WaxPoetics
"Issue #37: Michael Jackson" Magazine
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The sun set on a former steel town as THE FIRST FAMILY
OF SOUL rose to fame.
THE JACKSONS churned out hits with Motown’s
Corporation.
With the help of hitmaker songwriters and
producers, MICHAEL JACKSON charted his own destiny.
Filmmaker John Landis created a monster with
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Diamond District
"In The Ruff" CD
$13.99
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In The Ruff is the highly anticipated debut album from new DC hip hop group "The Diamond District", created by state veterans Oddisee, X.O. and YU. In The Ruff is the answer for any lover of hip hop who asks the question - "Where did that grimy East Coast sound go?" |
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Joe Budden
"Escape Route" CD
$18.99
Much in the same way HALFWAY HOUSE was the precursor to Joe’s successful album PADDED ROOM in February 2009 (on Amalgam Digital), ESCAPE ROUTE assumes the role of being the prequel to Joe’s highly anticipated new album, THE GREAT ESCAPE due later this year via Amalgam Digital/E1 Music.
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Dynas
"The Apartment" CD
$15.99
Hailing from Miami, Dynas has been a creative force within the South Florida music community. Originating from New York City and born of Caribbean parents, Dynas has a variety of influences in his music. He has been credited as a true master of ceremonies able to rock a crowd of few to many. He has...(more) |
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Dynas
"The Apartment" LP
$20.99
Hailing from Miami, Dynas has been a creative force within the South Florida music community. Originating from New York City and born of Caribbean parents, Dynas has a variety of influences in his music. He has been credited as a true master of ceremonies able to rock a crowd of few to many. He has...(more) |
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BK-One (w/Benzilla)
"Radio Do Canibal" CD
$15.99
Better known as Brother Ali's DJ, BK-One takes his years of experience as a DJ and puts on his producer hat joining forces with up and coming Twin Cities beatsmith Benzilla to craft a Brazilian musical bed for some of Hip Hop's most engaging MC's. Rádio Do Canibal features appearances by Scarface, Slug...(more) |
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BK-One (w/Benzilla)
"Radio Do Canibal" 2XLP
$15.99
Better known as Brother Ali's DJ, BK-One takes his years of experience as a DJ and puts on his producer hat joining forces with up and coming Twin Cities beatsmith Benzilla to craft a Brazilian musical bed for some of Hip Hop's most engaging MC's. Rádio Do Canibal features appearances by Scarface, Slug...(more) |
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Apathy
"Wanna Snuggle ?" CD
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Connecticut’s world famous rhyme wrecker returns with a warm hug and a deadly snakebite on his sophomore full length album, Wanna Snuggle? Apathy, known as lead MC of the indie fan favorite Demigodz clique as well as a member of Jedi Mind Tricks’ Army of the Pharaohs crew, follows up 2006’s well-received...(more) |
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Shafiq Husayn (Sa-Ra)
"Shafiq En' A-Free Ka" CD
$11.99
Shafiq Husayn is a Master Teacher, someone who combines innate talent with the spiritual focus needed to reach their potential. As one third of the groundbreaking production trio Sa-Ra Creative Partners, Shafiq has been using his prowess to assist some of the greatest musicians of our generation, from...(more) |
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Shafiq Husayn (Sa-Ra)
"Shafiq En' A-Free Ka" 2XLP
$15.99
Shafiq Husayn is a Master Teacher, someone who combines innate talent with the spiritual focus needed to reach their potential. As one third of the groundbreaking production trio Sa-Ra Creative Partners, Shafiq has been using his prowess to assist some of the greatest musicians of our generation, from...(more) |
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Esoteric
"Saving Seamus" CD
$14.99
