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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Sometime around 1985, an 11-year-old Otis Jackson Jr. sampled his first song. Plucking an album from his dad’s collection, he tinkered with “Sucker” from Doing It To Death, a 1973 record by James ...

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 ...

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 ...

The streaming giant beat out Paramount and Comcast after a unanimous board vote. 1 day ago Ahead of the full episode's release on Monday, a pair of clips from the interview tease a candid (and rare) ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Dynamic duos are a beautiful thing. Just think of John Stockton and Karl Malone: The prolific Utah ...

On the heels of the untimely loss of Jay Dee - his friend and Jaylib partner - the many-sided Madlib is fresh from the lab once again, this time offering his innovative musicianship in its emcee-less ...