Today I received the last Public Enemy sealed vinyl I’ve been searching for, and that’s the 1989 banger “Fight The Power”. Kind of fitting because this song is the one that first got me into PE a couple years ago.

Nobody could accurately calculate the current population of sealed copies of this record, but I’m guessing the count is relatively low because this is the only sealed copy I’ve seen posted to eBay or Discogs in 2 years.

A timeless piece of art such as this deserves to be catalogued and preserved for history, and that’s why I’ll be sending it to VMG for grading.

I have a strange obsession with the 2001 XFL season. I remember tuning in like millions of Americans and watching the season openers. The hype, the nameplates, and the cool logos give me nostalgia.

An eBay seller has dozens of XFL game jerseys listed, and they recently dropped the prices to an amount I couldn’t pass on. I added these three game-used XFL jerseys to my growing collection:

Latario Rachal, Los Angeles Xtreme

• Why I bought it: Rachal wore this in the Million Dollar Game (XFL championship), scoring a touchdown in the contest. I now own 4 jerseys worn in that game.

• Photomatch: Getty Image 581494

Junior Lord, Chicago Enforcers

• Why I bought it: Great jersey design and this was worn in a playoff game.

• Photomatch: Getty Image 513064

Kory Blackwell, Las Vegas Outlaws

• Why I bought it: Blackwell potentially wore this jersey in the XFL’s opening game, and during player introductions he told his wife that “she completed him”. A stark contrast to “They hate me, baby!”

• Photomatch: No definitive, but hit marks and paint transfers indicate game use.

My buying spree is ongoing. Stay tuned for more…

The entire premise of mid-‘90s Pinnacle seemed to be a dedicated attempt to put as many absurd cards into rotation as possible. And I love them all.

This parallel set is unmatched.

I was able to get my grubby paws on a sealed original press vinyl copy of Public Enemy’s groundbreaking 1988 album “It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back”.

This album contains a handful of timeless songs and utilizes the classic PE production style that left their imprint on hip-hop. Holding this really does feel like holding a fine art print of a master. Looking forward to grading it soon.