New Joint : Kooley High ft. Fly Anakin - The Glow - 2026

 

North Carolina hip-hop collective Kooley High returns with "the Glow", a Kev Brown-produced track featuring Fly Anakin and the lead single off their brand new EP "Clear The Air", dropping September 18, 2026

A.G. & Stu Bangas - Selfy - 2026

LP - 2026 - Lastop Racords  

"A.G. aka Andre the Giant is a Bronx emcee who got his start as ½ of Showbiz & A.G. (Show & AG) and is part of the legendary D.I.T.C. crew. His first release "Soul Clap" is a classic. Show & AG has released at least four albums and three EP’s that spawned hits like Party Groove, Next Level, Spit, Dignified Soldiers, You Know Now and many more. While still part of D.I.T.C., AG released at least six solo LP’s and has collaborated with various D.I.T.C. members and is featured on dozens of tracks. 

Stu Bangas is a Hip-hop producer from Boston, Mass and has produced for Sean Price, Heltah Skeltah, Apathy, Chino XL, Vinnie Paz, ILL BILL, Dres, Cappadonna as well as a slew of other emcees. He has released over a dozen collaboration projects and continues to be a staple in raw Hip Hop production. Together with A.G. they have produced a solid boom bap project 'Selfy'. 

This ten-track LP has features from Diamond (D.I.T.C.), Cory Gunz, A-Bless, Sadat X & Prince Julius. A.G. spits raw unadulterated verses over smooth boom-bap fire from Stu Bangas." - courtesy of Fat Beats

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Grown Man Rap Show - Episode #370 - Fat Beats Anniversary

 

Hosted by veteran DJ Toast and broadcast live every Sunday night at 10pm (ET) from 91.5 WRPI (Troy/Albany NY), Toast brings you the best in vintage & contemporary true school Hip Hop. This is Episode 370 - Fat Beats Anniversary

O.C. - Burn Me Slow

Talk Break

Company Flow - Infokill

Edo.G - Rise & Shine

D.I.T.C. (Big L & Fat Joe) - The Enemy

Masters of Illusion - Masters of Illusion 

Jigmastas - Hip-Hop

D&D Crew (Krumbsnatcha, QNC, Afu-Ra, Fat Kat Kareem, Starang & Jane Blaze) - Ghetto Like D&D

Shadez of Brooklyn - Change 

Mama Mystique feat. QNC - Tremendous

Non Phixion - No Tomorrow

Diezzle Don feat. Redman - Ghetto Red Hot

Talk Break

East Flatbush Project - Tried by 12

Masta Ace - Ghetto Like

Non Phixion feat. DV Alias Khrist - 5 Boros (Remix)

Edo.G feat. Masta Ace - Wishing

Heltah Skeltah - Caca Gosa Vixen

D.I.T.C. (Big L, Lord Finesse, O.C. & A.G.) - Dignified Soldiers

Street Smartz feat. O.C. & Pharoahe Monch - Metal Thangz

Rasco - The Unassisted

Non Phixion feat. Necro - I Shot Reagan

El Da Sensei - What’s My Name

Talk Break

Showbiz & A.G. feat. O.C. - Full Scale

QNC f. Lord Jamar - That Real Live

Heltah Skeltah - The Crab Inn

Edo.G - Rock the Beat

Jedi Mind Tricks feat. Kool G Rap - Animal Rap

Big L - Ebonics

Non Phixion - Refuse to Lose

Masters of Illusion - Partnas Confused

Masta Ace - The Outcome

Talk Break

Big L - Size Em Up

MF Doom - Go with the Flow

Big Kwam - Verbalise (DJ Spinna Remix)

D.I.T.C. (O.C., Big L & Diamond D) - Get Yours

D&D All Stars (Big Daddy Kane, Sadat X, Guru & Greg Nice) - Hot Shit

Bumpy Knuckles - The Lah

Mike Zoot feat. Consequence, Talib Kweli & Mos Def - High Drama Pt 3

D.I.T.C. (Lord Finesse, O.C., Fat Joe & Big L) - Internationally Known

Talk Break

Akrobatik feat. B-Real - A to the K

Body Bag Ben & ETO - Integrity 2 - 2023

 

LP - 2023 - Body Bag Productions

Oxnard Producer/MC Body Bag Ben and Rochesters New York’s Producer/ MC ETO deliver their second collaborative album "Integrity 2" on vinyl via Fat Beats & HHV. 

