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RJD2

  • Blogs

    January 31, 2012

    Instrumental Hip-Hop Sucks. Ban It Forever.

    RJD2​ Instrumental hip-hop should be banned. It's the banal, meandering stepchild of hip-hop. It's a front-runner for the dubious honor of being the world's most snooze-inducing form of music. And, shockingly, there are still producers and fans who insist on validating it like it's anything bu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 16, 2011

    RJD2 on the Dehumanizing of Music, and Performing with Four Turntables

    ​Performing with and producing for artists like EL-P, Aesop Rock, and Aceyalone, RJD2 has paved an unprecedented path for himself since the 2002 debut of his instrumental hip-hop album, Deadringer. He's shown his creativity in a variety of outlets, whether it be the soundtrack to a skate vide ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 8, 2010

    Last Night: RJD2 and Busdriver at the Independent

    ​RJD2, Busdriver Wednesday, April 7, 2010 The IndependentBetter than: Karaoke night with R2D2 and a bus driver.

Indie-rapper Busdriver called last night's bill at the Independent a "weird rap night." The music was eclectic, to be sure, but the vibe was strange too. It was ... More >>

  • Music

    March 31, 2010

    RJD2

    ​RJD2, Busdriver Wednesday, April 7, 2010 The IndependentBetter than: Karaoke night with R2D2 and a bus driver.

Indie-rapper Busdriver called last night's bill at the Independent a "weird rap night." The music was eclectic, to be sure, but the vibe was strange too. It was ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 17, 2010

    Track of the Day: From Joyo Velarde's Quannum Debut

    Soulful singer Joyo Velarde has long been part of the Quannum family, lending her honeyed delivery to top names on the local label's roster, including music by husband Lyrics Born (she's given co-writing and performing credit for over half the material on LB's classic 2004 album Later That Day, for ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 20, 2008

    Saturday: Download Festival at the Shoreline Amphitheatre

    Soulful singer Joyo Velarde has long been part of the Quannum family, lending her honeyed delivery to top names on the local label's roster, including music by husband Lyrics Born (she's given co-writing and performing credit for over half the material on LB's classic 2004 album Later That Day, for ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 6, 2008

    JAMC , Gang of Four at Download Festival

    Soulful singer Joyo Velarde has long been part of the Quannum family, lending her honeyed delivery to top names on the local label's roster, including music by husband Lyrics Born (she's given co-writing and performing credit for over half the material on LB's classic 2004 album Later That Day, for ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 28, 2008

    Summer Fest Onslaught Continutes with Download

    Soulful singer Joyo Velarde has long been part of the Quannum family, lending her honeyed delivery to top names on the local label's roster, including music by husband Lyrics Born (she's given co-writing and performing credit for over half the material on LB's classic 2004 album Later That Day, for ... More >>

  • Music

    April 9, 2008

    Gobbling Psychedelics with Stars of the Lid

    Soulful singer Joyo Velarde has long been part of the Quannum family, lending her honeyed delivery to top names on the local label's roster, including music by husband Lyrics Born (she's given co-writing and performing credit for over half the material on LB's classic 2004 album Later That Day, for ... More >>

  • Music

    March 5, 2008

    Bay Area Picks for SXSW

    Soulful singer Joyo Velarde has long been part of the Quannum family, lending her honeyed delivery to top names on the local label's roster, including music by husband Lyrics Born (she's given co-writing and performing credit for over half the material on LB's classic 2004 album Later That Day, for ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 13, 2007

    Dangermouse and Girl Talk talk Copyright

    Soulful singer Joyo Velarde has long been part of the Quannum family, lending her honeyed delivery to top names on the local label's roster, including music by husband Lyrics Born (she's given co-writing and performing credit for over half the material on LB's classic 2004 album Later That Day, for ... More >>

  • Music

    May 9, 2007

    Serious hip-hop's for the birds: Pigeon John's goofy humor

    Soulful singer Joyo Velarde has long been part of the Quannum family, lending her honeyed delivery to top names on the local label's roster, including music by husband Lyrics Born (she's given co-writing and performing credit for over half the material on LB's classic 2004 album Later That Day, for ... More >>

  • Music

    October 18, 2006

    Cut Chemist puts a new spin on the art of the sonic collage

    Soulful singer Joyo Velarde has long been part of the Quannum family, lending her honeyed delivery to top names on the local label's roster, including music by husband Lyrics Born (she's given co-writing and performing credit for over half the material on LB's classic 2004 album Later That Day, for ... More >>

  • Music

    May 3, 2006

    Beat This

    RJD2's instinctive production style

  • Music

    February 15, 2006

    Aceyalone and RJD2 team up for hip hop sweetness; Joaquin Joe Claussell brings soulful house from NYC

    RJD2's instinctive production style

  • Music

    November 30, 2005

    Videogames and Stevie Wonder compliments of Amon Tobin, RJD2, and "Wonder-Full 2"

    RJD2's instinctive production style

  • Year End

    December 15, 2004

    On the Down-Low

    Shovel away all that Usher, Prince and Lil Jon you've been jamming and dig this year's buried black-music treasures.

  • Music

    November 10, 2004

    Dosh

    Pure Trash

  • Music

    May 19, 2004

    Return of the Jedi

    Once hailed as the savior of instrumental hip hop, RJD2 is back with his sophomore release

  • Music

    October 15, 2003

    Soul Position

    8 Million Stories

  • Music

    September 24, 2003

    Fabled Aesop

    The rhymes are strange and the beats are bleak, but Aesop Rock insists that his latest is anything but experimental

  • Calendar

    September 17, 2003

    This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

    The rhymes are strange and the beats are bleak, but Aesop Rock insists that his latest is anything but experimental

  • Music

    July 2, 2003

    Hear This

    Aceyalone and Prince Paul "Love & Hate the Business" of hip hop

  • Music

    May 14, 2003

    Hear This

    Prefuse 73 (aka Scott Herren) is a one-man beat Cuisinart whose sonic spray bridges hip hop and electronica

  • Music

    October 2, 2002

    Boom Bip

    Seed to Sum (Lex)

  • Music

    August 14, 2002

    RJD2

    Deadringer (Definite Jux)

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