I couldn't even conceive of a world in which Freddie Gibbs and Madlib would do a project together, but if I had I would have been on my knees praying for it to happen everyday. That's the great thing about Sweet Baby Jesus though, he knows what you want before even you do. Listen....
After spending all morning staring at booty, talking ish about Timbaland and marvelling at Cam'ron's strangely captivating stupidity, I was starting to feel like I was falling out of favor with the true hip-hop gods. Thankfully there's nothing like some new Jaylib (J Dilla x Madlib) to get my soul back in order. Listen and download...
Although we haven't heard from Madvillian - a.k.a producer Madlib and emcee MF DOOM (make sure you use all caps when you spell the man's name) - since 2004's ridiculously dope album "Madvilliany", the dynamic duo are in the studio and recording more work, the proof of which is their new single "Papermill". Listen and download...
In last weeks' Block of Dilla one name kept coming up over and over again; Madlib. If anyone could even approach Jay Dee's sonic imagination it's the Beat Konducta, who's been mixing and matching audio samples to create dopely unique sounds for over a decade. Those skills are once again on display on his two new tracks, "African Voodoo Queen" and "The Frontline", two cuts that are off his upcoming "Beat Konducta in Africa" album, which will feature samples of afro-beat, funk, psych-rock, garage-rock and soul movements records of Africa in the '70s. Listen and download...
The west coast revival continues with the latest leak of SoCal crew Strong Arm Steady's collaborative project with producer Madlib, "In Search of Stoney Jackson." Having previously blown us away with "2 Pistols", this time Strong Arm and guest artist Sick Jacken are exerting some "Pressure" on their enemies, dropping napalm hot rhymes over another crazy Madlib beat. Listen & download...
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