Madlib has a knack for finding obscure and eclectic samples. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
His beats have left me thinking, how did he find that sample?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n So, I decided to do what I do best \u2013 dig<\/em>. But instead of searching for samples, I searched for secrets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n What I found was surprising.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Madlib considers himself as more than “just a hip-hopper.” <\/p>\n\n\n\n “I used to only like hip-hop and jazz,” he said<\/a>. “Now I listen to everything. In my collection, you’ll see rock and classical, even house. I’m grown up now, you just don’t stay with the same shit.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n Thanks to his eclectic listening habits, Madlib has a wider range of inspiration to draw from when he makes beats.<\/p>\n\n\n\nHe listens to a wide range of music<\/h2>\n\n\n\n