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Madlib
Sign in to saveAlso known as Quasimoto, Otis Jackson Jr. Trio, Yesterdays New Quintet, Sound Directions, The Last Electro-Acoustic Space Jazz & Percussion Ensemble, Monk Hughes & The Outer Realm, Ahmad Miller, Beat Konducta
Otis Lee Jackson Jr. (born October 24, 1973), known professionally as Madlib, is an American DJ, record producer, and rapper. Critically acclaimed for his eclectic, sample-heavy production style, he is regarded as one of the most influential producers in modern hip-hop. His frequent collaborators include MF Doom (as Madvillain), J Dilla (as Jaylib), Freddie Gibbs (as MadGibbs), Talib Kweli, and Erykah Badu.
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Otis Lee Jackson Jr. (born October 24, 1973), known professionally as Madlib, is an American DJ, record producer, and rapper. Critically acclaimed for his eclectic, sample-heavy production style, he is regarded as one of the most influential producers in modern hip-hop. His frequent collaborators include MF Doom (as Madvillain), J Dilla (as Jaylib), Freddie Gibbs (as MadGibbs), Talib Kweli, and…
Known for
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon — Self - Musical Guest2014
- Our Vinyl Weighs a Ton: This Is Stones Throw Records — Self2013
- DJ Dusk's Root Down Soundclash2008
- Deep Crates — himself2004
- Stones Throw 1012004
- Saturday Night Live — Self - Musical Guest1975
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- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1973
Discography
Member of
- The Professionals
- Likwit Crew
- Trouble Knows Me
- Lootpack
- Yesterdays New Quintet
- Monk Hughes & The Outer Realm
- Sound Directions
- Joe McDuphrey Experience
- Kamala Walker and The Soul Tribe
- Otis Jackson Jr. Trio
- The Eddie Prince Fusion Band
- The Jazzistics
- Yesterday’s Universe All Stars
- The Last Electro‐Acoustic Space Jazz & Percussion Ensemble
- Jaylib
- Liberation
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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." Madlib was born in Oxnard, California to musician parents Otis Jackso
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- Oxnard, California, U.S.
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- 1993–present
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- Madlib
- date of birth
- 1973-10-24
- start of work period
- 1993-00-00
- pseudonym
- Madlib
- birth name
- Otis Lee Jackson Jr.
- social media followers
- 112000
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11 sectionsContents
- Early life
- Career
- 1993–1998: Early career
- 1999–2009: Stones Throw Records
- 2010–present: Madlib Invazion, ''Madlib Medicine Show''
- Musical style and influences
- Personal life
- Partial discography
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
Otis Lee Jackson Jr. (born October 24, 1973), known professionally as Madlib, is an American DJ, record producer, and rapper. Critically acclaimed for his eclectic, sample-heavy production style, he is regarded as one of the most influential producers in modern hip-hop. His frequent collaborators include MF Doom (as Madvillain), J Dilla (as Jaylib), Freddie Gibbs (as MadGibbs), Talib Kweli, and Erykah Badu.
Raised in Oxnard, California, Jackson began his career in music production in the early 1990s. He gained prominence as a member of the hip hop collective Lootpack and later formed the jazz-influenced group Yesterdays New Quintet. Jackson gained wider recognition for his collaboration with MF Doom under the name Madvillain, producing the critically acclaimed album Madvillainy (2004). He was also credited for his work on "The Unseen" (2000) under his alter ego Quasimoto.