged. Quite possibly some of Qwel's best work to date and one of the best albums of the year! http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/18094 info@accesshiphop.com You wouldn't believe me if I told you but this is only Apathy's second official solo album! His discography of releases is tough to decipher, full of mixtapes made to look like albums (Baptism By Fire) and full length collections of unreleased material (see: It's Tha Bootleg Mutha Fuckas volumes 1 and 2). Known famously with fans and the underground scene as the lead MC of the Demigodz clique as well as a member of Jedi Mind Tricks’ Army of the Pharaohs crew. The Connecticut rapper drops this follow up to Eastern Philosophy amidst the many side projects he's been a part of over the last three years since its release, and handles the bulk of the production himself. Featuring guest appearances by Ryu (of Styles Of Beyond), fellow Demigod Celph Titled, Phonte (of Little Brother), J Live, Wu affiliated female vocalist Blue Raspberry, King Magnetic, native CT emcee Motive, Chip Fu of Fu-schnickens (Whaaat!?) and B-Real! Wanna Snuggle is definitely more accessible to non-fans than he has been in the past with his exclusive cult following! Dope! http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/18287 info@accesshiphop.com She's back! Our very own DJ Dopeshoes follows up her John Doe mix from earlier this year with Sole Food: Cold Bologna, Mayonnaise, & Bread! Feature a lot of her personal favorites in both old school, and recent hip hop as well as funk and soul and In her own words "This is a largely retrospective mixtape for afternoons, bbqs, and whenever the hell else you feel like it." I don't know about you but I could really go for bologna sandwich right now! Comes with a complimentary sandwhich bag and condiment package size sticker. http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/17984 info@accesshiphop.com Now on vinyl! Om is proud to welcome back one of the most successful hip hop groups on their label, People Under the Stairs. Carried Away is a dedication to their fans. The Limited double LP features two bonus tracks and full cover art and gatefold jacket that includes a free fold out "guide to party"/board game poster and a VIP (very important partier) lanyard that will allow fans to access a free bonus track and party favors on PUTS' tour this fall. Those who can't check People Under the Stairs on tour will have access to exclusive content online. http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/10359 info@accesshiphop.com After a couple of teaser mix cd's, the wait is over! Deacon the Villain and DJ Kno drop their third Cunninlynguists studio album, A Piece of Strange. This much slept-on crew will definitely shine in 2006. Guests include Immortal Technique, Cee-Lo Green of Goodie Mob, and Tonedef. <br>Please note: we currently have the limited edition 2xCD version back in stock containing the original album (A Piece of Strange) + bonus instrumental disc (Strangestrumentals), is a standard 2CD jewel case, new stock directly from the label, with no shrink wrap. http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/11232 info@accesshiphop.com It's finally here! The Grouch & Eligh have bestowed upon us their third collaboration: Say G&E! Some time has passed since their last release with No More Greener Grasses, and among fans it still remains some of their best work, but probably the thing they've been asked most about while doing shows is if they're ever going to release another album. Fan prayers have now been answered, and it's obvious that letting the years go by and taking time off has proved to be a powerful creative ally. Produced almost entirely by Eligh, and if you've heard any recent work by the eccentric emcee you can expect a very dreamy soundscape of beats and relaxing sonic rhythms while often delivering his verses at the speed of light. The Grouch continues to show why he's a rappers rapper, not afraid of any kind of style these days, as seen with last year's Show You The World, and perfectly capable of recapturing the glory days of the Legends with The Gathering, but it is noteworthy that age and a love you can only find through friends and family have helped him grow as a humbled lyricist full of wisdom and a keen awareness of the ever changing world around us. To help mark the return of G&E are guest appearances by Pigeon John, Mistah F.A.B, Slug, Gift of Gab, Blu, and even Sage Francis, as well as additional production by Flying Lotus and Amp Live. Legendary Music is on fire this year, but even if the bus of new releases stopped here...I think I'd be okay with that after hearing Say G&E! But of course, we're still thankful there is plenty more to come! http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/11048 info@accesshiphop.com Solo debut, subtitled "The Summer Articles," from the talented Future Shock MC! Features production and appearances by Oh No, PNS of the Molemen, S1 of Strange Fruit Project, Future Shock, Dert, Blame One, Braille, Theory Hazit, Surreal, Sivion and more. This release has been highly anticipated since 2007!