Madlib

Riding off the success of his collaboration effort with Freddie Gibbs, producer Madlib revealed that he is planning on dropping an instrumental album entitled Pinata Beats. The album will be the instrumental version of Pinata, his project with Gibbs. The albu...

Last week, XXL brought you the 10 greatest rapping duos of all time, our unranked list of the ten one-two punches that we've seen work off each other lyrically and effortlessly. The Clipse, Mobb Deep, Jay and 'Ye—they're all in there, trading bars and swapping metaphors at the genre's highest level. We m...

Last week, Freddie Gibbs and Madlib dropped a bomb of an album with their long-awaited collaboration Piñata. Released on the same day as YG’s impressive debut My Krazy Life, Gangsta Gibbs and The Loop Digga made hip-hop nerds go nuts with their combination of drug-dealing tales and luscious beats. The indie produc...

Previously: Review: Freddie Gibbs & Madlib’s Chemistry Shines On Piñata

The collaboration between Freddie Gibbs and Madlib doesn’t seem natural at first—the hardest rapper out of Gary, IN. working with a notoriously reclusive producer who invented his own jazz group? But when soulful but hard-hitting tracks like “Shame” and “Thuggin’” began to surface, they set both a clear tone for what MadGibbs would sound like and a high bar for their full LP. On the long-awaited P

South by Southwest has updated its artist lineup again. Future might offer a larger preview of his forthcoming LP Honest (beyond the track "Move That Dope"), while a bevy of burgeoning rappers get added to this year's roster, including TDE's ScHoolboy Q and Chance The Rapper...

After announcing Cocaine Pinata's release date yesterday, Freddie Gibbs and Madlib have revealed the project's guest appearances and cover-art. Check out the offering's track list below and pre-order the album here. 01 - Supplier 02 - Scarface 03 - Deeper 04 - High ft. Dan...

Freddie Gibbs and producer Madlib are gearing up to release Cocaine Pinata. It was originally set for Feb. 4 but Gangsta Gibbs went to Twitter to announce the new release date. #CocainePiñata 3/18 — Freddie Gibbs (@FreddieGibbs) February 5, 2014   He's also still expected to release his new album Eastide Slim this year....

"I have aspirations to be Marvin Gaye in the back of my head." Drake said those words in an interview with MTV back in September, once again establishing that his musical ambitions can't be contained to the rap world. In June, the Canadian rapper/singer revealed to GQ that his then in production new album would be heavily influenced by Gaye's 1978 record Here, My Dear, a wounded and em

2014 comes with a lot of long-awaited projects and artists finally fulfilling promises—Nipsey Hu$$le, ScHoolboy Q, 50 Cent and YG are a few whose albums are finally slated for this year—as well as a number of heavyweights—Rick Ross, Juicy J, Raekwon and T.I.—getting back o...

Freddie Gibbs and Madlib are finally releasing their Cocaine Pinata project on Mar. 18. Joined by Earl Sweatshirt, Raekwon, Scarface, Domo Genesis, Ab-Soul and more, Gibbs is excited to show rap fans what he describes as his gangster Blaxploitation film on wax...

Freddie Gibbs wrapped up 2013 on a high note. The Gary, IN. rapper released his debut studio album ESGN (Evil Seeds Grow Naturally) to the masses. Not only did his underground fans fucked with it, but also the mainstream equally praised his growth into a rap superstar...