Sales Rank:2634 List Price: $13.98 Lowest New Price: $6.77 Lowest Used Price: $4.75 Artist(s):
Run Dmc
Tracks:
King Of Rock
It's Tricky
Beats to the Rhyme
Can You Rock It Like This
Walk This Way
Run's House
Rock Box
Peter Piper
Mary, Mary
Hard Times
You Be Illin'
It's Like That
My Adidas
Sucker M.C.'s (Krush Groove 1)
You Talk Too Much
Jam-Master Jay
Down with the King
Christmas in Hollis
Is Run-DMC the most important group of the past 25 years? Well, if you believe that the rise of hip-hop is the most significant musical development in a quarter century, what other conclusion can you draw? Though they may not have been responsible for the birth of rap, the Hollis, Queens, trio represents the genre's coming of age. They were the ones who brought what was largely a regional street phenomenon to the masses. The rhymes, the beats, the style, the attitude--Run-DMC introduced it all to the world. Focusing mostly on the group's first three albums--each of them a cornerstone of rap music--this 18-track collection is a reminder of a time when rap enjoyed a kind of childlike innocence: their boasts are forceful but not angry; the beats are simple but exciting; the overall effect (fueled by heavy-metal riffs) is edgy and aggressive, but not violent or destructive. But most of all, it's fun. In the 1990s, rap artists would take Run-DMC's ideas to wide extremes, but the roots of this next generation--gangsta rap's street realism, political rap's social agendas, rock-rap's antagonism--are found right here. Run-DMC--like almost all pioneers from Elvis to Louis Armstrong--suffered a period of irrelevancy when they were looked upon as quaint or outdated, but, their time will come. Rest assured, this is not '80s retro kitsch. --Marc Greilsamer
Sales Rank:2738 List Price: $15.49 Lowest New Price: $10.99 Lowest Used Price: $12.77 Artist(s):
Nadirah Shakoor
Tracks:
Creola
Why You Wanna Hurt My Heart - Nadirah Shakoor, Neville, A.
Makin' Music for Money - Nadirah Shakoor, Harvey, A.
La Vie Dansante
Give Henry the Receipt - Nadirah Shakoor, Shakoor, N.
Let Him Go - Nadirah Shakoor, McAnally, M.
Frenchman for the Night
Margaritaville
Open - Nadirah Shakoor, Shakoor, N.
Son of a Son of a Sailor
Volcano
When This War Is Over - Nadirah Shakoor, Cale, J.J.
People Call Me Jesus - Nadirah Shakoor, McAnally, M.
Wonder Why We Ever Go Home
Nod to the Storyteller is Nadirah's tribute to Jimmy Buffett who for the last 13 years has featured her as a part of his show. Buffett fans (affectionately known as Parrottheads) have come to know and love Nadirah and claim her as their own. The CD includes Nadirah's interpretations of popular Buffett songs like Margaritaville, and Volcano. Also notable are two duets she sings with him including Son of a Son of a Sailor and Eric Clapton's When the War is Over.
Sales Rank:10072 List Price: $14.98 Lowest New Price: $9.20 Lowest Used Price: $11.05 Artist(s):
Tracks:
Stax/Volt Revue - Live in Norway 1967 marks the first-ever official release of this historic concert. Considered by soul music fans to be one of the greatest lineups of artists ever to grace the concert stage, this DVD features stunning performances by Otis Redding, Sam and Dave, Eddie Floyd, Arthur Conley, The Mar-Keys and the legendary Booker T. & The MGs.
This DVD captures the April 7, 1967 concert in Oslo, Norway near the end of the three-week tour, when all the artists were at their very peak.
The 75-minute concert was restored from the original master tapes and includes 20 minutes of recently discovered performances lost in the vaults for 40 years.
Booker T and the MGs 1. Red Beans And Rice 2. Green Onions
The Mar-Keys 3.Philly Dog 4.Grab This Thing 5.Last Night
Arthur Conley 6.In The Midnight Hour 7.Sweet Soul Music
Eddie Floyd 8. Raise Your Hand
Sam and Dave 9. You Don't Know Like I Know 10. Soothe Me 11. When Something Is Wrong With My Baby 12. Hold On! I'm Comin'
Otis Redding 13.Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa (Sad Song) 14. My Girl 15. Shake 16. Satisfaction 17. Try A Little Tenderness
Bonus features: Booker T.& The MGs - Green Onions (Version #2)
Full-length commentary track with Steve Cropper, Wayne Jackson and Rob Bowman
A look back at the tour with Sam Moore, Jim Stewart, Wayne Jackson and Steve Cropper.
24-page booklet with an essay By GRAMMY®-winning writer and Stax historian Rob Bowman
INTERVIEWS SUBTITLED IN - ENGLISH, FRENCH, GERMAN, SPANISH, AND PORTUGUESE.
Sales Rank:4499 List Price: $16.98 Lowest New Price: $10.16 Lowest Used Price: $11.25 Artist(s):
MF Doom
Tracks:
The Time We Faced Doom (Skit)
Doomsday
Rhymes Like Dimes feat. DJ Cucumber Slice
The Finest feat. Tommy Gunn
Back in the Days (Skit)
Go With the Flow
Tick, Tick… feat. MF Grimm
Red & Gold Featuring King Geedorah
The Hands Of Doom Produced by DJ Subroc
Who You Think I Am?
Doom, Are You Awake? (Skit)
Hey!
Greenbacks feat. Megalon & King Geedorah
The M.I.C.
