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MADLIB’S TRASH IS ANOTHER MAN’S TREASURE

A while back someone went to visit Los Angeles producer/sonic visionary Madlib at his legendary smoky studio base. After leaving his house, this person noticed a box of dusty 45s next to the trash, a shoebox packed with singles that had been discarded by the great Madlib. The person went back and asked Madlib if someone had accidentally thrown some of his singles away, but the producer just shrugged and said the was “done with them” (presumably lifting and sampling minimal beats for his complex tapestries of sound) and that they could have them.

But Madlib’s trash is another man’s (and the whole world’s, thanks to LA Weekly) treasure: this person brought the shoebox to his friend George (aka, supertalented DJ EGROEG, who plays regularly at Where’s Yr Child), who in turn prepared a kickass mix, which we’re now offering to you all.

Check it out and enjoy!

Madlib’s Trash is Another Man’s Treasure by LA Weekly Music

Tags: DJ EGROEG, LA WEEKLY, MADLIB

SDOT’S IDISH 3.1

It’s the return of Sdot*s Idish! If you’re familiar with it, you know what to do. If not, you should really get on it! Tracklisting & link after the jump…EnJOY! › Continue reading

Tags: 14KT, 3.1, AFTA-1, CASEY VEGGIES, EPSILON PROJECT, FREEWAY & JAKE ONE, Great Weekend, idish, J DILLA, J ROC, KRITIKUL BEATS & TEDDYP, MADLIB, ODDISEE, sdot*, SLAKAH THE BEATHCHILD, Soulful!, SWIFF D, Ta-Ku, TAKE, TOTAL SCIENCE

*PBBT!’S SMORGASBORD FEBRUARY 2011

Sigh…right…so I was sitting…making the comp…and I kept thinking…man…what would I want the.er…ideal…woman to sound like if I had to describe her musically….and this happened. I feel incredibly fluffy making this and I’ll more than likely overcompensate this feeling by making an outlandishly ignorant comp for March. Playlist and shit under the covers. Stop laughing at me.

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Tags: *PBBT!, 2000F & JKMATA, 2011, A TRIBE CALLED QUEST, ALTHEA & DONNA, ANDREYA TRIANA, BLACKBYRDS, CAM'RON, DAFT PUNK, Erykah Badu, FEBRUARY, FLYING LOTIS, GHOSTFACE KILLAH, Janelle Monae, Kanye West, MADLIB, PIERO UMILIANI, PINK FLOYD, PROBABLY THE SOFTEST THING YOU'LL EVER SEE ME DO ON HERE, Rick Ross, Sa Ra, SLUM VILLAGE, SMORGASBORD, STEVE SPACEK, STEVIE WONDER, The Cool Kids, TODD EDWARDS

BLIND I SAYS GO! FEBRUARY 2011

I turn 25 on Saturday, and to echo my current musical mood I decided to make this month’s Blind I Says GO! all about the raps! Well, mostly about the raps. Amidst songs featuring Lupe Fiasco, Madlib, Kidz In The Hall, Curren$y, Mikkey Halsted, Co$$, Blu, Styles P, Freddie Gibbs, Kendrick Lamar, Gucci Mane, Tabi Bonney, Dom Kennedy, Gilbere Forté, Pac Div, Stalley, and Martin & Malcolm, there’s a bit of soul in this mix compliments of Spree Wilson, Esthero, and some unreleased EARLY production from Chad Hugo and Pharrell Williams of The Neptunes for a R&B singer named Mike E. who was produced by Teddy Riley back when the Neptunes duo was ghost-producing for the legend. If that ain’t enough to get you excited to download this I don’t know what is. So without further ado, partake! Track listing after the jump.

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Tags: blu, Co$$, Curren$y, DOM. Kennedy, Esthero, Freddie Gibbs, Gilbere Forté, Gucci Mane, Kendrick Lamar, Kidz In The Hall, MADLIB, Martin & Malcolm, Mike E, Mikkey Halsted, PAC DIV, Spree Wilson, Stalley, Styles P, TABI BONNEY, upe Fiasco

VIDEO: JIMIJAMES – BANG BANG

My bad for not posting this sooner, but I’ve been too damn busy grooving to it! Our girl JimiJames is/has/continues to do her thang! Always movin & shakin’ & title takin’… We see you! In the words of SquareWeezy… “KEEP GOING!!!KEEP GOING!!!”

