In this interview conducted during the writing process of his forthcoming 33 1/3 book on Madvillainy, Will Hagle speaks to photographer B+ about the duo's friendship, Madlib's trip to Brazil and more.

Our MF DOOM tribute rolls on as Tracy Kawalik dives deep into one of Madvillain's many highlights.

Our tribute to MF DOOM rolls on as Evan McGarvey pens this dart about Madvillain's opening song.

As our MF DOOM tribute rolls on, Abe Beame deconstructs a minute and a half of brilliance from Madvillain.

Full credit due to sample spotting hero, Ivan Rott for compiling all the samples on Madvillain into one blunted 53-minute mix. There is no download link, presumably because Madlib bugged out four years ago when websites posted download links exposing the loop digging in the lurid light. Apologies to Otis Jackson if this causes a […]

The odds of Madlib, Doom and Jadakiss getting into the booth together at the same time are about the same as entering a telephone booth that time travels (word to William S. Preston). The Beat Konducta has been even more quiet than usual of late, so it’s nice to see him back and blunted. “Doom […]

Weird Al, the older gawd, is making the PR rounds for Alpocalypse in singularly strange fashion. A parody of Gaga’s Warhol-Madonna mimicry and appearing with the Roots to play “Accordian” on the Madvillain track of the same name. The wonderfulness of the weird one was nicely captured by fellow parody titan Blockhead: “There are many […]

My much postponed (through no fault of my own) feature on Madlib drops within a month, featuring revelations of Masonic Lodges, Mexican Bakeries, and Madvillain updates. When I spoke to the greatest Otis since Nixon (and maybe Redding) several months ago, he told me that Madvillain was almost complete. I’m not sure I believe him. […]