Rap & Hip-Hop

Ford, Chevy, Nissan, Mercedes-Benz... All motor companies with different styles from around the world that have moved people for decades. Summer days and paint jobs, Chrome shining in the sunlight with the music loud is how I learned the words to my...

For the the third release on NBN Archives, we stay on the left coast but we head to the North West - Seattle to be exact, home of Major Weight Media. Considered an obscure classic amongst G-Funk specialists, Major Weight Media was a Hip-Hop project from...

For the Love of It is the debut album by German hit-producer Shuko. After working in the industry for over ten years and having collaborated with a wide range of artists including The Clipse, Tyga, Saigon, Rakim, Keith Murray, Jedi Mind Tricks, and more,...

For the first time officially on wax, the Hiero Oldies is a collection of early works from the Hieroglyphics crew featuring Del The Funkyhomosapien, Casual, Pep Love, and Souls of Mischief. This also marks the first official vinyl release of the timeless...

For the first time ever, T-Rock's debut solo album, Conspiracy Theory will be available on Vinyl, CD and Cassette in time for the album's 20 year anniversary! The album was first independently released in 2002 on CD-only through Secret Service Inc., the...

For the first time ever, T-Rock's debut solo album, Conspiracy Theory will be available on Vinyl, CD and Cassette in time for the album's 20 year anniversary! The album was first independently released in 2002 on CD-only through Secret Service Inc., the...

For the first time ever on vinyl - the landmark 10th studio album from hip hop troop Kottonmouth Kings! This album proved a major leap forward for the band, hitting #26 on the Billboard 200 charts and cracking into the #3 spot on the Top Rap Albums...

For the first time ever on vinyl - the 2005 debut solo album by Bone Thugs-N-Harmony member and godfather to the Mo' Thugs Family, Layzie Bone! Features "Smokin' On Information" with Snoop Dogg, "Thug Nation" with Krayzie Bone, plus appearances by...

For polymath artist Wesley Joseph, writing a song is like shooting a film. He sees in terms of scenes and colors, lighting the proper mood, drawing the right emotional arc-far beyond just getting a catchy melody down on tape. Music and filmmaking are...

For over two decades, Atmosphere has maintained a course of rigorous output, releasing over two dozen studio albums, EP's and collaborative side projects in as many years. In that time, the venerated duo have built a legacy out of bringing honesty,...

For our eight reissue, NBN Archives dips right back in the Bay Area, unearthing a G-Funk gem by San Francisco rapper Tha Dangla. "Straight Max'n" originally came out in 1996 on G-Note Records and produced entirely by G-Note who delivers nothing but...

For more then 15 years Shuko has been a repeatetly recurring name in the German and international hip-hop scene. Shuko, whose real name is Christoph Baus, made a name of himself in the U.S. by producing for artists like Omarion, Tyga, Bow Wow, T-Pain,...