Stereogum — New York rapper Your Old Droog has been a prolific underground force for years, and he recently formed the duo Droogie Otis with the all-time great producer Madlib. This year, Droogie Otis released the singles “Everything Designer” with Boldy Jam... more info

Stereogum — Earlier this year, the great producer Madlib was among the many musicians who lost everything in the LA wildfires. Madlib had a library of thousands upon thousands of records in his home, and they all burned, along with his recording equipment and... more info

Stereogum — Five years ago, a stressed-out pandemic-summer world got a brief reprieve in the form of Alfredo , the excellent collaborative album from underground rap greats Freddie Gibbs and the Alchemist. The two made for an ideal pairing, just like Gibbs a... more info

Stereogum — Your Old Droog is getting ready for a collaborative album with Madlib under the name Droogie Otis. Today, the New York rapper and acclaimed producer are sharing “Everything Designer” featuring Atlanta rapper Boldy James. more info

Stereogum — As fatal wildfires continue to devastate Los Angeles, we’re seeing more and more familiar names among the lists of people whose houses have burned down. Last week DIIV frontman Zachary Cole Smith, Tim Darcy of Cola/Ought, and rapper Fat Tony los... more info

Stereogum — Mac Miller was sitting on a lot of unreleased music when he died unexpectedly at 26 in 2018. We’ve heard a bit of it in the form of some one-off tracks, some Madlib sets, and the 2020 album Circles , which was a companion piece to his final LP ... more info

Stereogum — Madlib is suing his former manager, Eothen “Egon” Alapatt, who is the former general manager of Stones Throw Records and founder of its subsidiary Now-Again. The suit was filed on Thursday, Oct. 31, in Los Angeles and accuses Alapatt of “ran... more info

Obscure Sound — Sacramento-based artist Styles1001 unveils captivating hip-hop atmospherics across his new album Return of the BoomBap. The project of artist Dewitt Marcel Nunery, Styles1001 embraces a nostalgic hip-hop sound within riveting, dynamic soundscapes —... more info

Stereogum — Aside from leading his funk group El Michels Affair, Leon Michels is a pretty prolific producer who recently worked on Clairo’s new album Charm . Saturday night at Los Angeles’ Greek Theatre, El Michels Affair also opened for Freddie Gibbs an... more info

Stereogum — New York rapper Your Old Droog puts out a whole lot of music, but he hasn’t released a full solo album since Space Bar in 2021. That’s about to change. Last month, Droog released the Madlib-produced single “DBZ,” where he traded bars wit... more info