Dope Folks HHV Records 23 Items

LP | 2021 | US | Original (Dope Folks)

Release: 2023 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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The Best of Dope Folks Records: Rare and Unreleased Tracks from the U.S. Hip Hop Underground 1991-1999. 10 tracks taken from our catalog of rare and unreleased hip hop 12"s from the golden era of Hip Hop. Featuring Lord Aaqil, Divine Beings, Rock La Flow, Legion of D.U.M.E., MC E-Rock, Young Zee, Mr. Mic Rippa, Lastrawze, Darc Mind, Prophets of The Ghetto featuring Bahamadia.

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The Bizzie Boyz

Droppin It

39,99 €*

LP | 2021 | Original (Dope Folks)

Release: 2021 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Kaotic Style

Infinity

Release: 2021 / Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Saafir

Trigonometry

39,99 €*

Release: 2020 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Dope Folks: "Our 100th release is from Bay Area Legend Saafir!!! Reggie Gibson, better known as Saafir, is an MC, producer and actor from Oakland California and a member of the rap group "Golden State Project" (formerly known as Golden State Warriors) with Ras Kass and Xzibit. Born in Oakland, California, Saafir lived with 2Pac and became a dancer for Digital Underground. Saafir made his recording debut on several cuts on Digital Underground's The Body-Hat Syndrome in 1993, followed by an appearance on Casual's Fear Itself in early 1994. He appeared in the film Menace II Society as Harold Lawson, and was featured on the film's soundtrack. With a deal from Qwest Records, Saafir recruited the Hobo Junction production team (J Groove, J.Z., Rational, Big Nose, and Poke Martian) for his debut, Boxcar Sessions (1994). Saafir is an Underground legend known for his abstract style.

We are happy to bring together unreleased tracks from the Boxcar Sessions, and a few more rare cuts from Saafir'S vaults to make up the Saafir "boxcar Sessions Demo" LP!!!

12 tracks in all, Housed in a full color jacket and limited to 350 copies!! (100 Colored Copies / 250 Standard Black copies)"

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Saafir

Boxcar Sessions Demo

39,99 €*

Gotta Have Love Color Edition

Release: 2020 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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The Last Emperor

37,04 €* 38,99 € -5%

EP Feat. Crimeapple, Al Divino, Smoovth, Conway And More

Release: 2020 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Dope Folks are proud to announce their 99th release!!! The Last Emperor is a Philly born MC who started to make waves in the Lyrical Underground movement of the late 90's early 2000's. Moving to New York in the early 2000's, he began performing at open mic nights and became a protege of Dr. Dre. After being featured on KRS-One's "C.I.A" with Zach De La Rocha, The Last Emperor was signed to Rawkus Records. In the span of 6 months, a handful of singles were released and the label stopped putting out new music. Being without a label, the Last Emperor formed Red Planet Music to release his debut "Music, Magic, and Myth." We are excited to release these tracks from the Last Emperor's vaults! 8 tracks in all from the The Last Emperor's underground career. Limited to 350 copies, (100 colored copies, 250 standard black) Get your copy now!

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Spectacular Diagnostics

12" | 2019 | US | Original (Dope Folks)

28,99 €*

12" | 2018 | US | Original (Dope Folks)

