MADLIB - Top 10 Beats

Here at BeatGrade we decided to do our own Top Ten series of great producers. This feature is Madlib.
He is most likely your favorite producer's, favorite producer and he has produced some of the Best beats of all time.
This selection of beats we chose are our take on his most influential beats we feel Madlib has produced. The list was hard to choose, probably one of the toughest list to do next to J Dilla Top's 10. We know you could feature his entire discography and couldn't go wrong he has dropped so many classics.
Madlib has put out some of the most influential records of all time as well, shaping a culture in Hip Hop such as Lootpack's 1999 debut album Soundpieces: Da Antidote ushered in a string of releases on Stones Throw centering on Madlib's production work which would continue for a decade. His first solo work, The Unseen, under the guise of Quasimoto, came in 2000. The album was met with critical acclaim and named by Spin as one of the top 20 albums of the year.
In 2001, Madlib moved away from hip hop music and began a series of releases from Yesterdays New Quintet, a jazz-based, hip hop and electronic-influenced quintet made up of alter-egos or fictional musicians played by Madlib. Over the next several years, through several record releases on one of the biggest independent record labels Stones Throw Records and other labels, the growing number of pseudonyms and fictional players came to be known as Yesterdays Universe. Madlib was later invited to remix tracks from the Blue Note Records archive in 2003, which he released as Shades of Blue. In addition to the remixes, the album contained newly recorded interpretations of Blue Note originals, many of which were credited to members of Yesterdays New Quintet. Beginning with the 2007 album The Funky Side of Life by Yesterdays New Quintet spin-off group Sound Directions, the Yesterdays Universe also began incorporating additional session musicians who were not pseudonyms of Madlib.
Returning to hip hop music in 2003, Madlib announced two collaborative projects. He joined hip hop producer J Dilla in a duo known as Jaylib, which released Champion Sound. Madlib then collaborated with rapper MF DOOM, known together as Madvillain. Their 2004 album Madvillainy was highly anticipated and well-received, topping many critics' year-end lists. He also went on to collab with J Dilla after the two had worked with mutual artists and had a great amount of respect for each other. The album Jaylib was released on Stones Throw Records to critical acclaim and one of the first albums to announce Dilla as not only a producer but a rapper as well.
The 2005 Quasimoto album The Further Adventures of Lord Quas met with warm reception[9] and continued the Quasimoto tradition of using vocal samples from Melvin Van Peebles, who is credited on the album liner notes as a collaborator. Throughout the rest of the decade Madlib continued to release jazz material simultaneously with his hip hop work: Perseverance with Percee P, Liberation with Talib Kweli, Sujinho with Ivan Conti of Azymuth, his own instrumental hip hop series Beat Konducta, In Search of Stoney Jackson with Strong Arm Steady, Guilty Simpson, and production work for artists such as Mos Def, Talib Kweli, Kanye West, Erykah Badu, De La Soul, Freddie Gibbs and even now worked with mainstream artist such as Kendrick Lamar. This is Madlib Invazion.
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[@Simon-zd2xc]

very hard to make a top 10 beats from this saint

[@shawnfresh5671]

Top 100 @least if not 1000 obviously^^

[@malakaijames2853]

A tip : you can watch series on flixzone. Me and my gf have been using them for watching a lot of movies during the lockdown.

[@bartoszgawronski8819]

It's not hard my man, it's impossible... The choice will always be speculative

[@EQchimera]

Fax

[@chopyahchoice2987]

So true, I would struggle

[@russellwestbrook44]

0:00 Microphone Mathematics 0:56 The Woman Behind Me 2:21 One Inna 3:29 Whenimondamic 4:30 Definition Of Ill 5:55 Raid 7:17 Harold's 8:34 Movie Finale 9:48 The Official 11:12 Money Folder

[@gem-in-eye9104]

Thank you

[@alexissixela6914]

YOU CANT PICK JUST 10 WITH THIS MAN, HE IS LIVING HISTORY.

[@d.c.4lifeking602]

Don't agree with the order

[@INFINITESYKOSIS]

Yes u can

[@anthonyberry2524]

Madlib is one out a few producers that make you feel just a little bit of what kind of HIGH he was having while he made his beats You can almost smell the smoke

[@marcusrashford6070]

And if your with scott or Q-tip you even inhale it 💀

[@SwagsterSkrong-ri7wf]

This is real shit. The mix REAL BEATS III best shows this phenomenon imo.

