Madvillainy
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CRITIC REVIEWS
100
Madvillainy is DOOM and Madlib at their best, and the sum or their talents is actually greater than its equal parts.
94
While Doom's entire career has been shadowed by consistently strong production efforts, never has such chemistry developed between him and another beatmaker.
90
It's an unstoppably blunted, soupy-surreal, sampledelic, garrulous, ridiculous/goofy, and timeless raw beat blast that you don't want to skip out on.
90
Twenty-two short and blunted tracks bang out mythical stories of villains and urban (anti) heroes trying to make it through with their ganja and wits still intact
90
This is an absolute must-hear for 2004, and you're certainly going to be seeing plenty more of it come list-making time this winter.
90
Out of hip-hop’s constant conflicted state comes Madvillainy, showing us that it’s not wrong — but that it’s damn right — to keep it “unreal” in hip-hop culture.
3mo
80
It’s the fact that each piece, despite sometimes ending up fragmented and fleeting, builds into a unique presentation that makes Madvillainy a pleasure.
80
Musically innovative in a way that is nearly impossible to do justice to in print, Madvillainy is a chameleonic masterpiece that alone validates the artistry of sampler culture.
75
Madvillainy does not match the sharp comic storytelling of last year’s Vaudeville Villain; it’s more of an indie rap blowing session by two guys near the top of their game.
this record is now my favorite from mf doom. he has some of the most talent out of any rapper, and the production from madlib puts this on another level. one of the best collab LPs from 2 incredible people.
fav tracks: accordion, americas most blunted, fancy clown, rhinestone cowboy
least fav tracks: rainbows
fav tracks: accordion, americas most blunted, fancy clown, rhinestone cowboy
least fav tracks: rainbows
Madvilliany is the greatest hip-hop album ever made in my humble opinion. Madvilliany is a good 45 minutes of pure insanity as we are taken into the minds of Madlib and MF DOOM, and wow what a ride that is. From the get-go, you'll notice how short the songs are. Madvilliany makes short, sweet songs with very few choruses. Because the tracks are so short (And MF is bringing his usual captivating rhymes) it's actually kind of catchy and memorable, and it puts most songs that go for that same ... read more
I'm pretty sure people just pretend to like this album as much as they do so they won't get bullied.
It is fantastic to just listen to this album every time. It seems like there is so much to discover in these really small vignettes that one could get lost in the tracklist no matter how many times you listen to it. MF Doom and Madlib have categorized themselves as two of the most impressive minds in hip-hop history in their respective careers, but it's with Madvillainy that they achieved supremacy. Madlib's inventive production backs up Doom's fantastic lyricism (with some of the best rap ... read more
MISC LISTS
| #25 | / | Pitchfork (2000s) |
| #39 | / | Slant Magazine (Aughts) |
| #42 | / | Pitchfork: The People's List |
| #71 | / | Complex Decade |
| #123 | / | SPIN (1985-2014) |
| #411 | / | NME Top 500 of All Time |
Track List
- The Illest Villains
- Accordion
- Meat Grinder
- Bistro
- Raid
- America's Most Blunted
- Sickfit (Instrumental)
- Rainbows
- Curls
- Do Not Fire! (Instrumental)
- Money Folder
- Shadows Of Tomorrow
- Operation Lifesaver/Mint Test
- Figaro
- Hardcore Hustle
- Strange Ways
- Fancy Clown
- Eye
- Supervillain Theme (Instrumental)
- All Caps
- Great Day
- Rhinestone Cowboy
