Review

Madlib may be the Stones Throw label's star producer, but Peanut Butter Wolf is it's secret weapon. His knowledge of classic soul and hip-hop is dizzying; the mixtapes he releases on the sly play like exhilarating tutorials in whole chunks of music history (if you're at a Stones Throw show any time soon, don't leave without a copy of Wolf's Ladies First). His curation of B Ball Zombie War is exceptional, collecting millions of disparate sources into a druggy, dreamy whole. All of the vocalists on B Ball Zombie War bring (pardon the pun) their A-Game; the normally stodgy MED punches holes through the center of the spirited "Break it Down" and Q-Tip and Talib Kweli justify their reputations on the clattering "Ligthworking." All in all, another three-pointer for Stones Throw.