For now, check out what InsideSTL has to say about the album: 'The Earthworms take full advantage of DJ Crucial's lush and diverse background of beats for their follow-up release. Despite the album's staggering 67-minute run time, the 17 tracks flow seamlessly from one to the next. It is a perfect representation of F5 Records' sound, and a style that seems unique to St. Louis. Of course, a host of notable guests are featured on the album, including local favorite Steve Ewing on 'Get Up!' The Earthworms Bottle Full of Bourbon (CD) 10.00 1. The Great Escape 2. Slippin  3. Get Up! feat. Steve Ewing 4. Bottle full of Bourbon 5. The Island of Misfit Toys 6. Fiddlesticks feat. Intellect MC 7. Pot Luck 8. Backside 9. Seadu 10. The Laugh's on All of Us 11. Small Victories feat. Pidgeon John & Hi Fidel 12. Dang! 13. Waiting 14. Downtown Express feat. Haiku 15. Turn Tables feat Chris Rocchio  16. 7 Days a Week feat Eyecon 17. Rap Hands DJ Trog comes through with an F5 centric masterpiece of a mixtape. 1.Banger - The Peoplemovers (Psy and Fortune) ft. Jeff Spec 2.Bless The Mic- 4 Sale But Not 4 Sale (Gage, Capo, Jia Davis) 3.Hello- Rockwell Knuckles 4.Wiggle It- Jia Davis ft. J.R. Walker 5.No Substance- The Committee (Space, J Biggs, Jia Davis, and Santone) 6.Dead Or Alive- Wafeek 7.Commencment Ceramony- Nato Caliph 8.Gonnado- The Nope (Moka Only and Psy) 9.Echo Oh My- The Perfect Strangers (Gage and Capo) 10.Deal With The Devil- Lyfestile 11.The Deer Hunter- Hi-Fidel and Crucial 12.Say Bits N Pieces- Jia and Toyy Davis 13.Catch A Girl- J Biggs ft. Pimp C 14.Welcome To The Lou- Niteowl ft. Scooby 15.The People- Rockwell Knuckles ft. Family Affair 16.All I Know (remix)- Nato Caliph ft. Coultrain, Black Spade, and Peace 1 17.Life On Film- The Perfect Strangers (Gage and Capo) 18.Like What- Santone 19.Livewire- Rockwell Knuckles 20.Still Reignin- Gage 21.Keep On Rockin It- Jia Davis and Bill Blast 22.Thug And A Scholar- Santone 23.The Last Time- 9th Wonder ft. Royce The 5'9 and Vandalyzm 24.St Louis- Nato Caliph ft. Bits N Pieces (Jia and Katt Davis) 25.My Melody- Hi-Fidel and Crucial 4 Sale But Not 4 Sale Mixtape Vol. 3 (CD) 5.00 Test Presses and Dub Plates is a collection classic F5 material, packaged together into one continuous mix of timeless bangers, transcending silly industry divisions between the gangster and backpacker, thug and emo kid. Notice first the F5 artists: Serengeti, Hi-Fidel, Nato Caliph, The Committee (w/Toyy and Jia Davis), Jonathan Toth from Hoth, and Altered States, all of whom have garnered national praise from no less than UGHH, Giant Peach, Vapors, URB, and glowing reviews from the now-defunct HipHopInfinity.com. Next, notice the guest spots: MF Doom, MC Eiht, Slug, MF Grimm, JUICE, Rayna Shine, J-TREDS, and Rubberroom. Convinced yet? If not, pay attention to the man who introduces Test Presses and Dub Plates, none other than Crucial’s idol and mentor, the legendary DJ Premier. Avoiding Pro-Tools like the plague, Crucial is as adept with the Technics as he is the classic SP 1200 and MPC. To pin down his production style requires searching that sonic range between Primo and Pete Rock. In Crucial’s sample-heavy beats, horns mingle with strings and Spanish guitars, snares skitter over 808 drops, and vocal samples are scratched together for choruses and flavor. The result is a music both classic and revolutionary, the kind of hip-hop nostalgia longs for and 2006 is lucky to have. DJ Crucial Test Presses and Dub