Fat Beats

Last year, The BoomBox was pretty bummed by the closing of New York City's iconic record store Fat Beats. It was truly one of the better independent shops to experience hip-hop and was renowned as the place to be if you wanted the newest singles by your favorite artists...

Fat Beats -- a mecca of hip-hop vinyl and true friend to independent artists -- will shut its New York City doors on Saturday evening for the last time. It's a bittersweet moment for hip-hop fans all over the world. While the company will maintain its online presence, label and distribution arm, the retail closing is indicative of something much bigger...

Yet another legendary music retailer is preparing to shut its doors. Hip-hop vinyl retailer/distributor Fat Beats announced the closing of its last two retail stores in New York and Los Angeles today, shutting doors on a hip-hop institution that championed independent music and culture for more than 16 years...