― djdee2005 (djdee2005), Wednesday, 29 September 2004 20:11 (nineteen years ago) link
Madvillain is in my top ten this year.
The Unseen was in my top ten in 2000.
But while Doom is definitely a better rapper than Madlib, Madlib's raps fit the mold of Unseen so naturally that it has this old-school, awkward charm to it. It works really well to me and makes for a really great album. And while I still know some hip-hop heads who fucking hate The Unseen because they can't get past the high-pitched voice, it isn't like the shit was a bedroom CD-R or something. People heard it.
Better than Doom though? Don't push it, homie.
― Rollie Pemberton (Rollie Pemberton), Wednesday, 29 September 2004 20:23 (nineteen years ago) link
and dunno if it's a rumor or not, but i heard from a pretty big LA digger that Madlib uses Ultimate Breaks albums to sample from rather than finding the original albums. but that's neither here nor there.
― JaXoN (JasonD), Wednesday, 29 September 2004 21:48 (nineteen years ago) link
― oops (Oops), Wednesday, 29 September 2004 21:59 (nineteen years ago) link
anyways, if his whole album is him talking about being a loopdigger, and going to jazz stores, and listing his fave labels and artists, and then to use non-original copies of songs, and not actually doing his legwork, kinda lame
― JaXoN (JasonD), Wednesday, 29 September 2004 22:18 (nineteen years ago) link
And I probably prefer Madvillain.
Off-topic: his production on the new De La single is unexpected.
― s>c> (s.c.), Wednesday, 29 September 2004 22:23 (nineteen years ago) link
― oops (Oops), Wednesday, 29 September 2004 22:23 (nineteen years ago) link
― oops (Oops), Wednesday, 29 September 2004 22:26 (nineteen years ago) link
"In the liner notes, he namechecks 4 Hero, IG Culture, Carl Craig, Theo Parrish, and 'the whole West London Sound,' but this is no mere tribute record."
wtf mate
― ryan kuo (ryan kuo), Thursday, 30 September 2004 01:08 (nineteen years ago) link
as far as i'm concerned both records employ unconventional lyricism over trademark Madlib beats
What is a ''trademark Madlib beat,'' i.e., what's so distinctive about it?
― Daniel, Esq., Friday, 7 March 2008 13:45 (sixteen years ago) link
madvillain is better just for the fact it doesnt have madlib rapping on it.
ps - what are peoples thoughts on madvillainy 2 (the madlib remixes at least, not the album proper)? i really wanted to like it but thought it was a bit ho-hum.
― Yellow Carded (titchyschneiderMk2), Tuesday, 17 March 2009 21:56 (fifteen years ago) link
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=jovsxh8FeYo
― puff puff post (uh oh I'm having a fantasy), Thursday, 3 May 2012 23:31 (twelve years ago) link
wtf http://youtu.be/jovsxh8FeYo
argh fuck this
― puff puff post (uh oh I'm having a fantasy), Thursday, 3 May 2012 23:32 (twelve years ago) link
wow, that was much better than i expected it to be.
― bass, Thursday, 3 May 2012 23:37 (twelve years ago) link
the lyrics actually suit this kinda crazy loose composition and singing pretty well
bump
― puff puff post (uh oh I'm having a fantasy), Friday, 4 May 2012 01:23 (twelve years ago) link
nice interview w/ doom on the 15th anniversary of madvillainy https://www.spin.com/featured/mf-doom-madvillain-interview-madvillainy-anniversary/
― ogmor, Tuesday, 26 March 2019 10:41 (five years ago) link