I was aimlessly roaming about the web earlier today when, whadda you know, I stumbled across the freshly redesigned website of one of my favorite hip hop record labels in the game, Stones Throw Records. They’ve implemented a new three column layout as well as an online store, and I must say, things looks super clean!

If there’s one thing that I have to give Stones Throw major props on, aside from the music of course, it’s their kick ass branding and design efforts. From album cover art to fashion to promo merchandise, they just get things right (take a look at this latest project). There aren’t too many record labels left out there that still put a great deal of focus on those areas, you know.

All in all, the Stones Throw site is one of the more well designed, not to mention personal/connected/accessible hip hop record label sites around. And this new redesign just took it to another level. The only thing missing from their site at this point (they already have messageboard, behind the scenes/user submitted picture gallery, and podcast)? Artists’ blogs, or at the very least a general label blog. Hop to it, guys!