Welcome(!) to the friendly local record store, stacked with wax!
Two locations in the greater Fort Lauderdale, FL area:
Oakland Park:
We Got The Beats Record Store
840 E Oakland Park Blvd, Suite #118
Oakland Park FL 33334
954-671-9482 (call or text!)
We are just East of Sprouts in the shopping center that goes deep with a lot of parking spaces.
Lauderhill:
We Got The Beats Record Store (West)
4588 N. University Drive
Lauderhill FL 33351
954-395-6520 (call or text!)
We are between Oakland Park Blvd and Commercial Blvd, in a large shopping center with plenty of parking. Next door to the amazing Tate's Comics + Toys + More!
What a long, strange trip it's been...
From our beginnings selling music online in 1999 (over 25 years ago!) to the realization of our first brick & mortar store in 2010...and then our second location in 2017, here's the story...
We Got The Beats was started by Tony on a webTV(!) in his apartment in 1999 when he discovered eBay. He specialized in selling CD singles with remixes (woo hoo!) shipped all over the world, and developed a following of folks who appreciated us elevating the genres and format often overlooked by other stores and sellers. Our story (and reputation) got around, and we were honored to be flown to eBay headquarters several times, and featured in a book called "eBay Powerseller Secrets" (Schep/Schep) and a few other books about selling online. After over a decade of this (including four years driving all over the country, visiting other record stores, concerts, the Grammys - a music addict's dream!) it was time to open a "real" store.
Taking note of things we liked and didn't like about the stores visited on that trip, Tony created a hybrid concept which was fairly unique, and continued to elevate genres often minimized by traditional record stores.The name "We Got The Beats" was meant as both a hint that we focused on "the beats," i.e. dance, R&B, hip-hop - and a nod to another favorite/specialty: 80's music. Our name can get stuck in your head...
Our Fort Lauderdale store is known for our 12" singles collection - we carry thousands of them, and regularly get new collections from DJ's and collectors. Of course, we have an extensive collection of classic and modern rock, jazz, metal, pop, soul/R&B, hip-hop, 80's & 90's music, movie and video game soundtracks, and more!
In 2017, just after Thanksgiving, we opened our second (and larger) location in Lauderhill. This place was magic from day one. It's in the same plaza (just a couple of doors down) from where Uncle Sam's Record store used to be, and right next to Tate's Comics & Toys. Deep catalog of new vinyl from many genres every day, and as many used records as we can get - but they sell quickly because we price them right. Both stores qualified to be authorized Blue Note (jazz) dealers.
We run no-attitude stores. Listen to what you love, no judgment. If we carry it, it's awesome. Our staff are helpful and customer-service oriented (not like movies you see about record stores LOL.)
We buy, sell, and trade vinyl records, CDs, some DVDs, music related Funko Pop and Super 7 action figures. Occasionally we get in some LaserDiscs, 8-track tapes, and video games.
We're very excited about where things are heading in the music business, and appreciate all the support from the South Florida community!
Keep up with our Facebook or Instagram for most up-to-date info!
Hope to see ya soon.
Tony