Madvillainy and Champion Sound - 20 Years of HHV Vinyl
Limited edition gatefold sleeves and multi-colored marble vinyl. Read More
Restock: Quasimoto - The Unseen
On vinyl: Quasimoto - The Unseen The Unseen was released June 13, 2000 and turned into one of... Read More
Jaylib – Champion Sound Remixes – on vinyl
In the store | JAYLIB - CHAMPION SOUND REMIXES Back in 2007, Madlib remixed every J Dilla vocal... Read More
Madlib interview at RBMA
Madlib interviewed by Chairman Mao, May 2016, at Red Bull Music Academy in NYC. “Since the early ‘90s,... Read More
Kanye West – “No More Parties in L.A.” feat. Kendrick Lamar, prod. by Madlib
Kanye West dropped a track today, then deleted it, then brought it back, deleted it again ... we've... Read More
Madlib Mind Fusion African Earwax
It's been a few years since Madlib's last Mind Fusion mixtape. Here's the latest, Mind Fusion: African Earwax. Read More
Madlib's Yesterdays New Quintet
In the summer of 2000, Madlib's name was beginning to be known to hip-hop fans as the creator... Read More
Madlib - The Beats
In the store | MADLIB - THE BEATS two girls sleeve In the store | MADLIB - THE... Read More
Madlib: Juxtapoz, Bonafide and a bunch of beats on vinyl.
Madlib is featured on the covers of two of our favorite magazines this month, Juxtapoz in the US,... Read More
Madlib Beat Tape
Madlib Beat Tape will be on sale next Saturday, May 24 at the Stones Throw Pop-Up shop in... Read More
Madlib - Cue 6 - from Our Vinyl Weighs a Ton Soundtrack
In the store | OUR VINYL WEIGHS A TON DVD & CD Soundtrack In the store | OUR... Read More
MED, BLU, MADLIB, MAYER HAWTHORNE: The Buzz EP
In the store | THE BUZZ EP November 26 release. Now shipping. MED & Blu announced their new... Read More
Quasimoto - Catchin' the Vibe - Video
Quasimoto's "Catchin' the Vibe" was released on the album Yessir Whatever produced by Madlib. We set out to... Read More
Quasimoto - Yessir Whatever
In the store | Quasimoto - Yessir Whatever Produced by Madlib. 12 tracks recorded over a roughly 12-year... Read More
Madlib Medicine Show: The Aftermath
After wrapping up a series of shows in Europe & Australia, Madlib has released a short video made... Read More
Bishop Lamont + Madlib
Bishop Lamont "Lunch Time" produced by Madlib. This one's off Bishop's upcoming mixtape joint The Layover on Diocese... Read More
DOOM + MADLIB + LONDON
Madlib has just announced new tour dates for Europe with Freddie Gibbs and J Rocc, including October 12,... Read More
B+ gallery from the Stones Throw photo show
Below are by the photographer B+, prints from the Stones Throw photo show that happened in late April.... Read More
Madlib by Parra: The Shirt.
