Born Like This: Review

 

 

You may know him as MF DOOM. You may know him from his duo names which included Madvillain and Danger Mouse. Now he has released his latest album Born Like This under the monkier of just DOOM. The man behind the mask has takin' a short break from being the king of underground. As he hints on That's That by rhyming "Can it be I stayed away too long?/Did you miss these rhymes when I was gone?", he hasn't put out an album since releasing The Mouse & The Mask back in 2005.

 

Four years later, not much has changed. DOOM still has his signature monotone voice, his flow sounds the same (unorganized yet catchy), and he's still a great lyricist. It did on a few songs seem like his voice was losing it's touch a bit, but it was really barely noticable and definitely not something that would ruin the experience.

 

Born Like This features production mostly from DOOM himself, and also features Jake One,  a single beat from Madlib, and a famous beat from J Dilla's Donuts album, Lightworks. There are a few beats that really caught my ear, but for the most part they didn't stand out. However, they all fit perfectly with DOOM's style, with the exception of Lightworks. I've always felt that this was an incredible beat and one of my favorites from Dilla, but DOOM just didn't feel right over it.

 

The latest album by Daniel Dumile is solid, with great meaningful lyrics, signature DOOM style, and decent production that fits. The biggest issues are that it doesn't standout as much as you'd like, and it just feels maybe too much like some of his other work has. It's refreshing to here DOOM back on the mic with new material, and anyone who has been a fan of his will most likely find Born Like This to be a very respectable outcome.

 

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Top 5 Songs:

 

1. Supervillainz

2. Ballskin

3. Absolutely

4. Microwave Mayo

5. That's That