Madvillainy at 20
Madvillainy turns 20 - a retrospective one of my favorite, most formative albums.
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Streaming on Apple Music or YouTube; thoughts on music from a recovering college music major.
Madvillain - Papermill
A long-lost single from Madvillain (MF DOOM / Madlib) that appeared on an Adult Swim singles album.
Every sample from Beastie Boys' "Paul's Boutique"
The sample breakdown of Paul's Boutique that you didn't know you needed.
Beastie Boys on Letterman
The Beastie Boys perform "Sabotage" on the Late Show with David Letterman
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50 Years of Hip-hop: Sample Breakdown
Tracklib's incredible video breaking down the iconic samples used in favorite tracks from 1973-2023.
Instrumental Jazz Christmas
This playlist is just a bunch of Christmas music that doesn’t suck, best served up shuffled. No smooth jazz allowed (with apologies to Kenny G and Dave Koz).
AirPods Pro 2
I picked a great time to get my first pair of AirPods Pro.
Black Star: No Fear Of Time
The first Black Star album since 1998's "Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star" is out now.