R&B / Hip Hop CDs

Jay-Z’s career in rhyme spans the better part of 15 years and now (at last!) some of his biggest hits are available in the form of The Hits Collection Volume 1. A Greatest Hits in every sense of the word, the album will feature tracks from his Blueprint III (Empire State of Mind, ...

Worldwide pop superstar Ke$ha releases 2CD package ‘Animal +Cannibal’, available in NZ on November 22. The package includes her #1 debut album ‘Animal’ along with second CD ‘Cannibal’ which contains 9 additional songs (including current hit ‘We R Who We R&rs...

Renowned producer and lightning-fast turntablist P-Money has raised the stakes once again with his highly anticipated third studio album Everything, set for release on Monday 3 May.   By extending his team of collaborators, consolidating his production skills, and sidestepping genre boxes, Ever...

Ultimate R&B The Love Collection 2010 is a crossover urban hits package packed with ballads for the ballads for a new generation. Featuring two CDs full of hits from Black Eyed Peas, Rihanna, Lady Gaga, Mariah Carey, Jay Sean, Alicia Keys, Jenifer Hudson, Akon, Jeremih, Latoya Luckett, Drake,...

Eminem releases Relapse: Refill this coming December 21st. This is a re-release of RELAPSE to tide fans over until Relapse 2.... The album includes seven bonus tracks, including the single “Forever”, also featuring Drake, Kanye West, and Lil Wayne (previously found on the More Than A ...

Unleashed is the second studio album by Hurricane Chris. The first single from this album was Halle Berry (She's Fine), which peaked at number 53 on the U.S. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, number 7 on the Hot 100 chart, number 7 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Rap Tracks and number 70 on the U.S. Billboard...

Hayley J. Hansell is driven by the maxim “You Are Not Who You Know”. From crate digging to record store retail, audio engineering to radio, Hayley J. has gone it alone from day one, taking her time to hone musical skills that form like Voltron on her debut EP. “You Are Not Who You Know” cooks d...

Slug (Atmosphere / Rhymesayers) and Murs (Living Legends) are back with ‘Volume 3’ of their popular Felt series. This time dedicating their signature, light-hearted back and forth to actress and civil rights activist Rosie Perez. With production being handled by Aesop Rock (Def Jux), ...

Uncovered breathes new life into tracks that you've already grown to love once before. A double CD of intelligent reworkings of hits, both young and old, by artists from across the musical spectrum. From classical to dance, from indie-rock to chilled out acoustic; each cover steers the original into...

Lady Sovereign returns with ‘Jigsaw’, the follow-up to her successful debut album 'Public Warning' released in late 2006. Over the course of that release Sov won the respect of Jay-Z and America's urban doyenne, her album selling over 300,000 copies worldwide. Lead single on the debut...

Although the title's double entendre is explored from both sides, it seems to be the less lurid aspect of "discipline" that motivates Janet Jackson on her tenth studio album. In some of the singer's most introspective lyrics, she examines her discipline-filled childhood and early career, a...

2Pac is the top-selling rap artist of all time, selling nearly 40 million albums in the U.S. alone, where he has claimed 11 Platinum-or-better awards. Eight of those are for posthumous releases. Each of these compilations contains one previously unreleased recording and one new remix along with n...

Personnel include: Lupe Fiasco (rap vocals); Jill Scott (vocals); Gemini , Jay-Z (rap vocals). Recording information: Right Track, New York, NY. There was a buzz surrounding rapper Lupe Fiasco (thanks to a botched deal with Arista, an association with Kanye West, and a postponed record release...

With a highly successful acting career, including the title role in the long-running TV show MOESHA, Brandy has tended to release albums sporadically--between 1994 and 2004, she recorded only four full-length outings. However, her albums have been dense with hits, including two Number One singles, &...

Boyz II Men: Michael Bivins, Michael McCary, Wanya Morris, (vocals), Nathan Morris (vocals), Dallas Austin (piano, percussion); Rick Criniti (acoustic guitar); Troy Taylor (piano, keyboards, bass, percussion), Nicholle Williams, Nakia Keith (background vocals); Rick Sheppard (samples). Producers ...

Full Title: The Rose That Grew From Concrete Vol. 1.Personnel includes: 2Pac, Q Tip, Mos Def, Outlawz, Geronimo Pratt, Dead Prez, Tre, K-Ci & Jo Jo, 4th Avenue Jones, Babatunde Olatunge, Danny Glover, Quincy Jones, Russell Simmons, Nikki Giovanni, Sarah Jones, Malcolm Jamal Warner, Sonya Sanchez, La...

EMI are releasing the long awaited sophomore Tommy Ill album ‘New Hat And A Haircut’ on 2 April. “I am so stoked that we are finally putting this album out. James, Buck, Kelvin and I have been working on it for pretty much our whole lives and now that it’s coming out we will have to find new things ...

Our Version of Events is the upcoming debut studio album by Scottish singer-songwriter Emeli Sandé. The album is currently set for release in the United Kingdom on February 13, 2012 through Virgin Records. Work on the album began in early 2010 following Sandé's signing with Virgin, with the song "He...

APOLOGY ACCEPTED, the sophomore album from Derty Sesh, one of New Zealand Hip Hop’s most controversial rappers, is about to drop on Monday, February 20th. As an artist who always tries to push the limits, Derty Sesh found himself at the centre of a media storm due to the controversial video for ...

In his new release “BACKYARD BOOGIE”, J BOOG showcases his unique style of world reggae music. Born of Samoan decent and raised out of California, J BOOG draws on influences from cultures all around the world. “BACKYARD BOOGIE” features collaborations with PEETAH MORGAN of morgan heritage, TARRUS ...

