J Dilla, Madlib, and J Rocc at Rock The Bells, Anaheim, CA, 2004. Photos by Scott Dukes www... Read More

POOKEY BLOW NEVER MADE IT BIG. He never visited Jacob the Jeweler for diamond-encrusted bling; neither, did he... Read More

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Written by Jeff Chang and published in Village Voice, June 1, 2004 The first reported death of hip-hop—and... Read More

IN THE STORE The Third Unheard: Connecticut Hip-Hop, 1979-1983 CD/2LP/Digital The Third Unheard Instrumentals 2LP/Digital J.Rocc Vs. Steinski... Read More

A superhero's powers are set free by his costume. The comic-book collaboration MadVillain - west-coast producer Madlib and... Read More

Saying that Mike Jackson, a.k.a. Oh No, is prolific is pretty much an understatement. The Kaliwild representative and... Read More

When you're the son of 70s soul singer Otis Jackson and Madlib's kid brother, residing in the prolific... Read More

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Madvillain redeems the pretensions of independent hip-hop. In the early nineties, thanks to performers like Dr. Dre and... Read More

Madlib teams up with rap aristocrat MF Doom for a royal hip hop outing. MF Doom has been... Read More

Who: An unholy indie hip-hop union between former KMD frontman MF DOOM and West Coast uberproducer Madlib. Both... Read More

In "The Princess Bride," André the Giant played (what else?) a gentle giant named Fezzik, who was addicted... Read More

Anybody who grew up within a few hours of New York or Philadelphia in the ’70s or ’80s... Read More

Two guys, their two dozen personalities, and Madvillainy, an instant contender for hip hop album of the year.... Read More

Official Annoucement: J Dilla a.k.a. Jay Dee will be performing live at the Madvillain record release parties in... Read More

When Madlib and Jay Dee, the celebrated hip-hop producers who collaborate under the Jaylib moniker, come together, you'd... Read More

These are three sets of photos from the making of DOOM & Madlib's album Madvillainy, 2002-2003. These photos... Read More

In a moment of clarity, Jay-Z might wanna rhyme like Common Sense, but nobody, even with generous charity,... Read More

Like too many other great MCs, Charizma's life was taken by mindless violence. Unlike many other great mc's,... Read More

Lay the needle on "Methods" (STH2001), clear your head and take a seat. Step backwards in time as... Read More

In an era when many music labels are foundering, stymied by the Internet free-for-all, and struggling to keep... Read More

Hunted by the FBI and raised by a herd of evil goats, the "world's first supervillain of funk"... Read More

Peanut Butter Wolf, founder of LA hip-hop label Stones Throw, shuffles back and forth between the Bionic recording... Read More

DJ Dusk's Rootdown Soundclash #3 - Oh No vs. Exile - took place at Gabbeh in Los Angeles,... Read More

As smoke wafts above the packed audience at the DNA Lounge and the splintered light of a disco... Read More

We've all been hearing "Rock is back!" for some time now, and although The Return Of The Guitar... Read More

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Although soon to be vacated, the home of Stones Throw Records founder Peanut Butter Wolf will be remembered... Read More