http://www.accesshiphop.com underground hip hop cds, vinyl, dvds, videos, gear, books and more en-us http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/17782 info@accesshiphop.com Egadz's last album! Really but not really. "Egadz," the alias, is dead. Watch for Eric's next project (with a slight genre shift), called "Nava"! http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/17788 info@accesshiphop.com Self Advocate and Welsed of the SF Bay Area crew The Understudies present their debut album as "Venture Capitalists." http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/17741 info@accesshiphop.com http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/17581 info@accesshiphop.com http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/17582 info@accesshiphop.com http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/17778 info@accesshiphop.com http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/17734 info@accesshiphop.com http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/17779 info@accesshiphop.com http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/17500 info@accesshiphop.com After the passing of both of his parents, Toronto emcee D-Sisive, took an understandably long hiatus after his debut EP. Consumed by his emotions and depression, it was through his art and making music that helped pull things back into focus. There's a little known instrumental album out there by producer DJ Egadz that sums up the feeling on this album best and that is that "Sad Music Makes Me Happy." For fans of SoSo or the recently released AndrRomak. http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/17642 info@accesshiphop.com http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/17748 info@accesshiphop.com http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/17613 info@accesshiphop.com http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/17238 info@accesshiphop.com http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/17712 info@accesshiphop.com http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/17690 info@accesshiphop.com http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/17663 info@accesshiphop.com Indonesia is a side-project collaboration with Cali-based producer Marmaduke, first released digitally, but now offered as an extremely limited (100 copies!) double CD. Priviledge and Billy Woods took a break from working on Cape Verde, their forthcoming LP, to craft this experimental collage of hip-hop, dubstep and electronica. The production was primarily handled by Marmaduke (last seen lacing a couple bangers for Vordul Mega's latest LP, Megagraphitti), but also includes Nasa (Uncommon Music/Def Jux), Backwoodz in-house producers DR. MONOKROME & EssexDogs, and electro-dub impressario Teleseen (War). The second CD is Marmaduke's instrumentals and different remixes by all our peoples: BOND, Willie Green, Nasa, Essex Dogs, A.M. Breakups and Ravage from Monsta Island Czars. It's like an alternate album almost. http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/17664 info@accesshiphop.com New trade paperback book, collecting Public Enemy comics issues 1 through 5, plus the sold out issue 0. In the book, Public Enemy belong to a secret, global network of freedom fighters called the Underground Railroad, that help those in need and fight injustice, corruption and oppression wherever it may surface. http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/17764 info@accesshiphop.com http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/17677 info@accesshiphop.com http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/17723 info@accesshiphop.com http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/17717 info@accesshiphop.com http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/17716 info@accesshiphop.com http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/17565 info@accesshiphop.com http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/17714 info@accesshiphop.com http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/17715 info@accesshiphop.com <b>Please note</b>: The format catalogued as "2XLP" is actually a pair of limited (500 copies) 12 inch singles packaged with the complete album on two CDs. http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/17473 info@accesshiphop.com http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/17707 info@accesshiphop.com Folerio is perhaps the strangest thing you will ever hear in relation to Stones Throw Records. Not technically on Stones Throw, Peanut Butter Wolf allegedly tried to sign him, but Folerio declined. This new off-shoot label Good Time Records is perhaps the best fit, or only fit, for it is in a world of its own...or at least Folerio is. Folerio also allegedly turned down the use of this song in Sacha Baron Cohen's new film Bruno. Folerio also allegedly recorded these sporadic electro-beat weirdos in 1984. So, there's a lot we really don't know about it, it could be a fabricated back-story and persona or a totally legit unearthed recording that PB Wolf got his hands on before anyone else. If it would have been considered New Wave in the 80's, I don't know what to call it today. Limited to only 500 copies worldwide...word! http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/6116 info@accesshiphop.com http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/17523 