Summary from 17 ratings
On Rate.fm, fans have rated Madlib’s catalog across 18 albums from 17 opinions, with an overall average of 7.7/10. The top-rated Madlib album is Sound Ancestors (2021) with a 8.1/10 average from 7 ratings, followed by Shades of Blue: Madlib Invades Blue Note and WLIB AM: King of the Wigflip. The discography on Rate.fm spans 2003 to 2023. Please Set Me At Ease (feat. Medaphoar) ranks as the highest-rated Madlib song on Rate.fm with a 8.9/10 average.
Sound Ancestors
“hip-hop visionary tells wondrous stories in sound”
Shades of Blue: Madlib Invades Blue Note
“Listening to Madlib's music, I'm reminded of the Black radical maestros responsible for some of the outermost-limits music-making of the past half-century: Sun Ra, George Clinton, Lee "Scratch" Perry-- it's an elite club, but by no means an exclusive one. What sets these artists apart from their contemporaries and/or imitators is the fact that their effortless, genuine material occupyies the fring”
Beat Konducta, Vol. 5-6: Dil Cosby & Dil Withers Suite
“Madlib pays tribute to the late J Dilla, a producer with whom he created the classic Champion Sound.”