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Today in Hip Hop History:

Del The Funky Homosapien was born August 12, 1972

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Today in Hip Hop History:

Ali Shaheed Muhammad of A Tribe Called Quest was born August 11, 1970

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Wish I could have bought these but beyond my budget at the time, and the record shop I found these in isn't local. Both great records, maybe I can pick these up another time (my collection has a distinct lack of Big L).

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Currently in Japan visiting friends and family, but of course had to pick up some records while over here! I will probably buy some more within the next few days, so will keep this page updated.

Unfortunately I don't have access to a CD or Record player as of right now, but I will when I return to England - I'll post each record individually with their respective details and ratings, as per usual. For now, I'll put some basic details below. (If you see any errors, please let me know!)

Vinyls -

Symarip - Skinhead Moonstomp (1970? Not sure) (1980 reissue) (Classic Ska/Skinhead Reggae)

Redman - Time 4 Sum Aksion (1994) (1994 Single Release) (Boombap/East Coast Hip Hop)

Bernard Herrmann, Robert De Niro - Taxi Driver (1976) (1978 Japan Reissue) (Jazz/Soundtrack)

CDs -

Antidote - Thou Shalt Not Kill (1983) (Classic NYHC)

SS Decontrol - Power (Live Recordings 1981-85) (Classic NYHC/Straight Edge)

Warzone - Don't Forget The Struggle, Don't Forget The Streets (1987) (NYHC/Skinhead Hardcore)

Project X - Straight Edge Revenge (1988) (NYHC/Straight Edge/Youth Crew)

Murphy's Law - S/T, Back With A Bong! (1986, 1989) (NYHC)

Erykah Badu - Mama's Gun (2000) (Neo-Soul/RnB)

United Future Organization - No Sound Is Too Taboo (1994) (Jazz-Funk/Funk/Afrobeat)

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Artist: The Filaments

Record: What's Next?

Year: 2004

Label: Household Name

Genre: Street Punk, Ska Punk, Hardcore Punk

Rating: 74

I love the Filaments, but I definitely prefer their other albums. Bastard Coppers and Sick Joke (Tracks 1 and 11) are both great, probably my favourites on this record (Bastard Coppers was one of my top songs ever for a while).

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Artist: Last Orders HC, Postal

Record: Last Orders HC/Postal Split

Year: 2019

Label: Rucktion

Genre: Hardcore

Rating: 91, 69

Last Orders HC are great live and they're cool dudes. I definitely prefer their half of the split to Postal's, but both were at least solid. Love this style of hardcore.

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Artist: Wu-Tang Clan

Record: Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)

Year: 1993

Label: Loud

Genre: East Coast Hip Hop, Hardcore Hip Hop

Rating: 97

Everything on this album is a masterpiece and it's perfectly cohesive - definitely one of the GOATs. Every track is my favourite track.

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Artist: Company Flow

Record: Funcrusher Plus

Year: 1997

Label: Rawkus

Genre: Hip Hop

Rating: 90

Recorded in 1994, this was certainly ahead of its time - mostly bangers, this entire album just... works. I'm a big fan of this style of hiphop.

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Artist: RZA

Record: Bobby Digital In Stereo

Year: 1998

Label: Gee Street

Genre: Alternative Hip Hop

Rating: 53

Not keen on this one, the beats were interesting but not my thing, unfortunately. Probably the weakest of the solo careers from Wu-Tang.

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Artist: GZA

Record: Liquid Swords

Year: 1995

Label: Geffen

Genre: East Coast Hip Hop

Rating: 88

Cool samples, especially Liquid Swords (Track 1). The beats and the vocals were all great (the beat on Shadowboxin' (Track 8) was great).

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Artist: The Roots, Erykah Badu

Record: You Got Me

Year: 1999

Label: MCA

Genre: Neo-soul/Hip Hop

Rating: 75

I preferred Adrenaline (Track 2) over the rest, but it was still quite samey. That's not to say it wasn't good - I still liked it.

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Artist: The Beatnuts

Record: Stone Crazy

Year: 1997

Label: Relativity

Genre: Hip Hop

Rating: 75

Not entirely sure how to feel on this one - whilst it was an enjoybale record, I feel like I've heard it a thousand times before. Stone Crazy (Track 9) stood out, however.

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Artist: Various

Record: The Dugout

Year: 2006

Label: Zebra Traffic

Genre: Underground Hip Hop, Brit-hop

Rating: 88

Very underground, lucky to have gotten my hands on this edition. Smooth beats and great vocals, British hip hop never dissappoints.

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Artist: Tomoko Mase

Record: Promotional

Year: 2000

Label: None

Genre: City Pop, J-pop

Rating: 91

I can't find any details online about Tomoko Mase or this record, if anyone has any info, please let me know.