Hard to Find.

One thing that's great about the internet is that it's so much easier to find old music, especially rare records that probably weren't even in major stores for long if at all. Chances are if you're searching for some rare, obscure record there was someone else in the world doing the same thing at one point. Youtube is a great example of this. I've heard so many great records from other countries and rare hip-hop albums that people (probably collectors) have added so others can hear the music. UGHH (Underground Hip-Hop site) is great for this too in terms of hard to find hip-hop records. Since discovering this site a few years ago, I have been able to locate hard copies of my favorite local Chicago hip-hop collective, the Molemen. Of course many of these aren't currently in stock since they are older and harder to find. You can still get email notifications to when they may re-stock or even get them to special order it for you. Some instrumental albums from them I had never even heard of since they aren't on any major label. I could hear snippets of the product to know what I'm getting before i actually try to buy it from their site. Just knowing that I can buy a hard copy of such good local music from a website not located in Chicago is great for a fan such as myself. There aren't many people still out there that are willing to dig (digitally or physically) for albums they can't just download off of iTunes. To me it seems like a hunt, and the end reward could be something to take home with you. Here is an album from one of the three beat makers in The Molemen, PNS. Besides working with local underground Chicago artists he has produced beats for well known underground hip-hop artists such as MF Doom and Slug of Atmosphere. Here is an instrumental album released of his from 2000 titled "12 Bit Soul".

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