Both Madlib and Guilty Simpson [click to read] have had reputations for unique collaborative group albums. Madlib delivered both the free download Liberation [click to read] with Talib Kweli, as well as the seminal mark of J Dilla‘s arrival in the west coast Hip Hop scene, Champion Sound [click to read], by the Jaylib name. Guilty Simpson recently joined Black Milk and Sean Price as Random Axe, a super-group with a rumored fourth quarter album en route.
Today it was revealed that the Oxnard, California producer/emcee and the Detroit veteran emcee are uniting to form O.J. Simpson, with a forthcoming album coming of the same name. The announcement came with an audio leak “Coroner’s Music” [click to listen]. Stones Throw Records represenatives warned, via press release, that the group, nor their content bares any resemblance to the controversial NFL star football player and onetime murder suspect. The name comes from Otis Jackson, Jr. (Madlib‘s government name) initials combined with Guilty Simpson‘s last name.
The album is coming this year, with confirmed features from Elzhi, Strong Arm Steady and more.
Last year, Madlib produced extensively on Guilty Simpson‘s solo debut Ode To The Ghetto [click to read].