info@accesshiphop.com On Fat Beats Records, a few years removed from their hit single "Broke & Copasetic," Buffalo crew Pseudo Slang finally drop their debut full-length release. Jazzy beats from producer Tone Atlas recall the sample-laden glory days of the early nineties, with lead rapper Emcee Sick adding a uniquely dense wordplay that makes We'll Keep Looking one of the more promising first-entries by a hip hop group in a minute. Guest appearances by Grap Luva and Vinia Mojica. I'm calling it right now...but this is quite possibly going to be the sleeper hit of the summer and will be talked about throughout the rest of the year! Word. For fans of Sound Providers for comparison. http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/17693 info@accesshiphop.com Countless hours of cooking in the beat-kitchen at Spacebase 2031 has led to 43 minutes of psychedelic beat-gumbo, punctuated by his trademark air horns, and "Oh Ras!" shoutouts. This exclusive continuous mix features tracks and blendings of like-minded artists Flying Lotus, Nobody, some original works, I even heard some Dilla and Portishead in there. Limited to 500 pressed CDs (not CDR) in full color cardboard sleeve. Recording is clean but low, so the volume does need to be turned up. http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/17413 info@accesshiphop.com Hesitation Wounds is a vivid and intense journey through the psyche of one of underground hip hop's longest tenured and most promising emcees: Sleep of Oldominion. The follow-up to Sleep's acclaimed 2005 LP Christopher, the album features guest appearances by Del the Funky Homosapien, Grayskul, and boasts the production credits of Reanimator, Zebulon Dark and Smoke. http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/17675 info@accesshiphop.com http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/17673 info@accesshiphop.com Number 87 in Tony Touch's Hip Hop series features brand new material from an array of mainstream and underground stars ranging from Nas, Raekwon, Jay Electronica, Drake, M.O.P., Tash, Ghostface, and many more -- including several exclusive tracks. http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/17674 info@accesshiphop.com Tony Touch gives us number 88 in his constant-selling series of Hip Hop mix CDs, with this edition containing hot-off-the-pro-tools tracks from the usual all-star lineup of both mainstream and underground talent, including Eminem, Dr. Dre, D-Block, KRS-One, Dead Prez, Jim Jones, Skyzoo, and dozens more. http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/17483 info@accesshiphop.com As an original member of the Wu-Tang Clan, U-God sometimes struggled in achieving the same amount of exposure for his solo career as his fellow Wu-brethren. It wasn't until 1999 that he received his official debut on Golden Arms Redemption...as he once called himself Golden Arms from the classic kung-fu film before the inception of Wu-Tang. Each member of the Wu is unique, and U-God's deep baritone voice and flow are what separates him from the pack. Later he experienced problems within the group, specifically with The RZA, over not receiving enough attention for his albums. So in 2004 he released an exclusive compilation with a so-called defecting attitude against the Clan with Hillside Scramblers, which featured his own team of people including Infinite Black, Lethafase, King Just and more. This move helped pave the way for his 2005 album Mr. Xcitement, but went relatively unnoticed by fans. After making up with The RZA, the crew of course embarked on several successful world wide tours and guest appearances and the most recent album 8 Diagrams. Ironic that his first album was called Redemption, since it is Dopium that will truly bring him back to the front lines. This is a truly satisfying Wu-solo joint (not including the bonus remixes intended for the club) that will have longtime fans nodding their heads, with guest appearances from Ghostface, Cappadonna, Gza, Killah Priest, Raekwon and undergrounders Mike Ladd and Slaine! Featuring on-point production from Large Professor, 4th Pyramid, and perhaps the biggest surprises from legendary old schooler DJ and producer Teddy Ted, who seems to understand capturing the old-Wu sound more than those who've attempted in the past. http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/17395 info@accesshiphop.com http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/17706 info@accesshiphop.com Limited to 1,000 copies worldwide and each individually spray painted, Stones Throw Records presents some more spaced-out funk and throwback electro hip hop from Baron Zen. The elusive producer has been releasing music with the label for about five years now and still remains somewhat scarce as far as appearances and continuous releases. Most recently he provided the third volume of Stones Throw's original break-record series Rhythm Trax. "Strange Woman's Room" features underground bizarro rapper Dave Dub on vocals and features a true-to-tone remix from who else but James Pants and his own throwback style. With "Talk To Me" on the flip plus another appropriately remixed version by Peanut Butter Wolf. Plus you get the instrumentals for each track. http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/17732 info@accesshiphop.com Homegrown Blends DJ Bojo follows up his 2007 mix Grown Folks Music with the all new