Jan
17

Video: Freddie Gibbs & Madlib – “Thuggin”

Watching this video can give heart attacks to the elderly. Home invasion rap has never been so psychedelic. Freddie Gibbs & Madlib – Thuggin’ by Rappcats

Jan
16

Georgia Anne Muldrow – “Seeds” (prod. by Madlib)

As much as this site stans for the solo work of Otis Jackson Jr., the Madliberator’s finest moments might be his outside production for female vocalists. Hence, “The Healer,” the Yamasuki-sampling soul controller from Erykah Badu’s first New Amerykah. Yet prolific as Madlib’s been, he’s never produced a full-length with a woman singer. That’s set… Continue reading »

Dec
14

Back in Black Star: The Return of Mos Def and Talib Kweli

You already knew Evan Nabavian. “Fix Up” is a combustion of warped soul; a sound that thoroughly confused the Colbert Report audience when it debuted on the show in October. That characterizes the awkward/awesome collision of worlds that happens on “Fix Up,” which has all the Stones Throw grit and fuzz, but also a catchy,… Continue reading »

Nov
21

America’s Most Blunted Part II: MadGibbs

I wrote about this at my other online emporium, but the union of Freddie Gibbs and Madlib warrants repeat posting. Getting these two together was no idle whim, this was the product of months of clandestine meetings and secrets kept. Granted, Madlib could be a CIA agent if not for his quarter ounce a day… Continue reading »

Jun
21

Weird This Way

Weird Al, the older gawd, is making the PR rounds for Alpocalypse in singularly strange fashion. A parody of Gaga’s Warhol-Madonna mimicry and appearing with the Roots to play “Accordian” on the Madvillain track of the same name. The wonderfulness of the weird one was nicely captured by fellow parody titan Blockhead: “There are many… Continue reading »

Apr
25

Madlib Medicine Show #9 – Welcome to Nittyville

Evan Nabavian discovered that airfare to Nittyville is $50 for every eighth of a mile. OJ Simpson was a harsh listen. For every minute of beats and rhymes, there was a minute and a half of blaxploitation dialog or stand-up comedy snippets. Sample porn. It’s like Madlib can’t resist sharing his latest crackly discovery. Madlib… Continue reading »

Feb
03

Unskippable Songs: Kazi–“A.V.E.R.A.G.E.”

One of the benefits of being prolific is that no matter how large you get, there’s a part of your catalog that will always remain secret(e). It’s something everyone from Wayne to Lil B has cultivated and has allowed them to sustain a serious connection with their audience despite their mass appeal.  Madlib is no… Continue reading »

Jan
20

Jaylib – “Louder (Blast Your Radio Theme)”

Aesthetic by-laws require this song seeing the light of day (or its low-budget blog equivalent). The reasons are obvious. A superior flip of The Meters “Handclapping Song” (take that will.i.am.), shouts courtesy of M.O.P., and long-buried audio footage of Dilla and Madlib talking shit for three minutes. The track comes from the sessions from their… Continue reading »

Dec
06

Mixing Up the Medicine

By virtue of (Charlie) Murphy’s law, low-budget Hi-Fi music will always reign supreme over low-budget lo-fi. Somewhere Wavves is absorbing the shots subliminally fired by the title of Madlib’s latest Medicine Show: Low-Budget Hi-Fi Music. One of the most overlooked things in Otis Jackson’s bizarro record-a-month odyssey has been the artwork, iconography, and distinct worlds… Continue reading »

Jun
24

The Search for Stoney Jackson

Granted, it’s not nearly as good as a new Madvillain record, but my long-promised Madlib feature hit newsstands today — complete with anecdotes about smoking blunts of Lucas Valley Haze, falling out of chairs, and about a half-dozen blown interview appointments. Hopefully,  I’ll post the full Q&A transcript at some point in the next week,… Continue reading »

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