MADLIB - Shades Of Blue (2023 Repress) THE BIRDS one cant talk about the

one cant talk about the West Coast hip-hop scene without mentioning Todd Anthony Shaw

who Farren met on tour and who became one of his dearest friends and confidants

From the evocative intro ‘Count Me Out‘ to the album’s shuffling

Jim’s manager Robert “Buster” Ginter later stated that during the early morning hours of a long evening Jim and Buster were talking about what would you do if they had to disappear

MADLIB - Shades Of Blue (2023 Repress) THE BIRDS one cant talk about the2LP 180g Black Vinyl housed in a Deluxe Gatefold Sleeve. The sound of Blue Note had been embedded in hip hop through sampling and remixes since its early days but Madlib raised the bar when the DJ, producer, rapper and multi instrumentalist invaded the Blue Note vaults for his 2003 masterpiece Shades of Blue, a visionary album featuring remixes and reimaginations of classics by Donald Byrd, Bobbi Humphrey, Ronnie Foster, Bobby Hutcherson, Wayne