Mind Altering Demented Lessons In Beats

Otis Jackson, Jr. might be the busiest man in hip hop.
I have been listening to a lot of alternative hip hop lately, which means I have invariably heard Jackson in many of his various guises.
The Oxnard, Calif. native records and produces others under such aliases as Madlib, Jaylib (a collaboration with the late J Dilla), Madvillain (a collaboration with MF Doom), Quasimoto and Yesterday's New Quintet -- a jazz combo in which Jackson plays all of the instruments.
Jackson's background would seem to make music an obvious vocation. His father, Otis Jackson, Sr., fronted R&B bands and played in bands for Tina Turner, Bobby "Blue" Bland and others. His mother, Sinesca Jackson, is a folk/blues songwriter. His uncle, Jon Faddis, is a trumpeter who played with Dizzy Gillespie.
I love the Madlib creations, in part, because Jackson has such an affinity for sampling jazz. He even remixed some Blue Note classics as the album "Shades of Blue."
Check the liner notes on underground rap or alternative hip hop albums, and you'll probably see "Madlib" listed.
I have been checking the notes on my CDs, and he is everywhere.