Hip-Hop Instrumentals thread

This thread is dedicated to the sharing of links to instrumental versions of rap albums and songs (as opposed to beat albums). If something out there is available for purchase (i.e. Slum Village's Fantastic 2.10), please don't post a link to freely downloadable copy. This is only for rap instrumentals that can't be found through commercial means.

I've already noted that instrumental versions of nearly every Beastie Boys track (various producers) can be found here: http://www.beastiemixes.com/acappellas.php (at the bottom)

Additionally, instrumental versions of more than 40 Gang Starr tracks (produced by DJ Premier) can be found here: http://www.hiphopisread.com/2010/04/gang-starr-candles-crates-re-up.html

This blog is dedicated mainly to rap acapellas but also has a nice array of instrumentals from Public Enemy, Q-Tip, and lots more: http://acapellarchives.blogspot.com/search/label/Instrumentals

I'd love to see instrumentals of De La Soul's 3 Feet High & Rising or any rap album produced by Prince Paul. Please share what you got.

Great links, I think acappellas are more fun to play around with but nothing beats a solid instrumental. And as much as like the Beastie Boys, the idea of their instrumentals is a lot more appealing than their acappellas...mmmMMMM DROP?

these are awesome:

A Tribe Called Quest Vol. 1

A Tribe Called Quest Vol. 2

  On 4/22/2010 at 5:21 PM, LOL Alzado said:

these are awesome:

 

A Tribe Called Quest Vol. 1

 

A Tribe Called Quest Vol. 2

nice!

  On 4/22/2010 at 3:38 PM, LOL Alzado said:

Edan Instrumentals

shit! glad i came in here! i wonder where these are from?

is the quality of those edan tracks kind of shitty?

  On 4/22/2010 at 6:46 PM, Ricky Downtown said:

  On 4/22/2010 at 3:38 PM, LOL Alzado said:

Edan Instrumentals

 

shit! glad i came in here! i wonder where these are from?

my guess is they were collected from these:

http://www.discogs.com/Edan-I-See-Colours-The-Science-Of-The-Two/release/240184

http://www.discogs.com/Edan-Emcees-Smoke-Crack/release/83633?ev=rr

http://www.discogs.com/Edan-Mic-Manipulator/release/138053?ev=rr

http://www.discogs.com/Edan-Sprain-Your-Tapedeck/release/356737?ev=rr

  On 4/22/2010 at 5:10 PM, Higgins VanHiggins said:

Five Deez - Kommunicator (Instrumental album)

What's happened with these guys? I enjoyed kommunicator quite thoroughly

  On 4/23/2010 at 3:37 AM, Bob Dobalina said:

  On 4/22/2010 at 5:10 PM, Higgins VanHiggins said:

Five Deez - Kommunicator (Instrumental album)

What's happened with these guys? I enjoyed kommunicator quite thoroughly

I'm wondering the same thing myself. Kommunicator is one of the best hip-hop albums I've ever heard, and I've been looking forward to something new from them.

I know that Fat Jon put out an instrumental album, Repaint Tomorrow, in 2008 (good album, if you don't already own it). According to wikipedia, they're all currently engaged in solo projects, and there's nothing about them having split, so hopefully a new album will be forthcoming at some point.

They can't put out gems such as When the Silence is Gone and Sapphire, and leave us hanging.