165 Orchard Street
New York, NY
212-460-4800
www.soundlibraryrecords.com

The Sound Library has been serving New York vinyl fiends for five years. Before opening their own store, owners Rob Corrigan and Steve Harrigan crate-dug for countless local shops, including the legendary A1 Records. “You won’t see 99 percent of the stuff on MTV,” Corrigan says of the Library’s rare should and classic hip-hop. With extreme knowledgeable librarians Jared Boxx and Ras Jensen tending shop, the store attracts impressive clientele. It’s normal to see celebrity beatmakers such as the Alchemist, Just Blaze and DJ Premier searching for future heat at the listening stations. So if your original Nasty Nas “Halftime” single ever gets taken hostage by a psychobitch, soon-to-be-ex girlfriend, go to the Library and let the healing begin.