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Give a man a beat and he’ll rap for a day. Give three men their pick of two hundred Madlib beats and a guest roster of hip-hop stalwarts and you’ve got Strong Arm Steady. Solid, workmanlike rhyme... Read more

Finding patterns in Madlib's rambling yet brilliant production work can be difficult, but on his new In Search of Stoney Jackson album, he doesn't take long to zero-in on some recurring themes. An ... Read more

I en tid då populära trender inte är särskilt bra kan det vara extra skönt att höra något där man vet vad som väntar, men som ändå är nytt. Något med bra standard. Typ Madlib. Strong A... Read more

This record might as well be called Why Hip Hop Sucks in 2010. It could have been, it should have been, so good; the very reason to pull on your three stripes with pride in the morning. Some dope s... Read more

Der er folk som pÃ¥stÃ¥r, at der aldrig er kommet noget godt ud af at ryge for mange fede. Men modargumentet hedder slet og ret Madlib. Den multiinstrumentale maestro har gang pÃ¥ gang udfordret bÃ... Read more

Strong Arm Steady did more than just survive after its biggest star, Xzibit, left in 2006: It thrived. First, the trio signed to Talib Kweli’s Blacksmith label. Then it hooked up with sonic m... Read more

Arm Steady get pushed out of the way by Madlib, which basically means this is the best thing that's ever happened to them.2 of 2 thought this review was well written Madlib, after years of hiding, ... Read more

Between his psychedelically twisted beat tapes and quirky collaborations, Madlib occasionally reminds us that he's not only a stoned production genius, but a ranking member of Southern California's... Read more

To listen to Strong Arm Steady’s In Search of Stoney Jackson is to be reassured that the L.A. underground is alive and kicking. Who would have known? For those stuck on the East Coast, Southern Cal... Read more

Cali underground rhyme-slingers Strong Arm Steady (S.A.S.) team up with long-time friend and West Coast beat maestro Madlib on this innovative full-length that couples the crew's hard-edged raps wi... Read more