Plates (CD) 10.00 1. Coronation RMX ft. JUICE and Serengeti  Nato Caliph's introduction to the F5 family on a 7'. The A side is 'All I Know' produced by DJ Crucial and the B side is 'From Here' produced by DJ Needles with Crucial on the cuts. Nato Caliph All I Know b/w From Here (7" Vinyl Single) 5.00 1. All I Know  2. From Here This 7' record is from Serengeti with the help of the Frozen Food Section the B Side is the throw down collabo track of the year, 'breakfast of champions' Serengeti Fast Livin (7" Vinyl Single) 5.00 Record II of III in our F5 Skyline Series, the record features 3 dope MCs from the Windy City. The battle iconoclast JUICE is on the A side with a beat served up by STL luminary Kenautis Smith. The B-Side has the F5 classic joint dirty flamingo from Serengeti's debut. Finnaly we feed you a treat with Starving from Seel Fresh. This is a hot one. DJ Crucial Coranation b/w Dirty Flamingo & Starving (12" Vinyl Single) 5.00 1. Coronation  2. Dirty Flamingo 3. Starving [out of stock] The Committee's in ya city aiiiiit? From STL best undergound crew. More info coming soon. The Committee Jess Dance b/w Slum Lords (12" Vinyl Single) 5.00 Time to shout out friend and former Flipside scribe Wendell Davis. His Mr. North Presents...The Midwesterners, Volume 2 is essentially a Kansas City/Chicago/St. Louis underground rap greatest-hits compilation (an old-school mixtape, if you will). The featured artists many with F5 Records ties include Miles Bonny, Black Spade, Nato Caliph, Archetype and Serengeti (don't miss his 'Dennehy' remix) DJ Crucial Mr. North Presents: Midwesterners Vol. 2 (CD) 5.00 This is Jia's debut album. It has 18 solid tracks that will answer all questions. Production by Crucial, Black Spade, X Luga and J Marty. Vocals by The Committee, Capo, Hi-Fidel, and others. This album marks the beginning of Jia's solo career and should not be slept on. Jia Davis Experienced (CD) 10.00 1. Intro 2. Experienced 3. Matrix (feat Santone) 4. Destiny 5. Act like you know (feat K-9) 6. Pen in my Hand (feat Hi-Fidel) 7. When the Storm Comes (feat BNP, Santone) 8. Cadillac Music (feat Toyy) 9. Starlight (feat BNP)  10. The Drought (feat Santone) 11. Jazz, Rock, and Hip Hop Blues (feat Capo) 12. Slum Lords (feat Committee)  13. Ten Years of Grindin (feat X. Luga) 14. Personal Connection (feat Santone, Blazin Youngins) 15. Writin (feat Toyy) 16. This is Us RMX (feat BNP) 17. Look Inside [out of stock] In a groundbreaking midwest collaboration, F5 records artists Hi-Fidel and BNP squash all STL ChiTown beef with I - 55. The teamwork of these 3 MCs plus an infectous chorus gives listeners all they can handle. This limited edition 7 inch also features a remix by Mike the 2600 King. Hi-Fidel I - 55 (7" Vinyl Single) 5.00 This Hype Park MCs first full length offering is a must have for any true underground hip hop fan. Fidel brings a unique flow with socially consciece lyrics all blended together by DJ Crucial. This CD is the newly remastered/remixed version including The Tenth Wonderful. This album is laying down tracks all over the globe so pick it up for yourself here! Hi-Fidel Traveling Between STL and CHI (CD) 10.00 1. The Tenth Wonderful  2. Burn 3. Bows and Ribbons 4. Lo-Fi 5. Madeira 6. Vega 7. Fire Next Time 8. Antenna 9. Madeira II  10. Live Work Play 11. You wanna hear sum'n 12. Solid Gold 13. Higher and Higher 14. I-55 15. Golden Ostrich 16. Satori 17. BASF 18. Intro  19. Computers Run It  This is the forth single