| First Come, First Served | ||||
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| Studio album by Dr. Dooom | ||||
| Released | May 4, 1999 | |||
| Recorded | 1998-1999 | |||
| Genre | Hardcore hip hop, underground hip hop, horrorcore | |||
| Length | 71:22 | |||
| Label | Funky Ass Records | |||
| Producer | Kool Keith KutMasta Kurt |
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First Come, First Served is the third studio album by American emcee Keith Thornton, better known as Kool Keith. Released in 1999, it is his first release under the alias Dr. Dooom.
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Production duties from the album were handled by KutMasta Kurt. According to Allmusic critic Steve Huey, the musical style of the album was an attempt to replicate the production style of Dr. Octagonecologyst.[1]
The album's concept involves a serial killer named Dr. Dooom, who has a fondness for "cannibalism, pet rats, and Flintstones vitamins".[1] The album opens with Dr. Dooom murdering Dr. Octagon. According to Steve Huey, this "[signals] Keith's desire to move away from the alternative audience who embraced that album and back to his roots in street-level hip-hop".[1] The lyrical content is darker and more violent than that of Dr. Octagonecologyst.[1] Huey states that the album's lyrics are "way too far out to fulfill Keith's aspirations; he simply doesn't fit into hip-hop's obsession with realism."[1] The album's cover is a parody of those designed by Pen & Pixel Graphics for No Limit Records releases, most notably Silkk the Shocker's Charge It 2 Da Game.[1]
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | [2] |
| Robert Christgau | (A-)[3] |
Critical response was positive. Robert Christgau wrote that "No rapper has ever imagined such disgusting apartments—lurid locales with fluorescent cereal on the floor. More than all the 'body parts in shopping carts,' it's the decor that puts the 'fake gangsta hardcore stories' Dooom despises to shame."[4] Allmusic reviewer Steve Huey wrote that "The second half loses a bit of focus as it gets away from the concept, but overall it's pretty consistent".[1]
In 2008, a follow-up, Dr. Dooom 2, was produced in response to The Return of Dr. Octagon.[5]
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