Madvillain – Madvillainy

MF Doom and Madlib team up to produce a modern hip-hop masterpiece. Short, sharp, knowing, irreverent and sonically rich, Madvillainy is a deliciously stoned, loosely-structured mess that manages to combine the best of both artists while standing apart and above anything either has done, before or since. Doom brings his inimitable loose, druggy flow and comic book aesthetic, while Madlib brings the jazzy textures and dark, nervy production: the result is the high point of both their careers. (Tim Groenland)