The latest in Madlib’s Beat Konduta, this time, the Stones Throw luminary creates his two-part album as a tribute to the late J. Dilla. As always, Madlib brings a meticulous attention to detail and a wide range of musical influences to compose lush, visual tracks that express the artistic potential of hip-hop. Beat Konducta Vol. 5 & 6 is an instrumental affair, but Madlib’s strong jazz background always manifests itself in beats that are far more than just 4-bar loops played over and over again. His catalogue might be hard to keep track of with all the name changes, but Madlib by any other name is still just as sweet.
Love that title. Madlib is pretty much unstoppable.