The spaced-out, impressionist West Coast underground rap producer Madlib has released two albums and one EP under his squeaky-voiced alter-ego Quasimoto, but it's been about eight years since the…   Read Story »

In this space, I usually try to write something about whatever connecting threats might run through the five videos I pick for the week. That's not happening this week. I absolutely cannot think of a…   Read Story »

In the video for their team-up "Thuggin'," motormouthed Indiana street-rapper Freddie Gibbs and esoteric California producer Madlib showed us a pretty hellacious vision of criminal life. The new…   Read Story »

Producer Madlib and Gary, IN rapper Freddie Gibbs have been collaborating, and the result of that partnership is two currently available EPs -- Shame and Thuggin -- and a yet-to-be-released full…   Read Story »

If this week's music videos have anything in common, it's that many of them are flush with violence and disturbing visions. But my two favorite of the week didn't have any of that, even though the…   Read Story »

Back in November, the stoner-rap production mastermind Madlib and the virtuosic Indiana tough-guy rapper Freddie Gibbs teamed up for a single called "Thuggin'," which proved that they two had way…   Read Story »

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,…   Read Story »

"Accordion"'s been a Madvillain favorite since MF Doom and Madlib joined forces on 04's Madvillainy. We like it even more today, this shadowy Andrew Gura-directed video piping it back through the…   Read Story »

Stones Throw Records, the same crew that brought you the Talib/Madlib killer Liberation earlier this year, are back with another get-it-while-you-can, free download record Chrome Children Vol. 2,…   Read Story »

Circumventing the inevitable leak, Talib's making a New Year's gift of his collab with Madlib, offering up the entire, nine-track effort as a free zip. This from the man who made Kool-Aid say "Oh…   Read Story »