Madlib is a legend. Born Otis Jackson, Jr. the producer, rapper and multi-instrumentalist has always retained a sense of mystery about him, even though he's far more accessible than some of his more ...

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 ...

It's been what — a week or two since the last Madlib release, or three? Guess that means we should have seen this coming. Stones Throw has just shared the news that Beat Konducta in Africa — an MP3, ...

Elusive Los Angeles beat-genius Madlib has shared a new taste from his ongoing Rock Konducta project, the fifth chapter (each divided into two volumes) in his ongoing Beat Konducta series. Heard below ...

Madlib has always seemed more concerned with making music than with the question of what to do with it. The forty-seven-year-old producer and multi-instrumentalist has estimated that he makes hundreds ...

From collaborating with Freddie Gibbs and Erykah Badu to the late legends MF Doom and J. Dilla, Madlib has been proving his beat-making skills for over three decades. Known for his meticulous approach ...

Madlib and Freddie Gibbs released their huge new album Bandana last month, and Madlib has revealed that he made all the beats on his iPad. Bandana is the second collaborative record from Madlib and ...

So far, 2008 has been a fairly quiet year for the usually prolific hip-hop beat-smith Madlib. While his recent Madvillain remix record was an encouraging break from the lull, not much else has emerged ...

XXL’s Chairman Mao said, “You couldn’t pay me to listen to an instrumental hip-hop album.” Beat Konducta, Vol. 1-2: Movie Scenes might change his mind completely. Madlib is no stranger to the concept ...