The Mystery Of Doom (Skit)
Dead Bent
Gas Drawls
? feat. Kurious Jorge
Hero vs. Villain (Epilogue)
Underneath his mysterious metal mask, MF Doom hides the cachet underground legends are made of. After KMD's 1994 sophomore album Bl_ck B_st_rds was turfed by Elektra in 1994 and Subroc (one half of the sibling rhyme duo) passed away, surviving KMD member Zev Love X mutated into the MC Avenger known as MF Doom. The Rap world is better for it. This 19-cut deep album is ridiculously dope, in a bizarro Ol' Dirty Bastard kind of way. Doom sounds either high or drunk on most of the tracks, his self-produced beats are gritty, and his rhyme styles are almost indecipherable. On arguably the best track, "Rhymes Like Dimes," Doom weaves some pointed lyrics through his abstract wordplay, spitting 'only in America could you find a way to earn a healthy buck / And still keep your attitude on self-destruct.' Doomsday features female vocalist Pebbles the Invisible accompanying the masked rhyme avenger on his journey to denounce wack MCs, while on "?" he trades hot verses with former Columbia artist Kurious Jorge. Doom's avant-garde ghetto-rhyme philosophies take even more intentionally weird twists on "Tick, Tick..." where he and guest MC MF Grimm's flows warble over a rhythm track whose tempo speeds up and slows down continually. The comic-book themed skits, many of which include snippets of dialogue from Marvel s Dr. Doom series, will help take you deep into the mind of an MC who is as otherworldly as they come. And in today's bland commercial Rap universe, Operation Doomsday's left-of-center beats and rhymes are the perfect remedy.
Sales Rank:7188 List Price: $14.98 Lowest New Price: $8.79 Lowest Used Price: $7.91 Artist(s):
88-Keys
Tracks:
Morning Wood
Nice Guys Finish Last
The Friends Zone
Handcuff 'Em
Stay Up! (Viagra) feat. Kanye West
There's Pleasure In It
(Awww Man) Round 2
Dirty Peaches feat. J'Davey
Close Call feat. Phonte of Little Brother
The Burning Bush feat. Redman
Ho' Is Short For Honey feat. Kid Cudl
No, I said I LIKED You
M.I.L.F. feat. Bilal
Another Victim
His 2008 debut album, The Death of Adam, sees his first foray as an MC, coming from behind the scenes to front man under the direction of long-time friend and executive producer Kanye West. From Hip-Hop bangers like "Stay Up (Viagra)" featuring Kanye West to rock ventures such as the high powered "The Friends Zone" or more reflective moments ("M.I.L.F. feat. Bilal"), the album narrrates the most universal of themes, the relationships between men and women, all with a pervasive humour.
Sales Rank:1955 List Price: $13.98 Lowest New Price: $7.56 Lowest Used Price: $5.99 Artist(s):
A Tribe Called Quest
Tracks:
Excursions
Buggin' Out
Rap Promoter - A Tribe Called Quest, Muhammad, Ali Shahe
Butter
Verses From the Abstract
Show Business - A Tribe Called Quest, Anselm, Skeff
Vibes and Stuff
The Infamous Date Rape - A Tribe Called Quest, Muhammad, Ali Shahe
Check the Rhime - A Tribe Called Quest, Ball, Roger
Everything Is Fair - A Tribe Called Quest, Anselm, Skeff
Jazz (We've Got)
Skypager - A Tribe Called Quest, Muhammad, Ali Shahe
What?
Scenario
De La Soul are remembered as the premier Native Tongues posse, those rappers who got low-key, self-consciously thoughtful, and jazzy in the face of gangsta's hardcore threats. But A Tribe Called Quest may have been even stronger, especially on their excellent second album, the bass-thumping, heavily jazz-sampled The Low End Theory. According to the opening "Excursions," rapper Q-Tip's old man says the disc's jazz-rap "reminded him of bebop," and Q calls himself "prominent like Shakespeare." But if Charlie Parker had ever written poetic couplets and backed them with funky-drummer and Ron Carter-on-bass grooves this irresistible, he might have been as big as the Bard and Brother James combined. --David Cantwell
Sales Rank:2643 List Price: $13.98 Lowest New Price: $6.69 Lowest Used Price: $6.68 Artist(s):
Daddy Yankee
Tracks:
Talento del Barrio
Pa-Kumpa!!
Temblor
Pose
Llamado de Emergencia
Oasis De Fantasia
Salgo Pa'La Calle
Que Tengo Que Hacer
Suelta
De la Paz Y De la Guerra
Pasion
Como y Vete
K-dela
Infinito
Somos de Calle
El nuevo álbum del artista más famoso a nivel mundial del género "Urbano" latino Daddy Yankee incluye 14 temas totalmente nuevos y producidos por el propio DY, Menace, Musicologo, Lunytunes y Diesel. Este álbum será lanzado simultáneamente con el estreno de la primera película protagonizada por Daddy Yankee "Talento de Barrio". El primer sencillo "Pose" promete ser el tema de este verano, alcanzando las primeras posiciones en todos los charts de radio de música latina. El video "Somos de Calle" ya es todo un éxito en los canales de videos nacionales. Incluye colaboraciones con Arcangel, Tempo y Randy. The new album from the most famous worldwide urban latin superstar Daddy Yankee includes 14 new tracks produced by DY himself, Menace, Musicologo, Lunytunes and Diesel. The album is going to be released simultaneously with his first motion picture "Talento de Barrio" starring DY himself. The first single "Pose" is already a nationwide , radio and club hit. The music video "Somos de Calle" is already a hit on all major video channels. Include collaborations with Arcangel, Randy and Tempo.