Description
Madvillainy represents the highly anticipated collaboration between Madlib and MF DOOM. Recorded throughout 2003 - a year which, between the two of them (under various aliases), saw more than eight releases featuring their work.
When Madvillainy was released in March 2004 it became obvious that the best was saved for last as MF DOOM's unpredictable lyrical style fits quite nicely within Madlib's unconventional beat orchestrations. Twenty-two short and blunted tracks bang out mythical stories of villains and urban (anti) heroes trying to make it through with their ganja and wits still intact - each flows together in a comic book fashion sometimes segued with vignettes sampled from 1940s movies and broadcasts or left-field marjuana-toting skits.
Madvillainy's strength lies in its mix between seemingly obtuse beats, samples, MCing, and some straight-up hip-hop bumping.