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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
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Sounds like:
Freestyle Fellowship,
Edan,
Madlib
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sweeney kovar
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Sep 11, 2011
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Myth building is never a tidy endeavor. The process can be messy, offensive, inconvenient, impractical and strange. But a myth can maintain longer and stronger than anything tangible. What the fuck does that have to do with anything? Well, it has eve...
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By
Dwayne
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Aug 27, 2011
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Recently, a remix of Onra's aptly titled "The Anthem" hit the top of the Hype Machine charts, making it one of the most popular blogged tracks. As I consider myself to be something of an Onra fan, I felt duty bound to check it out. It's an alright re...
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Sounds like:
Madlib,
DJ Premier,
Pete Rock
By
Dwayne
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Aug 14, 2011
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Those of you with your eyes on the ball might remember that Indie Shuffle HQ is in beautiful San Francisco. However, my current home is London, a place where the sun doesn't shine quite as often -- although at the moment the light from the burning bu...
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Sounds like:
Kingdom,
J Dilla,
Hudson Mohawke,
Girl Unit,
Madlib
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Dwayne
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Jul 6, 2011
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Although we usually tend to focus on specific songs rather than artists, today I want to do things the other way around. This post features two songs -- both somewhere in between a sample and a remix of R Kelly and Jazmine Sullivan.Kidkanevil is an u...
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By
Dwayne
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Jun 15, 2011
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If you're going to listen to one new hip-hop producer this year, make sure it's Damu The Fudgemunk. Since I'm based in the UK, I can't say for sure how well known he is, but I'm pretty sure the answer is not very... and that's something that I really...
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Sounds like:
Madlib,
Danger Mouse
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By
Dwayne
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Jun 5, 2011
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Any artist pitching their work as sounding like Onra, Madlib, and Dilla has my ear for a good half a minute. But I guess anyone could say they sounded like these guys. Fortunately, Vanilla does. I think this is most comparable to one of Dilla's beat ...
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Sounds like:
Madlib,
J Dilla,
Snoop Dogg
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sweeney kovar
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May 20, 2011
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It's been a while since Declaime (aka Dudley Perkins) was rocking with Madlib, the prolific producer that helped define his sound in the early 2000s.On this track, Madlib's bouncy groove is complemented by Declaime's introspective lyricism and Aloe B...
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