IN THE STORE: MADLIB BY PARRA T-SHIRT Black & White MADLIB BY PARRA T-SHIRT Blue on White MADLIB... Read More
Madvillainy 2: The Madlib Remix 2/LP with comic, download card
IN THE STORE MADVILLAINY 2: THE MADLIB REMIX Double LP with printed cover, MP3 download card, 12-page mini-comic.... Read More
Free Medicine: Los Angeles - pick up a Madlib Medicine Show "Brick"
March 29, 1:22 PM, PST - There's a Madlib Medicine Show "Brick" sitting in this alley behind N.... Read More
Lootpack - Soundpieces: Da Antidote - 3/LP and 45 reissue
IN THE STORE LOOTPACK - SOUNDPIECES: DA ANTIDOTE Reissue of the full-length wide-spine, 3/LP vinyl edition, plus the... Read More
Juxtapoz Mag on Madlib's Unreleased
Going back to the days when Stones Throw was run out of a house with Madlib's rented set... Read More
Madlib Medicine Show #13: Black Tape
IN THE STORE: MADLIB MEDICINE SHOW #13: BLACK TAPE Pre-order. Expected ship date is March 1st, 2012 Months... Read More
Last copies: Madlib Medicine Show #12/13 Vinyl
IN THE STORE: MADLIB MEDICINE SHOW #12/13: "FILTHY ASS REMIXES" Madlib returned from sold out shows in Brooklyn... Read More
Who Shot Ya? Madlib, Freddie Gibbs and J Rocc in Brooklyn
Brook Bobbins shot 'em: Madlib, Freddie Gibbs & J. Rocc at the Madlib Medicine Show, live in Brooklyn... Read More
Madlib Medicine Show Live: Brooklyn and Toronto
Following full-capacity shows in San Francisco & Los Angeles, Madlib is bringing the Medicine Show to the east... Read More
Free Medicine: Los Angeles. Pick up a box of Madlib Medicine Show.
Los Angeles, 12/6/11, 12:32 PM PST - Free medicine: There's a complete set of Madlib Medicine Show (#1-12)... Read More
Black Star "Fix Up" produced by Madlib
Mos Def aka Yasiin Bey and Talib Kweli have released the Madlib-produced track "Fix Up" at digital retailers. ... Read More
Free Medicine: San Francisco, Pt. 2. Pick up a box of Madlib Medicine Show.
San Francisco, 11/18/11, 3:00 PM PST - Free medicine: There's a box containing the complete series of Madlib... Read More
Madlib Medicine Show #12/13: Filthy Ass Remixes
IN THE STORE: MADLIB MEDICINE SHOW #12/13: "FILTHY ASS REMIXES" Pre-order for limited edition vinyl. Expected ship date:... Read More
Free Medicine: Denver. Pick up a box of Madlib Medicine Show.
Denver CO, 11/1/11, 4:40PM MDT - Free medicine: There's a box containing the complete series of Madlib Medicine... Read More
Free Medicine: San Francisco. Pick up a box of Madlib Medicine Show.
San Francisco, 10/28/11, 3:40 PM PST - Free medicine: There's a box containing the complete series of Madlib... Read More
"Madlib is a legend" - Erykah Badu
Good words from Badu for Madlib and Karriem Riggins in this video from the Red Bull Music Academy... Read More
Madlib Medicine Show on tour: Denver, San Francisco, L.A.
Los Angeles, 10/19/11, 5:00 PM PST – Free medicine: There's a box containing the complete series of Madlib... Read More
Blackstar x Madlib "Fix Up"
Kweli and the artist formerly known as Mos Def debuted a new Madlib production called "Fix Up" on... Read More
Madlib Remixes Inspectah Deck, Raekwon, AZ
Here are a couple more track's from Madlib Medicine Show #12: Raw Medicine. Inspectah Deck & Raekwon verses... Read More
Madlib: All 12
IN THE STORE: MADLIB MEDICINE SHOW #12: RAW MEDICINE (MADLIB REMIXES) Now shipping. We waited a long time... Read More
Madlib Medicine Show #9: Nittyville (Standard 2/LP Edition)
IN THE STORE MADLIB MEDICINE SHOW #9: CHANNEL 85 PRESENTS NITTYVILLE We now have the standard 2/LP edition... Read More
Quasimoto - Low Class Conspiracy (Video)
STONES THROW VIDEO CONTEST HONORABLE MENTIONS / #15-11 / #10-6 / #5 / #4 / #3 / #2... Read More
