Some times I long for simpler days but you know what they say, "You can never go back again." Well, it's not true. You can go back and you can take beer with you. Just ask the kids who run Adult Swim. Five-year-olds trapped in a 30-year-old man's body running rampant, fueled by liquor and Chinese food. But in all reality, they are more adult then they would have us believe. I'm sure you have all met a five-year-old in a 30-year-old body. They are morons; unable to cope with change and annoying to the point of exasperation. But the kids at Adult Swim, not matter how immature their humor is, are forward thinking grown ups who understand one very important aspect of the business world - marketing tie-ins.
Thus, Dangerdoom's The Mouse in the Mask was born, finally bringing the oft estranged worlds of hip hop and cartoon makers together. Filled with the best quotes from the best Adult Swim shows, Dangerdoom, a collaboration between Danger Mouse and former KMD member MF Doom, will satiate both hip hop purists and white suburbanites with its mix of dope beats, off the wall lyricism and of course, they aren’t afraid to bring the funny.
I had never been a fan of MF Doom’s stream of consciousness rapping style, more of a verse-chorus-verse type myself, but Doom’s lyrics are fresh and funny and backed by incredible beats from Dangermouse. As an added bonus, Cee-Lo, Talib Kweli and Ghostface Killah show up to give me my 12-bar fix. This ingenious piece of marketing will hit the stores in October. Hurray marketing!
Stuff to sample: From Dangerdoom's The Mouse in the Mask "Sofa King" and "Space Hos"
And if you haven't already, time is running out to write an Emo Haiku.
"He said no Er, with his foot."
Other things you should know:
- Danger Mouse is a DJ and producer
- Danger Mouse exploded onto the scene last year with the Gray Album, a remix of Jay-z' Black Album using only samples from the Beatles' White Album.
- Danger Mouse then followed up with his own LP Ghetto Pop Life.
- This year, Danger Mouse teamed up with Damon Albarn to produce the Gorillaz newest album Demon Days.
- Danger Mouse will return with a project called Gnarls Barkely, a collaboration with the one and only Cee-Lo.
- MF Doom is a rapper.
- MF Doom was part of the early 90s underground hip hop scene in the critically acclaimed group KMD
- Earlier this year Doom teamed up with producer Madlib, called themselves Madvillain and put out Madvillainy.
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