VV:2

VV:2
Studio album by Viktor Vaughn
Released	3 August 2004 (2004-08-03)
Genre	Hip-hop
Length	35:25
Label	Insomniac, Inc.
Producer	System D-128 Diplo DiViNCi Swamburger Session 31 DJ I.N.C. Dub-L The Analears
MF DOOM chronology
Special Herbs + Spices Volume 1 (2004) VV:2 (2004) MM..FOOD (2004)

VV:2, also known as Venomous Villain, ^[1] is the fourth studio album by British-American rapper and producer MF Doom, and the second and final album to be released under his alias Viktor Vaughn. It was released through Insomniac, Inc. on 3 August 2004.

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	71/100 [2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
Cokemachineglow	71% [4]
LAS Magazine	8/10 [5]
No Ripcord	7/10 [6]
Pitchfork	6.9/10 [7]
Stylus Magazine	5/10 [8]
RapReviews	7.5/10 [9]
Tiny Mix Tapes	4/5 [10]
The Village Voice	A− [11]

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, VV:2 received an average score of 71 based on 11 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". ^[2]

Exclaim! 's Thomas Quinlan found the album to be "a great follow-up to Vaudeville Villain ", while noting that due to its short length and the presence of numerous guest performers, it nonetheless "leaves you wishing for a lot more Doom". ^[12]

Critic Robert Christgau ranked the album at number 71 on his year-end "Dean's List". ^[13]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Viktormizer" (Intro)		System D-128	2:49
2.	"Back End"	Brian Korlofsky Wesley Pentz Daniel Dumile	Diplo System D-128	3:33
3.	"Fall Back/Titty Fat"	Dumile Glen Valencia, Jr. Asaan Brooks	DiViNCi Swamburger	3:34
4.	"DOOM on Vik"	Dumile Valencia, Jr. Brooks Israel Vasquetelle	DiViNCi Swamburger	1:53
5.	"R.A.P. G.A.M.E." (featuring Manchild, Iz-Real & DOOM)	W. Tolbert Vasquetelle Gregory Owens Dumile	Session 31	4:20
6.	"Dope Skill" (featuring Carl Kavorkian)	Lavoy McConnell Dumile Carl Milbourne, Jr.	DJ I.N.C.	2:17
7.	"Doper Skiller" (featuring Kool Keith)	Keith Thornton Dumile	DiViNCi	2:51
8.	"Haberdashery" (Interlude)			0:22
9.	"Ode to Road Rage"	Michael Delaney Dumile	Dub-L	2:49
10.	"Bloody Chain" (featuring Poison Pen)	Delaney Dumile Lékan Herron	Dub-L	4:01
11.	"Strange New Day" (Interlude)		System D-128	0:32
12.	"Pop Quiz" (Bonus Extra Credit Remix) (performed by Iz-Real & DOOM)	Vasquetelle Dumile	The Analears	3:57

Personnel

Credits adapted from album's liner notes. ^[14]

Personnel

• DJ Sure Shot – scratches (5, 7)
• DJ Escher – scratches (6)
• System D-128 – scratches (10)
• Kut Masta Kurt – scratches (12)
• Israel "Iz-Real" Vasquetelle – executive producer, A&R
• Thomas D. Jenkins – co-executive producer
• DiViNCi – mixing

Artwork

• Sanford Greene – artwork
• Gez Fry – additional coloring

References

1. "Viktor Vaughn (MF DOOM) 'Venomous Villain'". Insomniac Music. Archived from the original on 6 December 2004. Retrieved 16 January 2021. The critically acclaimed, faceless rhyme scoundrel returns to bring a new era of Cyber Rap with 'VV:2' aka 'VENOMOUS VILLAIN.'
2. "Reviews for Venomous Villain [VV:2] by Viktor Vaughn". Metacritic . CBS Interactive . Retrieved 7 January 2017.
3. Jeffries, David. "Venomous Villain – MF DOOM". AllMusic . Retrieved 7 January 2017.
4. Betz, Chet (27 July 2004). "Viktor Vaughn VV2: Venomous Villain". Cokemachineglow . Archived from the original on 5 November 2004. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
5. Filowitz, Dan. "Viktor Vaughn Venomous Villain". Archived from the original on 7 November 2004. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
6. Conti, Chris (11 October 2004). "Viktor Vaughn 'VV:2 Venomous Villain' (Insomniac)". No Ripcord. Archived from the original on 27 October 2004. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
7. Sylvester, Nick (11 August 2004). "Viktor Vaughn: VV2: Venomous Villain". Pitchfork . Retrieved 7 January 2017.
8. De Young, Nate (27 August 2004). "Viktor Vaughn VV2: Venomous Villain". Stylus Magazine . Archived from the original on 12 October 2004. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
9. Corne, James (21 September 2004). "MF Doom is Viktor Vaughn :: Venomous Villain (VV2) :: Insomniac Records". RepReviews. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
10. Wolfman. "Viktor Vaughn – VV:2 Venomous Villain". Tiny Mix Tapes . Retrieved 21 February 2020.
11. Christgau, Robert (8 February 2005). "Consumer Guide: Harmonies and Abysses". The Village Voice . Retrieved 7 January 2017.
12. Quinlan, Thomas (30 September 2004). "Viktor Vaughn: Venomous Villain". Exclaim! . Retrieved 7 January 2017.
13. Christgau, Robert (15 February 2005). "Pazz & Jop 2004: Dean's List". The Village Voice . Retrieved 7 January 2017.
14. VV:2 (liner notes). Viktor Vaughn. New York, New York: Insomniac, Inc. 2004. INS 1005.