DOOM - Unexpected Guests Artwork & Tracklist

Everybody’s favorite masked MC is preparing to drop a rarities compilation next month on Gold Dust. Hit the jump for a press release and tentative tracklist.


DOOM is one of the most original and uncompromising voices in hip-hop. From his work in the 90’s with the seminal KMD to his legendary releases under a variety of aliases including MF Doom, Madvillain, King Geedorah, Viktor Vaughn, Dangerdoom & more, his prolific body of work has always valued artistic integrity and creativity over anything else. As numerous and varied as his albums are, DOOM also has a thick catalog of guest appearances, remixes, non-album tracks, & vinyl only singles. For the first time, Unexpected Guest presents many of these hard to find tracks as a mix CD, executed and overseen by the Super Villain himself.

With a list of co-conspirators which includes marquee level names such as Talib Kweli, Ghostface & GZA as well as underground heroes Vast Aire, CountBass D & Kurius, the music on this disc highlights DOOM’s ever-present trademark wit and taste for raw and ominous beats. On “Trap Door,” he spits couplets like “No curse words / DOOM the worst church nerd verse heard” over a plucked bass and guitar line from producer Jake One that sounds like the funkiest spy movie soundtrack imaginable. “Sniper Elite” sees the emcee united with the late J Dilla, and is one of the many tracks featured that has yet to see an official CD release. The album will also feature a never before heard live version of DOOM’s classic “I Hear Voices” from the Operation Doomsday album.

Peppered with his signature comic book dialogue and vintage sound clips, Unexpected Guests presents a treasure trove of DOOM obscurities which should shed light on material that even some hardcore fans may have missed. It’s a frenetic, virtuosic look at a true hip-hop original.

1. Get ‘Er Done feat. DOOM - Jake One
2. Fly That Knot feat. DOOM - Talib Kweli
3. Sniper Elite feat. DOOM - Dilla Ghostface DOOM
4. Trap Door feat. DOOM - Jake One
5. Sorcerers feat. DOOM & Invizible Handz - John Robinson
6. Da Supafriendz - Vast Aire
7. Quite Buttery - Count Bass D feat DOOM
8. ? - DOOM featuring Kurious
9. All Outta Ale - DOOM
10. E.N.Y. House - Masta Killa
11. Bells of DOOM - DOOM
12. My Favorite Ladies - DOOM
13. Street Corners (Remix) - Masta Killa, Inspectah Deck & GZA

DOOM’s Unexpected Guests drops on October 27th.

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Mos Def Praises MF DOOM, Compares Against Lil Wayne

As one of Hip Hop’s more innovative lyricists, it would be safe to think that Brooklyn rapper Mos Def has a wide variety of musical influences. In a recent video conversation, Mos revealed to Frolab that DOOM (formerly MF DOOM) is one of these artists, as well as gives his stance on a DOOM/Lil Wayne battle, the significance of Madvillainy, and why DOOM’s music is similar to De La Soul.

Reciting the chorus from “Rapp Snitch Knishes,” Mos Def went into full-on fan mode, rhyming, “Rap snitches, telling all they business / sitting in court, and be their own star witness / do you see the perpetrator, yeah I’m right here.” Amazed by the lyrical prowess of DOOM, Mos pleaded, “This song needs to be out, and it needs to be a hit.”

Continuing to recite lyrics off MM..Food, most notably “Rap Beef,” Mos Def confidently remarked, “I’d bet a million dollars on DOOM against Lil Wayne.”

“He rhymes as weird as I feel,” Mos said. “When I saw that Madvillain record, I bought it on vinyl, and I didn’t even have a record player. I bought it just to stare at the album. I stared at it and I just kept going, ‘I understand it.’ Cause you know I was a teenager growing up listening to [John Coltrane’s] Love Supreme and [Miles Davis’] Bitches Brew and [Charles Mingus’] The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady, but I was also rhyming.”

Continuing the musical comparisons, Mos Def explained how he finds DOOM’s approach to rapping as a more rugged version of De La Soul. “The closet that anyone came to abstract in that way or just that wild energy and raw shit was De La [Soul], but they’re very neat…They’re on some Steely Dan shit; their shit is really thought out.” Proving his point, Mos ended with a few bars from DOOM’s “Kookies” that deserves repeating. “Supposed to be checking emails, only get messages from ass-naked females…they on the Internet with their curls out / and they got a better sales pitch than the girl scouts.”

Mos Def’s long-awaited album The Estatic is expected for release this summer on Downtown Records, while DOOM’s Born Like This is available now on Lex Records.



Yo he rap as weird as I feel....Co-Sign Hard

Yo thats crazy my boy Jae & I was listening to MM Food was cracking up @ some of the same bars Mos recites & than I went on to say "Doom structure is crazy...most rappers rap on 2 & 4 while Doom appear to rap on 2 & 3"

I would love to see Doom go against Wayne...It's will be one of the most interesting battles ever...I'm w/ Doom on that one, but I'm sure both Rappers will do more than what anyone expected out of the two

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Doom - Rap Ambush

DOOM the artist formally known as MF Doom rips another one

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Update: New DOOM & Raekwon - Yes Sir... Tha Link via 2dopeboyz

Ghostface & Doom - Chinatown Wars (Original + Remix) (CDQ)

Iron Man Tony Starks Goes Toe To Toe With His Rival MF DOOM!!



Ghoastface & Doom - Chinatown Wars (Original)

Ghoastface & Doom - Chinatown Wars (Remix)

Radiohead's Thom Yorke To Remix DOOM

Radiohead's Thom Yorke has garnered a tremendous amount of accolades in the Rock world. With a large following of his British band, Radiohead, and critical acclaim to spare, Yorke has always been highly sought after. Although many are fans of his, he has expressed his appreciation for DOOM, one of the most well received independent artists in Rap.

DOOM, who recently dropped MF from his name, will release his highly anticipated album, Born Like This. According to Current.com, Yorke has left his fingerprints on the album by remixing "Gazzillion Ear." The song will only be available on iTunes.

Recently, Yorke made rap headlines when he snubbed Kanye West. West recently spoke to fans during a VH1 special about the incident. According to Yeezy, he approached Yorke at an award show.

“Hi, my name is Kanye. I’m a musician. I’m a fan of yours,” he told Yorke, who only replied by walking away.

The album, Born Like This, will hit stores March 24.


Damn I was starting to think that Yorke didnt fuck w/ Hip-Hop...Guess he just not a fan of Ye

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