Madlib Medicine Show #12: Raw Medicine - Madlib Remixes
IN THE STORE: MADLIB MEDICINE SHOW #12: RAW MEDICINE (MADLIB REMIXES) September 27th release. Early shipping via Stones... Read More
Madlib: Nittyville Extras
IN THE STORE MADLIB - NITTYVILLE EXTRAS Bonus Disc from Madlib Medicine Show #9 available in digital album... Read More
The Sleeves: 3LP edition of Madlib Medicine Show #9
Here's some of the sleeves printed last week for the 3-LP edition of Madlib Medicine Show #9: Channel... Read More
Advance digital release: Madlib Medicine Show #9
IN THE STORE MADLIB MEDICINE SHOW #9: CHANNEL 85 PRESENTS NITTYVILLE Digital & CD available now. Pre-order for... Read More
BACK ON VINYL: Madlib Medicine Show #1
IN THE STORE: MADLIB MEDICINE SHOW #1: BEFORE THE VERDICT 2LP Vinyl edition of Medicine Show #1 featuring... Read More
Madlib Medicine Show #9: Channel 85 Presents Nittyville
IN THE STORE MADLIB MEDICINE SHOW #9: CHANNEL 85 PRESENTS NITTYVILLE We're now announcing the release of Madlib... Read More
The Polaroids: Stones Throw x Brainfeeder x Badu
Brainfeeder & Stones Throw teamed up yesterday out at Palm Springs for an afternoon party near the massive... Read More
Squirt Guns and Airplanes: Stones Throw x Brainfeeder x Badu
Part 2: More photos from the Brainfeeder Stones Throw party at Coachella. Aside from bass, the running theme... Read More
Free 45 Mix: Madlib's Trash is Another Man's Treasure
The story, via LA Weekly, goes that someone comes across Madlib throwing out a box of 45s. The... Read More
Kazi and Madlib - Blackmarket (1996)
Kazi unearthed an album he did with Madlib back in 1996 called BLACKMARKET. We'll be sending out a... Read More
Mos + Madlib "World Premiere"
Mos Def performing new material produced by Madlib on Fuel TV's The Daily Habit. Also see: Mos Def... Read More
2LP editions of Madlib Medicine Show #11: Low Budget High Fi
IN THE STORE: MADLIB MEDICINE SHOW #11: LOW BUDGET HIGH FI MUSIC If you missed out on the... Read More
Hennessy-infused: photos from Madlib Medicine Show #11 LP cover printing
Here's some photos from the printing session for the 3/LP edition of the record of Madlib Medicine Show... Read More
Madlib: Smoked Out (Medicine Show T-Shirt)
IN THE STORE: MADLIB - SMOKED OUT (BLACK) MADLIB - SMOKED OUT (RED) The first shirt done for... Read More
Madlib's ancient sea scrolls: original Medicine Show #11 track list
Rosetta Stoned: After 10+ years of getting these diary of a madman-looking artifacts slipped under our door around... Read More
MP3: Supreme Team (Madlib and Karriem Riggins) - Interview #4080
From the album Madlib Medicine Show #11: Low Budget High Fi Music this is Karriem Riggins + Madlib's... Read More
Madlib Medicine Show #11: Low Budget High Fi Music
IN THE STORE: MADLIB MEDICINE SHOW #11: LOW BUDGET HIGH FI MUSIC 28-track hip-hop album - out now.... Read More
Unearthed: Hella International 3x12-inch Box Set
IN THE STORE: HELLA INTERNATIONAL (3 x 12-INCH BOX SET) Update: we are sold out! Remaining supply of... Read More
A guide to Madlib's Yesterdays New Quintet and Yesterdays Universe
Approaching the 10th anniversary of Madlib's Yesterdays New Quintet, we're taking a look back at the group's records... Read More
Madlib Medicine Show #10 is in the house
IN THE STORE: MADLIB MEDICINE SHOW #10: BLACK SOUL Now shipping: 10th edition of Madlib Medicine Show, an... Read More
Madlib Medicine Show #10: Black Soul
IN THE STORE: MADLIB MEDICINE SHOW #10: BLACK SOUL 10th edition of Madlib Medicine Show, an 80-minute disco... Read More
Madlib, J Rocc, Egon: Madrid, October 14 and Paris, October 16
DJ sets from Madlib, J Rocc, Egon: Madrid, Spain, Thrs 14th Oct. at joy Eslava Paris, France, Sat... Read More
