Hip Hop & Rap

MF Doom - Operation: Doomsday (2LP)

Underneath his mysterious metal mask, MF DOOM hides the cachet underground legends are made of. After his first group KMD’s sophomore album Black Bastards was shelved by Elektra in 1994, and his blood brother Subroc — one half of the sibling...

Missy Elliot - Supa Dupa Fly (2LP)

Missy Elliott is a groundbreaking superstar, pioneering producer/songwriter/singer/rapper, and cultural icon. The five-time Grammy Award winner, with nominations spanning three decades, has achieved unprecedented success, including U.S. sales in excess...

Mr. Jukes and Barney Artists - The Locket

The Locket is the coming together of two masters of their craft to create something hopeful in a time of unrest. Its titletrack refers to memories of happier times: “we fill a locket with memories we protect, and don’t forget to...

NAS - God's Son (2LP)

God's Son was released in December of 2002, and like Stillmatic before it, was subject to major critical acclaim. On God's Son, Nas effectively took the battlehardened demeanour he had cultivated and tore it down across 14 tracks that were emotionally...

Nas - Illmatic

Considered on of the finest Hip Hop albums ever produced, Illmatic reflected the sound and style of New York, 94. Raw rap, soul samples and beat breaks. A gifted writer whose wordplay knows no bounds, Nas tells his own story, growing up in Queens, New...

NAS - It Was Written (2LP)

It Was Written is the second studio album by American rapper Nas, originally released on July 2, 1996, by Columbia Records. After the modest commercial success of his debut album Illmatic (1994), Nas pursued a more polished, mainstream sound for It Was...

Nas and DJ Premier - Light-Years

GRAMMY-Award winning rap icon Nas and DJ Premier —two of the most influential and revered figures in hip-hop history—announced their highly anticipated collaborative album Light-Years. After decades of anticipation, Light-Years is a 30-year...

Naughty By Nature - 19NaughtyIII (30th Anniversary)

Despite an excellent debut album, Naughty by Nature was pegged as a one-hit wonder by some, after all, they'd never duplicate the inescapably catchy "O.P.P." But when 19 Naughty III was released on February 23, 1993 with the lead...

Neneh Cherry - Raw Like Sushi (30th Anniversary Edition)

30th anniversary of Neneh Cherry’s classic hit album Raw Like Sushi (1989),“an unorthodox and brilliantly daring blend of R&B, rap, pop, and dance music”, sees the original album remastered and given the super deluxe...