Blessed be the lord who believe any POLL RESULTS they read up on a message board: ILM Artist Poll #108 - MF DOOM

Poll was wide open for any releases the man worked on. Thanks to all who voted. Thanks to a hoy hoy for the track rollout images.

Track Ballots Received: 14 (average 32 placements)
Album Ballots Received: 13 (average 8 placements)
Tracks Voted: 136
Albums Voted: 16
Top 77 tracks playlist will be at: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/18riWUFyxulfEdW5hNGdTU?si=YLjzCiLaSgmhtRKM_Xlr4w

#1 placements were worth 60 points, #2 worth 59, etc.

today,
TOP 10 ALBUMS

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10. Special Herbs, Vol. 1 & 2
109 points, 2 votes

what are your favourite herbs? i'm going to make lunch.

is star anise a herb?

Arrow Root is my jam but fuck knows how it tastes

i'm assuming it tastes nothing at all like arrowroot cookies.

Maff I just emailed ya btw

my fav beat on vol. 1&2 is probably "myrrh," which became "deep fried frenz." but my fav spice of the ones named is probably zatar, that's good stuff

Should have noted the credit artist on that release, "Metal Fingers". Our top 10 albums come from *8* different credits! A pretty unique catalogue here.

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9. KMD, "Mr. Hood"
320 points, 6 votes

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8. DANGERDOOM, "The Mouse and the Mask"
380 points, 7 votes

dangerdoom was actually my first exposure to mf doom. i was 15 and very much in adult swim's target demo, and a huge ghostface fan, so those two connections were what brought me to "the mask" and then the rest of the album

No better time to mention that my fave track from this, "Perfect Hair" is our #78 track. I'd forgotten there was a show called "Perfect Hair Forever" on Adult Swim.. but hey I never had a cable package that good. A fan-made video with show clips is here.

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7. KMD, "Bl_ck B_st_rds"
389 points, 7 votes

sadly didn't get a chance to check this one out before submitting my ballot :(

It's really good. I don't know how fair a shake I could really give KMD having only known them as something from DOOM's past, devouring his solo releases as they were coming out. Of course this one never got properly released til 2001.

After one more we'll break for a few hours before the top 5.

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6. King Geedorah, "Take Me To Your Leader
400 points, 7 votes

too low!

Think of what's left! For what it is this record is pretty perfect.

Yeah, it's my No. 2

mine 2

dangerdoom was actually my first exposure to mf doom.

Mine too -- I was a late doomer.

KMD were robbed and you should all go repent!*

*and by repent I mean go listen to it on spotify

After listening again recently I still think Geedorah would be better as an EP than a whole record

The tracks with DOOM verses are some of his best. I was surprised to find that this was released so close to Monsta Island Czars' "Escape from Monsta Island", which came first (February 2003, with Geedorah in July). I think a couple of these guys are still going, besides Grimm? But it wasn't long before DOOM was referring to them as "Midgets Into Crunk".

i really don't think there's much fat on it. i know people knock it because there are fewer DOOM raps, which sure, but the contributions from the other rappers are generally range from pretty solid to excellent (in the cases of hassan chop and mr. fantastik)

Agreed. Though what a waste of lemongrass on "Krazy World"!

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5. MF DOOM & MF Grimm, "Best of MF"
524 points, 9 votes

Compilation released by Grimm's label in 2003, soon after his release from prison. This is the first release of DOOM classics "Beef Rapp" and "Potholderz".

Mine too -- I was a late doomer.

arf

did i really get yall on my first joke placement on my first poll? nahh

Here's your real #5

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5. DOOM, "Born Like This"
609 points, 11 votes

I was pumped for the Grimm comp showing up. Thought it was a good sign of off the beaten path things to come. my contributions to this are (I think) pretty boring/well known so am hoping for some unusual tracks placing.

The Grimm tape is really fun but I will forever judge it because for years my one local hmv only ever had one copy of that in the doom cd section when I really wanted a copy of vaudeville villain

i found Doom in early 2000. before that i probably would've told you that Kool Keith was the best rapper ever and that Gravediggaz "6 feet deep" was peak rap lol

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4. MF DOOM, "Mm..Food"
695 points, 12 votes, 2 #1 votes

too..low?

SUPER

yeah this was my #1

the top 4 was going to be kind of impossible any way you sliced it. You cruel bastards.

