Chopped Herring HHV Records 211 Items

Release: 2024 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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And we're back in Tacoma, WA for more unreleased and unheard 1994-1995 bangers from the Thunder Jam Alliance crew. All tracks produced by Shaggy C. Such a shame a lot of this material didnt drop at the time of recording, but Herring, like Mighty Mouse, has come to save the day!!

Make sure you peep those snippets - some killer material right here for the heads!!!

Big shout out to my man Hakan Dougpark for the original connect and Unikone for his posts on the excellent Hip Hop The Golden Era Blog - 1L

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Stereotype

Through The Speaker

The 1994-1996 Unreleased Demos EP

Release: 2024 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Here's the good word from the fellas:

"Stereotype came together as a group in 2008. Made up of Producer/Emcee Frank John James, Mas1 and Braiiinstorm. Sophomore project, "Through the Speaker", is being presented over a decade later from their initial group LP "Instincts of Organisms" released on Echoes Of Oratory in 2013. After many solo and side projects amongst the 3 of them, they've come together with the help of co-producer Stranger Danger and completed another boom bap classic for the heads to bump. Woven together with samples and cuts from Roach the DJ, each member delivers original lyrics and critical views. Enjoy."

And here's the good word from Herring:

"Stunning album with breaks and drums for miles. Real bboy flava on the production, reminiscent of Strng3r Dang3r's earlier materual on the Herring-released "Tha Roach Killaz" record, but with an extra scoop of the jazz. All round a killer record and perfect for a drop on Herring. Had this on constant rotation in the Herring-mobile., now pleased I can share with the fisherfolk."

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Musa Allah

Release: 2024 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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I love a drop where the artist hits me up. There's something special about a talented cat reaching out to get his project released through Herring. Musa aka Howard Lloyd hit me up with a DAT transfer of joints that had previously been lost in time. They eventually showed up 30 years later after much digging and boy, was it worth the wait.

Cats will probably know Musa from his solo stuff as Howard Lloyd, his work in Sputnik Brown as well as his 90's crew House of Reps featuring Wyld Bunch. Dude has been a fixture on the Long Island and NY scene since the early 90s. He recorded his first demos in 1994 at the legendary Firehouse Studios and here for your listening pleasure, we have 4 tracks and 3 dub versions from those sessions including one mixed by our man C-12. The remaining 3 tracks on this stunning 10 tracker are by his crew House of Reps and were recorded down in GA in 96.

Props to Musa for reaching out and for the incredible music.

300 copies only -

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The Ep Before The Uprising [2001-2003]

Underground Hip Hop Power Move 1

Release: 2024 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Wow - years before the first Pseudo's release, we have this spectacular album [or is it an EP?] by the boys from Buffalo, NY. Recorded 2001-2003 this is 100%, pure Pseudo-sound from the early days. Sunday vibes, piano loops, smart-ass/tuned-in lyrics - this one has everything for the headz . Never been released or leaked before, this was set to be on Buffalo label Deepthinka Recs, but it never happened. So Herring is here, over 20 years later, to sponge up that Pseudo-juice and wring the sweet nectar into a black piece of limited vinyl, adorned in the typical Herring 'unreleased-style' sticker cover. If you are a Pseudohead this one will seamlessly join the dots from 2001 until now. Perfection on wax. Enjoy!!!

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Thunder Jam Alliance

Release: 2024 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Wow - here we have a Stunning 10 tracker from Tacoma-based producer DJ Shaggy C & his extended crew of different acts collectively known as Thunder Jam Alliance. There is loads of info in the biography/interview Here but what you really need to hear are the snippets.

A small number of the TJA demos are floating around on the net courtesy of a variety of demo tape collectors but nothing has been formally released, so here is an introduction to this mid-90s Tacoma crew's output. And hot damn, is this stuff special...

Big shout out to my man Hakan Dougpark for the connect and Unikone for his posts on the excellent Hip Hop The Golden Era Blog - 1L

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The Ep Before The Uprising [2001-2003]

Release: 2024 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Stereotype

Through The Speaker

Underground Hip Hop Power Move 1

Release: 2024 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Thunder Jam Alliance

The 1994-1996 Unreleased Demos EP

Release: 2024 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Musa Allah

7" | 2024 | UK | Original (Chopped Herring)

Release: 2024 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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I love a drop where the artist hits me up. There's something special about a talented cat reaching out to get his project released through Herring. Musa aka Howard Lloyd hit me up with a DAT transfer of joints that had previously been lost in time. They eventually showed up 30 years later after much digging and boy, was it worth the wait.

Cats will probably know Musa from his solo stuff as Howard Lloyd, his work in Sputnik Brown as well as his 90's crew House of Reps featuring Wyld Bunch. Dude has been a fixture on the Long Island and NY scene since the early 90s. He recorded his first demos in 1994 at the legendary Firehouse Studios and here for your listening pleasure, we have 4 tracks and 3 dub versions from those sessions including one mixed by our man C-12. The remaining 3 tracks on this stunning 10 tracker are by his crew House of Reps and were recorded down in GA in 96.

Feedback from the very short snippets has been pretty serious and now you can peep some more. Props to Musa for reaching out and for the incredible music.

Peep the short interview below and in the Product Info section

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$Os'

Food For Yo' Soul

Release: 2024 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Dope collabo between Texan MC $os' [pronounced Sos] and Long Island beatmaker Lars Viola. These 2 cats met online and have been working on joints together for a couple of years. Lars played me the demos and I was instantly on board, like the true

fisherman that I am.

