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7L & Esoteric - A New Dope -
The alt. rap heavyweights emerge clad in boxing gloves and accompanied by underground titans such as Kool Keith.
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Afroman - Still Drunk and High -
Taking the "high" road again, Afroman returns with his latest ode to
degeneracy. Tracks include "Let's All Get Drunk," "Drinkin on the
Sidewalk," "Cracchouse" and other uplifting fare.
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Big Sty - Stycology -
The debut album from this Virginia native features the tracks “That’s Me” and “U Ain’t Heard.”
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Busta Rhymes - The Big Bang -
After a four year absence, the newly shaved Busta returns with a gang
of guest artists including Latoya Jackson and the late Rick James.
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DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince - The Very Best of DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince - The title says it all and includes classic tracks such as "Summertime" and "Parents Just Don't Understand." *
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DJ Quik - Greatest Hits Live at the House of Blues - Backed by a 12-piece band, the West coast rapper performed this live set in February of 2006.
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DJ Spinna - Intergalactic Soul - The ultra-funky DJ offers more magic on this soulful release that features Phonte, Lizz Fields and more. *
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Dyscyple - No Weapon-
This gospel rapper, usually pictured in front of computer generated
flames, is now dropping his debut again through a partnership with
Underground Railroad Records.
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Field Mob - Light Poles and Pine Trees -
Georgia's duo of Smoke and Shawn Jay (formerly Boondox and Kalage)
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Ice Cube - Laugh Now, Cry Later-Production heavyweights on this set include Lil Jon, Scott Scorc and Swizz Beatz, as well as the popular track "Why We Thugs."
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Kanye West - Late Orchestration: Live at Abbey Road Studios-Backed
by a 17-piece orchestra, West's in his element as he performs all the
tracks from Late Registration in front of 300 personally invited
guestsin the UK. * |
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Kool Keith - The Return of Dr. Octagon-This
set is, allegedly, released without the authorization of the
hyper-eclectic artiste, and is based on one of Keith's deceased alter
egos. |
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KRS-One - Life - After 20 years in the game, the hip-hop "edutainment" legend still goes strong on his 13th solo album. |
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Large Professor - Beatz, Vol. 1-This instrumental set was previously slated for a May release and features decent beats from the legendary producer.
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Lord Jamar - The 5% Album-The Brand Nubian emcee drops his solo debut thick with wisdom from the 5% nation.
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Mr. Del - Holy South: Kingdom Crunk-The title pretty much spells it out with this crunk music for Jesus.
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Multiple Artists - The Fast And The Furious Tokyo Drift Soundtrack - The
3rd installment in the Fast... movie series focuses on the no longer
hot drifting scene and features a decent soundtrack with guests such as
Don Omar, DK Shadow, N.E.R.D. and Far East Movement. |
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Obie Trice - Second Round's on Me - Although
it seems like he's been around forever, this is only Trice's second
album and features the usual production suspects at the helm including
Dr. Dre, Eminem, DJ Hi-Tek and Alchemist. |
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Poor Righteous Teachers - Rare and Unreleased - Fans should be pleased with these barely heard tracks from the early 90s purveyors of social conciousness. |
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Ray Cash - C.O.D.: Cash On Delivery - This breakout Cleveland rapper has generated some buzz on the mainstream horizon. |
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Shawnna - Block Music - The dearth of guest artists on this album can't save it from the dregs. Lead track is "Gettin' Some." |
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Tha Dogg Pound - Cali Iz Active - TDP is officially back with this joint featuring David Banner, Lady of Rage and Paul Wall. |
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Three 6 Mafia - Most Known Unknown [Special Edition] - This
revamped version of last year's release includes the Oscar-winning
track "It's Hard Out Here For A Pimp," as well as two bonus remixes of
the new tune "Side 2 Side" featuring Project Pat, Bow Wow, and Kanye
West. Make that money mane. |
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Whodini - Funky Beat: The Best of Whodini-
The old-school 80's trio is revisited with this compilation including
mega-hits such as "Friends," "Freaks Come Out at Night," and a slew of
ummemorable tracks.
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Young Gotti - Same Day Different Sh*t -The rapper also known as Kurupt offers underground heat on this project independent of his efforts with The Dogg Pound. |
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Yung Joc - New Joc City -Bad Boy South presents the young Atlanta native on this critically panned set. |
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Z-Ro - 4/20 the Smokers Anthem -The underrated Houston emcee drops his latest. |
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