http://www.accesshiphop.com underground hip hop cds, vinyl, dvds, videos, gear, books and more en-us http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/15944 info@accesshiphop.com http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/15942 info@accesshiphop.com http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/15374 info@accesshiphop.com http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/15943 info@accesshiphop.com http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/15941 info@accesshiphop.com http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/16019 info@accesshiphop.com http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/16020 info@accesshiphop.com http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/15945 info@accesshiphop.com http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/15725 info@accesshiphop.com BSTRD Boots volume 5 hits you with remixes and re-works of Miss Erykah Badu from two of Brooklyn's finest. On the A-Side, The Greenwood Rhythm Coalition (aka Brooklyn vets Monk-One and E's E) flip the immaculate "Honey" into a bouncy hip-hop infused uptempo reggae joint heading into some serious extended disco dub mix territory. Rounding out the side, Captain Planet puts an early 80's electrofunk vibe on "Honey" with some big bassy synth lines and talkbox abounding. On the B-Side, the EP heads backwards in time, taking Erykah's "Cleva" down to Rio for some foot stomping samba funk action! http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/16021 info@accesshiphop.com http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/15940 info@accesshiphop.com http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/15727 info@accesshiphop.com Hydro is the hub of production team/lab rats Rube and Skin. The first release, "Routine Insanity", dropped on Sound Evolution/Universal in October of 2000 and garnered much love from URB, XLR8R, CMJ and the like. RI is a soulful amalgam of hip hop, dub, and all relevant electronic dancefloor goodness rooted in the classic dusted drum sound. This EP was extracted from the forthcoming Japan-only compilation CD of the same name on the up-and-coming Rudiments label. It features a storming lead-off showcasing Blaze Won & Sadat X on the mic, and includes an exclusive track, "The Deafening Screams of Silence", only released on the Japanese CD. http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/15624 info@accesshiphop.com The self-proclaimed hip hop revolutionist returns for an all-new album in collaboration with DJ Green Lantern on production along with Bronze Nazareth, Buckwild, Sick Jacken to name a few, and featuring guest appearances by Pharoahe Monch, Chino XL, Poison Pen, Psycho Realm and more! Fans have waited for quite some time for the follow up to Revolutionary Volumes 1 and 2, and there are still rumors out there circulating about The Middle Passage dropping later this year or perhaps early in '09! Hardcore and political, Immortal Technique has been heavily involved in trying to get people to get out there and vote this year, and with his fan base it's possible people will finally take his message seriously and take responsibility. http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/15373 info@accesshiphop.com Third full-length solo record from Lightheaded Crew emcee Othello. Each member's solo efforts continue to impress: last month we saw another solid album from Ohmega Watts, and here we experience introspective rhymes over a traditional combination of soulful beats and live jazzy hip-hop. With many on board offering a helping hand the album features appearances by Surreal and Pigeon John with production from Stro of the Procussions, IllMind, M-Phazes, Quannum's Vursatyl ofLifesavas and of course Othello's crew Lightheaded (Ohmega Watts and Braille). http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/15728 info@accesshiphop.com Los Angeles future beat producer releases his first mix CD in... YEARS, anyway. 36 track mix features over an hour of incredible music from the ever growing scene of off kilter future hop producers worldwide. Rooted in the Detroit swing of J Dilla and the synthesizer manipulations of electronic music pioneers past, this mix demonstrates that the sound has in fact become a worldwide movement. Tracks from every corner of the globe.. with a few classics thrown in for good measure. http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/16010 info@accesshiphop.com http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/15285 info@accesshiphop.com Brilliantly conceived concept album from Boom Bip and Super Furry Animals' Gruff Rhys! An ode, a tribute, an experiment, whatever you want to call it, this album is so blissfully 80's it hurts. And how they've managed to assimilate the sound so perfectly is beyond me. There's no denying Boom Bip's producing genius here, but that's not to say that Gruff Rhys didn't have an equally challenging role laying down vocals so convincing that the combination of the two will even have music historians and experts scratching their heads! So throw on an Italian sports coat, grab an eight-ball, hop in a speed boat, and keep the martinis