from Chicago representative Hi-Fidel. Part revolutionary and part hip hop missionary, Fidel channels words of fury and beauty through his mic cord. This records has seen the shores of England, Japan, France, Korea and Austrailia. Unreleased track 'rainbow beach' on the flip makes this 12 inch an F5 classic. Hi-Fidel 10th Wonderful b/w Rainbow Beach (12" Vinyl Single) 5.00 1. The 10th Wonderful  2. The 10 Wonderful Inst 3. Rainbow Beach 4. Rainbow Beach Inst Using eclectic samples, unique drum patterns and bizarre metaphors, (with production from DJ Crucial and Kenautis Smith as well) Jonathan takes you into the depths of his Mind, concentrating on the concepts of reality, history, metaphysics, time travel, dream state and evolution. The scene is set within a Star Trek episode (written by Jonathan) where Captain Kirk, Spock and other crew members of the Enterprise return for a surprise visit. His lyrics run along story-telling lines as opposed to the braggadocio-based rhetoric of radio-playable rap. His basic philosophy of art can be heard throughout this precedent setting achievement--that is, if everyone is an individual, no music should sound the same. With role models like RunDMC, MF Doom, Doctor Octagon, Quasimoto, Company Flow and Sage Francis, it's no wonder why, it's hard to classify this type of creation. He calls it 'hiphopera'--that'll work. J-Toth from Hoth Brainwashing: The Art of Hiphopera (CD) 10.00 1. episode intro: the search for j-toth 2. it's and ill wind, thta blows no good 3. c.h.a.o.s. theory 4. the battles begin 5. the monster within 6. interview with a canpyre 7. cannibalism will not be tolerated 8. what is brainwashing? 9. death of a friend 10. the day after 11. resurrection and the understanding on the now 12. metaphysical man  13. get a job 14. daily prayer 15. insomniacts: a tale of the fates 16. episode outro: return to earth This 12 inch features both Bits N Pieces urban anthem 'The City Is Us' and Hi-Fidels 'Fire Next Time'. These records are almost gone so if you want one for your collection, don't sleep. Bits N Pieces The City is Us w/ Fire Next Time (12" Vinyl Single) 5.00 [out of stock] The latest from the steady Altered St8s along with with first single from Plan-B!! Top Shelf Material!! Altered St8s side 1. Eye of the Storm 2. Bang 3. Bang instrumental Plan-B side 1.Here Today 2. Here Today Instrumental 3. Eye of the Storm Instrumental Eye of the Storm and Here Today produced by Cave Precise Bang produced by DJ CRUCIAL cuts on Bang by (Da Fly) D-ex Altered St8s Bang b/w Here Today (12" Vinyl Single) 5.00 [out of stock] This classic is the debut single from the Altered St8s crew. Released on Sondoo Recordings, you get a chance to listen to the tracks here. 'For those about rock.....' Altered St8s Headbanger's Ball b/w Seasons (12" Vinyl Single) 1. Headbanger's Ball  2. Seasons    F5 Debut from NYC Baston Da Invizabulman. A side is Terrachrome produced by Ad Rock and B Side is C Da Unseen featuring Son Doobie and produced by DJ Crucial. Special full color jacket art by Chris Burch. DJ Crucial Terrachrome (7" Vinyl Single) 5.00 NATO CALIPH gets audiences on their feet and dancing to thought-provoking, socially conscious lyrics. This prolific Battle Rap Champ has collaborated with artists ranging from Murphy Lee of the St. Lunatics, Bits & Pieces, MF Grimm and Hi Fidel. Well-known to the St. Louis underground hip-hop listener, his impressive body of recordings reaches much further then the