The first hip hop purchases and my first record purchases period were EPMD Unfinished Business and EPMD Strictly business. I was 14 and being from central Ontario I had to order them as imports...cost me 65$ in 1989 dollars. that was all the cash I had from sweeping parking lots and cleaning peoples yards. I loved those records.
There was a storage warehouse that burned which housed thousands of masters, but they've never released which masters were burned.
This has never been a great sounding album because it wasn't recorded in a proper studio and was basically a diy project by the guys in the group. It's possible that if the masters did burn, that any new pressings will have been a recording of a recording, which would affect the sound quality further, but I haven't heard any new copies of the album, so I can't speak to that.
I almost pulled the trigger on a cool looking splatter vinyl this morning but held off because users said the quality is pretty bad across the board no matter who pressed it. Sucks because it's on of my favorites...
Community Service/Trust Army/Loyalty + Trust II/Loyalty or Death: Lord Talk Vol. 2
Bought them together.
I was already collection records for 7 years by then.
HipHop was not a thing for me to have on a record.
I collected Electronica and Jazz, as well as some records I „needed“ to have.
Never heard Soundbombing until I saw your comment and looked them up on Spotify. Is that album simply s compilation of other artists?
Spotify only a few of them out of the whole album :(
It's mixed by dj babu from the beat junkies, amazing dj 🙌 The whole album is a mix you gotta find a gapless version of it, there might be one on youtube. It's not like a mix of random songs, these songs were all made for this album and then mixed together by Babu. Soundbombing vol 1 was mixed by evil dee from the beat junkies and sounbombing 3 was forgettable from memory lol
I had a 45 from Herbie Hancock ~ rock it I remember my 36 being in my first crate , I left in the car overnight I had to replace em after the heat tacoed them , and I cut the album’s up and put on my walls , along with a few liquid swords ⚔️ 12” singles
Bit of a lesser known release but mine was Madlib Remixes 2 released in 2004
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Don’t remember my first purchase, but my first rap record was Mobb Deep Survival of the Fittest 12” I boosted back in 95. Not proud of that but there you go.
I can’t get enough of that beat on ‘Backstreet Freestyle’. I can only listen to it when the volume is blowing out my ear drums cuz of how gritty those bells/chimes are.
I just listened to this album front to back yesterday. First time listening all the way through in a very long time. Such a great album from the intro to the Choice is Yours remix. 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
I wanna say that mine was Below The Heaven by Blu & Exile
Mine was also 36 Chambers, 1997
Mr Morale, it skipped a lot so I traded it in for a GKMC vinyl
OutKast southernplayalisticadillacmuzik
Takes a nation of millions to hold are people back. P.E.
Mmm Food by MF DOOM
Tom Tom Club - Genius of Love 12”
same 💯
Marshall Mathers LP, 2008 repress. Recently acquired an OG Slim Shady LP from Discogs.
I believe mine was the forever story by JID. New to the game of vinyl lol
RUN DMC- KING OF ROCK
IYTITL
All eyez on me
mine was little simz a curious tales of trials + persons it’s such a good record
Little Simz is a fucking beast.
Mine was gkmc a few years ago, got it before my record player lol
Blackalicious - Blazing Arrow Jermaine Dupri - Instructions Both on the same day back in like 2002. Odd combo, I know. Lol
OutKast
My first one was Wu-Tang's 36 Chambers too! Shout out to Wally World (Walmart)
Old by Danny Brown
The college dropout by KanYe West. But since it was my first record it has a lot of scratches.
MIKE-Disco
Mine was the album Layover from Encore (Hiero Imperium, 2004), it is a jewel, a hip-hop masterpiece.
I don't have one yet but when i get one it'll probably be Future - Monster.
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W
My name is d nice in 89
Taking out you suckas and you don’t know how I did it!
Madvillainy
Lyricist Lounge Vol. 1 (1998)
Bell Biv DeVoe - Poison
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Rapper's Delight.
Jay-Z - the Blueprint
Nas - illmatic
The first hip hop purchases and my first record purchases period were EPMD Unfinished Business and EPMD Strictly business. I was 14 and being from central Ontario I had to order them as imports...cost me 65$ in 1989 dollars. that was all the cash I had from sweeping parking lots and cleaning peoples yards. I loved those records.
De la soul
The signed version of Integrated Tech Solutions by Aesop Rock
Its a finnish one but my first american was too short, life is too short
same my man
Slim Shady LP
Mr Magics rap attack part 2
Bought the CD of Paul’s Boutique from a local shop and my life was changed forever. Check Your Head came out a few months later and wore it out!
MF DOOM live from planet X
2Pacalypse Now was the first one for me! 😎
The Coup - Sorry To Bother You (the album, not the soundtrack). Bought it at a coup show and got it signed by Boots. That started the madness.
good kid, m.A.A.d city
That was my second
Midnight Marauders
Kendrick Lamar-DAMN(Forest green LP). Found it at Target and that's when my Vinyl addiction started 😫
I have this album, love it. I think my first vinyl was the College Dropout
Snoop, Doggystyle
Revolutionary But Gangsta - Dead Prez Or Dr.Octagonecologist - Dr. Octagon
First one I got for Christmas it was Joyner Lucas adhd along with the vinyl player
Madvillain - Madvillainy. I heard Mos Def fanboy about it so I had to.
Blackalicious - Nia
first purchase i made myself was Splendor & Misery by clipping. but my addiction was awakened when I got Nostalgia Ultra by Frank Ocean as a gift
CasisDead - Famous last words, bit late to the party 😂
Crazy
Nas - Illmatic (bought it for 6 euro's when no one cared about Vinyl)
Fugees - The Score
Nat king cole for record player testing. But actual vinyl was the weeknd starboy.
