Madvillain were an American alternative hip-hop duo, consisting of MC Daniel “MF
Doom” Dumile and Otis “Madlib” Jackson Jr. A longtime fan of MF Doom’s
Operation: Doomsday (1999), Jackson got in contact with Dumile to make a
collaborative album. Dumile agreed on the spot and travelled to Los Angeles to
start working on their debut album in 2002. After Jackson announced the project
at the Red Bull Music Academy in Brazil, the pair made their debut in 2004 with
the critically-acclaimed album Madvillainy, which featured extensive use of
obscure samples and abstract, free-associative...