Album Review: MF Doom - Mm.. Food? Re-Release
August 9th 2007 13:10
MF Doom has been making some serious moves in the Hip Hop industry lately. The iron masked, metal fingered villain has kept his hands busyin a lot of things, from his Mm.. Food? Album release and re-release, becoming enough of a hip hop icon that Nike decided to create some official MF Doom High Top Dunks (These shoes are crazy!), and performing at the mighty Rock The Bells concert along with such acts as Common and The reunited Wu-Tang Clan.
The initial release of the Mm.. Food? album was followed by an album tour that also doubled as a food drive for the homeless, garnering enough attention and praise on the album to warrant a re-release. The re-release includes a DVD composed of performances and highlights from the Mm.. Food? Tour.
Mm. Food? carries the theme of edibles in the album's track names, such as the songs Beef Rapp, Hoe Cakes, Fillet-o-rapper & Kookies. Doom produces almost the entire album, and collaborates with artists such as Count Bass D, Angelika, 4ize & Mr. Fantastik. When listening to this album, expect heavy sampling of the Fantastic 4 Cartoon series sound clips, as MF Doom lives up to his name and samples many conversations from episodes concerning the good Dr. Doom.
MF doom's album is a perfect example of what doom represents, and that is experimental hip hop. Doom's voice and production is raw and gritty suiting the flavour of his production on this album. Also, without sacrificing any of the feeling of his shady, menacing, sample heavy beats, his rhymes create a feeling that Doom is a serious character to deal with, but you can be sure he won't take himself too seriously. I mean the guy does live shows in a Dr. Doom/Gladiator fashioned mask. If you haven't heard MF Doom before I'd say you should picture Jadakiss minus the thuggery, throw a bit of Ghostface's wacky sense of humour in there, and a style combining CL Smooth & Chali 2na's presence. However, Doom doesn't sound like any of those guys on their own, and he manages to create a new image for himself. I think the iron mask does wonders for your individuality.
Admittedly, the album didn't grab me at first, and It took multiple listens for it to grow on me. But like most accquired tastes, once you begin liking it you'll defend it viciously. Mm.. Food, for those of you that haven't heard the initial release, is one strange experiment of a hip hop album, but is an admittedly successful experiment. Get your hands on the re-release with the DVD of the promo tour, and watch Doom in his iron-masked persona performing onstage across the States.
4/5 - All hail doom!
The initial release of the Mm.. Food? album was followed by an album tour that also doubled as a food drive for the homeless, garnering enough attention and praise on the album to warrant a re-release. The re-release includes a DVD composed of performances and highlights from the Mm.. Food? Tour.
Mm. Food? carries the theme of edibles in the album's track names, such as the songs Beef Rapp, Hoe Cakes, Fillet-o-rapper & Kookies. Doom produces almost the entire album, and collaborates with artists such as Count Bass D, Angelika, 4ize & Mr. Fantastik. When listening to this album, expect heavy sampling of the Fantastic 4 Cartoon series sound clips, as MF Doom lives up to his name and samples many conversations from episodes concerning the good Dr. Doom.
MF doom's album is a perfect example of what doom represents, and that is experimental hip hop. Doom's voice and production is raw and gritty suiting the flavour of his production on this album. Also, without sacrificing any of the feeling of his shady, menacing, sample heavy beats, his rhymes create a feeling that Doom is a serious character to deal with, but you can be sure he won't take himself too seriously. I mean the guy does live shows in a Dr. Doom/Gladiator fashioned mask. If you haven't heard MF Doom before I'd say you should picture Jadakiss minus the thuggery, throw a bit of Ghostface's wacky sense of humour in there, and a style combining CL Smooth & Chali 2na's presence. However, Doom doesn't sound like any of those guys on their own, and he manages to create a new image for himself. I think the iron mask does wonders for your individuality.
Admittedly, the album didn't grab me at first, and It took multiple listens for it to grow on me. But like most accquired tastes, once you begin liking it you'll defend it viciously. Mm.. Food, for those of you that haven't heard the initial release, is one strange experiment of a hip hop album, but is an admittedly successful experiment. Get your hands on the re-release with the DVD of the promo tour, and watch Doom in his iron-masked persona performing onstage across the States.
4/5 - All hail doom!
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