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Description
This book celebrates Madvillainy as a representation of two genius musical minds melding to form one revered supervillain. A product of circumstance, the album came together soon after MF DOOM's resurgence and Madlib's reluctant return from avant-garde jazz to hip-hop.
Written from the alternating perspectives of three fake music journalist superheroes-featuring interviews with Wildchild, M.E.D., Walasia, Daedelus, Stones Throw execs, and many other real individuals involved with the album's creation-this book blends fiction and non-fiction to celebrate Madvillainy not just as an album, but as a folkloric artifact. It is one specific retelling of a story which, like Madvillain's music, continues to spawn infinite legends.
Table of Contents
2. Preface
3. MF DOOM
4. Madlib
5. Like a Folklore Legend
6. Madvillain
7. The Next Decade(s)
Acknowledgments
Notes
Product details

Published | 09 Mar 2023 |
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Format | Paperback |
Edition | 1st |
Extent | 160 |
ISBN | 9781501389238 |
Imprint | Bloomsbury Academic |
Dimensions | 165 x 121 mm |
Series | 33 1/3 |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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Reviews
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Hagle's Madvillainy is one of the best of the series because it jettisons the stale rules of music writing (no forced canonization needed here!) in favor of a narrative structure that echoes the album's aesthetics.
Southwest Review

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