Top tracks — play these first
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Stomping Gamay Start here — accessible entry with immediate hook
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Rubato Love — Opening with a delicate interplay of jazz-inflected samples, this track sets a contemplative tone that resonates throughout the album's exploration of love.
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Anointed Soul — This track showcases Madlib's signature blending of genres, combining soulful melodies with intricate rhythms, encapsulating the album’s core theme of spiritual elevation.
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WITH YHWH LOVE. — The closing track serves as an emotional culmination of the album’s themes, featuring heartfelt instrumentation and profound lyrical reflections on love and divinity.
Is this for you?
Good fit if you like
- dynamic emotional journeys
- short, immersive listening sessions
- interludes for reflective pauses
- wave-like pacing experiences
Where this album fits
- In the catalog
- Critical Peak — Explores ambitious spiritual themes, showcasing Madlib's innovative production quality.
- Themes
- spiritual exploration· jazz-infused introspection· soulful connection
- Career context
- In 2024, Madlib released YHWH Is Love as his first full-length project since the acclaimed Sound Ancestors in 2021. This album marks a continuation of his innovative approach to hip-hop, showcasing the artist's growth while exploring themes of love and spirituality deeply rooted in his musical identity. At this stage, Madlib remains a pivotal figure in modern hip-hop, influencing countless artists with his unique sound.
- Stylistic neighbors
- J Dilla· MF DOOM· Flying Lotus
Tracklist
- 1 Rubato Love 1:56
- 2 Stomping Gamay Start here 4:53
- 3 Otis’ Tambourine 4:29
- 4 ALL THINGS... 3:43
- 5 Anointed Soul 3:09
- 6 Karriem’s Bolero 4:38
- 7 JMU’s Voyage 0:31
- 8 Six 8ight (Interlude) 4:25
- 9 The Clappers Cousin 3:24
- 10 Massamba Afundance 3:02
- 11 e11even (Interlude) 1:00
- 12 WITH YHWH LOVE. 5:01
- 13 Boppin’ 3:39
- 14 Seven Mile to Oxnard 3:26
If this landed
Records by other artists that run on the same instinct.
Reference: Wikipedia · MusicBrainz · Wikidata
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