"Though what a waste of lemongrass on "Krazy World"!"

That beat is so, so good I actually think the rhymes are pretty good too.

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3. Viktor Vaughn, "Vaudeville Villain"
700 points, 12 votes, 2 #1 votes

the top 2 after i drive home

The order of 1 and 2 is gonna be crucial for how tracks go imo

That beat [on "krazy world"] is so, so good I actually think the rhymes are pretty good too.

― candyman, Monday, April 19, 2021 4:00 PM (twelve minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

splitting the difference, i can't really stand verse one but think verse two is really great

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2. MF DOOM, "Operation: Doomsday"
700 points, 12 votes, 5 #1 votes
(tied with Vik on points, tie-break on #1 votes)

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1. Madvillain, "Madvillainy"
753 points, 13 votes, 4 #1 votes

booooooo

hissssss

mr. fantastik erasure, this is why people don't trust the mainstream media

xp

the first songs from the albums are very popular

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4. Madvillain, "Accordion"
528 points from 11 votes.
Produced by Madlib. From Madvillainy, 2004

video

let's wrap it up soon for hoy's sake

Accordion is a straight up JAM

people, what's left ??

get more cheese than doritos cheetos or fritos

i'm sure most here know about this, but gonna post it anyway

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jovsxh8FeYo

Salute to doom who got me into Godzilla more than Simon says ever did.

Only thing I will say about this poll is it's got too many madvillainy songs.

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3. MF DOOM, "Rhymes Like Dimes"
567 points from 11 votes. (1x#1)
Produced by MF DOOM. From Operation: Doomsday, 1999

live video

thanks candy

Gonna need some guesses on what the top 2 are

a hoy hoy you must remember how this goes now

Ace In The Hole

Suspended Animation

our #1 is the only song with multiple #1 votes

Popcorn is my fucking jam and I am really happy everyone else has the black bastards og ruff tapes

Spotify even has BB deluxe!

Wrote this one with his middle finger in wet cement
Did it on the sly
Before he's gone bye bye spit it on the fly
Brush your teeth, rinse and gargle
A true nerd who messed with new words since Boggle

Starting to suspect no.1 might be a rare 3rd bass song

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2. Madvillain, "All Caps"
618 points from 12 votes. (1x#1)
Produced by Madlib. From Madvillainy, 2004

video

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1. MF DOOM, "Doomsday"
661 points from 13 votes. (3x#1)
Produced by MF DOOM. From Operation: Doomsday, 1999

fan-edit animation

Honestly I think DOOM is one of the rare artists where I think about 30 songs could be #1 and I’d be cool with it.

Obv the two songs mentioned next are about as classic as any music ever made can be.

I wrote this one in B.C. D.C. O-section
If you don't believe me, go get bagged and check then
Cell number seventeen, up under the top bunk
I say this not to be mean, wish bad luck or pop junk

RIP Sub Roc, mans wouldn’t have ended up a supervillain if he didn’t have to see him die and go off the rails.

Honestly Doomsday is a top 50 all time greatest hip hop jam ever, even knowing I voted a different song #1. Want your first song on your first record to be insane, in the best possible way?

I love that hip hop, especially of that era, had such a purist ideals of making something new, and not doing what puffy did... so he samples an 80s record like sade over Scott la rock scratches