Moonroof Music. Inspired by and dedicated to his newly born son, this smooth mix compiles some of the DJ's favorite memory making joints and slow jams both past and present and perfect for a night of stargazing. Featuring tracks by DJ Presto, Freddie Cruger, People Under the Stairs, Nas, Exile, Madlib, Dilla, DJ Spinna, Flying Lotus, Jake One and more, with many of these featuring female vocals. Guest scratching here and there by DJ Jo_iLL. So if your pulling up to lover's lane with a great view of the city or relaxing after the sun goes down and the partying for the night has died down, open that Moonroof and recline the seats or lay a blanket on the hood of the car and start naming constellations as the late hours slip by with that special someone on this mellow mix. http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/17482 info@accesshiphop.com Pretty self explanatory double disc release from Jedi Mind Tricks and their greatest selection of featurings over the years. For fans of the hardcore scene of course, but to those of you also who may have never had the chance to track down all those Vinnie Paz guest appearances on different albums outside of the usual affiliates like the track with Percee P or Supernatural. Also featuring 7L & Esoteric, Ill Bill, King Syze, Reef The Lost Cauze, Mr. Lif, Sabac Red, Apathy, Outerspace, Randam Luck and much much more! http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/17658 info@accesshiphop.com After the release of two critically acclaimed albums (2005's North By Northwest and Dead Letter Perfect in 2007) Chicago emcee SoulStice (of Wade Waters) teams up with Belgian beatmaker, Sbe, for an international concept album he calls Beyond Borders, and is based on his enlightening travels around the world. Many of the guest appearances on the album feature artists from the UK, Germany, Ireland, Netherlands, Belgium, Africa, and Canada and were handpicked by SoulStice himself from the likes of GLC, Oddisee, Kev Brown, Supastition, Haysoos, Wordsmith, Zap Mama, Eternia and more. http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/17409 info@accesshiphop.com Busdriver is back a healthy three years after RoadKillOvercoat! It was easily one of my favorite albums of 2006, but I do recall some fans calling it a little too weird even for Busdriver! Of course, most of that kind of talk was isolated and the album was well reviewed, and I am happy to say that Jhelli Beam is a welcome return to his familiar breath-defying flows and humor. Busdriver's not out to re-define underground hip hop, as reviewers on the outside looking in would lead you to believe, no, Busdriver is just doing what he does best, and that is expressing himself through the music that just so happens to be hip hop and I wouldn't have it any other way. He even pokes fun at the labels he is often given as an "art-rapper" or "hipster rap", and that kind of awareness of how ridiculous some of the praise he has received by people who would otherwise never give the rest of hip hop a chance outside of his bizarreness is a wonderful inside joke that the listener is in on. Featuring production by Nobody, Daedelus and Omid with guest appearances by Nocando and Myka 9! http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/14065 info@accesshiphop.com A unique blend of street wit, dirty-sex talk, tall stories, and intergalactic future sounds. The album oozes equal parts jazz, soul, pop, funk, and hip-hop. Contributors include Erykah Badu, saxophonist Gary Bartz with his quartet, and many talented, up-and-coming artists. SRCP have worked with Pharoahe Monche, Andre 3000, John Legend, Black Eyed Peas, Talib Kweli, Dilla, Fonzworth Bentley, Heavy D, Common, Iggy Pop, Herbie Hancock, Dr. Dre, Jill Scott, and Jurassic 5. Seventeen new, exclusive tracks! http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/17312 info@accesshiphop.com From Anticon's website: "Serengeti and Polyphonic's Terradactyl is an album about place-losing place, mostly, struggling to find it again, and succumbing to the fact that it's cold, and surprisingly lonely, when you're dressed in the human condition. Serengeti, heretofore a master of on-record character acting, appears here as his most vulnerable self: someone wedged between a dream and a series of day- jobs, between a failed marriage and raising new life, inside of a large family with fractured ties, and split between two distinct racial/economic paradigms. His cracked abstractions (this is no "poor-me" man's emo diary) paint him as homeless, at times literally, while weaving their meaning into the much larger loom of universal displacement. And as on this duo's 2007 debut, Don't Give Up, worldly beat-maestro Polyphonic is on hand to make beauty out of so much madness." Very different, abstract, and fitting for an Anticon release from a non-Anticon member, but perfect placement. It's deep, strange and beautiful and at times can't possibly be considered hip hop, but it is certainly musical art. http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/17203 info@accesshiphop.com DJ Muggs is constantly in the lab; creating remixing and always making things happens as one of the most respected DJs in hip hop. He's also put in more than his share of work as a producer with a resume that stretches from coast to coast. Muggs' distinct love of west coast funk and heavy doses of hip hop have been