FLY CASUAL Second only to Large Professor’s prophecy on Midnight Marauders; “Queens Represent, Buy The Album When I Drop It,” no project in Hip Hop has been alluded to on wax and then so heavily coveted and discussed as Esoteric’s new full length opus, Saving Seamus Ryan. The album originally labeled...(more) |
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Breakestra
"Dusk Till Dawn" CD
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After a four-year break from the studio, L.A.'s finest practitioners of party funk & breaks, BREAKESTRA, return to the fray with a brand new studio album on strut this September, DUSK TILL DAWN. The band's recordings have been rare to savour, numbering an early live cassette-only mixtape, a handful...(more) |
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Breakestra
"Dusk Till Dawn" 2XLP
$19.99
After a four-year break from the studio, L.A.'s finest practitioners of party funk & breaks, BREAKESTRA, return to the fray with a brand new studio album on strut this September, DUSK TILL DAWN. The band's recordings have been rare to savour, numbering an early live cassette-only mixtape, a handful...(more) |
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Declaime
"State of Emergency (prod. Madlib)" 7"
$8.99
Dudley Perkins returns as Declaime with a bass-heavy bubbler courtesy of Madlib the Beat Konducta! Exclusive cut that's not on Declaime's upcoming Quazedelic-produced album, “Fonk” or Dudley Perkins "Holy Smokes“! |
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Crown City Rockers
"The Day After Forever" CD
$15.99
Bay Area true school hip-hop soliders Crown City Rockers have linked with Brooklyn based Gold Dust to release their upcoming album, The Day After Forever. The first album since 2004's Earth Tones, the album represents the culmination of years thrilling fans on the road, fine tuning their sound, and...(more) |
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Skyzoo
"The Salvation" CD
$15.99
Pre-order now!!!
Skyzoo a native of Brooklyn, NY, is readying his true solo debut, " The Salvation," Exective-Produced by 9th Wonder. The title being released through 9th wonder's new label, Jam La, a sub-label of DucK Down Records, features exciting production from Just Blaze, 9th Wonder, Needlz....(more) |
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Stax
"The Soul of Hip Hop Vol.1" LP
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Offering a glimpse of hip-hop’s roots, The Soul of Hip Hop, Volume I is collection of classic Stax Records tracks from the ‘60s and ‘70s that have become sampling mainstays for some of the most prominent hip hop artists of the past two decades. This vinyl compilation is a testament to the enormous influence...(more) |
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Iron Lyon
"Time Capsule" CD
$11.99
Rocking on the turntables since he was 13, Iron Lyon has come a long way from the boondocks to the blocks of Brooklyn. From DJing and touring all over the US and Japan with the likes of Maspyke, Mike Notar, Q-Tip, Kool Keith, Total Eclipse, Craze and more; Iron Lyon has maintained a national buzz and...(more) |
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Peanut Butter Wolf
"45 Live - A Classic Rap Mix By Peanut Butter Wolf" CD
$18.99
After catching wreck on dozens of 45-only (aka donuts) Hip-Hop sets worldwide, Peanut Butter Wolf has gotten together with the good folks at Five Day Weekend to put together this insane mix of rap 45’s. PB Wolf personally hand picked this selection of 18 classic Hip Hop cuts and blended them together...(more) |
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Exact Science
"Dream Machine" T-Shirt
$19.99
The popular seller on fatbeats.com is back, and in a new color!!!! The Dream Machine design by Exact Science in the Ice color is part of the new fall catalog. Dope!! |
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Exact Science
"45 Rpm" T-Shirt
$19.99
**** (Sand Color Only) ****
Very nice shirt for the create diggers and the collectors of vinyl, provided by Exact Science. |
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Jive Trukeys
"B.A." b/w "Chicken Foot 7"
$5.99
The Jive Turkeys' sophomore 7-inch is almost here! And "B.A" is easily The JT's most gritty, nasty recording to date with the fast, funky, and bluesy "Chickenfoot" on the flip to boot. As always, these are pressed in small amounts, so get them while you can! |
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Jeremy Taylor
