producer: mf doom

guests: cucumber slice, tommy gunn, mf grimm, king ghidra, pebbles, x-ray, rodan, megalon, k.d., kong, kurious, e.mason

The latest venture from Bobbito's Fondle 'Em Records feautures former KMD frontman Zevlove X as MF Doom. I'm sure everyone knows the story behind KMD, and off the strength of the buzz alone, i copped this album with high expectations. Maybe a little too high?? Well, yes and no, as this album left me with mixed vibes. Operation Doomsday revolves around a bunch of Dr. Doom skits that sound fresh upon a listen, but quickly tire out after you hit the middle of the album. This is a definite drawback.

But let's talk about the man on the mic. Lyrically, MF Doom comes correct with fresh and witty rhymes, and displays a charismatic prescence on the mic that is both entertaining and packs flavor. Delivery wise, MF Doom comes nice for the most part, but at times his speech is slurred or seems like it was recorded low, which in some way, leads to what is probably the biggest drawback of the entire album: poor sound quality. While this kind of give the album an authentic, done in the basement, four track kinda flavor, it kind of gets annoying when the quality of the music can't carry the weight of the songs. The quality control qualms are not only in the mixing and recording, but also in the production, as some of the beats sound straight looped, with hardly even adding drums (the SOS Band sample on "The Finest" for example).

Not everything is on the downside tho. Productive beats coupled with MF Doom's witty flow and nice lyrics combine to create the album's best track on "Doomsday," BDP "Poetry" sample and all. By listening to this track alone, you realize MF Doom's potential to create the quality of hiphop you know he is capable of making. And it's nice to hear Kurious again trading verses with MF on "?".

But overall, this album would have to be an album of personal taste's. Some people like this album, while i think it's just ok. The plus's definitly come vocally, while the beatwork takes a backseat for most of the album. Worth $15? Not of my money. Worth getting if you find it in the used bin at your local hiphop spot? Definitly.