Mm.. Food

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Mm.. Food
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Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 16, 2004 (2004-11-16)
Genre Hip hop
Length48:49
Label Rhymesayers
Producer
MF Doom chronology
Venomous Villain
(2004)
Mm.. Food
(2004)
The Mouse and the Mask
(2005)
Singles from Mm.. Food
  1. "Hoe Cakes"
    Released: 2004
Mm.. LeftOvers
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Bonus disc

Mm.. Food is the fifth studio album by British-American rapper/producer MF Doom. It was released via Rhymesayers Entertainment on November 16, 2004. [1] It peaked at number 17 on Billboard 's Independent Albums chart and number 9 on Heatseekers Albums chart. [2] The title, 'MM.. FOOD' is an anagram of 'M.F. DOOM'.

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 81/100 [3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Alternative Press 4/5 [5]
The Boston Phoenix Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Entertainment Weekly B+ [7]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [8]
HipHopDX 4.0/5 [9]
NME 7/10 [10]
Pitchfork 7.5/10 [11]
Uncut Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [12]
URB Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [13]

Garnering universal acclaim upon release, Mm.. Food received an average score of 81 from Metacritic, based on 22 reviews. [3] Ryan Dombal of Entertainment Weekly wrote that Mm.. Food "flips countless edible metaphors over hard-hitting, jazzy beats while never devolving into pointless parody". [7] David Jeffries of AllMusic called it "as vital as anything he's done before and entirely untouched or stymied by the hype". [4] 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". [11] 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". [14]

In 2012, Stereogum named it the best MF DOOM album. [15] In 2015, NME named it one of the 23 "Maddest and Most Memorable Concept Albums". [16] Complex named the song "Rapp Snitch Knishes" the 22nd funniest rap song of all time. [17]

Track listing

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Beef Rapp" MF Doom 4:39
2."Hoe Cakes"MF Doom3:54
3."Potholderz" (featuring Count Bass D) Count Bass D 3:20
4."One Beer" Madlib 4:18
5."Deep Fried Frenz"MF Doom4:59
6."Poo-Putt Platter"MF Doom1:13
7."Fillet-O-Rapper"MF Doom1:03
8."Gumbo"MF Doom0:49
9."Fig Leaf Bi-Carbonate"MF Doom3:19
10."Kon Karne"MF Doom2:51
11."Guinnesses" (featuring Angelika and 4ize)MF Doom4:41
12."Kon Queso"PNS4:00
13."Rapp Snitch Knishes" (featuring Mr. Fantastik)MF Doom2:52
14."Vomitspit"MF Doom2:48
15."Kookies"MF Doom4:02

Note

Charts

Chart (2004)Peak
position
US Billboard Independent Albums [19] 17
US Billboard Heatseekers Albums [20] 9

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