$os', like many great artists before him, growing up as the son of a Preacher[man], learned to play [drums] as a kid at church. He only listened to gospel and Christian music as a kid, but once he was exposed to the realness, he definitely changed his tune! He had always written poetry, even as a young'un, so the transition to rhyming was fairly natural. Hope you cats enjoy this 7" 4 track EP entitled "Food For Yo' Soul". Check the snippets - Lars' beats are crrrrrazy nice on this one...

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Hahyeem & Karbine

Far From Home

CD | 2017 | UK | Original (Chopped Herring)

Release: 2024 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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And we're back. Sorry about Monday night - site issue - now fixed!!

It's been 7 years since the last 12" drop by Hahyeem on Herring and here we have a stunning new album produced exclusively by NYC beatmaker, and some say, protégé of Extra P, Karbine. Cats might know Karbine from his day job, working at A1 Records in NY.

This record will most definitely take heads back to Hahyeem's first release Silence. Drums are something horrible, horrible! Ooo weee. To me,it sounds a lot like Finesse's production, so what's not to like?

Hahyeem has been developing his rhyming style and overall artistry since we dropped Silence back then and this record is one of the nicest projects I've heard in a minute. Packaged in a full colour cover reminiscent of a Blue Note jacket and all on purple wax as requested by H, this one is crazy tasty. Don't sleep...you will regret it!

There are 300 copies on Purple Wax in Full Colour Jacket.

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Junclassic

Better Than Fiction

14,99 €*

Release: 2017 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Used Vinyl

Medium: Near Mint, Cover: Near Mint

CD | 2019 | Original (Chopped Herring)

Meyhem Lauren

Nickel Plated Wordplay

Release: 2019 / Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Used Vinyl

Medium: Near Mint, Cover: VG+

Recognize Ali

Back To Mecca 2 w/ Obi

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Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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And we're back for the Autumn 2023 with the stunning sequel to the 2019 drop on Herring produced almost exclusively by Anu El. The drums on this project knock hard like a goddam door to door salesman! Probably the flyest project Rec has dropped to date and for me it's an undeniable Aoty contender. Yeah yeah, more superlatives, but I think heads will agree, this is a special joint and destined to be a modern classic. Mark my words!!!

There are 450 copies on Clear WAX in full colour jacket.

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Manuel

Wrong Neck Of The Woods

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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So for the 200th Herring release in 2017 Herring teamed up with Cambridge producer Derek Marazzo, MA artist Manuel (Matos), and graphic designer Nerco for the Deep Waters 7", a partial repress of the extremely rare 1996 12" on Majestique. [Good luck finding a copy].

For this new/old project we put the team back together again for the unreleased album material from around the same time period as the 12". Nerco is on the artwork [as well as the new season white label jackets] and Derek has remastered and mixed the old tracks to create what wouldve been Manuel's debut album made up of material from 94-95.

We didn't see this one coming so when Derek hit me up telling me that he had found the old multi-track recordings I was buzzin. And when he got back to me a few months later to show me what he had been working on, I was stunned. The ish is top notch - what a record - but dont't take my word for it - peep the dang snippets yo!!

Shout out to everyone involved - it's another Herring suuuuuureshot!

There are 300 copies only in Full Colour Large Sticker cover - artwork by Herring Superfan Nerco [who also did the white label jackets for this season].

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Manuel

Wrong Neck Of The Woods

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Recognize Ali

Back To Mecca II

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Here we have the stunning sequel to the 2019 drop on Herring produced almost exclusively by Anu El. The drums on this project knock hard like a goddam door to door salesman! Probably the flyest project Rec has dropped to date and for me it's an undeniable Aoty contender. Yeah yeah, more superlatives, but I think heads will agree, this is a special joint and destined to be a modern classic. Mark my words!!!

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PENPALS

Penpals 3

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Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Release #2 of the Autumn cycle is the new, unleaked album from Herring stalwarts Penpals. Leading on from the excellent SQ - Transmissions album last cycle, we have another album produced entirely by Penpals group member SQ. Jazzy AF and nice with the drums, SQ comes correct to lay the foundations for Rapswell & Bobby Nobles' smartass lyrics. Rounded off with a sweet, full colour cover, Penpals 3 is another solid, new Herring album for the 2023 stash. Can't stop droppin these b0mb5!!!!

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Basementality

Kings & Kingdoms

Isotopes Ep Clear Vinyl Edition

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Here we have a Heavy rarity outta Philly from 1995 by MC, producer and graf artist Jon Doe aka Denske aka Culture Livingston. Check the interview below in the Product Info section for the full story, but homeboy has been part of the Philly scene since way back when. He used to write under the name Denske and heads might be aware of his excellent documentary "Tag City" which delves deep into the Philadelphia writing scene and in particular the esoteric Gangster hand style of the 60s/70s synonymous with the city. He was also featured in Roger Gastman's "History Of American Graffiti". Seriously, peep the interview below - it's full of gems.

So, to the music. There were 3 joints on the 12" that dropped in 1995 [300 copies pressed only] and 6 on the cassette version - here we have 5 of those 6 tracks, 2 of which have never been released on wax. Unfortunately the final track was busted so couldn't be used!! As he mentions in his interview, this project was recorded on an old 4-track and never got mastered before pressing so it is dusty, but that adds to the mid 90's flava!

Enjoy the last 90's Herring vinyl drop of 2023 - and good luck trying to find the OG!!!

Shout out to the man like Onur Unal for the connect - much respect due!!

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Mr Ripley & Litman One

LP | 1995 | UK | Reissue (Chopped Herring)

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Heads will know Mr Ripley from 90's crew The Madness as well as his CD- only release 'Dirty Boxing' on Herring from 2019. Here he has teamed up with Cologne [Germany] beatmaker and Herring fan LitMan One for a crazy solid 3 track 7" EP which includes a selection of classy joints from their recent science-themed project, the Isotopes EP. Check the snippets - this is a Killer!!!