"The long awaited second installment, “Integrity 2”, from Oxnard native Body Bag Ben and Rochester's finest Eto, has arrived!! After first connecting in 2018 for the “Integrity” EP, the two joined forces again in 2023 for “Integrity 2”. The duo showcases that vintage hardcore Hip-Hop sound with relentless rhymes over masterful production. “Integrity 2” is a boom bap masterclass for listeners who want to hear a lyrical killing spree over neck breaking beats! “We kept the format the same, It’s still Ben & Eto but we elevated it”, Ben explains, as he pays homage to the late great Guru (Gangstarr). For those who have been following the two over the years “Integrity 2” is exactly what you would expect out of the deadly combination as they make this a statement piece to the culture" 

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Awon & Elements - Game Matters / Paper Off My Pager / Game Matters Remix - 2023

7" - 2023- Ill Adrenaline Records 

"The A side features "Game Matters" with head nodding soulful production highlighting Awon's raw uncut rhymes, blended together with a catchy scratch hook. Track 2, "Paper Off My Pager" combines Elements upbeat jazz infused production with Awon's vivid quick fire lyricism. Awon, "The 90s were really grimy and rigid, it was a different thought process of survival, getting money happened to be a part of that. While it sounds celebratory, Paper off my Pager is really a reflection of bad decisions on top of bad decisions that led me to rap for a living. The celebration is that I survived."

The B side features a golden age inspired Elements remix for "Game Matters" which shines a new light on Awon's braggadocio flows and showcases razor sharp cuts over melancholic jazz piano and upright bass.

Awon has racked up millions of streams and immense exposure as an independent artist, with a stellar catalogue of underground hip hop classics. He recently starred in "Underdogs", a documentary that chronicles his journey with Don't Sleep Records, the label he founded with production partner Phoniks, winning best music documentary at DTLA film festival and streaming now on Netflix. Elements production placements have seen his music covered by tastemaker publications like Lyrical Lemonade, Afropunk, Billboard magazine and NPR music. The pair work together to create a unique sound on "Game Matters" and "Paper off my Pager" available for the first time on vinyl." - courtesy of Ill Adrenaline Records

Available on Limited black/white splatter vinyl edition (50 Copies) / Limited HHV Exclusive white vinyl edition (150 copies) & Black Vinyl

El Gant - O​.​S​.​L​.​O. - 2022

LP - 2022 - Rule By Secrecy / Fat Beats

NY-based emcee El Gant is back with a brand new album entitled "O.S.L.O" which stands for "Our Sun the Last Original". It features emcees such like Ras Kass, Planet Asia, Phase One, Killah Priest and productions from DJ Premier, Marco Polo, J57, just to name a few. 

Available October 07th 2022

Pre-Order : Fat Beats Exclusive Light Blue Vinyl (100 copies only) & Classic Black Vinyl. 

Declaime & Madlib - In The Beginning Vol. 2 - 2022

 

LP - 2022 - SomeOthaShip Connect / Fat Beats 

"In The Beginning Volume 2" is an album which contains 10 previously lost tracks that were recorded between 1993 and 1996 by the Oxnard-based duo Declaime & Madlib. It's available now on vinyl via SomeOthaShip Connect in partnership with Fat Beats.

Order : SomeOthaShip Connect / Fat Beats 

Video : Milez Grimez ft. DJ Revolution - Grimez Galore - 2022

The Rhode Island-based emcee Milez Grimez drops the video of his first single "Grimez Galore" produced by Marco Polo (Scratches by DJ Revolution), taken from his "Milezstone" album. The album also features Sticky Fingaz, Psycho Les, DJ Revolution, Blue Raspberry... and more. 

Limited Edition CD available via Fat Beats   

Declaime & Madlib - All Over the World feat. MED

Declaime & Madlib’s collaborative album "In The Beginning (Vol. 1)" will be released soon with the help of Fat Beats and SomeOthaShip Connect. "All Over The World" featuring MED is the debut single off this 13 track LP of previously unreleased jewels from the mid-90s. It will be available on vinyl and CD... stay tuned !

Eric B & Rakim - I Know You Got Soul & I Ain’t No Joke 7"

7" - 2020 - Mr Bongo

A1 - Ain’t No Joke 

B1 - Eric B. Is On The Cut

                            

"Craft a record iconic enough and, no matter what you’ve sampled to make it, you’re destined to be sampled more yourself.

It helps if you’ve got Rakim’s voice, of course. When he and Eric B went into Power Play Studios in New York in 1987 to record ‘I Ain’t No Joke’, their next move was highly anticipated due to the critical success of the duo’s first record, ‘Eric B. Is President’. Rakim was already seen as a masterful MC with a distinctive slow, baritone flow and seamless access to a rich vein of words not often heard in hip-hop.