Release: 2019 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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The 96th release of Dope Folks is a compilation of tracks from veteran producer SPECTACULAR DIAGNOSTICS!!! Chicago-based musician/visual artist Robert Krums first began releasing music as Spectacular Diagnostics in 2015. Previously recording as "Earmint", Krums had his first major production placement in 2003 alongside Madlib and Prefuse 73 on Chicago's Chocolate Industries. His continued efforts led to the 2006 release of an Earmint solo LP, Another Early Evening, on the now-defunct EV records. Another Early Evening garnered national exposure with glowing reviews from Okayplayer and URB, and featured collaborations with Murs, Psalm One, Illogic and others. In 2007, Earmint landed production spots for Royce da 5’9" and Psalm One on EV records Everything compilation, crafted a remix for Eliot Lipp appearing on Hefty Records and released his own Gallery LP for free download. A lengthy release hiatus ensued until Krums' 2015 reemergence as Spectacular Diagnostics, but 10 plus years on from his solo debut, Krums proves he can still shine alongside today's freshest new talent. The SPECTACULAR DIAGNOSTICS EP features MC's RAST RFC, VIC SPENCER, CONWAY THE MACHINE, WESTSIDE GUNN, QUELLE CHRIS, NOLAN THE NINJA, QARI, CRIMEAPPLE, AL.DIVINO, SMOOVTH, FLASHIUS CLAYTON, GRANDMILLY.

Limited to 300 vinyl copies, 50 colored/250 standard black. NOTE: We only have 200 copies of the pressing to sell, so get it while you can!

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Makeba & Skratch

Ain't It Funky EP

Unreleased Tracks '88-'90

Release: 2018 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Limited edition of 250 copies on traditional black vinyl.
Recorded between 1989 - 1991.

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Bolaji

LP | 2016 | US | Original (Dope Folks)

12" | 2015 | US | Original (Dope Folks)

Release: 2016 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Limited edition of 300 copies!

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Omniscence

Elektra Emancipation

12" | 2001 | US | Reissue (Dope Folks)

Release: 2015 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Previously unreleased boombap sounds by Omniscence & DJ Fanatic, recorded between 1996-1998. Limited edition of 250 copies!

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Vakill

Kill Em All

I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings

Release: 2001 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Our 104th release is from Chicago MC Vakill!!!! Vakill was a part of the legendary Chicago rap group Molemen!! This 8 song EP contains rare tracks encompassing Vakill's career from 1991 - 2001. All songs produced by the legendary Panik of Molemen. 8 tracks in all, limited to 300 copies (50 colored copies, and 250 standard black vinyl). Get your piece of Chicago rap history now!!!

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Rast

25,99 €*

LP | 2019 | US | Original (Dope Folks)

Release: 2020 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Over the last decade Rast has made a name for himself as one of the undergrounds most original voices. Rast has released a handful of albums, freestyles and a slew of online singles (including collaborations with Czarface, Hus Kingpin and Your Old Droog). But before all this, Rast held down the 90’s as part of the New York Graffiti crew RFC. It was during this time that many of the tracks on “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” draw from. The album has no features and was produced entirely by The Czar-Keys (7L & Jeremy Page) - and this was done by design. 7L and Rast worked together on the vision and the direction they wanted to go with for the album. As 7L points out “I wanted to really take it back to a time when the rapper was the main focus. This is also why we didn’t go with a group name or a Rast & 7L title. For me it was really all about Rast, and his story is so personal that it just made sense for him to be the only voice you hear”. “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” is an album where, as pointed out in the albums intro "Caged", is Rast at his most honest and vulnerable.

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Darc Mind

What Happened To The Art

12" | 2019 | EU | Original (Dope Folks)

Release: 2019 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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We are excited to announce our PRE-ORDER for our 98th release, DARC MIND'S "WHAT HAPPENED TO THE ART" LP!!!! Queens, New York's Darc Mind consists of MC KEVROC, and producer X-RAY. Originally signed to LOUD records in 1995, DARC MIND released the "Visions of Blur" track for the "Soul in the Hole" Soundtrack, and a promo only 12" for "Outside Looking In." They were set to release their debut LP in 1997 when the entire project was shelved. Dope Folks has released several tracks from the Darc Mind/X-Ray vaults including 2011's Legion of D.U.M.E. EP, and the two Darc Mind "Antediluvian" EPs (There are less than 50 copies of ANTEDILUVIAN vol.2 in stock), and now in 2019 we are proud to release their brand new full length LP "WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO THE ART?"
Limited to 350 vinyl copies (50 Colored, 300 standard black). 18 tracks in all!!

