Madlib on Keeping it Simple

Welcome to Make Daily! This email contains an idea, reflection, and a simple action you can take to improve your life today.

Idea 💡

"The equipment doesn't matter, it's the vibe you put into it. If the music sounds good, music sounds good."

— Madlib

Reflection 🤔

"We focus on strategy, planning, or tools and lose sight of the most important thing: how we feel about what we are making."

It's easy to complicate things.

We focus on strategy, planning, or tools and lose sight of the most important thing: how we feel about what we are making.

You can do all the preparation you want, but if your work doesn't have soul, no one will care for very long.

Action ✅

Make your work more like play today.

Creator Fact 👤

Madlib is one of the most influential producers in hip-hop and has collaborated with artists like Kanye West, Pusha T, Freddie Gibbs, Erykah Badu, and MF Doom.

Madlib produces hundreds of beats a week. The vast majority of will never be heard publicly.

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