MF DOOM - Operation: Doomsday (reissue) (2xLP)

Format: 2xLP
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B
SKU: PD69008333

Tracklist

Side 1
1. "The Time We Faced DOOM" (skit)
2. "Doomsday"
3. "Rhymes Like Dimes" (feat DJ Cucumber Slice)
4. "The Finest" (feat Tommy Gunn)
5. "Back In The Days" (skit)

Side 2
1. "Go With The Flow"
2. "Tick, Tick" (feat MF Grimm)
3. "Red & Gold" (feat King Ghidra)
4. "The Hands Of DOOM" (skit)
5. "Who You Think I Am?" (feat X-Ray, Rodan, Megalon, KD, King Ghidra & Kong)

Side 3
1. "DOOM, Are You Awake?" (skit)
2. "Hey!"
3. "Operation: Greenbacks" (feat Megalon)
4. "The Mic"
5. "The Mystery Of DOOM" (skit)

Side 4
1. "Dead Bent"
2. "Gas Drawls"
3. "?" (feat Kurious)
4. "Hero Vs Villain" (feat E Mason - Epilogue)

Review
First released in 1999, Operation: Doomsday is widely considered one of the most influential albums in hip hop history. The debut studio album from the enigmatic, metal-mask-wearing British-American East Coast rapper, Operation: Doomsday is significant in that it marks the artist's first move into solo work, following previous releases as part of the group KMD. Featuring Doom's signature intricate wordplay, cartoon samples, lo-fi production values, 80s soul vocals, smooth jazz loops, and vintage drum breaks, this album draws on the weight of the artist's personal tragedies with frank lyrics and piercing rhymes. This is the release that makes it undeniably clear why MF Doom has regularly been lauded as the crucial player of underground and alternative hip hop in the 2000s.