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5 Bros Wit Ugly Clothes

Here We Go Again

12" | 2019 | US | Original (Dope Folks)

Release: 2019 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Dope Folks 95th release is from Washington DC's 5 BROS WIT UGLY CLOTHES!!! This is the second release we've done with the 5 Bros, with 6 tracks from their 1997-1999 sessions. Featuring 3 tracks that were released on the impossible to find "Believe in The Five" 12" single, and 3 previously unreleased tracks! Limited to 300 Vinyl copies (50 colored copies, and 250 standard black) never to be repressed. PRE-ORDER your copy of the "HERE WE GO AGAIN" EP now!

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Casual

Demo Sessions 1991-1992

RAST & 7L (The Czar Keys)

Release: 2019 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Dope Folks 94th release is from Legendary Bay Area MC / Hieroglyphics member, CASUAL! Casual's "Demo Sessions" features 6 tracks from Casual's vaults recorded between 1991 -1992, all pre-dating his classic Debut LP "Fear Itself." This is the first time these tracks have officially been available on wax. Taken from the original tapes, we got the best possible existing versions of all of these tracks, and remastered them for this vinyl release. Limited to 500 copies (100 Red Colored Vinyl / 400 Standard Black Vinyl) never to be repressed. Order your copy now!

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I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings

2-2-4 (2 Bad 2 Be 4 Real)

Release: 2018 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Over the last decade RAST has made a name for himself as one of the undergrounds most original voices. RAST has released a handful of albums, freestyles and a slew of online singles (including collaborations with Czarface, Hus Kingpin and Your Old Droog). But before all this, RAST held down the 90’s as part of the New York Graffiti crew RFC. It was
during this time that many of the tracks on “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” draw from. The album has no features and was produced entirely by The Czar-Keys (7L & Jeremy Page) - and this was done by design. 7L and RAST worked together on the vision and the direction they wanted to go with for the
album. As 7L points out “I wanted to really take it back to a time when the rapper was the main focus. This is also why we didn’t go with a group name or a RAST & 7L title. For me it was really all about RAST, and his
story is so personal that it just made sense for him to be the only voice you hear”. From the albums start, “Base” sets things off with organs that sound
straight off old Surf footage accompanied by a pounding break beat. RAST’s signature gruff voice goes from rugged raps to melodic singing and back. On “The Devils Playground” RAST delivers some of his most honest lines recalling his youth and battles with depression. On “I Lost My Mind and Found God” RAST states plainly in the hook “I ain’t gonna see no doctor unless I die". RAST delivers these lines with the maturity of a seasoned blues man. "Runaway Slave" is another great example of this, as the track roars with a powerful hook as if he were exorcising his demons over what sounds like a dusted church organ.
Other stand out gems like "Children of Attica", “The Little Boy Who Lived in a Tree” and “The Remarkable Story of the Silent Machine Gun” show that RAST is cut from a different cloth. “I Know Why the Caged Bird
Sings” is an album where, as pointed out in the albums intro "Caged", is RAST at his most honest and vulnerable.

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Psycho Les Presents

22,49 €* 24,99 € -10%

Release: 2018 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Strictly limited edition vinyl!
Only one copy per customer!
Dope Folks’ 90th release comes from the vaults of The Beatnuts' own PSYCHO LES! Formed in 1988, 2*2*4 (2 BAD 2 BE 4 REAL) consisted of Psycho Les, JMD, Universal and cuts by Rob Swift. 2*2*4 only released one single back in 1988 ("ILL Tempo" b/w "I Don't Play") and that was it... until now!
Psycho Les has gone through his DATS to find the demos that would've made up their full-length album. This 12" features both tracks from their only official release, and 6 previously unreleased tracks! Straight from the DATS of Psycho Les, these are the only existing tracks of the group! Dope Folks did their best to clean up these raw demos to compile an 8-song historic document that kicked off the careers of Psycho Les, and Rob Swift! Limited to 350 copies (50 colored vinyl, 300 standard black) and never to be repressed. This is the BLACK VINYL version.

