MF DOOM Albums Ranked From Worst To Best
The metal-faced villain went by many names through the years but always remained a hip hop legend.
Daniel Dumile, best known as MF DOOM was one of the greatest lyricists in history. His music defies categorization, incorporating strange, retro-sounding samples, random references to sci-fi and pop-culture, and most importantly DOOM's signature flow. DOOM was a master (and pioneer) of inserting a rhyme into nearly every syllable in a song. This undeniable skill and creative flair mixed with his stage persona, a comic book-like super villain, to create your favourite rapper's favourite rapper: the underrated, yet heavily influential MF DOOM.
Throughout his career, DOOM released a large number of albums, some solo and others collaborations. Almost every album has a different feel to it as DOOM was known for experimenting with his style. From the psychedelic experimental project, NEHRUVIANDOOM, to the offbeat, food based album MM...FOOD, there is something for everyone in DOOM's discography. However, most fans will agree that some albums stand out as DOOM's best work.
This list will be ranking all of MF DOOM's albums from best to worst. Things like lyrical complexity, the quality of the beats and production, and story will all be accounted for. Instrumental projects, compilation and live albums, the album DOOM produced for MF GRIMM, and EPs will not be included as well as DOOM's work with the group KMD (as this was prior to the DOOM persona).
12. Super What?
The death of Daniel Dumile at only 49 years old was a tragic shock and he will be sincerely missed by the millions of people whose lives he's touched.
Many fans wondered if DOOM would have a posthumous album after his passing and were delighted by the release of the sequel to the beloved album, Czarface Meets Metal Face, entitled Super What? The album (planned and nearly completed before DOOM's passing) maintained the same general style as the last MF DOOM/Czarface collaboration but with noticeably fewer DOOM verses. The fact that DOOM doesn't feature as heavily on this album disappointed many fans.
One thing that should be clear is that the worst MF DOOM album is better than the vast majority of other music, but unfortunately, the lack of DOOM, paired with the album being heavily derivative of their first project, but with a dip in the quality of verses, make this DOOM's worst album. Super What? does have a lot of clever lyricism, though. For example, one of the best songs on the album is This Is Canon Now, which is basically a diss track to every superhero in pop-culture, filled with punchline after punchline.