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Basementality

Kings And Kingdoms

Release: 1995 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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PENPALS

Penpals 3

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Recognize Ali

Back To Mecca II

Lord Dakim & The Mellow One

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Phunk Wit Da Flava '93 Demos EP

17,99 €*

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Arghhh yeah and we're back in with a new Season of the Herring.

So my man Hakan Dougpark, a well known demo tape hunter and youtube poster hit me up with the Lord Dakim and the Mellow One demo tape from 93 and said: "Yo Bob, any chance of making this happen?". It took a while but finally the producer Jerry (Ain't it Funky) Phillips found the OG tapes and this stunning EP was born.

Peep the interview below to get more info on the crew. There were only 50 demo tapes ever, most of which ended up at radio stations and labels. No significant interest emerged, that is until 30 years later when Herring came along to make it happen. What can I say fisherman, it was definitely worth the wait!!!

There are 300 copies only in Full Colour Large Sticker cover.

Black wax only.

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Transmissions

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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"Transmissions is the new album from SQ, the in-house producer for Penpals. A producer-driven record, it features verses from rappers including old friends (Rapswell, Bobby Noble, junclassic, Lars Viola, Jerré, K-Cromozone) and newer collaborators (PremRock, Defcee, Fatboi Sharif, Cavalier, Baje One, Nappy Nina, Teller Bank$, Moses Rockwell, Plain Old Mike). Marcus Pinn and DJ Steve Bills provide the cuts. Created over the course of 2022, Transmissions is a culmination of the connections made with all of the artists involved, tied together by the sonic palate laid down by SQ. Tune in."

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Transmissions

Ready To Attack: The 1992 Demos EP

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Mc Craz & DJ K-Wiz

Lord Dakim & The Mellow One

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Got a sick one here fellas. 1992 demos from MC Craz [pronounced Craze] and DJ K-Wiz pka Grand Creator K-Wiz. Heads will know K-Wiz from his 1988 album on B-Boy Records with Sparky D. Here we have 6 joints from their demo tape which they were pushing at labels back in 1992. The stuff has the feel of material from like 89-90 with nuff 808 bass sounds and familiar UBB samples. Everything is uptempo and bangs hard. Old school heads will no doubt approve!!!

Shout out to Thomas L Stephansen for the connect and DJ Og-s for originally posting the demo on YT. Props!!

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Phunk Wit Da Flava '93 Demos EP

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Flip Da Script - The 90's Demos

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Sore Loserz

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Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Al Cohol & D.Rugs

Test Tube Junkies

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Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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The Shu-Box Demos '93-'97 EP

Rich Blak

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Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Tajai & The Architect

Blktek

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Junclassic

Worst Way

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Tajai & The Architect

Blktek

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Flip Da Script - The 90's Demos EP

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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And we're back on the West Coast again with our man The Architect [Homeliss Derilex] and Tajai from Souls of Mischief. This one follows on from the A-Plus album we dropped in 2020.

This heater of an album features the likes of Kool G Rap, Casual, Sa-Roc and more. Beats are top notch and you know what kind of quality to expect from founding Souls of Mischief MC Tajai. Fresh off the back of a Huge worldwide tour celebrating 30 years since the release of the classic 93 Til Infinity, Tajai and their tour DJ The Architect bless the heads with progressive yet traditional hip hop flavas for ya noggins. Another Chopped Herring sure shot....

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Sore Loserz

12" | 2023 | UK | Original (Chopped Herring)

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7" | 2022 | EU | Original (Chopped Herring)

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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This one blew my goddam socks off when I heard it. I hit up Rich who I'd been trying to connect with for years and he sent me this project by a group called Sore Loserz who never released a thing back in the day. Sore Loserz were So Devine - DJ/Producer and Skee The Y-Know [pronounced “wino”] the MC. The project was produced by the Erbs [later renamed DBC Elements Inc.] which comprised of Rich Blak, Chocolate Tye and So Devine.

One of my favourite Herring unknowns, this 6 tracker has the feel of a Bushwick project, with Finsta Bundy & Poetikal Thugz on background vocals and production kind of on an Arsonists tip [imo]. Just a stunning never leaked, never heard before project from 1994. Heads are gonna love it!!!!

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Manin7hemask Aka I9on

Live From My Porch

Release: 2022 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Straight outta Chelsea, MA we have producer/MC, ManIn7heMask aka I9on.

Dude wears a mask, makes killer beats and rhymes like a goddamm beast and when he hit me up I had no idea he already featured on Herring - anyone know which release? Took me a minute to work it out!!

Incredible 4 tracker this, with tracks A1 & A2 produced by our man in Mass and the flipside joints are produced by Krohme. Solid four tracker right here!!!

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Al Cohol & D.Rugs

Test Tube Junkies

The Shu-Box Demos '93-'97 EP

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Cats are always hittin me up saying "When will you drop another Stranger Danger production" and today is that day yo!

Recorded in 2016 and only released on digital at the time, this incredible concept album drags the listener through the crack-littered gutters of skid row, referencing every [non-legal] buzz under the sun. The breaks are typical of that Left Coast, Stranger Danger sound: jazzy horns, funky-b-lines, loads of film samples and drums baby, lots of drums. MC's Amxone the Crooked Tooth Bastard (aka Al Cohol) and Vice the Antihero (aka D.Rugs) are your loyal narrators and drunk drivers for the duration of this psychedelic hip hop trip. I'm reminded of Cypress Hill mixed with The Furry Freak Brothers and a smidgen of Cheech & Chong. Effin love this ish!!!!

