Mask-wearing hip-hop maverick DOOM (previously MF Doom) unveils his new album BORN LIKE THIS. his first for over four years...
DOOM's Intricate and diabolically original songwriting, head-spinningly complex, reference-rich rhymes, guest vocalists include founding Wu-Tang Clan members Ghostface and Raekwon, with the former appropriately appearing in his cartoon-inspired Tony Starks guise.
BORN LIKE THIS. takes its title from Charles Bukowski’s dystopian poem, ‘Dinosauria, We’, read by its author and re-scored by DOOM on the track CELLZ. Sharp-eared followers of the interesting end of hip-hop may recognize some of the album’s lineage – the instrumental of LIGHTWORKS is a highlight of J Dilla’s Donuts and an early demo of ANGELZ has circulated in cyberspace – however, the rest of the newborn record’s 16 tracks are 100% fresh and, until now, unheard.
DOOM’s previous solo adventures and escapades include output as alternative alter egos ‘King Geedorah’– a three-headed monster from outer-space – and ‘Viktor Vaughan’ – a DOOM spin-off who exists in a technologically advanced parallel dimension – as well as collaborative albums with Madlib (as ‘Madvillian’), Danger Mouse (‘DANGERDOOM’), and a cameo on Gorillaz 'Demon Days' opus.
Band Members
DOOM, Ghostface, Raekwon, Prince Paul, Posdenous, Slug, Impress StaHHr, Bumpy Knuckles, J Dilla, Jake One, Madlib
Other Artists
DANGERDOOM, MADVILLAIN, KMD.
Website
www.lexrecords.com
