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Madlib本名Otis Jackson，来自洛城以北四十公里的海滨小镇奥克斯纳德（Oxnard）。Madlib自幼便在黑人文化的熏陶下接触各种音乐，从爵士、Fusion、布鲁斯到疯克和灵魂乐老歌，再到他最为痴迷的说唱音乐。Madlib几乎未曾想过此后他竟然会成为一名精通各种黑人音乐的Hip Hop音乐家。学生时代的Madlib和从小一起玩儿大的邻居一起尝试着做Hip Hop音乐时，他便在其中担任了各种角色：MC、DJ还有掌握大局的制作人。正是基于此时的磨练，才让Madlib如今身怀各项绝技。直到九十年代末期，他才决定终身于音乐为伴，Madlib的才华也开始令世人折服。2002年，Madlib出版了他的首张个人专辑，而这张名为《Blunted in the Bomb Shelter Mix》的唱片，竟是一张十分精彩的Raggae作品。
2003年，Jazz名厂Blue Note为Madlib出版了专辑《Shades of Blue》，封面是典型的Blue Note式的蓝色套色印刷，而Madlib也专门为Blue Note精心打造了这样一张混合了Soul－Jazz、Fusion和J
From the unlikely beach town of Oxnard, 40 miles north of Los Angeles, the multi-dimensional Madlib quickly rose to prominence as one of the most interesting figures in late-90s hip-hop. With his childhood buddies in Lootpack, Madlib quickly made a name for himself as a rapper, producer, and DJ. In particular, his expansive style and deft touch for composition made him one of hip-hops most sought-after producers. An enthusiastic crate-digger, with a deep reverence for jazz and soul, Madlib branched out into a number of ambitious, engaging solo projects. Along with DJ Romes and Wildchild, Madlib formed Lootpack in their hometown of Oxnard. The trio made their debut on Tha Alkaholiks 21 & Over in 1993. They continued doing work for Tha Alkaholiks and other artists before releasing their full-length Soundpieces: Da Antidote! six years later. The album earned solid reviews but went largely unnoticed. Madlib did not, however. After hooking up with Los Angeles DJ Peanut Butter Wolf, Madlib did a lot of production for Wolfs Stones Throw label. In 1999 the label released Quasimotos astonishing The Unseen LP. Doubling as himself and his alter ego Quasimoto, Madlib handled vocals and production duties on the album, a huge critical success. Not resting on his laurels, Madlib followed The Unseen a year later with his Yesterdays New Quintet project. Madlib played all the instruments himself, infusing his exploration of jazz with both style and substance. Another stylistic detour followed in late 2002, when he released Blunted in the Bomb Shelter Mix, a spin through the vault of the classic dub/reggae label Trojan. While continuing on with a massive release schedule and workload, Madlib completed a remix/reinterpretation project for Blue Note, a collaboration with Jay Dee under the Jaylib alias, a collaboration with MF Doom, half the production of fellow Lootpack member Wildchilds solo record, and many other remix and producer tasks — all in 2003. Never one to slow down, the next few years brought a myriad new releases, including The Funky Side of Life from jazz band Sound Directions, Quasimotos The Further Adventures of Lord Quas, his own Beat Konducta, Vols. 1-2, and a collaboration with Talib Kweli, Liberation, which was made available as a free download on the Stones Throw website during the first week of 2007.