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Pump Up The Volume – MARRS – Released August 24th, 1987, 4AD Records Pump Up The Volume is the 1987 hit single from MARRS and one of the first tracks to properly introduce scratching, sampling and house music to mainstream radio audiences. Few one hit wonders have had quite the same impact that this has … Read more
Dummy – Portishead – Released August 22nd, 1994, Go! Beat / London Dummy is the 1994 debut album by British group Portishead. Consisting of DJ/producer Geoff Barrow, multi-instrumentalist Adrian Utley and singer Beth Gibbons, Portishead were one of the breakout successes of that year, swiftly becoming one most influential groups of the 90s. The group’s … Read more
House Of Pain (Fine Malt Lyrics) – House Of Pain – Released July 21st, 1992, Tommy Boy / XL Recordings Fine Malt Lyrics is the 1992 debut album from LA-based hiphop group House of Pain. It was released on Tommy Boy Records in North America and, through some clever negotiating, received distribution across the pond … Read more
Fat Of The Land – The Prodigy – Released June 30th, 1997, XL Recordings Fat Of The Land is the third studio album by British electronica superstars, The Prodigy. Released on XL Recordings in the summer of 1997, this hugely-anticipated album saw the group pivot further away from their rave roots in favour of the … Read more
Same As It Ever Was – House Of Pain – Released June 28th, 1994, Tommy Boy Records Same As It Ever Was is the second album by US hiphop group The House Of Pain. It was released in 1994 by Tommy Boy Records and features the singles Who’s The Man and On Point. The House … Read more
Beat Street (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) – Volume 1 and 2 – Released 1984, Atlantic Records In 1984 Atlantic Records released two separate soundtrack albums for the Orion Pictures breakdancing movie, Beat Street. The movie was only just beaten to theatres by the Cannon Pictures produced Breakin’, which also sought to cash in on the … Read more
Regulate… G Funk Era – Warren G – Released June 7th 1994, Violator Records Regulate… G Funk Era is the 1994 debut album from LA-based rapper/producer, Warren G. The album enjoyed huge critical and commercial success, eventually resulting in triple platinum sales. Snoop Dogg was originally meant to appear on the album but was prevented … Read more
Ill Communication – Beastie Boys – Released May 31st, 1994, Grand Royal / Capitol Ill Communication is the fourth studio album by the Beastie Boys. Released 30 years ago back in May of 1994, it’s the perfect synergy of the band’s punk and hiphop roots, combined with their newfound funk sensibilities. The result is an … Read more
Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik – Outkast – Released April 26th 1994, Arista/La Face Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik is the 1994 debut album from Atlanta hiphop duo Outkast, the album widely credited with putting Southern hiphop on the map. Outkast consists of Big Boi and André 3000, two dope boys from jawjah who started the group back in the early 90s. Their … Read more
Hard To Earn – Gang Starr – Released March 8th, 1994, Chrysalis/EMI Records Hard To Earn is the fourth album from Gang Starr, following on from 1992’s Daily Operation. Gang Starr was one of the greatest duos in hiphop history, comprised of acclaimed DJ/producer DJ Premier and rapper Guru (Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal), who sadly … Read more