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Madlib Biography

Madlib is one of the most popular and richest DJ who was born on October 24, 1973 in Oxnard, California, United States. He is Otis Jackson Jr., a Los Angeles-based DJ and rapper. In 2010, he started Madlib Invazion, his own label.

In his songs, he often used vocal samples from He often used vocal samples from Melvin Van Peebles in his songs..

In the early 1990s, Madlib formed a loose-knit collective composed of rappers who worked with him in his Oxnard-based “Crate Diggas Palace” studio. This collective was composed primarily of his friends, and became known as CDP. Madlib’s first commercially released music was production for the rap group Tha Alkaholiks in 1993. He went on to record music of his own with the group Lootpack. Their 12-inch EP Ill Psyche Move was released by Madlib’s father in 1995 on a label also called Crate Diggas Palace. This record caught the attention of Peanut Butter Wolf, founder of the Stones Throw Records label, who signed the group in 1998.

Lootpack’s 1999 debut album Soundpieces: Da Antidote ushered in a string of releases on Stones Throw centering on Madlib’s production work which would continue for a decade. His first solo work, The Unseen, under the guise of Quasimoto, came in 2000. The album was met with critical acclaim and named by Spin as one of the top 20 albums of the year.

His parents are Otis Jackson (musician) and Dora Senesce Jackson (musician). His younger brother Michael ‘Oh No” Jackson is also a producer. His uncle is jazz trumpeter His parents are musicians Otis Jackson and Dora Senesce Jackson. His younger brother, Michael ‘Oh No’ Jackson, is also a producer and rapper. His uncle is jazz trumpeter Jon Faddis..

NameMadlib
First NameMadlib
OccupationDJ
BirthdayOctober 24
Birth Year1973
Place of BirthOxnard
Home TownCalifornia
Birth CountryUnited States
Birth SignLibra
Full/Birth Name
ParentsOtis Jackson, Sr., Dora Sinesca Jackson
SiblingsOh No
SpouseNot Known
Children(s)Not Available

Ethnicity, religion & political views

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Returning to hip hop music in 2003, Madlib announced two collaborative projects. He joined hip hop producer J Dilla in a duo known as Jaylib, which released Champion Sound. Madlib then collaborated with rapper MF DOOM, known together as Madvillain. Their 2004 album Madvillainy was highly anticipated and well-received, topping many critics’ year-end lists.

Madlib Net Worth

Madlib is one of the richest DJ from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Madlib's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was born in Oxnard, California. His music career started in the early 1990s with a group called Crate Diggas Palace (CDP).

His 2005 album, The Further Adventures of Lord Quinas, was highly acclaimed and went on to be one of his most-sold albums.

Otis Jackson Jr. (born October 24, 1973), known professionally as Madlib, is an American DJ, music producer, multi-instrumentalist, and rapper. One of the most prolific and critically acclaimed hip hop producers of the 2000s, he is widely known for his collaborations with MF DOOM (as Madvillain), J Dilla (as Jaylib), and Freddie Gibbs (as MadGibbs). Madlib has described himself as a “DJ first, producer second, and MC last.”

Net Worth$5 Million
SalaryUnder Review
Source of IncomeDJ
CarsNot Available
HouseLiving in own house.

The 2005 Quasimoto album The Further Adventures of Lord Quas met with warm reception and continued the Quasimoto tradition of using vocal samples from Melvin Van Peebles, who is credited on the album liner notes as a collaborator. Throughout the rest of the decade Madlib continued to release jazz material simultaneously with his hip hop work: Perseverance with Percee P, Liberation with Talib Kweli, Sujinho with Ivan Conti of Azymuth, his own instrumental hip hop series Beat Konducta, In Search of Stoney Jackson with Strong Arm Steady, O. J. Simpson with Guilty Simpson, and production work for artists such as Erykah Badu and De La Soul.