"Reggae Interpretation of Kind of Blue" LP
$15.99
In the spring of 1981 a group of reggae studio musicians from Jamaica gathered in New York City under the direction of Jeremy Taylor, a music professor at NYU at that time. The result was this Reggae Interpretation of Kind of Blue. Though he was primarily regarded as a world-class Jazz musician and...(more) |
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Brother Ali
"Us" CD
$15.99
Brother Ali's last album, the critically acclaimed, The Undisputed Truth, was a landmark in hip-hop, an album that carried weight equally with critics and fans alike, an album of bold statements and bolder beats, politically and socially aware without being preachy. His new album, Us (Rhymesayers Entertainment),...(more) |
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Termanology
"Time Machine" CD
$15.99
Through his alliance with influential mixtape DJ Statik Selektah, Term began earning the respect of Boston’s Hip Hop scene with several highly acclaimed 12” singles.Less than a year after the release of his first official album, Politics As Usual, Termanology returns with Time Machine, through his own...(more) |
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Large Professor
"The LP" CD
$13.99
This album is officially sanctioned by The Large Professor and being released through Paul Sea Productions. "The LP" is from the BOOM BAP era of Hip Hop... Before "JIGGY" and champagne spitting, money talking rappers became...(more) |
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Q-Tip
"Kamaal The Abstract" CD
$14.99
In these hard times, we can all stand a ray of hope. Hope in our hip-hop now comes from the legendary Q-Tip, he of A Tribe Called Quest fame. His long-delayed album 'Kamaal the Abstract', slated originally for release in 2001, is finally dropping September 15th on Battery Records. A musical hybrid,...(more) |
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Q-Tip
"Kamaal The Abstract" LP
$18.99
In these hard times, we can all stand a ray of hope. Hope in our hip-hop now comes from the legendary Q-Tip, he of A Tribe Called Quest fame. His long-delayed album 'Kamaal the Abstract', slated originally for release in 2001, is finally dropping September 15th on Battery Records. A musical hybrid,...(more) |
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9dw
"9dw" 180 Gram Vinyl 2XLP
$19.99
As Featured in Wax Poetics #34: The Jazz Issue
Japanese Electro-Jazz Fusion from 9dw (Nine Days Wonder)
Limited run of 1,500 hand numbered copies!!!
Taking electro-fusion to the next dimension is no easy job. But Tokyo based futurists 9dw aren’t afraid to gaze beyond the limits of the Milky...(more) |
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Darrell Banks
"Don't Know What to do" b/w "My Love Is" 7"
$5.99
When it comes to sixties soul music, Memphis vs. Detroit equals raw vs. smooth, gritty vs. slick, down-home vs. uptown, right? At least that's the received wisdom. So how do you explain these two polished yet gut-wrenching tracks, originally released on the Memphis-based Stax/Volt label, by Detroiter...(more) |
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Shafiq Husayn
"Shafiq En' A-Free Ka" EP
$10.99
The Shafiq En’ A-Free Ka EP is the fi rst release from Shafiq Husayn’s full-length debut album on Plug Research, Shafi q En’ A-Free-Ka. The EP contains the hypnotizing fi rst single “Cheeba,” where Shafi q creates a dark and heavy introspective mood that is matched perfectly by Bilal’s
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James Pants
"All The Hits" LP
$13.99
When not out touring the globe with his band, DJing nights in the Pacific Northwest that he calls home or
running through the streets of Los Angeles with pal, mentor and label-head Peanut Butter Wolf, James
Singleton aka James Pants is up in his lab assemblin’. He’s packed numerous recorded projects...(more) |
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Koushik
"Beep Tape" LP
$12.99
Koushik specializes in making that hazy, hip-hop-based downbeat sh*t that you could easily compare to contemporaries such as Four Tet (who released Koushik's first single on his Text label), RJD2, and DJ Shadow. What sets Koushik apart from the others is a beautiful '60s psych-pop element that tends...(more) |
