Madlib Archives – Sampleface

The Professionals (Oh No & Madlib) are back with a new album

December 2, 2019• Hip Hop

Madlib and Oh No join forces again as The Professionals with a new album out in January.

July 12, 2019• Interviews

Madlib is more welcome to interviews these days but in 2005, they were a rarity. I can’t let a Madlib interview pass me by without...

May 31, 2019• Video

Prepare for trouble and make it double as Freddie Gibbs and Madlib promote their new album with “Crime Pays”. I’ve not...

February 11, 2019• Hip Hop

December 9, 2018• Hip Hop

Modernism might have a white visage but Madlib’s brand of afro-modernism shouldn’t be overlooked. Film director James...

October 24, 2018• Hip Hop

Today is Madlib’s birthday. Here’s why I love his music and personality so much. In the mid-to-late 00s, I discovered a...

October 13, 2018• Sampling

June 1, 2018• Sampling

For anyone who needed a sample breakdown of one of the greatest hip hop albums of our generation, here you go. Our new logo is obviously...

January 15, 2018• Music

Interviews with your idols can open a world of understanding. I watched Madlib’s RBMA lecture in New York for the first time and...