Madlib
Beat Konducta Vol. 1-2: Movie Scenes
Release Date: Mar 21, 2006
Genre(s): Rap
Record label: Stones Throw
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Album Review: Beat Konducta Vol. 1-2: Movie Scenes by Madlib
Excellent, Based on 2 Critics
Based on rating 8/10
Madlib is a man who cannot sit still. He's always producing beats for himself or for one of the numerous groups he's associated with. The CD version of Beat Konducta, Vol. 1-2 (in 2005 Vol. 1 was released on vinyl, and the Vol. 2 LP came out with the CD) is one of the few solo projects under his ….
Opinion: Mediocre
Madlib must be the busiest man in hip hop. Quasimoto, Lootpack, Bluenote’s Shades of Blue, Jaylib and Madvillain: the collaborative nature of the underground has taken Otis Jackson Jr. and his beats to places he never would have traveled alone. Unfortunately, this single disc round-up of both volumes of his Beat Konducta solo instrumentals won’t add anything substantial to his upward trajectory.