Mike Ladd

Mike Ladd
Born	Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Origin	Paris, France
Genres	Hip hop
Occupation(s)	Rapper, producer
Years active	1997–present
Labels	Scratchie Records, Ozone Music, Likemadd Music, Big Dada, Definitive Jux, Studio !K7, Thirsty Ear, ROIR, Marathon of Dope
Associated acts	Vijay Iyer, Alexandre Pierrepont, Sleeping in Vilna, The Infesticons, The Majesticons, Anarchist Republic of Bzzz, Illtet

Mike Ladd is an American hip hop artist from Boston, Massachusetts.The Guardian described him as "the king of the hip-hop concept." He has released several collaborative albums with jazz pianist Vijay Iyer.

Mike Ladd was born in Boston, Massachusetts. He graduated from Hampshire College. He is based in Paris, France.

Mike Ladd's first studio album, Easy Listening 4 Armageddon, was released in 1997. He released Welcome to the Afterfuture in 2000.Nostalgialator was released in 2004. In 2005, he released Negrophilia: The Album, which was inspired by Petrine Archer-Straw's book of the same name. In that year, he also released Father Divine on ROIR.

Mike Ladd's influences range from Funkadelic to King Tubby, Minor Threat, and Charles Stepney.

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