And he gave me the demo tape, and we went to the car to peep his demo tape out.
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So, Cracker Jack, him, Kankick, DJ Romes… All them dudes was at this party and they was rapping’ and sh*t, but it wasn’t like they were rapping’ on the stage, they was just rapping’ in a circle or something…whatever. Tash adds, “It all started with a cassette tape with Madlib ‘cause I found him in a party in Oxnard, California. There’s a lot of people we put on too that just didn’t make it.” We discover talent, and we put them in the position to do better for themselves,” says producer/DJ E-Swift, who cut his teeth on early King T LPs. In an interview with 247HH, The Liks spoke about putting Lootpack, including a young Otis Jackson, Jr. The Mystery of Madlib Revealed In His Most In-Depth Video Interview For a time, the collective of affiliates became The Likwit Crew, which included King T, Xzibit, Defari, Phil Da Agony, and others. In 1993, Madlib’s group, The Lootpack, debuted on Tha Alkaholiks’ 21 & Over LP, care of “Turn The Party Out” (embedded below).įor Madlib, Wildchild, and DJ Romes, roles would continue on 1995’s Coast II Coast and 1997’s Likwidation. While Gangsta Gibbs’ journey dates back to the mid-2000s, Madlib’s credits date back more than 25 years.
The Keep Cool/RCA Records album is a benchmark release in both artists’ discography. Madlib & Freddie Gibbs have made one of 2019’s best Hip-Hop albums in the form of Bandana.