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Rich Blak

32,99 €*

New Donk City / Skip A Beat

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Well it's been a while, but we are finally back in Bushwick for the latest installment in the Chbu5h Series. But what happened to Chbu5h09 I hear you say - and that's a very, very good question....hold tight and you will get the answer 1st week of June......

So after years of trying, I finally hooked up with the man like Rich Blak, one time member of Da Beatminerz extended crew. Rich is that dude, so we hit it off right away and he dug deep into his 90's demos and found this selection of unreleased heaters from the Shu-box Studio days.

Shu-box studios was located in the basement of Rich's crib around Decatur St & Knickerbocker Ace in the Bushwick [Darkside] section of BK. He recorded a bunch of material down there with local artists in the 90's and this selection of demos heard for the first time here, is what we present to you as another part of the much-loved Chbu5h series on Herring.

Many heads will know Shadez of Brookyn, but the rest of the acts are pretty obscure. Poetikal Thugz was Rich and Chocolate Tye, both Beatminerz affiliates at the time of these demos. Nothing was ever released by the PT's, until now, that is. Franc P was a local MC who used to hang out with the fellas. N.O.R was a Shadez spin off outfit and Kok/tna used to work with Rich on demos and nearly signed with Priority.

It's been 9 years since we dropped the last edition of the Chbu5h series [Poops], so I'm buzzin to take heads back on the L train as we dive deeper into the world famous Bushwick flava that underground headz have been feenin for for nearly 30 years.....

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Pen Pals

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Classic Herring style collabo on this 7" with our boys in BK, Pen Pals hooking up with production from Dunfermline's finest, Jazz Spastiks on side A and Lars Viola on the flip. Included are both instrumentals. Pure flava for the heads.

That's the final "new music" release for this season - dropping from early April, all the 90's fish!!!

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Command Economy

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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The flava never ends!! And we're back with another new Pseudo's project and this one is stupid fresh. All the samples are taken from one vintage source for this, possibly their dopest album to date. The artwork, by the excellent Julian Montague (Jazz is Dead) is a pastiche [yeah, I said pastiche!] of the art on the OG label, with even the logo flipped into Herring.

Cause of the crazy long post-covid lead times we've been sat on this pandora's box of flava for toooo long - but now it's time to share. I've given up on the superlatives with the Pseudos - the stuff just gets better and better. Concept, breaks, drums, art are all top notch, so please enjoy album #4 from the Pseudo/Herring collaboration.

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Ill Conscious & Mute Won

Acres Of Diamonds

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Oh shiiiiii - we're back again with the most recent album by our man in Baltimore, Ill Conscious. Probably his dopest record to date, Acres of Diamonds dropped in 2022 and is entirely produced by Camden, NJ's Mute Won. Beats are ridiculous...

Sorry it took so long for you cats to get a vinyl release - crazy post-Covid lead times made it extremely hard to coincide with the digital release but the good news is that turnaround times have shrunk in the last few months and we are finally getting past the craziness of the last 2 years.

If you haven't heard this project yet, peep the snippets - the ish is Stunning!!!

450 copies in full colour jacket

Clear Vinyl Only

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Chrome Bills

Friends Of The Show

7" | 1996 | UK | Reissue (Chopped Herring)

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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"Chrome Bills is MC K-Cromozone (bkny) and DJ Steve Bills (dmv).

The duo linked out of their shared love of the golden era and 90s hip-hop which then turned into a podcast under the same name (Chrome Bills). The podcast lasted for 10 years. During that time, the show provided a showcase for underground and independent rappers. In 2019 they released “The EP” which served as the group’s first musical release together, although both artists have been active since the early 2000s.

The album features guest verses from underground heavyweights Seez Mics, Dood Computer, Dezmatic, Elsphinx, Moses Rockwell, Big Slop, Bobby Noble, and Rapswell (Penpals) and a beat from SQ (Penpals)."

This was a digital only release, but now available on physical for the first time.

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Joint Effort

Far Left / Da Sho' Shot

Release: 1996 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Dope 1996 previously tape-only release outta Birmingham, Alabama, produced by previous-Herring release artist, Supreme The Rude Boy. Joint Effort consisted of Mike Akbar (The Lyrical Dee Lite), Big Steve The Griot and producer Supreme The Rude Boy. All three met while attending University of Montevallo, AL, in the 90s.

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Command Economy

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Trauma Squad

Mad Evil

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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MC's Chem and Jah, from Washington Heights (ny) formed Trauma Squad when they were hooked up with a young producer named Om'Mas Keith by Raw Breed's business manager and co-producer Ariel Caban. Caban was in high school with the rappers and later went on to work in the A&R department of RCA Records at the same time as the 16 year old Keith was interning there. Caban told me "I introduced them to Om'Mas because both had unique styles. Trauma with their off the wall eclectic style and Om' Mas with his musical genius who can play every instrument. They hit it off well right from the jump and created the demo tape."

There was some interest prior to making their demo, from Profile and Sleeping Bag Records but nothing firm. Most of the demos weren't in great condition but 2 have been resurrected from the old demo tape for a little taster 7" of what this crew might've become. Recorded in 95, Herring presents 2 ill tracks from this unknown group's unknown catalogue. Enjoy yo!!

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Party Poopers

Pooper Technique EP

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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And this one is crazy time.

Only a handful [less than 10] of TPs were pressed back in 93 and then it got dropped from the label, so was never actually released. Killer EP from Kas' crew Party Poopers. Kas never found out why it never got the full release but he suggested that it was possibly due to the label owner's illness [that's sickness - i Mean, sure he was nicewiddit but he wasn't well this guy!]. The truth is lost in time but fortunately these recordings were recovered by Kas from his DAT tapes, so we can present to you the final release from the Herring x Kas collaboration. It's a crying shame he never got to see his pet project released, but at Least the music will live on.

