Stereogum — The last time Freddie Gibbs and Madlib teamed up, they made magic in the form of the great collaborative album Piñata . Now, five years later, the hard-headed Indiana rapper and the hazy California producer are finally giving us a follow-up. Bandan... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Our February 2019 playlist includes new tracks by Big Thief, Aldous Harding, Mercury Rev & Phoebe Bridgers, Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever, Kevin Morby, Cass McCombs, Jamila Woods, Freddie Gibbs & Madlib, Doja Cat & Rico Nasty, Deafheaven, Fury, and... more info

Consequence of Sound — New collaborative album, Bandana, arrives later this year. more info

Stereogum — Back in 2014, the tough-talking Indiana rapper Freddie Gibbs teamed up with Madlib, the hazily psychedelic California producer, on a full-length collaborative album called Piñata . It's still, to my mind, one of the best things that either of them ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Pick up releases by BADBADNOTGOOD, Freddie Gibbs, Allah Lahs, Holy Fuck, Mint Field, Nick Waterhouse, Bun B, Nosaj Thing, Classix, Hanni El Khatib, Bass Drum of Death, Crystal Antlers, The Buttertones, & more. Continue reading… more info

Stereogum — Curren$y and Freddie Gibbs had it figured out before almost everyone else. Near the beginning of this decade, when the rap landscape completely and irrevocably changed, both of them were right there. Both of them figured things out on their own. They... more info

Consequence of Sound — With production from Vince Staples and Freddie Gibbs associate Kenny Beats. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Listen to new songs by Young Fathers, Guided by Voices, Action Bronson & A$AP Rocky, Curren$y & Freddie Gibbs, Rufus Wainwright, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart (Tom Petty cover), and more. Continue reading… more info

Consequence of Sound — Nine-track effort was produced entirely by The Alchemist. more info

Stereogum — Seven years ago, Curren$y, the endlessly prolific New Orleans rap stoner who was on a ridiculous hot streak at that point, teamed up with the veteran producer Alchemist to record the EP-length mixtape Covert Coup . One of that EP's tracks, "Scottie ... more info