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Mama Said Knock You Out is a certifiable hip-hop classic showcasing LL's return to form that solidified his legendary status in the rap game. The album would go on to sell over two million copies and arguably become the biggest of his career. LL took an active role even in the visuals for the project, suggesting a photo from a Vogue Italy magazine shoot that would inspire the minimalist cover design. Already a rap veteran at the young age of twenty-two, LL understood the tightrope of fame and street cred that he was walking. While lesser men would have cracked under the pressures of coming of age on wax, L was able to synthesize his growing pains into platinum records. What may have begun as teenage braggadocio on Radio had now matured to the delicate confidence of a grown man facing adversity and taking on life's challenges head-on.
LL COOL J - Mama Said Knock You Out [3D Lenticular Cover Vinyl]
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Rihanna

Unapologetic [2LP]

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Double vinyl LP pressing in gatefold jacket. Unapologetic, the Grammy-winning seventh studio album by Rihanna, was released on November 19, 2012, by Def Jam Recordings. The album marked her first to debut at #1 on the Billboard 200 and highest-ever sales total at 238, 000, producing seven singles. Unapologetic took home the Grammy Award for Best Urban Contemporary Album, Rihanna's seventh. Rihanna is a Barbadian singer, songwriter, and actress. Born in Saint Michael and raised in Bridgetown, she first entered the music industry by recording demo tapes under the direction of record producer Evan Rogers in 2003. She ultimately signed a recording contract with Def Jam Recordings after auditioning for it's then-president, hip hop producer and rapper Jay Z.
Rihanna - Unapologetic [2LP]
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A Girl Like Me is the second studio album by Rihanna. Released in 2006, it features the #1 smash "SOS," plus the Top 10 hits "Unfaithful," and "Break It Off" (featuring Sean Paul). It has sold over 4 million copies worldwide.
Rihanna - A Girl Like Me [2LP]
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Jhené Aiko - "Sail Out" / Sail Out is the debut EP from Jhené Aiko. With a uniquely smooth and soulful voice, coupled with sensuality and vulnerability, these 7 tracks firmly established Jhené as a staple in the R&B scene when it was originally released in 2013. The record features guest appearances from Kendrick Lamar, Ab-Soul, Childish Gambino and Vince Staples. LP Vinyl EXPLICIT Non-Returnable
Jhene Aiko - Sell Out
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Vinyl LP. Examining enlightenment in the wake of heartbreak, relationships and personal challenges, Jhene Aiko delivers a sparkling R&B album that is influenced by old skool R&B, psychedelia and hip-hop. Some electronica is thrown in for good measure. It is a mix that works well on 2014's "Souled Out" because it debuted on the Billboard 200 chart at #3! The singles "To Love & Die," "The Pressure" and "Wading" all helped to promote the album, which was produced by No I.D. "To Love & Die" features a guest spot for the artist Cocaine 80s, and the rapper Common contributes to "Pretty Bird." A veteran of the R&B scene, this original double LP pressing is Aiko's debut as a solo artist. Def Jam Records.
Jhene Aiko - Souled Out [Deluxe Vinyl]
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12" single LP featuring the hit singles “Holy” and “Anyone” from Justin’s forthcoming 6th Studio album.

Justin Bieber - Anyone / Holy [12in Single]
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Limited edition triple vinyl LP. The words "Kanye" and "vinyl" don't sound like they go together in the same sentence, but this triple vinyl LP pressing will prove you wrong. The 14-time Grammy-winner mixes some raw, rattling tones with brass, woodwinds and string instruments, and the 70-minute set he produces here taps into anger and naked emotion. The album famously came together with the help of 42 people, some of whom are Nikki Minaj, Jay-Z, Rick Ross, Justin Vernon of Bon Iver on the single "Monster," and Pusha T on "Runaway," a single that received the "Best New Music" stamp from Pitchfork. Collectors, excite: The record comes in a die-cut double gatefold sleeve, with 5 inserts and a 24" x 24" poster of George Condo artwork.
Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy [Limited Edition Vinyl]
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Late Registration is the second studio album by American hip hop artist Kanye West, released on August 30, 2005, by Roc-A-Fella Records. Recording sessions for the album took place over the course of a year at Record Plant Studios, Chalice Recording Studios, and Grandmaster Recording Studios in Hollywood, and at Sony Music Studios in New York City. West collaborated with American record producer and composer Jon Brion to produce Late Registration, and the album features guest contributions from artists such as Jay-Z, Common, Lupe Fiasco, Jamie Foxx, Nas, Brandy, and Adam Levine, among others. Upon it's release, Late Registration received rave reviews from music critics and earned West several accolades, including a Grammy Award for Best Rap Album at the 2006 Grammy Awards and an Album of the Year nomination. It appeared at the top of several publications year-end lists of top albums. Rolling Stone named it the best album of 2005, and included it at number 118 on it's list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time in 2012.
Kanye West - Late Registration
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Jesus Is King is the ninth studio album by American rapper and producer Kanye West. It was released on October 25, 2019, through GOOD Music and distributed by Def Jam Recordings. The album follows a Christian theme, with West describing it as "an expression of the gospel." Available on vinyl May 1st.

