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Stones Throw Records http://stonesthrow.com Based in Los Angeles, created by Peanut Butter Wolf. Contact: http://stonesthrow.com/contact

See you next week. (._paak 🤝 ) WHY LAWD? Tour coming to a city near you. Tickets are still available at select stops.9....
03/09/2025

See you next week. (._paak 🤝 ) WHY LAWD? Tour coming to a city near you. Tickets are still available at select stops.

9.10 - Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom [Limited Tickets]
9.11 - Seattle, WA @ The Showbox [Limited Tickets]
9.13 - Victoria, BC @ Rifflandia
9.16 - Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre
9.18 - Chicago, IL @ The Riviera Theatre
9.20 - Detroit, MI @ The Fillmore Detroit
9.21 - Toronto, ON @ HISTORY [Sold Out]
9.23 - Philadelphia, PA @ Franklin Music Hall
9.24 - Boston, MA @ Citizens House of Blues Boston
9.26 - Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Paramount [Sold Out]
9.27 - Norfolk, VA @ The NorVA [Sold Out]
9.28 - Raleigh, NC @ The Ritz
9.30 - Silver Spring, MD @ The Fillmore Silver Spring [Sold Out]
10.2 - Atlanta, GA @ Tabernacle
10.6 - New Orleans, LA @ The Fillmore New Orleans
10.8 - Austin, TX @ Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater
10.9 - Houston, TX @ House of Blues Houston
10.12 - San Francisco, CA @ The Masonic [Sold Out]
10.15 - Las Vegas, NV @ House of Blues Las Vegas
10.16 - San Diego, CA @ SOMA
10.17 - Phoenix, AZ @ The Van Buren
10.19 - Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Palladium [Sold Out]

We’re celebrating the launch of ’s ‘On The Nile - The Book’ with a pop-up on Saturday, September 6th from 6-8:08pm PST f...
30/08/2025

We’re celebrating the launch of ’s ‘On The Nile - The Book’ with a pop-up on Saturday, September 6th from 6-8:08pm PST followed by an after party at .

Come get your book signed by the one and only Egyptian Lover, stay for the music, drinks and more. The first edition of 808 copies documents Egypt’s life leading up to the release of one of the first West Coast hip-hop LPs, ‘On The Nile’, over 40 years ago. You can get your books in-person, and for those of you not in LA, click the link in bio to purchase online.

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- On The Nile - The Book. The first edition of 808 copies documents the era Egypt emerged from, leading up to the relea...
29/08/2025

- On The Nile - The Book.

The first edition of 808 copies documents the era Egypt emerged from, leading up to the release of one of the first West Coast hip-hop EPs, ‘On The Nile’, some 40+ years ago. Pre-order today via the link in bio. Special announcement coming tomorrow.

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200 pages, clothbound cover, 8.25” x 10.25”.
Contributors include , , , , and more.

’s ‘Tropical Dandy’ turns 50. We’re celebrating the half-century mark of the album that was the foundation for Japanese ...
22/08/2025

’s ‘Tropical Dandy’ turns 50. We’re celebrating the half-century mark of the album that was the foundation for Japanese City Pop with the first-ever international re-issue and digital release - streaming everywhere now. You can purchase Ocean Blue or classic black vinyl from the store.

If you’re in LA, we’re hosting an official release party at on Saturday, August 23rd. See you there.

#細野晴臣 #トロピカルダンディ

for .“There’s something boundless about what’s next, an upward spiral without the density of too much ego to threaten i...
13/08/2025

for .

“There’s something boundless about what’s next, an upward spiral without the density of too much ego to threaten its flow, an album so spot-on, satisfying a craving we didn’t know we had, one for serious joy, and so personal without being tedious, that it feels effortless, a meant-to-be reunion with the best versions of ourselves.” - Harmony Holiday

‘THE BPM’ releases October 17th. Pre-order vinyl today.
Photo: Sam Lee

- ‘Is It Now?’ - out September 26th. Link in bio to pre-order.Printed inner sleeve with lyrics - available in classic b...
22/07/2025

- ‘Is It Now?’ - out September 26th. Link in bio to pre-order.

Printed inner sleeve with lyrics - available in classic black or black & blue two-color vinyl. We’ve got a limited run of CDs too.

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- Gangster Music Vol. 3 - GARF action figure. Numbered to 500. Available at the x Gangster Doodles pop-up in LA on Sa...
18/07/2025

- Gangster Music Vol. 3 - GARF action figure. Numbered to 500. Available at the x Gangster Doodles pop-up in LA on Saturday, August 2nd. Come for the , record fair and exclusive merch, stay for the drinks at . See you there.

