King Geedorah (MF Doom) – Take Me To Your Leader (2003) (CD)

MF Doom’s Big Dada project Take Me to Your Leader (as King Geedorah) is a monster-movie concept record, featuring a parade of tracks and samples that conform to the age of Godzilla, Rodan, Mothra, and of course, the mighty King Ghidorah — a three-headed monster from outer space. Most of the film references are going on in the background while guest rappers contribute their own rhymes; while MF Doom the producer deserves a lot of credit for flooding the production space with beats, effects, samples, and plenty of crackling movie dialogue, the combination of high-profile arrangement and dense rapping is nearly overwhelming. “Fastlane” floats a good rap from Biolante, but he’s drowned out by the production, with a squealing guitar sample stuck on auto-repeat for three minutes. For “Krazy World,” Gigan spits his thin, throaty lyrics over another simple sample, this one a string-heavy descent that often cuts out and back in with no warning, but hangs on for more than a minute after Gigan’s rap is finished. For what it’s worth, MF Doom’s two vocal features make up for much of the mentalist madness. Though the first, “The Final Hour,” is far too short, “Anti-Matter” (with Mr. Fantastik) allows the rappers to shine over a swinging, groovy soundtrack. A cold, pummeling, relentless record, Take Me to Your Leader is a quintessential side project: far more extreme and uninviting than Doom could afford to be on his solo-billed records.
 
 FORMAT: Compact Disc
 CONDITION: Brand New
 GENRE:  Rap / Hip Hop
 UPC:  5021392051833
 LABEL:  Big Dada Records
 NO. OF DISCS:  1
 
 TRACKLIST:
 01. Fazers
 02. Fastlane (Feat. Biolante)
 03. Krazy World (Feat. Gigan)
 04. The Final Hour (Feat. MF DOOM)
 05. Monster Zero
 06. Next Levels (Feat. Lil’ Sci, ID 4 Winds & Stahhr)
 07. No Snakes Alive (Feat. Jet-Jaguar & Rodan)
 08. Anti-Matter (Feat. MF DOOM & Mr. Fantastik)
 09. Take Me To Your Leader
 10. Lockjaw (Feat. Trunks)
 11. I Wonder (Feat. Hassan Chop)
 12. One Smart Nigger
 13. The Fine Print