How is it that an MC who "doesn't listen to hip hop" and a producer who was BORED with hip hop ended up making one of the best hip hop albums of all time?
RIP to the Supervillain
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SOURCES
The Spin article: https://www.spin.com/2019/03/mf-doom-madvillain-interview-madvillainy-anniversary/
DOOM on the mask and putting the focus on the music - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XATR0dWa2U4
DOOM on speaking "Telepathically" - https://youtu.be/JGu0ao_rdAk?t=456
DOOM talking about being a writer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGu0ao_rdAk&t=4755s
Madlib on the recording process - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYb4eDF3ie0
Article where Egon speaks on Madlib not being interested in hip hop - https://pitchfork.com/features/article/9478-searching-for-tomorrow-the-story-of-madlib-and-dooms-madvillainy/
Documentary history of the Cult Villains - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJXoVGmxsA0&t=0s
DOOM and Madlib talking about genre - https://www.bonafidemag.com/cover-story-madlib-ftdoom-interview/
https://www.passionweiss.com/2023/08/24/madlib-interview-la-weekly-2010/
Madlib LA Times Interview - https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-jan-20-ca-weingarten20-story.html
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TOPICS COVERED
Madvillainy
Madvillain
MF DOOM
Madlib
Stones Throw
Hip Hop
Accordion
Illest Villains
Samples
Breakdown
Daedelus
Meat Grinder
Hula Rock
Bistro
Raid
America's Most Blunted
Figaro
Strange Ways
Fancy Clown
Viktor Vaughn
All Caps
Great Day
Rhinestone Cowboy
Quasimoto
Yesterday's New Quintet
Jazz
Breakdown
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