[@tylerd1297]

Here's oneeee in a millioooon

[@ulos100]

Madlib and J Dilla the G.O.A.Ts

[@ynorb9573]

Who do You think is better out of the 2?

[@derrickrogersmukunya9377]

Of course J Dilla... i don't know why peeps keep comparing him to Jay Dee being that 90% of his beats are so so..

[@smithydavis1033]

@@derrickrogersmukunya9377 Nah man its definitely Madlib without Madlib we wouldn't have Donuts

[@D1zZit]

@@smithydavis1033 you're trippin no one will ever top Dilla

[@smithydavis1033]

@@D1zZit Come on man, I mean Dilla got that technical skill down when it comes to beats. But Madlib got that raw shit

[@---kr3zg]

Eye on Madvillainy is a top 10 of mine by him

[@ajmedia559]

Yesss definitely bro

[@BrownieTroop59]

Sickfit?

[@jacksgreen2389]

I liked that song but when I heard it in my friends car while showing him new music to play it was his favorite and made me fiend for that bass

[@bgboof7482]

Eye was actually produced by DOOM

[@Brendan99349]

@@bgboof7482 No way. Doom cant produce drums like that

[@davidlee8097]

Madlib catalog is too big to choose 10. Simple fact is he’s a musical genius. I honestly think he’s in the top 5 of any hip hop producer that ever lived.

[@Mr.Archibald84]

i agree

[@curtmartin1785]

Top 1

[@soraya2218]

His beats evoke feelings in me that no other producer can. The only one on par is Nujabes imo

[@noahschroder2077]

No more parties in LA gotta be top 10

[@rosettastoned5002]

He produced that??? No way

[@noahschroder2077]

@@rosettastoned5002 yep

[@Gelele]

@@noahschroder2077 Nah man, that joint probably took him 2 minutes to make. Its 2 sections from Junie Morrisson "Suzie Thundertussy" on repeat. The man makes 100 beats a day, this took no effort

[@010les]

hell no okay beat at best kanye doesnt change that one bit

[@ggallintedtalk]

@@Gelele Way to downplay his genius

[@KB-ny2lc]

This might be one of his lesser know beats but “Drive in” is a masterpiece wouldn’t expect it to be top 10 tho..... but bro? No rhinestone cowboy?

[@MrTommyfrizz]

Or thuggin' or ALL CAPS. It's subjective I get it lol

[@assass.oebeeseo]

Bad neighbors had some great instrumentals

[@tomahawkANDscopZ]

@@assass.oebeeseo I'd debate some his best in terms of chops and sample usage. He wasnt afraid to mix it abit crazy too. Kept the original duophonic type mixes of some of the samples which I love to hear, though the duophonic/hard pan sound is very love it or hate it. Also crazy thing with drive in specifically is the part he sampled is on the fade out, so he must've had to gain stage alot of the chops so they all sounded the same volume, which for the amount of chops in that sound is great work.

[@assass.oebeeseo]

@@tomahawkANDscopZman thank you for educating me, i never heard of duophonic and the fact that the drive in sample is on the fade out is crazy, now appreciate the song even more lmao Too bad that med and Blu were mixed kinda low for my taste

[@tomahawkANDscopZ]

@@assass.oebeeseo Yeah, they redid the vocal mix in the re-release but I prefer the original mix of the beats. But yeah, madlibs talent shines through majorly on that album.

[@russelladams7134]

I love that beat and groove on "Harold's " . That is so melodic I can listen to that song all damn day.

[@charlieream6434]

My fav on piñata honestly a hot take

[@cabbage2624]

@@charlieream6434 it’s definitely up there for me

[@TheRealPerceeP1]

It's nice to see my song The Woman Behind Me added to this list. 🔥🔥🔥

[@patricesankara3081]

Percee is nice. A man to praise is my favorite, I enjoy that album a lot.