Madlib, Embryo, J Rocc in Berlin: Oct. 13
Following his landmark jam-sessions with Embryo founder Christian Burchard (vibes/drums), Burchard's daughter Marja, Embryo/Dissidenten members Uve Mullrich (bass)... Read More
Intelligentsia unveils Madlib's Espresso blend
IN THE STORE: MADLIB ESPRESSO BLEND Now roasted & shipping weekly Knowing it takes many different forms of... Read More
Photos: Madlib, J Rocc and rare melons in Tokyo and Osaka
Tokyo & Osaka following the opening of Stones Throw's pop-up shop at United Arrows in Harajuku. Sold out... Read More
Now Shipping: Madlib Medicine Show #8 Advanced Jazz
IN THE STORE MADLIB MEDICINE SHOW #8: ADVANCED JAZZ From the title card: “Imagine an 80-minute music history... Read More
Madlib's High Jazz Encore
IN THE STORE MADLIB MEDICINE SHOW: HIGH JAZZ ENCORE Stones Throw Exclusive – This is the digital release... Read More
Madlib, J Rocc, Stones Throw in Japan: 8/26-9/13
Tokyo's United Arrows & Sons will host a Stones Throw pop up shop, Thursday 8/26 - Monday 9/13.... Read More
Madlib Medicine Show #8: Advanced Jazz
IN THE STORE MADLIB MEDICINE SHOW #8: ADVANCED JAZZ Now shipping Madlib has always called himself a DJ... Read More
Madlib's High Jazz - Madlib Medicine Show #7
IN THE STORE MADLIB MEDICINE SHOW #7: HIGH JAZZ Madlib Medicine Show #7: High Jazz is officially released... Read More
Madlib Medicine Show #7: High Jazz
IN THE STORE MADLIB MEDICINE SHOW #7: HIGH JAZZ Pre-order for 3LP and CD. Expected release date: July... Read More
The Madlib Mystique - LA Weekly Interview, Cover Story
The Madlib Mystique – An exclusive interview with underground hip-hop's most elusive producer, written by Jeff Weiss, and... Read More
Now Shipping: Madlib Medicine Show #6: Brain Wreck Show
IN THE STORE MADLIB MEDICINE SHOW #6: THE BRAIN WRECK SHOW CD release with 12p. booklet of doomsday... Read More
Madlib and J. Rocc in Copenhagen with Embryo
Madlib & J. Rocc at the Red Bull Music Academy in Copenhagen, and meeting with Embryo - Christian... Read More
Madlib Medicine Show #5 - Vinyl with Bonus Disc Now Shipping
IN THE STORE MADLIB MEDICINE SHOW #5: HISTORY OF THE LOOP DIGGA, 1990-2000 3LP MADLIB MEDICINE SHOW #5:... Read More
Madvillain - Papermill | MP3 Download
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Guilty Simpson + Madlib = OJ Simpson
IN THE STORE GUILTY SIMPSON - OJ SIMPSON Album produced by Madlib Guilty Simpson + Madlib = OJ... Read More
Madlib Medicine Show #5 and "The Revenge of Rapper X" comic book
IN THE STORE MADLIB MEDICINE SHOW #5: THE HISTORY OF THE LOOP DIGGA, 1990-2000 CD now shipping; Digital... Read More
History of the Loop Digga: Madlib's Crate Diggas Palace (Photos)
For bedroom beat-makers and home-studio engineers today, music software, digital boards and CD burners are second nature. But... Read More
It says M-A-D-L-I-B
IN THE STORE MADLIB X PARRA TEE (BLUE ON WHITE) MADLIB X PARRA TEE (WHITE ON BLUE) In... Read More
Madlib Medicine Show No. 5: The History of the Loop Digga
IN THE STORE MADLIB MEDICINE SHOW #5: THE HISTORY OF THE LOOP DIGGA, 1990-2000 Pre-order for CD and... Read More
Madlib on Friday Night Flavas 2005 (MP3)
DOWNLOAD (MP3): Madlib on Friday Night Flavas 2005 In early 2005, nearing the release of Quasimoto's Further Adventures... Read More
Madlib Medicine Show No. 4: 420 Chalice All Stars
IN THE STORE MADLIB MEDICINE SHOW NO. 4: 420 CHALICE ALL-STARS Madlib Medicine Show No. 4: 420 Chalice... Read More
Stones Throw's SXSW Guide
On Mar. 17, 8PM-1AM, Converse is presenting our event 45 Live, with Madlib, Wolf, J.Rocc, Dam-Funk, 14KT and... Read More
Madlib's Young Jazz Rebels - Slave Riot
