MED
Growing up in Oxnard, California with many other artists who ended up on the Stones Throw label, Nick Rodriguez, aka Medaphoar (and later, MED), grew up in a musical family, and by age nine he was freestyling to entertain his parents. By junior high he was writing his own rhymes, and by high school he was something of a local celebrity. Looking for beats one day, Medaphoar went to the house of Otis Jackson Jr., or Madlib, who was impressed by the MC's skills and invited him into his crew, Lootpack, as an unofficial member. After hearing his appearances on the group's 1999 full-length Soundpieces: Da Antidote!, Stones Throw head Peanut Butter Wolf asked Medaphoar to join his label, and soon he was featured on many of the roster's releases, including Quasimoto's, Madlib's, and Madvillain's. The rapper, who was at this time going by simply MED, finally released his solo debut, Push Comes to Shove, in 2005. Following a few Bang Ya Head compilations/mixtapes, MED's second official full-length, 2011's Classic, would feature special guests Talib Kweli, Aloe Blacc, and Hodgy Beats. Two years later he teamed with Madlib and rapper/producer Blu for The Burgundy EP, then in 2015 the trio released Bad Neighbor, an album that featured the single "Rappcats." Bang Ya Head 4 appeared in 2016, and The Turn Up, an EP with Madlib and Blu, dropped in 2017.
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Bad Neighbor
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Fat Beats Records on 30 Oct 2015
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Push Comes To Shove
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Stones Throw Records on 31 May 2005
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Bad Neighbor
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Bang Ya Head on 19 Nov 2021
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
The Burgundy - EP
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Fat Beats Records on 19 Feb 2013
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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The Turn Up
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Bang Ya Head on 17 Nov 2017
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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Classic
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Stones Throw Records on 1 Nov 2011
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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The Buzz - EP
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Fat Beats Records on 26 Nov 2013
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Child Of The Jungle
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Fat Beats Records on 29 Mar 2019
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Peroxide (Remix)
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Fat Beats Records on 7 Oct 2014
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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À moi ! À moi ! À moi !
Alternative & Indie - Released by Human Sounds on 26 Jun 2020
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Loyalty
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Fat Beats Records on 16 Mar 2018
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Bang Ya Head 4
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Fat Beats Records on 8 Apr 2016
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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mighty(UNTOUCHABLE)
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Bane Capital Productions Inc. on 4 Nov 2022
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo