caught the eye of Russell Simons before getting signed by Jive Records. The Rugged Man’s third album, but first commercial release, Die Rugged Man Die was recorded between 19 and finally released in 2004 on the Nature Sounds label – over ten years after his first steps on the Hip Hop scene. An emcee who is truly deserving of the label ‘underrated’ is the unique R.A. The term ‘underrated emcee’ is used far too often and applied all the time to rappers who are in fact widely celebrated. Food. Production (mostly done by DOOM himself) is awesome, and DOOM’s complex flows and abstract lyrical imagery, make for a dope album that is aging really well.ġ3. “Beef Rap”, “Hoe Cakes”, “Rapp Snitch Knishes”, “Poo-Putt Platter”, and “Vomitspit” are some of the classic MF DOOM cuts on this Mm. Sure, the skits on any MF DOOM album are an essential part of the listening experience, but on this one, it’s a bit over the top.ĭespite the skits, this is one of MF DOOM’s best albums. Food can be a challenge though – mostly because of the overabundance of skits (most notably in the middle of the tracklist) that are meant to thematically tie together the actual songs on the album, but that actually break its flow (especially because they are sometimes stuck to the songs, so not-skippable). This album holds some of DOOM’s best beats and bars, as a listening experience Mm. The food-related concept works better than you might expect, particularly when DOOM uses it as a means to cleverly diss other emcees.
Mm… Food is kind of a concept album, as every track is compiled primarily of food-related subject matter.