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| Released | 16 November 2004 | |||
| Genre | Alternative hip hop | |||
| Length | 48:57 | |||
| Label | Rhymesayers | |||
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Mm..Food is the fifth studio album by British-American rapper and producer MF Doom, released through Rhymesayers on 16 November, 2004. The album peaked at number 17 on Billboard 's Independent Albums chart, and number 9 on Heatseekers Albums chart. The title Mm..Food is an anagram of "MF Doom".
MF Doom described Mm..Food as a concept album "about the things you find on a picnic, or at a picnic table". [1] The album's titles and lyrics contain references to different foods, some with common metaphors and double entendres in the "street world" and the "nutritional realm". [2]
The album is primarily produced by MF Doom, except for the tracks "Potholderz", produced by Count Bass D; "One Beer", produced by Madlib and originally intended for the joint Madlib and MF Doom album Madvillainy ; [3] and "Kon Queso" produced by PNS of Molemen. Mm..Food features guest appearances from Count Bass D, Angelika, 4ize and Mr. Fantastik.
"Kon Queso" was originally released under the name "Yee Haw" on a 12 inch single in July 2003 with Molemen. [4] The track was re-recorded for Mm..Food with a more laidback performance from MF Doom. "Vomitspit" is a new version of the song "Vomit", with a different beat and some changed lyrics. [5] The original release of the album included a different version of "Kookies". It was removed due to an unlicensed sample from Sesame Street , and was promptly changed to a simpler version of the song in all future physical and digital releases.
A bonus disc titled Mm..LeftOvers containing throwaway tracks and remixes from Mm..Food was released on November 16, 2004 on Hiphopsite.com. It was given away with copies of Mm..Food. The CD contained a recipe for "Villainous Mac & Cheese" by Grammy Dumile on the back of the CD insert. [5]
The album cover's art director was Jeff Jank, and painting by Jason Jagel. The original painting included a blunt that was later edited out. [6]
In August 2024, MF Doom received a posthumous RIAA Gold certification for two singles released from Mm..Food - "Hoe Cakes" and "One Beer". The following month, he received a posthumous Platinum certification for the song "Rapp Snitch Knishes". [7]
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 81/100 [8] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [9] |
| Alternative Press | 4/5 [10] |
| The Boston Phoenix | [11] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B+ [12] |
| The Guardian | [13] |
| HipHopDX | 4.0/5 [14] |
| NME | 7/10 [15] |
| Pitchfork | 7.5/10 [16] |
| Uncut | [17] |
| URB | [18] |
Mm..Food garnered acclaim upon release. At Metacritic, it was given an average score of 81, based on 22 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim". [8] Ryan Dombal of Entertainment Weekly wrote, "Mm..Food flips countless edible metaphors over hard-hitting, jazzy beats, while never devolving into pointless parody." [12] David Jeffries of AllMusic called it "as vital as anything he's done before and entirely untouched or stymied by the hype." [9] Pitchfork 's Nick Sylvester called Mm..Food "an attempt to make good on Doom's almost fascist conceit to restore rap's golden age despite its loss of innocence." [16] Nathan Rabin of The A.V. Club called the album "a crazy pastiche tied loopily together around obsessions with food, comic books, and supervillainy" and wrote that Doom is "exempt from the law of diminishing returns." [19]
In 2012, Stereogum named it the best MF Doom album. [20] In 2015, NME named it "one of the 23 maddest and most memorable concept albums." [21]
All tracks written and produced by MF Doom, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Beef Rapp" | 4:39 | |
| 2. | "Hoe Cakes" | 3:54 | |
| 3. | "Potholderz" (featuring Count Bass D) | Count Bass D | 3:20 |
| 4. | "One Beer" | Madlib | 4:18 |
| 5. | "Deep Fried Frenz" | 4:59 | |
| 6. | "Poo-Putt Platter" | 1:13 | |
| 7. | "Fillet-O-Rapper" | 1:03 | |
| 8. | "Gumbo" | 0:49 | |
| 9. | "Fig Leaf Bi-Carbonate" | 3:19 | |
| 10. | "Kon Karne" | 2:51 | |
| 11. | "Guinnessez" (featuring Angelika and 4ize) | 4:41 | |
| 12. | "Kon Queso" | PNS | 4:00 |
| 13. | "Rapp Snitch Knishes" (featuring Mr. Fantastik) | 2:52 | |
| 14. | "Vomitspit" | 2:48 | |
| 15. | "Kookies" | 4:02 | |
| Total length: | 48:57 | ||
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 16. | "Hoe Cakes (Jake One Remix)" | 3:01 |
| 17. | "Beef Rapp (Live)" | 2:58 |
| Total length: | 54:56 | |
| No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "It Ain't Nuthin'" (The Chapter Remix) | 2:53 | |
| 2. | "Hoe Cakes" (ANT Remix) | 3:17 | |
| 3. | "My Favorite Ladies" (KMD Remix) | 2:22 | |
| 4. | "Change The Beat" (Inhumanz remix) | 3:09 | |
| 5. | "Hot Guacamole" (featuring MC Paul Barman) | Prince Paul | 1:43 |
| 6. | "Hoe Cakes" (Jake One Remix) | 2:56 | |
| 7. | "One Beer" (Madlib Remix) | 2:55 | |
| 8. | "All Outta Ale" (The Professor Meets the Supervillain) | 2:42 | |
| 9. | "Vomit" (featuring Parallel Thought) | Drum & Knowledge | 2:58 |
| 10. | "Hoe Cakes" (Beatboxapella) | 3:11 | |
| Total length: | 28:06 | ||
Notes
Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes. [23]
Production
Additional personnel
Artwork
| Chart (2004) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard Independent Albums [25] | 17 |
| US Billboard Heatseekers Albums [26] | 9 |
| Chart (2021–2023) | Peak position |
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| Australian Vinyl Albums (ARIA) [27] | 17 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [28] | 32 |
| Scottish Albums (OCC) [29] | 84 |
| US Billboard 200 [30] | 199 |
| UK R&B Albums (OCC) [31] | 7 |
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United Kingdom (BPI) [32] | Silver | 60,000‡ |
| United States (RIAA) [33] | Gold | 500,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
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