East Coast Rap CDs

On THE BLUEPRINT 3, still unretired Jay-Z announces "the only rapper to rewrite history without a pen." It's a standard Jigga boast, but the Brooklyn icon has earned the bragging by backing it up, particularly on his gold-label, top-shelf BLUEPRINT series. Ever-ready for battle, Jay-Z take...

The Blueprint 3 is the eleventh studio album by American rapper Jay-Z by Roc Nation. On May 20, 2009 Jay-Z confirmed that he bought out the remainder of his contract from Def Jam Records in order to start his contract with Live Nation, and therefore The Blueprint 3 will be released under Roc Nation.

Coming five years after the release of their debut album 'Beg For Mercy', 50 Cent, Lloyd Banks and Tony Yayo regroup asG-Unit to deliver their second album 'T.O.S.'. Produced by a whole host of guests including Rick Rock, Swizz Beatz and Polow Da Dan and including guest vocals from Eminem, Young Buc...

LEGENDARY WEAPONS’ throw-back sound is inspired by classic soul and kung fu imagery.  It features raw tracks by RZA together with members of the Brooklyn, NY-based band The Revelations. Together, they provide a solid foundation for the crew’s tales of violent New York street life. ...

This is an Enhanced audio CD which contains regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files.Personnel includes: Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott, Eminem, Aaliyah, Lil' Mo, Lady Saw, Lil' Kim, Da Brat, Gina Thompson, Nicole Wray, Redman, Juvenile, B.G., Beyonce, Timbaland, Big Boi (rap vocals); Darryl ...

Personnel includes: The Notorious B.I.G., Jay-Z, The Lox, Too Short, Layzie Bone, Krayzie Bone, Bizzy Bone, Lil' Kim, Puff Daddy (rap vocals); Daron Jones (vocals, various instruments); 112, R. Kelly, Carl Thomas, Angela Winbush, Quinnes Parker, Michael Keith, Marvin Scandrick (vocals); Carlos "July...

Contains the bonus track "Every Ghetto," which follows "What Goes Around." Personnel includes: Nas, Mary J. Blige, Az. Producers include: Nas, Ron Browz, Large Professor, DJ Premier, Salaam Remi. In 1994, Nas dropped his debut ILLMATIC. More than just a classic, it's per...

The Fugees: Lauryn Hill, Wyclef Jean, Prakazrel "Pras". Producers include: Wyclef Jean, Lauryn Hill, John Forte, Shawn King, Salaam Remi. They have experienced phenomenal success with "The Score" selling over 13,000,000 albums worldwide, and Lauryn Hill's "The Miseduca...

Public Enemy: Chuck D [Carlton Ridenhour]; Flavor Flav (vocals); Terminator X (scratches); Professor Griff, Brother James I, Agent Attitude, James Bomb, Brother Mike.Additional personnel: Ice Cube, Big Daddy Kane (vocals); Branford Marsalis (saxophone); Paul Shabazz (programming); Wizard K-Jee (scra...

Personnel includes: Method Man, Booster, Carlton Fisk, Inspector Deck, Street Thug (vocals); Blue Raspberry (background vocals).Engineers include: Prince Rakeem "The RZA", Method Man.Recorded at 36 Chambers, Staten Island, New York; Chung King Studios, Firehouse Studios and Platinum Island Studios, ...

Personnel: The Notorious B.I.G., Puff Daddy, Busta Rhymes, Lauryn Hill, DMX, Nas, Method Man, Redman, Lil' Kim, Faith, Too Short, K-Ci, JoJo, Sadat X, Ice Cube, Shyne, G-Dep, Mark Curry, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Hot Boys & Big Timer, Craig Mack, Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliot, G-Dep, Lil' Cease...

The definitive collection of classic tracks and more from the pioneering hip-hop icon Nas. Reprises 12 essential cuts culled from the artist's monumental Columbia Records catalog -- from 1994's Illmatic, one of the most influential albums in hip-hop history, through 2004's double disc masterpiece S...

Personnel inlcudes: Wycleff Jean, R. Kelly, Pras, Mary J. Blige, Youssou N'Dour.This international release contains an extra song on the first CD, "No Woman, No Cry." In addition, the first pressing of this release also includes a limited-edition extra CD with seven songs: "Gone Till November" featu...

Personnel includes: Jay-Z (rap vocals); Sharlotte Gibson, Vincent "Hum V" Bostic, John Legend, Don Crawley, Leonard Harris, Kanye West, Danee Doty, Cedric The Entertainer. Producers include: The Neptunes, DJ Quik, Eminem, Rick Rubin, Just Blaze. In what he claims to be his final r...

Separate from the official motion picture soundtrack, this collection of all-new original material is a musical journey and lyrical interpretation of snapshots from the upcoming motion picture American Gangster. The conceptual, full body of genius work from the new album balances the line between pu...

Personnel includes: Lauryn Hill, Mary J. Blige, D'Angelo (vocals); Carlos Santana, Johari Newton, Robert Browne, Earl Chinna-Smith (guitar); Grace Paradise (harp); Dean Frasier (saxophone); Everol Ray (trumpet); Nambo Robinson (trombone); Tejumold Newton, John R. Stephens, Joe Wilson (piano); James ...

