Brooklyn Vegan — The hip hop/R&B fest also includes Jhene Aiko, a collaborative set between The Roots and Busta Rhymes, Thundercat, Yasiin Bey (fka Mos Def), Madlib, and more. Continue reading… more info

Nialler9 — The Barcelona festival Primavera has announced details of its electronic area Primavera Bits featuring DJs, producers and live acts including Gerd Janson, Floating Points live solo and a 6 hour DJ set, the return of the John Talabot disco set, ... more info

Stereogum — Black Star, the hip-hop duo composed of Yasiin Bey (formerly known as Mos Def) and Talib Kweli, are apparently working on a new album with Madlib. HipHopDX reports that Bey announced the news during a surprise appearance at a Madlib DJ set in Denver ... more info

XLR8R — abandonbuilding is back with "Glow," the new single from UK producer Handbook. Inspired by artists such as J Dilla, Flying Lotus, and Madlib, Handbook has created a hypnotic beat-driven style full of shimmering synth lines and swinging groov... more info

Stereogum — The legendary hip-hop producer Madlib will soon release a limited edition 7" with "Barrel Proof" on the A-side. Today, as Exclaim points out, he's shared the B-side, a thumping soul instrumental loop called "10 Summers Old." The source material sound... more info

Core News — “As part of 6 Music’s Hip Hop Hooray, Gilles digs out classics sessions and interviews with The Roots, Madlib, Mos Def, J Dilla and loads more! Plus, Mr Thing in the mix.” Check out other Gilles Peterson shows here and subscribe to the feed to ... more info

AllHipHop — In continuation of his “Legacy Series”, which includes separate projects over production by J.Dilla (Herman Gardens Project), Madlib (Music for Bougie Dogs) and Kanye West (94 West), D.Focis crafted the 9th Wonder assisted “The Detroit Wonder... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Madlib and DOOM (aka Madvillain) have released their first new single in years. Continue reading… more info

Consequence of Sound — The superduo reveal the complete version of a track that dates back some six years. more info

Stereogum — Madvillain, the duo of Madlib and MF Doom, released the absolutely classic album Madvillainy almost 15 years ago, and the world has been waiting ever since for them to follow it up. They haven’t, and they haven’t even shown much sign that they mi... more info