Madlib jumps on Benji B’s show at BBC Radio 1 for a one-hour set of underground hip-hop, experimental beats and the heavily blunted soul and funk he’s well known for. The left field LA producer and wordsmith also plays a bunch of his instrumentals, as well as tracks from alter egos like Quasimoto. Collaborations like Madvillain […]
7
Feb
One-hour set of underground hip-hop, soul & experimental heat
7
Aug
The return of Madlib's off-kilter alter ego
Madlib returns with his right-brained Quasimoto alias for a new video off the Yessir Whatever album. As as typical for Quasimoto the visuals take on an abstract air, with one of the world’s most bizarre drug dealers selling wares in a very unique way. You can get the Los Angeles rapper/producer’s album Yessir Whatever over […]
17
Oct
370+ releases & counting for the LA indie hip-hop & soul label
Anybody who even moderately pays attention to music knows how difficult it is to survive as an independent label nowadays — the shit is brutal. What’s even harder is surviving when you’re uncompromising about your product, discriminating with your roster and meticulous about your craft. Such is the case with Los Angeles’ Stones Throw Records, […]
11
Oct
Freddie Gibbs, Quasimoto & J Rocc melt Hip-Hop & audio drama
At the end of last year we posted Freddie Gibbs and Madlib’s Thuggin’ EP, and previewed their much anticipated album together. Well now the duo are hitting Europe for a quick “Medicine Show 2012” Tour sponsored by Carhartt, which started last night in Frankfurt and continues with a show tonight in Berlin (peep the flyer […]
2
Mar
A hip-hop tweaked re-invisioning of a classic 60's album
Boston producer Will C established himself first as a talented engineer, mastering hundreds of releases from hip hop artists such as MF DOOM, The Pharcyde and Madlib to jazz, soul and R&B greats like Tom Scott, George Benson and Patrick Adams. He now turns his attention to an often-times tragically slept on American band, The […]
22
Nov
Los Angeles producer + Gary, Indiana's finest emcee
It seems like every week another highly hyped collaboration is announced in the world of hip hop, most producing quality well below that of either artist. Unfortunately the sum is usually less than value of the parts. This upcoming collab, pairing Freddi Gibbs fast spitting tales of urban woe with the production genius of Madlib, […]
Jamie Bolton’s minimalist movie posters chisel the away at the pack-it-all-in, DVD-extras-and-bonus-material mentality, revealing only the essence of what a film is all about. Of course, if you haven’t seen any of the films Jamie’s portrayed on poster, then the message may be hard to decipher. If you haven’t seen Back to the Future, Blade […]
