There are a few producers in hip hop that have as much combined skill and mystery attached to their name as IMAKEMADBEATS. The enigmatic, faceless man behind the boards has built his reputation on an obsessive dedication to his craft, a mad scientist-like approach to tweaking samples, drums, and live instruments, and a signature sound that’s put listeners in the emergency room with severely broken necks.

While most people first became aware of IMAKEMADBEATS from his 2009 collaborative project, The Transcontinental with Oxnard rhyme- Slinger Roc C, the story of the demented hip hop recluse - also known as NeMO - runs much deeper.

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