Stones Throw HHV Records 164 Items

Madlib's original Bad Character emerges again. Yessir Whatever is 12-tracks recorded over roughly 12 years. The LP is packaged with a peel-off sticker revealing Lord Quas’s guts. Repress without the 7" included in the original pressing.

Maybe the illest hip-hop record of the 21st century (so far). Vintage Madlib beats meet The Villain on top of his lyrical power. If you don't like this one you don't like hip hop. Period!

In 2021, Eddie Chacon and John Carroll Kirby decamped to Ibiza for two weeks. There, they rented the island’s only Fender Rhodes from one of the local rave crews. John posted it against the plaster walls and concrete floors of their temporary home, which was set into a green hillside overlooking a beach called Siesta. As they worked on Sundown, Pharoah Sanders’s “Greeting to Saud” was a daily listen. Instead of emulating its sound, Eddie absorbed its deeper lesson – that simplicity wins out over virtuosity every time.

They wrote the first half of Sundown during that Ibiza stay and finished it at 64 Sound Studios in Los Angeles, where they both live. Joining Eddie on vocals and John on production and keys were Logan Hone (flutes and saxophones) Elizabeth Lea (trombone), Will Logan (drums) and David Leach (percussion). “It feels like we’re building our dream house,” says Eddie. “With Pleasure, Joy, and Happiness, we poured the foundation and now we’re expanding into new rooms.”

1988 is the follow up to Knxwledge’s official debut album Hud Dreems (Stones Throw, 2015). The same year Hud Dreems was released Knx worked with Kendrick Lamar on To Pimp a Butterfly, earning the producer his first Grammy. A duo with Anderson .Paak called NxWorries was formed around the same time. Their single “Suede” became a viral hit, vaulting the singer to R&B stardom, and their album Yes Lawd! followed through on that song’s immense promise. Knx and Paak have quietly continued collaborating, and some of the new work is heard on 1988.

A prolific artist in the extreme sense of the word, Knxwledge continues to redefine instrumental hip-hop almost in real-time with a stream of beat tapes numbering in the hundreds on Bandcamp, and video remixes on Instagram.

This prolific output began early. 1988 takes its name from the fact that much of the new record was created that very year, when Knx was an infant. As the story is told, little baby Knx was left alone by his mother for just a few moments and crawled to a family member’s vintage Sp–12 sampler. When his mother returned he had already produced his first beats and nearly mastered the machine. These tracks, all produced before nap time while rocking a Nike diaper, were stored over the years on floppy discs, then brought to his studio in recent months where they were finished up, mixed, and mastered.

Ooooh, that's fresh! With the 2nd Madvillain album in the making, Stones Throw hooks up with James Reitano to create this ill-ass cartoon design. Relaxed fit. 100% cotton.

The one that started the whole Quas craze! Madlib beats at its best! 2021 repress

Ooooh, that's fresh! With the 2nd Madvillain album in the making, Stones Throw hooks up with James Reitano to create this ill-ass cartoon design. Relaxed fit. 100% cotton.

Limited edition for the Cassette Store Day 2014!

Special heart shaped 45 - Mark Ronson, Gilles Peterson, Benji B and many others already spin it!

A simple but ill concept: J Dilla & Madlib go back and forth and create a modern day hip hop classic! Finally repressed and back in stock. This one includes the new version of "The Red". Instant Classic.

The Madvillain (MF Doom & Madlib) All Caps! Sweater is equipped with the following features:
• rib crew neck with interior tape
• All Caps! cartoon artwork taken from the video directed by James Reitano printed on front
• stretch rib cuffs and bottom band
• relaxed fit
• 80% cotton, 20% polyester brush-back fleece

Chest width in inches: S=20.5, M=22, L=23.5, XL=25, 2XL=26.5. Body length in inches: S=26.5, M=28, L=29.5, XL=31, 2XL=32.5.

2023 pressing coming soon
Knxwledge landed on Kendrick Lamar's "To Pimp a Butterfly" ("Momma") after the Aftermath MC heard one of his beats on Knx's Bandcamp-culling Anthology release. And it was NxWorries' first single, the unforgettable "Suede", that got Dr. Dre's attention, earning .Paak's no fewer than eight appearances on the "Compton" album and, ultimately, a deal with Aftermath. Now here's the Stones Throw full-length debut by one of the two most promising talents in the biz.

