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before going independent with his own label javotti media, talib kweli released albums through several major labels, including geffen,warner bros., and capitol. talib kwelis previous albums have included guest appearances by the likes of kendrick lamar, mary j. blige, rick ross, norah jones,kanye west, justin timberlake, jay electronica, miguel, waka flocka flame, john legend, nelly, will.i.am, bilal, common, busta rhymes, curren$y, robert glasper, big k.r.i.t., and many more.

music by madlib, arranged and mastered by kieran hebden aka four tet.

the heliocentrics’ second album on the madlib invazion label.

the 2011 madlib album on double vinyl.

j dillaÕs protege guilty simpson first collaborated with madlibÕs protege med on the hard hitting Ôjungle loveÕ track off j dilla s Ôthe shiningÕ lp. they continued to reunite on several tracks after, and now offer us the child of the jungle lp. with beats by madlib, nottz, black milk, mndsgn, karriem riggins, apollo brown and more... the duo have no choice but to come correct with the lyrics, and they do. from cali to detroit, med and guilty simpson deliver a banging 12 track lp this year on bang ya head entertainment.

as one of the most prolific hip hop producers of all time madlib collaborated with different artists and recorded own songs under different pseudonyms. during his outstanding year 2003 he released the crown on his work, the remix album shades of blue. the album untinted contains the source material for the project and is a fantastic intro to compare all the material from both recordings. it s a great dose of jazz in which madlib focuses on the soul and jazz stuff he used for the recordings. with songs by among others herbie hancock, horace silver and donald byrd the 12-track album gives you an indication of the way madlib created his pieces. pressing on 180 gram audiophile vinyl.