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Dalek | Gutter Tactics (CD Regular)
Newark, NJ’s underground hip-hop duo, dälek (pronounced dial-ekt) starts the new year with the group’s fifth album, Gutter Tactics. A group whose intense lyrics would clear the air even as its sonic density threatened to clear the room. This is a collection of who they are at this point and what they see around them, so it’s a dark album, full of anger, some fear and also hope.
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Wu Tang Clan | Wu:the Story Of the Wu-Tang Clan (CD Regular)
Every song on this album is a piece of a WU legacy, this album is a great way to acquaint yourself to the most prolific, rawest and commercially successful hip-hop group of all time.
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Funkoars | The Hangover (Signed Copy) (CD Regular)
Order at JB and get your copy signed by the band. Brand new album from Adelaide hip hop powerhouse FUNKOARS of the CERTIFIED WISE collective. Album features HILLTOP HOODS, VENTS and MASTA ACE (USA). Produced by SESTA and TRIALS, who has produced albums including VENTS' Hard to Kill and DRAPHT's Brothers Grimm.
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Jurassic 5 | J5 11th Anniversary Reissue (2CD + DVD Pack)
Out of print since 2004, Jurassic 5 decided to re-issue a deluxe edition of this album with a bonus CD jam packed with exclusive material, as well as, for the first time ever, a full length DVD capturing this unique moment in time when Jurassic 5 broke through, including performance footage from their first global tour.
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Brad Strut | Authentic (CD Regular)
Limited edition reissue of BRaD STRUT's 2001 out of print debut album The Authentic, one of the first full-length solo albums by an Australian hip hop artist. All new artwork inspired by the original iconic kangaroo tattoo design.
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Ciecmate | Pre-Emptive Strike (CD Regular)
This low-priced, mixtape-style release is the first official solo release from CiECMaTE, the frontman and producer for HOSPICE CREW and CEO of BROKEN TOOTH ENTERTAINMENT. Featuring GARGOYLE, PARA, DJ KILO, DIEM, NEWSENSE, DJ MEXI, MAGGOT MOUF and MINAS.
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Mf Doom | Born Into This (CD Regular)
DOOM (aka MF DOOM, ZEV LOVE X, KING GEEDORAH, METAL FINGERS, VIKTOR VAUGHN) is the world’s most fiendish rap Super Villain. His latest solo album, ‘Born Into This’ marks a decade of his rule of the hip hop underworld.
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T.i. | Paper Trail (CD Regular)
Paper Trail’s first street tease, “No Matter What,” is the definitive declaration of T.I.’s stance as a man undeterred and an artist unrivalled, while on “My Life, Your Entertainment” the ‘King Of The South’ talks about some of the consequences of being a high-profile celebrity and candidly speaking MC.
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DownsydeDownsyde | All City (CD Regular)
Three years after releasing their third successive classic album, Downsyde are back to take over the Australian music scene once again with what is without any doubt one of their finest releases to date.
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Hermitude | Threads (CD Regular)
Order online and get your copy signed by the band. Light years away from their instrumental hip hop origins, Hermitude blaze a trail into darker and more complex territory where drums and melody rule the Earth. From the thrilling pursuit of the computer game-esque "Cartridge Kings" to the beautifully sombre "Frayed", they've simultaneously increased the live instrumentation whilst short circuiting it with bass-heavy electronics
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Dr Dooom ( Kool Keith ) | Dr Dooom 2 (CD Regular)
New album from one of KOOL KEITH's numerous personas, DR DOOOM. Produced by KEITH's longtime associate KUTMASTA KURT who has also produced or remixed for BEASTIE BOYS, LINKIN PARK, DILATED PEOPLES, BLACKALICIOUS and many more. Guest appearances from MOTION MAN, FATHED and DENIS DEFT.