In a 2010 interview with LA Weekly, Madlib stated that Kanye West put five of his beats on hold for the album he was working on at the time. While none of the beats were used, Madlib did take part in the recording sessions for the album, which evolved from Good Ass Job to My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. He was also rumored to be involved in West’s collaboration album with Jay-Z entitled Watch the Throne, but ultimately was not. West was interviewed as part of the 2014 Stones Throw documentary film Our Vinyl Weighs A Ton, in which he opens up about working with Madlib and wanting more of his beats for future projects.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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In 2001, Madlib moved away from hip hop music and began a series of releases from Yesterdays New Quintet, a jazz-based, hip hop and electronic-influenced quintet made up of alter-egos or fictional musicians played by Madlib. Over the next several years, through several record releases on Stones Throw and other labels, the growing number of pseudonyms and fictional players came to be known as Yesterdays Universe. Madlib was later invited to remix tracks from the Blue Note Records archive in 2003, which he released as Shades of Blue. In addition to the remixes, the album contained newly recorded interpretations of Blue Note originals, many of which were credited to members of Yesterdays New Quintet. Beginning with the 2007 album The Funky Side of Life by Yesterdays New Quintet spin-off group Sound Directions, the Yesterdays Universe also began incorporating additional session musicians who were not pseudonyms of Madlib.

In 2010, Madlib announced his own imprint called Madlib Invazion, formed to release a music series called Madlib Medicine Show. The series would ultimately take over two years to complete, culminating with 13 album releases and several vinyl-only EPs spanning hip-hop, jazz, remixes, and multi-genre DJ mixtapes. The label has continued to release records outside of the original series. In 2011, Madlib composed the film score for the A Tribe Called Quest documentary film Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest. Madlib also produced “Cadillacs” with Snoop Dogg for his mixtape That’s My Work Volume 3, released on February 27, 2014.

Who is Madlib Dating?

According to our records, Madlib is possibily single & has not been previously engaged. As of December 1, 2023, Madlib’s is not dating anyone.

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Freddie Gibbs and Madlib announced plans for a collaboration album late in 2011 with the release of an EP titled Thuggin, which was followed by a second EP titled Shame on June 22, 2012 and a third EP titled Deeper on September 24, 2013. The duo’s full-length collaboration album Piñata was released on March 18, 2014 to widespread critical acclaim. The pair, later known as MadGibbs, released a follow-up album titled Bandana on June 28, 2019.

Facts & Trivia

Madlib Ranked on the list of most popular DJ. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Madlib celebrates birthday on October 24 of every year.

On January 18, 2016, West released the Madlib-produced “No More Parties in L.A.” featuring Kendrick Lamar on SoundCloud as part of his GOOD Fridays series. According to reports, the track originated from the recording sessions for My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy in 2010. West also recited a few lines from the track in the Our Vinyl Weighs A Ton interview. “No More Parties in L.A.” appears on his seventh album, which underwent several name changes: So Help Me God, SWISH, and Waves, before finally being released as The Life of Pablo on February 12, 2016. West also hinted at the possibility of future collaborations with Madlib via Twitter thanking him for sending over six beat CDs.

What does Madlib stand for?

Mad Libs (a play on ad lib, from Latin ad libitum – as you wish) is a word game where one player prompts another for a list of words to substitute for blanks in a story; these word substitutions have a humorous effect when the resulting story is then read aloud.

Is Madlib related to Michael Jackson?

He sampled his first song at 11 years old, sourced from his father’s collection. His younger brother is the producer and rapper Michael “Oh No” Jackson. His uncle is the jazz trumpeter Jon Faddis. He was raised in Oxnard, where he began his music career.

What label is Madlib on?

Record labels

Who has Madlib produced for?

In recent decades, he has become one of the most respected producers of his generation, collaborating with Kanye West, Pusha T, Freddie Gibbs, and Erykah Badu, among others. Madlib’s latest album, “Sound Ancestors,” will be released on January 29th, on his own Madlib Invazion imprint.

How do you make a Madlib?

  1. Step 1: Choose a Theme. Mad Libs are organized by themes, such as sports, fairy tales, and headlines. …
  2. Step 2A: Write a Story (or skip to Step 2B to Find a Story) …
  3. Step 2B: Find a Story. …
  4. Step 3: Remove Words to Make Your Own Mad Lib. …
  5. Step 4: Type Up Your Mad LIB with blanks and print it out!
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