Official reissue from Dilla's 2003 EP with bonus tracks 'Wild' and 'Take Notice' feat. Guilty Simpson plus alternate intro and outro / instrumentals!

Ooooh, that's fresh! With the 2nd Madvillain album in the making, Stones Throw hooks up with James Reitano to create this ill-ass cartoon design. Relaxed fit. 100% cotton.

Ooooh, that's fresh! With the 2nd Madvillain album in the making, Stones Throw hooks up with James Reitano to create this ill-ass cartoon design. Relaxed fit. 100% cotton.

This was the first release from Anderson .Paak & Knxwledge as Nxworries: "Suede" and "Link Up" were their first two tracks. "Droogs" is a Knx remake of an Anderson .Paak single. Instrumentals and bonus beats around out the EP.

Limited repress, only 1 per customer!

The Stones Throw Outline Logo T-Shirt's features include:
• rib crew neck with interior tape
• Stones Throw Outline Logo printed on front
• relaxed fit
• 100% cotton single jersey

The J Dilla aka Jay Dee Donuts Cover Tee's features include:

• rib crew neck
• Jeff Jank's Donuts Cover artwork printed on front
• relaxed fit
• 90% cotton, 10% polyester single jersey, 4.9 oz

Remember J Dilla's Donuts? Besides being one of the most influential instrumental journey of the 21st Century, the amazing album cover added an extra twist and perfectly rounded out the whole project. Here you are!

The J Dilla aka Jay Dee Donuts Tee's features include:

• rib crew neck
• Donuts overspray stencil-like artwork discharge-printed on front
• regular fit
• 90% cotton, 10% polyester ringspun single jersey, pre-shrunk, 4.9 oz

This modern classic, while previously available only in a plain sleeve, is given the proper treatment of a full color jacket.

Fittingly for a record named for a homecoming event, Natural Brown Prom Queen is all about home – both Sudan’s adopted hometown of L.A. and Cincinnati, where she was raised. The album takes in themes of race, womanhood, and the fiercely loyal, loving relationships at the heart of Sudan’s life with her family, friends and partner.

Whereas Sudan came up as a violinist and loop maker creating beats in her bedroom, on Natural Brown Prom Queen she worked with producers including MonoNeon, Simon on the Moon, Hi-Tek and Nosaj Thing, and invited her family members to contribute lyrics and vocals. Over 18 tracks spanning hip-hop, disco-influenced R&B, Afrocentric soul, and much more, Sudan gets into character as Britt, the girl next door from Cincinnati who drives around the city with the top down and shows up to high-school prom in a pink furry bikini with her thong hanging out her denim skirt. While Sudan is unafraid to be vulnerable, tender and open about her insecurities, the record is also about finding pleasure – after all, this is the artist who played violin upside-down on a pole in a music video. On Natural Brown Prom Queen, Sudan Archives invites you to join in and embrace that shared joy.

Conflict is a collection of piano-based pieces that was spontaneously released April 2, 2020, in response to the escalating global crisis.

The Stones Throw Outline Logo T-Shirt's features include:
• rib crew neck with interior tape
• Stones Throw Outline Logo printed on front
• relaxed fit
• 100% cotton single jersey

1988 is the follow up to Knxwledge’s official debut album Hud Dreems (Stones Throw, 2015). The same year Hud Dreems was released Knx worked with Kendrick Lamar on To Pimp a Butterfly, earning the producer his first Grammy. A duo with Anderson .Paak called NxWorries was formed around the same time. Their single “Suede” became a viral hit, vaulting the singer to R&B stardom, and their album Yes Lawd! followed through on that song’s immense promise. Knx and Paak have quietly continued collaborating, and some of the new work is heard on 1988.

A prolific artist in the extreme sense of the word, Knxwledge continues to redefine instrumental hip-hop almost in real-time with a stream of beat tapes numbering in the hundreds on Bandcamp, and video remixes on Instagram.

