Hip Hop

Kendrick Lamar- To Pimp A Butterfly (Staff Pick!)

Title: Kendrick Lamar – To Pimp a ButterflyYear: 2015Matrix #: B0023464-01Condition: NewDescripti...

Title: Kendrick Lamar – To Pimp a ButterflyYear: 2015Matrix #: B0023464-01Condition: NewDescription: Released in 2015 on Top Dawg/Aftermath/Interscope, To Pimp a Butterfly became a cultural landmark, recorded in Los Angeles with contributions from musicians tied to jazz, funk, and soul traditions. The album was embraced not just as music but as a political statement, studied in universities and cited in social movements during the mid-2010s. It stands as one of the most critically examined wo...

Coolio - Gangsta's Paradise + BONUS (25th Anniv...

Year/Genre: 1995 Hip-Hop Condition: New Description: Released in 1995 out of Los Angeles, Gangsta...

Year/Genre: 1995 Hip-Hop Condition: New Description: Released in 1995 out of Los Angeles, Gangsta’s Paradise was Coolio’s second studio album and became one of the defining hip-hop records of the 1990s. Its title track earned a Grammy Award and was tied to the film Dangerous Minds, propelling Coolio from a regional rapper into an international figure. The album’s success reflected the mainstreaming of West Coast rap during the mid-90s, bridging street narratives with pop culture in a way that...

Quasimoto – The Unseen MADLIB! (2xlp)

Year/Genre: 2000 Hip-Hop Matrix #: 5TH2025 (2xLP) Condition: New Description: The Unseen (2000) i...

Year/Genre: 2000 Hip-Hop Matrix #: 5TH2025 (2xLP) Condition: New Description: The Unseen (2000) introduced Madlib’s alter ego Quasimoto, created while he was living in Oxnard, California. Released through Stones Throw Records, it became a landmark in underground hip-hop and established Madlib as a key figure in the label’s rise during the early 2000s. The album was praised by critics and later cited as one of the most influential independent rap releases of its era, solidifying Stones Throw’s...

Too $hort – Life Is...Too $hort

Year/Genre: 2021 Reissue, originally released 1988 Hip-Hop Matrix #: 19439863981 Condition: NEW, ...

Year/Genre: 2021 Reissue, originally released 1988 Hip-Hop Matrix #: 19439863981 Condition: NEW, repackaged at Power Plant Description: Originally released in 1988, Life Is...Too $hort solidified Too $hort as a foundational voice in West Coast hip-hop. Emerging from Oakland’s underground scene, the album brought explicit street narratives and laid-back Bay Area funk into the national spotlight. Its conversational flow and minimalist production became a blueprint for West Coast rap’s rise in t...