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.

Unpacks the complex layers of Madvillainy, the 2004 classic collaborative LP between producer Madlib and rapper MF DOOM, whose success both relied on and rejected the tendencies of the social media age

About the Author
Will Hagle is a writer from Champaign who lives in Los Angeles.

Reviews
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 *



Book Information
ISBN 9781501389238
Author Will Hagle
Format Paperback
Page Count 160
Imprint Bloomsbury Academic USA
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing Plc