1. MF DOOM, "Doomsday", from Operation: Doomsday (661)
2. Madvillain, "All Caps", from Madvillainy (618)
3. MF DOOM, "Rhymes Like Dimes", from Operation: Doomsday (567)
4. Madvillain, "Accordion", from Madvillainy (528)
5. King Geedorah, "Fazers", from Take Me to Your Leader (492)
6. Viktor Vaughn, "Vaudeville Villain", from Vaudeville Villain (476)
7. MF DOOM ft Mr Fantastik, "Rapp Snitch Knishes", from Mm..Food (412)
8. MF DOOM, "Hoe Cakes", from Mm..Food (374)
9. MF DOOM, "One Beer", from Mm..Food (371)
10. Madvillain, "Meat Grinder", from Madvillainy (366)
11. Madvillain ft. MED, "Raid", from Madvillainy (351)
12. Madvillain, "America's Most Blunted", from Madvillainy (323)
13. DOOM, "That's That", from Born Like This (322)
14. Madvillain, "Figaro", from Madvillainy (304)
15. Madvillain, "Strange Ways", from Madvillainy (299)
16. Viktor Vaughn, "Lickupon", from Vaudeville Villain (297)
17. DOOM, "Gazzillion Ear", from Born Like This (294)
18. Madvillain, "Fancy Clown", from Madvillainy (285)
19. MF DOOM, "Beef Rapp", from Mm..Food (275)
20. MF DOOM, "Deep Fried Frenz", from Mm..Food (272)
21. Madvillain, "Rhinestone Cowboy", from Madvillainy (265)
22. MF DOOM, "I Hear Voices Pt. 1", from single (263)
23. Viktor Vaughn, "Raedawn", from Vaudeville Villain (249)
24. KMD, "Peachfuzz", from Mr. Hood (245)
25. MF DOOM, "Dead Bent", from Operation: Doomsday (242)
26. King Geedorah, "The Fine Print", from Take Me to Your Leader (240)
27. MF DOOM, "Gas Drawls", from Operation: Doomsday (237)
28. Viktor Vaughn, "Saliva", from Vaudeville Villain (236)
29. JJ DOOM, "Guv'nor", from Key to the Kuffs (227)
30. Viktor Vaughn ft. Apani B, "Let Me Watch", from Vaudeville Villain (208)
31. Madvillain, "Great Day", from Madvillainy (207)
32. Madvillain, "Money Folder", from Madvillainy (206)
33. KMD, "What A Nigga Know?", from Black Bastards (198)
34. Viktor Vaughn, "The Drop", from Vaudeville Villain (197)
35. Viktor Vaughn, "A Dead Mouse", from Vaudeville Villain (196)
36. MF DOOM, "Kon Karne", from Mm..Food (184)
37. MF DOOM, "Hey!", from Operation: Doomsday (170)
38. MF DOOM ft. Kurious, "?", from Operation: Doomsday (169)
38. DANGERDOOM, "The Mask", from The Mouse and the Mask (169)
40. Madvillain, "Curls", from Madvillainy (165)
41. King Geedorah ft. Mr Fantastik, "Anti-Matter", from Take Me to Your Leader (163)
42. DOOM ft. Ghostface Killah, "Angelz", from Born Like This (154)
43. 3rd Bass ft. Zev Love X, "The Gas Face", from The Cactus Album (152)
44. King Geedorah, "No Snakes Alive", from Take Me to Your Leader (137)
45. MF DOOM, "Kon Queso", from Mm..Food (136)
46. MF DOOM ft. Pebbles The Invisible Girl, "The M.I.C.", from Operation: Doomsday (134)
47. MF DOOM, "Potholderz", from Mm..Food (133)
48. MF DOOM ft. Empress Stahhr & 4ize, "Guinnesses", from Mm..Food (129)
49. Viktor Vaughn, "Lactose And Lecithin", from Vaudeville Villain (124)
50. Viktor Vaughn, "Popsnot", from Vaudeville Villain (122)
51. De La Soul ft MF DOOM, "Rock Co Kane Flow", from The Grind Date (121)
52. MF DOOM ft. MF Grimm, "Tick, Tick…", from Operation: Doomsday (116)
53. King Geedorah ft. Biolante, "Fastlane", from Take Me to Your Leader (110)
54. DANGERDOOM ft. Cee-Lo, "Benzie Box", from The Mouse and the Mask (108)
55. JJ DOOM ft. Damon Albarn, "Bite the Thong", from Key to the Kuffs (105)
56. MF DOOM, "The Finest", from Operation: Doomsday (101)
57. MF DOOM, "Vomitspit", from Mm..Food (100)
58. Madvillain, "Shadows of Tomorrow", from Madvillainy (98)
59. Viktor Vaughn, "G.M.C.", from Vaudeville Villain (97)
60. KMD, "Who Me?", from Mr. Hood (93)
61. King Geedorah ft. Rodan, "Krazy World", from Take Me to Your Leader (92)
62. MF DOOM, "Go With the Flow", from Operation: Doomsday (90)
63. KMD, "Contact Blitt", from Black Bastards (88)
64. Madvillain, "Bistro", from Madvillainy (87)
64. Madvillain, "Operation Lifesaver aka Mint Test", from Madvillainy (87)
64. DOOM ft. Raekwon, "Yessir!", from Born Like This (87)
67. MF DOOM, "Who You Think I Am?", from Operation: Doomsday (78)
68. KMD, "Get-U-Now", from Black Bastards (77)
69. KMD, "Nitty Gritty (ft. Brand Nubian)", from Mr. Hood (76)
70. MF DOOM, "Kookies", from Mm..Food (75)
71. Prince Paul, "Chubb Rock Please Pay Paul His $2200 You Owe Him (People, Places, and Things)", from Politics of the Business (74)
72. MF DOOM, "Red And Gold", from Operation: Doomsday (73)
73. Viktor Vaughn, "Change The Beat", from Vaudeville Villain (70)
73. DOOM, "Lightworks", from Born Like This (70)
73. DOOM, "Sniper Elite", from Unexpected Guests (70)
76. DOOM, "Cellz", from Born Like This (68)
77. Vast Aire ft. MF DOOM, "Da Supafriendz", from Look Mom... No Hands (67)

