It’s hard to believe Daniel Dumile was Born Like This. I’d be impressed if he popped out of the womb with the metal mask and the ridiculous rap skills he has now. DOOM (“just remember, all caps. Released in March 2009, ‘BORN LIKE THIS.’ is still MF DOOM’s last solo album. We’re marking the 10th anniversary with a limited edition repress. Featuring Ghostface Killah, Raekwon and seminal American poet and writer Charles Bukowski with beats from J Dilla, Madlib and ol’ Metal Fingers himself. Released in March 2009, ‘BORN LIKE THIS.’ is still MF DOOM’s last solo album. We’re marking the 10th anniversary with a limited edition repress. Featuring Ghostface Killah, Raekwon and seminal American poet and writer Charles Bukowski with beats from J Dilla, Madlib and ol’ Metal Fingers himself.
| Born Like This | ||||
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| Released | March 24, 2009 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 40:34 | |||
| Label | Lex | |||
| Producer | DOOM, Mr. Chop, J Dilla, Jake One, Madlib | |||
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Born Like This is the sixth studio album by British-American rapper/producer MF DOOM. It was released under the pseudonym 'DOOM' on March 24, 2009 through Lex Records. It debuted at number 52 on the Billboard 200 chart, having sold 10,895 copies as of March 29, 2009.[1] In addition to tracks produced by MF Doom, the album includes production by frequent collaborator Madlib, as well as J Dilla. The album title is borrowed from Charles Bukowski's poem 'Dinosauria, We,' which employs it as a cadence. A reading of the poem by Bukowski himself is in the beginning part of the track 'Cellz.'[2]
Critical reception[edit]
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 77/100[3] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | [4] |
| The A.V. Club | A−[5] |
| Consequence of Sound | A−[6] |
| Drowned in Sound | 7/10[7] |
| HipHopDX | 3.5/5[8] |
| The Observer | [9] |
| Paste | 76/100[10] |
| Pitchfork | 8.0/10[11] |
| Slant Magazine | [12] |
| URB | [13] |
At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Born Like This received an average score of 77% based on 21 reviews, indicating 'generally favorable reviews'.[3]
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Born Like This ranked at number 4 on The Skinny's '2009: A Year in Records' list.[14]Pitchfork included it in their best albums of 2009, placing it at number 48.[15]
Track listing[edit]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 'Supervillain Intro' | MF DOOM, Kelvin Mercer, Cox “Mr. Chop” Littler | MF DOOM, Mr. Chop | 0:54 |
| 2. | 'Gazzillion Ear' (featuring J Dilla) | MF DOOM, James Yancey | James Yancey | 4:12 |
| 3. | 'Ballskin' | MF DOOM | Jake One | 1:30 |
| 4. | 'Yessir!' (featuring Raekwon) | MF DOOM | MF DOOM | 2:34 |
| 5. | 'Absolutely' (featuring Madlib) | MF DOOM, Otis Jackson Jr. | Madlib | 2:43 |
| 6. | 'Rap Ambush' | MF DOOM | Jake One | 1:28 |
| 7. | 'Lightworks' (featuring J Dilla) | MF DOOM, James Yancey, Raymond Scott | James Yancey | 1:52 |
| 8. | 'Batty Boyz' | MF DOOM | MF DOOM | 3:16 |
| 9. | 'Angelz' (featuring Ghostface Killah) | MF DOOM | MF DOOM | 3:07 |
| 10. | 'Cellz' (featuring Charles Bukowski) | MF DOOM, C. Littler | MF DOOM, Mr. Chop | 4:21 |
| 11. | 'Still Dope' (featuring Impress Stahhr tha Femcee) | MF DOOM | MF DOOM | 2:40 |
| 12. | 'Microwave Mayo' | MF DOOM | Jake One | 2:26 |
| 13. | 'More Rhymin' | MF DOOM | Jake One | 1:39 |
| 14. | 'That's That' | MF DOOM, Galt MacDermot | MF DOOM | 2:15 |
| 15. | 'Supervillainz' (featuring Kurious, Mobonix, Posdnous, Prince Paul & Slug) | MF DOOM, C. Littler, K. Mercer, Maurice “Mobonix” White, Jorge Alvarez, Paul Huston, Sean Daley | MF DOOM, Mr. Chop | 2:49 |
| 16. | 'Bumpy's Message' (featuring Bumpy Knuckles) | MF DOOM, C. Littler, S. Daley | MF DOOM, Mr. Chop | 1:36 |
| 17. | 'Thank Ya' | MF DOOM | MF DOOM | 1:14 |
| Total length: | 40:34 | |||
- Sample Credits and Additional Notes
- ”Gazzillion Ear” samples “Trouble” (performed) by Brenton Wood and “Theme from Midnight Express” by Giorgio Moroder.
- Instrumental track for ”Gazzillion Ear” is also based on “Dig It” and “Phantom of the Synths”, both by J Dilla.[16]
- ”Yessir!” samples “UFO” by ESG.
- ”Absolutely” samples a Horn section from “Creep” by TLC.[17]
- ”Absolutely” uses a vocal sample from “Sun Goddess” by Ramsey Lewis.[17]
- ”Lightworks” samples “Lightworks” by Raymond Scott.
- Instrumental track for ”Lightworks” is also based on J Dilla’s version of “Lightworks”, from the album Donuts.[16]
- ”Angelz” recorded in 2006.[11][12]
- ”Cellz” samples “Dinosora, We” by Charles Bukowski.
- ”That's That” samples “Princess Gika” by Galt MacDermot.