responsible for multiplatinum sales and chart topping hits with Cypress Hill, House of Pain and many other artists. In between being a part of one of the most successful hip hop groups to come out of the L.A. hip hop scene, going on tour and discovering new talent, DJ Muggs has always found time to make music with his Soul Assassins collective and affiliates composed of artists, writers, musicians, emcees, etc. As one of the founders and through his connections in the music business, it wasn't hard to assemble a stellar line up for Intermission. Featuring RZA, Sick Jacken, Alchemist, B-Real, Planet Asia, Evidence, M1 of Dead Prez, Krondon of Strong Arm Steady, Self Scientific, La Coka Nostra, Xzibit and more. http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/17412 info@accesshiphop.com Beat navigator Paul Movahedi, also known as The Clonius drops The Adroit Adventures EP on Ubiquity Records. The Vienna born 23 year old producer was inspired by 50's and 60's jazz but through his love for music of all kinds around the world he is able to hone his love for it into his hip hop. The instrumentals are very reminiscent of the Detroit style we've witnessed from the likes of J-Dilla, Black Milk, 14KT and Dabrye, but also bridges that gap between electronica and hip hop like Flying Lotus. Two instrumentals, a track featuring Musinah (who is on fire right now coming off of a tour with Common) and a remix by Vienna native and homie Dorian Concepts...who you should also check out if you are into any of the aforementioned producers. http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/17410 info@accesshiphop.com From the Switch 17 Music Group's one-sheet summary: "From the streets of New York City to the bombastic sounds of Kingston Jamaica and on to the artsy warmth of Venice California comes the fresh new sound of The Formula Project. Derived from the mind and soul of the band's creator and producer, Switch (also from Major Lazer) the band is always pushing the limits. Switch, who writes all the music for the band, has developed a sound that crosses all spectrums. One can hear the chaotic genius of Public Enemy; the reggae flavor of Sly and Robbie; as well as the trip hop electronica of Massive Attack. It is in Switch's ability to layer one genre on top of another that leads to the basis of his formula. No genre is out of reach when Switch does his thing. The group's first full length release Evolve, the main voice now showcases the amazing talents of lyricist Goldenchyl a.k.a. Andre Fennell, born in Kingston Jamaica and currently living in Long Island NY. Switch has always felt a connection to the island sounds of reggae and Goldenchyl delivers just that. The combination of producer's sound and the emcee's versatile vocal stylings make for an explosive combination. Featuring a special guest appearance by the legendary KRS-One. http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/17576 info@accesshiphop.com Stic.man and M-1, the revolutionary duo that comprise dead prez, combine forces with DJ Green Lantern for Pulse of The People to deliver "their most politically inspiring record to date." Pre-orders and early purchasers get bonus DJ Green Lantern download card featuring 15 minute IMG mix and access to DJ Green Lantern's ringtone store. http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/17406 info@accesshiphop.com Hip-Hop legend and founding member of the seminal group Brand Nubian, Grand Puba announces his signing with indie powerhouse Babygrande Records for the release of his fourth solo album, Retroactive. Grand Puba has been a crucial participant in the hip-hop movement since its early days. Originally a member of the group Masters of Ceremony, he became the lead emcee of the New Rochelle-based Brand Nubian in 1989. Although their upbeat music and positive lyrics tied them strongly to the Native Tongues movement (De La Soul, A Tribe Called Quest etc.), Brand Nubian's politics and religion were always at the forefront of their music, often making it not commercial enough for the rap that ruled the airwaves during those times. As a solo artist, Grand Puba has been extremely successful as well, as many still consider both his Reel 2 Reel and P2000 albums to be classics. In 1998, he reunited with Brand Nubian for Foundation, and in 2004 for Fire In The Hole. Grand Puba once again returns to his trademark style, intelligent lyrics, socio-political themes and a smooth laid-back delivery. Featuring production from Large Professor, Q-Tip, Grand Puba himself and more. Also with guest appearances by Q-Tip, Large Professor, Lord Jamar, Tifini Davis, Sadat X and Kid Capri. http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/14064 info@accesshiphop.com A unique blend of street wit, dirty-sex talk, tall stories, and intergalactic future sounds. The album oozes equal parts jazz, soul, pop, funk, and hip-hop. Contributors include Erykah Badu, saxophonist Gary Bartz with his quartet, and many talented, up-and-coming artists. SRCP have worked with Pharoahe Monche, Andre 3000, John Legend, Black Eyed Peas, Talib Kweli, Dilla, Fonzworth Bentley, Heavy D, Common, Iggy Pop, Herbie Hancock, Dr. Dre, Jill Scott, and Jurassic 5. Double CD includes seventeen new, exclusive tracks, plus a bonus disc of beats and previously released SRCP/Ubiquity tracks. RIYL: Kanye West, Erykah Badu, J Dilla, Common, J*Davey, N.E.R.D.