XLR8R — Born from the Peckham club night of the same name, frequent Boiler Room host Bradley Zero's Rhythm Section International label will drop its inaugural release a bit later this month. Entitled Rye Lane Volume 1, the imprint's first record wi... more info

Stereogum — It’s hard to say what’s going on with Raekwon right now. He doesn’t seem all that excited about either of the Wu-Tang Clan albums that are supposedly on the way. And while he’s got verses on two of this year’s best rap albums — Schoolboy ... more info

Stereogum — Last month, Freddie Gibbs finally released Piñata, his great collaborative album with the pioneering underground rap producer Madlib. But now, Gibbs is already back to making the sort of guttural street-rap that made him an internet sensation in the... more info

Stereogum — The hardnosed Indiana rapper Freddie Gibbs and the fuzzy-brained California producer Madlib first worked together more than two years ago, and if the combination was an unlikely one, they developed a swift chemistry, with Gibbs just ripping through M... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Freddie Gibbs at Governors Ball 2013 (more by Dana (distortion) Yavin) Freddie Gibbs and Madlib have teamed up multiple times in the past, and now they're planning on releasing a full length collaborative album, Piñata, on March 18 via Madlib's... more info

Stereogum — The head-busting Indiana rapper Freddie Gibbs and the brain-expanding California producer Madlib have already teamed up for a series of great songs (“Thuggin’,” “Shame,” “City,” “Deeper, “Harold’s“), and their collaborative albu... more info

Nialler9 — Madlib is coming to town for a DJ set in The Sugar Club on Holy Thursday, April 17th. Tickets are €20 and the venue will be kitted out with a Funktion One soundsystem and visuals by Practice and Theory who also did the lovely posters in full below... more info

Impose Magazine — Those who know Lee Bannon primarily from his recent collaborations with Joey Bada$$ are likely to have a jaw-dropping moment upon listening to his latest album for Ninja Tune. However, staying musically grounded in one place was never one of this pro... more info

Prefix — When an artist passes away, there is always the question of how to respectfully remember them. Some artists have their ... Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag.com/news/madlib-speaks-on-the-legacy-of-j-dilla/76219/ more info

XLR8R — With 2013 about to come to a close, it's kind of surprising how many great sights and sounds have popped up on our radar amidst the hustle and bustle of this week. Brand-new original tracks, remixes, music videos, record streams, and assorted pr... more info