Madvillainy
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CRITIC REVIEWS
100
Twenty-two short and blunted tracks bang out mythical stories of villains and urban (anti) heroes trying to make it through with their ganja and wits still intact
100
Madvillainy is DOOM and Madlib at their best, and the sum or their talents is actually greater than its equal parts.
94
While Doom's entire career has been shadowed by consistently strong production efforts, never has such chemistry developed between him and another beatmaker.
90
It's an unstoppably blunted, soupy-surreal, sampledelic, garrulous, ridiculous/goofy, and timeless raw beat blast that you don't want to skip out on.
90
This is an absolute must-hear for 2004, and you're certainly going to be seeing plenty more of it come list-making time this winter.
90
Out of hip-hop’s constant conflicted state comes Madvillainy, showing us that it’s not wrong — but that it’s damn right — to keep it “unreal” in hip-hop culture.
80
It’s the fact that each piece, despite sometimes ending up fragmented and fleeting, builds into a unique presentation that makes Madvillainy a pleasure.
80
Musically innovative in a way that is nearly impossible to do justice to in print, Madvillainy is a chameleonic masterpiece that alone validates the artistry of sampler culture.
75
Madvillainy does not match the sharp comic storytelling of last year’s Vaudeville Villain; it’s more of an indie rap blowing session by two guys near the top of their game.
this record is now my favorite from mf doom. he has some of the most talent out of any rapper, and the production from madlib puts this on another level. one of the best collab LPs from 2 incredible people.
fav tracks: accordion, americas most blunted, fancy clown, rhinestone cowboy
least fav tracks: rainbows
fav tracks: accordion, americas most blunted, fancy clown, rhinestone cowboy
least fav tracks: rainbows
MASTAPEECE!
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BEST ! : Accordion, Meat Grinder, Raid, America's Most Blunted, Sickfit, Rainbows, Curls, Do Not Fire!, Money Folder, Shadows Of Tomorrow, Operation Lifesaver/Mint Test, Figaro, Hardcore Hustle, Strange Ways, Fancy Clown, Eye, Supervillain Theme, All Caps, Great Day, Rhinestone Cowboy
WEAKEST ! : Hmmmmm.... The Illest Villains if I had to choose
God has left the chat
BEST ! : Accordion, Meat Grinder, Raid, America's Most Blunted, Sickfit, Rainbows, Curls, Do Not Fire!, Money Folder, Shadows Of Tomorrow, Operation Lifesaver/Mint Test, Figaro, Hardcore Hustle, Strange Ways, Fancy Clown, Eye, Supervillain Theme, All Caps, Great Day, Rhinestone Cowboy
WEAKEST ! : Hmmmmm.... The Illest Villains if I had to choose
There's plenty of reasons why Madvillainy stands out so much from another contemporary hip hop acts.
Starting off, the simple presence of MF DOOM here stomps, with his instantly recognizable delivery, his humour and charisma, he gives the duo a lot of fun and color.
In the other half, this is also one of my favorite hip hop records in terms of production, thanks to Madlib, he handled the sound of the album wonderfully, contributing so well to this whole cartoony, villainous vibe that ... read more
Starting off, the simple presence of MF DOOM here stomps, with his instantly recognizable delivery, his humour and charisma, he gives the duo a lot of fun and color.
In the other half, this is also one of my favorite hip hop records in terms of production, thanks to Madlib, he handled the sound of the album wonderfully, contributing so well to this whole cartoony, villainous vibe that ... read more
100th Rating. Woo!
This album did something incredible. It made me like hip-hop. I hate the genre for its repetitiveness, its whiny ass vocalists and the usually terrible lyrics. But hell, I love a lot of this album.
MF Doom certainly has a great voice, with an incredible flow. The other vocalists are quite nice also too, and I even like Quasimoto, even though he can get quite annoying.
The beats are great, and I adored some like "Raid" or "Meat Grinder", and Madlib ... read more
This album did something incredible. It made me like hip-hop. I hate the genre for its repetitiveness, its whiny ass vocalists and the usually terrible lyrics. But hell, I love a lot of this album.
MF Doom certainly has a great voice, with an incredible flow. The other vocalists are quite nice also too, and I even like Quasimoto, even though he can get quite annoying.
The beats are great, and I adored some like "Raid" or "Meat Grinder", and Madlib ... read more
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Track List
- The Illest Villains
- Accordion
- Meat Grinder
- Bistro
- Raid
- America's Most Blunted
- Sickfit (Instrumental)
- Rainbows
- Curls
- Do Not Fire! (Instrumental)
- Money Folder
- Shadows Of Tomorrow
- Operation Lifesaver/Mint Test
- Figaro
- Hardcore Hustle
- Strange Ways
- Fancy Clown
- Eye
- Supervillain Theme (Instrumental)
- All Caps
- Great Day
- Rhinestone Cowboy
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