19 years ago a small recording studio, TOP SHELF, located in the basement of an East Village brownstone, was looted during the Thompkins Square riots of 1988, displacing the recordings of many soon-to-be Hip Hop stars. The studio had been the meeting place for many rappers, neighborhood kids, and producers that would later be responsible for the greatest period of the Hip Hop age, "The Golden Era". TOP SHELF was a communal spot where stars such as Big Daddy Kane, Biz Markie, Grand Puba, and MC Lyte would gather on a regular basis. A search commenced soon after the recordings were lost, but nothing was ever found. No one was quite sure who took them or where they were... until now.