Thanks for everything man - we'll miss you.....

The record includes 3 of the 4 tracks on the OG TP [sorry guys, the other track was busted!] Plus 4 unreleased, unleaked gems including one joint that features Khalis Bayyan AKA Ronald Bell of Kool & The Gang on horn. Wild...

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The Potion 94-95 Volume 4

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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We received some terrible news just under 2 weeks ago - Kas aka Mixture passed. He never got to see the final part of his Potion Series drop. I spoke to him a week before asking him to send over his "descriptions" of each track, same as he has done on all the other volumes, but I never received them. This kinda brings into focus the reason behind all the archiving work I'm doing with Herring - that is, if you don't get these joints preserved, they could disappear without trace. Heads are reaching that age now. Seems like every week there's another one of our musical heroes that passes.

I want to send my deepest condolences to all who knew him - his family, friends, business contacts over his 30+ years in the game and all those who supported this series of releases on the label. I know for a fact that he was buzzing about this old material finally seeing the light of day. I was pleased to have been able to help him with that vision. Thanks for all K - at least the music will now last forever....

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MelloSoulBlack

Rhythm Crusaders EP

12,34 €* 12,99 € -5%

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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OK it's the end of year fishermen. It's been a dope couple of cycles - sorry there weren't more releases - covid hit hard BUT the good news is , we're back in March with more cycles than 2022. Hold tight for some serious heat!!

For the last offering we have a superb 4 track EP of material from Texas crew MelloSoulBlack produced entirely by our Peruvian flavameister Smoky Kun. You may recognize him from his single on Los Herring Records 'Saoco Del Barrio". Peep it it's still in stock and features a grip of Peruvian MCs over some funky latin beats.

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The Potion [Feat Outsidaz & Massive Staff] 94-95 Volume 3

Brian Kayser & Bob Lipitch

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Oh shiiiii - we're back in again with more unreleased joints from NJ producer Mixture. Some killers on this one, including a sick unheard 1995 demo from Massive Staff. Plus we also have an unheard banger from the Outsidaz 5 years before they dropped for the first time! Wow!!

There's also a dirty version of a previously radio-only track by obscure NJ act Sunz of K.O.S.S. (Kleptomaniacs Of Savage Society) as well as 4 unheard demos all produced by the man like Mixture. Amazing material for the heads!!!!

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Interviews Volume 5

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DJ Cutler

Fly Fishing Volume 7

Penpals & Spectacular Diagnostics

Release: 2022 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Oh yes - Fly Fishing Vol 7 is here and it could just be the nicest volume to date.

Up in the crow's nest we have Pseudo Intellectuals' trusty DJ, the one and the only, DJ Cutler. I had a ball working with Cut on this project. He is truly a fan of the music so he got fully involved in the project . This mix has it all. There are loads of new releases represented so the content is fresh AF and the skills on display are Second II None. Proud to be droppin Volume 7 of the Fly Fishing mix tape series. Let's keep it goin....

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Dimensions Of Dialogue

Tape | 2022 | UK | Original (Chopped Herring)

Release: 2022 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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It's been way too long since the last Pen Pals x Herring collabo.

In 2016 we dropped the stoopid nyce Made for the Underground LP produced by the Slipmat Brothers [Jazz Spastiks] and now we're back again with an oustanding project produced entirely by Chicago's finest Spectacular Diagnostics. On a far out jazz tip, Dimensions in Dialogue is a "match made in Mars....a sonic boom bap explosion that'll shoot redhot rocket fuel directly into your veins." Sounds like something....

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Zimbabwe Legit

House Of Stone EP

Penpals & Spectacular Diagnostics

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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A sick 10 track EP of material from Zimbabwe Legit's 2007 album House of Stone including a few instrumentals and extras, handpicked by myself for the heads. Cats will know ZL from their 1996 DJ Shadow mixed Mo Wax release 'Doin' Damage In My Native Language'. The original release dropped in 1991 on Hollywood Basic [Organized Konfusion!] and ZL are often touted as the first African hip hop act to get a US release.

This slept on project from 2007 only had a CD release and was fairly low key at the time. It is mostly produced by Raw Produce's Cadence [R.I.P.]. Little story for you. I was in Beat Street [Fulton Mall, BK] at the time of one of their massive sales. I found one of the Raw Produce EPs there for 10c a pop. I copped about 30 or 40 [!!!]. Flipped em on the bay and a few years later I was digitally accosted by Seth [Cadence] on the DWG Forum. He was like "Did you bootleg my record!!" etc etc. I explained where I got them and after a little back n forth we squashed the beef and agreed to work on something in the future. Shortly after he passed and shortly after that I hooked up with producer DJ Quazar from New England Hip Hop Massive and released the grail which included Seth's first ever recording from 1992. And here we are now...

The features on this one are massive: Mike G from the Jungle Brothers, Mad Skillz, stic.man from Dead Prez, YZ, Prince Po, Breeze Evahflowin, Apani, Emskee and Cadence himself. Beautiful, conscious, jazz infused vibes from the motherland. Stupendous stuff!!!

Big shout out to my man in Canada Gee Roc for putting Dumi [from ZL] onto Herring to make this one happen. Props to all involved!!

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Dimensions Of Dialogue

Dooley O & Double K (People Under The Stairs)

Release: 2022 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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The Double O

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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What a killer season that last one was and we are starting the new one with a beast. The underground Hip Hop world was left reeling from the passing of People Under The Stairs' Double K in January 2021.

Back in 2008 he was working on a sick project with our man in New Haven, CT, Dooley O. A couple tracks from the sessions had been leaked on the net but the majority haven't been heard before.