[@TheRealPerceeP1]

@@patricesankara3081 Thanks for the love and support! 🙏🏾💯

[@owensmith2137]

Your album is a masterpiece and your career deserves more attention. 🎤👑

[@TheRealPerceeP1]

@@owensmith2137 Thanks for the love and support!Feel free to share my channel with like minded individuals especially my playlist titled Percee P Songs and Features. 🙏🏾💯

[@owensmith2137]

@@TheRealPerceeP1 Thanks man. I don't think I have ever seen an artist like you who is as humble and down to earth as you. God bless. 🙏🏻

[@YAVETHable]

J Dilla and Madlib both samples the same song: Diana in the Autumn Wind by Gap Magione but used the first part of the song while Dilla used the motif

[@socillizt4life]

Lootpacks debut album ‘Soundpieces:Da Antidote’ is still my favourite madlib produced album & one of,if not my favourite production on ANY album of any style of music I’ve ever heard.Considering the amount of bona fide modern masterpieces this man has been the beatsmith for is no small praise!

[@rwzytoob31oct22]

You should have heard his early, EARLY joints when he was still shopping labels with Jack, Romes and, believe it or not, Kankick. He been way ahead of this time since '92 (when I first met him and the crew).

[@justins.7316]

That Raid beat is unreal

[@Drift4Drifters]

My favorite material from Madlib are the more experimental with 70s soul reference, like The Official and some interludes.

[@010les]

from the top of my head quasimoto - astronaut, unseen, the front and seasons jaylib - heavy madvillain - monkey suite, accordion, meat grinder, eye freddie gibbs - robes, uno, crime pays, education, 2nd half of fake names lootpack - whenimondemic chrome children - all i know, raw heat, no $ no toke, chrome dreams dudley purkins - seperate ways oh no - wtf talib - soon the new day (og beat not the one with nora jones) and these are all just collabs let alone all the unnamed beats on raw cakes he released over the years making up a top 10 for this man seems pretty much impossible

[@Solarisxx]

crime pays shoulda been there at least

[@owensmith2137]

Throwback Rap Attack

[@keanuismyfather7477]

Bruh idk I thought Meat Grinder would be on here omg that beat makes me lose control of my body lol. Also Figaro, Curls too dang Madvillainy got soooo many bangers

[@roke4874]

Fr Rip MF DOOM

[@craigr4763]

You not think Rhinestone Cowboy is sick? Also love Raid, Money Folder, ALL CAPS... Damn. What an album... RIP DOOM xxx

[@raymondgracie2592]

My Top 5 Hip-Hop Producers: 1. The Bomb Squad (Shocklee Bros) 2. JustBlaze 3. Pete Rock 4. Premo 5. Dr. Dre

[@sevendsdirector4661]

need some dilla and q tip bro

[@raymondgracie2592]

@@sevendsdirector4661 yessir .. those are greats for sure!!!

[@BLACK_MikeHammer]

@ Raymond Garcia Bruh Bomb Squad you took it waaaay back to Cube's first solo LP, Amerikkka's Most Wanted. Maybe from top to bottom was the beat produced album of the 90's... Props for bringing them into the mix,✊🏿✊🏿

[@joneseybaby8124]

@@BLACK_MikeHammer Bomb Squad coined their sound with the Public Enemy projects back in the late 80’s. Those boy were SOMETHING.

[@AMNRAH]

"now I want EVERYBODY to clap yo hands in THIS place......cah cah cuz when I'm on the mic I like to speak freely" the only thing I can critique about this God is that I wish he added keys of various kinds and other instrumentation of his own laid over the crazy samples he put forth (to give it more texture), but that's about it...

[@Solarisxx]

no crime pays off freddie gibbs bandana? that beat is a standout

[@owensmith2137]

Not as good as Percaverance

[@Solarisxx]

@@owensmith2137 ill check it out......dunno if i heard that one.

[@owensmith2137]

@@Solarisxx it’s an album

[@vinnie4538]

Rhinestone Cowboy & Deeper

[@craigr4763]

Yaaas! Someone else other than me who mentioned Rhinestone Cowboy...

[@thedeeprot]

big up

[@timader3104]

How to turn a comment section into an absolute massacre: top 10 madlib beats

[@Dani-ff6gq]

so many beats to choose from, but if I had to make my own list, I would add Killin’ It and Whenimondamic. those beats are so ill.

