Dutch Hip Hop archive and record label
Dutch Gems teamed up with curator and artist Walter Koemig for art project ELF. An exclusive tape release (Ruff Gems 001) featuring poetry and music by N.V. De Nieuwe Wanhoop (Martin Max Aart de Jong and Jan M. de Rijk). Made for the exhibition ELF featuring eleven Leiden based artists. Hand numbered copies in a…
De exclusieve vinyl release voor SaveRubysLife.nl is nu hier te bestellen: shop
Another big collabo dropping tonight! Dutch Gems teams up with Cult Recordings to bring you an exclusive vinyl release of De Tweede by James and Soulution. Don’t sleep!
We have another fresh release dropping for pre-orders tonight! JAMES CROWN The James Crown – Get Down 45 is a tribute to the one and only Godfather of Soul, the King of Funk, Mr. Dynamite, “The Hardest Working Man In Show Business” himself: who that is, must be quite obvious. The vinyl-only release is…
Lacoste 2 has officially landed, check it out here: Still some vinyl available on our Bandcamp page, grab ‘m while you can.. pre-orders will ship early January.
**BIG DROP COMING SOON** Dutch Gems has teamed up with $LENTERPRI$E to bring you the first exclusive vinyl release of one of the dopest MCs currently doing damage on the NL scene: $KEER&BOO$ – “DE LACOSTE OP M’N BODY ZIT VOL MET VERF VAN KANKERTOYS DIE IK RIPTE OMDAT ZE WAREN WAAR ZE NIET MOESTEN…
The late eighties and early nineties could be characterized as a time of Hip Hop renaissance in The Netherlands. Especially the Brabant provence of The Netherlands proved furtile grounds due to Southern record companies like DJAX and Runn that were willing to experiment with full length rap music releases. This gave Southern rap groups the…
The second release on Dutch Gems takes you back to my hometown the city of Leiden. Focussing on youthcentre ‘t Breehuys and one of it’s earliest crews: The Chill Out Posse. We bring 5 exclusive demotracks never released before, capturing a moment of local hiphop in it’s purest form. Narrated and designed by Remko Koopman,…