Mississippi River. Nato was recently granted an exclusive digital feature with Sprint Mobile on a worldwide level. He’s moved crowds from coast to coast like most rappers in his position. However Caliph does more then entertains with pungent lyrics; he also attempts to share life experiences to improve those around him, family, friends, and the audience. The individuality, originality and heady lyrical content grab listeners from the onset. He seasons his witty wordplay without use derogatory or foul language. He eschews the glorification of drugs, sex or violence in his music. These are the over riding reasons that Nato attracted the ear of DJ Crucial who produced the majority of Cipher Inside, including the single All I Know. Nato Caliph Cipher Inside (CD) 10.00 1. Physics 720 (and the Universal Laws of....) 2. All I Know Rmx feat. Coultrain, Black Spade & Peace 1 Minute 3. Floor Holes in the Ceiling feat. Hi -Fidel  4. Applied Math 50 5. Political Science 380 (External Wars) feat. Phact of KTC 6. History neXt 7. Add On..... 8. Try Winnin feat. MF Grimm & MF Mez 9. Soul Liaison  10. Vanguard 11. Death Recall 12. The Provider feat. E-Pi-C and Lyfestile 13. St. Louis feat. Bits and Pieces 14. Lesson 24168 15. Commencement Ceromony Hi Fidel once again travels back from the future to bless us with some other-wordly rhymes with beats by our main Mr. Crucial.Check out what okayplayer has to say 'That emcee is a Chicago-born cat named Hi Fidel who shares many of 'Geti's eccentricities, including his gift for off-kilter song concepts, rhyming as (or about) strange characters, and dipping in and out of different voices and rhyme styles from song to song. All these qualities, and many more, are on display on his newest LP The Company of Wolves. At times Fidel comes off startlingly similar to 'Geti (who drops a guest-verse on the track 'Patty Farmington'), spitting his raps in a slurry slow-flow and worshiping at the 'weirdo alter' ruled by Rap deities with names like Doom, Del, and Keith. But his changeable cadence, (which lends itself to comparisons with the likes of various second-tier Wu-Tang-ers, Mos Def, and C-Rayz Walz, amongst others) and his tendency to spit braggadocio or address more ostensibly populist subject-matter (such as street violence and the travails of the working man) in his less abstract moments help establish him as his own man and a shining example of uniqueness in an industry where doing what everybody else is doing is often the only way to make a buck.' Hi-Fidel The Company of Wolves (CD) 10.00 1. Diamonds feat. Black Spade 2. Jimmy 3. Whiskey and Dristan 4. The Deer Hunter  5. Isabel and Future 6. Manther feat. Kent Cyclone 7. Detective A 8. The Big Bang Theory 9. Gordo 3003 feat. M.O. Tep 10. Small Victories feat. Pidgeon John & Mathias 11. Patty Farmington feat. Serengeti  12. Barbara Kruger 13. The Thin Wall 14. Fortitude 15. My Melody 16. Christine feat Kent Cyclone MC Eiht....Crucial....a dream come true. He comes in the studio and JUST KILLS IT. DJ Crucial Life I Choose feat MC EIHT (12" Vinyl Single) 5.00 Hi Fidel is on the way to bringing us all together. Hi-Fidel Isobel and Future (7" Vinyl Single) 5.00 [out of stock] The 1st joint record from F5 Records and Day by Day entertainment!! This 12' has Gingerbread Man produced by DJ Crucial on the A and My Love from Grimm / Doom album Special Herbs and Spices Vol 1 on the B-Side. So hot. DJ Crucial Gingerbread Man feat. MF Grimm (12" Vinyl Single) 5.00 