Key to the Kuffs

MF Doom, JJ DOOM | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 21, 2012)
• Original Release Date: 2012
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Lex Records
• ASIN: B0089N7RQK
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Music
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (29 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #53,792 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Waterlogged

2. Guv'nor

3. Banished

4. Bite the Thong

5. Rhymin' Slang

6. Dawg Friendly

7. Borin' Convo

8. Snatch That Dough

9. GMO

10. Bout the Shoes

11. Winter Blues

12. Still Kaps

13. Retarded Fren

14. Viberian Sun Pt. II

15. Wash Your Hands

Editorial Reviews

One of the world's best producers, Jneiro Jarel, has teamed up with the world's best rapper, MF Doom. The long awaited Key To The Kuffs features contributions from Damon Albarn and Beth Gibbons (Portishead) among many others.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars A Villain In Viberia August 21, 2012

By C. Thomas

Format:Audio CD

For those that don't know, Viberia is the musical utopian atmosphere indigenous to Jneiro Jarel,as described by the man himself. This effort from DOOM and Jniero is dripping with substance from the eccentric beats to the encrypted word play of Daniel Dumile. The whole project (in my opinion) is extremely reminicent of the Madvillainy album as I can draw many similarities in Madlib and Jniero's styles; the samples, the breaks, dropping in dialouge from random places to further help explain the song. To those familiar with Jniero Jarel, some of the production resembles his work from his early album "Timeless".

Now on to DOOM... the man just seems to get better with age (it's a shame more rappers don't). I find it very fun and refreshing to decipher many of his metaphors and use of homonyns here. If his lyrics go over your head, it's okay. That only means there's something deeper there that you haven't quite caught wind of yet, but that is the beauty of good lyricism, it challenges you to listen more closely, and DOOM does that better than almost anybody. "Retarted Fren" & "GMO" are my favorites so far. And "Wash Your Hands" is such a hilarious track, like DOOM is somewhat taking time out to make you laugh but at the same time telling the truth somewhat like he did on "Batty Boyz" from the Born Like This album. Great material.

In conclusion, I can see this eventually becoming one of my favorite DOOM albums next to Madvillainy and one of my favorite Jniero Jarel albums next to Craft Of The Lost Art. Jniero is a gifted and diverse producer who literally brings his world of Viberia to the humorously diabolic lyrical tyranny of MF DOOM. The only drawback I saw is that it could have been longer but nonetheless great work by both men, do not pass on this one.

ELLO GOV'NOR!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars pretty decent DOOM fix September 13, 2012

By roc

Format:MP3 Music|Amazon Verified Purchase

this is the latest DOOM collaboration project where he rhymes over a featured producer's tracks. many people are saying that this album is the new "Madvillainy". i disagree with that proclamation but i do think its better than "Venomous Villain" and actually closer to say "Vaudeville Villian". DOOM is reliably superb behind the mic. Jneiro Jarel provides beats i would best describe as hit and miss. this would not be the album i would present to someone new to DOOM, but for longtime fans this album will satisfy until we can get a proper MF LP (DOOM beats + rhymes). beats 3/5, rhymes 4.5/5. this felt like a 3.5/5 album on the first listen, but would give it a 4/5 today. favorite tracks: Guv'nor, GMO, Wash Your Hands.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars key to the kuffs September 9, 2012

By YaDontStop92

Format:Audio CD

its been a while since ive been really impressed with doom but 'Key to the kuffs' is dope, these two artists make a good combination, i love how the 1 MC 1 producer formula is creepin its way back into hip hop i.e. apollo brown & OC - Trophies and Killer Mikes R.A.P Music. the amount of dope hip hop albums coming out these past two years has been ridiculous, long may it continue.