A biography for Madlibhasn’t been written yet.
“I search for records that I've found on YouTube. If I can't get the record it doesn't matter to me, I'll bump the YouTube rip.”
“It's not easy to sound like Dilla, but you can make beats like Dilla with your computer, so that's why everybody sounds like Dilla.”
“I don't talk in front of people.”
“Dudes I work with have to be like-minded to where I just hand them a beat that has a chorus and they can do with them what they gotta do. If they can't do that, I usually don't work with 'em.”
“I'm quiet, so people might think I'm a mute.”
“I studied jazz at home with my grandparents. They always had jazz dudes at the house, but I didn't study formally. I just hung around a lot of musicians.”
“I'm a laid back dude, I don't really get excited.”
“Sometimes I will slow down the beat for one bar on purpose, just to see if the rapper can adapt his flow and stay on beat.”
“My whole thing is that I make music regardless. Regardless of everything around me, I'll always make music.”
“Not anyone can rap to my beats.”
“I'm a man of few words.”
“Past, present, and future is where I'm at.”
“The equipment doesn't matter, it's the vibe you put into it. If the music sounds good, music sounds good.”
“I like white wine, Riesling.”
“You have to work how you work.”
“I don't do selfies.”
“Embryo is one of my favorite groups ever.”
“I'm constantly buying records.”
“I'm all about the music.”
“Basically my whole life is music, that's all I do 24-7.”