Rap & Hip-Hop

In his first release after becoming the only LDS hip hop artist to top the iTunes chart, James the Mormon shares his testimony as only he can. This 6-track EP includes songs about the restoration and repentance, and a missionary anthem featuring David...

In hip hop, and in life, it's easy to follow the leader. But the road less traveled is usually the one bearing the footsteps of the true innovators. People with their own vision, their own style. People like Eightball & MJG. Born in Memphis, TN,...

In God We Trust is the second album from East Coast hip hop group Brand Nubian. It was released on February 2, 1993 and is celebrating it's 30th Anniversary. Lead MC Grand Puba left the group to pursue a solo career in 1991, following the release of...

In discussions of the classic hip-hop era of the 1980s, frequently lost in the shuffle is the homegrown scene of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This is unfortunate, due to the wealth of talent the scene produced, including bonafide legends such as Schoolly...

In an era where hip-hop has lost much of it's story telling element and social commentary, Jenuine J.A. gives you slick word play and detailed stories with a steady flow.1. Dyin' to Floss 2. Stackin' Bundles 3. What's Your Plan? 4. How Sick Am I 5. My...

In an era where every rapper claims to be a hustler, you'd be hard pressed to find an MC who actually defines every characteristic of the word like Yung Joc. Aside from soliciting over one million customers to buy his platinum debut, New Joc City, the...

In a setting dominated by crime, mis-education and economic hardship, Pearl Gates' third eye deflects darkness and spotlights the powers of thought on his debut EP "Diamond Mind". While finessing East Coast rap over edgy boom bap production, Gates...

In a blossoming hip-hop hotbed of talent, Malcolm "Mac Miller" McCormick is next up out of Pittsburgh, PA. a recent graduate of Taylor Allderdice High School, Mac caught the eyes and ears of Rostrum Records, inking a deal in July 2010. a multitalented...

In 2018, Mic Crenshaw and Micah Fletcher founded Portland Hip Hop duo Last Of A Dying Breed. In LOAD B we see two generations of master poet and emcee contrast and connect. Crenshaw was voted Portland's Best Hip Hop Artist by Willamette Week in 2016 and...

In 2014, K'Valentine linked up with Javotti Media, a label owned by hip hop star Talib Kweli, and began to work on her third mixtape, Million Dollar Baby. Million Dollar Baby finds K'Valentine rhyming over tracks that are new as well as her versions of...

In 2011, hip hop artists from Detroit have continued to create some of the most celebrated music in the genre, and no one is raising the standard in the underground as high as Black Milk and Danny Brown. After their collaborative track "Black and Brown"...

In 2006 we released the second in this series with a huge success and both are very sought after by the fans. So here we are with Mr Criminal presents WHAT THE STREETS CREATED PART 3, this CD is full of hardcore street banging heaters every track was...