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WU-TANG CLAN // A Better Tomorrow
(Dec 2, Warner Music)
Twenty years of Wu-Tang Clan – and this posse
are still as strong as ever. The legendary NY-based
rappers includes one of the craziest lists of hiphop OGs ever assembled - RZA, GZA, Method
Man, Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, Inspectah Deck,
U-God, Masta Killa, and Cappadonna - and
has sold over 6.5 million records in the US, and
nearly 40 million worldwide, including individual
members’ album sales as well as group sales
collectively. We’re guessing the 20th anniversary
party is going to be off the hook. This album comes
on top of five studio albums and 19 compilation
albums – thanks to the loose congregation of nine
MCs turning the standard concept of a hip-hop
crew inside out with the philosophy of spinning off
into as many side projects as possible, resulting in
the members all becoming individual legends and
veritable rap gods. Get your OG on and get this
record - www.wutangclan.com
DEADMAU5 // Five Years Of Mau5
(Out now, mau5trap/Virgin EMI)
This double album is packed with five years of
highlights from the beloved back catalogue of this
heralded electro producer AKA Joel Zimmerman,
alongside exclusive and new remixes from friends
of his label mau5trap. Fans can froth on the
knowledge the track list include Some Chords,
the opening track of deadmau5’s 2010 album
4x4=12, known as a classic mau5 track bathed in
synths. There’s also the deadmau5 smash Ghosts
n’ Stuff along with remixes by NERO and Chuckie,
and a new offering from Australia’s Wax Motif, the
Wax Motif Remix of Raise Your Weapon www.deadmau5.com