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Dam-Funk Sells Funk Straight Out The Trunk. Literally (Video)

Dam-Funk Sells Funk Straight Out The Trunk. Literally (Video)

In an era of software-driven producers, Los Angeles, California's Dam-Funk is about that hardware. Since 1988, the Stones Throw Records artist has made bodacious Funk through a series of synthesizers, cheap and expensive alike. If you see the Snoop Dogg and Blu collaborator on the road, you'll see that he... Read more
September 10, 2015 Video
Dam-Funk’s Disclosure Remix Has Even Wallflowers Finna Get Loose (Audio)

Dam-Funk’s Disclosure Remix Has Even Wallflowers Finna Get Loose (Audio)

Stones Throw Records is a sonic hot-bed. Whether Madlib, J Dilla, Oh No, or Mayer Hawthorne, Peanut Butter Wolf's imprint hones in some of music's most exciting producers, and gives them free reign. In the current label lineup, Dam-Funk is a standout. For almost a decade, the Southern California mainstay... Read more
September 2, 2015 Audio
Snoop Dogg Makes 2015 Funktafied With A Dam-Funk & Daz Dillinger Double-Take (Audio)

Snoop Dogg Makes 2015 Funktafied With A Dam-Funk & Daz Dillinger Double-Take (Audio)

It's always a celebration for Snoop Dogg. Tha Doggfather brings in the new year by heating up one of his many, many side projects. 7 Days Of Funk brought Snoop to Stones Throw Records to link with producer/vocalist Dam-Funk for a retro, free-form 2013 Funk project that brought each Southern... Read more
January 2, 2015 Audio, Fresh
Blu, MED & Dam-Funk Are Buzzin’ Over Madlib Beats (Video)

Blu, MED & Dam-Funk Are Buzzin’ Over Madlib Beats (Video)

Madlib, the producer, MC and DJ who has worked collaboratively in the past with the likes of MF DOOM (Madvillain) and J Dilla (JayLib), stayed close to home to work with MED and Blu to produce most of their 2013 joint project, The Burgundy EP. Just nine months later, The... Read more
June 24, 2014 Fresh, Video
Snoop Dogg & Dam-Funk Have 7 Days Of Funk For The Ladies (Video)

Snoop Dogg & Dam-Funk Have 7 Days Of Funk For The Ladies (Video)

In the latest of several stylized videos from Snoop Dogg & Dam-Funk's 7 Days collaborative project, the charismatic Doggfather and the Electro-Funk reviver attract legions of ladies, curious about the week lost in the groove in "I'll Be There 4U." Always one to dazzle with the casting of his videos... Read more
January 15, 2014 Fresh, Video
Blu & MED Might Use Peroxide, But This Dam-Funk & Madlib Assisted Track Is Funky (Audio)

Blu & MED Might Use Peroxide, But This Dam-Funk & Madlib Assisted Track Is Funky (Audio)

MED has churned out a lot of records in 2013. Between work with J. Rocc, Oh No, and others, the former Stones Throw Records artist has stayed busy and quite versatile. Blu knows that sort of schedule and strategy well. The two California natives link with a third, in Madlib,... Read more
November 25, 2013 Audio, Fresh
Snoop Dogg & Dam-Funk Got 7 Days Of Funk In The Jheri Curled Faden Away (Video)

Snoop Dogg & Dam-Funk Got 7 Days Of Funk In The Jheri Curled Faden Away (Video)

Snoop Dogg makes Reggae. Snoop Dogg makes '80s-tinged R&B. Now, Snoop D-O-double-G makes Funk. Teaming with Stones Throw's Dam-Funk, the pair (as 7 Days Of Funk) channel the kind of music that pioneers like George Clinton and Bootsy (the inspiration for the Snoopzilla moniker) made and which eventually led to... Read more
November 5, 2013 Video
Heavily Sampled Artist Bobby Caldwell Has Passed Away

Heavily Sampled Artist Bobby Caldwell Has Passed Away

For more than 45 years, singer, songwriter, and musician Bobby Caldwell blurred the lines of genre with a celebrated, multi-platinum catalog of music that wove together Jazz, R&B, and Soul. Much of that music was inspired by the complexities of romantic relationships. Bobby passed away this week at age 71,... Read more
March 15, 2023 News
Mac Miller’s Family Is Releasing A Companion LP To “Swimming.” Here Is The 1st Video

Mac Miller’s Family Is Releasing A Companion LP To “Swimming.” Here Is The 1st Video

UPDATE: Mac Miller's family has released the tracklist to Circles, as well as its first music video. This comes one day after the album announcement. "Good News" is the first glimpse of the January 17 LP, produced by Miller and Jon Brion. The animated video is book-ended with footage of... Read more
January 9, 2020 News, Video
Who Had The Best Rap Album Of 2018 (Battle 11): J. Cole vs. Mac Miller