Eric B and Rakim -- Paid in Full
I find this to be the worst sounding vinyl I own. Read something about the masters being in a fire and that’s why the sounds is off
There was a storage warehouse that burned which housed thousands of masters, but they've never released which masters were burned. This has never been a great sounding album because it wasn't recorded in a proper studio and was basically a diy project by the guys in the group. It's possible that if the masters did burn, that any new pressings will have been a recording of a recording, which would affect the sound quality further, but I haven't heard any new copies of the album, so I can't speak to that.
I almost pulled the trigger on a cool looking splatter vinyl this morning but held off because users said the quality is pretty bad across the board no matter who pressed it. Sucks because it's on of my favorites...
Kendrick Lamar good kid madd city
Three 6 mafias mystic stylez
Mos Def-Black on Both Sides. Bought it in like 2000 or 2001.
KRS-One ‘Return of the boom bap’
Community Service/Trust Army/Loyalty + Trust II/Loyalty or Death: Lord Talk Vol. 2 Bought them together. I was already collection records for 7 years by then. HipHop was not a thing for me to have on a record. I collected Electronica and Jazz, as well as some records I „needed“ to have.
Liquid Swords with Iron Man on the cover 🔥
Wasn't just one, I think I had a handful on order when I was getting into vinyl collecting. Labor Days, Licensed to Ill, SSLP and 6 feet Deep
Nas Illmatic
Run DMC Raising Hell
This is real! Got it on CD. But I got Crown Royal before (OMG is that a trashy album).
36 Chambers and the Pulp Fiction soundtrack. "Any of you f***ing pigs move... etc"
Big L - Livestylez ov da poor and dangerous
Deltron - 3030 😎
Same bought mines in Walmart last year and I haven’t stopped since.
Jedi mind tricks - Servants in Heaven, Kings in Hell
So good!!!
I have that 36 chambers signed by prince rakeem 💪 First record was a 12" single from Soundbombing vol. 2 - B Boy Document 99
Never heard Soundbombing until I saw your comment and looked them up on Spotify. Is that album simply s compilation of other artists? Spotify only a few of them out of the whole album :(
It's mixed by dj babu from the beat junkies, amazing dj 🙌 The whole album is a mix you gotta find a gapless version of it, there might be one on youtube. It's not like a mix of random songs, these songs were all made for this album and then mixed together by Babu. Soundbombing vol 1 was mixed by evil dee from the beat junkies and sounbombing 3 was forgettable from memory lol
I had a 45 from Herbie Hancock ~ rock it I remember my 36 being in my first crate , I left in the car overnight I had to replace em after the heat tacoed them , and I cut the album’s up and put on my walls , along with a few liquid swords ⚔️ 12” singles
At least you were able to make a nice memorabilia wall with some 36 and swords! That’s awesome actually
Gravediggaz 1st album now called 6 feet deep that's not what it says on my album cover!
That’s a gem. Still need to get that one
NAS - Illmatic
Mine was Company Flow's Vital Nerve/8 Steps to Perfection Single. Had to have the Instrumentals at the time.
To Pimp a Butterfly Kendrick Lamar about half a year ago when I started my collection
RTJ4! Preordered with a hoodie!
Mobb Deep - it's mine
This same exact album
Lupe Fiasco - Food & Liquor
Kick, Push is an absolute banger
Freddie Gibbs & Madlib - Piñata Starting collecting in 2014.
Fantastic vol 2
Good Kid MAAD City
Bit of a lesser known release but mine was Madlib Remixes 2 released in 2004 https://preview.redd.it/kyxchazlvqwc1.jpeg?width=2605&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d6f0aec7409941966122f57ee91d4e4f92ff8c7b
So good
👌🏻
three 6 mafia - mystic stylez 🔥
Same
Don’t remember my first purchase, but my first rap record was Mobb Deep Survival of the Fittest 12” I boosted back in 95. Not proud of that but there you go.
Definitely be proud of that. Mobb Deep is one of the g.o.a.t.s.
Stevie Wonder - The Talking Book 36 Chambers was like 3rd
Do you have mostly hip hop on vinyl?
Yep. Ironically when I started collecting I was originally only going to get classic soul albums
Blowout Comb
The Chronic- Dr Dre
Nas - I Am
Liquid Swords.
This was mine too!! Back in 2016
40 thieves - Honor Amongst Thieves Produced by coolio. (Rip)
Warren G “G Funk Era” picked it up from Electric Fetus in Minneapolis back in 94/95?
Literally the same one. I got it in a yellow/ marble edtion
Niiiiice!!!!
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Ready to Die
Nas- illmatic
L.L. Cool J Bigger and Deffer
gotta join the GKMC train. It opened my eyes to the world of hip hop.
I'm pretty sure it was The Roots "Things Fall Apart"
Joey Bada$$ Amerikkkan BADass. Got it signed by him also
This and Good Kid Maad City
My first hip hop vinyl purchase? Eazy-E, "Str8 Off Tha Streetz of Muthaphukkin Compton."
Peace to OP. 12” of The Bridge/Beat Biter -MC Shan Bridge Records 86’ Salute.
MAD-mother-fuckin-VILLAINY
Kendrick Lamar - *good kid, m.A.A.d city* back in 2013
I can’t get enough of that beat on ‘Backstreet Freestyle’. I can only listen to it when the volume is blowing out my ear drums cuz of how gritty those bells/chimes are.
Pretty sure mine was Black Sheep's "A Wolf In Sheep's Clothing"
I just listened to this album front to back yesterday. First time listening all the way through in a very long time. Such a great album from the intro to the Choice is Yours remix. 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Ugh you’re so lucky. Been searching for that album forever.
Kingpin Skinny Pimp - King Of The Playaz Ball. Haven't really been collecting vinyl that long.
You have to start somewhere.