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5 things you didn't know about MF DOOM and Madlib's 'Madvillainy'

MF DOOM and Madlib dropped their classic album Madvilliany exactly 22 years ago. The 22-track project is full of creative rap lyricism at its highest degree, with DOOM using his mad mind to paint lush ...
BroadwayWorld

Madlib & Karriem Riggins Announce New Jahari Massamba Unit Album 'YHWH Is LOVE'

Revered producers and multi-instrumentalists Karriem Riggins and Madlib announced a March 1st release date for YHWH is LOVE, their second album together as Jahari Massamba Unit. The full-length will ...
Uproxx

Madlib Confirms That His And Mac Miller’s Collab Album ‘Maclib’ Is Being Finished And Released With The Estate’s Approval

For a time, it appeared that we’d gotten all the Mac Miller music we were ever going to after the rapper died in 2018. However, there was one project left that many fans still held out hope for: ...
Okayplayer

The 25 Best Madlib Beats Of All Time

Editor's Note: This post was originally published in June 2019 and has been updated for comprehensiveness. Madlib has spent the last 25 years either feverishly rifling through record store bins ...
Rolling Stone

Madlib Sues Ex-Manager Over ‘Self-Dealing’ on MF Doom’s Death Anniversary

Madlib has filed a lawsuit against his former manager Eothen “Egon” Alapatt on the fourth anniversary of MF Doom’s death. On Thursday, the rapper and producer accused Alapatt — who is in litigation ...
Billboard

Madlib Sues Former Manager for ‘Pervasive Mismanagement,’ Financial Self-Dealing

The new complaint accuses Eothen "Egon" Alapatt, who was previously sued by the estate of Madlib collaborator MF DOOM, of "repeatedly breaching his duties" for his own benefit. By Kristin Robinson ...
Billboard

Madlib’s Manager Countersues Over Bitter Split, Citing ‘Misconduct’ & Mac Miller Music Release

Eothen "Egon" Alapatt is accusing Madlib of wrongdoing since their split, allegedly including promising to release a Mac Miller record he doesn't own. By Bill Donahue Months after hip-hop producer ...
NME

Madlib joins forces with Black Thought and Your Old Droog with new single ‘Reekyod’

Madlib has returned with his new collaboration with Black Thought and Your Old Droog ‘Reekyod’ – listen down below. The producer has dropped his first new single since 2021, and also marks his first ...
Uproxx

Here’s Everything We Know So Far About Mac Miller And Madlib’s Album

Although Madlib didn’t share much about the project during the interview, he’s what we do know. Mac Miller and Madlib began working on the project sometime before Mac’s 2018 death. When host Sway ...
Complex

Freddie Gibbs Denies Madlib Collab Album Lost Due to L.A. Fires

Freddie Gibbs Says He's Making More Music With Madlib and Shares 'The Diamond Mine Sessions' Freddie Gibbs, Madlib, and Leon Michels recorded three 'Bandana' songs with a live band. Freddie talks ...
NPR

Hip-Hop Artist Madlib, Man of Many Names

In the world of English-language hip-hop, some rappers use nicknames. But one Los Angeles musician creates entire alter egos. Rapper and producer Otis Jackson, Jr., has recorded under the names Madlib ...