Divided Soul
If there is a lesson to be gleaned from Garth Brooks' blink-length stint as the angst-riddled, soul-patched rocker... Read More
Beat Happenings
Stones Throw Records mogul and vinyl archaeologist Egon digs deep with Cut Chemist and Mr. Life about collaborating,... Read More
Chrome Children Tour Photos: Japan, 2006
Chrome Children Tour in Japan, 2006: Madlib, Wolf, MED, Egon, Jeff Jank, and one cheap camera on the... Read More
Wolf Eyes
On October 3rd, Stones Throw and [adult swim] release their collaborative Chrome Children CD/DVD, a celebration of dusty... Read More
Late Bloomer
NOBODY CAN ACCUSE Rhyme Inspector Percee P of jumping in too early. After growing up at the epicenter... Read More
Send in the Wolf
PB Wolf: Not your average predator Hip-hop legend Peanut Butter Wolf headlines this weekend's DMC Finals. Do not... Read More
Free by Design: A Decade of Stones Throw Records
All the half-baked truisms about "creative control" and "artistic license" still resonate for quite a few artists in... Read More
666 Mix
"This mix was done on 06/06/06 live in one take as a practice session for my 666 gig... Read More
Percee Interview
Artofrhyme.com: Who are some artists that inspired you? Percee P: People like the Treacherous 3, Cold Crush, Fantastic... Read More
Jeff Jank: Sort of an interview
LIL'N: How long have you been in the art profession and what was your initial inspiration to get... Read More
Beat Konducta Vol. 1-2
In Madlib's latest transmission, 35 bite-sized soul samples, space-jazz loops, and leftfield speech edits ride atop an endless... Read More
J Dilla Changed My Life
We didn't know his identity when we received a photo of a man wearing this hand-made shirt the... Read More
The P
Fourteen years of guest spots, sporadic 12" records and selling tapes outside of Fat Beats equals the definition... Read More
Fantastic Voyage
J DILLA, YOUR FAVORITE PRODUCER'S FAVORITE PRODUCER, MAY HAVE PASSED ON, BUT HIS MUSICAL LEGACY WILL NEVER FADE... Read More
Jay Dee 1974-2006
Like the rest of the hip-hop nation, URB mourns the passing of J Dilla ... and more importantly,... Read More
Spiritualized
Tuesday night at Northern Lights Lounge in Detroit was Shoes’ House — and the room was stacked. This... Read More
Thank You Jay Dee, Act 1
Our first podcast was released in March, 2006: A dedication to the late J Dilla, mixed by J... Read More
Jay Dee’s Last Days
The untold story of the noted Detroit hip-hop producer's drive to make music in the face of life-threatening... Read More
J Dilla and Madlib in Brazil
Dilla was a friend of Mochilla for many years before we knew him. We are those heads that... Read More
J Dilla, 32. Rapper Became an Influential Hip-Hop Producer
James Yancey, known as J Dilla, an influential hip-hop producer whose music formed the backdrop to songs by... Read More
New York Times Obit: James Yancey, 32, Producer Known for Soulful Hip-Hop
New York Times, Feb. 14, 2006 by Kelefa Sanneh James Yancey, the innovative and influential hip-hop producer known... Read More
Most Known Unknown
He's got more personalities than Cassidy and UTFO. True underground heads know that your boy Madlib is an... Read More
Oh No and Galt MacDermot
Oh No is nearly half way done with a new production project based upon samples from the vast... Read More
Behind the Beat: Hip-Hop Home Studios book with J Dilla and Madlib
BEHIND THE BEAT: HIP HOP HOME STUDIOS by Rafael Rashid Ginko Press 160 Pages, 320 Color photos. Publication:... Read More
The Funky Side of Life
LA's premier beat conductor takes another dive deep in the jazz crates.The Funky Side of Life: 4.5/5 It's... Read More
Madlib and Melvin Van Peebles – Brer Soul meets Lord Quas
Melvin Van Peebles - filmmaker, author, playwright, and ... believe it or not, newest Stones Throw recording artist.... Read More
David Axelrod: The Edge
Stones Throw General Manager Egon has compiled an anthology of legendary Los Angeles Producer/Composer David Axelrod's late 60s... Read More
Push Comes to Shove
Some folks insist that Cali mic mathematicians like Wildchild, Declaime, Kazi and Medaphoar are indistinguishable, that all around... Read More
The Third Unheard, New York Times
Written by Jon Caramanica, published in The New York Times, June 26, 2005 Four years ago, DJ Ivory... Read More