{"title":"Madlib","description":"\u003ch2\u003eAbout Madlib\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eOtis Jackson Jr., performing as Madlib, was born in Oxnard, California on October 24, 1973. His father Otis Jackson Sr. was a recording engineer and his uncle Jon Faddis is a jazz trumpeter. He has worked under dozens of aliases - Quasimoto (his sped-up vocal alter ego), Yesterdays New Quintet (his one-man jazz quintet), Sound Directions (his more conventional jazz), DJ Rels (his house music alias), and others - alongside his Madlib production credits. His extensive collaborative discography includes Madvillain (2004, with MF DOOM, widely cited as one of the most important hip hop albums of the 2000s), Champion Sound (2003, with J Dilla as Jaylib), Pinata (2014) and Bandana (2019) with Freddie Gibbs (as MadGibbs), and Sound Ancestors (2021, edited and arranged by Four Tet). His foundational influence on contemporary alternative and underground hip hop is widely cited.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eSound and style\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eMadlib's sound combines hip hop, alternative hip hop, instrumental hip hop, jazz rap, beat tape, abstract hip hop, jazz fusion, and underground hip hop with his distinctive sample-heavy production aesthetic (drawing on global crate-digging across rare jazz, soul, funk, Latin, and world music sources), extensive instrumental work, and collaborative output.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eDiscography highlights\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQuasimoto - The Unseen (2000, Stones Throw)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShades of Blue (2003, Blue Note)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChampion Sound (2003, Stones Throw) - as Jaylib with J Dilla\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMadvillainy (2004, Stones Throw) - as Madvillain with MF DOOM\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Further Adventures of Lord Quas (2005, Stones Throw)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePinata (2014, Madlib Invazion\/ESGN) - as MadGibbs with Freddie Gibbs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBandana (2019, Keep Cool\/RCA) - as MadGibbs with Freddie Gibbs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSound Ancestors (2021, Madlib Invazion) - edited by Four Tet\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch2\u003eFor collectors\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eStones Throw and Madlib Invazion pressings of the Madlib catalog are foundational items in underground hip hop collecting. Multiple anniversary editions of Madvillainy and other landmark releases have been released.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWhere to start\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eListeners new to Madlib typically start with Madvillainy (2004) or Sound Ancestors (2021). \u003cspan class=\"related-collections\"\u003eExplore more: \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/hip-hop-vinyl-records\"\u003eHip-Hop\/Rap\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"jahari-massamba-unit-pardon-my-french-vinyl","title":"Pardon My French LP","description":"\u003cp\u003eAnother collaboration from the prolific producer Madlib with the drummer Karriem Riggins, forming Jahari Massamba Unit. 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