1. Gingerbread Man  2. Gingerbread Man INST 3. My Love 4. My Love INST “She was a wire-framed jane with an exotic name…” An ode to teenage adulation that sprung a series, following in the footsteps of EPMD’s “Jane.” Hi-Fidel Madeira (12" Vinyl Single) 10.00 1. Madeira 2. Madeira Inst 3. Vega I In Filtro 4. Vega I Inst 5. Vega I Remix This is either Serengeti's 2nd or 9th album, we don't know. Either way it's brought to you by our friends at the Frozen Food Section, and Day by Day will be helping out too. Sweet eh? Noodle Arm Whimsy was only worked on during the summer like tans. Serengeti featuring Dirty Heat. Join them through the fabulous tales of capriciousness and enjoyment rather than support war rap so forcefully shoved down throats. Ugh. Yes, it is here containing such instant classics as 'PILATES' (like fat women do them), 'The breakfast of champions remix' (the definition of tony danza), 'FAST LIVIN' and 'the story of Luke' (dont put that shit out man). EXTRA CREDIT says, 'man this is how rap is s'posed to be man, you know ill...' DONT TRUST HIM. be your own judge. Pick up a copy of the noodles, it cant disappoint. Production by Serengeti, Miles Bonny, J-Toth, Extra Credit, Midas Wells and Omni Presence, Kenautis Smith, DJ Crucial, Dirty Heat and Engleburt. Featuring Tucker Booth, J-Toth and Jake. Serengeti Noodle Arm Whimsy (CD) 10.00 Bits n Pieces second full-length album. A two-disc set that marks a definitive leap forward for the two brothers. This album is in limited supply so if you don't have it you better get it now. Bits N Pieces Povertys Cry (CD 2 Disc) 15.00 1. Boogie Gon Start It Off  2. Children of the Industry 3. Venting with Vito 4. Legends 5. Haters 6. Darkest Shade of Grey 7. Trashcan Land 8. We Got The Props 9. Why Reject 10. What Prevents Rejection 11. Vibrations 12. Live Your Life 13. Freedom 14. A Life in the Struggle 15. Simple as That 16. Making Decisions 17. Philosophy 18. Off the Leash 19. A World So Cold 20. Progress 21. Poverty's Cry 22. A Cup of Something 23. Beats and Rhymes 24. I-55 25. With No Rubber 26. End of All Things A limited edition CDR for Bits n Pieces listeners manufactured by Evilenterprise. This EP has tracks that you've never heard. You need to get this. Bits N Pieces BNP-Xtreme (CDR EP) 5.00 1. City Slang 2. AT Part One 3. Look Inside 4. It Makes Sense 5. No Drugs 6. Props (Crucial remix) 7. Vacancy 8. New Armed Forces 9. Quick, Grab the Mic 10. Real Life 11. My Brother Told Me  Lead single from Jia's debut album 'Experienced'. B Side features 'Experienced' and 'Starlight' produced by Stoney Rock. Jia Davis Cadillac Music (12" Vinyl Single) 5.00 [out of stock] This is Altered St8s second 12 Inch, thier first with F5 Records. The A side, produced by Cave Precise, an up tempo party rocker while the B side is a Crucial produced ode to the woes of the barfly. Altered St8s See How It Sounds b/w Last Call (12" Vinyl Single) 5.00 1. See How it Sounds  2. Last Call  The debut from CHI towns finest Serengeti, this CD presents the drunken mumblings of a monk cooked up by our own beatsmith DJ Crucial. Since we're biased, here are some other people's thoughts on Dirty Flamingo. 