This prolific output began early. 1988 takes its name from the fact that much of the new record was created that very year, when Knx was an infant. As the story is told, little baby Knx was left alone by his mother for just a few moments and crawled to a family member’s vintage SP–12 sampler. When his mother returned he had already produced his first beats and nearly mastered the machine. These tracks, all produced before nap time while rocking a Nike diaper, were stored over the years on floppy discs, then brought to his studio in recent months where they were finished up, mixed, and mastered.

A sum of Benny's real-life observations and insights on love, held together by his soft rock inspired songwriting, jazz instrumentation, leading piano and distinctive vocal. The album was inspired by and written in cities all over the world, including New York, LA, Tokyo, Paris and Benny's hometown of Amsterdam. The album celebrates collaboration, with Mayer Hawthorne, Cornelius, Sukimaswitch (the Japanese Steely Dan), Mocky and Faberyayo among the featured artists.

“The only time you wear a Tuxedo is when it’s time to party.”

So says legendary West Coast player Snoop Dogg on the opening track of “Tuxedo II”. The blessing of the Doggfather is of special importance to Mayer Hawthorne and Jake One, whose second album as a duo finds them at the forefront of a new wave of gangster boogie - one that owes as much to G-funk as P-funk.This is the territory of pre- and post-hydraulic low riders: a mélange of Cali boom-bap, analog synth bass and elegant disco that resonates truth and authenticity in an era where so many are faking the funk.

Bonding over a shared love of Chic, Parliament, and the other signs in the greater funk Zodiac, Mayer Hawthorne (Aquarius) and Jake One (Taurus) were early predictors of the sea changes that American music would undergo in 2016. Their first release of 2015 debuted at #1 on iTunes America’s RnB charts, christened as “Dance Floor Catnip” by the Boston Globe, and “Pure disco-funk hot fire” by Okayplayer. Considering their individual successes (Mayer’s four solo albums, Jake’s production work for the likes of Drake, Future, The Weeknd, and De La Soul) and five Grammy nominations between the two of them, it’s no surprise that their powers combined have yet again yielded a bevy of absolute slappers that are packaged perfectly for dance parties in 2017. The material here, while wholly original, is an exercise in honoring its forebears. “Tuxedo II” recalls the future funk wobble of Zapp, Gap, Jam/ Lewis and Junie Morrison, while nodding lyrically to Mtume, Jodeci and Cameo.The crystallization of the album’s concept comes courtesy of its message of universal love; thanks to the signature combination of soul and pop sensibility that have come to define Mayer’s hooks.

“You gotta do what you love...” says Mayer in a recent interview with Nordstrom’s style blog, one of the many fashion outlets to cover Tuxedo’s rise. After all - the transcendental ritual of the party and the rippling self affirmation of the funk are of one spirit: the spirit of self love...of self expression. “Tuxedo II” is a modern testament to unity and positivity in trying times. It is a reminder that the dance floor will always be there to welcome you, whoever you are.

You're looking for a snapback hat that's on par with all the big players' stuff? Don't look further, the 5 Panel Baseball Snapback Cap is a high-quality design single-handedly produced by Stones Throw.

Stones Throw 5 Panel Baseball Snapback Cap - features:

• high rise 5-panel construction
• Stones Throw embroidery on front
• Est. '96 embroidery on the left panel
• tonal eyelet stitching
• visor with green twill at the bottom
• snapback plastic closure
• interior includes plain taping and a moisture-absorbing sweatband
• 100% cotton twill

/ Dangerous ... Limited edition ST Fan Club 45!!

The scene is sunny, smoggy Southern California, early 1980s. Traffic is barely moving. In the passenger seat of one of those cars there is young Jason Jackson, spinning the dial on the FM radio. R&B, early hip-hop, electro, new wave, independent jams, and music from the superstars – it was all a few notches away when the airwaves were wild and free. And when the radio dial was not enough, Jason Jackson got his first pair of turntables. The DJ known as J.Rocc was born, like a character in a Marvel comic book learning how to use a super power.

J.Rocc and his crew the Beat Junkies have been a seminal force in the rise of instrumental hip-hop, and were among a handful of DJs who transformed the craft into an art form. All along the way J.Rocc has been making his own beats, and A Wonderful Letter – his letter to Los Angeles, and his dedication to a lifetime of L.A. music scenes – is only his second full-length album.

