Madvillain

Released: March 23, 2004

Songwriter: Madlib MF DOOM

Producer: Metal Fingers Madlib

[Produced by Madlib]

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"As luck would have it, one of America's two most powerful villains of the next decade— has turned loose to strike terror into the hearts of men..."

*grunting*

"...To shock women into uncontrolled hysteria..."

*Woman shrieking*

"Don't touch that!"

"The villains themselves were ultimately responsible for much of the popularity, audiences loved to hate
The importance of the villain was not overlooked, of course one of the worst of all was Madvillain
They had no code of ethics..."

"What's the matter... I was only tryin' to have fun—"

"Get to work on these boys, anybody bring a gun for me?"
"Yeah, here's one"

"Not one, but two!"— typical villain releases included...

—"I know they wanna kiss me, but don't let anyone see me like that, please doctor help me!"—

"...and a sequel..."

"Master of all—"

*woman screaming*

"Both the villains were to meet in—"
"Your mother was the lightning!"

"Two historical figures, outlaws and desperadoes if that, the villainous pair of really nice boys who just happened to be on the wrong side of the law, three hundred and sixty degrees. In similar sequences, could not be defeated. Villains who possess supernatural abilities— villains who were the personification of carnage"

"Madvillain, more accurately, the dark side of our beings"

"Perhaps it is due to this seminal connection that audiences can relate their experience in life with the villains and their dastardly doings"

Madvillain is the highly praised hip-hop duo of producers and MCs MF DOOM (of N.Y.) and Madlib (of L.A.), signed under Stones Throw Records.

According to a Pitchfork article, the two met after then-manager Egon Alapatt sent some Madlib instrumentals from California to DOOM, who was in Kennesaw, during 2002. Following, they began working on their only (but highly exalted) collaborative album Madvillainy in 2004.

Since then Madvillain has been largely dormant in producing new material, beyond a few Stones Throw compilation tracks and some remixes. Madlib has stated in interview that a second album has been recorded, but the delay ultimately comes down to avoiding a current

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