MF EP

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MF EP
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ReleasedNovember 28, 2000
Recorded1999–2000
Genre Underground hip hop
Length50:48
Label Brick Records [1]
Producer MF Doom, Mister Jason, Fakts One, Cas, Ninja B, Que
MF DOOM chronology
Black Bastards
(with KMD )
(2000)
MF EP
(2000)
Take Me to Your Leader
(2003)
MF Grimm chronology
MF EP
(2000)
The Downfall of Ibliys: A Ghetto Opera
(2002)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
RapReviews7/10 [2]

MF EP is a split EP by rappers MF Doom and MF Grimm. [3] [4] It was released on November 28, 2000.

Contents

The song "Break Em Off" also appeared on MF Grimm's solo debut The Downfall of Ibliys: A Ghetto Opera .

Track listing

Tracks 1–3 performed by MF DOOM, tracks 4–7 performed by MF Grimm.

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Doomsday (Remix)"
Mister Jason3:11
2."No Snakes Alive" (featuring King Ghidra, Jet Jaguar and Rodan)
MF DOOM3:34
3."Impostas"D. Dumile
  • MF DOOM
  • Ill Clown (co-prod.)
3:36
4."The Original (Remix)"
Fakts One 4:01
5."Break Em Off"P. CareyCas4:09
6."Dedicated"
  • P. Carey
  • D. Boylan
  • Que
  • Ninja B
  • Que
3:27
7."The Original"
  • P. Carey
  • D. Boylan
Ninja B4:00
8."Doomsday (Remix)" (Instrumental)  3:07
9."No Snakes Alive" (Instrumental)  3:34
10."Impostas" (Instrumental)  4:01
11."The Original (Remix)" (Instrumental)  3:31
12."Break Em Off" (Instrumental)  3:45
13."Dedicated" (Instrumental)  3:27
14."The Original" (Instrumental)  3:31
Total length:50:48

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the EP's liner notes. [5]

Artwork

Additional personnel

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References

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  2. Juon, Steve (8 December 2000). "MF Doom & MF Grimm :: MF :: Brick Records". RapReviews.
  3. Hess, Mickey (20 November 2009). Hip Hop in America: A Regional Guide. ABC-CLIO. ISBN   9780313343216 via Google Books.
  4. "Will MF Doom Ever Have As Prolific Of A Year As He Did In 2004?". Okayplayer. 14 November 2019.
  5. MF EP (liner notes). MF DOOM; MF Grimm. Boston, Massachusetts: Brick Records. 2000. BRK012.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)