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/mfdoom...

DOOM on the mask and putting the focus on the music    • Madvillain (MF DOOM & Madlib)  Much ...  

DOOM on speaking "Telepathically"    • MF DOOM  Interview with the Masked V...  

DOOM talking about being a writer    • MF DOOM  Interview with the Masked V...  

Madlib on the recording process    • Madlib on His Madvillain Collaboratio...  

Article where Egon speaks on Madlib not being interested in hip hop https://pitchfork.com/features/articl...

Documentary history of the Cult Villains    • A Documentary History of the Cult Vil...  

DOOM and Madlib talking about genre https://www.bonafidemag.com/coversto...

https://www.passionweiss.com/2023/08/...

Madlib LA Times Interview https://www.latimes.com/archives/lax...

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TOPICS COVERED
Madvillainy
Madvillain
MF DOOM
Madlib
Stones Throw
Hip Hop
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Illest Villains
Samples
Breakdown
Daedelus
Meat Grinder
Hula Rock
Bistro
Raid
America's Most Blunted
Figaro
Strange Ways
Fancy Clown
Viktor Vaughn
All Caps
Great Day
Rhinestone Cowboy
Quasimoto
Yesterday's New Quintet
Jazz
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