[@ronaldchandler5326]

This beat conductor got to many gems to say top ten word

[@masetheautochton2293]

Timbo need to be in this list y'all

[@rogermoore27]

3:29 - excellent

[@FlipNewYork718]

I have to say deeper is my favorite beat of his

[@davidlee8097]

No way to do a madlib top ten. I love the effort but he’s a musical genius and has a massive catalog of unique art. To me he one of the best musical artists ever rip j dilla & mf doom.

[@YAH_ONLY]

This man deserves a part II & III

[@anthonycooper6579]

Microphone Mathematics seems like a major nod to Premo & Pete Rock from Madlib the Bad Kid & carries through to all the Jazz - Funk - Soul - World Music flavours that are drawn on, put in the pot and served with extra unseen seasoning.... also there’s a few beats on Bandana that have more life Money Folder surely

[@craigr4763]

Nah man c'mon... I don't think anything from Bandana tops Money Folder. I think it's poor taste to suggest otherwise. And I'm not a rigid old head or anything... I just don't rate Bandana that highly. Microphone Mathematics is sick though. 'Closer' is a brilliant spin on the Doris sample too...

[@Surreal530_]

I wish I could find the full version of Defari - Say It Twice (Madlib remix). That would go in my top ten. But, so far only found the shorter version from The Madlib Remixes 1997-2007 (J Rocc Mixtape).

[@asfasgagscanal]

Movie finale It's one of the best beats ever made.

[@samsevan]

This needs a 3 part series just for madlib alone

[@id9356]

wheres low class conspiracy, that beat is fire

[@sevendsdirector4661]

i love the beat instrumentals from madvilliany especially the last one “supervillan theme”

[@Burgerkween4]

His beats make me so relaxed

[@mateoortega820]

Movie Finale 💥👌🏿

[@caltreloar9328]

Some nice ones

[@omarciano42]

All the beats he did for Mind Fusion 1 remixes are amazing, specially the Outsidaz one.

[@doppewaxy282]

I'mma producer,so I think,flankly speaking it would be wisest for other producer,to get in,and try to chop some Technics,from these legendary figure,and try coming up with some hot banger,to my opinions there are a lot to learn from them.much love from East Africa Tanzania🇹🇿.

[@ellington7013]

Champion sound and answers should be on there

[@bearfootsoldiervideo]

Bomb from Piñata has one of the best beats I’ve ever heard

[@YourGenericBrownGuy]

My Top 5 Producers of all Time: 5: Dr Dre 4. Q - Tip 3. Pete Rock 2. J Dilla 1. Madlib

[@thejza9910]

Bro where’s Rza

[@khxnbeats]

No Alchemist?

[@YourGenericBrownGuy]

hmm i made this comment before i knew who alchemist was, i would switch dre out for doom, and q tip out for alchemist

[@MindsetHalo]

Ye?

[@Lonewolf_665]

Yuck

[@emmanuelmedina5535]

I was expecting at least one track from Percee P's "Perseverance" album. So many 🔥 beats on that.

[@owensmith2137]

Facts. So underated and better than all his recent work

[@TheRealPerceeP1]

👍🏾✊🏾

[@viktorvaughn9766]

I like album Mad Neighbor, especially "Get Money" "Birds".

[@L_Boogie2]

Harold's is too wavy 🌊🌊 🌊 Nothing from Bandana tho???? 🤨

[@emmanuelmedina5535]

Or from Perseverance.

[@Nemo71340]

100 percent my favorite producer of all time

[@MrSwish702]

Movie finale 🔥🔥

[@ruqone]

The Mission is my personal favorite from him. Gunnlib 2nd.

[@kincamell]

Happy Bornday to Madlib.

[@clarkthakuria]

Madlib top 10 is impossible because all these deserve it but I also think uno thuggin lakers eye curls bistro sickfit road of the lonely catchin the vibe and good day could’ve been a top 10 on it’s own

[@user-jn1yb6ct3d]

A beast !!

[@williamHenderson33]

Hiphopheads we here🤜🏾💯

[@benwhitaker6755]

look yall, bro cant put all your favorite beats...its a TOP 10 (top being subjective)

[@jerrymartinez5886]

A old school homilies in high school stand up dude and a genius party alot in the ox 805

[@Rafael.Bernardino.]

Top 100 would be tough.