/ Remix / America's Most Blunted

When There’s Love Around is an album of two halves. The first is “about feeling small and insignificant and stressed,” Kiefer says. “It’s about things that cause me to worry, but at the end of the day, are probably unimportant from a larger cosmic perspective.”

The nostalgia of looking through old childhood pictures in one of the lead tracks, “I remember this picture,” is reflected on the album cover, a Polaroid of Kiefer and his sister, painted by Mikey Yates.

The album’s second half is more reflective and spiritual, its cathartic mood occasioned by the loss of Kiefer’s beloved grandmother. While grief and loss are main themes, the tone is still largely positive – Kiefer describes himself as an optimist.

Kiefer assembled a band of his favorite musicians, including DJ Harrison, Andy McCauley, Josh Johnson, Will Logan, Sam Wilkes and other jazz luminaries. They laid the album down in three sets of sessions over 2020, including one stint at Jazzy Jeff’s studio after the DJ invited Kiefer to record there. Several songs were recorded in one or two takes, with any mistakes left in, true to Kiefer’s preference for music that feels spontaneous and from the heart. Kiefer has long performed with a live band, and found the setup suited the communal spirit he was striving for on this album: “I find something about the Herculean type of jazz performer really alienating. I want to celebrate human connection,” he explains.

When There’s Love Around is an album of two halves. The first is “about feeling small and insignificant and stressed,” Kiefer says. “It’s about things that cause me to worry, but at the end of the day, are probably unimportant from a larger cosmic perspective.”

The nostalgia of looking through old childhood pictures in one of the lead tracks, “I remember this picture,” is reflected on the album cover, a Polaroid of Kiefer and his sister, painted by Mikey Yates.

The album’s second half is more reflective and spiritual, its cathartic mood occasioned by the loss of Kiefer’s beloved grandmother. While grief and loss are main themes, the tone is still largely positive – Kiefer describes himself as an optimist.

Kiefer assembled a band of his favorite musicians, including DJ Harrison, Andy McCauley, Josh Johnson, Will Logan, Sam Wilkes and other jazz luminaries. They laid the album down in three sets of sessions over 2020, including one stint at Jazzy Jeff’s studio after the DJ invited Kiefer to record there. Several songs were recorded in one or two takes, with any mistakes left in, true to Kiefer’s preference for music that feels spontaneous and from the heart. Kiefer has long performed with a live band, and found the setup suited the communal spirit he was striving for on this album: “I find something about the Herculean type of jazz performer really alienating. I want to celebrate human connection,” he explains.

Knxwledge feat. NxWorries - "Itkanbe[sonice]" b/w "Stillsonice" - 10" picture disc. "Stillsonice" is a new remix of the NxWorries track from Knx's album 1988. The record is packaged in a clear bag with a printed card. (Size: 10 in x 7 in. The record grooves are the side of a 7-inch record.)

Illustration by Rhymezlikedimez, design by Jeff Jank.

You're looking for a snapback hat that's on par with all the big players' stuff? Don't look further, the 5 Panel Baseball Snapback Cap is a high-quality design single-handedly produced by Stones Throw.

Stones Throw 5 Panel Baseball Snapback Cap - features:

• high rise 5-panel construction
• Stones Throw embroidery on front
• Est. '96 embroidery on the left panel
• tonal eyelet stitching
• visor with green twill at the bottom
• adjustable 7 eye snapback plastic closure
• interior includes plain taping and a moisture-absorbing sweatband
• 100% cotton twill

The Knxwledge & Koko T-Shirt's features include:
• rib crew neck with interior tape
• Knxwledge & Koko artwork printed on front and the rear
• regular fit
• 100% cotton single jersey

Down to the Lowest Terms: The Soul Sessions is an album first envisioned by Steve as a young man, essentially decades in the making. The recording took place in 2019-2020 in collaboration with a cast of a new generation of talented producers, orchestrated with the help of Stones Throw founder Peanut Butter Wolf. Listen to “Keep Dreamin” (produced by Shibo)

II: The Next Wave is the long-awaited second album from hip-hop production supergroup Quakers Features over 25 MCs on over 30 tracks across 2 LPs Featured MCs include Sampa the Great, Koreatown Oddity, Jonwayne, Guilty Simpson, Grandmilly, Jeremiah Jae, & more Artwork created by graphic novel artist Joe Currie

Not to be confused with Snax.

