Mayor Hawthorne “I Need You” 12″

I had to buy this record just off the strength of the artwork and the production alone! It’s such a good record musically but the artwork makes this one a little more special. The cover art is created by Freegums out of Florida and is also etched into one side of the vinyl.

J Dilla “Donut Shop” Serato x Stones Throw Release

Here’s a second look at the new Dilla “Donut Shop” release that hit stores this week.

MadLib Medicine Show #5 “History Of The Loop Digga 1990-2000″ LP

The Medicine Show continues with volume 5. This latest volume is basically a beat tape compiled of old MadLib material. Yes limited, screened, numbered, and includes a bonus disc with material not found on the CD and all that mess. I’m sure the die hards have already scooped these up! Recommended.

Strong Arm Steady “In Search Of Stoney Jackson” Instrumental 2LP

In stores this week, Strong Arm Steady’s “In Search Of Stoney Jackson” Instrumentals. What can I say, it’s MadLib beats. Love the cover art too haha.

J Dilla x Stones Throw x Serato “Donut Shop”

Stones Throw has teamed up with Pay Jay Productions and Serato to release this special edition vinyl set. The release is designed after those famous pink donut boxes you get with your pastries-you know the ones. Also comes with two slip mats, and two discs featuring six unreleased Dilla beats with Serato control tones on [...]

Mayor Hawthorne “A Strange Arrangement” Instrumentals

Mayor Hawthorne has been getting a lot of press and even landing a spot on the Jimmy Kimmel show in recent months due to a well received and very soulful debut release on Stones Throw Records. So don’t be surprised if you see the Mayor as a crossover act in the near future. Which [...]

OH NO’s Ethiopium LP

Disruption Productions

Oh No follows up his “Oxperiment” LP with, “Ethiopium”-An album deeply submerged in psychedelic Rock, Funk, Jazz, and scratchy world records from various middle eastern countries. The result is brilliant! Over thirty well crafted beats from one of the more talented and under appreciated artists on the Stones Throw roster in my opinion. These [...]

Will.I.AM Vs. Thes One in a Beat Battle!

I’ve never seen these videos before and the other day I caught some of these on youtube for the first time. The short videos are off a DVD called, DJ Dusk’s Rootdown Presents: Sound Clash. So last night I tracked down a copy an viewed it in it’s entirety. I have to say I really [...]

Stones Throw’s 999 Event

Stones Throw and Converse have teamed up for PB Wolf’s 999 event: a 9 night, 9 city tour, of 9 of So Cal’s 9 greater area codes. Every night PB Wolf will be doing a set of various music genres and videos from the 90’s. Sounds like a fun event complete with free giveaways and [...]