Madlib
has
been
a
part
of
several
projects
as
both
a
rapper
and
producer
that
Hip-Hop
aficionados
praise
heavily
but
few
have
reached
the
critical
heights
of
Madvillainy.
On
the
20th
anniversary
of
the
collaborative
project
featuring
Madlib
and
the
late
MF
DOOM,
the
Beat
Konducta
gave
a
strong
salute
to
the
masked
supervillain.
Taking
to
Instagram,
Madlib
shared
a
clip
of
a
video
for
Madvillainy
standout
cut
“All
Caps”
and
captioned
the
post
with,
“20
years.
RIP
to
the
Villain.”
It
was
remarkable
considering
the
Oxnard,
Calif.
native
isn’t
on
social
media
much
at
all.
As
it
stands,
Madvillainy
is
considered
a
modern-era
classic
and
influenced
several
rappers
such
as
many
members
of
the
Pro
Era
collective
(Joey
BadA$$,
Chuck
Strangers,
Kirk
Knight,
etc.)
and
Yasiin
Bey
among
others.
Peanut
Butter
Wolf,
the
founder
of
Stones
Throw
Records
which
put
out
the
album,
also
chimed
in
on
Complex
Music’s
post
about
Madvillainy
and
shared
that
it
is
the
only
album
on
the
label
to
achieve
gold
status.
From
IG:
Here’s
some
more
facts.
This
was
an
album
where
Madlib
chose
to
record
the
beats
in
my
basement
that
we
called
The
Bomb
Shelter
(it
was
a
literally
a
concrete
bomb
shelter).
DOOM
recorded
his
vocals
in
my
bedroom
down
the
hall
where
we
also
had
@ecoleye
do
a
photo
shoot
that
became
the
album
cover.
The
LA
release
party
was
at
The
Fonda
(a
modest
sized
venue)
and
we
stacked
the
bill
w/
me,
J
Rocc,
Madlib,
Dilla,
and
Common,
besides
(the
headliner)
DOOM
because
we
were
afraid
it
wouldn’t
sell
out.
We
did
a
few
more
shows
that
month
with
the
same
lineup
in
a
few
major
markets
to
small
but
very
excited
crowds.
That
was
it
in
terms
of
promotion,
besides
doing
3
LOW
BUDGET
music
videos
(2
in
the
same
day)
that
I
convinced
DOOM
into
reluctantly
doing.
It’s
the
first
(and
only)
album
on
my
28
year
old
label
to
go
gold.
The
dense
poetics
of
Madvillainy
have
never
been
replicated
as
MF
DOOM
had
a
style
so
unique
to
his
vocal
tone
that
it
wouldn’t
sound
right
coming
from
another
artist.
Adding
to
the
lore,
the
production
from
The
Bad
Kid
was
performed
on
what
some
might
consider
simple
equipment.
The
bulk
of
the
beats
were
made
on
a
Boss
Dr.
Sample
Sp-303
sampler,
a
tape
deck,
and
a
portable
turntable
with
records
discovered
in
Brazil
and
other
travels.
The
mixing
and
mastering
were
overseen
by
Dave
Cooley,
who
previously
worked
on
records
with
J
Dilla,
Adrian
Younge,
and
remastering
projects
from
the
late
Isaac
Hayes
and
more.
Check
out
Madvillainy below
along
with
Madlib’s
tribute
to
DOOM.
—
Photo:
Getty
