Operation: Doomsday
| Operation: Doomsday | ||||
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| Studio album by MF Doom | ||||
| Released | April 20, 1999 | |||
| Recorded | 1997–1998 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop, Underground hip hop, alternative hip hop, jazz rap | |||
| Length | 57:58 | |||
| Label | Fondle 'Em Records | |||
| Producer | Metal Fingers, DJ Subroc, Percy Carey (exec.) | |||
| MF DOOM chronology | ||||
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| Operation: Doomsday (Complete) | ||||
 Cover for the 2011 reissue |
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| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| The A.V. Club | A[2] |
| NME | 6/10[3] |
| Pitchfork Media | 8.9/10[4] |
| Record Collector | [5] |
| Spin | 8/10[6] |
| The Village Voice | B+[7] |
Operation: Doomsday is the debut solo album by British-American emcee/producer MF DOOM, marking his return to the hip hop scene after KMD's demise. It was released as CD & 2/LP on Fondle 'Em Records in April 20, 1999, and reissued by Sub Verse Records in 2011 with a slightly altered track listing.[8]
The album was financed by MF Grimm who also supplied many of the samples in his capacity as executive producer. The album was also recorded in his basement. Despite this, he has never been paid any of the royalties he was entitled to, leading to a beef between the two artists for a period of time in the mid-2000s.
Despite being reissued, the CD went out of print sometime between 2003 and 2004, quickly becoming an expensive collector's item, while the LP stayed in print for much longer.
The original cover was designed by LORD SCOTCH 79th.
The album was released on iTunes in May 2007 and widely re-released on MF DOOM's Metal Face Records on October 7, 2008.
It was announced on December 16, 2010 that Operation: Doomsday was being reissued in 2011. The reissue cover was designed by Jason Jagel, who did the art for Mm.. Food.[9] It was reported that there were licensing issues with the original artwork that caused problems with reissuing. Stones Throw Records stated that Doom was working on a track-listing for the reissue.[10]
In 2015, Operation: Doomsday was listed at 97th on the 100th greatest hip-hop albums of all time by About Entertainment.[11]
Track listing
- All tracks produced by Metal Fingers, except "The Hands of Doom" produced by DJ Subroc
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Time We Faced Doom" (Skit) | 2:04 |
| 2. | "Doomsday" (featuring Pebbles The Invisible Girl) | 4:58 |
| 3. | "Rhymes Like Dimes" (featuring DJ Cucumber Slice) | 4:18 |
| 4. | "The Finest" (featuring Tommy Gunn) | 4:01 |
| 5. | "Back in the Days" (Skit) | 0:45 |
| 6. | "Go with the Flow" | 3:36 |
| 7. | "Tick, Tick…" (featuring MF Grimm) | 4:04 |
| 8. | "Red and Gold" (featuring King Geedorah (as King Ghidra)) | 4:42 |
| 9. | "The Hands of Doom" (Skit) | 1:50 |
| 10. | "Who You Think I Am?" (featuring X-Ray, Rodan, Megalon, K.D., King Geedorah and Kong) | 3:24 |
| 11. | "Doom, Are You Awake?" (Skit) | 1:12 |
| 12. | "Hey!" | 3:46 |
| 13. | "Operation: Greenbacks" (featuring Megalon) | 3:46 |
| 14. | "The Mic" (featuring Pebbles The Invisible Girl) | 3:02 |
| 15. | "The Mystery of Doom" (Skit) | 0:21 |
| 16. | "Dead Bent" | 2:22 |
| 17. | "Gas Drawls" | 3:43 |
| 18. | "?" (featuring Kurious) | 3:33 |
| 19. | "Hero vs. Villain (Epilogue)" (featuring E. Mason) | 3:33 |
- ”Hero vs. Villain (Epilogue)” was replaced by “I Hear Voices Pt. 1” in the 2001 remastered edition of the album.
References
- ↑ Cordor, Cyril. "Operation: Doomsday – MF Doom". AllMusic. Retrieved May 12, 2016.
- ↑ Rabin, Nathan (April 26, 2011). "MF Doom: Operation Doomsday: Lunchbox". The A.V. Club. Retrieved May 12, 2016.
- ↑ "MF Doom: Operation Doomsday: Lunchbox". NME: 41. June 30, 2001.
- ↑ Cohen, Ian (April 25, 2011). "MF DOOM: Operation Doomsday". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved May 12, 2016.
- ↑ Draper, Jason (May 2011). "MF Doom – Operation Doomsday". Record Collector (388). Retrieved May 12, 2016.
- ↑ Caramanica, Jon (August 2000). "KMD: Black Bastards / M.F. Doom: Operation Doomsday". Spin. 16 (8): 152–54. Retrieved May 12, 2016.
- ↑ Christgau, Robert (August 7, 2001). "Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. Retrieved May 12, 2016.
- ↑ MF DOOM - Complete Discography
- ↑ Jason Jagel for MF Doom operation:doomsday Reissue
- ↑ A peek at MF DOOM's Operation Doomsday reissue in 2010
- ↑ http://rap.about.com/od/toppicks/tp/100-Best-Hip-Hop-Albums.htm