Dr. Dooom (Kool Keith) - Dr. Dooom 2
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Artist: Dr. Dooom (Kool Keith)Edition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown)
CD Release Date: 2008-09-23
Music Label: Threshold/Traffic Entertainment
Soundtracks:
- Simon
- The Countdown
- R.I.P. Dr. Octagon
- I'm Creepin'
- I Followed You
- Run For Your Life feat. Fathed
- Step-N-Fetchers
- The God of Rap
- How Sexy feat. Denis Deft
- That Girl is a Monster
- Do Not Disturb
- Take That Ride
- Mopped Up
- Always Talkin' Out Your Ass
- Surgery feat. Motion Man
Music reviews of Dr. Dooom 2
Music Review: Forget Octagon, Dooom is Back
Rating: 5 Stars
First, a little background: Like many people, I was disappointed with The Return of Dr. Octagon, the long-awaited sequel to Kool Keith's highly acclaimed solo debut as Dr. Octagon, the evil "Octagonecologyst". It seemed disjointed, with weird lyrics that didn't appear to have anything to do with the character, as well as a low proportion of real songs to throwaway tracks. Come to find out recently, The Return was cobbled together by an unscrupulous label out of some random old, unused tracks Keith had turned in to fulfill his contract after the original attempt to make the album fell apart. The last contact he'd had with them was in 2004 or something like that, and (according to an interview I read) Keith had no idea of the album's existence until it magically appeared in 2006.
Apparently the most logical thing to do was to bring back Dr. Dooom, who killed Dr. Octagon at the start of the 1999 album First Come, First Served, and have him kill Octagon again. He does just that on the lead single "RIP Dr. Octagon", and indeed the rest of that song's lyrics are based around the debacle of Octagon's supposed "Return". It's a symbolic gesture that will probably miss a lot of the people turned off by The Return, but the message is clear.
As for the actual content of Dr. Dooom 2? Fantastic. Longtime collaborator, and producer of the first Dr. Dooom album, DJ Kutmasta Kurt is back again with his inimitable beats. The beats are totally original--instead of sampling existing songs and laying a beat over them, or really building around samples in any way at all, he creates fresh melodies and beats out of individual sounds (technically samples, but you know). As with the original Dooom, the beats are varied between orchestral sounds ("Step-N-Fetchers", "Run for Your Life"), menacing horns ("Take That Ride", "The Countdown"), and deceptively laid-back sounds that still pack a punch ("I Followed You", "Surgery").
As for the actual rapping, listening to this CD should make Kool Keith fans remember what makes him great. The overall pace is slower than its predecessor, which threw me off originally, but I quickly realized that this was a more focused and precise effort. As usual, the lyrics are the real treat here. The Dr. Dooom persona is in full force with songs about gruesome murder, insane and hilarious dissing, and gross women. My personal favorites are "Surgery", a good old duet with Motion Man that warns "You can look, act like but can't hold our jocks up," and the awesome "Step-N-Fetchers" which sets its sights squarely on today's mainstream rap scene with some hilarious burns on popular rappers that you might recognize.
I can't recommend this CD highly enough. The only problem with it is that after you hear Dr. Dooom 2, very few rap albums in 2008 are likely to measure up. This is the real deal.
Description of Dr. Dooom 2
New album from one of KOOL KEITH's numerous personas, DR DOOOM. Produced by KEITH's longtime associate KUTMASTA KURT who has also produced or remixed for BEASTIE BOYS, LINKIN PARK, DILATED PEOPLES, BLACKALICIOUS and many more. Guest appearances from MOTION MAN, FATHED and DENIS DEFTDance & DJ CDs
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