Who Had The Best Rap Album Of 2018 (Battle 11): J. Cole vs. Mac Miller

We have our opinions on the best releases of 2018, but rather than simply tell you our pick for #1, we thought it would be more interesting to hear what you, the readers, believe is the Best Rap Album of 2018. With that in mind, we decided to make our... Read more
December 19, 2018 Best Rap Album 2018
Who Had The Best Rap Album Of 2018 (Battle 5): Mac Miller vs. Buddy

Who Had The Best Rap Album Of 2018 (Battle 5): Mac Miller vs. Buddy

We have our opinions on the best releases of 2018, but rather than simply tell you our pick for #1, we thought it would be more interesting to hear what you, the readers, believe is the Best Rap Album of 2018. With that in mind, we decided to make our... Read more
December 11, 2018 Best Rap Album 2018
Ambrosia For Heads’ Top 15 Hip-Hop Albums Of 2018 List

Ambrosia For Heads’ Top 15 Hip-Hop Albums Of 2018 List

It is that season where “best of” lists abound and, in a year that featured stellar music from artists young and old, 2018 kept Hip-Hop fans on the edge of our seats. Now is an excellent time to reflect on the best ones. Throughout December, Ambrosia For Heads will pit... Read more
December 4, 2018 Best Rap Album 2018
J. Cole’s Tearful Tribute To Mac Miller Becomes A Message To Everybody Suffering (Video)

J. Cole’s Tearful Tribute To Mac Miller Becomes A Message To Everybody Suffering (Video)

News of Mac Miller's passing on Friday (September 7) has shaken the music world far beyond the Rap community. Meanwhile, just about everyone in Hip-Hop has paid tribute in some way to the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania native. Perhaps one of the most emotional and vivid of the tributes was made by... Read more
September 10, 2018 Video
Mac Miller Has Passed Away At The Age Of 26

Mac Miller Has Passed Away At The Age Of 26

The Hip-Hop community is mourning the death of Mac Miller. The 26-year-old Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania MC and producer born Malcolm James McCormick was pronounced dead by first responders today (September 7) at Miller's San Fernando Valley, California home according to TMZ. Sources told the publication that the death appears to be... Read more
September 7, 2018 News
Snoop Dogg Joins DJ Green Lantern Behind The 1’s & 2’s To Blend Hip-Hop With Funk (Mix)

Snoop Dogg Joins DJ Green Lantern Behind The 1’s & 2’s To Blend Hip-Hop With Funk (Mix)

In his extensive career, Snoop Dogg has seemingly done it all. He has recorded countless albums and mixtapes, he has starred in numerous movies, shows, and launched web series. Meanwhile, Calvin Broadus has assumed various aliases and personas. He is many things: a G from Long Beach, a player that... Read more
September 5, 2018 Audio, Mixes
Snoop Dogg Has Made Reggae, Funk & Retro R&B. Now He’s Going Gospel (Video)

Snoop Dogg Has Made Reggae, Funk & Retro R&B. Now He’s Going Gospel (Video)

Snoop Dogg is a musical chameleon. Twenty-five years ago, millions of Hip-Hop Heads gravitated to the laid-back delivery and aggressive content in the Gangsta Rap style that they heard on Dr. Dre's The Chronic and Snoopy's solo debut, Doggystyle. In the periods since, Snoop has worked with a litany of musical... Read more
February 2, 2018 News, Video
An Argument For Why Snoop Is The Greatest MC Of All-Time (Video)

An Argument For Why Snoop Is The Greatest MC Of All-Time (Video)

Despite the fact that he is one of Rap music's most widely recognized faces, voices, and outright brands, somehow many overlook the lyrical merits of Snoop Dogg. For 25 years, Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr. has given Hip-Hop Heads different looks within one of the genre's most sprawling and versatile catalogs.... Read more
September 24, 2017 Exclusive, TBD, Video
What The Ohio Players’ & P-Funk’s Junie Morrison Meant To Hip-Hop (Audio)

What The Ohio Players’ & P-Funk’s Junie Morrison Meant To Hip-Hop (Audio)

Yesterday (February 16) Rock & Roll Hall of Fame musician/producer Walter "Junie" Morrison died. The Dayton, Ohio native was a critical part of the Ohio Players band as keyboardist, vocalist, and producer. Joining the veteran outfit in 1970, he was on hand for some of the band's most memorable work,... Read more
February 17, 2017 News
Snoop Dogg Drops ‘Em & They’re All Hot In This ’70s & ’80s DJ Set (Video)

Snoop Dogg Drops ‘Em & They’re All Hot In This ’70s & ’80s DJ Set (Video)

