Фирма Get on Down

The Jungle Brothers’ 1988 debut, Straight Out The Jungle, was important for many reasons. It was sloppy and goofy but had moments of real focus and social consciousness. It was a true “kitchen sink” record, that caught a rap fanbase enraptured by Eric B. & Rakim, Public Enemy and Boogie Down Productions a bit off-guard. Also of note, beyond the excellence of the album itself, the Jungle Brothers were the fulcrum for what would become the Native Tongues movement – they came first, De La Soul and A Tribe Called Quest followed, under their guidance. By 1989, the group had even more confidence, plus a Warner Bros. contract and advance in their back pocket. They used it to great advantage on the self-produced and criminally underrated Done By The Forces Of Nature, expanding their sonic palette and continuing their Afrocentric approach to music and life. Singles like “What ‘U’ Waitin’ 4” and “Doin’ Our Own Dang” (with De La and Q-Tip, alongside Monie Love) showed the group’s fun side, which has also lead the way in the “hip-house” movement. But things weren’t all fun and games, as deeper, more pensive album tracks like “Black Woman,” “Beeds On A String,” and “Acknowledge Your Own History” show. It was another accomplished mix of fun, frolic and knowledge-of-self, proving that you could be serious in the rap game but still let off steam and fill the dancefloor. Done By The Forces Of Nature stands as one of the most cherished hip-hop documents of the late ‘80s among true-school heads, and this edition is the perfect way to revisit this classic thinking-man’s (and woman’s) rap platter. Issued for the first time ever on 2-LP with the original picture sleeve artwork, it also comes with a reproduction of the original insert, with credits and lyrics. Record Label: Get On Down Style: Hip Hop

Dan The Automator’s and Kool Keith’s famed collaboration from the mid-‘90s is celebrated with a 28-track set housed in a custom, octagonal box, with 5 unreleased songs (originals + remixes); original Pushead cover artwork; and 40 page liner notes booklet. “[Dr. Octagonecologyst is] Bordering on something both epic and, to be quite honest, frighteningly fantastic… Destined to become a classic, and not fully appreciated until the next millennium.” – Rap Pages, 1996 “It was sci-fi, science and sex. And cannibalism, mixed. Space, sex and ‘Psycho,’ all at the same time.” – Kool Keith Record Label: Get On Down Style: Hip Hop

Limited Yellow & Blue Vinyl Edition! This release is pressed in a limited quantity on yellow & blue vinyl. It's safe to say that hip-hop has never seen an album like Ol Dirty Bastard's 1995 solo debut Return to the 36 Chambers. The brief glimpses of ODB's unhinged genius provided by Wu-Tang Clan's landmark Enter the Wu-Tang album two years earlier were begging to be expanded on to a larger canvas, and, with RZA guiding production, the album promised to give Dirty the creative license to make one of the most bizarre, entertaining and original LPs in hip-hop history Record Label: Get On Down Style: Hip Hop

Ghostface Killah Ironman Premium Collection: "Gold Edition" Includes: - 24k Audiophile Gold Disc (the CD itself is embedded with 24-karat gold) housed in a "Cherrywood Trophy Box" with a gold IRONMAN plaque. - 48-page full color hard cover book, including extended artwork, album lyrics and text written by Chris Faraone. - Black 2-piece outer box with gold foil sticker embossed with the Ghostface Ironman logo. - 12"x12" puzzle featuring a reproduction of the Ironman cover art (Get on Down Exclusive)

Record Label: Get On Down Style: Blues