Stones Throw Records

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Jaylib :: Champion Sound Reissue

Matt TomerJuly 3, 2007

Jaylib was like a fantasy-league sports team. The pairing of two unlikely collaborators was certainly something that, in retrospect, still sounds like a dream.... Read More...

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8

J Dilla (Jay Dee) :: Ruff Draft

Steve 'Flash' JuonApril 10, 2007

Telling the James Yancey story again would first require me to find the nearest brick wall and bash my head into it until I forgot I had told it in the first p... Read More...

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7

Madlib :: Beat Konducta Vol. 1-2: Movie Scenes

Matt JostFebruary 20, 2007

Little did we anticipate the discographical wealth one Madlib would amass in the years to come when we first deciphered the name Lootpack in the credits of the ... Read More...

InstrumentalReview

Various Artists :: Chrome Children Vol. 2

Matt TomerJanuary 30, 2007

In case you're late in hopping on the Stones Throw bandwagon, they're handing out invitations. Considering 2006 saw the indie label in the spotlight more than e... Read More...

CompilationReview

8

Talib Kweli & Madlib :: Liberation

Matt TomerJanuary 16, 2007

A second opinion on a free album is just straight up redundant. What would you like me to say? It's Talib Kweli rapping over nine Madlib beats, and you don't ha... Read More...

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9

Quasimoto :: The Unseen

Matt TomerNovember 28, 2006

Atop of indie rap and looking down with a blank stare, Madlib is every bit the eccentric mastermind so many critics and Amazon bloggers are quick to declare hi... Read More...

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Reviews

RIP Saafir (Reggie Gibson)

Roc Marciano :: Marciology

Yung Tory :: Still Here

Jaylib :: Champion Sound Reissue

J Dilla (Jay Dee) :: Ruff Draft

Madlib :: Beat Konducta Vol. 1-2: Movie Scenes

Various Artists :: Chrome Children Vol. 2

Talib Kweli & Madlib :: Liberation

Quasimoto :: The Unseen