Madvillainy’s Secret Ingredient: INDIFFERENCE

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
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Illest Villains
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Breakdown
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Meat Grinder
Hula Rock
Bistro
Raid
America’s Most Blunted
Figaro
Strange Ways
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Viktor Vaughn
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Yesterday’s New Quintet
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