doo doo doo doo doo it's an audio daily double

Thanks all!

Number one is a good one.

Is that it?

No other lists?

Great work maffew12 and a hoy hoy. Thanks!

Catching up belatedly...

Thank you so much for doing this!

"Lickupon" might be the only track in the top 20 I *didn't* vote for, lol. (Though, again, my ballot was huge: about twice as long as I'm accustomed to in these polls.) So it all seems very solid with the playlist now playing.

Personal top 5 was apparently: "Fazers", "Rapp Snitch Kniches", "Curls", "Get-U-Now" and "Hoe Cakes"

Just catching up. Great top 5 and deserved #1 for Doomsday which will likely end up as his 'legacy track'.

Great post from a hoy hoy y'day re DOOM's influence. The closest analogue I can think of for his place in music history is Borges in the world of literature. Both took on fantastical/surreal subjects, but underpinned with an intellectual rigor that kept their work grounded and compelling. And both voracious consumers of literature/pop culture that enabled them to endlessly riff on things.

Great job with the poll Maf! You should treat yourself with two apple pies and a small fries. Or maybe a quick shot of double rum.

Thanks for doing this, Matt! Great list!

Here’s my top 15:

1. Doomsday
Guinnesses
Figaro
Accordion
Anti-Matter
Rapp Snitch Knishes
Rhymes Like Dimes
Raid
Vomitspit
Air (Dabrye)
Deep Fried Frenz
GUV’NOR
Vaudeville Villain
Meat Grinder
ALL CAPS

Pretty much every song made it except Dabrye - Air which I recommend everyone to listen to if they haven’t already. One of my favorite Doom features and very underrated.

No other lists?

The complete works of Mr Fantastik:
1. Rapp Snitch Knishes
2. Anti-matter

We didn't have the number or length of ballots to get into remixes and second uses of beats and whatever. I could turn out a KMD list but you're better off just looking at the 77. Only a few entries from there and we're into single-vote stuff.

The best thing after a roll-out is seeing people posting ballots... My top 30 tracks was

Doomsday
Beef Rapp
?
The Fine Print
Fazers
Rhinestone Cowboy
Rapp Snitch Knishes
Potholderz
Gas Drawls
One Beer
Rhymes Like Dimes
Kon Karne
Dead Bent
Kookies
I Hear Voices Pt. 1
Let Me Watch
Fancy Clown
All Caps
Raid
Angelz
Hey!
Vaudeville Villain
Gazzillion Ear
Figaro
Great Day
Strange Ways
Accordion
Hoe Cakes
Curls
Sniper Elite

(Rock Co Kane Flow at 33, what am i doing)

xp Air almost made it, combined with my vote for "Butter King Jewels" (Madlib's version). The Sadevillain version is great too. And here's a nice one from some other guy with an animation too.