Peep more of Jimi’s vids after the after…

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Tags: Andrew Quesada, Dontae Winslow, Gloria Rios, Haz Solo, JIMIJAMES, MADLIB, MF DOOM

VIDEO: STRONG ARM STEADY – PEPSI & CHITTLINS

Another heater from Strong Arm Steady off their album In Search of Stoney Jackson. Madlib just came correct with the production and a song about food and girls? Hell yeah. That’s some smooth shit right there. Finger licking good even. A perfect video for the last embers of Summer to burn off into the Fall.

Tags: MADLIB, Stones Throw, STRONG ARM STEADY

BLIND I SAYS GO! AUGUST 2010 • THE INTERLUDE

I really outdid myself with this one. This…..right here….is my…..most fluid, themed, consistent BISG compilation yet! August’s edition of Blind I Says GO! is giving love to the joints you love but forget to revisit….the Yin to the typical Yang of selections that jump out at us on out favorite records….yes that’s right, the INTERLUDE! When I came up with this concept I had a few special ones in mind that I’d always loved, but I had no idea I’d be able to pick 40 tracks that combined into an hour-long mindgasm of sonic delicacy. You like my wordplay I know you do. All the greats are here along for the ride too — 112, Little Brother, Hi-Tek, Usher, Talib Kweli, Sa-Ra, Brand New Funk, Justin Timberlake, Sonnymoon, I, CED, Common, Bilal, The Neptunes, N.E.R.D., Group Home, Outkast, SWV, Dwele, Drake, Missy Elliott, Kelis, Timbaland & Magoo, John Legend, Mayer Hawthorne, Yesterday’s New Quintet, Erykah Badu, Diddy, B.I.G., Madlib, Jay-Z, Janelle Monaé, Jake One, Dilla, Gang Starr, Dimlite, Dert, Constrobuz, Beat Maker Beat, Sol+10….I mean C’MON SON! You already know what you need to do.

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Track listing after the jump!

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Tags: 112, B.I.G., Beat Maker Beat, Bilal, Brand New Funk, CED, COMMON, Constrobuz, DERT, Diddy, DILLA, DIMLITE, drake, DWELE, Erykah Badu, Gang Starr, Group Home, HI-TEK, I, JAKE ONE, Janelle Monae, Jay-z, john legend, Justin Timberlake, Kelis, LITTLE BROTHER, MADLIB, Mayer Hawthorne, Missy Elliott, n.e.r.d., OUTKAST, Sa Ra, SOL+10, Sonnymoon, SWV, TALIB KWELI, THE NEPTUNES, Timbaland & Magoo, USHER, YESTERDAY'S NEW QUINTET

GUILTY SIMPSON: GHETTODES!

Tags: MADLIB, OH NO, Stones Throw

NO KNOWS DOPE | JULY 20X

Half way through the year & so far we have had NKD’s on some str8 up heat to kick start it all, then Dilla, then Beats, then Love , then Stereolab & last month was all about the P. This months theme is dedicated to my favorite artist of ALL TIME! STEVIE!!! Y’all don’t even know or can begin to understand the love that have for Mr.Wonder. I mean, to the point where I had to do not one but TWO NKD’s for y’all! Fiddy (that’s 50) songs & I will tell you right now before u even get to the jump that I went on som Mai Mai schitt by selecting ONLY MY favorite Stevie songs of all time. There are obvious ones I left off purposely & some of em I wanted to put on this round, but I will save those for the 3rd installment to round up the TRILL O.G. somewhere later on down the Blind I road, but for now… enjoy the wonder of the man, the myth, the living legend… STEVIE!

TL’s & DL’s AFTER THE AFTER

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Tags: DIONNE WARRICK, MADLIB, NKD, NO KNOWS DOPE, OMAR, SERGIO MENDES, STEVIE WONDER, TAKE 6, YESTERDAY'S NEW QUINTET, YNQ

VIDEO: STRONG ARM STEADY – PRESSURE

Brand new video from Strong Arm Steady off their album In Search of Stoney Jackson. Shits fiya!

Tags: MADLIB, Mitchy Slick, Sick Jacken, STRONG ARM STEADY