'Crucial blesses Serengeti with a full array of production and cuts for this release. Serengeti in return laces each track with a variety of rhyme schemes and styles' -RapNetwork.com “Dirty Flamingo” is dope. The style reminds me of a cross between Ghostface and Black Star. Producer DJ Crucial meshes both funk and jazz soundbites to create a solid album. Emcee Serengeti raps crispy and stylistic verses with a clever delivery. When you hear tracks like “Chuck Norris,” “Busty Women” and “Ms. Nipple Queen” you can’t go wrong. From the sound of this album and the accompanying single, it’s obvious that F5 and artist, Serengeti, are serious about their hip hop. -Insomniac Magazazine Serengeti Dirty Flamingo (CD) 10.00 1. Introducing.... 2. Black Giraffes 3. Dirty Flames 4. Paper Plates  5. Busty Woman 6. Chuck Norris 7. Dirty Flamingo 8. Veronique 9. Sun Tzu  10. Flowershop II 11. Pop 12. What a Day 13. Goals 14. Best Friend 15. Dirty Flamingo II 16. Best Friend Duex 17. Real Honest 18. Ms. Nipple Queen 19. Logic (feat Hi-Fidel) Madeira (n. muh-DEER-ah) 1. Island in the Atlantic near the northern coast of Africa; colonized by the Portuguese in the 15th Century; birthplace of sugar plantations. 2. Type of wine exported from the island. 3. The girl who ripped out Hi-Fidel's heart. Here F5 presents the sequel to the single that set it off back in '98, 'Madeira II'. This A-Side is another showcase of Fidel's gift of storytelling, continuing the saga of one girl's witchy ways. On the flip side, 'Fiery' is a hot unreleased track with some unrelenting drum hits from DJ Crucial. Hi-Fidel Madiera II b/w Fiery-like Mah Mood (12" Vinyl Single) 5.00 1. Madiera II 2. Madiera II Inst 3. Fiery-Like Mah Mood  4. Fiery Inst 5. Bonus Burn This is a mixtape style CD with Jerry flowin lovely over all types of beats. Jerry G Jerry G Mixtape Vol 1 (CDR EP) 5.00 1. Intro 2. Close Your Eyes 3. From Chicago 4. Hustle Harder  5. Check 6. So Wrong (So Gone Freestyle) 7. Queen of My Country 8. You Don't Feel Good  9. Yall Can't (I can Freestyle) 10. Loop Murdah 11. Nevr Payin (never scared freestyle) 12. QUE Anthem 13. Feel Me 14. Murderific 15. Anglefire 16. Diary of Mr. Bracey 17. I W.I.S.H. 18. Go Head [out of stock] This a limited release radio only 12 inch to get some Serengeti wax into the hands of DJs. We have a few copies for sale on the site. Peace to Joe Jackson. Serengeti Busty Women b/w Black Giraffes (12" Vinyl Single) 5.00 1. Busty Woman  2. Busty Woman Inst 3. Black Giraffes  4. Black Giraffes Inst [out of stock] Crucial remix of this classic track from BNPs debut, 'HIP HOP'. Bits N Pieces Good Things from Hard Times remix (12" Vinyl Single) 5.00 Although Tammis name is misspelled (its too late now, our apologies to Ms. Terrell), theres no mistaking the rhyme sequence of our newest addition: Jerry G. Bask in the glow of Jerrys voice and your skins melanin will actually deepen. Jerry G No Question b/w I Love the Kids & Tammy Terrell (12" Vinyl Single) 5.00 [out of stock] Bits N Pieces first full length album, this disc shows off all of the strengths of this rap duo. Bits N Pieces Hip-Hop (CD) 15.00 1. Intro 2. Cloud IX 3. The New Breed 4. However, Whenever and Whatever 5. Good Things from Hard Times 6. Chill Music 7. Warriors 8. Just Cause 9. Pimp Like Me 10. City Is Us 11. Urban to Suburbia 12. Children of the Night [out of stock] “Hip hop presented itself to me in bows & ribbons as the most logical form of escapism…” Four emcees, two deejays, one ill song that has seen the shores of Japan, England, and Germany. Minneapolis-Chicago-St. Louis connection. Hi-Fidel Midwest (12" Vinyl Single) $0.00 1. Midwest (B-Money Mix) 2. Midwest (B Money Inst) 3. B Money Bonus Beat 4. Midwest (Crucial Mix) 5. Midwest (Crucial Mix Inst) 6. Crucial Bonus Beat