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Cover Art Gems: Quasimoto, The Further Adventures of Lord Quas (Gold Chains Edition)

mreeves January 1, 2022 No Comments album artCover Art GemsMadlibQuasimoto

A 2021 “Gold Chains Edition” of Quasimoto’s 2005 album, with new artwork inspired by Sgt. Pepper’s. Note the name spelled out in bricks. Design by…

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Freddie Gibbs & Madlib vs U2

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The Record Store Day pressing of Freddie Gibbs & Madlib’s Piñata ’84 has vinyl label art inspired by a design Island Records used in 1983 and 1984.

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On Quasimoto’s The Unseen

mreeves June 13, 2020 No Comments MadlibQuasimoto

Twenty years ago today, Madlib released this landmark album under the guise of Quasimoto. This San Francisco Bay Guardian essay was published during the time of its initial release.

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Profiles

Madlib, the Instrumentalist

mreeves February 20, 2020 No Comments MadlibPlaylists

Madlib is one of the most acclaimed hip-hop producers of the past two decades. But his instrumentals often go unnoticed.

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Profiles

A Guide to Madlib (Circa 2011)

mreeves February 26, 2017 No Comments Madlib

I’ve written about and interviewed Madlib many times over the years. I may have written about him more than any other hip-hop artist, with the…

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Madlib, ‘Madlib Medicine Show No. 1: Before the Verdict’

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Late last year, Stones Throw Records announced that it would release a full-length album of tunes by its veritable resident producer Madlib in 2010 .…

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Jaylib, Champion Sound

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Jaylib, Champion Sound (2003) Jaylib promises to be a dream collaboration between two of the hottest producers in hip-hop, Jay Dee (formerly of Slum Village)…

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Yesterdays New Quintet, Stevie

mreeves February 25, 2012 No Comments Five DecadesMadlibYesterdays New Quintet

Yesterdays New Quintet, Stevie (2002) Yesterdays New Quintet’s Stevie originally began life in late 2002 as a promo-only CD manufactured by Triple Five Soul and…

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