Doom - Born Like This

(Lex) CD, LP coming
Daniel Dumille is a strange creature to say the least. Seemingly inactive since the grandeur of DangerDoom (his collab with Dangermouse), Born Like This is the album Doom fans have been waiting for, although a conventional album it is not. Playing more like a mixtape, Born Like This segues in & out & around the villain’s tongue-in-cheek verses. “Gazillion Ear” opens the album & is a surefire hilight, melding 2 different beats at its center, the latter of which is Dilla jewelry. Raekwon pops up on the ol’ school ESG-sampling “Yessir!” & despite the age of “Angelz” (it popped up 4 years ago on a Nature Sounds comp), Doom’s run with Ghostface is still thrilling (SORT OUT THAT GHOSTDOOM ALBUM NOW). To quote:

“Give an MC a rectal hysterectomy!”

Indeed.