What we have hear are 5 joints from the collabo as well as 2 insts and an acapella for the DJs to play with. Production is fantastic and we have been blessed with a modern day anthem, entitled simply "Hip Hop" - a joint which laments the current state of the artform, something which most heads can relate too. Not to say that hip hop isn't alive and well, as we know it is - well, at least alive - but Dooley & Double K are heard laughing at and pointing to the joke that the culture has become, asking us "what happened" to the form. "It must be the music that's turning me off, be sounding so Tinkerbell, extra soft" - yup we hear you fellas!!!

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The Potion 94-95 EP

Release: 2022 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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OK what we have here for you is a Killer 1994-1995 100% unreleased project outta New Jersey including a bunch of low key artists as well as a major joint from Massive Staff who you will remember from the Nasty Newark Air '94 EP.

Amazing material - you'll def wanna check out the snippets.

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Phatheadz

Check The Rhyme 93-94 EP

Release: 2022 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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So Ed from the Phatheadz hit me up and said "Bob, we got some old studio reels transfered, you interested?" and i said, "Hit me!!!". And WOW - what a selection of unreleased material from 93-94. All previously unheard and unreleased. Been droppin snippets on Instagram and heads have been Flippin out. Enjoy yo!!!

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Perverted Dialect

The 1996 Demo Tape EP

Release: 2022 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Izniz, the producer for The Madness, Ghettolandz & Burn U.N.I. [as well as being the owner of Boom Bap Nation], hit up Sham from PD and said "Yo, speak to Bob about a release", so he did. He played me some joints from an unreleased 1999 project. There were some really dope ones on there but I was like "Where are the 1996 demos, ya know, the ones submitted to The Source's Unsigned Hype section". I was told that no one had them anymore. So unsurprisingly I was a little disappointed. I mean there was some niceness in the late 90's stash but it was those elusive demos that the heads were really feenin for.

Some time went by and one day I noticed someone was displaying a copy of the actual demo tape that the group had lost online. I hit dude up immediately and he was mad cool and knew Herring and very kindly offered to do a high quality rip of the material. And WOW. The material is absolute fiya. What we have here are all the tracks off the 1996 demo tape that the artists no longer have, plus one Absolute monster track from the late 90's. You tell me people, but I think this one is pretty, pretty, pretty special.

Perverted Dialect are Sick Ass Sham, Waynmega (Slang) and DJ Skills. They hail from the Long Branch neighborhood of New Jersey and knew each other from around the way. The group nearly copped a deal off Violator but it never came off. Violator's loss is our gain.

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The Potion 94-95 Vol 2

Tape | 2022 | UK | Original (Chopped Herring)

Release: 2022 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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"Oh shiiiiii - we have even more unreleased 94-95 material from the boards of Mixture aka Kasem the Party Pooper. Amazing production here people. Been droppin short snippets over the last few months and heads have been flippin off the flava. Check the sounds yo!!!"

265 copies on black wax in trad Herring sticker jacket.

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DJ Cutler

Fly Fishing Vol 7

Bring On Ya Best 90s Demos

Release: 2022 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Poops

Release: 2022 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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7" | 2022 | UK | Original (Chopped Herring)

Reclining Pt Deux

Release: 2022 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Sweet 7" EP from current Herring darlings Pseudo Intellectuals including a stunning remix by none other than founding member of the jazz group Soulive (Blue Note/Concord/Stax) Alan Evans (drums) and member of his trio, The Alan Evans Trio, Kris Yunker. Also included is a Sick previously unreleasedJazz Spastiks Remix of Zillion Airs from the Only Built For Food & Drinks LP. All in all a killer 7" EP for the heads!!!

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The Potion 94-95 Vol 2

Release: 2022 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Kenneth Masters & Bofaat

A Life Less Ordinary

Release: 2022 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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So, German producer BoFaat hit me up with about 4 demos he was working on and I was Seriously impressed. I asked him to give me a shout when the project was finished. Three Years Later I got the tracks! And you know what, it was worth the damn wait.

Philly's own Kenneth Masters drops heavy knowledge and flava over the best of BoFaat's production work so far, and he's done a lot of work recently. To be honest with you, I can't do this one justice with mere words - it's all about the sounds yo. But a clue is that I liked this one so much, I dropped it on my birthday.

Sick cuts from Drew (Jedi Mind Tricks) Dollars and all beats courtesy of Hannover's favourite beatmaker, BoFaat.

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The Potion 94-95 EP

12" | 2022 | UK | Original (Chopped Herring)

Release: 2022 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Phatheadz

Check The Rhyme 93-94 EP

Release: 2022 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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(Pseudo) Intellectual Property Rights LP

Spaghetti & Biscuits - The 1992-1995 Demos EP

Release: 2022 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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So when the Pseudos made contact about their amazing 'Only Built for Food and Drinks' LP, the original version of the album had a rough track entitled 'Five Years' on it. The joint blew my head clean off. I was like "You got any more joints on that tip?" and they were like "Well we also have 'The Winter' that we've been playing around with." So I suggested an EP of similar material and what did we get? A full album of adaptations of tracks that all of us grew up on. In fact I got brought on board on an executive production tip and we began to go through a selection of tracks to "adapt". The resulting project is one that I'm proud to have my name on. The last time I exec produced something was Three Sinister Syllables back in 2004 and I believe that this record is a suitable successor to that.

This record does everything I'm interested in, in the way it covers [no pun] multiple intellectual property rights issues with satire, style and a large dollop of hip hop sauce. I've never heard anything like it and over the last year or so it has become one of my fav projects on the label. Check the snippets - this is a special project y'all....