Gangster Doodles Pop-Up
Saturday, August 2nd from 2-5pm PST
5605 N. Figueroa St
Los Angeles, CA 90042
RSVP @ the link in bio.

- Gangster Music Vol. 3 - Stones Throw Edition. 2LP, purple vinyl, custom Gangster Doodles artwork on inner sleeves wit...
18/07/2025

- Gangster Music Vol. 3 - Stones Throw Edition. 2LP, purple vinyl, custom Gangster Doodles artwork on inner sleeves with illustrated liner notes. Featuring , , & .

Available now only via the Stones Throw store (and at our pop-up) in limited quantities. Once they’re gone, they’re gone for good.

Gangster Doodles Pop-Up
Saturday, August 2nd from 2-5pm PST
5605 N. Figueroa St
Los Angeles, CA 90042
RSVP @ the link in bio.

’ third album ‘THE BPM’ - out October 17th. Pre-order vinyl in red and black today. New tracks “MY TYPE” and “YEA YEA YE...
16/07/2025

’ third album ‘THE BPM’ - out October 17th. Pre-order vinyl in red and black today. New tracks “MY TYPE” and “YEA YEA YEA” are streaming everywhere now.

2LP with OBI, printed inner sleeve with lyrics, gatefold LP jacket. Swipe through for more.

’ new album ‘Music Will Explain (Choir Music Vol. 1)’ is out now. To make the record, Mocky invited friends including ,...
27/06/2025

’ new album ‘Music Will Explain (Choir Music Vol. 1)’ is out now. To make the record, Mocky invited friends including , , , , and to his studio to gather around a single microphone and sing together.

Swipe through for a preview. We’re shipping vinyl from the store today. Mocky’s playing his release show at Zebulon in LA on July 1st.

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13/06/2025

Happy 25th anniversary to Quasimoto’s The Unseen.

: It’s the late 90s. I was at an indie vinyl distributor in SF where I worked my way up to head of indie hip hop. I ran my label at night, releasing Bay Area, DJ-friendly boom bap on vinyl only.

One night I heard The Lootpack on college radio. I got the record and called the number on the back. It was Madlib’s dad. It was an EP called ‘Ill Psyche Move’ and I was in love. I ordered 1000 copies & the group came up to SF to meet me. They knew Stones Throw from Charizma, Homeless Derilex, etc. We agreed to do a full album.

On one of their demo tapes, I heard the b-side and immediately wanted it to come out on Stones Throw. I asked Madlib about it - he said it was his side project, Quasimoto. It easily became my favorite stuff I was involved in at the time. The East Coast wasn’t really feeling it, but we got love from Cali DJs like the Beat Junkies and support in Europe, Australia & Japan.

When the Quas LP finally came out in ‘99, I convinced Madlib to play record release shows in LA & SF. Madlib said half-jokingly, “I’ll only do it if you get a life-sized furry costume of that aardvark creature (from the first Quas 12”) made.” I found a costume maker in the Yellow Pages who agreed to do it for $800. It was very homemade-looking, but close enough.

Madlib made the Quas songs by recording beats into his Tascam 388 tape machine, slowing it way down, recording the raps in his normal voice, then speeding it back up, which gave it that helium chipmunk sound. We had to use a pitch shifter effects unit for shows. Worked fine at home & soundcheck, but in costume it was a disaster. It created an audio feedback loop, like looking at yourself with a mirror in front and behind you, where you see infinite reflections of yourself.

Madlib rapped in costume at the SF show. You couldn’t hear a word through all the feedback. For LA the next day, he said he’d only do it if Wildchild wore the costume and rapped next to him, who luckily knew the lyrics. But sure enough, more feedback & embarrassment.

He told me he’d never perform on stage as Quasimoto again. To this day, he’s kept his promise. Happy 25 years of The Unseen.

We’re celebrating the 50th anniversary of ’s cult classic ‘Tropical Dandy’ with the first-ever international reissue, ou...
12/06/2025

We’re celebrating the 50th anniversary of ’s cult classic ‘Tropical Dandy’ with the first-ever international reissue, out July 25th. 🌴🚢 🏝️

On ‘Tropical Dandy’, Hosono shifted toward a genre-bending fusion of exoctica, jazz, and pop, laying the groundwork for Japanese City Pop. Pre-order today in an exclusive Ocean Blue or Classic Black. 180-gram vinyl, pressed in the US with OBI and a new translation of Haruomi Hosono’s 1975 liner notes.

Hosono is playing a rare show at the Royal Festival Hall in London on July 19th. Photo by

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