Son of soul singer Otis Jackson Sr., older brother of Oh No, and nephew of jazz trumpeter Jon Faddis.

With his childhood buddies in the Lootpack, Madlib quickly made a name for himself as a rapper, producer, and DJ.

An enthusiastic crate digger, with a deep reverence for jazz and soul, Madlib branched out into a number of ambitious, engaging solo projects.

The trio made their debut on tha Alkaholiks 21 and Over in 1993.

They continued doing work for tha Alkaholiks and other artists before releasing their full-length Soundpieces: Da Antidote six years later.

In 1999 the label released Quasimotos astonishing The Unseen LP.

Doubling as himself and his alter ego Quasimoto, Madlib handled vocals and production duties on the album, a huge critical success.

Madlib played all the instruments himself, infusing his exploration of jazz with both style and substance.

The Blunted In The Bomb Shelter project, where he selected old tracks from the Trojan Records catalouge.

The collaborations with MF Doom and J Dilla also awesome results of Madlibs creativity His creative spectrum goes from Electronic over Jazz, FunkSoul and Reggae to Hip Hop.

He himself is responsible for the fact that I havent given up on hiphop yet.

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