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Spalaney's

Release: 2022 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Absolutely Killer project here outta Chi-Town 92-95. You MAY know the excellent 'Universal Language' from the 1995 cd/tape released entitled 'Talent Fest' but the rest from 92-95 are proper dope. Peep an interview with Coolout Chris in the Product Info section after the track list. Lots of tasty Chicago info for the heads.

Interesting tidbit - tracks A1 and A2 were engineered by Danny Leake, former member and producer of 100% Pure Poison (WIndy C) who later became Stevie Wonders in house engineer. So some pedigree there!!

Big shout out to Dust and Dope Recordings out of Canada for the hook up. Heads will be able to cop the CD version from them soooon.

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Perverted Dialect

The 1996 Demo Tape EP

Release: 2022 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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The Custodian of Records

Audience

Brian Kayser & Bob Lipitch

Release: 2021 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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One of the nicest beatmakers and diggers in the game blesses Herring [or Hearing] with a collection of 24 killer instrumentals for your head nodding pleasure. Included are all the tracks from the Chipped Hearing Collection Plate Vol 1 7″ EP from 2019. Slam it on and hit a 20 sack yo!!!!

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The Interviews Vol. 4

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Shout out to Brian Kayser the interviewer and transcriber who does a load of the work here. I come in on the interludes and we do an amount of editing and proof reading together [as if you couldn’t tell!!]. It’s been cool working on these 4 volumes and I hope we keep em goin into the future. Number 5 virtually in the can yo…

Includes interviews with:
Kwest Tha Madd Lad, Juggaknots, Shazam X, Eb. F (Various Blends) & Omega (Mhorlocks)

Artwork by Mark563 – shout out to Mark for always comin’ through with the dopeness!

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Creaturenomics

Hunt For The Future

Ashton "DJ Cassanova" Irons

Release: 2021 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Heads will know Creature from his first group The Triflicts (Hydra Ent) as well as his much-lauded feature on MF DOOM/Viktor Vaughn’s ‘Open Mic Night Pt 2’ off the ‘Vaudeville Villain’ LP. This right here is a brand new project which features production from the excellent El Pres Beats who is a London-based Dutch beatmaker. The whole vibe is reminiscent of early 2000s DOOM/M.I.C. but obviously with its own distinct flava. Really dope selection of tracks this, so we had to get it on a 7″ for the fisherman.

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Texas Tapes 92-95

Release: 2021 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Dope 8-track 100% unreleased and unleaked material from the early to mid 90’s outta Texas, produced by Papa Chuk and Landlords of the Morgue producer Ashton “DJ Cassanova” Irons. You will know Teddy Lee from the group Project Crew but the rest are pretty obscure acts that passed through Ashton’s studio in the early to mid 90’s to record their demos. Check out the flava!!

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Rhythm Blunt Cru Aka Cru

The Early 90s Pre-Demos

Release: 2021 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Pretty crazy this one!! My man Brian Kayser [Chopped Herring Interviews] hit up MC Chadio with a book idea. He happened to mention Herring and the rest is history. These are the demos that attracted Violator Ent impresario ‘Baby’ Chris Lighty [R.I.P.]. Lighty hooked up the deal with Def Jam through a second set of demos, but these beauties are what started the ball rolling on the career of three man outfit Cru previously known as Rhythm Blunt Cru. The name was shorted by Russell Simmons who I can only assume thought the word ‘blunt’ in the name of a group was a negative [when we all know that it’s a huge positive!!!]. There’s not much more to say here – just take a listen to the snippets and dig that lost early 90’s NY flava that we feen for. Massive Fish!!!!

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Rhythm Blunt Cru Aka Cru

The Early 90s Pre-Demos

30,99 €*

Release: 2021 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Landlords Of The Morgue

Welcome To The Morgue

Release: 2021 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Landlords of the Morgue was an obscure three man crew from Texas consisting of One Son, Dot Nice & Madd Scripts. They met while serving in the army at Fort Hood but all came from different states originally. One Son from Alabama, Dot Nice was from Queens, NY and Madd Scripts from Chicago. They hooked up with producer Ashton “DJ Cassanova” Irons (Papa Chuk/Project Crew) in Killeen, Texas after a showcase Cass attended. He was working with them individually and finally decided to put them together to form Landlords. What we have here are seven tracks that originally appeared on a very obscure homemade cassette that was effectively used as their demo tape – good luck finding that. Currently there is no info on the net about them and no Discogs listing, yet!

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Creaturenomics

Hunt For The Future

10,99 €*

Release: 2021 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Senica Da Misfit

Namaste

Ashton "DJ Cassanova" Irons

Release: 2021 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Just a one-off banger right here courtesy of Maryland MC Senica Da Misfit with beats courtesy of the excellent Fullscale and cuts from DanjahOne. Track A1 features Lords of The Underground MC DoItAll.

Absolute dancefloor murder for the heads!!!

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Texas Tapes 92-95

Release: 2021 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Pizza Money

14,99 €*

Release: 2021 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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The 1997-1999 Demos EP Vol. 2

L The Head Toucha

LP | 2019 | UK | Original (Chopped Herring)

32,99 €*

Release: 2019 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Golden Swords & F-Plus

Classical Weapons

Release: 2021 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Ill Conscious X Marshtini

Import Export

Release: 2021 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Golden Swords & F-Plus

Classical Weapons

Release: 2021 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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The Final Unreleased Project

Godfather Don

Release: 2021 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Ill Conscious

Import Export

Release: 2021 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Superb project from 2016 that never saw the light of day now gets a vinyl release on Herring. This one would’ve dropped a year after the Essence joint and 2 years before The Prerequisite album. Production comes courtesy of the excellent Loop.Holes crew producer Marshtini outta Norway. This is the second Loop.Holes produced project this year following on from the highly rated Trevor J – Almost Home LP and this is the fifth Herring x Ill Conscious collabo and we ain’t finished just yet. Another bomb project fellaz!!!

