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17/04/2024

Still in Stock at dopefolksrecords.com

08/04/2024

Perfect day for this underground classic

09/02/2024

TONIGHT AT THE COOPERAGE IN MILWAUKEE!
TWAN MACK OPENING!!! 8pm!

30/12/2023

💎_𝙈𝙮 𝙁𝙖𝙫𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙚 𝙇𝙋'𝙨 𝙁𝙤𝙧 2023_🎵

🔹𝗗𝗲 𝗟𝗮 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝗹 – 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝗜𝘀 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵
𝗖𝗵𝗿𝘆𝘀𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀 (𝟭𝟵𝟵𝟲_𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯)
🔹𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗻 – 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗻
𝗦𝗺𝗼𝗸𝗲 𝗢𝗻 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱𝘀 (𝟭𝟵𝟵𝟰_𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟮)
🔹𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗢𝗳 𝗗𝗼𝗽𝗲 𝗙𝗼𝗹𝗸𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱𝘀
𝗗𝗼𝗽𝗲 𝗙𝗼𝗹𝗸𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱𝘀 (𝟭𝟵𝟵𝟭-𝟭𝟵𝟵𝟵 _ 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯)
🔹𝗠𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲 – 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲
𝗣-𝗩𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱𝘀 (𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯)
🔹𝗝𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗶 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗶𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗢𝗻𝗲 – 𝗦𝗰𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗮𝗶𝗻
𝟵𝟬'𝘀 𝗧𝗮𝗽𝗲𝘀 (𝟭𝟵𝟵𝟱_𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯)
🔹𝗟𝗲𝘄𝗶𝘀 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝗿 – 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆 𝗢𝗳 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
𝗞𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗨𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱𝘀 (𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟮)
🔹𝗛𝗶-𝗧𝗲𝗸 - 𝗕𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗯𝗼𝘅 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗼𝘀 [𝟭𝟵𝟵𝟱 𝗠𝗽𝗰𝟲𝟬 𝗜𝗜]
𝗛𝗶-𝗧𝗲𝗸 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗰 𝗜𝗻𝗰 _ 𝗙𝗮𝘁𝗯𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘀 (𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯)
🔹𝗗𝗷 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗲𝗿
𝗕𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘀 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗗𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗩𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗺𝗲 𝟯
𝗧𝗧𝗧 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱𝘀 (𝗧𝗼 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝗼𝗽)
(𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯)
🔹𝗔𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼 𝗕𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗻 – 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗕𝗲 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲
𝗠𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗰 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽 (𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟮)
🔹𝗕𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 & 𝗝𝗮𝘇𝘇 𝗦𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗸𝘀 – 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗡𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗦𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀
𝗜𝗹𝗹 𝗔𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱𝘀 (𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯)
🔹𝗦𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗸 – 𝗠𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝗧𝗼 𝗠𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲
𝗥𝗼𝗼𝗳𝘁𝗼𝗽 & 𝗦𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱𝘀 (𝟭𝟵𝟵𝟳_𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯)
🔹𝗧𝗿𝘂 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗿𝘀 – 𝗔𝘃𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗴𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲
𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻 𝗧𝗿𝘂 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱𝘀 (𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯)
🔹𝗠𝗼𝗮𝗿 – 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗣𝟭𝟮𝟬𝟬 𝗩𝗮𝘂𝗹𝘁
𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗱 𝗩𝗶𝗯𝗲 (𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯)
🔹𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗯𝗮 & 𝗦𝗸𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 – 𝗠𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗙𝗶𝘁𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀
𝗗𝗼𝗽𝗲 𝗙𝗼𝗹𝗸𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱𝘀 (𝟭𝟵𝟵𝟭_𝟮𝟬𝟭𝟵)
🔹𝗬𝗼! 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗺𝗯𝗼𝘅 (𝗘𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗛𝗶𝗽 𝗛𝗼𝗽, 𝗘𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗿𝗼 𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼 𝗥𝗮𝗽 𝟭𝟵𝟳𝟵-𝟴𝟯)
𝗦𝗼𝘂𝗹 𝗝𝗮𝘇𝘇 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱𝘀 (𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯)
🔹𝗗𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗕𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗬'𝗔𝗹𝗹 (𝗦𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝗢𝗳 𝗛𝗶𝗽 𝗛𝗼𝗽)
𝗕𝗚𝗣 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱𝘀 (𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯)

