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VMP ANTHOLOGY

I Need a Beat: 40 Years of Def Jam Recordings

Il y a quarante ans, Def Jam Recordings a été fondé dans une chambre de dortoir du campus de NYU. Cette ambition d'étudiant aurait des répercussions dans l'histoire de la musique qui se font encore sentir aujourd'hui. Elle a aidé à propulser le hip-hop d'une musique underground new-yorkaise à la forme dominante de la musique pop à travers le monde.
Pour célébrer l'anniversaire du label, VMP a collaboré avec DJR sur I Need a Beat: 40 Years of Def Jam Recordings, un coffret de 5 albums et 9 disques vinyles qui raconte des bribes de l'histoire de Def Jam Recordings, fournissant des instantanés du label alors qu'il passait de la chambre de dortoir à la salle de réunion et presque dans chaque pièce de la planète.
Strictement limité à 750 unités, il ne sera jamais réimprimé. Possédez ce morceau d'histoire de Def Jam Recording dès maintenant.

NOTE: Please purchase this product individually, as it cannot be combined with other products in our store.

Orders are expected to ship in December 2024. Timeline is subject to change. We will notify you of any shipping updates.



A story told through five albums, featuring rappers who contributed to the Def Jam Recordings story in ways small and big.

The goal with this box was not to try to capture the full scope of Def Jam Recordings 40 years; hip-hop has evolved something like ten times during the label’s lifetime. Instead, we wanted to focus on albums that captured snapshots of the label through its upheavals, high points, and transitions. It covers the label’s emergence from its NYC-centric boom-bap heyday with some of its earliest stars (EPMD and Public Enemy). It continues with the label turning its eyes southward (Scarface) while launching the best New York rapper of this century (Cam’ron), ending with the label’s best young MC on top of his game (Vince Staples).

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Andrew Winistorfer, I Need a Beat Executive Producer and VMP Senior Director of Music & Editorial

Mic Check…

VMP Anthology goes beyond the five albums included in your box. Alongside your box and the albums within it, we provide in-depth, original Listening Notes. Featuring an introduction by Jeff Weiss and contributions from Jaelani Turner-Williams, Michael Penn II, and Dylan Green, the booklet will serve as a guide through these albums. VMP Anthology isn’t just a box set that’s supposed to gather dust on your shelves — it’s an immersive and transformative story that comes alive for you to spend weeks (or longer!) inside of. We can’t wait for you to dive deeper into Def Jam Recordings’ history and the albums in this box.

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EPMD
Business As Usual (1990)
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Public Enemy
Apocalypse 91...The Enemy Strikes Black (1991)
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Cam'ron
Come Home With Me (2002)
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Scarface
The Fix (2002)
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Vince Staples
Big Fish Theory (2017)

What's Included

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Vinyle couleur exclusive
Cette anthologie VMP est strictement limitée à 750 unités sur vinyle couleur exclusive. Les cinq albums ont été remasterisés par Cicely Balston chez Alchemy Mastering.
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Quatre écrivains de musique hip-hop connectent
Lisez l'histoire de ces cinq albums dans un livret d'écoute de 20 pages très spécial et un livret photo, avec une introduction de Jeff Weiss et des mini-essais sur les albums par Jaelani Turner-Williams, Michael Penn II et Dylan Green.
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Boîte commémorative premium
Conçu en interne chez VMP, ces disques sont hébergés dans un étui de luxe, inspiré par les origines du hip-hop. Il aura fière allure sur n'importe quelle étagère assez courageuse pour l'accueillir.
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Comment l'audio a-t-il été obtenu ?

Les laques de tous les albums ont été coupées à partir des sources numériques de la plus haute qualité disponibles par Cicely Balston au sein d'Alchemy Mastering.

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Notes d'écoute

Découvrez l'histoire complète de Def Jam Recordings dans notre livret Notes d'écoute. Le livret que vous trouverez dans votre boîte couvre l'histoire de Def Jam Recordings depuis ses débuts jusqu'à son époque moderne, via un panel de quatre écrivains musicaux.

FAQs

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VMP Anthology is the vinyl box set, reinvented. It aims to use music to tell a story, and gives space for lots of listening, learning, and conversation along the way.
Nope! We built VMP Anthology as a way for all fans to experience music more deeply, and VMP membership is not required.
Shipping is free in the U.S. and $30 internationally. Records will be sent in one shipment. Orders are expected to ship in December 2024. Timeline is subject to change. We will notify you of any shipping updates.
Afterpay is an interest-free financing option that allows you to make four bi-weekly (every two weeks) installment payments rather than one upfront payment. If you choose Afterpay at checkout, you will be redirected to the Afterpay site to create an account and to complete your payment. You won’t be charged any interest or fees, as long as your payments are made on time. At this time, Afterpay is only available for customers in the United States.
VMP started as a record of the month club in 2013 and has expanded into an online record store and magazine.
To get the Member Price, you must be an active VMP Member for our monthly record subscription (and make sure you are logged in).
Yes, shipping is available in 16 countries in addition to the U.S. (view all FAQs for more details). Due to the box value and carrier constraints, international customers are responsible for customs and duties. When shipping to a country that is subject to VAT, this will also be due upon receipt.

I Need a Beat: 40 Years of Def Jam Recordings

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