The project will arrive as a limited edition vinyl pressing for the Black Friday installation of Record Store Day. After years of sporadic link-ups, Madlib and Karriem Riggins are set to release their debut collaborative album as Jahari Massamba Unit. Announced in the reveal of Record Store Day’s Black Friday release list, the project, titled … Read moreMadlib and Karriem Riggins Set to Release First Collaborative Album
The Stones Throw chief charts the highs and lows of running one of hip-hop’s most influential labels. Peanut Butter Wolf is the very first guest on Carhartt WIP’s new podcast, RELEVANT PARTIES. The Stones Throw Records founder offered a retrospective on the Los Angeles-based camp’s come-up and the assembly of an unholy roster in the … Read morePeanut Butter Wolf Recounts How J Dilla Met Madlib in New Interview
Details are few and far between, but something’s coming this fall, and it’s Lord Quas-approved. On the heels of one of his most visible years to date, Madlib has announced a new project is arriving this fall. In an Instagram post published on Quasimoto’s page (and shared by the producer’s manager, Egon,) earlier this week, … Read moreMadlib Announces Next Project, Previews New Music
Talib Kweli claimed that “Too many interlopers and culture vultures” are in the way of the album’s highly-anticipated release. Looks like Talib Kweli and Yasiin Bey‘s highly-anticipated Black Star album with Madlib may never see the light of day. Kweli offered a new update on the status of the album in response to a fan … Read more“It’s In God’s Hands Now”: Talib Kweli Hints At Black Star’s New…
“Both of those guys are a blessing to the game.” By now, Freddie Gibbs‘ interview with Bootleg Kev may very well be known as the incidental spark to the hopefully unending cancellation of Complex personality, DJ Akademiks. But the bulk of the chat comprises hot-takes on current basketball and rap royalty and side-by-side analysis of … Read moreFreddie Gibbs Weighs Working with Madlib and Alchemist, Lists Top 5 Living…
“I tried to use it as a moment to draw attention back to the issues I care about but I didn’t have to respond.” After a brief round of not-so-friendly fire, Noname has issued an apology for clapping back at J. Cole on her cutting new track, “Song 33.” Released on Friday, the stout Madlib-produced … Read more“My Ego Got The Best of Me”: Noname Regrets Responding to J.…
On “Song 33,” Noname responds to J. Cole’s “Snow on Tha Bluff” track. All it took was 70 seconds. Noname has responded to J. Cole‘s “Snow on Tha Bluff” diss track. Noname’s song is called “Song 33” and it was produced by Madlib. The song is brief — only 70 seconds — but Noname is … Read moreNoname Responds to J. Cole with Madlib produced Track “Song 33”
Source: Youtube/Amazon The Bandana duo reunites with El Michels Affair for a slick and deeply soulful live set. Freddie Gibbs and Madlib have released the full live video of their Diamond Mind Sessions EP. READ: “I’m The Best Nigga to Rap on These Madlib Beats”: Freddie Gibbs Wanted Bandana to Be Better Than Madvillainy The (formerly) Amazon-exclusive … Read moreWatch Freddie Gibbs and Madlib Perform ‘Bandana’ Live with El Michels Affair
Source: NPR Complex spoke with the dynamic duo and Leon Michel. On Thursday, Amazon Music released The Diamond Mine Sessions, a three-track reimagining of standouts from Freddie Gibbs and Madlib’s Bandana. For the exclusive release, the two enlisted the help of the El Michels Affair band. On Thursday, they spoke with Complex about the … Read more“I’m the Best Nigga To Rap on These Madlib Beats”: Freddie Gibbs Wanted ‘Bandana” to Be Better Than ‘Madvillainy’
Source: Amazon The duo reimagines three songs from Bandana with the help of El Michels Affair. Thursday brings good news for fans of Freddie Gibbs and Madlib. The duo has released a new three-song project on Amazon Music. The project gets its name from its birthplace–the Diamond Mine Studios in Queens, New York. The Diamond … Read moreFreddie Gibbs and Madlib Release Amazon Music Exclusive ‘The Diamond Mine Sessions’