coming, next stop Miami...the ideal city for such a lush 80's backdrop. Whatever first comes to mind for your vision of the mid 80's (mine was obviously Miami Vice), Stainless Style has nailed it, and hearing is believing. http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/15506 info@accesshiphop.com As his alter ego, the ghetto super-hero Bobby Digital, The RZA has collected a fanatical fan base in addition to the legions of Wu-heads world wide that have remained loyal to him over the years. Digi Snacks consists of all-new panoramic productions, along with guest production from David Banner and live instrumentation by Stone Mecca and appearances from various Wu-Tang members and affiliates including Inspectah Deck and Black Knights. This is the fourth official solo album from The RZA and the third under his Bobby Digi moniker. http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/15998 info@accesshiphop.com http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/16002 info@accesshiphop.com http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/15852 info@accesshiphop.com By popular demand Babygrande has released the instrumentals to Holocaust's slept on album with producing duo Kingston and Young God. Everything you've come to love about their beats and definitely stands on its own even without the lyrics for another satisfying cinematic listen...if your just now becoming a fan, or opted to pass on Holocaust because you preferred the instros...look no further! http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/15908 info@accesshiphop.com http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/15928 info@accesshiphop.com Coming off the major word-of-mouth success of their last album Fly School Reunion, People Under the Stairs proteges Newman (Alex Newman), Maanumental (Jamaan Mclaren), and Chikaramanga (Chikara Kurahashi) return for the forward thinking Electric Laser! Upping the ante a bit, the production takes on a new life for this sophomore effort, utilizing more current methods while still paying tribute to their jazzy throw back hip hop sound. And on an interesting note, and an increasingly growing trend, the group has recorded the album on analog tape for a warmer, more full-bodied, sound. http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/15768 info@accesshiphop.com This one has been on heavy rotation for over a week now in the store! Invincible is a female emcee who has been holding it dow for a while in the Detroit area scene! Recently there has been explosion of quality emcees, DJ's and producers coming out of the Michigan underground and it only gets better. You'll be wondering why you never heard of her after listening to Shapeshifters, an album that truly benefits from the guest appearances by hometown natives such as Buff 1, Finale, the Anomalies and more! And while I believe she could have carried that album on her own and by herself, it is one of the rare occassions where all the right pieces fit including the impressive and on-point production from Black Milk, Waajeed, LabTechs, House Shoes and Belief to name a few. It is becuase of this extraordinary help she has reached her full potential in what I hope you will also agree is an incredible debut! HEAT! http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/15952 info@accesshiphop.com http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/15929 info@accesshiphop.com http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/15851 info@accesshiphop.com Sophomore album from the German production duo of Det and DJ Illegal! While it can be hard for American hip hop fans to get into foreign language acts, the beats and music are universal! Snowgoons have attracted newer and veteran like-minded emcees to bless Black Snow with street wise lyrics for their gritty beats. Featuring more guests than you can count including RA The Rugged Man, Apathy, Killah Priest, Main Flow, Reef the Lost Cauze, Supastition, EDO G, Boom Bap Project and much more! http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/15840 info@accesshiphop.com http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/15841 info@accesshiphop.com http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/15931 info@accesshiphop.com Yet another (the third to be exact) single off of Erykah Badu's groundbreaking new album! Produced by the legendary Roy Ayers plus instrumentals! GO! http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/15948 info@accesshiphop.com A brand new mixtape from ex-military and Iraq War veteran 26HRZ. The Sacramento rapper is in the final stages of completing his next full length War Stories and Sac Kings Vol. 1 features both Nor Cal and Bay area emcees including Luckyiam (PSC), Carlos, Wyzdom, IMF, Omega and more. http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/15937 info@accesshiphop.com At the helm of Dirty Digital is the emcee/production team of Qwazaar (Typical Cats) and Silence (Outerlimitz). Both artists have strong roots in Chicago's Hip Hop scene, and are now expanding those roots into places and sounds previously unexplored. Silence's production takes elements of electro, dance, and rock music, and if