Kanye West - JESUS IS KING [LP]
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2018 debut collaboration between Kanye West & Kid Cudi plus special guests including Pusha T, Ty Dolla Sign & Mos Def. Features 'Feel The Love' & 'Reborn'.

Kids See Ghosts - Kids See Ghosts [LP]
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2014 debut album from the Maryland-based rapper. The album was executive-produced by No I.D., with production coming from Visionary Music Group's in-house producer 6ix and Logic himself. Other producers who contributed to the album include DJ Dahi, S1, M-Phazes, Kevin Randolph, DJ Khalil, Dun Deal, Alkebulan, Arthur McArthur, Tae Beast, Terrace Martin, Skhye Hutch, Rob Knox, Swiff D.
Logic - Under Pressure [LP]
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Embargo

Tbd (Can)

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Vinyl LP pressing. 2017 release, the third album from rapper Logic. Logic represents the man in the middle on Everybody. Everybody impresses from the outset, but the album truly begins to take off with "Confess," a piano-laden offering that features an impassioned speech from Atlanta rapper Killer Mike, who pens an open letter to God questioning the plight endured by minorities across the world. The album features production from 6ix and Logic, among others. It features the singles: "Everybody", "Black Spiderman" featuring Damian Lemar Hudson, and "1-800-273-8255" featuring Alessia Cara and Khalid. Everybody debuted at #1 on the US Billboard 200.
Embargo - Tbd (Can)
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Double colored vinyl LP pressing. Word of Mouf was the third studio album from Ludacris. It contains the hit singles, "Rollout (My Business)," "Area Codes," "Move Bitch," and "Saturday (Oooh Oooh!)." Nearly every track features a collaboration, such as hit making producers like Timbaland and Organized Noize. Continuing with it's Respect The Classics campaign UMe is reissuing this classic title back on vinyl for the first time since it's original pressing over 10 years ago. Also includes "Get The Fuck Back," Keep It On The Hush," "Word Of Mouf (Freestyle)" and more. Still respected as a rapper, Ludacris is best known in 2015 as an actor under his real name, Chris Bridges. He joined the Fast & Furious movie franchise in 2003.
Ludacris - Word Of Mouf [Vinyl]
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The personal 2002 release of Charmbraclet marked Carey’s coming out party after a year of struggle. Charmbraclet, executive produced by Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, Just Blaze and Jermaine Dupri, saw Carey mixing themes of love with partying & embracing the legendary Roc-A-Fella crew with collaborations from Cam’ron, “Boy (I Need You),” & Jay -Z “You Got Me.” The lead single “Through The Rain,” was considered by Rolling Stone to be a top 10 hit of 2002, propelling album sales to over 3 million. 2LP standard black vinyl.

Mariah Carey - Charmbracelet [2 LP]
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On Vinyl for the first time, the hip-hop centric ‘Me. I Am Mariah… The Elusive Chanteuse,’ produced largely by then manager, Jermaine Dupri, features a slew of hip-hop heavyweights including Nas and Fabulous. The album’s notable tracks include “Beautiful” featuring Miguel and “The Art of Letting Go.” 2LP standard black vinyl.

Mariah Carey - Me. I Am Mariah...The Elusive Chanteuse [2 LP]
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On Memoirs, Mariah’s 12th studio album, she wanted “Each song to be its own snapshot of a moment in a story.” The album spawned five singles, including the massive hit “Obsessed,” Mariah’s 27th top ten hit. 2 LP standard black vinyl.

