Ajax Starglider - Middle Class Artisan preview

We just caught wind of a new album preview from Middle Class Artisan. ILLECT Recordings has added a new song from this upcoming release to their Myspace profile.

Check out Evil Control Freaks at Myspace.com/illectrecordings. The track is produced by Theory Hazit of Scribbling Idiots. Look for this release soon!

Top 30 Sellers of 2008

Can you believe it is May already?! Time flies as do our stock of each of these 30 titles. Each is ranked by total units sold through April 30th, 2008. Missing some of these from your collection? Stock up as all of them are specially priced for the entire month of May.

1. Beat Rabbi & Deepspace 5 – Deepspace5oul
2. Scribbling Idiots – The Have Nots
3. Braille – The IV Edition
4. Dert – The Short List
5. Sev Statik and DJ Dust – Back to Dust
6. Othello – Alive at the Assembly Line
7. Ajax Starglider – Middle Class Broadcast
8. Sharlok Poems – Blooming Sounds
9. Night Owls 4 – A Shot In The Dark
10. RedCloud – Hawthorne’s Most Wanted
11. L.A. Symphony – Disappear Here
12. Cas Metah – Providence Road
13. Theory Hazit – Extra Credit
14. Believin Stephen – What I Believe EP
15. Shai Linne – The Atonement
16. Smoke – Bleed
17. JustMe & Cas Metah – Are Unemployed
18. TheBREAX – The Breax
19. theBREAX – When theBREAX Sold Out
20. reSEARCH – Identity Theft
21. Change – Same As It Never Was
22. L.A. Symphony – Unleashed
23. JustMe – One Man’s Trash
24. JustMe & Sintax the Terrific – Merciless
25. Sintax the Terrific – Curb Appeal
26. Mellow Drum Addict & Shortop – Fire Escape Artists
27. The Insomniaddicts – Office Space
28. Mars ILL - Raw Material (Uprok version)
29. Underground Rise – Sunrise, Sunset
30. ill harmonics – Monkey Business

Update: Braille IV 12" and Shades of Grey CD

The IV Edition 12 vinyl is not scheduled to be available until late May at the earliest. Once a firm date is given to us by the artist, we will certainly update you as well.

The Shades of Grey CD will be a few more weeks as well. We expect product to arrive around May 13th to May 20th given the information provided to us by the label. Once we have a firm date on this one as well, we will post an update here also.

Paid Your Taxes Sale continues!

Don’t forget to participate in the sale. It’s full of great values and some bonus goodies with every order.

Get more information in the official sale update posting.

Paid Your Taxes Sale

This is a popular sale we run each year around tax time. It’s a heavily shopped one and we’ve got some really special deals in store for you!

The Paid Your Taxes Sale runs from 7:00pm CST Thursday April 17th through Friday April 25th. The sale ends at midnight April 25th. Don’t wait until the last minute on this one!

• Fabulous prices on dozens of items!
• Exclusive bonus items included with your order only if you order during this sale.
• Purchase (2) CDs and get a FREE album download of your choice (from a select list) with your order.
• Purchase (5) CDs and get TWO FREE album downloads of your choice (from a select list) with your order.
• Upgrade to USPS Priority Mail and get THREE FREE posters!
• Buy a CD Grab Bag and we’ll guarantee that you will receive AT LEAST 18 CDs inside!
• Every order will receive a special raffle style ticket. This ticket is your automatic entry into a special prize drawing for a heaping serving of prizes! The winner will get a Sphere of Hip-Hop t-shirt and 3 CDs!

This is one of the biggest and best sales we’ve ever run and want you to get in on the great deals. Be sure to order anytime between now and Friday April 25th to be eligible for the goodies above!

Any orders received after 12 noon Friday April 18th will ship upon my return home on the following Wednesday. I will be away attending a music event. Please keep that in mind when anticipating delivery of your order. My email access during this time will also be limited. I will respond as quickly as my schedule allows.

Enjoy the sale, stock up, get a bunch of hip-hop for not a lot of money!

PS: Don’t forget to check out the Closeouts & Bargains area for some fresh deals.

Braille - The IV Edition in stock + shipping

We got our first supply of the new Braille album, The IV Edition, in stock. This one is selling quickly and we’ve already placed a second order for more. If you pre-ordered it, look for it to reach your hands very soon. We’re shipping all orders on a first in and first out basis, so the quicker you order yours the sooner you’ll get one.

• Autographed cover
• Sticker
• Secret bonus item courtesy of Sphere of Hip-Hop

House full of hip-hop + broken pipe

We’re a bit delayed on filling orders from Wednesday April 2nd through Sunday April 6th. Check this topic at the Sphere of Hip-Hop message forum for more info.

Thanks for your continued support!

The IV Edition 12" single delayed

We don’t have a firm ship date yet but it (Braille – The IV Edition 12” vinyl single) will not be in on April 15th. Look for updates when we have solid information to pass along.

Pre-order the IV Edition 12 vinyl

The CD is still on schedule to ship out right around the 15th.