Dr. Dre
The Chronic

Young Purple! A Chance The Rapper co-signer but a big player in his own right, the Chicago native's third release is brimming with bravado, steeze and authenticity. It features some huge names in RZA and GZA (with a poem!) and has many bright moments, the biggest, of course, being the club banger 'Elastic'. Tip!

Athens of the North serves up something of a lovely curveball here with their first-ever beat tape. It is the work of Scottish beatmaker and hip-hop producer Jaisu, who has long been a friend of the label. He crafted this record in his studio in Niddrie from beats already put out on the Athens label. In loading up his MPC with such great source material, he was always sure to serve up some great sounds and so it is - these are lived-in, real, raw beats that have lo-fi fringes, soul vibes and a certain sense of timelessness that stands each track apart. Dooooope!

EU original pressing // Husky-voiced singer and drummer extraordinaire Anderson .Paak's second release is the seminal record that shot him into stardom with tracks like 'Come Down', 'Heart Don't Stand A Chance', 'Put Me Thru'... All killer on here! Try not to get down to any track on this... major LP!