The wait is over, again: Hot Sauce Committee Part Two, Beastie Boys' long anticipated eighth album, will be released May 2. After going back and mixing the album one last time, the final sequence of the forthcoming HSC Part Two has now been confirmed. Hot Sauce Committee Part Two was produced ...

50 Cent’s phenomenal rise from the mean streets. His official debut album, 2003’s Get Rich Or Die Tryin’, sold 872,000 units in the first four days of its release, making it the fastest-selling debut disc in the Sound Scan era (since 1991). The album was the biggest seller of 2003 ...

Additional personnel: Marsha Ambrosius, Tre Williams, Chrisette Michele, Jay-Z, Kanye West, Kelis, Snoop Dogg, The Game, Will.i.am.Title and all, Nas's eighth solo album clearly intends to spark controversy. But what gives Nasir Jones the right to declare that HIP HOP IS DEAD? For one Nas's 5-mic de...

Snoop Dogg, the multi million selling rap artist, offers up this hot 'Best Of' collection. The album features a host of collaborations including Pharrell, Mystikal, Nate Dogg, Xzibit, Dr Dre and Kurupt. 'The Best of Snoop Dogg' includes well known tracks like: "Beautiful", "Snoo...

Chamber Music is an upcoming compilation album endorsed by Wu-Tang Clan. The RZA has been confirmed as the executive producer for the album. The album's production will feature live instrumentation from Brooklyn soul band, The Revelations. Chamber Music will present a sound inspired by classic soul ...

Boston hip-hop DJ Statik Selektah's fourth studio album features over 40 different singers, MCs, and DJs from the East Coast hip-hop scene, including Talib Kweli, Styles P, M.O.P.'s Lil' Fame and Game Boi.

Wu-Tang Clan: Prince Rakeem "The RZA" (rap vocals, programming); The Method Man, U-God, Rebel Ins, Shallah Raekwon, Ghost Face Killer, Ol' Dirty Bastard, The Genius "The GZA," Masta Killa (rap vocals). Additional personnel: The 4th Disciple (scratches). Recorded at Firehous...

The streets have demanded it and now it’s finally here! The long awaited and highly anticipated follow up to their 1997 classic ‘The War Report’, Queens bred hip-hop duo Capone N Noreaga bring us ‘The War Report 2’. CNN established themselves in the late 1990’s...

It is difficult to overcome the suspicion that DUETS: THE FINAL CHAPTER, the Notorious B.I.G.'s second posthumous "studio" release, is a blatant case of opportunism. The late rapper's legend towers so hugely over the hip-hop landscape, and his name has taken on such iconic grandeur, that i...

Personnel include: Nas (rap vocals, various instruments); Olu Dara (vocals, guitar, harmonica, trumpet); Emily, Kelis, Keon Bryce, Maxwell , Scarlett, Quan (vocals); Ludacris, Busta Rhymes (rap vocals); Vincent Henry (guitar, strings, harmonica, saxophone); Chucky Thompson (guitar, piano, bass guita...

Fugees (Refugee Camp): Lauryn Hill, Prakazrel "Pras," Wyclef. Additional personnel: Garfield "Gus" Parkinson (vocals); Red Alert, Ras Baraka (spoken vocals); Handel Tucker (keyboards); Robbie Shakespeare (bass); Sly Dunbar (drums, programming); John Forte (programming); Backsp...

Personnel includes: Method Man, Redman, Ghostface, Street, LL Cool J, Mally G, Missy Elliott (vocals).Producers include: Erick Sermon, RZA, Redman, Gov Mattic, DJ Scratch.Engineers include: Dave Greenberg, Brian Springer, Tommy Uzzo.One of the most interesting things about this collaboration between...

Bearing a remarkable resemblance in both title and cover art to the Bob Marley album of the same name, EXODUS is a greatest-hits package that sums up the best moments of gravely-voiced rapper Ja Rule's first six albums. An MC working firmly in the thug tradition, Ja Rule was the best-selling artist ...

Stones Throw present the new Guilty Simpson album, O.J. Simpson, a collaboration between the renowned hardcore Detroit MC & L.A.-based producer Madlib aka Otis Jackson Jnr. (hence the “O.J.” in the collab’s title). Simpson spits testosterone-charged, inner city themes posses...

Madlib Medicine Show #9: Channel 85 presents Nittyville, a full-length hip-hop album featuring Detroit's Frank Nitt. Originally launched as a one-a-month, 12-part series, Medicine Show #9 is the first to break the chronology. Nittyville is perhaps the most traditional of the series, one MC, on...

It's been said that Jay-Z put on his retirement show just so he could call himself "the Mike Jordan of rap." He might've also named his ninth studio album (and his first post-retirement) KINGDOM COME to draw equally boastful Superman comparisons. Supposedly taking the title from a Superman...

Ja Rule possesses one of the most recognizable voices in hip-hop, a resolute growl with plenty of inner fire, and the New York City rapper has used it to great effect since his debut in 1999. He's become the master of matching his borderline-reggae vocals with some of the best performers in the busi...

Personnel includes: Ja Rule (rap vocals); Hussein Fatal, Caddillac Tah, James Gotti, Sizzla, Black Child, Young Merc, D.O. Cannons, Shadow, Sekou 720.Producers include: Ja Rule, Irv Gotti, Jimi Kendrix, Scott Storch, Chink Santana.Australian edition features a seven track bonus CD.The prolific Ja Ru...