poster/lyric sheet. Originally released in April 1992, "Check Your Head" was a milestone for Beastie Boys on multiple levels and on the strength of now-classic singles and videos 'So What'cha Want', 'Pass The Mic', 'Gratitude' and 'Jimmy James', "Check Your Head" stormed the U.S. Top 10, ultimately returning Beastie Boys to hard-touring, platinum-selling status, and setting the band up for the pop cultural dominance it would achieve in the decade to come.  (less)

friends) can mix and mingle with rap, turntablism, trip-hop, and--of course--tongue-in-cheek humor. And while this idea may sound original, its name came straight from an episode of Chris Elliott's short-lived sitcom Get a Life . Elliott--the goofball writer and cameo guest for David Letterman--springs up a few times on the disc in the form of a few vocal samples, but mostly this show is centered around the guests: Encore provides the disc's best rap on "Waterworld," Grand Puba and Sadat X (from Brand Nubian) perform "Once Again" on top of a sample of Three Dog Night's "Old Fashioned Love Song," and DJ Shadow does his usual magic with the 1200s on "Holy Calamity." Miho Hatori (Cibo Matto), Mike D., Sean Lennon, Alec Empire, and even Father Guido Sarducci are...  (less)

poster/lyric sheet. Originally released in April 1992, "Check Your Head" was a milestone for Beastie Boys on multiple levels and on the strength of now-classic singles and videos 'So What'cha Want', 'Pass The Mic', 'Gratitude' and 'Jimmy James', "Check Your Head" stormed the U.S. Top 10, ultimately returning Beastie Boys to hard-touring, platinum-selling status, and setting the band up for the pop cultural dominance it would achieve in the decade to come.  (less)

poster/lyric sheet. Originally released in April 1992, "Check Your Head" was a milestone for Beastie Boys on multiple levels and on the strength of now-classic singles and videos 'So What'cha Want', 'Pass The Mic', 'Gratitude' and 'Jimmy James', "Check Your Head" stormed the U.S. Top 10, ultimately returning Beastie Boys to hard-touring, platinum-selling status, and setting the band up for the pop cultural dominance it would achieve in the decade to come.  (less)

The Industry" includes some of Classified’s best production as well as guest appearances by Choclair and M.I.C. Records recording artist, Royce da 5’9. Since the release of "Trial & Error," Classified’s previous album, he has been hard at work planning, producing and writing for his current LP. The album includes live guitar, bass and violin instrumentals, which enhance the sound and quality of the project.  (less)

talented, charming. Their self-titled debut CD was a top 20 hit on the Billboard 200 and peaked at number seven on the Top R&B/Hip Hop Chart. Their images graced fanzine covers month after month and they created a frenzy everywhere they went. They even caused the shut down of a Minneapolis mall when some 2000 fans rushed the stage during a free concert there. After a seemingly unending round of tours and promotional appearances and a successful alliance with the Disney phenomenon known as High School Musical, the five Breeding brothers of B5, consisting of Dustin 19, Kelly 18, Patrick 16, Carnell 15 and Bryan 13, are back, all grown up and showing off a new mature sound. Their sophomore album is set for release on Diddy’s Bad Boy Records and the title, ...  (less)

#1 R&B/Top 40 phenomenon "Me, Myself, And I." A harder-edged sound emerged on '91's De La Soul Is Dead , and De La's brilliant artistry continued to evolve with album classics including Buhloone Mindstate ('93) and Stakes Is High ('96). This all-new career-spanning collection of "lost cuts" mines the flip-side of their crossover smashes, including sides from rare Tommy Boy singles, dope remixes, bonus tracks, promo-only specialties, previously unreleased gems, and more!  (less)

Tro John, and John Handcock. The Bangkoks boasted a top ten hit called "Love Biscuit" which was the anthem of every blue-lighted house party in 1962. The Bangkoks reassembled as the Dix in 1965 with the addition of new group members Dik Gracin and the Jonsun Brothers thus creating a brand new sound that could only be described as "Orgasmic". The Dix do more than just hit the spot, their cataclysmic rhythms and harmonies combined with their explosive dance moves makes The Dix one of the best groups to grace the recording industry. Almost 40 years after the tragic break up of The Dix, hip-hop pioneer and musicologist Prince Paul (De La Soul, Handsome Boy Modeling School) unearths The Dix lost recording The Art of Picking Up Women via! Mr. Len’s Smac...  (less)

he refined the ice cold sound of Eski-beat, including underground anthems 'Eskimo' and 'Igloo'. Wiley also mentored Dizzee Rascal in the period leading up to the young prot‚g‚'s breakthrough debut album. Grime Wave includes guest MC's Tinchy Stryder, Flowdan, Messy and Jookie Mundo and arrives at a time when Wiley has recently become a UK chart star with his Top 2 hit 'Wearing My Rolex' (NOT available on Grime Wave). Eskibeat.  (less)

It starts in the realm of rare soulful and rock influenced tracks and flows through disco/non-disco as it’s rarely presented into some of the more intense new house music being made today. The mix features rare cuts,numerous Kane re-edits, and exclusive takes of newer gems. Featuring artists as diverse as Max Berlin, Tony Orlando, Nick Chacona, and David Astri, Kane has dug deep to provide an intense encapsulation of one of his club night sets. Fans of the Idjut Boys “press play” cd will find a kindred spirit in this mix. Citizen Kane previously released two mix CDs (with Chairman Mao), Selects 001 and The Greatest Part both were critically acclaimed and made numerous top 10 lists, including, The Village Voice and LA Weekly. Kane has been a fixture on the music scen...  (less)