Born Like This | ||||
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Released | March 24, 2009 | |||
Genre | Hip hop | |||
Length | 40:34 | |||
Label | Lex | |||
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Born Like This is the sixth and final solo studio album by British-American rapper/producer MF Doom. It was released under the pseudonym "Doom" on March 24, 2009 through Lex Records. It debuted at number 52 on the Billboard 200 chart, having sold 10,895 copies as of March 29, 2009. [1] In addition to tracks produced by MF Doom, the album includes production by frequent collaborator Madlib, as well as J Dilla. The album title is borrowed from Charles Bukowski's poem "Dinosauria, We", which employs it as a cadence. The track "Cellz" opens with a sampled recording of Bukowski reading the poem. [2]
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 77/100 [3] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [4] |
The A.V. Club | A− [5] |
Consequence of Sound | A− [6] |
Drowned in Sound | 7/10 [7] |
HipHopDX | 3.5/5 [8] |
The Observer | [9] |
Paste | 76/100 [10] |
Pitchfork | 8.0/10 [11] |
Slant Magazine | [12] |
URB | [13] |
At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Born Like This received an average score of 77% based on 21 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". [3]
Born Like This ranked at number 4 on The Skinny 's "2009: A Year in Records" list. [14] Pitchfork included it in their best albums of 2009, placing it at number 48. [15]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Supervillain Intro" |
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| 0:54 |
2. | "Gazzillion Ear" |
| J Dilla | 4:12 |
3. | "Ballskin" | Dumile | Jake One | 1:30 |
4. | "Yessir!" (featuring Raekwon) | Dumile | MF Doom | 2:34 |
5. | "Absolutely" |
| Madlib | 2:43 |
6. | "Rap Ambush" | Dumile | Jake One | 1:28 |
7. | "Lightworks" |
| J Dilla | 1:52 |
8. | "Batty Boyz" | Dumile | MF Doom | 3:16 |
9. | "Angelz" (featuring Tony Starks) | Dumile | MF Doom | 3:07 |
10. | "Cellz" |
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| 4:21 |
11. | "Still Dope" (featuring Empress Stahhr tha Femcee) | Dumile | MF Doom | 2:40 |
12. | "Microwave Mayo" | Dumile | Jake One | 2:26 |
13. | "More Rhymin'" | Dumile | Jake One | 1:39 |
14. | "That's That" |
| MF Doom | 2:15 |
15. | "Supervillainz" (featuring Kurious, Mobonix, Posdnous, Prince Paul & Slug) |
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| 2:49 |
16. | "Bumpy's Message" (featuring Bumpy Knuckles) |
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| 1:36 |
17. | "Thank Yah" | Dumile | MF Doom | 1:14 |
Total length: | 40:34 |
Sample credits and additional notes
Chart (2009) | Peak position |
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US Billboard 200 [18] | 52 |
US Billboard Independent Albums [19] | 5 |
US Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums [20] | 29 |
US Billboard Rap Albums [21] | 9 |
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