Madlib the Beat Konducta

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Madlib was born Otis Jackson Jr in Oakland, California to musician parents Otis and Senesca Jackson. He was raised in Oxnard, and currently works in Los Angeles. He began making music with the rap group Lootpack in the early 1990s. After an independently released EP, Lootpack caught the attention of Peanut Butter Wolf, founder of the Stones Throw Records label. They released two singles and a full-length album on the Stones Throw imprint in 1999. Madlib also worked with rap group Tha Alkaholiks for several albums. Madlib's first release under the guise of Quasimoto, titled The Unseen, was in 2000. The album was met with critical acclaim and named by Spin Magazine as one of the top albums of the year. The distinctive high-pitched voice of Quasimoto is attained by rapping over slowed-down beats, which are then sped up to normal speed during the recording process. In 2001, Madlib took a turn away from traditional hip hop music, releasing his first Yesterdays New Quintet LP, Angles Without Edges. Yesterdays New Quintet is a Jazz-based, hip hop and Electronic-influenced quintet made up of four fictitious characters, Ahmad Miller, Monk Hughes, Malik Flavors, Joe McDuphrey; and Madlib under his real name, Otis Jackson Jr. Madlib has continued to record other albums under the different guises of YNQ members, including 2002's tribute to Stevie Wonder, Stevie, 2004's tribute to Weldon Irvine, A Tribute to Brother Weldon, Joe McDuphrey Experience, and other singles and EPs released on

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WLIB AM: King Of The Wigflip

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Chrome Children Vol. 2

Movie Scenes Vol 1-2

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Vol. 3: Live In India LP

WLIB AM King Of The Wigflip

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The Beat Generation 10th Anniversary Collection - Mixed And Compiled By DJ Spinna & Mr Thing

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Beat Konducta Vol. 0: Earth Sounds

Beat Konducta Vol. 1-2: Movie Scenes

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Beat Konducta Vol. 3-4: Beat Konducta In India

Beat Konducta Vol. 5: Dil Cosby Suite

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W.L.I.B AM. King of the Wigflip

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Go! / Gamble On Boy

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