Madlib Returns w. More Medicine

So you thought Volume #12 concluded The Medicine Show that The Beat Konducta has hit us with on a relatively regular basis? Well think again my friends because Madlib and Stones Throw got one more installment and a monstrous box set to go out with a bang with. "Medicine Show No. 13: Black Tape" continues where part 12, "Raw Medicine", left off - a continous 60 minutes mix of exclusive Madlib remixes featuring a host of "some of rap's finest, half-best, brilliant and borderline-retarded MC's". The album will be available from the usual suspects on February 28. Head over to Stones Throw for more info about the album, see the cover and more. You can check out the song "Rappcats" from the CD at the bottom of the page featuring verses from DOOM and Jadakiss.

As if a new remix tape from 'Lib wasn't enough, Stones Throw is finally releasing the complete "Medicine Show" series in a sweet box-set titled "The Brick" (see pic at the top) including all thirteen CDs with their respective booklets. To learn more about the box and the respective entires in the series, check out the MMS page @ Stones Throw; shipping is expected March 27, 2012. This box is great news for me as I was hoping all along they would release something like this when the series was finished since the only album I bought was the first one that featured Guilty Simpson. Let's just hope the price is reasonable, although I must admit I have my doubts.

New J. Rocc - "Play This Too"

It's funny that while we're discussing Stones Throws (see the post below) some new music from their number #1 DJ, J. Rocc, hit my e-mail. J. Rocc has been instrumental in the careers of J Dilla, MED and Madlib during their stays at the West Coast label and he's also a member of the legendary The Beat Junkies but has yet to release a proper solo album. That is just about to change as the beatmaking DJ is gearing up to release "Some Cold Rock Stuff" on CD and 2xLP via S.T. on April 5 so mark that date in your calendars peeps! "This is not a DJ album, this is not a Beat album and this is NOT a mixtape. This is an original work of instrumental hip-hop... electronic music... dance music... smoking blunt music... assorted cold rock stuff" - sounds kinda promising don't you think? The first single is called "Play This Too" so g'ahead and do just that!

J. ROCC - "PLAY THIS TOO"

MED - "Bang Your Head 3" (2010 Mixtape)

This dope mixtape by Stones Throw's own MED (or Medaphor) was released back in October 2010 but as the saying goes, better late than never, right? I totally missed out on this one when it first dropped but through a recommendation from my homeboy Linkan so props for this one. Just check out the tracklist and if that doesn't make you want to hit the download link then you should hit your head repeatedly with a hammer, knocking some goddamn sense in to that sorry excuse for a brain. The only downside is that it comes packed as one single mp3-file featuring all the songs, if anyone has a link with the tracks seperated feel free to throw it up via the comments section.

01. "Intro" [prod. by J. Rocc]
02. "Advice" (Ft. LMD) [prod. by Madlib]
03. "Misunderstood" [prod. by Madlib]
04. "Candlelight" (Ft. Georgia Anne Muldrow) [prod. by G.A. Muldrow]
05. "50.000 Wattz" [prod. by Soul Professa]
06. "Salute" (Ft. Wildchild & Baby Boogalu) [prod. by J. Rocc]
07. "Fall Back" (Ft. Fred & Poke) [prod. by Fred]
08. "R.E.M." (Ft. Epsilon Project) [prod. by Oddisee]
09. "West is Back" [prod. by DJ Khalil]
10. "Saga Continues" [prod. by DJ Babu]
11. "O.U.T." [prod. by Matt]
12. "Listen" (Ft. Descry) [prod. Descry]
13. "Outro" (Ft. Daru Jones on live drums) [prod. by J. Rocc]

MED - "BANG YOUR HEAD III" 

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