M.E.D. (rapper)

Nick Rodriguez grew up in a musical family in Oxnard, California. After being featured on Lootpack's 1999 album Soundpieces: Da Antidote, he was asked by Peanut Butter Wolf to join Stones Throw Records.{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/med-mn0000223587/biography|title=MED - Biography|work=AllMusic|first=Marisa|last=Brown|access-date=November 20, 2015}} He was also featured on Quasimoto's The Unseen and Madlib's Shades of Blue.{{cite web|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2011/10/med-dips-into-his-private-stash-on-new-stones-throw-record.html|title=MED dips into his private sonic stash on new Stones Throw record|work=Los Angeles Times|first=Jeff|last=Weiss|date=October 26, 2011|access-date=November 21, 2015}}

In 2005, M.E.D. released his debut album, Push Comes to Shove, on Stones Throw Records.{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/push-comes-to-shove-mw0000341991|title=MED - Push Come to Shove|work=AllMusic|first=John|last=Bush|access-date=November 20, 2015}} It was produced by Madlib, Oh No, J Dilla, and Just Blaze.{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/5652-push-comes-to-shove/|title=M.E.D.: Push Comes to Shove|work=Pitchfork|first=Ryan|last=Dombal|date=June 15, 2005|access-date=November 20, 2015}} In 2011, he released his second album, Classic, on Stones Throw Records.{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/16076-med-classic/|title=M.E.D.: Classic|work=Pitchfork|first=Nate|last=Patrin|date=November 29, 2011|access-date=November 20, 2015}} It featured contributions from Madlib, Aloe Blacc, Hodgy Beats, Talib Kweli, and Karriem Riggins.{{cite web|url=http://exclaim.ca/music/article/med-classic|title=M.E.D.: Classic|work=Exclaim!|first=Aaron|last=Matthews|date=November 1, 2011|access-date=November 20, 2015}} In 2014, he released Theme Music, a collaborative album with producer J. Rocc, under the group moniker Axel F.{{cite web|url=http://exclaim.ca/music/article/axel_f-theme_music|title=Axel F.: Theme Music|work=Exclaim!|first=Kevin|last=Jonex|date=November 25, 2014|access-date=November 20, 2015}} In 2015, he released a collaborative album with Blu and Madlib, titled Bad Neighbor, on Bang Ya Head.{{cite web|url=http://www.popmatters.com/review/med-blu-madlib-bad-neighbor/|title=MED, Blu & Madlib: Bad Neighbor|work=PopMatters|first=Marshall|last=Gu|date=November 3, 2015|access-date=November 20, 2015}} It was a follow-up to their 2013 EP, The Burgundy.{{cite web|url=http://exclaim.ca/music/article/med_blu_madlib_team_up_on_bad_neighbor_share_mf_doom_collaboration|title=MED, Blu & Madlib Team Up on 'Bad Neighbor,' Share MF Doom Collaboration|work=Exclaim!|first=Josiah|last=Hughes|date=September 22, 2015|access-date=November 20, 2015}} The trio also released an EP, The Turn Up, in 2017.{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/news/madlib-med-and-blu-reunite-for-new-the-turn-up-ep/|title=Madlib, M.E.D., and Blu Reunite for New The Turn Up EP|work=Pitchfork|first=Michelle|last=Kim|date=November 17, 2017|access-date=March 4, 2018}}

• Push Comes to Shove (2005)
• Classic (2011)
• Theme Music (2014) {{small|(with J. Rocc, as Axel F.)}}
• Bad Neighbor (2015) {{small|(with Blu and Madlib)}}
• Child of the Jungle (2019) {{small|(with Guilty Simpson)}}
• Flying High (2022) {{small|(with Madlib, LMNO, and Declaime as LMD)}}

• Bang Ya Head (2005)
• Bang Ya Head II (2009)
• Bang Ya Head 3 (2010)
• Bang Ya Head 4 (2016)

• The Burgundy (2013) {{small|(with Blu and Madlib)}}
• Psychedelic Weather (2015) {{small|(with Otakhee)}}
• The Turn Up (2017) {{small|(with Blu and Madlib)}}
• Loyalty (2018) {{small|(with Guilty Simpson)}}

• "In Rhymes We Trust" (2001)
• "Place Your Bet" (2002)
• "Overdue" (2002)
• "What U in It For?" (2003)
• "Push" (2005)
• "Get Back" (2005)
• "Don't Sleep" (2005)
• "100 Dolla Bills" (2009)
• "Where I'm From" / "Classic" (2010)
• "The Buzz" / "Peroxide" (2013) {{small|(with Blu and Madlib)}}
• "Classic (Dexter Remix)" (2014)

• Lootpack - "Level Zero", "Wanna Test", and "Episodes" from Soundpieces: Da Antidote (1999)
• Quasimoto - "24-7" from The Unseen (2000)
• Madlib - "Please Set Me at Ease" from Shades of Blue (2003)
• Wildchild - "Knicknack 2002" and "Feel It" from Secondary Protocol (2003)
• Madvillain - "Raid" from Madvillainy (2004)
• Oh No - "The Ride" from The Disrupt (2004)
• Quasimoto - "The Exclusive" from The Further Adventures of Lord Quas (2005)
• Oh No - "Keep It Lit" from Exodus into Unheard Rhythms (2006)
• J Dilla - "Jungle Love" from The Shining (2006)
• Guilty Simpson - "The Future" from Ode to the Ghetto (2008)
• Gangrene - "Breathing Down Yo Neck" from Gutter Water (2010)
• Quakers - "Fitta Happier" from Quakers (2012)
• Oh No - "Jones's" from Disrupted Ads (2013)
• Blu - "Brown Sugar" from Good to Be Home (2014)
• Lucio Bukowski & Declaime - "Personal History" from Aucun Potentiel Commercial (2017)
• Blu & Oh No - "Boogie to Flex" and "Made the Call" from A Long Red Hot Los Angeles Summer Night (2019)

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