these got played at the club then people wouldn't know what hit 'em! The result is a sound that is symphonic, heavy, relentlessly inventive and is garnering praise from fans and industry heads alike." Take a chance on Dirty Digital's maxi-single, "Sodapopinski" (which we believe is paying homage to the Mike Tyson's Punch Out character of the same name) from their upcoming album. Definitely for fans of Spank Rock and Plastic Little. http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/13050 info@accesshiphop.com Last year's No Free Dope EP now has a second half - seven new tracks! Robust calls the full length "volumes 1 & 2". Once again it's a limited tour only CD, dropped off when Robust, Qwel et al. swung by our store before hitting the road to the next venue. Features production by Meaty Ogre, Nick Sena, Kip Killagain, Mike Gao, and Robust himself! Packaged in jewel case with a cover. http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/15936 info@accesshiphop.com Chi-Town's Robust (Galapagos4) is one hard worker! This guy is constantly on tours with skills so intact there is no need to question it. Robust is constantly putting out consistently ill material. This is strictly a tour cd and is on that unadulterated Robust rawness that people have come to love. Featuring production from Maker (DRA, Glue), Meaty Ogre (G4), Memo (Molemen), PNS (Molemen), DJ Alo, Void Pedal, Zavala, H-O-Time, and Robust, himself. This is also the only way to get that much talked about diss track "Chubby Vegan." http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/15939 info@accesshiphop.com An all new exclusive tour cd from Galapagos4 consisting mainly of Robust and Qwel but also featuring production from Kip Killagain, Jackson Jones, Robust and more! http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/15606 info@accesshiphop.com All new single off of J-Live's Then What Happened featuring Posdanous of De La Soul and production by Oddisee plus instrumentals! These are just two of the dopest tracks on one of the best albums of the year! HEAT! http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/15607 info@accesshiphop.com The follow up to their Off Track Vol. 1: The Bronx with another collection of extremely rare grooves for Vol.2 as the legendary New York crate diggers have done it again! Kon provides an abstract collection of underground disco from the 70's and 80's with his customary edits to extend the instrumental selections... and yes...it's underground, rare, and was probably never played at the clubs of the day. Aamir keeps things moving a bit differently with his selection of world beat and strange earthy grooves. How deep do you have to dig to find stuff like this?! Let Kon and Amir show us! http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/15716 info@accesshiphop.com Follow up EP to arguably one of the best and most well reviewed albums of last year, Craft of The Lost Art by Shape of Broad Minds. Featuring an all-new guest appearance on "OPR8R" by Khujo of Goodie Mob with a remix, instrumentals and acapella...GO! http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/15401 info@accesshiphop.com The Akron, Ohio duo of singer-guitarist Dan Auerbach and drummer Patrick Carney throw a curve-ball at their core audience and following by moving out of the garage and into the studio with Brian Burton, better known to us all as Danger Mouse. The fourth album Attack & Release still hits hard with The Black Keys' familiar rough edged rock and blues and psychedelic tones with welcome additions from DM, and marks the first time the group has featured guest appearances, also including vocals by Carla Monday and Jessica Lea Mayfield, Marc Ribot playing guitar solos, and Ralph Carney, adding jaw harp, flute and clarinet to a handful of tracks. http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/15775 info@accesshiphop.com By popular demand Babygrande has released the instrumentals to Holocaust's slept on album with producing duo Kingston and Young God. Everything you've come to love about their beats and definitely stands on its own even without the lyrics for another satisfying cinematic listen...if your just now becoming a fan, or opted to pass on Holocaust because you preferred the instros...look no further! http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/15703 info@accesshiphop.com Lead single off the brand new album from Craig G and Marly Marl entitle Operation Take Hip Hop Back! This single is already generating some positive buzz and is exactly what we need from hip hop's long lost veterans to help re-educate the youth about where this shit started! http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/15877 info@accesshiphop.com Japan's competitive turntablist champ DJ Hara presents a collection of electro sparseness, hip hop beats and loops, even drum-n-bass and original produced tracks strictly made for this release! Just another in our ever expanding breaks and battle records selection as we bring you new and exciting picks week after week! http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/8878 info@accesshiphop.com This album is DOPE! You want Legends??? You got 