This album was created during a week long mushroom binge and incorporated many jazz references. Under the alias Quasimoto he put out the 2000 release “The Unseen”. Throughout the 2000s Jackson released multiple solo studio albums in addition to several collaborative releases. The album featured a wide range of diverse samples and had one of it’s tracks “Whenimondamic” placed in the soundtrack of Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 4. Lootpack released their studio debut “Soundpieces: Da Antidote” in 1999 to widespread acclaim. Madlib eventually joined the label, releasing much of his material through it. The album was released by Jackson’s father and gained a strong cult status, eventually catching the eye of Stones Throw Records’ owner Peanut Butter Wolf. Through this act he released the 12’ EP “Ill Psyche Move”. It was not until 1995 that Madlib put out a studio EP of his own with Lootpack. With Lootpack he went on to produce several tracks on the Alkaholiks’ debut album “21 & Over” as well as their 2 proceeding albums: “Coast II Coast” and “Likwidation” (all which broke into the Billboard 200). Though CDP acted as a medium in which Madlib would get his start as a working musician, he did not make his first official release until he joined the rap group Lootpack. Jackson surrounded himself with likeminded rappers and began creating material with these affiliates under the name CDP. Jackson became very interested in hip-hop during his teenage years and by 1990 he had started the project, Madlib. Likewise his acute technical proficiency can to some extent be attributed to his constant exposure to the recording studio, which he received through his father. Jackson’s artistic sensibilities thrived in this environment and were continually reinforced through his family’s values. His younger brother Michael ‘Oh No’ Jackson is also involved in music, acting as a hip-hop producer and rapper. Many of the classic hard-bop cuts spliced into Madlib’s recording, could very well reference the impact of his uncle, the highly celebrated jazz trumpeter Jon Faddis. His father mastered the techniques of jazz and blues while his mother, Sinesca worked as both a guitarist and songwriter. In particular his parents were huge influences. Jackson was born in Oxnard, California, US to a family overflowing with musicality.
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