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Medicine Show No. 1: Before the Verdict
Hip-Hop · 2009 · 17 tracks · 59m

Medicine Show No. 1: Before the Verdict

Madlib

Gritty Detroit lyricism meets hazy California psychedelia. A collection of raw remixes and dusty loops that feel like a lost transmission from a basement studio.

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It's like a gritty detective movie soundtracked by the best beat-maker in the world.

A tense, late-night urban crawl that balances street-level aggression with psychedelic soul.

Medicine Show No. 1: Before the Verdict · vs · Madlib
Social Commentary+2.1σ

The writing leans far further into social commentary than the rest of the catalogue.

Tracklist · 17 Tracks · 59m
01
Arraignment (intro)
2:23
02
Ode to the Ghetto (OJ Simpson remix)
3:05
03
Yikes (OJ Simpson remix)
4:16
04
Further
1:50
05
Lucky Guy
6:07
06
Pigs (OJ Simpson remix)
3:15
07
Life Goes By
3:46
08
Get Bitches (OJ Simpson remix)
3:09
09
The Exclusive
2:12
10
Robbery (OJ Simpson remix)
4:12
11
Kill 'em (OJ Simpson remix)
3:35
12
The Paper
1:28
13
I Must Love You (OJ Simpson remix)
5:54
14
Looking for Trouble
4:23
15
Young Guns
2:48
16
My Moment (OJ Simpson remix)
2:57
17
American Dream & Future (OJ Simpson remix)
4:02
Moments Worth Waiting For
The heavy, distorted bassline on 'Pigs' that feels like it's physically pushing against the speakers.
The way the soulful vocal loop on 'I Must Love You' fights through a thick layer of tape hiss.
The abrupt, jarring transition from the courtroom intro into the neck-snapping drums of track 2.
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