Mariah Carey - Memoirs Of An Imperfect Angel [2 LP]
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On ‘E=MC2,’ her 11th studio album, Mariah perfected her formula of uptempo “frisky” pop ballads mixed with her hip-hop inspired R&B DNA, embodied by the hit single, “Touch My Body.” 2LP standard black vinyl.

Mariah Carey - E=MC2 [2 LP]
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2014 is the 20th anniversary of Tical, the debut solo album of Wu-Tang Clan member Method Man, released November 15, 1994, on Def Jam Records. It was the first Wu-Tang solo album released after the group's debut, Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers). Similar to all first generation solo Wu-Tang projects, Tical was mainly produced by group member RZA. The album features guest appearances from several Wu-Tang members including RZA, Raekwon, & Inspectah Deck. The album was a commercial success, reaching number four on the Billboard 200, and number one on the Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums chart. On July 13, 1995, it was certified platinum. This success was driven by its two singles, "Bring the Pain" and "I'll Be There for You/You're All I Need to Get By". Tical has since been hailed by several music critics as a hip hop classic and its success is matched by its influence as a major piece in the East coast hip hop renaissance.
Method Man - Tical [Vinyl]
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Double vinyl LP pressing. This Is How We Do It is the debut single of American singer-songwriter Montell Jordan, originally released in 1995.
Montell Jordan - This Is How We Do It
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Limited double green vinyl LP pressing. Apocalypse 91... The Enemy Strikes Black is the fourth studio album from Public Enemy. It debuts production team Imperial Grand Ministers of Funk. The singles released from the album were "Can't Truss It," "Night Train," "Shut Em Down" and it's B-side "By the Time I Get to Arizona" (samples "Two Sisters of Mystery" by Mandrill and a live version of "Walk on By" by the Jackson 5). Continuing with it's Respect The Classics campaign UMe will be reissuing this classic on green vinyl. Also includes "Lost At Birth", "A Letter To The New York Post", "I Don't Wanna Be Called Yo Niga" and more.
Public Enemy - Apocalypse 91... The Enemy Strikes Black [Vinyl]
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Regarded as one of the greatest and most influential albums of all time, Public Enemy’s breakthrough 1988 release, It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back, features the singles “Bring the Noise,” “Don’t Believe the Hype,” and “Night of the Living Baseheads.”

Public Enemy - It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back [LP]
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Single Disc Black Vinyl & Standard Weight

Public Enemy and Def Jam have reunited to officially release Fight the Power (Remix 2020),” the explosive remix that opened the 2020 BET Awards in June featuring Nas, Rapsody, Black Thought, YG, Jahi and Questlove. Fight the Power (2020 Remix),is the first offering from the groups forthcoming new studio album What You Gonna Do When The Grid Goes Down, set for release via Def Jam on September 25th.

Public Enemy - What You Gonna Do When The Grid Goes Down? [LP]
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Double vinyl LP pressing in gatefold jacket. Music of the Sun, Rihanna's debut studio album, was released by Def Jam Recordings on August 30, 2005. The album debuted at #10 on the Billboard 200 (and #1 on the Dance Club Songs chart), while 'Pon de Replay' peaked at #2 on the Hot 100, and the second single, 'If It's Lovin' That You Want, ' which reached #6. Rihanna is a Barbadian singer, songwriter, and actress. Born in Saint Michael and raised in Bridgetown, she first entered the music industry by recording demo tapes under the direction of record producer Evan Rogers in 2003. She ultimately signed a recording contract with Def Jam Recordings after auditioning for it's then-president, hip hop producer and rapper Jay Z.
Rihanna - Music Of The Sun [2LP]
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2008 Explicit Version of Two LP set. Rising Down marks the 10th album released by the legendary Roots crew. The darkly funky, politically charged release is the product of more than a year of recording and includes a slew of complimentary guest appearances by Common, Chrisette Michelle, Talib Kweli, Dice Raw, Peedi Peedi, Mos Def, Style P and Fall Out Boys' Patrick Stump.
Roots - Rising Down [Vinyl]
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The Roots, known for their innovative album concepts, return after a two year break to release their new album, Game Theory, filled with 14 hard hitting tracks that express their views on the state of the world. Game Theory is the Roots' most thought-provoking, incitive album since their 1999 breakthrough Things Fall Apart and will be the group's debut for Def Jam Recordings, home to the world's premiere Hip-Hop artists. This is the explicit LP version.
The Roots - Game Theory [2LP]
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Vinyl LP pressing. 2011 release. Despite being rap veterans at the time, The Roots maintained a sense of artistic urgency, crafting this conceptual album with a loose narrative that follows Undun's imaginary protagonist, Redford Stevens, through a journey of imbalance, self-reflection, and triumph. Couched in an impoverished setting, it is an existential concept album entirely produced by Roots' drummer Questlove featuring stellar guest features from Big K.R.I.T, Bilal, Phonte, and more, and vocals from the group's formidable MC, Black Thought.
The Roots - Undun [LP]
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Rhythms of Zamunda: Music Inspired By Coming 2 America yields a blend of 16 original tracks embodying the opulent countries and cultures of Pan-Africa. Boasting a wide range of superstars from across the continent, Rhythms of Zamunda features South African superstars; Nasty C's "Black and White" featuring Ari Lennox; "Skeletun" from Tekno; Tiwa Savage's " Dangerous Love", and many more. 2 LP.

