Where do you rank Madlib all time as a producer?

[TheDarceKnight]

He's in my 5. In the past few years he's probably my #1, in that I'd rather hear my favorite rappers do a project with Madlib over anyone else to be honest.

It's so hard when you're talking of all time, because there are SO many legendary producers. I could never be mad at people STILL in 2015 having Dre, RZA, Premier, Pete, and Dilla as their top 5, for example.

But I like a lot of these posts about Madlib and Dilla. I might prefer Madlib's hip-hop work over Dilla's as well, and it a lot of ways Madlib influenced a lot of the late Dilla sound that people love so much.

 

[Ghpstface]

he's right there with dilla ... had it been him that died he would be labeled the goat and dilla would still be underrated

 

[KravenMorehead™]

Top 20. Just cause it's alotta names to swirl around. Probably top 10

 

[Cole Cash]

really? that's his whole style tho. Sometimes it's brilliant, as I mentioned in the tracks above. Those tracks have that beautifully slippery, sloppy "blunted" feel. Most of the time, it's sloppy and not fully formed imo

I'm sure I'm not the only person to call his stuff sloppy:

Stream: Freddie Gibbs and Madlib f. BJ The Chicago Kid, "Shame" | The FADER

Youre buggin. Sloppy isnt the word you would use. Thats like saying "thelonius monk was sloppy". Unorthodox yes, sloppy, no.

 

[Kitsch]

Top 10.

 

[10bandz]

Madlib is Top 10.

I actually agree with @SirBiatch about his style being sloppy. But its in a good way. His shyt always feels organic. I guess a better word would be blunted or dusty or whatever. U can just tell he isn't spending hours mixing and making sure the majority of his beats are perfect. But thats what makes him great.

He's in my 5. In the past few years he's probably my #1, in that I'd rather hear my favorite rappers do a project with Madlib over anyone else to be honest.

It's so hard when you're talking of all time, because there are SO many legendary producers. I could never be mad at people STILL in 2015 having Dre, RZA, Premier, Pete, and Dilla as their top 5, for example.

But I like a lot of these posts about Madlib and Dilla. I might prefer Madlib's hip-hop work over Dilla's as well, and it a lot of ways Madlib influenced a lot of the late Dilla sound that people love so much.

I agree with this whole post as well. Late Dilla was definitely influenced by Madlib

 

[CM_Burns]

Top 10, but I haven't heard that much of his instrumental catalog or some of the stuff he's done under other names than madlib/quas. From what I've heard he's really dope and unique but I don't put him over RZA, Dre, Primo, Havoc, or Pete Rock, at least.

 

[CM_Burns]

really? that's his whole style tho. Sometimes it's brilliant, as I mentioned in the tracks above. Those tracks have that beautifully slippery, sloppy "blunted" feel. Most of the time, it's sloppy and not fully formed imo

I'm sure I'm not the only person to call his stuff sloppy:

Stream: Freddie Gibbs and Madlib f. BJ The Chicago Kid, "Shame"

Pinata was actually pretty clean and polished, but in general I agree.

 

[Doobie Doo]

I wish some of his beats were better mixed and have harder hitting drums.

 

[10bandz]

Pinata was actually pretty clean and polished, but in general I agree.

For official releases I think Madlib goes and gets the shyt professionally mixed and makes sure its polished. Those beats he had on one of the Erykah Badu albums was the same way. For his own shyt its always dusty and seemingly not mixed at all

 

[TheDarceKnight]

BTW the Strong Arm Steady album that Madlib produced is one of his most underrated productions.

For official releases I think Madlib goes and gets the shyt professionally mixed and makes sure its polished. Those beats he had on one of the Erykah Badu albums was the same way. For his own shyt its always dusty and seemingly not mixed at all

Badu and Madlib made some fukking fire too

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