| Aceyalone
Decon music
Aceyalone And The Lonely Ones CDs (2009) Bonus DVD
 $9.69
A founding member of seminal 1990s crew Freestyle Fellowship, Aceyalone remains one of the most versatile and inventive MCs in the West Coast underground. After working with exclusively Jamaican-inspired beats on his 2007 LP, LIGHTNING STRIKES, Acey pays
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| Evidence
Decon CDs
Layover CDs (2008) Bonus DVD
$9.35  
What began as an intended five-song downloadable collaboration with North Carolina beatsmith Khrysis swelled to a tight, filler-free opus from the L.A. MC known as Evidence. Starting from the concept of a seemingly endless airport wait, the Dilated Peoples frontman
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| Jurassic 5
Decon Records
Jurassic 5 CDs (1998) With DVD; 11th Anniversary Edition
$12.15
The original EP clocking in at only half the running time of your average rap album circa 1997, Jurassic 5's debut was the most refreshing hip-hop release of the year, and not just because it abandoned the epic-length concepts of
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| Wax Tailor
Decon music
Hope & Sorrow CD (2007)
$12.85
French DJ JC la Saout, who records under the nom de club Wax Tailor, has the wide-ranging musical erudition of DJ Spooky without the latter's insufferable pretentiousness, and the Technicolor stylistic range of DJ Shadow without the latter's tendency towards
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| RJD2
Decon CDs
Magnificent City Instrumentals CD (2006)
$9.69 
A few months after underground rapper Aceyalone's MAGNIFICENT CITY was released in early 2006, the lauded sonic sculptor RJD2 issued his inventive instrumental tracks for the album as a separate disc. Although the spacious arrangements were clearly designed to give
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| Wax Tailor
Decon music
Tales Of The Forgotten Melodies CDs (2005)
$10.69
Taking his cues from other forward-thinking electronica/hip-hop acts, namely DJ Shadow and RJD2, Wax Tailor (aka French sonic-collage artist JC Le Saout) makes a striking impression on his 2006 full-length debut, TALES OF THE FORGOTTEN MELODIES. Although Le Saout is
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| Afu-Ra
Decon Records
State Of The Arts CD (2005)
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| Dan The Automator
Decon CDs
2K7 CD (2006)
$12.15
The hip-hop artist and producer Dan Nakamura is behind this soundtrack album to the popular NBA video game, constructing his signature vintage-inspired beats for both well- and lesser-known rap artists, including A Tribe Called Quest and Texas rapper Slim Thug.
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| Aceyalone
Decon music
Grand Imperial CD (2006) Limited Edition; Remix
$9.89
Just a few months after Magnificent City came out, rapper Aceyalone came back with a limited-edition mixtape (allegedly only 7,500 copies were pressed) of exclusive tracks, remixes, and other goodies. As to be expected (and desired), three of the songs
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| 88-Keys
Decon Records
Death Of Adam CD (2008)
$11.39
Acclaimed underground producer 88-Keys has steadily built his rep since the late 1990s, providing beats for a wide range of hip-hop artists (Mos Def, Talib Kweli, Consequence, Beanie Sigel, The Pharcyde, and Scarface, among others). Putting in work on the
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