Operation: Doomsday

Operation: Doomsday is the debut solo album by hip hop artist Daniel Dumile, under his MF DOOM alias, marking Dumile's return to the hip hop scene after KMD's demise. It was released as CD & 2/LP on Fondle 'Em Records in January 1999, and reissued by Sub Verse Records in 2001 with a slightly altered track listing.^[1]

Despite being reissued, the CD went out of print sometime between 2003 and 2004, quickly becoming an expensive collector's item, while the LP stayed in print for much longer.

The album was released on iTunes in May 2007 and widely re-released on MF Doom's Metal Face Records on October 7, 2008.

It was announced on December 16, 2010 that Operation: Doomsday was being reissued in 2011. The reissue will have a new cover designed by Jason Jagel, who did the art for Mm.. Food.^[2] It was reported that there were licensing issues with the original artwork that caused problems with reissuing. Stones Throw Records stated that DOOM was working on a track-listing for the reissue.^[3]

Track listing

1. "The Time We Faced Doom (Skit)" – 2:04
2. "Doomsday" – 4:58
   • Featuring Pebbles The Invisible Girl
3. "Rhymes Like Dimes" – 4:18
   • Featuring DJ Cucumber Slice
4. "The Finest" – 4:01
   • Featuring Tommy Gunn
5. "Back in the Days (Skit)" – 0:45
6. "Go With the Flow" – 3:36
7. "Tick, Tick..." – 4:04
   • Featuring MF Grimm
8. "Red & Gold" – 4:42
9. "The Hands of Doom (Skit)" – 1:50
   • Produced by DJ Subroc
10. "Who You Think I Am?" – 3:24
    • Featuring King Caesar, Rodan, Megalon, Kamackeris & Kong
11. "Doom, Are You Awake? (Skit)" – 1:12
12. "Hey!" – 3:46
13. "Operation: Greenbacks" – 3:46
    • Featuring Megalon
14. "The M.I.C." – 3:02
    • Featuring Pebbles The Invisible Girl
15. "The Mystery of Doom (Skit)" – 0:21
16. "Dead Bent" – 2:22
17. "Gas Drawls" – 3:43
18. "?" – 3:09
    • Featuring Kurious Jorge
19. "Hero vs. Villain (Epilogue)" – 2:55
    • Featuring E. Mason
    • Replaced by "I Hear Voices, Part 1" on the 2001 remastered edition

Samples

• "The Time We Faced Doom (Skit)" contains a sample from "No Stranger To Love", by Roy Ayers.
• "Doomsday" contains samples from "Kiss of Life" by Sade and "Poetry" by Boogie Down Productions.
• "Rhymes Like Dimes'" contains a sample from "One Hundred Ways" by James Ingram and utilizes the instrumental "Monosodium Glutamate" by MF DOOM, later used on "Metal Fingers Presents... Special Herbs Vol. 1".
• "The Finest" contains a sample from "The Finest" by The SOS Band.
• "Red and Gold" contains a sample from "Shootem Up Movies" by The Deele.
• "Go With The Flow" contains a sample from "Aint' No Price on Happiness" by The Spinners.
• "Tick, Tick..." contains a sample from the "Glass Onion" by The Beatles.
• "Gas Drawls" contains a sample from "Black Cow" by Steely Dan.
• "Who You Think I Am?" contains a sample from "Eastern Market" by Yusef Lateef and "It's A New Day" by Skull Snaps
• "Hey!" contains a sample from the opening theme to "Scooby-Doo".
• "The M.I.C." contains a sample from "Microphone Fiend" by Eric B. & Rakim and "All in the Name of Love" by Atlantic Starr
• "Dead Bent" contains a sample from "Walk On By" by Isaac Hayes, "Always" by Atlantic Starr and "Super Hoe" by Boogie Down Productions.
• "I Hear Voices Pt.1" contains a sample from "For Love (I Come Your Friend)" by George Duke.
• "?" contains a sample from "Vykki" by Isaac Hayes.
• "Greenbacks" contains a sample from "I Need Your Lovin'" by Teena Marie

References