Grimm and DOOM already had a long history prior to this collaborative release. 1 found battle rapper MF Grimm rapping over DOOM beats.
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1 (May 11, 2004)Īn extension of DOOM’s Special Herbs instrumental album series (more on that later), Special Herbs + Spices Vol. I think he did it to make it different from all the other projects he dropped those years.” “Then he decided to rap in a more mellow, relaxed, confident, less abrasive tone. “On the original version of the album, MF DOOM rapped in a really hyper, more enthusiastic voice,” Peanut Butter Wolf, the founder of Stones Throw Records, told Pitchfork. Among the notable changes between the leaked and completed versions of the album was DOOM’s delivery. Disillusioned, DOOM and Madlib wouldn’t reunite to complete Madvillainy until mid-2003. Unfortunately, the work that the two did for Madvillainy was upended after someone stole a near-finished demo cassette of the album Madlib had and leaked it on the internet 14 months before its official release. “ would give me another CD, and I’m writing…We might stop, and he’ll burn one and listen to the beat, and that’s it…We hardly spoke,” DOOM said in a 2011 interview at the Red Bull Music Academy. Let’s look back at DOOM’s prolific 2004 here is a timeline of the most notable releases and appearances the enigmatic Metal Face had that year. He also made some notable guest appearances on songs from De La Soul and Zero 7. In between the release of Madvillainy and Mm.Food, MF DOOM also released several other albums. The latter was also well-received critically, and peaked at number 9 and 17 on Billboard’s Heatseekers and Independent charts, respectively. The former, his collaborative album alongside producer Madlib, was critically-acclaimed and brought the pair moderate commercial success, peaking at number 179 on the U.S. MF DOOM’s Madvillainy and Mm.Food are both considered to be independent rap masterpieces. Photo Credit: Nick Pickles/WireImage From indie classics Madvillainy and Mm.Food to notable guest appearances, 2004 was a defining year for the underground hip-hop villain. In between the release of Madvillainy and Mm.Food, MF DOOM also released several other albums.