The Hip Hop Chronicle — Full music video drops next Monday, January 16th.   more info

Guardian Music — You suggested songs that celebrate the year's turning. Warning: blog contains numerous references to wassailingIt's not every day we usher in a new year. (It's every year.) So a new year requires something big-sounding to mark the occasion. George Ha... more info

Nialler9 — Madlib’s hyper-accelerated release cycle with a new album or mix dropping seemingly every month has left me unable to check out recent projects but maybe his upcoming collaboration album with Georgia Anne Muldrow will be the one to haul me … Read... more info

Impose Magazine — We love, love, love, love, LOVE beat tapes. The evolution of the beat tape to the level of public consumption is one of our favorite adjustments to the hip hop genre. Whether it's MF Doom's Special Herbs series, Madlib's Beat Konducta ser... more info

Guardian Music — For more than 30 years, Thomas Boddie and his wife manufactured vinyl records of Ohio's local gospel, funk and soul bands in their front room. Now they're available againThomas Boddie – who, between the years of 1959 and 1993, ran an entirely self-... more info

KEXP Seattle — The three singer/songwriters that make up The Stepkids hail from Stones Throw Records, the label infamous for signing J Dilla, Madlib, Mayer Hawthorne, and James Pants. At first glance, they’re a band that doesn’t give the impression of blending ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Freddie Gibbs & Madlib "Celebrating its 15th anniversary this month, Stones Throw is a Masada for those who never sold their turntables. There's an unspoken compact between the label and those who love what Madlib called "the old music." Collectors..... more info

Guardian Music — Hip-hop duo featuring Mos Def and Talib Kweli to release first LP in 13 years, a mixtape inspired by Aretha FranklinBlack Star are back. One of the most respected duos in hip-hop have announced their first LP in 13 years, a mixtape inspired by Aretha... more info

The Hip Hop Chronicle — Freddie Gibbs and Madlib have released an EP together. Here is the title track off that EP. You can buy it here. Freddie Gibbs & Madlib - Thuggin' by Rappcats more info

Stereogum — The line between Young Jeezy and J Dilla is now that much thinner. On Friday night, Californian underground rap mainstay Madlib announced a new project with Indiana mixtape murderer Freddie Gibbs, and the two debuted two new songs, “Thuggin’” a... more info