Stones Throw Records is a California-based hip hop independent record label. It was started in 1996 by DJ/Producer Peanut Butter Wolf. Its subsidiaries Now-Again and Soul Cal specialize in funk and soul re-issues. It has been suggested that Califas be merged into this article or section. ... Hip hop music, also referred to as rap or rap music, is a style of popular music which came into existence in the United States during the mid-1970s, and became a large part of modern pop culture during the 1980s. ... An independent record label is variously described as a record label operating without the funding (or outside the organizations) of the major record labels, and/or a label that subscribes to indie philosophies such as DIY and anti-corporate art. ... Peanut Butter Wolf is a DJ and Hip Hop producer from California who has been active since 1986 when he produced a song by Lyrical Prophecy called You Cant Swing This. Shortly after this he began to work with a rapper called Charizma, a very expressive and creative emcee...

Stones Throw is home to Madlib and many of his projects - Madvillain, Jaylib, Yesterdays New Quintet, Quasimoto, Sound Directions and Lootpack. Other notable artists on the Stones Throw's past and present roster include The Turntablist (aka DJ Babu), Rob Swift, Rasco, Breakestra, Oh No, Dudley Perkins, J Dilla (aka Jay Dee), and Koushik. Madlib is a California-based hip hop producer, rapper, and DJ. // [edit] History Madlib was born Otis Jackson Jr in Oakland, California to musician parents Otis and Senesca Jackson. ... Categories: Stub | Hip hop albums | 2004 albums ... Madlib (left) and Jay Dee as Jaylib According to legend, the duo of Jaylib began in 2000 when DJ J Rocc (of the Beat Junkies) passed a beat tape (an instrumental CD with unused beats) to Madlib. ... Madlib is a California-based hip hop producer, rapper, and DJ. // [edit] History Madlib was born Otis Jackson Jr in Oakland, California to musician parents Otis and Senesca Jackson. ... Madlib is a California-based hip hop producer, rapper, and DJ. // [edit] History Madlib was born Otis Jackson Jr in Oakland, California to musician parents Otis and Senesca Jackson. ... Madlib is a California-based hip hop producer, rapper, and DJ. // [edit] History Madlib was born Otis Jackson Jr in Oakland, California to musician parents Otis and Senesca Jackson. ... Though they were together since high school, the Hip Hop group; Lootpack - Madlib, Wildchild and DJ Romes - first made their presence known in 1994. ... DJ Babu DJ Babu (born Chris Oroc) is a Filipino-American DJ and is a member of a crew of DJs called the Beat Junkies, a group which includes others such as Melo-D, Rhettmatic, and J-Rocc. ... Rob Swift Born and raised in Jackson Heights, Queens, Swift (born Robert Aguilar) initially got into DJing by watching his father and brother. ... This page meets Wikipedias criteria for speedy deletion. ... Oh No (born Michael Jackson) is a hip hop artist from California. ... J Dilla James Dewitt Yancey (February 7, 1974–February 10, 2006), better known as J Dilla or Jay Dee, was an American hip hop producer and MC, who emerged from the mid-1990s underground hip-hop scene in Detroit, Michigan. ... Koushik is a Canadian rap musician from Dundas, Ontario. ...

J Dilla's final album during his lifetime, "Donuts" was released by Stones Throw in February 2006. In 2006 the label announced new signings Aloe Blacc, J Rocc, Roc C, and Georgia Anne Muldrow, and an upcoming compilation of new material including Madvillain for the Adult Swim network. Categories: Stub | Hip hop albums | 2004 albums ... The Adult Swim logo Adult Swim, usually rendered [adult swim] on bumps, is the name for the adult-oriented television programming block on Cartoon Network in the United States and Australia, and Bravo in the United Kingdom, featuring absurdist and often ribald comedy in contrast to the more tame daytime...

Artists

• Aloe Blacc
• Breakestra
• Charizma
• DJ Rels
• Egon
• Funkaho
• Georgia Anne Muldrow
• J Dilla a.k.a. Jay Dee
• Jaylib
• J Rocc
• Koushik
• Lootpack
• Madlib
• Madvillain
• M.E.D. a.k.a. Medaphoar
• MF DOOM
• Oh No
• Peanut Butter Wolf
• Percee P
• Dudley Perkins
• Quasimoto
• Roc C
• Sound Directions
• Turntablist
• Wildchild
• Gary Wilson
• Yesterdays New Quintet

This page meets Wikipedias criteria for speedy deletion. ... This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ... J Dilla James Dewitt Yancey (February 7, 1974–February 10, 2006), better known as J Dilla or Jay Dee, was an American hip hop producer and MC, who emerged from the mid-1990s underground hip-hop scene in Detroit, Michigan. ... J Dilla J Dilla, alias Jay Dee (born James Yancey), is a hip-hop record producer and MC, who emerged from the mid-1990s independent, underground hip-hop scene in Detroit, MI. He began his career as Jay Dee but since 2001 has called himself J Dilla, a name not... Madlib (left) and Jay Dee as Jaylib According to legend, the duo of Jaylib began in 2000 when DJ J Rocc (of the Beat Junkies) passed a beat tape (an instrumental CD with unused beats) to Madlib. ... J-Rocc is a Southern California based hip hop DJ. He is the founder of the turntable group Beat Junkies. ... Koushik is a Canadian rap musician from Dundas, Ontario. ... Though they were together since high school, the Hip Hop group; Lootpack - Madlib, Wildchild and DJ Romes - first made their presence known in 1994. ... Madlib is a California-based hip hop producer, rapper, and DJ. // [edit] History Madlib was born Otis Jackson Jr in Oakland, California to musician parents Otis and Senesca Jackson. ... Categories: Stub | Hip hop albums | 2004 albums ... M.E.D. aka Medaphoar is a Hip Hop MC who has recorded with Madlib, Wildchild, and Oh No. ... This article needs cleanup. ... Oh No (born Michael Jackson) is a hip hop artist from California. ... Peanut Butter Wolf is a DJ and Hip Hop producer from California who has been active since 1986 when he produced a song by Lyrical Prophecy called You Cant Swing This. Shortly after this he began to work with a rapper called Charizma, a very expressive and creative emcee... Percee P is an underground hip-hop artist. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Madlib. ... Turntablism is a subgenre of pop music which emerged from hip hop. ... Alexi Laiho Alexi Wildchild Laiho (born April, 8 of 1979) is the lead guitarist from the bands Children of Bodom and Sinergy. ... Gary Wilson (born 1946 in Timmins, Ontario) is a politician in Ontario, Canada. ... Madlib is a California-based Hip Hop producer, rapper, and DJ. // History Madlib was born Otis Jackson Jr in Oakland, CA, to musician parents Otis and Senesca Jackson. ...

Discography

Full list can be found at http://www.stonesthrow.com/records/

Label Compilations

• The Funky 16 Corners (2001)
• Peanut Butter Wolf's Jukebox 45's (2002)
• The Third Unheard: Connecticut Hip Hop 1979-1983 (2004)
• World Psychedelic Classics, Vol. 3: Love's a Real Thing (2005)

The Funky 16 Corners is a compilation of funk songs by mostly underground artists from the late 1960s to the mid 1970s. ... Peanut Butter Wolfs Jukebox 45s is a compilation album of Stones Throw Records, an American hip hop label. ...

External links

• http://www.stonesthrow.com/ Official site
• http://www.myspace.com/stonesthrow MySpace site