Here in Limerick, the Hip Hop and Rap music culture scene is stronger than ever!
If you’re a beginner looking to start your Hip Hop record collection you could check out classics like MF DOOM, Kendrick Lamar, A Tribe Called Quest, Kanye West, Outkast, Eminem and NWA. Or, if you want to explore our very own local rappers emerging from Limerick, I highly recommend you check out our very popular record; Live at Record Room Volume 1. This homegrown Irish vinyl record is a compilation full of local artists of many different genres including rappers such as Strange Boy and Hazey Haze.
Check out the best selection of Rap and Hip Hop vinyl Ireland has to offer hosted here in your local Limerick record store.
Did you know?
One of the most famous Hip Hop photographers in the world is from Limerick!
Brian Cross, born in 1966, is an Irish photographer and filmmaker known as B+ (occasionally stylized as B Plus). He has taken some of the most iconic photos in the Hip Hop world. He is a co-founder of Mochilla, a film and music production company based in Los Angeles, California. In the 1990s, he focused on capturing the hip hop scene in Los Angeles and contributed to album art for several notable artists, including Q-Tip, Eazy-E, Damian Marley, DJ Shadow, and J Dilla.