Blunted Eccentric

So?
Madlib is a rapper/producer from LA. In 2000 he released an album by his brainchild/alter ego Quasimoto, The Unseen. Quasimoto is Madlib with a voice that’s speeded up by using tapes, which makes him sound like Q-Tip before his voice broke, on helium. He seems hyperactive and ready to burst, yet his rhymes are laid-back and his tone remains almost resolutely monotone with limited inflections. He still manages to dis all the relevant people (wack emcees, cops, shit record shops, junkies and gold diggin' females) in an inspired, intelligent and non-thuggish way.

The element that stands out most is the use of dialogue snippets. Using phrases from the likes of Redd Fox, the Last Poets, and Melvin Van Peebles records/movies helps establish an overall atmosphere. Sentences are finished by and tracks are punctuated with appropriate film samples.

His production generally mixes sparse loops of spoken samples with obscure funk and R&B overtones, grounded by tight, snappy beats. The Unseen, like other classic rap albums such as De La Soul’s Stakes Is High, Aceyalone’s A Book of Human Language, and the Beastie Boys’ Paul's Boutique, is far more than an assemblage of great beats and rhymes - it's a journey through a self-contained, imaginary world.

+++The above review was made using samples of different reviews I copypasted from the net+++

In 2002 Madlib was asked by British record lable Antidote to do a mixtape of old reggea from the Trojan catalogue. He agreed, and created the Blunted in the Bombshelter Mix which uses 45 tracks in a little under 65 minutes. Its feel is as disjointed as The Unseen, with little Macintosh voiced messages like “The studio is kinda cloudy. Weedsmoke.” sprinkled in the mix. It’s stoner music really. Track names like I Love Marijuana, Sensimelia and Space Flight could tell you that much. A nice companion piece to The Unseen, but it doesn’t hold the genius of that album. Might be a good way to get into reggea, though.

trying to pick a favorite track:
The Unseen:
“Bad Character”. Great spacey production, surreal rhymes. Short as a punk song at 1:55.

Blunted in the Bombshelter Mix:
“Lottery Spin” by Zap Pow. Plain crazy tune about the Jamaican Lottery. “And the balls have settled into the testicles.” [?]