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WLIB AM: King of the Wigflip
Hip-Hop · 2008 · 24 tracks · 1h 4m

WLIB AM: King of the Wigflip

Madlib

A twenty-four track collage of dusty soul loops and jagged drum programming. It plays like a late-night radio broadcast from a parallel, funkier dimension.

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It's like flipping through the best radio station you've never actually found on the dial.

A restless, soulful urban collage that feels both nostalgic and experimental.

WLIB AM: King of the Wigflip · vs · Madlib
Rap+1.3σ

The vocals lean notably further into rap than the rest of the catalogue.

Tracklist · 24 Tracks · 1h 4m
01
The New Resident
1:34
02
Blow the Horns on 'em
2:33
03
The Plan, Part 1
2:38
04
Tension
1:32
05
Gamble on Ya Boy
4:37
06
The Ox (805)
2:57
07
All Virtue
1:49
08
Blinfold Test #10 (He Don't Play)
3:55
09
The Thang-Thang
3:03
10
Heat
3:57
11
Smoke Break
1:59
12
The Plan (reprise)
0:39
13
Life
1:32
14
Parklight
1:45
15
Yo Yo Affair, Parts 1 & 2
4:02
16
I Want It Back
2:54
17
Disco Dance
1:52
18
What It Do
3:36
19
Take That Money
3:55
20
Drinks Up!
2:49
21
The Way That I Live
4:10
22
Ratrace
2:05
23
Go!
3:07
24
Stop
1:10
Moments Worth Waiting For
The jarring transition into the heavy brass loop on Blow the Horns on 'em that feels like a physical wake-up call.
The way the drums on The Ox (805) feel slightly behind the beat, creating a hypnotic and lazy head-nod tension.
The sudden atmospheric shift during the Smoke Break interlude where the music dissolves into pure texture.
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