Looking for volunteers with a vast knowledge of music and records to submit content here at Vinyl Athletes. We are a vinyl driven website specializing in all that is good with Hip Hop records and culture. So if you feel like you can contribute something interesting for us and our handful of loyal followers let [...]

So after discovering and viewing a few videos on youtube about cleaning your records with glue, I decided to give it a shot. I grabbed a beat up copy of Gang Starr’s “Militia II” 12″ promo to test out this unorthodox method of cleaning your records, and well it’s definitely not a miracle cure. I [...]

There are many ways to clean records-most of which involve various liquid record cleaning solutions sold online or in record stores. But I’ve always stayed away from those cleaning solutions though as they’ve always seemed to leave a cloudy film on the surface of the vinyl. Soap and water works pretty well and of course [...]

Baatin’s Verse on “Climax”
“Thought you knew Baatin was polygamist
Which one of you queens is comin’ to get with this
Already got one holdin’ my arm in this
But I need a couple to add to my list
Take a position in my world of compassion
Satisfaction, ecstasy
Callin’ you callin’ me
I know you yearnin’ for sexual longevity
My name is Baatin [...]

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You probably heard the news already, Adam Yauch aka MCA of the Beastie Boys was diagnosed with a form of cancer in his throat. We wish him all the best and a speedy recovery!
We leave you now with one of my favorite Beastie cuts, “Root Down”.

A lot of you may not be familiar with this guy’s work, but I’m here to tell you that Son Of Ran is nice on the mic. He’s definitely one of Hip Hop’s more refreshing artists at the moment.
I first got up on this dude a few years back buying records from Japan. One of [...]

The Sons Of Sam released their seminal 12″ single, “Ooh He Got An Afro” b/w “Charisma” back in 1993 on Workshop Records. And because that record was such a high quality single and of course saw limited distribution, it has become highly sought after by DJs and collectors alike and can also fetch close to [...]

“Execution” The Jigmastas, Production By DJ Spinna

“Just Like A Test” Charizma & Peanut Butter Wolf, Production by PB Wolf

“Therapy” Bored Stiff, Production by TD

Back in the 90’s, the Bay Area basically had two publications everyone checked for. The glossy colored “4080″ which covered mostly hardcore Bay Rap, and a modest black and white magazine founded [...]