Review: Stones Throw Records Celebrates 20 Years

Review: Stones Throw Records Celebrates 20 Years
Written by: Malikka Michelle

Photo Credit: Common/ Carlo Cruz/ Red Bull Sound Select/ Content Pool

Celebrating 20 years in the business, indie label Stone Throw Records curated the ultimate superfest and teamed up with Red Bull Sound Select to take over the 5th day of the 30 Days in LA festivities.
Held in Sycamore Grove Park in Highland Park, the superfest played host to music lovers of all ages.

Photo Credit: Carlo Cruz/ Red Bull Sound Select/ Content Pool

Throughout the day attendees enjoyed performances from J Rocc & Peanut Butter Wolf, Dam Funk, Homeboy Sandman, Karriem Riggins,

Photo Credit: Dam Funk/ Carlo Cruz/ Red Bull Sound Select/ Content Pool

Mndsgn, Mild High Club, Gabriel Garzón-Montano, Chrome Canyon, Koreatown Oddity, Sudan Archives, and Iman Omari.

Photo Credit: Iman Omari/ Carlo Cruz/ Red Bull Sound Select/ Content Pool

Photo Credit: Gabriel Garzón-Montano/ Isaac Sterling/ Stones Throw Records

Photo Credit: Sudan Archives/ Isaac Sterling/ Stones Throw Records

Headlined by Grammy and Academy Award winning rapper-actor Common, the superfest left everyone with a sense of pride.

To accompany the celebration, founder Peanut Butter Wolf released a mixtape filled with unreleased music from the Stones Throw vault. The hour long mixtape features tracks from Madlib, Dam Funk, Egyptian Lover, and J Dilla.