While the musical accompaniments are fine by themselves, their subdued melodies clash against Dooms already stilted flow and make them chores to get through.Įven though Doom is notorious for using old instrumentals from his Metal Fingers catalogue, his appropriation of well known Dilla beats (Lightworks) occasionally makes the project feel more like a mixtape than an actual LP. The album slows down over the second half with the Jake One produced Microwave and More Rhymin. However, it is Starhh who showcases the best mastery of Dooms production.
The remaining emcees Ghostface Killah (∺ngelz), Kurious (Supervillainz), and Empress Starhh (Still Dope) all deliver in their aforementioned guest spots. Over the tracks second half, Doom again focuses on the criminality of society and offers dire albeit thoughtful critiques on human nature. The social commentary loses it overt humor on ∼ellz. The track features a long, Doomsday-heavy spoken word intro from celebrated poet Charles Bukowski. Still, Doom manages to throw in serious social commentary on how the issue of down low men is dangerous to all (Its like a leotard fest / How it got started is any retards guess / Regardless thats they choice no hate debate / Becomes a problem when they try attempt to go straight / And raise the monster rate in the whole population).
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Madvillain comrade Madlib shows their chemistry remains in tact 4 years later with ∺bsolutely. Over a subtle vocal sample of Ramsey Lewis Sun Goddess and horns that resemble TLCs ∼reep, Dooms satirical writ shines as he juxtaposes the corruption of street criminals with the tactics of our own government leaders (Its real spooky like a real trife movie / Remember the part where the Terminator killed Tookie / Absolute power corrupts absolutely).ĭooms critique extends back to Hip-Hop culture with the hilarious ∻atty Boyz. Obviously targeting the growing femininity in dress and demeanor among men, Doom creatively uses an ominous, sparse piano sample to cultivate a horror movie sense of dread on the coming epidemic of the fabulous gay way. Raekwon handles solo duty on Yessir, where the self-proclaimed villain laces the Wu grandmaster with a mostly untouched sample of ESGs classic track UFO. Although the production is simplistic, Rae delivers an enjoyable verse in the vein of his recent Cuban Linx II inspired work. Now as the decade comes to a close, Doom sans the MF prefix returns to his loyal fans and curious newcomers with his comeback LP Born Like This (Lex Records).ĭoom starts the album in vintage form courtesy of the J Dilla-produced Gazzillion Ear. With several sudden rhythm changes, Doom uses the chaotic atmosphere to craft peculiar images in the listeners mind (Took a Jehovahs money for an Arabic Torah / Charged an advance to translate and ignore it, sort of / One monkey dont stop no slaughter). Salinger, amid rumors of failing health and live show clones. His output suddenly grinded to a complete halt, and the once prolific emcee became Hip-Hops version of J.D. But something strange happened by mid-decade to Doom. The former KMD member had reached a creative apex rarely experienced by most emcees, as witnessed by his rapid succession of critically acclaimed albums: Vaudeville Villain (2003), Take Me to Your Leader (2003), MMM.Food (2004), and Madvillainy (2004).
Hip-Hop was Dooms playground in the early 2000s.