'em here!!! Very diversified album. Himself rips this shit!!! 2008 re-issue includes three bonus tracks. http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/15557 info@accesshiphop.com The first single off of S1's upcoming guest heavy compilation The Music Box, featuring Rapper Pooh, Kay and DV Alias Khryst! Soulful and feel good hip hop that continues to draw fans to groups like Strange Fruit and Little Brother. http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/13301 info@accesshiphop.com Second release in the series of unreleased Alchemist-produced tracks featuring Nas, Mobb Deep, Evidence, Lil Dap, Styles P, Devin The Dude, Tony Yayo and more! These songs were cut from actual albums because of greedy record label execs and corporate conglomerates who have no idea how to connect with their core audience. http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/15862 info@accesshiphop.com Boston based label Brick Records drops another heavy duty 2 disc compilation featuring tracks from Main Flow and 7L, Termanology, Statik Selektah, Dagha, Kaze, Insight, Channel Live and more! http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/15927 info@accesshiphop.com Late last yea rwe were contacted by Ancient Mith, the owner of the abstract hip hop label Ponowai Flora based out of Denver, CO. We picked up some of his label's releases, which included Otem Rellik, Demune and his project with XNDL called Rush YA. Each release was unique in its own way and offered something refreshing to the avant-core genre, something I've not heard done this well since the early Anticon days. With Hungry Giant, the emcee and producer was definitely on to something, when he teamed up with DJ/Producer Sean T, something that would have a little bit more appeal for "normal" underground heads...a straight up heavy hitting, traditional yet still unconventional hip hop album that will hopefully start to get people noticing what Ponowai Flora is all about. There might be comparisons to Sage Francis in there somewhere, but you'll always hear somebody try to say that it sounds like something else, while I assure you it is wholly original and hopefully agreeing that this is what people back in 1994 thought hip hop was going to sound like in the future. http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/15922 info@accesshiphop.com http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/15683 info@accesshiphop.com In hip hop, most people like to either hide or keep their R&B separate, but only a few have achieved a respectable amount of crossover appeal that even the most underground heads can still appreciate good music when they hear it. For his third album, Sketches of A Man, the Detroit born Dwele lands himself on an independent label and admits that with his last album he didn't have as much time to compose and create the concepts he would have liked to convey on Some Kinda. Here, he puts the material and songwriting qualities before the beat, leaning for a more stripped down approach and less of the over-produced stuff that tends to drown out the essence of voice and lyrics. With more time and a bit more creative freedom to complete the album, Dwele hopes the album will definitely not come off as predictable R&B, but a deeper focus on lyrics and symbolic storytelling about life, love and relationships. http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/15415 info@accesshiphop.com Rare, remixed and exclusive new material from Matre of The League on The Year of The Gift Vol. 1 mixtape! Featuring Awol One, Akuma, Doc Lewd, Joe Dub and more! http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/15332 info@accesshiphop.com As it was done for Alias with Collected Remixes, Anticon's oddest producer Odd Nosdam gets a better than "best of" treatment with Pretty Swell Explode. A collection of b-sides, remixes done for others and exclusives! The sonic, atmospheric, lo-fi beatsmith has been a mainstay over the years and this album is proof of his range as he provides his unique style to remixes unrecognizable to their original counterparts for the likes of Boards of Canada, Thee More Shallows, Alias and Tarsier among others. Featuring appearances and contributions for this release by Jel, Dax, Why? and Jessica Bailiff. If you're into this stuff I highly recommend you pick it up, because it can be hard tracking down the original releases where some of these tracks have appeared. http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/15554 info@accesshiphop.com On his second album for Anticon, Bristolian rock collagist SJ Esau, or Sam Wisternoff, tightens his playful, genre-bounding compositions even as a cast of collaborators amplifies his singular vision. While 2007's Wrong Faced Cat Feed Collapse smartly played to its own contrasts, Small Vessel melds diverse moods and styles into a buoyant, bold, and cohesive album both utterly post-modern and curiously epic despite its humble means. For fans of Thee More Shallows or the recently released Son Lux. http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/15479 info@accesshiphop.com Welcome to the official Team2Mex compilation, Breaking Bread With The City. If you