Madvillainy by MF DOOM

MF DOOM
Madvillainy
2004
Hip Hop
Stones Throw

1. The Illest Villains
2. Accordion
3. Meat Grinder
4. Bistro
5. Raid
6. America's Most Blunted
7. Sickfit
8. Rainbows
9. Curls
10. Do Not Fire!
11. Money Folder
12. Shadows Of Tomorrow
13. Operation Lifesaver A.K.A. Mint Test
14. Figaro
15. Hardcore Hustle
16. Strange Ways
17. Fancy Clown
18. Eye
19. Supervillain Theme
20. All Caps
21. Rhinestone Cowboy
(Also included is a 455x455 album cover .jpeg)

Who rock the house like rock and roll
Got more soul than a sock with a hole
Set the stage with a goal
Or have the game locked in a cage getting shocked with a pole
Overthrow it like throwing over a biscuit
A lot of bitches think he overly showmanistic
Let go his dick if that’s the case
Rats want to waste
There’s more cats to chase
Dogs, we got to light new powers
Woke up broke, spit shit, few hours
Sheesh, been unleashed since the Greek club
Have the fans saying please make me a dove
Well, since you asked kindly
Where you been behind the mask you cant find me
Ya blind, in the wine zone leave ya mind blown
When he shine with the nine
He’s a rhinestone…cowboy

"Rhinestone Cowboy"

Derek Dumile goes by many different names. For example: Viktor Vaughn, King Geedorah, Metal Fingers, Supervillain, Madvillain, and Danger Doom. However, his most famous and encompassing emcee alias is Metal Face Doom, or MF DOOM. ("Use all caps when you spell the man's name") So that's how I tag the "artist" section of Madvillainy. On this record, MF DOOM teams up with producer Madlib, under the alias "Madvillain," to put together an album themed around old-school superheroes and supervillains. Most of the beats have a retro feel to them, as if they were playing from a phonograph or a mechanical television.

For a long time, MF DOOM was my favorite emcee, and while that spot is currently occupied by Louis Logic (or Louis Dorley), Madvillainy is still one of my favorite hip hop records, and it's something that I put on a lot when I'm stressed out or just want to relax to a nice beat. MF DOOM has a very calm voice, (wonder why? see: "America's Most Blunted") and Madlib's beats are smooth and tight on every track. Most of the music behind the raps is very jazz and swing oriented. It's not exactly something The Roots would put out or anything, but to a less extent.

One of my only criticisms of Madvilainy is that there are too many short or instrumental songs. Despite the whopping 23 tracks on the record, it's only a little over 45 minutes, and few of the songs are over 2 minutes. 4 are instrumental, and many of the rest have no room to breathe in the short time they're allotted. Could have been majorly improved, in my opinion.

Adjectives to describe Madvillainy: calm, cool, collected, random, retro, smooth, fresh, quick, clever, mysterious, intoxicated, witty, and thick. Check it out, it's one of the best hip hop albums to come out in the last 10 years.

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Click here to downoad part 2 (43. 58 MB)

Not as profane as your average rap album, but it still was awarded a Parental Advisory logo.

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