27/12/2023

AVAILABLE DOPE FOLKS STOCK!
Limited edition vinyl! Tons of titles with very limited quantities. Get them while you can!
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01/12/2023

IN STOCK AND SHIPPING!!! Order your copy of The Best of Dope Folks Records! Rare and unreleased tracks from the U.S. Hip Hop Underground 1991-1999. (100 colored copies / 400 standard black) Order your copy now!!!
Link to buy in our bio!
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19/10/2023

R.I.P. MARK THE 45 KING

11/10/2023

Attention Los Angeles friends. We’re doing a Happy Hour record Spin next WED at to celebrate the new Dope Folks Compilation. Stop by for some free Records!!

21/08/2023

View hiphopbeatsandthangs’s Linktree. Listen to their music on YouTube, Spotify here.

27/04/2023

PRE-ORDERS are live! Order your copy of The Best of Dope Folks Records! Rare and unreleased tracks from the U.S. Hip Hop Underground 1991-1999. (100 colored copies / 400 standard black) Order your copy now!!!

The Best of Dope Folks Records: Rare and Unreleased Tracks from the U.S. Hip Hop Underground 1991-1999. 10 tracks taken from our catalog of rare...

26/04/2023

Pre-orders are Coming Soon. Write to [email protected] to get on our mailing list. Also, we've created a playlist to hold you over!

http://dopefolksrecords.com/ Record label specializing in rare and unreleased Golden Era and Indie Hip Hop On limited edition (300) VINYL 12" Contact us at [email protected]

11/02/2023

http://dopefolksrecords.com/ Record label specializing in rare and unreleased Golden Era and Indie Hip Hop On limited edition (300) VINYL 12" Contact us at [email protected]

31/10/2022

Happy Birthday to Mykill Miers!

From the limited edition vinyl EP "OLD TO THE NEW" onDope Folks Records. Limited to 300 copies. Get your copy athttp://dopefolksrecords.com/

29/10/2022

Rest in Peace Meta Mo from Rubberoom. I remember hearing them for the first time on The Late Night Hype show back in the day.

Provided to YouTube by TuneCoreSmoke · RubberoomArchitechnology℗ 1999 IndusReleased on: 1999-03-26Auto-generated by YouTube.

26/10/2022

Last night I played 3 hours of rare late 80s and early 90s hip hop on WMSE 91.7FM. The last hour is all Dope Folks tracks! Check it out!
-Chris

Filling in on Fresh & Direct Radio playing ultra rare Golden Era Hip Hop! Tracklist: The Skinny Boys: Jock Box Fat Boys: Stick 'Em NRG: Let's Put it In Effect TDS Mob: Dope For The Folks Glamorous:

13/10/2022

Attention Milwaukee friends. Open Mike Eagle is Coming to Milwaukee Monday the 24th!

me and Video Dave ride out next week and dont stop til january.

tickets: https://mikeeaglestinks.tumblr.com/post/89666128320/dates-locations-rap-shows

27/07/2022

Dope Folks Records turns 12 years old!!!
To celebrate, we are offering our entire catalog on sale! Spend $40 or more in the shop and take 30% off of your entire order! Just enter code: DOPEFOLKS12 at checkout.

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Thanks for supporting Dope Folks for 12 years!!!

14/04/2022

I just made a Playlist 3 different Milwaukee Day Mixes plus songs from various friends/artists from the Brewtown. When I have time I will add more!

http://dopefolksrecords.com/ Record label specializing in rare and unreleased Golden Era and Indie Hip Hop On limited edition (300) VINYL 12" Contact us at [email protected]

22/01/2022

The group also revealed a new documentary, Insane in The Brain: Cypress Hill, is set to arrive this spring. Cypress Hill is preparing to release their first album in nearly four years. The LA rap legends announced, Back In Black, a project entirely produced by Detroit beatmaker Black Milk, will

29/10/2021

Scot cherishing ever day after terminal diagnosis and releasing tracks on his label Soulcondor Slices with help from his friends

09/09/2021

Make Sure to Add a Copy of Kaotic Style to Your Bizzie Boyz Pre-order!