People’s first exposure to this track was on the landmark ‘Paid in Full’ album, and it was clear this had the potential to jump off as a single. The repetitive, simply scratched sample of ‘Pass the Peas’ by the JB’s was an infectious ear worm that needed a truly strong MC to stand up to it. He did more than that – here Rakim spun timeless lyrics and lines that would go on to be sampled and referred to dozens of times down through hip-hop history. He took one of rap’s great instrumentals and wrestled it to the floor. Of course, you can’t have Eric B & Rakim without Eric B. The DJ gets his time to shine on the flip, and while he isn’t a man renowned for his dexterity and turntablist skills, the track still knocks. Maybe it’s because Eric B has already realised what many would come to work out later: If you haven’t got Rakim on your record, at least scratch his vocals. This re-release comes with a brand new cover utilising some of Dan Lish’s trademark artwork." - Mr Bongo

Release Date : May 1st 2020

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 Mr Bongo / HHV / Fat Beats (2x7" Bundle - Fat Beats Exclusive Clear Vinyl)

7" - 2020 - Mr Bongo

A1 - I Know You Got Soul

B1 - I Know You Got Soul (Dub Version)

"While it’s undeniable that Eric B & Rakim crafted and concocted classic after classic back in the Golden Era of the late 80’s and early 90’s, very few of their records could ever be classified as ‘dancefloor fillers’. But that’s exactly what ‘I Know You Got Soul’ was.

The duo’s third single was released at a time when their debut LP, 1987’s ‘Paid in Full’ was already being hailed as a gamechanger. Rakim’s smooth but sombre flow had introduced new phrases to the hip-hop lexicon, while the barrage of James Brown samples had declared open season on the Godfather of Soul’s back catalogue.

There were already stirrings of a backlash from the more frequently sampled artists at the time this came out, and the fact that it took not just its main hook but also its title from Bobby Byrd’s James Brown-produced 1971 single was almost like rubbing salt in the wound. The hip-hop fans and the dancefloor didn’t care – this played all summer long in 1987, elevating the group to a Soul Train performance.

Only months after this dropped, the UK collective M|A|R|R|S turned Rakim’s “Pump up the volume” line into the basis of their own hit. Pop will eat itself. The original 7” was released in a no-frills generic sleeve – this re-release comes with a brand new cover utilising some of Dan Lish’s trademark artwork." - Mr Bongo 

Release Date : May 1st 2020

Pre-Orders : 

 Mr Bongo / HHV / Fat Beats (2x7" Bundle - Fat Beats Exclusive Clear Vinyl)

Gang Starr - Jazz Thing 7" (Fat Beats Exclusive Blue Vinyl) - 2020

7" - 2020 - Mr Bongo / Fat Beats 

"With the original UK 7” of this release now as rare as hen’s teeth, and with the group having recently ‘reformed’ for one last album together, the Mr Bongo replica re-release of this 1990 masterpiece by Gang Starr couldn’t be more timely. 

The now-legendary duo of DJ Premier and Guru dropped this at the height of hip-hop’s sampling of jazz, which had led to a creative leap forward for the genre. Yet while others plundered in the dark, this instant classic wore its influences on its sleeve and paid verbal homage to the musicians they were sampling. The “melodious funk” of “Thelonious Monk” gets namechecked, while the track samples two of his records, including 1958’s Bop gem ‘Light Blue’.

While both versions presented here have common elements, the ‘Movie Mix’ – so-named for the song’s appearance on the soundtrack to Spike Lee’s mythic jazz biopic ‘Mo’ Better Blues’ – goes in a few different directions to the ‘Video Mix’. Rather than just drop in an instrumental for the B-side, DJ Premier instead shows his versatility by switching up the base track (Kool & The Gang’s 1971 ‘Dujii’) and layering in other samples. In more ways than one, his virtuosity here echoes the improvisation of a jazz musician, akin to Denzel Washington’s Bleak in the movie.

Of course, he’s not the only show in town. The late Guru’s voice is as mellifluous as an instrument itself here, his potted history of the genre and the artists of jazz delivered with his own unmistakable cadence. Without this record, would he have gone on to make his ‘Jazzmatazz’ projects?" - Fat Beats 

A. Jazz Thing (Video Mix)  

B. Jazz Thing (Movie Mix)

200 copies only ...

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Release Date : March 27th 2020

Fat Beats 25th Anniversary Compilation

" To celebrate our 25th Anniversary, we've carefully crafted this compilation of our best & favorite tracks on Fat Beats Records, including 2 brand new tracks from Clear Soul Forces ("Kraken") & Ill Bill ("Tony's Killers")." - Fat Beats

Fat Beats 25th Anniversary Show

If you're in NYC on Sunday July 14, 2019, you need to go the Sony Hall NYC to celebrate the Fat Beats 25th Anniversary. A once in a lifetime event hosted by Lord Sear and DJ Eclipse !