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Pizza Money

24,99 €*

The Texas Roughneck Demo Sessions 1992

Release: 2021 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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"Straight up one of the dopest albums I’ve ever released on Herring. Yes it’s a big statement – but this one is sheer perfection. Loads of sick jazz samples, killer drums, played bass lines, interludes, wicked scratch sections and incisive, satirical lyrics make this project by Buffalo, NY natives a stand out album of our time. One of the Aoty for me and straight into my top 20 Herrings – NO DOUBT!!"

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Papa Chuk

24,99 €*

Release: 2021 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Incredible unheard 1992 demo sessions from Texas Roughneck Papa Chuk.

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Chopped Herring Records

Full Colour Logo T-Shirt

Available Sizes: S, M, L

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The Chopped Herring Records Full Colour Logo Tee is equipped with the following features:
• rib crew neck with interior tape
• Full Colour Logo artwork printed on front
• relaxed fit
• 100% cotton single jersey

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V.A.

Foundation Entertainment

Release: 2021 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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So Joe City aka Third Eye Ent hits me up and says B, hook up with my man Strez, he might have some ish you are looking for. So outta Norfolk, Virginia, this is the Foundation Entertainment EP. Most of these tracks appeared on an extremely rare couple of cds from 97 & 99 as well as one off a demo tape and one unreleased from the House of Reps unreleased stash!!! Peep this short interview with DJ Strez for some background info:

Where did you grow up? “I grew up in the Park Place/Villa Heights section of Norfolk Virginia born & raised.”

What are your earliest memories of the culture? “My earliest moments of the culture are begging my mom to go to the record store to buy The Fatboys first album, LL Cool J “Radio”, Run-D.M.C. “Raising Hell” & Beastie Boys “Licensed To Ill” albums. When I got home that day I played these albums non stop. That’s when I knew I was in love with Hip Hop.”

Who were your fav beatmakers coming up? “My Favorite Beat Makers/Producers coming up was Marley Marl, Pete Rock, The Bomb Squad, DJ Premier, Large Professor, Diamond D & Joe City (VA Native)”

What was the VA scene like? “The VA Scene Between 1991-2001 was a great time to be involved with music.A lot of local artists that were coming out started making tapes and selling them at shows or in the clubs.We had so many outlets back then and the major artists were also coming down checking the scene out as well. We definitely had hidden gems as far as talent.”

When did you start making beats? “I started making beats when I was around 16 years old. I was always fascinated with making music and always wanted to learn. The music that was made between “87-99″ was always mind blowing to me. Once i realized that they were taking loops from old records,sampling and making beats out of them i knew that that is what i wanted to do”

What were your first bits of gear? “My first bits of gear was a Casio Sk-1, a Gemini Sampler Ds-1224, a Korg M1, a Boss Dr-5 & a Pair of technics belt drive turntables.”

When did you set up Foundation Ent? “Foundation Ent was formed around 93-95 through my partner Carlton Barnard and he was also my manager. We met at a mall out here in VA called Military Circle in 1996 and we chopped it up and immediately clicked. It all started and developed when he said he had equipment that wasn’t really being used and i asked him if i could use it and eventually it led to us getting a building for a studio and signing artists.”

How did you hook up with all the mcs? “Before Foundation Ent, I was in a group with a friend of mine named Stratagee Real which later became an artist on Foundation Ent so we were already connected. Carlton did beats and had the group Coalition & a female artist named Bad News already so we started teaming up and recording music together in the studio. The other artists that were on the roster were mostly people that we came across that rap and sing.”

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Afiliashun

The Unreleased 90's EP

Calcei & DJ Archives Are The Bowling League

Release: 2021 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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When I dropped The Perfect Time EP back in 2017 I was begging for some unreleased flava to go along with the 4 tracks on the OG 12″, but they were nowhere to be found. Since then, a lot of digging has been done and finally we are extremely pleased to announce, we have more period Afiliashun material – and boy was it worth the wait!! Here we have 8 unreleased Afiliashun crew heaters from 97-99. Enjoy!!!!!

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12" | 2021 | UK | Original (Chopped Herring)

Release: 2021 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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“The Bowling League is emcee Calcei, from Detroit — now residing in Sacramento, and veteran Chicago turntabilist DJ Archives, who has worked with Southside stalwarts No I.D. and Primeridian. After collaborating on Calcei’s previous album “What Starts Today”, Calcei suggested forming a duo with Archives. Inspired by DJ/Emcee combos like Premier and Guru and Eric B and Rakim, the Bowling League pays homage to the past while keeping it fresh in the present. With classic production from Beatnick Classic, Olos, Monplacebo, TNV, Keef Boxx, and Pimpernal Jones (who also mixed and mastered the album), the Bowling League is hip hop dedicated to grown folks still following their passion.”

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V.A.

Foundation Entertainment

24,99 €*

Release: 2021 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Radikal Doodz

Definitely On (1993)

Release: 2021 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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So you finally find the producer, he finally finds the DATs and finally he gets to listen to them and damn, only one track is on there. So what do you do?

Well when it’s as Huge as this joint, you drop a one-sided 7″!!!

The Radikal Doodz were an early 90s rap group from Flatbush, Brooklyn consisting of Po Rich, Dunndee, PZD and Akeem. Po Rich was the lead MC. Akeem was his hype man, PZD handled the DJ duties and Dunndee along with PZD handled production.

This was the lead track from their first and only release which dropped on the independent Mission Recordz label in 1993.

What a monster!!!!!

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Da Steez Brothaz

Ghetto Spread EP