Encore Records

the Roots

Undun

The first conceptually-based album from The Roots. Undun quickly reaffirms the creativity of the outfit that are notorious for pushing the envelope.

The album’s first single is “Make My” featuring Big K.I.R.T. Undun is an existential re-telling of the short life of one Redford Stephens (1974-1999).

Through the use of emotives and Redford’s internal dialogues the album seeks to illustrate the intersection of free will and prescribed destiny as it plays out `on the corner’.

Utilizing a reverse narrative arc, the album begins as the listener finds Redford disoriented—postmortem—and attempting to make sense of his former life. As he moves through its pivotal moments he begins to deconstruct all that has led to his (and our own) coming undun.

Ol Dirty Bastard

Return to the 36 Chambers Deluxe

The Return to the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version Wallet Box features the remastered album on one disc and a second disc of remixes, rarities, instrumentals, and a cappellas.

It comes packaged in a billfold wallet with a poster, sticker, and an Ol’ Dirty Bastard food stamp card that replicates the one on the album cover.

Beastie Boys

Hot Sauce Committee Pt. 2

Vinyl now in stock !!

The long-awaited eighth album from the Hip Hop/Rock trio. Hot Sauce Committee Part Two was produced by Beastie Boys and mixed by Philippe Zdar.

This album marks Mike “Mike D” Diamond, Adam “Ad Rock” Horovitz and Adam “MCA” Yauch’s first full length effort since 2007’s Grammy-winning all-instrumental The Mix-Up.

Raekwon

Shaolin Vs Wu-Tang

Shaolin Vs. Wu-Tang is the long awaited concept album from Raekwon the Chef.

Back with the gritty tales from the street that have made him a Hip Hop legend, Shaolin Vs. Wu-Tang captures Raekwon at the top of his lyrical game.

Guest features include The Wu-Tang Clan members, Rick Ross, Jim Jones, Raheem Devaughn, Black Thought, Busta Rhymes and others.

Ill Bill vs DJ Muggs

Kill Devil Hills

DJ Muggs is one of the industry’s most talented and best known producers.

Since Cypress Hill’s formation in 1991, the pioneering Rap-Rock quartet has come a long way from the streets of South Central Los Angeles.

Ill Bill was a founding member of Non Phixion who released their seminal debut, The Future Is Now, in 2002 and has also released two influential solo LPs.

Kill Devil Hills features appearances from B-Real, Raekwon, Sean Price, Everlast, Slaine, Chace Infinite, O.C., Q-Unique, Vinnie Paz and Sick Jaken.

Janelle Monae

Archandroid

The star-studded featured cast includes the legendary Big Boi of OutKast, renowned poet Saul Williams, Psychedelic Dance-Punk troupe Of Montreal, Punk prophets Deep Cotton, and the Wondaland Arch Orchestra. The album was recorded at Wondaland Studios in Atlanta, but written all over the world, including but not limited to Moscow, Prague, Istanbul, Berlin, Amsterdam, New York, and the Palace of the Dogs. The ArchAndroid was inspired not only by the energy of these places, but by such revolutionary musicians and artistic visionaries as Salvador Dalí, Walt Disney, OutKast, Stevie Wonder, Octavia Butler, David Bowie, Andy Warhol, and John Williams.

Big Boi

Sir Lucious Left Foot The Son Of Chico Dusty

2010 solo release from one-half of Outkast. Following the success of Speakerboxxx, which went on to win two Grammy’s and sell 11 million copies as a double album alongside his OutKast partner-in-rhyme Andre 3000’s The Love Below. Big Boi now returns with his long awaited solo album Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son Of Chico Dusty.

Roots

How I Got Over

HOW I GOT OVER is the follow-up to Rising Down , praised by Rolling Stone more than a month before the album’s release, for spewing “rhymes from the perspective of the poor and the dispossessed, from North Philly to Liberia.”

Rising Down’s guests list included Common on “The Show” (with Dice Raw); original Roots rapper Malik B. on “Lost Desire” (with Brooklyn’s Talib Kweli) and “I Can’t Help It”; and fellow Def Jam R&B singer Chrisette Michele and Washington D.C. rapper Wale on the lighthearted closing track, “Rising Up.”

Philadelphia hip-hop voices Dice Raw, Truck North, Porn, and Peedi Peedi appear throughout, as well as Mercedes Martinez of the Jazzyfatnastees.

Meth, Ghost , Rae

Wu Massacre

For the first time, three of the legendary Wu-Tang Clan’s most dynamic emcees step out together to create a supergroup with a distinctly shaolin sound.

Method Man, Ghostface Killah and Raekwon have banded together on this album of street bangers.

Joined by fellow Wu-Tang alums Inspectah Deck and Cappadona on several tracks, and featuring production by RZA and Mathematics, Meth, Ghost and Rae’s Wu Massacre is guaranteed to satisfy the legions of fans in the Wu Army.

Jedi Mind Tricks

Army of the Pharoahs - The Unholy Terror

The third album from Jedi Mind Tricks’ Vinnie Paz and his project Army Of The Pharaohs.

The album also features Apathy, Celph Titled, Planetary, Demoz and others.