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Sim-E / Adum7

Strong Island Monstas EP

Droppin' Smooth Lyrics EP

Release: 2018 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Strictly limited edition vinyl!
Only one copy per customer!
Featuring Rock (Heltah Skeltah), Torae, Tenacity, Quelle Chris, Denmark Vessey, Sean Price and Majesty!!!
Dope Folks’ 89th release is another split EP featuring SIM-E from the LASTRAWZE on one side, and ADUM7 aka MeccaGodZilla on the flip side entitled "The Strong Island Monstas EP." SIM-E previously released 3 tracks with Dope Folks on "Killed By Def Vol. 3" in 2014.
Adum7 is an MC, producer born in Brooklyn and raised in Long Island, NY. As MeccaGodZilla he helped to produce the music for NIKE's "Air Troupe" sneaker battle website and collaborated with Eric Bobo of Cypress Hill. In 2005 and 2014 he released two albums on CD.
The EP features Rock (Heltah Skeltah), Torae, Tenacity, Quelle Chris, Denmark Vessey, Sean Price & Majesty. The STRONG ISLAND MONSTAS EP is limited to 300 copies, but only 150 copies available on the label’s site! Once it's gone, it's gone!!! Don't sleep and grab your copy of STRONG ISLAND MONSTAS!!!

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D-Smooth

26,59 €* 27,99 € -5%

LP | 2016 | US | Original (Dope Folks)

Release: 2018 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Strictly limited edition vinyl!
Only one copy per customer!
Dope Folks’ 88th release is from Providence, Rhode Island... D-SMOOTH! Growing up on the south side of Providence, Danny "D-Smooth" Sykes formed the group The FEROCIOUS TWO. As a solo MC, he released the single "Droppin' Smooth Lyrics" in 1990. Although he recorded more material, this was his only release.
The 12" EP contains the “Droppin' Smooth Lyrics EP”, AND 4 previously unreleased tracks! 8 tracks in all, this EP also features legendary MC's ED O.G, and STEZO!!!
D-Smooth's "Droppin' Smooth Lyrics" EP is limited to 300 vinyl copies (50 colored vinyl, 250 on standard black) never to be repressed. Grab your piece of Golden Era Hip Hop History now!!

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Soul King Productions

Guess Whooz Back

25,19 €* 27,99 € -10%

Killed By Def Volume 4: Then & Now EP

Release: 2016 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Dope Folks 81st release comes from New Jersey's Soul King Productions aka Soul Kingz, best known for their highly sought after Soul Kingz "Catch Wreck/Trace Ya Steps" 1994 12inch single.
All the tracks on this 12inch are from their impossible to find cassette only release! Nine tracks that have never been released on wax. Limited to 300 copies only. Grab your copy now!

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The White Shadow

12" | 2014 | US | Original (Dope Folks)

12" | 2014 | US | Original (Dope Folks)

Release: 2014 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Dope Folks' 62nd release is the 4th installment in the "Killed By Def" compilation series featuring the work of DJ/producer The White Shadow from Norway. He went on to win the Norwegian DMC battles in 1988 and 1989 and began producing Hip Hop in 1990. In 1991 he moved to New York and became a member of the BDP POSSE and produced tracks for Critical Masz and The Warriors Of Shaolin. He moved back to Norway in 1994 and still continued to produce tracks for some of Hip Hop's biggest names. The White Shadow's "Then & Now" EP is an 8 track retrospective of his work from the early 90's to the present day. The newer material features MC's Raekwon, KRS One, Kool G Rap, Ras Kass, and Masta Ace just to name a few.

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Darc Mind

Antediluvian Volume 2

12" | 2014 | US | Original (Dope Folks)

Release: 2014 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Second part of the "Antediluvian" EP series, entirely produced by the almighty X-Ray Da Mindbenda!

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Divine Beings

Whatever Tracks