IN THE STORE Young Jazz Rebels - Slave Riot CD: Thick cardboard, tip-on, gatefold, and inner sleeve. LP:... Read More
The Last Electro-Acoustic Space Jazz and Percussion Ensemble - Miles Away
The Last Electro Acoustic Space Jazz & Percussion Ensemble - Miles Away Miles Away is the latest in... Read More
Madlib Medicine Show No. 2: Flight To Brazil
IN THE STORE Madlib Medicine Show No. 2: Flight to Brazil Available now at stonesthrow.com Worldwide release: 2/23/10... Read More
Madlib Medicine Show No. 1 vinyl now available
IN THE STORE MADLIB MEDICINE SHOW NO. 1: BEFORE THE VERDICT 2LP with 1-of-a-kind silk screened cover (numbered)... Read More
Video: H+R screens Madlib Medicine Show No. 1 sleeves
TONIGHT IN LOS ANGELES we will debut the 2/LP vinyl for Madlib Medicine Show No. 1: Before the... Read More
Guilty Simpson “Before the Verdict” track leak and acappella
Guilty Simpson and Madlib are working on the album OJ Simpson which is set for April release, and... Read More
Madlib Medicine Show release party and live screening, Los Angeles, Jan. 20
We will debut the 2/LP vinyl for Madlib Medicine Show No. 1: Before the Verdict at Los Angeles's... Read More
Strong Arm Steady - Jordache Look
Another track produced by Madlib. Strong Arm Steady - Jordache Look (MP3) Strong Arm Steady & Madlib's In... Read More
Madlib Medicine Show No. 1: Vinyl and Digital details
IN THE STORE Madlib Medicine Show No. 1: Before The Verdict Advance CD & Digital Release Madlib Medicine... Read More
Strong Arm Steady - In Search of Stoney Jackson
IN THE STORE Strong Arm Steady - In Search of Stoney Jackson Street Date: January 26, 2010 Advance... Read More
Fall Suite
IN THE STORE Fall Suite CD/MP3. Running time: 38:43 Fall Suite is the second in Madlib and his... Read More
Strong Arm Steady and Madlib collab In Search of Stoney Jackson
The Madlib/Strong Arm Steady collaboration album In Search of Stoney Jackson came together in a flurry of creative... Read More
Stones Throw Podcast 50: Lootpack's “Pieces of Soundpieces” mixtape, 1999
Lootpack - Pieces of Soundpieces | Stones Throw Podcast #50 Subscribe & Download MP3 on iTunes (Free) It's... Read More
Stones Throw Podcast 47: Madlib Live in Gilles Peterson
STONES THROW PODCAST ARCHIVE STONES THROW PODCAST 47: MADLIB ON GILLES PETERSON WORLDWIDE All of Stones Throw's podcasts... Read More
Summer Suite
IN THE STORESummer Suite CD/MP3Summer Suite is a 40-minute jazz fusion piece produced and arranged by Madlib, under... Read More
Mos Def, Madlib, Oh No, J Dilla and Georgia Anne Muldrow
Several Stones Throw artists and Stones Throw instrumentals are included on Mos Def's new album The Estatic, which... Read More
Marseille: Madlib Egon
Egon is on tour in Europe with Madlib & J.Rocc and will be updating us through the end... Read More
Madlib on Radio Nova MP3
Madlib stopped in to Radio Nova in Paris this week for a 30 minute set before his live... Read More
Paris: Madlib J.Rocc Egon and Wildchild
Egon is on tour in Europe with Madlib & J.Rocc and will be updating us through the end... Read More
Athens: Madlib J.Rocc Egon
Egon is on tour in Europe with Madlib & J.Rocc and will be updating us through the end... Read More
Zurich and Basel: Madlib J.Rocc Egon
Egon is on tour in Europe with Madlib & J.Rocc and will be updating us through the end... Read More
London: Madlib J.Rocc Egon
Egon is on tour in Europe with Madlib & J.Rocc and will be updating us through the end... Read More
Madlib, J. Rocc and Benji B at Deviation in London
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Belgium: Madlib J.Rocc Egon and Skeletor
Egon is on tour in Europe with Madlib & J.Rocc and will be updating us through the end... Read More
Milan: Madlib J.Rocc Egon
