In Search of Stoney Jackson [SEP] record label
In Search of Stoney Jackson
In Search of Stoney Jackson is the second studio album by California based hip hop group Strong Arm Steady, released on January 26, 2010 under Stones Throw Records. The album's title is a reference to actor Stoney Jackson ("The White Shadow", "Streets of Fire", the video for Michael Jackson's "Beat It"). The album, entirely produced by Madlib, features guest appearances from Talib Kweli, Phonte, Fashawn, Evidence, Oh No, Roscoe, Guilty
and others in the early 2000s.
Talib Kweli signed Strong Arm Steady to his Blacksmith Records label in 2007. The group released a collaboration with producer Madlib, "In Search of Stoney Jackson," with a roster of guest vocalists including studio head Talib Kweli, former SAS member Planet Asia, Guilty Simpson, Phonte (of Little Brother), Fashawn, and "a host of underground Los Angeles's emerging rap talent." "Stoney Jackson," as it has been called for short, was released online as