This page is for the collector who takes hip-hop as seriously as any other canon: the one who knows the difference between a standard repress and a 180-gram Definitive Sound Series pressing, and who wants both the landmark albums and the deeper cuts on a single shelf.
The collection runs to more than 180 titles. Among them: Beastie Boys' Paul's Boutique: 20th Anniversary Edition on LP; Wu-Tang Clan's Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) on LP alongside the live document Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) - Live From N.Y.; Mobb Deep's Hell on Earth on 2xLP; Dr. Dre's 2001 (Definitive Sound Series) on 180g 2xLP; Jay-Z's The Blueprint - 25th Anniversary on Cobalt Blue 2xLP; Tyler, The Creator's Cherry Bomb on Translucent Blue 2xLP; Dead Prez's Let's Get Free (25th Anniversary) on 2xLP; Geto Boys' We Can't Be Stopped - 35th Anniversary on LP; Madlib's Beat Konducta Vol. 1-2: Movie Scenes & Movie Scenes, the Sequel - Siren Split on 2xLP; and Open Mike Eagle and Kenny Segal's Doomed! on LP. The selection moves across eras and labels, from Rap-a-Lot to Stones Throw to Rhymesayers, without forcing a single narrative on what hip-hop vinyl should look like.
Why buy from Relix
Relix has been writing about recorded music since 1974, covering the full breadth of American roots and contemporary sounds with the same critical attention. The store reflects that editorial sensibility: titles are chosen because they hold up as records, not because an algorithm flagged them. The Relix Sessions series, which has brought artists into our studio for intimate recorded performances, is part of the same commitment to documentation that drives what ends up on these shelves. When you buy here, you are buying from people who actually listen.
Every record in the store is new and sealed. Pre-order titles display a street date and ship when the label releases them. Vinyl ships in protective packaging built for LPs.
If hip-hop is the center of what you are looking for, the surrounding collections are worth your time. Colored Vinyl Records & Limited Variants pulls together pressing variants across genres, including several that appear in this collection. Live Vinyl Albums & Records is where the Wu-Tang live LP sits in broader company. Funk, Soul & R&B Vinyl Records covers the source material that built the sample libraries, and Hip Hop & Rap Vinyl & CDs brings together the full format range if you are open to CD alongside wax.