- ”That's That” contains dialog excerpts from the film “Who Framed Roger Rabbit”, performed by Christopher Lloyd.[10]
Personnel[edit]
- Mr. Chop – additional instruments (1, 10, 15–16)
- Paloma Faith (aka “Cat-Girl”) – additional vocals (1–2, 9)
- G Koop – keyboards, guitar, bass played by (3, 6, 12–13)
- Posdnuos (aka P-Pain) – additional vocals (1, 15)
- Prince Paul (aka Filthy Pablo) – additional vocals (15)
- Raekwon – additional vocals (9)
Charts[edit]
| Chart (2009) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200[18] | 52 |
| US BillboardIndependent Albums[19] | 5 |
| US BillboardTop R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[20] | 29 |
| US BillboardRap Albums[21] | 9 |
References[edit]
- ^Paine, Jake (April 1, 2009). 'Hip Hop Album Sales: The Week Ending 3/29/2009'. HipHopDX. Archived from the original on April 23, 2009. Retrieved May 31, 2012.
- ^“Dinosauria, We” by Charles BukowskiArchived June 11, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ ab'Critic Reviews for Born Like This'. Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved January 7, 2015.
- ^Forget, Tom. 'DOOM / MF Doom – Born like This'. AllMusic. Retrieved January 22, 2017.
- ^Rabin, Nathan (March 31, 2009). 'DOOM: Born Like This'. The A.V. Club. Retrieved May 31, 2012.
- ^Kivel, Adam (April 3, 2009). 'MF DOOM – Born Like This'. Consequence of Sound. Retrieved January 22, 2017.
- ^Slater, Luke (April 2, 2009). 'DOOM – BORN LIKE THIS'. Drowned in Sound. Retrieved May 31, 2012.
- ^J-23 (March 26, 2009). 'DOOM – BORN LIKE THIS'. HipHopDX. Retrieved January 22, 2017.
- ^Yates, Steve (March 14, 2009). 'DOOM, Born Like This'. The Observer. Retrieved January 17, 2012.
- ^ abEmerson, Austin (March 24, 2012). 'DOOM: Born Like This'. Paste. Retrieved January 17, 2012.
- ^ abPatrin, Nate (April 6, 2009). 'DOOM: Born Like This'. Pitchfork. Retrieved May 31, 2012.
- ^ abMcBee, Wilson (March 23, 2009). 'DOOM – Born Like This'. Slant Magazine. Retrieved January 22, 2017.
- ^Meredith, Ben. 'Doom :: Born Like This'. URB. Archived from the original on May 31, 2009. Retrieved May 31, 2012.
- ^'2009: A Year in Records (#2–10)'. The Skinny. December 7, 2009. Retrieved January 22, 2017.
- ^'The Top 50 Albums of 2009 (1/5)'. Pitchfork. December 17, 2009. Retrieved January 22, 2017.
- ^ abKenner, Rob. “J Dilla...The Afterlife”. Complex. 7 February 2016. http://www.complex.com/music/2016/02/j-dilla-essentials-guide-the-afterlife/posthumous-tracks
- ^ abAbduSalaam, Ismael. “MF Doom: Born Like This...”. All HipHop. 31 March 2009. https://allhiphop.com/2009/03/31/mf-doom-born-like-this-album-review/
- ^'MF Doom – Chart history – Billboard 200'. Billboard. Retrieved January 22, 2017.
- ^'MF Doom – Chart history – Independent Albums'. Billboard. Retrieved January 22, 2017.
- ^'MF Doom – Chart history – Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums'. Billboard. Retrieved January 22, 2017.
- ^'MF Doom – Chart history – Rap Albums'. Billboard. Retrieved January 22, 2017.
External links[edit]
- Born Like This at Discogs (list of releases)
The metal-masked rap star himself, MF DOOM, is dropping even more lyrical science with his latest album 'Born Like This', which drops Tuesday, March 24, 2009. Doom's notorious for shorter lengh tracks with some of the most wicked beat production and off the wall rhymes you'll hear. Doom laces the track 'Supervillainz' with the ever-so-recently-popular sing-songy auto-tune. This particular offering from Doom also features the lyrical power of Raekwon from Wu-Tang Clan on a familiar beat for 'Yesssir!', and Ghostface on a trance inducing melody for 'Angelz'...There's a Doom-Ghostface collabo still being talked about and in the works to this day. Believe it or not, Kanye West even gave props to two new Doom tracks over on his blog (which may be partly written by Ye), so Doom's underground style is far from unnoticed. Maybe a Doom-Kanye track or two are forthcoming?
...based on the tracks previewed at MF Doom's Myspace, Doom's brought one of the top rap releases so far in this early 2009.
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'Born Like This' Tracklistalbum by MF Doom
1. SUPERVILLAIN INTRO
2. GAZZILLION EAR
3. BALLSKIN
4. YESSIR! (feat. Raekwon)
5. ABSOLUTELY
6. RAP AMBUSH
7. LIGHTWORKS
8. BATTY BOYZ
9. ANGELZ (feat. Ghostface Killah)
10. CELLZ
11. STILL DOPE
12. MICROWAVE MAYO
13. MORE RHYMIN'
14. THAT'S THAT
15. SUPERVILLAINZ
16. BUMPY'S MESSAGE
17. THANK YAH
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You can pickup a copy of MF Doom's Born Like This at Amazon.com or if your funds are spent bookmark MF Doom's Myspace page so you can listen to it track by track (and most likely keep it on repeat). Many head nodders from the Madvillain himself. Enjoy!Lex Records
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