Madvillain

𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙤𝙣𝙡𝙮 𝙨𝙩𝙪𝙙𝙞𝙤 𝙖𝙡𝙗𝙪𝙢 𝙗𝙮 𝙈𝙖𝙙𝙫𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙖𝙞𝙣 (𝙈𝙁 𝘿𝙊𝙊𝙈 & 𝙈𝙖𝙙𝙡𝙞𝙗), 𝙬𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙡𝙮 𝙝𝙖𝙞𝙡𝙚𝙙 𝙖𝙨 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙜𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙝𝙞𝙥-𝙝𝙤𝙥 𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙧𝙙𝙨 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙢𝙖𝙙𝙚, returns in a deluxe 45 RPM edition with upgraded packaging and masterful new cut by Bernie Grundman.

Originally released in 2004, Madvillainy became an instant cult classic—an underground milestone where MF DOOM’s unmatched wordplay and surreal imagery collided with Madlib’s crate-digging genius and off-kilter production. Built from fragments of rare jazz, soul, library records, cartoons, and film dialogue, the beats are dense yet spacious, always leaving room for DOOM’s cryptic rhymes to unfold in unpredictable ways.

Tracks like “Accordion,” “All Caps,” and “Figaro” became touchstones for a new era of hip-hop, inspiring a generation of producers and MCs while cementing the duo’s reputation as pioneers of experimental yet deeply rooted rap. The album’s brevity, with its rapid-fire vignettes and lack of filler, only enhanced its mythic aura.

This reissue gives Madvillainy the treatment it deserves: audiophile 180g double vinyl cut at 45 RPM, housed in a deluxe gatefold jacket with full lyrics and rice paper inners. Two decades on, it remains inexhaustibly brilliant—forward-thinking yet timeless, a record that changed the course of hip-hop.