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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Tag: Madlib
Freddie Gibbs & Madlib vs U2
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
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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Madlib, the Instrumentalist
Madlib is one of the most acclaimed hip-hop producers of the past two decades. But his instrumentals often go unnoticed.
View More Madlib, the InstrumentalistA Guide to Madlib (Circa 2011)
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…
View More A Guide to Madlib (Circa 2011)Madlib, ‘Madlib Medicine Show No. 1: Before the Verdict’
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
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
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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