Egon is on tour in Europe with Madlib & J.Rocc and will be updating us through the end... Read More
Rome: Madlib J.Rocc Egon
Egon is on tour in Europe with Madlib & J.Rocc and will be updating us through the end... Read More
Madlib and J. Rocc Europe Tour May 2009
Madlib & J.Rocc are touring Europe in May 2009. May 13 - London: Deviation @ Fabric Tickets May... Read More
Verocai (& Madlib (& DOOM))
Legendary Brazilian composer Arthur Verocai conducted a 36-piece orchestra in Los Angeles for the third installment of Mochilla... Read More
Jaylib Live 2004
J ROCC WRITES: This is the first show we ever did. It was a party for the release... Read More
Kidrobot's Quasimoto
Kid Robot and Quasimoto have teamed up for the Quasimoto figure, which will be released February 19, 2009.... Read More
Madlib’s Beat Konducta: Dirty Beats and Dirty Covers
If anyone is wondering why it looks like there is black mold growing on their copy of Beat... Read More
Madlib x Stones Throw x Brent Rollins
You up on Madlib's aliases? Madlib: (see also) Madvillain: Young Jazz Rebels: Loop Digga: Quasimoto: Supreme Team: Yesterdays... Read More
Madlib, J. Rocc and Egon: Japan Tour Photos, Day One
Stones Throw has always been heavy on DJs and producers, so we like that kind of touring where... Read More
Stones Throw Posters, Prints, Artwork
Stones Throw has always been about more than music. It's been creativity of many kinds: DJing, beat making,... Read More
ST @ CMJ 08 Photos
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DJ Dusk's Rootdown Soundclash now on DVD
Early in 2001 the Los Angeles club Root Down put on their first of a three part series... Read More
Stones Throw at CMJ 08
Stones Throw CMJ 08, presented by VTech. DJs: Madlib, PB Wolf, Edan the DJ, Dam-Funk, Egon, James Pants,... Read More
Stones Throw's Move: Chicago and Toronto
Move! is Stones Throw's bi-monthly event in Chicago & Toronto. DJing this October 17 & 18: Madlib, J.Rocc,... Read More
Madvillainy 2: The Box
SOLD OUT. The box was manufactured in 2008. It contained: CD: Madvillainy “2” The Madlib Remix. 25 tracks. Read... Read More
Madlib, J.Rocc, B+, Coleman in Europe, 2008
Photos by Dolan (www) in Dublin & Limerick and Mauro Puccini (www) in Rome. Read More
Hella International
Hella International is Stones Throw's party at Miami's Winter Music Conference. The event was held in 2007, when... Read More
Madlib's Medicine Show: Madlib, Karriem Riggins, J.Rocc in Europe
Dec. 8, 2007 - Madlib, Karriem Riggins, and J.Rocc arrive in UK to perform at All Tomorrow's Parties... Read More
Illest Villain
When the virtuosic MC, MF DOOM teamed up with equally talented LA producer Madlib to work on a... Read More
Newsweek: The Hip-Hop Army that is Madlib
Madlib's fondness for aliases obscures the fact that he's one of hip-hop's pre-eminent creative forces. Can one guy... Read More
Yesterdays Universe and Hip-Hop Culture
I swear to the sweet baby Jesus, if I see one more HipHopDX reader posting the words “What... Read More
The Quiet Man
I shouldn’t have been that surprised when a Stones Throw Records exec informed me that producer/rapper/musician/postmillennial renaissance man... Read More
Yesterdays Universe
Bad news first: Madlib has officially broken up with himself, which subsequently disbands the 12 other bands that... Read More
Stones Throw Podcast 21: Madlib Remixes 1997-2007
J.Rocc put this one together, collecting ten years of Madlib's remixes. Many of these were released by the... Read More
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
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
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
Most Known Unknown
