About this record
2025 EU Repress
Originally put out in 2008, WLIB AM: King of the Wigflip is a genre-hopping beat odyssey from acclaimed producer Madlib, wrapping up the legendary BBE Beat Generation series. The album imagines a late-night pirate radio broadcast on WLIB AM, hosted by the enigmatic Beat Konducta himself. With Madlib at the helm, the record dives into a dense collage of jazz, soul, hip-hop, funk, and psychedelia — all filtered through his raw, lo-fi aesthetic.
The album features a wide cast of collaborators, from MF Doom and Guilty Simpson to Talib Kweli and Georgia Anne Muldrow, blending vocal tracks with instrumental beat sketches and interludes. It’s a sonic patchwork that feels spontaneous and analog — a celebration of crate-digging culture and the art of musical mischief.
Whether it's laid-back grooves, thumping boom-bap, or spaced-out textures, WLIB AM delivers a unique radio-theater-meets-mixtape experience only Madlib could conjure.
The New Resident
Blow the Horns on 'Em (feat. Guilty Simpson)
The Plan (feat. Georgia Anne Muldrow)
Tension
Gamble on Ya Boy (feat. Defari)
The Ox (805) (feat. MED & Poke)
All Virtue
Duck Soup
The Thang-Thang (feat. Prince Po)
Heat (feat. Roc C)
Smoke Break
The Way That I Live (feat. Stacy Epps)
Blindfold Test #10 (He Don’t Play)
Ugly Truth (feat. Frank-N-Dank)
Money Hugger (feat. Guilty Simpson & Strong Arm Steady)
Drinks Up! (feat. J-Rocc)
Take That Money (feat. Roc C)
L.A. to Detroit (feat. DJ Romes)
The Loop Digga’s Revenge (Remix)
Broken Dreams (feat. M.E.D.)
In the Streets (feat. Quasimoto)
I Want It Back (feat. Freddie Foxxx)
Real Eyes (feat. M.E.D. & J-Rocc)
Lifetime (feat. Karriem Riggins)
Go! (feat. Guilty Simpson)
What Can U Tell Me (feat. Dudley Perkins)
Outro / Cold One
- Artist
- Madlib
- Format
- LP
- Genre
- Hip-Hop / Rap
- Released
- 11 July 2025
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