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Instrumental Hip-Hop / Beat Scene

Instrumental hip-hop lets the beat do the talking: dusty loops, off-kilter drums and producers as the stars. Dig through Instrumental Hip-Hop / Beat Scene at Apocalypse Vinyl on vinyl, CD and cassette, from J Dilla and Madlib to DJ Shadow and Knxwledge.

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About Instrumental Hip-Hop / Beat Scene

Instrumental hip-hop grew from DJ culture in the 1990s. DJ Shadow built Endtroducing from samples alone, DJ Krush brought it to Japan, and J Dilla and Madlib, as himself and as Quasimoto, made beat tapes an art form.

The LA beat scene, Knxwledge, Apollo Brown, L'Orange, El Michels Affair, Blockhead and Ras_G keep the tradition going.

Collecting Instrumental Hip-Hop / Beat Scene

Stones Throw and Ninja Tune keep much of this catalog on vinyl, and J Dilla's Donuts is one of the most collected hip-hop records. Beat tapes are often released in small runs.

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