Anderson .Paak & Knxwledge - Yes Lawd! Remixes - 12-track album, produced by Knxwledge.

The Quasimoto QE T-Shirt's features include:
• rib crew neck
• QE artwork printed on front
• regular fit
• 100% cotton single jersey

Tuxedo is back with a new single, “Shy,” the follow up to their critically acclaimed “II” album. In collaboration with the iconic funk band, Zapp. Tuxedo delivers a highly addictive new funk single for the dance floor.

Ultimate Breaks & Beats was a series of highly DJ-friendly edit compilation LPs that came out 1986-1991, becoming the foundation of sample-based hip-hop, and influencing pop and dance music up through the present day.

The series was created by Lenny Roberts, a Bronx-based record collector, and studio editing partner "Breakbeat" Lou Flores, who began releasing the compilations on the Street Beat label just as the art of hip-hop sampling was beginning to take shape. DJ records, which soon became ready-made sample sources, had been around since the 70s, but none matched the quality of UBB.

“The selections were absurdly democratic, aggressively ironic, (and) smartly remixed all the best aspects of hip-hop,” wrote Charles Aaron in a 1995 review of the entire series. “Dweebs like me could wander into Music Factory in Times Square and bump into Eric B or Jam Master Jay buying multiple copies of Ultimate Breaks & Beats ... the sound of hip-hop was never the same again.”

“Breakbeat” Lou Flores is reviving Ultimate Breaks & Beats with a producer series, debuting with an album by Oh No in January 2017. Oh No's 17-track collection was made entirely with sources from the original UBB series.

You're looking for a strapback hat that's on par with all the big players' stuff? Don't look further, the 6 Panel Classic Chino Cap is a high-quality design single-handedly produced by Stones Throw.

Stones Throw Classic Chino Cap - features:

• 6-panel construction
• Stones Throw logo embroidery on front
• Est. '96 stitching on left panel
• tonal eyelet stitching
• adjustable strap with metal buckle and metal eyelet at the rear
• interior includes plain taping and a moisture-absorbing sweatband
• 100% cotton twill

The Stones Throw Classic Beanie is a vintage rib-knit hat with a Stones Throw woven label at the cuff, made from 100% cotton blend.

Remixes by Madlib created in 2007, plus two b-sides ("Pillz" and "Raw Addict") along with the rare "Popshit" outtake!

12-inch contains a remix by Tom Noble, a re-edit by J Rocc, and on the flip side, the original extended version of the original track produced and performed by The Soul Investigators, running at over 12 minutes length.

Finally available on single LP format! All 5 parts of Dam-Funks magnum opus!

Ten new tracks from Chino, CA’s favorite son Vex Ruffin, only on cassette!

Madlib's very own remixes of "Madvillainy" now with full color artwork sleeve!

Previously available only in a plain sleeve, is given the proper treatment of a full color jacket.

The Smoked Out t-shirt was done for the Madlib Medicine Show series and features the Madlib smoke cloud from the LP cover for Madlib Medicine Show #11: Low Budget High Fi Music. Artwork by Gustavo Eandi.

The Madlib Smoked Out Tee's features include:

• rib crew neck
• Smoked Out artwork printed on front
• relaxed fit
• 100% cotton

“New” album recorded 1988-1992 ... At the request of Peanut Butter Wolf, Dam went through many of these recordings, all made on cassette, going back to his teenage years. As Wolf tells it, “Dam told me, ‘this is your project Wolf. Do whatever you want with it. I leave it in your hands. I don't even wanna see it til it's done. Have fun.’” ... so have fun, people! LP is limited to 1000 copies!

Quasimoto vs P.E. Designer Jeff Jank’s take on the Public Enemy logo featuring Lord Quas in the crosshairs.