2011 debut album from North Carolina rapper, who was the first rapper to be signed to Jay-Z's Roc Nation label. The album features an appearance from Jay-Z on the track 'Mr. Nice Watch', as well as collaborations with other artists such as Missy Elliot and Drake.

Everyday I'm shufflin'... You know the song. LMFAO's massive single "Party Rock Anthem" features on their 'Sorry for Party Rocking' album. Also included are their other biggest hits "I'm in Miami B**tch" and "Champagne Showers".   Expect excellent party anthems fro...

Liam Howlett of The Prodigy delivers his earth shattering mix for 'Back To Mine'!   Finding time out from touring their 'Greatest Hits' album, Liam has delivered one of the best albums to grace the 'Back To Mine' decks, from the balls out rock of Queens of the Stone Age to the 2 Tone beat of Th...

Finding the perfect weighting between depth and frivolity, rap and pop, madness and effortless cool, PNC brings his signature fluid flow, catchy style and charismatic writing for a varied, and of course, ‘balanced’ album.   From the menacing ‘Murderer’ to the merry &...

When we last caught up with the intrepid inter-galactical pop visionaries KIDZ IN SPACE it was some time ago. The trio of Josh Fountain, Ashley Hughes and Matt Neshat landed on earth in early 2009 after a chance encounter somewhere beyond the edge of this galaxy, and after discovery a mutual interes...

Album of the Year is the fourth studio album by hip hop producer and rapper Black Milk. Production for the album was handled by himself. Album of the year represents the last year of his life, hence the name.

Sony Music New Zealand is pleased to announce Stan Walker’s brand new album ‘From The Inside Out’, will be released August 23rd, 2010. Stan revealed the album title and release date in an exclusive video message to his fans today via Facebook, YouTube and his official website, www....

After two hugely acclaimed albums - Arular in 2005 & Kala in 2007 - the global success of Paper Planes, Oscar & Grammy nominations & the birth of her first child, M.I.A. is set to release her new album, /\/\ /\ Y /\, which sees her as incendiary & forward thinking as ever. Recorde...

Australia's best selling dance compilation, WILD NIGHTS 2010, is back blending the finest electro, house, and trance anthems. Three jam-packed CDs containing over 60 of the biggest and baddest club hits, dance tracks, and current chart toppers. Includes tracks by Art vs Science, Prodigy, Sidne...

From production team behind the Austereo Networks leading national dance show & the Skitz Mix series, come the biggest collection of 100% exclusive dancefloor mixes of the current top 20 sales & radio chart hits! Featuring 60 monster mixes of Tik Tok , Telephone, Fireflies, Blah Blah Blah, W...

With over 16 Years in the industry and 40 million albums sold worldwide, The Queen of Hip Hop/Soul is Mary J Blige returns with her 9th studio album 'Stronger.’ Since her 1992 debut - the modern classic 'What's the 411' all the way to 2008's 'Growing Pains', Mary J. Blige has helped to rede...

Imperfections are in the eye of the beholder. You can see them as flaws, or as the very qualities that make us human -- and that make us strive to be better people in search of a perfection that we know we can never fully achieve. In the thirteen songs on her spellbinding new album, Memoirs of an Im...

ENRIQUE IGLESIAS Greatest Hits - You would think that Enrique Iglesias has nothing left to prove. After all, the Madrid-born, Miami-raised singer has sold 40 million albums in little over a decade, becoming one of the most successful artists in the history of popular music. Then again, Enrique i...

Mariah Carey, R&B diva and the most successful female recording artist of all time, follows 2005's 'The Emancipation Of Mimi' album with her 11th studio LP 'E=MC2'. In typical diva style, Carey is credited as executive producer along with Antonio 'LA' Reid, the chairman of Def Jam records. Co...

As a mega-successful recording artist, producer and actor, Snoop Dogg has carved out a permanent place in pop culture and musical history as hip hop's ultimate wordsmith and most compelling superstar. The hip hop legend and multi-platinum artist returns with his ninth solo lp, Ego Trippin'. "...

Issued shortly before the 2008 Grammy Awards, this well-selected collection presents songs by many of the ceremony's key nominees in the pop, rock, R&B, hip-hop, and country categories. Standout tracks include Amy Winehouse's sassy, soulful "Rehab" and Paul McCartney's jangly "Dance Tonight," as wel...

2Pac is the top-selling rap artist of all time, selling nearly 40 million albums in the U.S. alone, where he has claimed 11 Platinum-or-better awards. Eight of those are for posthumous releases. Each of these compilations contains one previously unreleased recording and one new remix along with n...

THE QUEEN’S SOUL SESSIONS. Two-Disc Aretha Franklin Collection Uncovers Unreleased Demos, Outtakes, and B-Sides Featuring Vintage Aretha at Work in the Studio. Nearly every music legend leaves behind a slew of unreleased songs, alternate takes of released tunes, and live and demo mater...

Digipack limited edition cd/dvd. Bonus DVD footage includes rare footage of the creation and performances of her hit tracks 'The Power Of Love', 'I Surrender', and 'I Wish' filmed live in Las Vegas and taken from her forthcoming full length DVD release ‘A New Day Live In Las Vegas’ Fo...

This is Boney M's greatest hits featuring songs such as "Daddy Cool", "No Woman No Cry" and "Brown Girl in the Ring" Tracks: 1. Daddy Cool 2. Sunny 3. Rivers of Babylon 4. El Lute 5. No Woman No Cry 6. Hooray! Hooray! It's A Holi – Holiday 7. Raspu...