Madlib confirms he’s “finishing” work on new Mac Miller album

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Madlib has confirmed that he has numerous new projects underway including a new Mac Miller album that is near completion.The producer sat down for a rare broadcast interview with Sway In The Morning, revealing that he’s almost ready to share a new album that features the music of the late musician.“Right now I’m finishing up the Mac Miller album,” he told the show’s host, later confirming that it’s the same project that he’d hinted at previously.According to Madlib, work on the upcoming LP first began “years ago”, however he has only recently gained the blessing from Miller’s estate.

Miller died in September 2018 following an accidental overdose. He was 26 years old.Elsewhere in the interview, Madlib – whose real name is Otis Jackson Jr. – also confirmed that he is in the process of working on a new Erykah Badu album and a new project involving California rapper Planet Asia.

No details involving the albums’ titles or release dates have been announced yet.Last month, Madlib joined forces with Talib Kweli for a sequel to their collaborative 2007 album ‘Liberation’.

Released on March 6, ‘Liberation 2’ featured a posthumous contribution by Miller as well as guest appearances from Q-Tip, Wildchild, Roc Marciano and Westside Gunn.In 2021 the rapper released the album ‘Sound Ancestors’ in a collaboration with DJ Four Tet.“I was listening to some of his new beats and studio sessions when I had the idea that it would be great to hear some of these ideas made into a Madlib solo album,” Four Tet said ahead of the release.