20 Facts About Madlib

Madlib gained prominence as a member of the hip hop collective Lootpack and later formed the jazz-influenced group Yesterdays New Quintet.

Madlib was credited for his work on "The Unseen" under his alter ego Quasimoto.

Madlib produced the entirety of Freddie Gibbs' Pinata and Bandana, both of which received widespread critical acclaim.

Madlib is the founder of the record label Madlib Invazion.

Madlib sampled his first song at 11 years old, sourced from his father's collection.

Madlib was raised in Oxnard, where he began his music career.

Madlib went on to record music of his own with the group Lootpack.

In 2001, Madlib moved away from hip hop music and began a series of releases from Yesterdays New Quintet, a jazz-based, hip hop and electronic-influenced quintet made up of alter-egos or fictional musicians played by Madlib.

Madlib was later invited to remix tracks from the Blue Note Records archive in 2003, which he released as Shades of Blue.

Madlib joined hip hop producer J Dilla in a duo known as Jaylib, which released Champion Sound.

Madlib then collaborated with rapper MF DOOM, known together as Madvillain, for the album Madvillainy.

However, production was halted when the album was leaked while Madlib was on a trip to Brazil.

Madlib produced "Cadillacs" with Snoop Dogg for his mixtape That's My Work Volume 3, released on February 27,2014.

Freddie Gibbs and Madlib announced plans for a collaboration album late in 2011 with the release of an EP titled Thuggin, which was followed by a second EP titled Shame on June 22,2012, and a third EP titled Deeper on September 24,2013.

Madlib was rumored to be involved in West's collaboration album with Jay-Z entitled Watch the Throne, but ultimately was not.

West was interviewed as part of the 2014 Stones Throw documentary film Our Vinyl Weighs A Ton, in which he opens up about working with Madlib and wanting more of his beats for future projects.

Madlib addressed this statement on March 19,2019, stating that he had recorded an EP with Mac Miller between 2015 and 2017, but that there were no plans of releasing the EP.

However, Madlib added during an interview on June 3,2019, that if Mac Miller's estate gives him the right to, he will release the EP.

On March 28,2023, Madlib revealed in an interview on Sway in the Morning that he was "finishing up" his collaborative effort with the late Miller, and that the rapper's estate was on board with a release.

In January 2021, in an interview with The Guardian, Madlib revealed he missed the opportunity to join forces with Kendrick Lamar on his 2015 album, To Pimp a Butterfly.