[@michaeltukes6757]

My favorite beat is Rhineston Cowboy. Beautifully done

[@antwaanhemisphere7956]

Good to see bro bro doing his thing….go way back to poisonous records in Hollywood…rockin the mic with psycho realm and a whole bunch others..we were havin fun straight luvin hip hop…peace ✅

[@user-fp8fv9qq5e]

Mos Def feat Slick Rick - Audiotorium ! 🚀

[@GSTURKENSTYLE]

Top 5

[@EzeICE]

Definition of Ill sounds like a Preemo beat. The kicks and the cadence.

[@pauliederon]

When I heard raid , I didn’t know to either jump up and down or to stand in memory lane 🌤️

[@chisaways1465]

This is pure inspiration

[@MsBoondocks12]

YOU BETTER HAVE A JOINT OFF OF FREDDIE GIBBS "PINATA". WHOLE ALBUM 🔥

[@buckbumble]

Half the battle with being a great beat maker is having a great ear. Madlib has that down. No one better than him right now. However, Dilla had the rhythm and the groove. No one did it like Dilla. Madlib will make you nod your head, but Dilla will make you move your feet.

[@sqcphill4541]

... interesting

[@GrimeDiesel]

💯💯

[@toeless_ant7688]

I still think madlib the goat

[@itsmvrik]

Distant Land should have been here!

[@iuseturnsignals]

Just a fwi, Logic made a song praising Madlib called “Quasi”

[@c55411]

Dame Grease

[@ReneFranco86]

My favorite madlib's beat is flowers.

[@dynamic9016]

Master producer..

[@rod752]

Nice! Money folder #1

[@iMaradonaa]

Movie finale is beautiful

[@psychicmelt9993]

anything and everything from madvillainy, yes money folder rules but i prefer curls or figaro of rhinestone cowboy to be honest.

[@jce34me]

S*** got real here... This is precisely were producers began to distinguish between doers and dusters. You diggin' in the crates or you're not. That simple... maintain and redefine the tradition.

[@hooks36]

Should have added "Solitude" produced for Dudley Perkins (Declaime). But you can't really make a top 10 list for Madlib. So many good joints it's impossible to list them.

[@deedaartyst]

Whut about his mad-villiany SHYTZ, those were my fav from HIM?

[@GoldK4L]

Have you been through his whole discography or just Madvilliany?

[@baseballschoolberlin2890]

Jeeeeez, Kids been blessed

[@bupoe4796]

Whenimondamic was my favorite song on Tony Hawk Pro Skater 4!!!!!

[@nepheschtaanprodorhomies8338]

Madlib is great!!!

[@julioking625]

How is Giannis and Survival Test not on this list?

[@nega2k6]

Whenimondamic

[@picejumbo]

Harold's & Freddie Gibbs!

[@perrinpartee557]

Think how many he has unreleased on hard drives

[@epixstarxxv]

Auditorium not being here is a crime

[@nicholasdasilva9]

Madlib is the best producer of all time and this shows why

[@OTISDAPRODUCER]

2:36 Is just stupid 🔥🔥🔥, Madlib Made A J Dilla Type Beat🎛️

[@Rain88K]

Piñata and High off Piñata are definitely top 10

[@GoldK4L]

Fancy Clown is up there

[@leoarnstein9444]

Accordion

[@jamielee954]

Fancy Clown/Deeper

[@lordquas1550]

deeper for sure. Bistro was neat too. such a vibe

[@reefb4364]

Didn’t know he did definition of ill- thats my shit🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@emmanuelmedina5535]

Such a sick beat transitioning into another dope beat.

[@Man_eee]

805 Represent.

[@reinhardtp9072]

this was some good shit fr

[@PhonyGameCommunity22]

A splendid producer overall.

[@d.c.4lifeking602]

Underared!!!!!

[@curtmartin1785]

Auditorium needs to be here over Harolds, imo.

[@julianedwards3630]

this list feels impossible to make

[@tavencio879]

No All Caps?

[@Beatgrade]

thought about that

[@47fortyseven47]

Generic ass choice for a top 10

[@bigTTTTT]

/UNWANTED/ nothing generic about any Madlib beat. Hater.

[@47fortyseven47]

picking all caps for a top 10 is generic

[@WhoaNellyJake]

All Caps gotta be in there 😳