MF DOOM Special with Dante Ross

Episode notes

This week marks the 17th anniversary of Madvillainy and we invited A&R man and producer Dante Ross to discuss working with KMD, Dumile’s move from Zev Love X to MF DOOM, and the stories behind the production of Mr. Hood and Black Bastards. Buckle up, we go deep on this one.

Rest in power, Villain

More on Dante Ross

More on DOOM

ALL CAPS: The Legacy of MF DOOM, Rap’s Greatest Supervillain (Mancunion)
The Wondrous Rhymes of MF DOOM (The New Yorker)
For DOOM by Open Mike Eagle

Show Tracklisting:

MF DOOM: Figaro
Grand Puba: 360° (What Goes Around) – SD50 Remix
3rd Bass: The Gas Face
KMD: Peachfuzz
KMD: Boy Who Cried Wolf
KMD: Peachfuzz
KMD: Bananapeel Blues
KMD: Humrush
Little Wink & Eddie’s 25th Century Band: Peacock
KMD: Soulflexin’
KMD: F*@# Wit’ Ya Head!!
KMD: Get-U-Now
Kain: I Ain’t Black
KMD: Black Bastards!
KMD: Constipated Monkey
Shazzy: Gigahoe
Brand Nubian: Wake Up – Stimulated Dummies Mix
Everlast: What It’s Like
Grand Puba: Step to the Rear
KMD: Plummskinz (Loose Hoe, God and Cupid)
KMD: Black Bastards!
KMD: What A N**** Know – Q3 Version
KMD: What A N**** Know?
KMD: Sweet Premium Wine
The Five Stairsteps: New Dance Craze
KMD: Sweet Premium Wine
KMD: Suspended Animation
MF DOOM: Rhymes Like Dimes
Madvillain: Meat Grinder
Madvillain: All Caps
Madvillain: Accordion
Madvillain: Rhinestone Cowboy
Madvillain: All Caps
MF DOOM & Ghostface Killah: Lively Hood
Madvillain: Rainbows
MF DOOM: Rap Snitch Knishes
MF DOOM: Hoe Cakes
MF DOOM: Potholderz
MF DOOM: LIGHTWORKS

Here is the Spotify playlist of as many songs as we can find on there

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In this episode...

Oliver Wang

Host

Morgan Rhodes

Host

Christian Dueñas

Producer

Guests

Dante Ross

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