The Mouse And The Mask
by DangerDoom
User Score
8.6

Universal acclaim- based on 69 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 65 out of 69
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 69
  3. Negative: 3 out of 69

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  1. JesseT
    Oct 11, 2005
    6
    Despite Danger Mouse's great production work and MF Doom's on-point raps, the album as a whole is a sad experiment in melding tv with hip hop--and Comedy Central at that. All of the guest fill-ins by Aqua Teen and such leave it feeling forced and silly. I know to expect humor from MF Doom, but this is pushing it. This makes me feel that this is their best attempt at making this Despite Danger Mouse's great production work and MF Doom's on-point raps, the album as a whole is a sad experiment in melding tv with hip hop--and Comedy Central at that. All of the guest fill-ins by Aqua Teen and such leave it feeling forced and silly. I know to expect humor from MF Doom, but this is pushing it. This makes me feel that this is their best attempt at making this album cross-appealing to young social commentators of the tv world that discredit mainstream rap. Instead of being the best "thinking man's" album which could have been and still kept the add-ins by a more relevant Boondocks, it is a great album fill with at times funny, but dated quips. Good this year but not a classic.… Expand

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#54 Best Album of 2005
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Metascore
81

Universal acclaim - based on 34 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 30 out of 34
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 34
  3. Negative: 0 out of 34
  1. AllMusic
    90
    The best album of the year in the hip-hop underground.
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  2. Entertainment Weekly
    91
    A hip-hop tour de farce. [14 Oct 2005, p.152]
  3. Lost At Sea
    90
    Anyone intrigued by Doom should adore this album.
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