Duck Down Presents: The Album

Priority Records assembled this vinyl collection as a showcase for the Duck Down roster’s raw East Coast hip-hop credentials. Black Moon, Cocoa Brovaz, Heltah Skeltah, and Sean Price anchor a lineup of boom-bap purists and underground fixtures, each track built on chopped soul samples and precise lyricism. The compilation captures early-2000s Brooklyn grimy aesthetics—dusty breaks, minimal production, and the kind of street-level authenticity that defined the label’s reputation during its independent peak.