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We have lots to peak your interest this music Monday with news of Canadian RnB crooner The Weeknd's new LP entitled Beauty Behind The Madness , the video for Kendrick Lamar's stellar tune Alright and a link to stream Madlib's Mind Fusion: African Earwax (Mixtape). The Weeknd: Announces New Album - 'Beauty Behind The Madness' With "Can't Feel My Face" continuing ascension up the charts, RnB star The Weeknd took to Twitter last week to officially announce the release of his long awaited LP entitled Beauty Behind The Madness . The album follows his 2013 full-length debut Kiss Land and any long time fans can except more forlorn lyrics and RnB hooks from the Canadian singer. Still no word yet on the full track list but we do know the LP will drop on August 28 via XO and Republic. Kendrick Lamar: Alright - Music Video Kendrick Lamar has dropped the accompanying video to his song Alright, one of the definite highlights of the triumphant To Pimp a ...

Otis Jackson Jr. (born October 24, 1973 in Oxnard, California), known professionally as Madlib , is a Los Angeles-based DJ, multi-instrumentalist, rapper, and music producer. Known under a plethora of pseudonyms, he is one of the most prolific and critically acclaimed hip hop producers of the 2000s and has collaborated with a myriad of hip hop artists, including MF DOOM (as Madvillain), and the late J Dilla (as Jaylib). Madlib has described himself as a "DJ first, producer second, and MC last,"[1][2] and he has done several projects as a DJ, mixer, or remixer. In 2003, Madlib announced two collaborative projects. Working with the late hip hop producer J Dilla, the duo known as Jaylib released Champion Sound. The other was Madlib's collaboration with rapper MF DOOM, known together as Madvillain. The 2004 Madvillainy album was highly anticipated and well-received, topping many critics' year-end lists.[7] The 2005 Quasimoto album, The Further Adventures...

Legendary Hip Hop producer Madlib brought his Medicine Show to Europe earlier this month along with tour mates, J Rocc and Freddie Gibbs and even hooking up with his famed partner in rhyme, the metal faced DOOM for the London leg of the tour. The tour breezed through Frankfurt, Berlin, London, Paris, Moscow and St Petersburg treating concert-goers to a plethora of different hip hop styles. From J. Rocc and his classic hip hop styling to Freddie Gibbs and his braggadocious gangsta rap and of course the ringmaster Madlib and his unique and quirky sampling style.  The whole tour was sponsored by European streetwear heavyweights Carhartt who have a penchant for working with some of the best and brightest creative people the world over and Madlib is no exception. Madlib was born into a musical family, with both his parents being accomplished session musicians in Los Angeles. He first came to prominence in the mid 90's with his production for LA based hip hop grou...