Various Artists - Rhythms of Zamunda (Music Inspired By: Coming 2 America) [2 LP]
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Summertime '06 is the highly anticipated two-segment studio debut from Long Beach, CA rapper Vince Staples best known as one-third of Cutthroat Boyz. Executive produced by trailblazing producer and Def Jam Recordings executive Dion "No I.D." Wilson, the album touches on events that happened in his life in the summer of 2006 at the age of 13 and onward. With Summertime '06 Staples delivers the type of introspective reality-based street lyricism that has made him one of rap's rising stars. Hailed by Pitchfork as the Best New Music of 2015, Segment 1 features 10 tracks from the 20-track double album and includes the preceding singles "Senorita," and "Norf Nort."

Love will tear us apart. Nov 30th, 2005 was the beginning of the loss. The following summer multiplied it. Beaten paths, crowded with the hopeless. Same song every day, listening to the words of a dead man destroyed by his own mind and body. Why? Because at the end of the day we're all dead anyway. At least where I come from. Love tore us all apart. Love for self, love for separation, love for the little we all had, love for each other, where we came from. Jabari, Chris, Shard, Tom, Richy, Tyson, Tony, Shelly, Phil, Marcel, Brandon, Steve, Jaron, Tay.Too many to name, too much to forget. Some lost to prison, some lost to Forest Lawn, some turned snitch. Some still here but it will never be the same. Bandanas, Stealing Levis and Nike Sb's. Derringers and Sidekicks. Its crazy how little you notice and how greatly those things impact. Summer of 2006, the beginning of the end of everything I thought I knew. Youth was stolen from my city that Summer and Im left alone to tell the story. This might not make sense but that's because none of it does, we're stuck. Love tore us all apart. Summertime '06, June 30th." - Vince Staples

Vince Staples - Summertime '06 (Segment 1)

Vince Staples - Summertime '06: Segment 1 [LP]
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Grammy®-nominated hip-hop pioneer Warren G is a Long Beach rapper who formed the legendary group 213 (named after the city's area code) with Nate Dogg and Snoop Dogg, who went on to collaborate with step-brother Dr. Dre on The Chronic (providing the samples for 'Nuthin' But a G-Thang') and contribute the track 'Indo Smoke' with Mista Grimm and Nate Dogg on the Poetic Justice soundtrack. After a lively bidding war, Warren signed to Def Jam, which released his debut album, Regulate… G Funk Era in 1994, with the title track climbing to No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Warren G - Regulate...G Funk Era (20th Anniversary) [Vinyl]
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June - RSD First

Atlanta rapper Jeezy is one of the more visible frontrunners of the Southern Trap sound that grew to worldwide popularity. His 2005 major-label debut, Let's Get It: Thug Motivation, kicked down the doors for him to become one of the top-performing commercial rappers of his time. This collection celebrates 15 years of the Thug Motivation series on clear vinyl, standard weight. Parental Advisory.

Side: 1
1. AND THEN WHAT
2. GO CRAZY
3. SOUL SURVIVOR
4. MY HOOD
5. TRAP STAR
6. I LUV IT
7. GO GETTA
8. DREAMIN
9. U KNOW WHAT IT IS
10. J.E.E.Z.Y

Side: 2
1. LEAVE YOU ALONE
2. I DO
3. LOSE MY MIND
4. WAY TOO GONE
5. SUPAFREAK
6. MLK BLVD
7. 1 TIME
8. '06
9. BIG SHIT
10. 4PLAY

Jeezy - Thug Motivation: The Collection [RSD Drops 2021]
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