He's got more personalities than Cassidy and UTFO. True underground heads know that your boy Madlib is an... 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
Madlib in Pound
If I were Madlib, I'd complete this cover story in less than 20 minutes. I'd quick-mix a few... Read More
Sin City
In Jeff Jank's loopy, cut'n'paste mind, Quasimoto is a Kool Aid-red space alien with pointy ears like a... Read More
Bay Area Rap World Takes In the Brash and the Eccentric
Two of the most exciting new CD's out of California could be described as underground hip-hop, though they... Read More
Lord Quas!
Nothing like a sunny, mid-morning in Los Angeles, California. When the smog recedes enough to let the crisp... Read More
Mad Skills: Madlib in Scratch Magazine
Mad Skills: Madlib's eclectic talent has taken him to all parts of the globe. And it shows in... Read More
Phantom Menace: Remix Mag Interview with Madlib and engineer Dave Cooley
Here's the story: On a lonely windswept night about seven years ago in Lost Gates (near Oxnard, Calif.),... Read More
Madlib's 5-star Quasimoto album
The Further Adventures of Lord Quas ***** (5/5) Madlib's favorite alter-ego Lives the Life we all desire Quasimoto... Read More
Lord Quas takes over RE:UP
If Lord Quas, the bad character, the Astro Traveler, the Unseen, is the subject of this article, then... Read More
Face Off
WHAT ARE QUASI'S MUSICAL TASTES?"He just listens to the beats - Dilla Beats, Oh No beats. He don't... Read More
Sound Pieces: Madlib Interview
If the essence of Hip Hop music is crate digging and chopping up samples in ways unheard before... Read More
Madlib Interview
Even Lou Donaldson, Melvin Sparks and Reuben Wilson know: Madlib's the man. Every time this guy steps in... Read More
Madlib in Tokion
In the future, music will have been divided into so many varieties of sub-genres that there will no... Read More
Getting To Know Madlib
For starters, Madlib is not Quasimoto. The ferocious beatholic, jazz guru and Loop Digga known as Madlib may... Read More
“Accordion”
Madvillain is a collaboration between Madlib (producer) and MF Doom (MC), two of the most distinctive artists in... Read More
J Dilla and Madlib Live: Jaylib at Rock The Bells
J Dilla, Madlib, and J Rocc at Rock The Bells, Anaheim, CA, 2004. Photos by Scott Dukes www... Read More
Confessions of a mask
You could picture it now if it wasn't so damn dark. Two weed-dazzled, workaholic time travellers convene in... Read More
The Man in the Iron Mask
Los Angeles, April 3, 2003. Deep in the labyrinth backstage environs of Hollywood's Peter Fonda Theatre, the cream... Read More
Multiple personalities? No bad thing
A superhero's powers are set free by his costume. The comic-book collaboration MadVillain - west-coast producer Madlib and... Read More
Madvillain in The New Yorker: Doom's Day
Madvillain redeems the pretensions of independent hip-hop. In the early nineties, thanks to performers like Dr. Dre and... Read More
MF Doom and Madlib
Madlib teams up with rap aristocrat MF Doom for a royal hip hop outing. MF Doom has been... Read More
A Telepathy Thing
Who: An unholy indie hip-hop union between former KMD frontman MF DOOM and West Coast uberproducer Madlib. Both... Read More
That Man in a Mask with Labyrinthine Rhymes to Cast
In "The Princess Bride," André the Giant played (what else?) a gentle giant named Fezzik, who was addicted... Read More
TV on the Radio
Anybody who grew up within a few hours of New York or Philadelphia in the ’70s or ’80s... Read More
Mad Genius
Two guys, their two dozen personalities, and Madvillainy, an instant contender for hip hop album of the year.... Read More
Madvillain. Jaylib. 4 Shows.
