Madvillain ‎– Madvillainy

Label:

Stones Throw Records – STH2065

Format:

2 × Vinyl, LP, Album

Country:

Released:

19 Mar 2004

Genre:

Hip Hop

Style:

Instrumental, Conscious

Tracklist Hide Credits

1A	The Illest Villains Producer [Voice Skits] – Doom*	1:55
2A	Accordion	1:58
3A	Meat Grinder	2:11
4A	Bistro	1:08
5A	Raid Rap [Featuring] – M.E.D. aka Medaphoar* Written-By – N. Rodriguez*	2:35
1B	America's Most Blunted Rap [Featuring] – Quasimoto	3:54
2B	Sickfit (Instrumental)	1:21
3B	Rainbows	2:51
4B	Curls	1:33
5B	Do Not Fire! (Instrumental)	0:52
6B	Money Folder	2:41
1C	Scene Two (Voice Skit) Producer – Doom*	0:20
2C	Shadows Of Tomorrow Rap [Featuring] – Quasimoto	2:36
3C	Operation Lifesaver AKA Mint Test	1:30
4C	Figaro	2:25
5C	Hardcore Hustle Rap [Featuring] – Wildchild (2) Written-By – J. Brown*	1:21
6C	Strange Ways	1:23
1D	Intro	0:29
2D	Fancy Clown Rap [Featuring] – Viktor Vaughn Vocals [Additional] – Allah's Reflection	1:55
3D	Eye Vocals – Stacy Epps	1:57
4D	Supervillain Theme (Instrumental)	0:52
5D	All Caps	2:10
6D	Great Day Written-By – Lord Scotch 79	2:16
7D	Rhinestone Cowboy	4:00

Credits

Coordinator [Project Coordination] – Egon
Design – Jeff Jank
Executive Producer – Peanut Butter Wolf
Management [Doom's Management] – I.M.A.D.U. Music
Mixed By, Mastered By – Dave Cooley
Music By [Beats] – Madlib
Other [Project Consulant] – Miranda Jane
Photography By – Eric Coleman
Producer, Recorded By – Madlib
Rap [Mc] – Doom*
Recorded By – Dave Cooley, Doom*
Written-By – D. Dumile* (tracks: 1A to 1B, 3B, 4B, 6B to 3D, 5D to 7D), O. Jackson Jr.*

Notes

Mixed and Mastered at Bionic, Los Angeles.
Recorded at Bionic & The Bomb Shelter, Los Angeles and DOOM's Crib in Atlanta.
"Accordion" contains a sample from "Experience" by Daedelus, used courtesy of Plug Research.
"Strange Ways" contains a sample from "Funny Ways" by Gentle Giant.
© 2004 Stones Throw Records

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode: 659457206512
Matrix / Runout (Side A): STH-2065A S-60431
Matrix / Runout (Side B): STH-2065B S-60432
Matrix / Runout (Side C): STH-2065C S-60433
Matrix / Runout (Side D): STH-2065D S-60434

Other Versions (Showing 5 of 7) View All

Title, Format	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Madvillainy (CD, Album, Enh)	Stones Throw Records	STH2065	US	2004
Madvillainy (2xLP, Album)	PIAS UK, PIAS UK	PIASX 040 DLP, 940.0040.012	Europe	2004
Madvillainy (CD, Album, Enh)	Play It Again Sam [PIAS], Play It Again Sam [PIAS]	940.0040.020, PIASX 040 CD	Europe	2004
Madvillainy Instrumentals (2xLP, RE)	Stones Throw Records	STH 2099	US	2011
Madvillainy (CD, Promo)	[PIAS] Recordings, [PIAS] Recordings	PIASX040P, 940.0040.220	Belgium	2004

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Rated 5/5

mriosj88 Nov 17, 2011

Love his voice in this... In any of his pieces to be honest. Always dig his old skool sounds with Sub

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Rated 5/5

DIFFO Nov 26, 2010 (edited about 1 year ago)

This is what real Hip Hop sounds like, raw conscious and says 'Writtten in blood with a tooth pick' and this Album sounds just that ! Mad Lib & MC Doom don't do main stream and this Album shows how the real music makers do it on vinyl.

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infamous31 Jul 31, 2010

FYI...please do not believe the shysters who claim the "original pressing" is "out of print." The vinyl has never gone out of print, and is still available via Stones Throw. Support real hip-hop!

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Review by jacderida Apr 15, 2007 (edited over 5 years ago)

For ‘Meat Grinder’, Madlib has used as his beats and bass line a sample from a pretty obscure library music track called ‘Hula Rock’ by The Lew Howard All-Stars, which was originally recorded for the Bosworth library, suggesting he might be or was at some point a library music digger. The track was also commercially released by UK library music guru Jonny Trunk, on the first record that he put out on his own label, Trunk Records, which was a compilation of tracks from the Bosworth archive which were recorded in the 60s and 70s.

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Review by Mad_Vinnie May 24, 2006 (edited over 6 years ago)

Mad Lib and MC Doom combine their evil forces to bring you Mad Villain – Mad Villiany. This album may very well fully restore your faith in hip hop. Thoughtful production and rhymes give you a cohesive listening experience from beginning to end that you won’t find in mainstream rap.

Much credit to Mad Lib for making this album highly listenable. Using mainly organic sounds and instruments (even an accordion!), Mad Villian has presented approachable music that remains firmly in the realm of independent (and just darn good) hip hop. Doom’s performance is a subtle mixture of serious lyrics, tongue in cheek humor, and laid back yet undeniable rhyming talent.

Though the album features a few stand out tracks, (“Accordion” and “Operation Lifesaver…” are two of my favorites) I really recommend that you abstain from ignoring any part of the whole. Good albums manage to churn out hit singles, great ones deliver from the first track to the last.

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