Formed during the late 80’s, EPMD's Erick Sermon and Parrish Smith are highly regarded as one of the early pioneers of rap sampling.
The pre-eminent hip-hop label for the better part of the last three and a half decades, the best Def Jam songs define the evolution of the genre.
R&B figurehead D'Angelo has his seminal 1995 debut album Brown Sugar reissued in 2CD and digital deluxe editions from 25 August 2017 by Virgin/UMe.
Released on the Rawkus imprint in 2000, 'Lyricist Lounge 2' amplified the "backpacker rap" scene and its obsession with collaboration and improvisation.
