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reference to his deep voice), so he decided to slow his recorder down, rap slowly, then speed the recording back up to produce Lord Quas' distinctive high-pitched sound. Quasimoto's lyrics frequently address themes such as violence and drug use in a comedic fashion, and the character of Lord Quas has been interpreted as a satirical take on
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Lord Quas. Lord Quas is known for his high-pitched voice, which often interacts with Madlib's regular voice. Quasimoto was conceived of one day in the studio, when Madlib decided to rap to his own beats. Madlib did not like the sound of his voice (his friends in Oxnard call him "Barry White" in
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Madlib's original idea for his character was to make him an "unknown person or entity", hence the title of Quasimoto's debut album,
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In an interview, Madlib said that the atmosphere and sound on the Quasimoto albums owe much to the work of
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Logo used on Micrphone Mathematics 12-inch single (1999) and The Further Adventures of Lord Quas LP (2005)
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album in 1998, on the song "Styles Crews Flows Beats". Later, Madlib put out Quasimoto's debut album,
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in 2005, continuing his distinctive style of high pitched rhymes and unorthodox samples.
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Madlib performing in San Francisco in 2018 with Lord Quas drawn next to him
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For the character from The Hunchback of Notre Dame, see
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and MF DOOM. The album cover features a reference to
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Oxnard, California
Alternative hip hop
psychedelic rap
trip hop
instrumental hip hop
Stones Throw Records
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gangsta-rap
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