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Ice Cube | Raw Footage (+2 Bonus Tracks) (CD Regular)
Australian version with 2 bonus tracks. ‘Raw Footage’ is the 9th solo album from one of the true living legends of the rap game – ICE CUBE. Since being one of the founding forces in NWA, one of the most notorious acts in music history, he has sold over 10 million albums worldwide with multi platinum solo albums such as ‘Amerikkkas Most Wanted’, ‘The Predator’ and many others.
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Ill Bill | The Hour Of Reprisal (CD Regular)
Long delayed, highly anticipated sophomore album proper from NON-PHIXION cult leader ILL BILL. ILL BILL has long been one of the premier independent rappers in the US - Bonus disc contains footage his wild performance at the legendary CBGB; the final hip-hop show ever at the now defunct club.
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Streets, The | Everything Is Borrowed (CD Regular)
Blending rap’s capacity for cinematic story-telling with irresistible pop hooks, Mike Skinner has made a record to console the lonely and bring a smile to the saddest visage.
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Nelly | Brass Knuckles (Oz/Nz Version) (CD Regular)
With so many ventures under his belt, how does Nelly find time for music? It's easy when you've got something to say and audience hungry to listen. Take a closer look at Nelly - this summer the heat is still rising off the Mississippi.
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Roots Manuva | Slime & Reason (+1 Bonus Track) (CD Regular)
RODNEY SMITH aka ROOTS MANUVA returns with his 4TH full album and the man’s voice and musical vision sounds as fresh as ever on this marvellous, freewheeling summation of his career so far. His dub tinged, uniquely UK take on hip hop is taken to its heights on this album.
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Terra Firma | Music To Live By (CD Regular)
Long anticipated second album from TERRA FIRMA, one of Adelaide’s leading hip hop groups and core members of CERTIFIED WISE, the extended SA hip hop crew which includes HILLTOP HOODS and FUNKOARS.
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Cool Kids, The | The Bake Sale (CD Regular)
Having set the US alight for the past year with a series of incendiary live shows, critically acclaimed downloads and highly sought after 12”s, Chicago-based hip hop duo THE COOL KIDS finally unleash their 10 track debut The Bake Sale to a global legion of ardent fans.
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Tomahawk | A Bitch Named Hip Hop (CD Regular)
Debut solo album from TOMAHAWK, one third of Perth hip hop legends CLANDESTIEN - entirely produced by DAZASTAH of DOWNSYDE.
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Muph & Plutonic | And Then Tomorrow Came (CD Regular)
...And Then Tomorrow Came sees Muph & Plutonic shine with a soulful clarity and maturity previously unheard on an Australian hip hop release.
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NAS | NAS (CD Regular)
Nas is back and more controversial than ever on his new untitled Def Jam release. On this, his 9th studio album, Nas studies and lyrically dissects some of the our most divisive issues: race, inequality, poverty, and power. And who better to stir up debate than the man most consider one of the top five emcees in the history of the game?
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D'opus & Roshambo | The Switch (CD Regular)
Eclectic hip hop sound from DJ/producer D'OPUS, taking in soul and electronic influences, and a heady mix of subject matter from MC ROSHAMBO that covers the personal, the political and the party!
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TZU | Computer Love (CD Digipak)
In 2008 TZU once again smash the pre-conceptions of what hip hop can sound like with their highly anticipated 3rd album COMPUTER LOVE.
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Spit Syndicate | Towards the Light (CD Regular)
Spit Syndicate's album 'Towards The Light' is an innovative and adventurous work that maintains it's underground intensity while blurring genre lines and showcasing the refined skills of these 2 prodigious rappers. Spit Syndicate's dynamic live show testifies to this crew's monster reputation and demonstrates their ability to rock at a level well beyond their years.
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Herd, the (Aus) | Summerland (CD Regular)
'Summerland' - a mythical place where the term 'relaxed and comfortable' thinly veils something sinister, something complex - in which a bright joyous celebration is tempered with a threat. This is where The Herd flourishes - that space between joy and and melancholy, the absurd and the sinister.
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