"Fat Beats began as a small basement shop located in Manhattan’s Lower East Side. We quickly became an integral hub for artists, both aspiring and established, to convene and collaborate. Our retail stores spread from New York to Los Angeles, Atlanta, Amsterdam, and Tokyo and alongside retail expansion we developed into a wholesale distribution company & record label.

Despite market fluctuations, technological innovations and stylistic revolutions, Fat Beats; as a distributor, record label, online storefront, and retail store, continues to thrive. We remain steadfast in our commitment to the timeless vinyl format and the loyal community who keeps it spinning.

Joseph Abajian (DJ Jab) founded Fat Beats in 1994 with nothing more than a shoestring budget and an earnest obsession with the music, the culture, and the brotherhood of New York’s burgeoning rap scene. What began as a simple vinyl shop in Manhattan’s Lower East Side quickly became an integral hub for artists, both aspiring and established, to convene and collaborate on new projects. Joseph’s timing couldn’t have been more impeccable. When the 90’s cultural zeitgeist – and, in turn, the music industry establishment – chose hip-hop as its new arbiter of cool.

International tourists and touring artists alike flocked to Fat Beats for rare vinyl, kindred spirits, and exclusive in-store performances from Jay Z, Eminem, Gang Starr, Outkast, Slum Village, Mos Def, and more. One thing was clear: the Fat Beats phenomenon could no longer be contained in a single basement shop.

In the late nineties, Abajian proceeded to open new stores in Amsterdam, Tokyo, Los Angeles, and Atlanta. He further expanded the company’s profile to include global distribution and record label branches. Distribution has since proven to be the company’s strongest and most enduring enterprise. Today Fat Beats Distribution stands poised as one of the country’s pre-eminent distributors of vinyl & specialty item records: a proud survivor in an industry now famous for its mortality rate. Despite market fluctuations, technology innovations, and stylistic revolutions, Fat Beats has remained steadfast in its commitment to the timeless vinyl format and to the loyal community who keeps it spinning."

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Video : Blu & Exile - True & Livin' - 2019

Official video of the single titled "True & Livin'", off the True & Livin' EP released on vinyl by Blu & Exile in May 2019. 

Massinfluence - Analyse / All Out - 1999

12" - 1999 - Non Stop Music Work  

This is the third 12-inch released by Massinfluence. It came out in september 1999 and wasn't placed on the Underground Science album because it was recorded after the album was turned in for pressing. Tracks "Analyse / All Out " were produced by H2O and Mitchell Street Crew member Mr. Len of Company Flow is featured on the cuts. 

Black Moon - Enta Da Stage The Remixes 2xLP - 2017

2xLP - 2017 - Fat Beats

If you hadn't got enough money to buy the "Enta Da Stage" Boxset earlier this year, the collection of alternative mixes and remixes is now available on 2xLP.

Including : Buckshot's new vocal version of "Shit Iz Real," Da Beatminerz remix of "Buck Em Down",  the Rugged Ruff mix of "Fuck It Up", M.W. Smooth's mix of "Who Got Da Props?" and DJ Evil Dee's remixes of "How Many MC's", "U Da Man" and "Son Get Wrec". Among the other tracks on this new vinyl collection are "Murder MC's (B-Side vocal)", "Buckshot's Freestyle Joint" and "I Got Cha Opin (remix)".

Orders :  Fat Beats / Amoeba / HHV / Vinyl Digital / Juno

Dillon & Diamond D - Black Tie Affair EP - 2017

EP - 2017 - Full Plate 

A1 - Feast

A2 - Let The Horns Blow 

A3 - Double Up ft. Paten Locke 

A4 - Femme Fatale 

A5 - Last Call

B1 - Feast (Instrumental)

B2 - Let The Horns Blow  (Instrumental)

B3 - Double Up  (Instrumental)

B4 - Femme Fatale (Instrumental)

B5 - Last Call (Instrumental)

"Black Tie Affair" is dropping on vinyl & digital worldwide on September 8th  via Full Plate & Fat Beats. The B-Side contains the Diamond D produced instrumentals.

500 Copies available

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Nolan The Ninja - He(art) - 2016

LP - 2016 - Left of Center  

01 - Opulence

02 - Immortality

03 - Dianetics

04 - Depoli

05 - Abyss

06 - Pennie$

07 - Integrity

08 - Amour

09 - 40 Acres

10 - Reel Shit

11 - Potency
12 - Coda

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