Apr 04 2009
New Album Review - DOOM - Born Like This
Hits: Gazillion Ear, Ballskin, Yessir! (ft Raekwon), Absolutely, Rap Ambush, Lightworks, Batty Boyz, Cellz, Microwave Mayo, More Rhymin, That’s That
Strikes: Bumpy’s Message (ft Freddie Foxxx) (to have a track with Freddie Foxx just to have him talk? Horrible choice)
Balls: Supervillain Intro, Angelz (ft Tony Starks) (in all honesty, it’s pretty good…but the original was a masterpiece and I resent that he felt the need to change the track), Still Dope (ft Empress Sharhh), Supervillainz (ft Kurious, Slug, Mobonix), Thank Yah
After years of hiatus and losing the MF in his name, DOOM comes back to drop Born Like This on our asses. The album starts with the mandatory rap album intro and goes right into what we’ve come to expect from the man: incomprehensible yet dope rhymes over dope beats. As an added bonus, it seems that DOOM has improved his flow a bit since his last couple of albums, reducing what was always his biggest weakness. In fact, the only complaint that I have about this (other than the lack of the original Angelz!) is its brevity. I expected a lot more than 40 minutes from a 4 year hiatus, and some of the tracks felt as if they were incomplete. Some of the tracks also didn’t feature DOOM at all, but since Yessir! was so dope, I may have to forgive this.
Still, what a great 40 minutes this has been. I’ve heard a lot of people say that they were disappointed by this album, and I wonder if we were listening to the same album. Maybe it’s because I’ve been missing new DOOM in my life for a while now but I would rank this right next to Operation Doomsday, below only Vaudeville Villain and Madvillainy. As for the question of whether everyone should buy this or not is a bit of a dilemma. On one hand it’s always a plus to support good hip hop like this. However, I am against supporting douche’s and DOOM has been accused of various acts of douchebaggery over the years. Regardless of whether you decide to get this legally or not however, you should make it a point to listen to it sometime in the near future.
WTF Moment: Raekwon on Yessir!. All I can say is…holy shit! Dude kills it and I want Cuban Linx 2 even more now.
