Go up against the king who do his thing tri-yearly? / One standout track for me was “The Fine Print” where the beat was this super dope, albeit basic boom-bap sound with DOOM doing what he does best, just rapping. Every cut on here expands on the theme of this gigantic monster and it’s truly a pleasure to listen to. What stands out about this project is the production, which was handled by MF DOOM himself. You feel as if you’re experiencing the album as opposed to listening to it as you would a normal rap album. Take Me to Your Leader is definitely a unique listen because it makes you feel as if you’re watching a movie. This is the first official release of MF DOOM under the King Geedorah alter ego even though he has performed a few songs under this alter ego on Operation: Doomsday. Overall, this is a good project but if you were hoping for a Vaudeville Villian follow-up, this isn’t it. My shorty got stabbed off the same bloody chain / Grabbed the bloody chain and took a cab to the lab / Wouldn’t give it up so I put one in his ab /
Off the piece of shit chain I had nabbed off a crab / DOOM and Poison Pen trade verses on “Bloody Chain” which tells a genius story of how DOOM lent his girl a chain that he recently robbed from Poison Pen, who ends up stabbing her to get it back. With that being said, there were a few highlights on this project including “Back End”, “Fall Back/Titty Fat” and “Bloody Chain”. Being the second installment of the Viktor Vaughn moniker, one would expect a similar sound and feel as the first release. Just about every song has a featured artist to go along with the numerous producers, which gives the album an experimental sound. My biggest gripe with this album is there’s not nearly enough of DOOM rapping on it. Despite it’s super short length of just over 35 minutes, this is a solid project even though it sounds nothing like its predecessor. In an attempt to follow up his critically acclaimed album Vaudeville Villian, MF DOOM released Venomous Villian under the Viktor Vaughn moniker. It’s not a terrible project and if you’re a fan of the rapper, you’ll probably enjoy it but it doesn’t stack up to his others. Normally his projects will grow on me over time but this one just barely sounds like the DOOM we all knew to love. To be 100% fair, I haven’t listened to this album nearly as many times as I have the other albums in DOOM’s catalog. “Winter Blues” especially is super smooth and it’s one of the few times where DOOM sounds comfortable rapping on the beat. Some other areas that shine on this project are “Winter Blues” and “Guv’nor”. Mad raw filthy fingers stickin’ dirty money in it / It’s like a sex machine that make bacteria / You like the way she shake her back area / One of the few standout tracks to me was “Wash Your Hands” where the rapper is making a bunch of hilarious statements about going to the club and the filth that resides there.
There’s only a handful of occurrences where the two sounds like they’re in sync. Although the production is somewhat fitting to DOOM with the weird sounds and huge variety of instruments, it sounds like DOOM is trying to force his raps to fit the beat. Keys to the Kuffs is the most recent release of MF DOOM with Jneiro Jarel handling the production. What aren’t included on this list are albums where there was a joint effort in the rapping department ( sorry Czarface Meets Metal Face) nor am I including albums where DOOM was mostly responsible for only the production ( sorry NehruvianDoom). It includes all of Daniel’s alter egos, MF DOOM, Viktor Vaughn and King Geedorah. This list isn’t limited to just albums released under the primary MF DOOM moniker. What sets DOOM even further apart is the way he creates alter egos and raps in their shoes to give multiple different voices in his catalog, all while keeping the same dense rhyme patterns. Similar to the supervillain Doctor Doom who Daniel took inspiration from, they both had something tragic happen to them and kind of re-emerge as a masked figure with a chip on their shoulder. He also has some of the best and well-placed skits of any rapper with most of them being cartoon samples and villainous quotes from Doctor Doom or his enemies. Whether he’s crafting the beats himself or getting help from others, his production is almost always extremely fitting to the aura he wants to give off in that project. Saying that, I had to make a list of what I thought were the best MF DOOM albums.ĭaniel finds ways to keep the listener engaged with his rare combination of immensely dense rhyming patterns, hilarious concepts, witty sense of humor, and villainy ideas. Daniel Dumile aka MF DOOM aka Viktor Vaughn aka King Geedorah, is one of my personal favorite rappers of all time and probably one of the most creative rappers I’ve ever heard.
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