Madvillainy (2LP Vinyl)

MF DOOM and Madlib are Madvillain. The two met in 2002 and soon began working on Madvillainy which would be finished over the next year and released in 2004. The album went against the grain of all popular conventions in contemporary hip-hop: short songs, dirty sound, no choruses, and with lyrical themes which were not always clear to everyone on first listen.

The album received the highest critical praise of a hip-hop album released in 2004, and years later has continued to generate interest and controversy. The producer and MC both did was what completely natural to them at the time, turning the formula of popular rap at the time on its head with an album that is both unique and true to its influences.

Did I forget to mention that it's totally brilliant? And that every hip hop home should have one? After all, it's got more soul than a sock with a hole...