The Quasimoto QE Tee is equipped with the following features:

• rib crew neck with interior tape
• QE artwork printed on front
• relaxed fit
• 100% cotton single jersey, 6 oz

Take a look at the creative mind of producer extraordinaire Madlib! Preshrunk crew neck tee featuring tricolor graphic front print, made of psychedelic writings of Madlib alter egos and projects Mr. Jackson is involved.

The Madlib Headlib Tee is equipped with the following features:

• rib crew neck with interior tape
• Headlib artwork printed on front
• relaxed fit
• 100% cotton single jersey, 6 oz

Scuffs and slight scratches on both records!

Cover has a bend corner, otherwise NM!

Chrome Canyon's Director was recorded partly in Morgan’s home near downtown Los Angeles and also partly in the desert town of Landers, outside of Joshua Tree in California. The drama of the desert landscape inspired him to create a record that could be the soundtrack to a surrealist film. He says, “Director is meant to accompany whatever it is you’re doing while you’re listening to it. Maybe that’s a long night time drive, or a psychedelic walk through a city park, the music is meant to augment and heighten the experience.”

Custom 45 bag created by Stones Throw and Tanner Goods in Portland OR.

The 45 Travel Bag is
created from a durable combination of 12 oz. mil-spec cotton canvas,
heavy cotton webbing and an adjustable English Bridle and felted wool
shoulder strap. The 45 Travel Bag has room for up to 150 45’s, which
we’ve carefully protected and partially enclosed with a sturdy padded
case within the bag. Additional features include a two interior utility
pockets for 45 adapters, two g-hook closure clasps, an English Bridle
leather bottom and two exterior side pockets for all your small
accessory and needle storage needs.

Bag Dimensions: 17” x 9” x 10”
Shipping weight: 7lbs

Sketch show meets Mockumentary concept album.

Fittingly for a record named for a homecoming event, Natural Brown Prom Queen is all about home – both Sudan’s adopted hometown of L.A. and Cincinnati, where she was raised. The album takes in themes of race, womanhood, and the fiercely loyal, loving relationships at the heart of Sudan’s life with her family, friends and partner.

Whereas Sudan came up as a violinist and loop maker creating beats in her bedroom, on Natural Brown Prom Queen she worked with producers including MonoNeon, Simon on the Moon, Hi-Tek and Nosaj Thing, and invited her family members to contribute lyrics and vocals. Over 18 tracks spanning hip-hop, disco-influenced R&B, Afrocentric soul, and much more, Sudan gets into character as Britt, the girl next door from Cincinnati who drives around the city with the top down and shows up to high-school prom in a pink furry bikini with her thong hanging out her denim skirt. While Sudan is unafraid to be vulnerable, tender and open about her insecurities, the record is also about finding pleasure – after all, this is the artist who played violin upside-down on a pole in a music video. On Natural Brown Prom Queen, Sudan Archives invites you to join in and embrace that shared joy.

Vinyl has scuffs and some scratches. Plays with slight crackles.

Automatic’s second album Excess rides the imaginary edge where the ‘70s underground met the corporate culture of the ‘80s – or, as the band puts it, “That fleeting moment when what was once cool quickly turned and became mainstream, all for the sake of consumerism.” Using this point in time as a lens through which to view the present moment, Excess takes aim at corporate culture and extravagance. The overarching themes of alienation and escapism emerged as Automatic put Excess together, taking writing retreats to flesh out the new songs before decamping to the studio for sprint recording sessions with producer Joo Joo Ashworth (Sasami, FROTH).

Cryptozoo is an animated feature-film drama, written and directed by Dash Shaw, featuring the voices of Lake Bell, Zoe Kazan, Michael Cera and Louisa Krause. The film won the Next Innovator Award at Sundance, and premiered internationally at the 2021 Berlinale. It will be released on August 20 in theaters and on demand.

This is John Carroll Kirby’s first time bringing his talents as a composer and producer to film scoring. His score resists easy genre classification, melding together sounds from New Age, exotica, library music, and the sweeter side of electronic music, and makes for a perfect match with artist and filmmaker Dash Shaw’s vibrant animated feature.

Classic Stons Throw album, all productions by Madlib and artwork by the one and only Jeff Jank!