Otis Jackson Jr., known professionally as Madlib, is a Los Angeles, California-based DJ, multi-instrumentalist, MC, and music producer born on October 24, 1973 in Oxnard, Californi...read more on Last.fm →
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Dwayne
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Sep 13, 2014
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With the amount of new music that Madlib puts out, it can sometimes be hard to find the good stuff. In the midst of his 52-track release of The Rock Konducta comes Madlib's latest work, the soundtrack for a recent documentary about the Stones Throw l...
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sweeney kovar
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Jun 8, 2013
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Last evening, San Francisco experienced a rare visit from The Beat Konducta. Billed as a sort of vague unveiling of his Rock Konducta project, Madlib brought Egon and the Zamrock outfit WITCH to 1015 Folsom to help set the vibe. I missed Egon, b...
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Jason Grishkoff
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Feb 21, 2012
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Two words: "mutant porn." Huh?Intentional or not, I have a feeling that Madlib's latest album Black Tape will best be known for its artwork, which rightly requires a stamp of 18+ only. Lord knows what it'll look like, but I'm half tempted to pick u...
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Dwayne
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Jan 16, 2012
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Writing on what has officially been declared the most depressing day of the year, it only seems right to share song that ought to put a smile on your face.For that I turn to Madlib, with his criminally underrated Shades of Blue album, and most crucia...
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J Meagher
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Apr 29, 2010
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Dub is the perfect summer companion. Often meandering and directionless, dub follows a feeling to the point of exhaustion, switches it up, and then does it again. I turn to dub when I feel tired of hearing music that sounds like it was painful to mak...
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J Meagher
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Feb 24, 2010
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So I've been crazy-sick the past few days, resulting in the overindulgence of over-the-counter crack, also known as Day/Nyquil. This has led to some interesting semi-conscious hours of music listening and conversing, and I've been thinking, what bett...
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