Vinyl Me Please Rap & Hip Hop

NathanRicaud said:
Gotcha! I’m really hoping we get Prince Paul’s “A Prince Among Thieves”! That’s the hip-hop album from 1999 I really, really, really want on vinyl! It would also sell out pretty quickly like Handsome Boy Modelling School and I know my boy @Mather would be all over the July R&HH ROTM if it was A Prince Among Thieves! 💯
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I picked up an OG copy through discogs after last years discussions and clues leading to the standoff between HBMS & Prince Paul. Excellent album. Absolutely love it and hadn't heard it prior to that 🙌🏼🔥❤
 
NathanRicaud said:
Thankfully, the Me Against The World reissue sounds great! I’d like a Tupac ROTM, but not as much as I’d like a Dr Dre The Chronic/The Chronic 2001 ROTM for example!

Mmmmm yeah! I love Tupac so much! He really has never been more relevant with what’s going on! King Kendrick knew how important and precious he was when he was putting together To Pimp A Butterfly! 🦋♥️
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Some music really resonating right now. TPAB is one of them. Ice Cube early work Public Enemy etc but one people tend to forget and I feel is a really important listen is Joey Badass - All AmeriKKKan Badass 🔥🙌🏼
 
frodo-pkt said:
Side 4 of the vinyl is BABYLON -> LEGENDARY -> AMERIKKKAN IDOL. Truly amazing
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It’s definitely the best side on the album! I agree that those 3 tracks are something else! BABYLON is so good! So relevant too, that track! Just the energy and aesthetic of that track is special! ♥️
 
Urbs_hott said:
I am really happy for you, honestly. But this is such a piss off for me. I bought this in the great oversold debacle of ‘19 annnnnnnnnnnnd of course never got it. Out of curiosity how many copies did they have?
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I 100% feel your pain and as much as I have loved getting lucky getting a couple records that are sold out online or going for gouged prices on Discogs, there is a bittersweet side of it knowing that there are plenty of their customers that have missed out on it when it was first available. I'm still shocked that they had it. Unfortunately I got the last copy, otherwise I would have offered to swing by there and snag one for you.

I keep going by hoping Saba or any of the 3 De La releases magically show up and I can snag one of those gems. I missed out on 3 Feet High and Rising in the exact same manner and it still leaves a sour taste in my mouth.
 
NathanRicaud said:
Gotcha! I’m really hoping we get Prince Paul’s “A Prince Among Thieves”! That’s the hip-hop album from 1999 I really, really, really want on vinyl! It would also sell out pretty quickly like Handsome Boy Modelling School and I know my boy @Mather would be all over the July R&HH ROTM if it was A Prince Among Thieves! 💯
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WHY HAVE I BEEN SUMMONED


Oh... oh yeah. Yeah I'd be down for that. But honestly I'm hoping for Mos Def. But I put Handsome Boy in my top like... 5 albums they've released in the RHH sub. Maybe top 3. So yeah Prince Paul would be a nice addition.
 
Mather said:
WHY HAVE I BEEN SUMMONED


Oh... oh yeah. Yeah I'd be down for that. But honestly I'm hoping for Mos Def. But I put Handsome Boy in my top like... 5 albums they've released in the RHH sub. Maybe top 3. So yeah Prince Paul would be a nice addition.
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If I had to pick one record, it would be Mos Def’s “Black On Both Sides” but I can’t imagine that happening because I feel like that would be too good to be true! That would be the biggest Rap & Hip-Hop ROTM to date if that was the pick!

I would like to replace the current pressing of Black On Both Sides I own as well!
 
NathanRicaud said:
If I had to pick one record, it would be Mos Def’s “Black On Both Sides” but I can’t imagine that happening because I feel like that would be too good to be true! That would be the biggest Rap & Hip-Hop ROTM to date if that was the pick!

I would like to replace the current pressing of Black On Both Sides I own as well!
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Is the Respect The Classics press no good? I feel like the fact that that’s out there alone would disqualify it. I really hope not though, I would really fucking love that record.
 
Ghost said:
Is the Respect The Classics press no good? I feel like the fact that that’s out there alone would disqualify it. I really hope not though, I would really fucking love that record.
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Yeah, that’s the one! But I’ve got an EU pressing! It’s pretty disappointing actually in terms of sound quality. The vocals are low and it doesn’t sound sharp! Sounds compressed! Nothing special at all unfortunately! 🥱👎

I think the US reissue might sound good actually! I’d give that a shot, but I don’t want to spend another AUS$50 on that, unless I know it’s ‘great’ sound quality! I had The Chronic 2001 reissue from a while ago and it was ok. But I heard really good things about the recent 2019 reissue so I went ahead and purchased it and boy does it sound incredible! It’s so balanced, sharp and the bass and drums are tight! I have the 2019 reissue of the Instrumentals only version as well as the rap version and they’re both a delight to spin! 🏆

Like Madvillainy instrumentals and Piñata instrumentals used to be my favourite instrumental albums to spin on vinyl, but The Chronic 2001 easily surpassed both now, partly due to how amazing that 2019 reissue sounds! 💎
 
Ghost said:
Is the Respect The Classics press no good? I feel like the fact that that’s out there alone would disqualify it. I really hope not though, I would really fucking love that record.
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It doesn't disqualify it at all. They've repressed plenty of readily available albums in their subs already. At this moment I can genuinely see it being Black On Both Sides 🤞🏼, just gotta wait for next clue
 
I have the Black on Both Sides US Respect the Classics press. Got it recently pretty cheap on one of those recent uDiscoverMusic sales and sounds fine to me. But I'm no expert and can't knock the pick if it's that anyway as it's a great album. Depending on packaging I might pick it up even since my "budgeted" amount for Pray 4 Paris is still sitting there.
 
Since I recently got an original of Black on Both Sides, I'm not as excited about the prospect of it, but I still hope they do it because it is one of the best albums of the era and everyone should have it. I never heard anything good about the Respect the Classics reissue, especially for the price, so I held out for a better copy.

If VMP does it and there is more in the mastering chain than GZ DMM, I will have a hard time resisting picking it up to compare.
 
dhodo said:
Since I recently got an original of Black on Both Sides, I'm not as excited about the prospect of it, but I still hope they do it because it is one of the best albums of the era and everyone should have it. I never heard anything good about the Respect the Classics reissue, especially for the price, so I held out for a better copy.

If VMP does it and there is more in the mastering chain than GZ DMM, I will have a hard time resisting picking it up to compare.
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I really hope VMP do Mos Def Black On Both Sides but I doubt it because it’s too good to be true! Like, it honestly seems too good to be true! That’s like expecting Company Flow’s Funcrusher Plus and Ghostface Killah’s Supreme Clientele!
 
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