Rap & Hip-Hop

DJ Robert Smith returns for a 2nd dose! Following on from the incredibly popular 'The Kure' 7", our man is back with more funky fresh scratch phrases! Mixing classic and original samples with new vocal recordings from Long Island rapper Little Vic, 'The...

DJ Robert Smith presents his first ever scratch 12" - 'Double Jabbed'!! Previously lacing the portablist and 45 spinning community with 2 instant 7" classics, 'The Kure' and 'The Booster', 'Double Jabbed' is ALL that and then some! Remixed and...

DJ Quik is a giant of West Coast hip-hop. With his fourth album Rhythm-Al-Ism he created his masterpiece, a perfect hip-hop album. As Quik explains, "the name Rhythm-Al-Ism alone tells you what I was doing. I was mixing up rhythms. I was meshing R&B with...

DJ Quik is a giant of West Coast hip-hop. With 1995's Safe + Sound, he scaled new levels of musical magnificence with his signature new age P-Funk/laconic G-Funk. A quintessential, sun-scorched LA album, this is pretty much essential. Typical for mid-90s...

DJ Myke aka Micionero is one of Italy's dopest and most prolific turntablists! Former DMC Champion, Myke's innovative style and multi-disciplinary approach as a producer, performer and collaborator has made him one of the scene's most interesting artists...

DJ Friction's all new "Synesthesia" project for UMG's "Production Music Library". 14 instrumental nuggets with the help of musicians like Toni Farris, Benno Richter, Ephraim Giepen and Steffen Dix. Tip!1. Cool Breeze in Paradise 2. My Playground 3...

Discover the history of Hip-Hop with this brand-new 3-vinyl box set! Featuring The Pharcyde, Afrika Bambaataa, Mos Def, Grand Master Flash, RZA, Capone-N-Noreaga, Monie Love, Dizzee Rascal, Grand Puba, Brand Nubian, Big L, 2Pac... The Gems Of Hip-Hop...

Dirty Art Club calls upon spirits in Basement Seance, conjuring otherworldly energies into instrumental hallucinations. Inspiration has been sourced across decades and genres - from prog rock and 70's soul to hip-hop smartly blended with rhythmic density...

Dilated Peoples have released four acclaimed albums, toured extensively and enjoyed sustained success as solo artists. Now, after an eight-year hiatus, Dilated Peoples returns with DIRECTORS OF PHOTOGRAPHY, the group's remarkable debut album under the...

Diggin In The Crates (D.I.T.C.) was born out of a group of artists who began making noise in the late '80s and into the next decade and beyond-namely Lord Finesse, Diamond D, and Fat Joe. After well-received albums, an official, wider collective was...

Different Worlds Music Group/Fat Beats are thrilled to announce the LP and Cassette release of the latest album from Skizz (DJ Skizz), "Cruise Control," which is Skizz's 2nd official producer-album. Over the last couple years, Skizz has been working...

DIBIA$E returns, this time with his signature 8-bit sound. Bonus Levels is everything you would expect from this LA beat scene veteran. A nod to video game culture, Bonus Levels brings back memories of endless hours of gaming and takes us to a place of...