Our 102nd release comes out of East New York! Back by popular demand we are proud to present our second release from Big Grand & Scram, KAOTIC STYLE! KAOTIC STYLE'S "INFINTY" LP is 10 tracks that span

09/09/2021

LP - 2021 - Dope Folks Records Dope Folks Records are back with a reissue of the BIZZIE BOYZ's debut album originally released on YO! Re...

23/08/2021

The Biz Markie tribute is now up on Mixcloud, SoundCloud and YouTube. Feel good story time with DJ Numark, Mike Styles and myself.

https://youtu.be/zzm9_eDiYoo

https://www.mixcloud.com/Cut_Chemist/a-stable-sound-episode-27-biz-markie-the-most-human-orchestra/

https://soundcloud.com/cut-chemist/a-stable-sound-biz-markie-tribute-featuring-cut-chemist-dj-numark-and-mike-styles

08/07/2021

NEW RELEASE COMING SOON!

DF0103 - The Bizzie Boyz - Droppin' It LP Reissue Coming Soon! FULL PICTURE COVER Side A 1. For Those Who Slept - 3:33 2. Too Deep For The Mortal Mind - 3:48 3. Droppin’ It - 4:27 4. Hold Tha L

26/06/2021

From Chief Xcel:

"My Brother

It is with much sadness and a heavy heart I announce the passing of my friend and brother of 34 years, Timothy Jerome Parker aka The Gift of Gab. He returned peacefully to the essence on June 18, 2021.

I met Tim Parker aka The Gift Of Gab in September of 1987 at John F. Kennedy High in Sacramento. He was a junior and I was a sophomore. I had moved to Sac earlier that summer from Union City. Gab had moved there two years prior from Pacoima. We had a home economics class together, Mr. Hightower, third period. He sat in the row directly behind me. Tim being from So Cal and me being from the Bay, we would argue all class period about who was doper, Ice T or Too Short. A friend of mine, Armstead Jackson, played a mixtape for me he had from New York and on it was “Top Billin” by Audio Two. It blew my mind. Armstead let me borrow the tape. I played it for Tim that same day in class. It blew his mind and we knew we actually had the same love for Hip Hop.

At the time his rap name was Tiny T. I knew he rhymed because of a mutual friend, Justin aka Homicide. Homicide approached me one day and said, “We should form a group. You be the DJ and me and Tiny be the MC’s. Tiny’s Dope.” I said, “Cool” and we set out to be Sac’s version of Run DMC. Plans were put to an immediate halt when Homicide dropped out of school. We never heard from him again. About six months passed and out of the blue, Tim who had now changed his rap name to Gabby T, calls me and says ,“Yo X, I need a DJ”. So I’m thinking he’s asking me to DJ for him for a talent show or school dance so I say, “For when?”. Tim then replies “Forever” and I say “Cool”. That day marked the beginning of our journey. 34 years of brotherhood, deep friendship, artistic inspiration, and musical exploration.

We decided our name would be GTI. Short for Gabby T and ICESKI. We connected with another friend, Keith Watson aka Maestro K. Keith played keys and knew how to program drum machines. He was originally the producer, Tim was the MC, and I did all the cuts and scratches. One day Keith called us and told us his mom didn’t want him doing secular music anymore so he had to stop working with us. This was around the same time Tim was graduating from high school. After graduation Tim left Sac and moved back to the San Fernando Valley. We stayed in touch and our friendship would continue to develop around the music we loved. He would always talk about all the MC’s that were inspiring him at the time and also about how dope the LA underground was especially The Good Life.