The same August 20 night that DJ Quik tore down a Los Angeles, California roller-disco party, Snoop Dogg jumped behind the wheels too. "DJ Snoopadelic," with 7 Days comrade Dam-Funk in tow as well as Tha Dogg Pound's Daz Dillinger, spun nearly an hour of relaxed, groovy joints. Snoop used... Read more
October 5, 2015 Mixes, Video
Madlib, DOOM, Blu & MED Knock the Door Down on a Groovy New Song (Audio)

Madlib, DOOM, Blu & MED Knock the Door Down on a Groovy New Song (Audio)

Like a villain in the night, the masked MC named DOOM has resurfaced with 2 new tracks in as many weeks. After reprising his role as part of DOOMSTARKS with Ghostface Killah on the Adult Swim-released "Lively Hood," DOOM re-teams with another esteemed partner in Madlib. Blu, MED and Madlib... Read more
September 22, 2015 Audio
Do Snoop Dogg & Pharrell Have Another Hit? Leave It To The Pros (Audio)

Do Snoop Dogg & Pharrell Have Another Hit? Leave It To The Pros (Audio)

Snoop Dogg is the comeback master. Whether his albums are experimental or returns to early form, Tha Doggfather is able to always please enough masses in certain moments to reclaim the high-ranking post he's had in Hip-Hop and music for more than 23 years. BUSH (May 12) follows what may... Read more
April 14, 2015 Audio
This Madlib Soul Sounds Like The Perfect Mos Def Or Jay Z Beat (Audio)

This Madlib Soul Sounds Like The Perfect Mos Def Or Jay Z Beat (Audio)

Madlib is at work on his first soundtrack, The Beats. Included is the effortlessly titled "Cue 4." This sample-built creation is smoother and more cyclical than Madlib creations. Sounding like a mid-1970s Soul breakdown, a Head can easily grasp why it's the perfect inclusion for a film, such as say—Our... Read more
August 19, 2014 Audio, Fresh
Blu Cautions Fakin’ The Funk In A Graffiti-Inspired Visual (Video)

Blu Cautions Fakin’ The Funk In A Graffiti-Inspired Visual (Video)

On a true tear in 2014, Blu continues to spread his seeds of thought around bountifully. The Los Angelino appears on Astronote's "Rhymes On Paper." The producer invites the guest to kick knowledge about promoting lies through lyrics, and how such results don't deserve mic-device transmission. Johnson Barnes essays the... Read more
June 30, 2014 Fresh, Video
Kanye West Explains How J Dilla Influenced Yeezus (Video)

Kanye West Explains How J Dilla Influenced Yeezus (Video)

Back in 2005, during the launch of Kanye West's G.O.O.D. Music, 'Ye inked a deal with one of his influences, Common. During the making of Comm's Be LP, two producers worked on the album: Kanye and J Dilla. The gold-certified, Grammy-nominated album would eventually feature two Jay Dee production, and... Read more
May 29, 2014 Fresh, Video
Kanye West, Common & Madlib Discuss Stones Throw Records In Part 1 Of Documentary (Video)

Kanye West, Common & Madlib Discuss Stones Throw Records In Part 1 Of Documentary (Video)

Peanut Butter Wolf's Stones Throw Records is a special imprint. The California-based indie label has been a release house for work ranging from acclaimed J Dilla Instrumental albums (Donuts), MF DOOM comeback collaborations (Madvillainy), debut LPs from NYC legends like Percee P (Perseverance), and a host of small one-offs ranging... Read more
March 10, 2014 Fresh, Video
Snoop & Madlib? It Gets No Funkier Than Cadillacs (Audio)

Snoop & Madlib? It Gets No Funkier Than Cadillacs (Audio)

Snoop Dogg has teamed up with Madlib on an extra funky collabo. Their track, Cadillacs, is built on a rolling bass line and a nicely-placed Cutie Pie sample. Check it out. Related: Snoop & Dam Funk Release a Video for the Mega Funky “Do My Thang” (Video)... Read more
February 27, 2014 Audio
Snoop & Daz Make it Clear Gangstas Need Love Too in What’s Your Pleasure (Video)

Snoop & Daz Make it Clear Gangstas Need Love Too in What’s Your Pleasure (Video)

Snoop Dogg and Daz Dillinger have come a long way from the days of It Ain't No Fun...Their latest ode to the universal language is a bit more gentlemanly. Check out the video for What's Your Pleasure. Related: Snoop Dogg & Dam-Funk Have 7 Days Of Funk For The Ladies... Read more
February 15, 2014 Video
Snoop Goes Back to His Funk Roots on Hit Da Pavement. Here’s the Video (Video)

Snoop Goes Back to His Funk Roots on Hit Da Pavement. Here’s the Video (Video)

Snoopzilla (that's the second half of 2013's nickname for Snoop Dogg, by the way) and Dam-Funk are unveiling their 7 Minutes Of Funk project this week. "Hit The Pavement" is a video that has the same grit and feel of "Doggy Dogg World," but now Snoop's kickin' a much more... Read more
December 11, 2013 Video