MADLIB

The future is now, or so they say. While Madlib is often seen as a more ‘old school’ producer because of his penchant for sampling soul and jazz, he’s also one of the more experimental beat makers around.

Here's some news that should please just about any hip-hop fan: Freddie Gibbs and Madlib are teaming up for a second joint album, the follow-up to the masterful Piñata, released in March 2014.

This morning, J Dilla's estate released The Diary, the final batch of recordings he had intended to release in his lifetime. (We celebrated with an ill infographic all about Dilla. Check it out.)

Madlib is one of the great hip hop producers of the modern age. His dedication to music, whether it be jazz, soul, R&B, funk, world or hip hop, is second-to-none. If you've ever given one of his mixes a listen, you'll know that he has deep cuts for days.

More Throwback Thursday tracks from Tim Westwood, and this week he’s joining the rest of the hip hop community in celebrating the late Phife Dawg’s legacy. He reaches back to 1999 for this unreleased freestyle of Phife Dawg.

Nas was the headlining guest at the BBQ party put on by his label, Mass Appeal, last night at SXSW.

Goldenvoice, the company that runs Coachella, stirred up some controversy in January when they announced that they were attempting to bring a new festival, Panorama, to NYC.

With new projects from Future and Meek Mill -- and upcoming ones from Wiz Khalifa, Young Thug, and last but not least, Kanye West, the energy coming from the hip-hop world is out of control right now.

Last week we received our G.O.O.D. Friday release a tad late, because Kanye West jetted off to Italy for a Yeezy Season 3 fitting. This Friday, though, all signs are pointing to the fact that we should receive our G.O.O.D.

Kim Kardashian  took to Twitter over the weekend to clarify the conspicuous absence of a new Kanye West track on G.O.O.D. Friday: he had been unavoidably detained at a Yeezy Season 3 fitting in Italy.

Kanye West just fucked up the internet by dropping and subsequently deleting "Real Friends" featuring Ty Dolla $ign and a snippet from No More Parties in LA" feat. Kendrick Lamar. Madlib is the architect behind the "No More Parties" beat.

Kim Kardashian promised us new Yeezy last night, and indeed, her man has exceeded all expectations by dropping two songs in one, both with the potential to be SWISH material.

Last year, Anderson .Paak released the album Venice, his first album after relinquishing his Breezy Lovejoy. With his forthcoming album Malibu, he is moving his way up the California coastline.

MED, Blu, & Madlib's collaborative album Bad Neighbor dropped today. It has the look of a sneaky-great album.

MED, Blu, and Madlib recently announced their full-length joint album Bad Neighbor, and today they roll out the second single "Finer Things."

The talented trio of Madlib, Blu, and MED just announced that they're linking up for a new album called Bad Neighbor due out next month.

Madlib seems to have a hand in everything these days. The trend continues as he announces a new album with Blu and longtime collaborator MED called Bad Neighbor. 

With performances from Vic Mensa, Chance the Rapper, Run the Jewels, A$AP Ferg, Vince Staples, and Freddie Gibbs & Madlib, Pitchfork Festival was a good place to be this past weekend if you're a hip hop fan.

The hip hop crew is an essential part of success. Whether big or small, every rapper has an entourage.

Hailing from Gary, Indiana, Freddie Gibbs moved to Los Angeles in 2006 after he signed to Interscope Records. Things didn't work out with Interscope and Gibbs inked a deal with Young Jeezy's CTE label.

While February 7th is celebrated as "Dilla Day" in Detroit, this year, the celebration will be going down in Miami as "Dilla Day" turns into a weekend event, February 5th through the 8th.

James Yancey accomplished more with his 32 years on this planet than most people could do with 5 lifetimes. He cultivated a sound that has influenced the finest producers of today.

Freddie Gibbs and Madlib's joint LP, Piñata, was released earlier this year and is (in some people's minds) one of the year's finest.

Freddie Gibbs and Madlib's ode to the chicken spot Harold's receives a visual treatment today.

Freddie Gibbs and Madlib return to their collaborative album Pinata today to drop a visual for "Deeper." Directed by Jonah Schwartz, the video has Gibbs rocking a orange jumpsuit chilling outside of prison, before we see him getting released and driving home,

Stones Throw Records is a label responsible for many classic albums from underground artists, including Madlib, MF DOOM and of course J Dilla. Founded in 1996, it's built a well-respected reputation of putting out high quality rap from oft-slept-on MCs.

"Cue 06" is a new instrumental single from elusive hip-hop maestro Madlib, included on the soundtrack to Stones Throw Records' new auto-documentary Our Vinyl Weighs A Ton, which is now available on DVD and Blu-Ray (with the soundtrack included) here. 

Freddie Gibbs and Madlib have granted experimental Toronto jazz trio BadBadNotGood permission to remix "Shame," a standout cut from their recent collaborative record Pinata, our review of which you can read here.