After I graduated from high school, I moved to Davis, CA to attend the University.
I bought my first set of recording gear and started making beats. I would play them over the phone for Tim. He would memorize the beats and write to what he remembered. He’d then call me back and spit what he wrote over the phone. We did a lot of songs ideas like this but soon learned that it would be impossible to ever get anywhere working like this. So my sophomore year we decided to take a leap of faith. I scraped up enough money to buy him a bus ticket and he moved to Davis so we could record. During this period we would put together a basic set of ideas that would later become our first EP. By this time Tim had undergone several rap name changes and finally settled on The Gift of Gab. Since the name GTI no longer applied we tried several different names and finally came up with Blackalicious, meaning good black music.

While at UC Davis I met Tom Shimura aka Lyrics Born (then Asia Born), Jeff Chang aka DJ Zen, Josh Davis aka DJ Shadow, Joseph Patel aka Jazzbo, Benjamin Davis aka Mack B Dog, and a year later Lateef Daumont aka Lateef the Truthspeaker. A crew of MC’s, DJ’s, Producers, and Writers we would form SoleSides, a record label at KDVS the University radio station. At the time we were all working on projects separately when Jeff Chang inspired us to pool our talent (which we had a lot of) and resources (which we had very little of) and take our destiny in our own hands.

This was a period of intense growth for Tim. He, Lyrics Born, and Lateef would be either be at KDVS or at one of our respective apartments rapping for hours upon hours almost daily. He was discovering artists from other genres like Lambert, Hendricks, and Ross. He’d study their styles, cadences, and phrasing to figure out how he could apply similar concepts and principles to his own craft. He’d start studying principles of metaphysics, searching for a deeper meaning of life and begin to express that through his art. He began diving deep into a book called “The Artist Way” and his creative output kicked into another gear. He learned to tap into what he called the essence. A creative reservoir, a spiritual force that he drew from. He believed that music was from us it was channeled through us. He believed that when we step out of the way we can express art at its highest form. He was a traveler, an explorer, and a scientist all rolled into one being.

In 1995 we did our first tour of the UK and Europe. This marked the start of our touring career giving us the opportunity to tour internationally. This would also mark the beginning of a 25 year touring career of many countries and continents. Through touring we learned the power of connecting with audiences. It taught us the universal power music has of connecting with people and connecting people to each other. It showed us first hand the purpose of our craft. To make a positive contribution to this world through our art. To give people inspiration through our work. He wanted to help people through expressing what he’s learned on his journey. He knew both his triumphs and challenges were universal and that his listeners might be able to find them applicable to their own lives. He was a compassionate man that cared deeply about people. He was my brother.

We often said that each project we recorded (3 Lp’s and 2 Ep’s) were snap shots of our lives. Gab always strove to do it with as much honesty and integrity as possible. In 2014 when his kidneys failed he began to work with even more fervor. He would do dialysis 4 days a week for eight hours a day and still tour, write, and record. He felt that after 3 decades of working together we were just hitting our stride. I wanted to capture as much of his greatness as possible while he was still here for the world to hear. I know he’ll live forever through his art but I miss my brother. Until we meet again.

Much Love Always,
Chief Xcel"

26/05/2021

Deal brings to an end Mass Appeal's three-year global distribution deal with Universal Music Group…

15/05/2021

We have a new release coming out. Head over to dopefolksrecords.com for the Pre-order!

LP - 2021 - Dope Folks Records " Our 102nd release comes out of East New York! Back by popular demand we are proud to present our secon...

12/05/2021

DF0102 KAOTIC STYLE
300 PRESS (50 COLORED, 250 BLACK)
PRE-ORDERS START TOMORROW MORNING
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14/04/2021

Happy #414 MILWAUKEE DAY! Check out 3 Different mixes of all Milwaukee Releases!

http://dopefolksrecords.com/ Record label specializing in rare and unreleased Golden Era and Indie Hip Hop On limited edition (300) VINYL 12" Contact us at [email protected]

08/04/2021

DOPE FOLKS SALE!! Ends 4/12
Go to dopefolksrecords.com