Results for “MF DOOM”

Rapp Snitch Knishes

MF DOOM

MF DOOM turns a satirical eye on rap's tough-guy posturing, mocking MCs whose lyrics function as confessions that could be used…

hip-hop authenticity and posturing self-incrimination and surveillance street credibility vs. performance

House of the Rising Sun

Joan Baez

Baez's early reading of this traditional ballad frames the singer as a woman recounting her own ruin, casting the House of the…

ruin and regret fallen woman narrative fate versus free will

All Caps

Madvillain

A pure showcase of technical rap virtuosity built almost entirely on internal rhyme chains and boastful non-sequiturs, "All…

braggadocio persona/mythmaking criminal alter-ego

Heaven and Hell

Black Sabbath

This is Black Sabbath's title track marking the arrival of Ronnie James Dio, trading the band's earlier horror-movie doom for…

moral ambiguity illusion versus reality corrupted power