Official Annoucement: J Dilla a.k.a. Jay Dee will be performing live at the Madvillain record release parties in... Read More
High Fidelity
When Madlib and Jay Dee, the celebrated hip-hop producers who collaborate under the Jaylib moniker, come together, you'd... Read More
Blunted on Beats: Madvillain Interview in Wax Poetics
In a moment of clarity, Jay-Z might wanna rhyme like Common Sense, but nobody, even with generous charity,... Read More
Space Invader
Invasions: hip-hop has seen its fair share of em. [Cut to DJ Premier scratching up Nas: In-na-in-na-in-na-invasion.] Unstoppable... Read More
XLR8R visits Stones Throw HQ
Although soon to be vacated, the home of Stones Throw Records founder Peanut Butter Wolf will be remembered... Read More
On The Low Down
Sitting out on the back deck at the Stones Throw Records headquarters just beyond downtown LA, with fresh... Read More
Raw Genius
In the inventive world of Madlib, the ghost is in the music, not the machine. by Bill Murphy... Read More
Madlib’s Shades of Blue
Shades of Blue: Madlib Invades Blue Note is a unique project that turns over the legacy of the... Read More
Beyond Hip Hop
Separately, rule-breaking producers Madlib and Prefuse '73 are imploding hip-hop from the inside and reaching fans in other... Read More
Spin Cycle
EVIL DEE: Aight, so what's going on man? What brings you to this side? MADLIB: Rockin' a couple... Read More
Madlib. Elemental. 2003.
Madlib's first piece of beatmaking equipment was the Casio SK1. "I got my first little sampler. Trying to... Read More
Diary of the Mad Man
Once upon a rhyme, musicians and producers -- then known as artists -- were encouraged to create, to... Read More
Madlib in Straight No Chaser
Stones Throw recording artist, LA based Otis Jackson Jr.. is one of the most hard working, improvisational forces... Read More
Pressure Drop
Never let anyone tell you that the world of underground hip hop isn't ripe with its share of... Read More
Madlib Live at Chocolate City
Madlib's live mix on KCRW's Chocolate City in 2001. LIVE AT CHOCOLATE CITY: MP3 Track List: 1 Papa... Read More
J Dilla and Madlib are Jaylib
J Dilla & Madlib are collaborating on an album to be released in 2003 under the name Jaylib.... Read More
Astronaut EP
Rating: 8.7/10 Legend has it that somewhere in Southern Cali, buried beneath stacks of vinyl and jars of... Read More
Tight Lipped
"I got CDs in my crates like crack in my pocket. Yeah right, neither of the above." -Lootpack,... Read More
Buried Treasure
In late'1999, when they were in the studio working on Voodoo, Jay Dee had D'Angelo and Ahmir "?uestlove"... Read More
Madlib - The Source - 2001
"I'm sad that all those people had to die," says Otis Jackson Jr., known to hip-hop purists as... Read More
In the Studio with Axelrod
Late in 2001, Egon, PB Wolf and Madlib sweet-talked their way into a recording session with producer/recording artist... Read More
Sleazenation
He flips shapes and forms. He's the unseen. You won't see him coming but Lord Quas is set... Read More
Blind Faith: Quasimoto's Backdoor Truth
It was strangely dark last night, black-gray, thick, billowy. The kind of weather that heralds a redemptive rainstorm,... Read More