(before i confuse things worse, those linked track aren't official releases and weren't eligible)

Here's my list!

tracks

1. That’s That
Figaro
The Fine Print
Gazzillion Ear
All Caps
Accordion
Meat Grinder
Doomsday
Lactose and Lecithin
America’s Most Blunted
Money Folder
Strange Ways
Fancy Clown
Great Day
Rhinestone Cowboy
Vaudeville Villain
Lickupon
One Beer
RaeDawn
Let Me Watch
Saliva
Beef Rapp
Rapp Snitch Knishes
Guv’nor
25. Winter Blues

albums

1. Madvillainy
Vaudeville Villain
Mm..Food
Born Like This
Operation: Doomsday

Albums
MM...Food
Take Me To Your Leader
Operation Doomsday
Madvillainy
Born Like This
Vaudeville Villain
Mr. Hood
The Mouse & The Mask

Tracks
One Beer
Doomsday
That’s That
I Wonder
Gas Drawls
Fazers
Rapp Snitch Knishes
All Caps
Anti-Matter
Hoe Cakes
Gazillion Ear
Accordion
Tick, Tick…
Peachfuzz
Raid
Never Dead
Kon Queso
Guv’nor
Dead Bent
The Gas Face
America’s Most Blunted
Lickupon
The Fine Print
Meat Grinder
Angelz
Raedawn
Lightworks
808 Man
Popsnot
Yessir
The Mask
Nitty Gritty
A Modern Day Mugging
More Rhymin

My top 10:

1. Strange Ways
Fancy Clown
Doomsday
Lickupon
Bite the Thong
Rhinestone Cowboy
All Caps
Accordion
Bistro
10. The Mic

I apologise for putting Bistro at #9 but I just love it so much, it's like DOOM is right there in the room with you giving you a personal welcome to the album. And taking his time to introduce all the various personae of the two people involved in creating it.

ALBUMS:
1. Madvillain - Madvillainy
2. Viktor Vaughn - Vaudeville Villain
3. MF DOOM - Operation: Doomsday
4. MF DOOM - Mm..Food
5. KMD - Bl_ck B_st_rds

TRACKS:
1. Madvillain - "All Caps"
2. Viktor Vaughn - "Vaudeville Villain"
3. King Geedorah - "Fazers"
4. Madvillain - "Figaro"
5. Madvillain - "Fancy Clown" (featuring Viktor Vaughn)
6. MF DOOM - "Hey!"
7. Viktor Vaughn - "Lickupon"
8. Madvillain - "America's Most Blunted" (featuring Lord Quas)
9. MF DOOM - "Doomsday"
10. MF DOOM - "Kon Karne"
11. MF DOOM - "Rhymes Like Dimes" (featuring Cucumber Slice)
12. DOOM - "That's That"
13. Madvillain - "Meat Grinder"
14. Madvillain - "Strange Ways"
15. MF DOOM - "Dead Bent"
16. MF DOOM - "Rapp Snitch Knishes" (featuring Mr. Fantastik)
17. MF DOOM - "?" (featuring Kurious)
18. KMD - "Contact Blitt"
19. KMD - "Sweet Premium Wine"
20. DOOM - "Gazzillion Ear" (featuring J Dilla)

That Sadevillain is soo good! First time hearing about this.

xxp I remember the Bistro placement lol thank you for this

TRACKS
1. MF Doom – Rhymes Like Dimes
2. 3rd Bass – The Gas Face
3. King Geedorah – The Fine Print
4. Prince Paul et al – Chubb Rock Can You Please Play Paul…
5. MF Doom – Doomsday
6. MF Doom – I Hear Voices Pt. 1
7. Viktor Vaughn – Vaudeville Villain
8. MF Doom – That's That
9. Vast Aire – Da Superfriendz
10. MF Doom – The Finest
11. King Geedorah – No Snakes Alive
12. King Geedorah - Fazers
13. MF Doom – Dead Bent
14. KMD – What a N**** Know (Remix)
15. MF Doom – Hey!
16. KMD – Who Me?
17. MF Doom – Tick, Tick…
18. MF Doom – Hoe Cakes
19. De La Soul – Rock Co Kane Flow
20. Madvillain – America's Most Blunted

ALBUMS
1. Operation: Doomsday
2. King Geedorah - Take Me to Your Leader
3. Mm..Food
4. Viktor Vaughn - Vaudeville Villain
5. Madvillain – Madvillainy
6. Born Like This
7. KMD – Mr. Hood
8. KMD – Black Bastards
9. Dangerdoom - The Mouse and the Mask
10. Viktor Vaughn - VV:2: Venomous Villain

^ the real results!

Yeah, would've had rhymes like dimes as my #1 if I had time to vote.

yo, i'm only rhyming where the drums is at
yall **** think yall slick with that shit
bump that

About to dive into this

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