Madlib and MF DOOM‘s long-awaited ‘Madvillainy 2’ is still on the way
nme.comMadlib and MF DOOM‘s ‘Madvillainy 2’ is still in the works, 20 years after ‘Madvillainy’ first arrived.The legendary rapper, whose death was confirmed on New Year’s Eve 2020, teamed up with Madlib to release the acclaimed 2004 album under their collaborative name Madvillain.Now, Madlib has confirmed that ‘Madvillainy 2’ is still on its way.
Appearing on Hot 97 alongside Talib Kweli to promote their new joint project, ‘Liberation 2’, Madlib told host Peter Rosenberg: “We have like 10 joints. [It’s] just not complete.“It’s more like a demo to me because we didn’t piece it together or anything and some of them it sounds like he just did one take and that’s it. [But] I’m gonna finish it.
I gotta change a lot of the beats because some of the beats were used also.”Madlib also noted that the project had been in progress for almost two decades, with the recording process beginning right after the release of ‘Madvillainy’.
DOOM, however, only did a couple of songs a year.The pair released the album via Stones Throw Records – with founder Peanut Butter Wolf revealing that a sequel was on the way at the time of DOOM’s death.
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