This is an obscure but incredible album, and amazingly hardly ever mentioned when it comes to best-ever Hip Hop instrumental albums – or even best-ever Hip Hop albums, period. DJ Q-Bert - Demolition Pumpkin Squeeze Musik (1994) This beautiful reinterpretation of the classic 60’s and 70’s Blue note era leads to a Hip Hop-jazz fusion that deserves a place in any music lovers collection. Everything works, down to the stunning cover art and jacket, which is brimming with Madlib’s homage to Blue Note and the era. The result is a tasteful masterpiece of an album. Shades of Blue has Madlib remixing music from the archives of Blue Note Records, the famed jazz label.
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His Mind Fusion and Beat Konducta series are overall excellent, but the true jewel in the crown of his instrumental solo releases has to Shades Of Blue. Under his own name, he dropped A LOT of quality instrumentals. Not to mention his work on the boards for artists like Talib Kweli, Percee P, Guilty Simpson, Freddie Gibbs and many many others. His collaborations with MF DOOM as Madvillain and J Dilla as Jaylib are universally recognized as classics, and his work as part of Lootpack and as Quasimoto has led to some unforgettable Hip Hop as well. Critically-acclaimed underground Hip Hop producer, MC, and DJ Madlib has been responsible for so many incredible pieces of music it’s hard to list them.
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