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From the unlikely beach town of Oxnard, 40 miles north of Los Angeles, the multi-dimensional Madlib quickly rose to prominence as one of the most interesting figures in late-’90s hip-hop. With his childhood buddies in Lootpack, Madlib quickly made a name for himself as a rapper, producer, and DJ. In particular, his expansive style and deft touch for composition made him one of hip-hop’s most sought-after producers. An enthusiastic crate-digger, with a deep reverence for jazz and soul, Madlib branched out into a number of ambitious, engaging solo projects. Along with DJ Romes and Wildchild, Madlib formed Lootpack in their hometown of Oxnard. The trio made their debut on Tha Alkaholiks’ 21 & Over in 1993. They continued doing work for Tha Alkaholiks and other artists before releasing their full-length Soundpieces: Da Antidote! six years later. The album earned solid reviews but went largely unnoticed. Madlib did not, however. After hooking up with Los Angeles DJ Peanut Butter Wolf, Madlib did a lot of production for Wolf’s Stones Throw label. In 1999 the label released Quasimoto’s astonishing The Unseen LP. Doubling as himself and his alter ego Quasimoto, Madlib handled vocals and production duties on the album, a huge critical success. Not resting on his laurels, Madlib followed The Unseen a year later with his Yesterdays New Quintet project.

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1	Slim's Return full track	432
2	Mystic Bounce	386
3	Stormy	324
4	Montara	309
5	Funky blue note	306
6	Song For My Father	284
7	Andrew Hill Break	273
8	Beat Provider (Through The Years) full track	230
9	In Jah Hands (Dilla's Lament) full track	224
9	Footprints	224
11	Introduction	217
12	Do You Know? (Transition) full track	206
13	No More Time? (The Change) full track	202
14	J's Day Theme #3 (Support) full track	201
15	Blue Note Interlude	196

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commissar001 wrote:
9 hours ago

who the fuck is madlib? sounds a bit like goldie

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jedimind64 wrote:
Thursday afternoon

I swear this guy is schizophrenic or has multiple personality disorder or something.

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kankick wrote:
last week

Madlib deifinitely stay a most important Hip-Hop Producer of 2000's, he stay deeply Jazzy, Originally & Purely Revolutionary Big Respect to Otis Jackson Jr (Oops another Jackson Invazion: Rest in peace Michael Jackson)

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Igorkote wrote:
last week

good.. listen & fly... i've never met like he

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chillhood wrote:
last week

http://soundcloud.com/chillhood/madmix

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milama wrote:
last week

I can't get enough of his music, he's a genius :)))

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keltysem wrote:
last month

Madlib Drops New Mix for Gilles Peterson, Releases Summer Suite! Here's the link to the article: http://www.exclaim.ca/articles/generalarticlesynopsfullart.aspx?csid1=133&csid2=844&fid1=39475. Check it out!

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neznamyuzivatel wrote:
last month

Vol 5-6 > everything else

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GrainZero wrote:
last month

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ilikethedoors89 wrote:
last month

Vol 1-2 > Vol 5-6.

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street_dawg wrote:
last month

Coltrane of beats

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ffxi_frohike wrote:
last month

Vol 5-6 > Shades of Blue

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Yunckzilla wrote:
last month

guess I should check out dj premier and pete rock, considering how much I dig dilla and madlib

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hommikunekohv wrote:
last month

madlibs tribute to dilla, the beat konducta vol 5-6, is one of the best beats i've heard from madlib ever. really pure and reminds me of dilla. be-a-utiful.

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hommikunekohv wrote:
last month

+4

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Airlulu wrote:
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+3

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AjLoffDisGejm wrote:
last month

dj premier, madlib, j dilla & pete rock = best beatmakers! +2

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Chingy314 wrote:
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dj premier, madlib, j dilla & pete rock = best beatmakers!

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hermanator05 wrote:
last month

anyone know what from what gregory isaacs song "bad da" from blunted in the bomb shelter comes from? send a shout my way, it's been killin me for the longest.

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slvbck wrote:
last month

Shades of Blue never gets old. Madlib is brilliant.

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