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• The lead single from The Grind Date is a diatribe about gold-diggers. The beat was supplied by the California-based producer, Madlib, who has also supplied assists on albums by Erykah Badu and Ghostface Killah. His collaboration with rapper MF DOOM, 2004's Madvillainy, was well-received, topping many critics' year-end lists. In addition, Madlib has released several hip hop records under the alter ego of Quasimoto, which are noted for the raised pitch of his voice as if he was inhaling helium.
• De La Soul's 1989 debut 3 Feet High and Rising was crucial to Madlib's own development, convincing him to sample from a broader pool of music. "I grew up on them dudes. That album actually changed my production. That's kind of where my whole style for Quasimoto came from," he told Spin magazine.