MF Doom: MM..Food (Cassette, 20th anniversary edition) [RHYMESAYERS]

Why you'll love it

Rhymesayers' 20th anniversary cassette comes in clear shell with new artwork. Mm..Food holds a Metacritic score of 81, Stereogum named it the best MF Doom album, and Madlib produced "One Beer."

This edition

• Cassette, clear shell
• 20th anniversary edition with new artwork
• Rhymesayers (cat# RSE0400-3)

About the album

MF Doom described Mm..Food as a concept album "about the things you find on a picnic, or at a picnic table," and the title is an anagram of his name, which is the kind of detail Doom fans live for. He produced most of it himself, with Count Bass D on "Potholderz," Madlib on "One Beer" (first meant for Madvillainy) and PNS of the Molemen on "Kon Queso." The rhymes are dense with wordplay, food puns and comic-book villainy, and the beats are built from soul samples and old cartoon dialogue. Guests include Count Bass D, Angelika, 4ize and Mr. Fantastik.

"Beef Rapp" opens with a lecture on feuds, "Hoe Cakes" and "Rapp Snitch Knishes" are the ones people quote back at you, and "Gumbo" and "Fillet-O-Rapper" stitch it all together. Entertainment Weekly said it flips "countless edible metaphors over hard-hitting, jazzy beats, while never devolving into pointless parody." On tape it sounds like it should: a little warm, a little fuzzy, and best enjoyed with snacks within reach.

Tracklist

Listen

On Rhymesayers (cat# RSE400), a reissue of the 2004 album.