Madlib is a straight up beat junkie that comes from Oxnard, CA, a small town outside LA. Few producers have the body of work that Madlib's impressive career displays. He debuted as 'Lootpack,' a collaboration with hyper lyricist Wildchild, and dropped 'Soundpieces: Da Antidote.' The album proves that Madlib brought exciting beats from the beginning by thinking way outside the box. He has not looked back since, while he has full album collaborations with Talib Kweli, J Dilla, & MF Doom.
He musical style involves as much creativity as anyone. In fact, this is demonstrated by the acronym of his name: Mind Altering Demented Lessons In Beats. He likes to throw many sounds in beats that seem to fly past your ears, which often add up to startling productions. 'Sir Bang,'from his instrumental project 'Beat Konducta Vol. 1-2 : Movie Scenes,' impressively shows an example of his wild arrangements and displays incredible musical qualities.
Another reason why Madlib should been known as a highly creative artist is the creation of his alter ego, Quasimoto. Lord Quas is Madlib rapping with a vocal effect that gives him an interesting high pitch voice. This voice differs from his normal voice enough to be unrecognizable and seem like a different person. He released 'The Further Adventures of Lord Quas' which features Madlib and Quasimoto rapping in and out. Madlib produced the whole album and his original and unusual sounds lead the way for an exciting and fictional storybook tale.
Madlib is an all around force in music production, as he drifts to other genres within hip hop. 'Shades of Blue' is an album that provides mellow jazz samples in a hip hop format. 'Sujinho' is Madlib's collaboration with Mamao featuring Brazilian instrumentals. 'Beat Konducta Vol. 3-4: Beat Konducta In India' is an instrumental album of Indian instruments. Two of those beats were good enough to make Mos Def's new album 'The Ecstatic,' which were 'Auditorium' & 'Wahid.' Apparently Madlib promises to never settle, innovate with new ideas, and always keep looking for new things to sample.
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