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Born Like This - DOOM
  • Band Name: DOOM
  • Record Label: Lex
  • Release Date: Mar 24, 2009
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Metascore
77 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 21 Critics What's this?

User Score
8.5 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 12 Ratings

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  • Summary: The latest album for Daniel Dumile, who dropped MF from his name and now goes by Doom.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 21
  3. Negative: 0 out of 21
  1. MSN Consumer Guide (Robert Christgau)
    91
    The clincher is how gracefully this klutz skates over the oddly rolling beats of J Dilla, Jake One and the Metal Fingered Villain... Doom (ellipsis in original).
  2. The A.V. Club
    91
    Three years away has done wonders for the masked supervillain. The rapper who now goes by DOOM ("all big letters but it ain't no acronym") comes roaring back to life on the largely self-produced Born Like This.
  3. New Musical Express (NME)
    60
    While it's a step down from both "VV" and his Danger Mouse work, it at least might be his definitively stoned record.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
  1. GuruVoodoo
    9
    DOOM is just too deep for the critics. Blah, blah, blah, disassociation, blahblahblah, homophobic, blah, mccain supporter, blahblah, wacky couplets. He once said something like - "rhymes so fine his own peeps couldn't follow".… Expand
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  2. EdP
    9
    I agreed the most with the above Pitchfork review where the album takes a few listens to sink in. It is darker in terms of the material he is talking about; cynical I would say. Gazzillion Ear covers all three main pseudonyms: MF, Viktor Vaughn and King Gheedorah, incredible. Regardless, the wait was worth it. All caps when you spell the man's name.… Expand
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  3. EricC
    9
    Madlib got all the credit for the production on Madvillainy (deserved or not) but DOOM gets the spotlight back here. He uses plenty of cartoonish samples, but keeps the album grounded with harrowing real-world audio clips. The combination creates an emotional experience that is difficult to find in most hiphop acts today. And yeah, he's still a sharp and engaging rapper. I don't see what there is to be dissapointed in (though building up your legacy through rumors, controversy, nonexistent projects can make your comeback seem anticlimactic). This is one of the best albums I've heard this year, easily the best rap album.… Expand
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