Madlib - Medicine Show #5 The History Of The Loop Digga [2LP]

Tracklist:

A1 Warning (Intro)    
A2 Static Invazion    
A3 Stakeout    
A4 Rapper X Radio    
A5 Last Day's Music    
A6 Nothing From Nothing    
A7 Episode VII    
A8 Episode VIII    
A9 Episode IX    
A10 Episode X    
B1 Episode XI    
B2 Episode XII    
B3 Episode XIII    
B4 Episode XIV    
B5 Episode XV    
B6 Episode XVI    
B7 Episode XVII    
B8 Episode XVIII    
C1 Episode XIX    
C2 Episode XX    
C3 Further Adventures Of Walkman Flavor    
C4 Episode XXII    
C5 Episode XXIII    
C6 Episode XXIV    
C7 Episode XXV    
C8 Episode XXVI    
D1 EpisodeXXVII    
D2 Live From Outer Space    
D3 Real Days    
D4 C.D.P. Assassins Pt. 1    
D5 C.D.P. Assassins Pt. 2 & 3    
D6 C.D.P. Assassins Pt. 4    
D7 C.D.P. Assassins Pt. 5    
D8 C.D.P. Assassins Pt. 6

Back in the 90's, "beat tapes," as a Hip Hop producer's demo-reel is now quaintly referred to, were literally that: cassette tapes of beats that a producer made either for himself, his friends, or for potential collaborators. As you can imagine, Madlib made a bunch of 'em in the days between his early productions for the Alkaholiks (circa '92) and the release of his Quasimoto album (2000) - after which he took a couple of years off of the beats to focus on making jazz music with his fictional five piece, Yesterdays New Quintet. This collection of beats showcases the way that Madlib's early Hip Hop demos were filtered out to his friends and associates and provides an opportunity for a unique view into Madlib's working process: these beats, often free-styled on whatever machine he had at the ready, were picked up by rappers over a period of many years.

A must buy for any true underground hip hop head.. One of the best loopa that we digga.