didn't know already, Team2Mex is Project Blowed and Visionaries' 2Mex's new indie label / nationwide street team. It consists of some of LA's finest! This is a savory taste of things to come. All new music from 2Mex and the Team2Mex collective. Featuring Onry Ozzborn, Ikey Owens (of the Mars Volta), Lord Zen and Dannu (Visionaries), Liferexall, Nocando, Rheteric, Deeskee, Subtitle and more! Don't sleep on this... http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/15684 info@accesshiphop.com Debut album by the Blue Beat 5 - pushing jazz in a new direction by blending with heavy beat hip hop to put a new twist on jazz classics like "So What" and "Take Five". http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/15924 info@accesshiphop.com From Teddy Rock and company comes three all new tracks from the Finnish contemporary funk, soul and jazz quintet! If you dig on stuff like Budos Band, Nomo, and the Sharon Jones to name a few...you'll love this stuff! A flawless incantation of sounds from a genre that is decades old! http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/15923 info@accesshiphop.com Southern San Diego's The Squad drop the Hype Is Real mixtape! Extra gangsta shit right here! http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/15925 info@accesshiphop.com From the Finnish Jazz and Funk band lead by Teddy Rock comes a 45 trapped in time as this beautifully combines their hyper guitars and horns over wild drums and percussion. The b-side youth groove gets playful as it is an exchange of back and forths between the guitar and the saxophone. Funky! http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/15831 info@accesshiphop.com Well we knew it was gonna happen so here it is! If you couldn't get enough of WLGYLYPTSG, you can now complete your seasonal Atmosphere EP's with Sad Clown Bad Spring, an EP of five more exclusive tracks not heard anywhere else except on these releases, and out of the batch...this one emerges as the best one since Sad Clown Bad Summer! In fact, I think I might like it better...Go! http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/15702 info@accesshiphop.com Legendary Juice Crew members Craig G & Marley Marl team up once again with a release for the times on Operation Take Back Hip-Hip. Hot off the heels of Marley Marl's successful album Hip-Hop Lives from 2007 with KRS-One and the announcement of a major motion picture entitled The Vapors based on the Juice Crew's story, a full fledged renaissance is under way. The albums instantly catchy single "Made The Change" has already started some positive buzz, while "The Day The Music Died" shows why Craig G is still one of the most respected lyricists in hip hop and why he was chosen to write key portions of Eminem's "8 Mile" and 50 Cent's "Get Rich Or Die Trying" movies. This all-new album features a top notch lineup of guest emcees that includes KRS-One, Cormega, Rakaa of Dilated Peoples and Sadat X. Craig G and Marley Marl first worked together back in 1985 with the release of the two classic 12" singles "Shout" and "Transformer". In 1988, their undeniable chemistry was cemented with their legendary effort entitled "Droppin' Science", from the Marley Marl In Control album. This led to the pair working together on Craig G's major label solo albums at the turn of the decade and throughout the early 90's. Today, the two effortlessly prove the magic is still there. http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/476 info@accesshiphop.com Newly re-issued for 2008 on the Hieroglyphics Imperium label with 3 bonus tracks! You know you need it! After doing an album with Kool Keith, Dan the Automator hooked up with Del tha Funkee Homosapien from Hieroglyphics and DJ Kid Koala on the wheels of steel to create the supergroup Deltron 3030 and by doing so delivered another phenomenal record. A concept album that pits Del's alter ego Deltron Zero in a futuristic backdrop in the fight against an oppressive world ruled by the major corporations of the universe. Featuring subtle contributions that feel more like cameos in a movie by Prince Paul, Mr. Lif, Paul Barman, Damon Albarn, Sean Lennon and much much more! Not only is this album a classic...its a cult classic and a must have for ANY Del fan!!! http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/15428 info@accesshiphop.com Vast Aire finally follows up his 2004 solo debut Look Ma No Hands with Dueces Wild, hot off the heels of his recently released Empire State in which he teamed up with Karniege under the guise of Mighty Joseph! The underground champion of styles, a vicious street-wise poet and battle emcee, Vast pops up in places you sometimes just don't expect. The martial arts fanatic and video game junkie combines his lyricism with fantasy and escapism to perfectly mold his storytelling into a reality based adventure in hip hop. Featuring production from longtime friend and collaborator Melodius Monk, along with Pete Rock and Oh No among others, as well as guest appearances from Camp Lo's Geechi Suede, a reunion with Vordul Mega and more! One things for sure, Vast deserves his own video game and if he had one this would be the soundtrack! HEAT!