Album
Key To The Kuffs
2012 · Electronic, Hip Hop
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Key To The Kuffs is a Hip-Hop album by JJ DOOM, originally released in 2012. On Gatefold: 17 pressings tracked, owned by 18 collectors.
About
"Key to the Kuffs" is a collaborative album by alternative hip-hop artists Jneiro Jarel and MF DOOM under the moniker JJ Doom. It was released on Lex Records on August 20, 2012. Jneiro Jarel produced the music in his studio in New Orlean. Although he and DOOM met several times during the recording the bulk of the work was carried out in their respective studio. MF DOOM recorded the vocals for the album in London between December 2010 and April 2012. The album includes guest vocals by Damon Albarn of Blur and Gorillaz, Beth Gibbons of Portishead, Khujo Goodie of Goodie Mob and Dungeon Family, and Boston Fielder. Two alternative versions of tracks from the album were released prior to the album. The tracks were the Doom/Thom Yorke/Jonny Greenwood version of "Retarded Fren" and the Dave Sitek remix of "Rhymin' Slang." At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critic, "Key to the Kuffs" received an average score of 74% based on 26 review, indicating "generally favorable reviews". The Guardian described "Key to the Kuffs" as a "killer new album with a spectral guest vocal by Beth Gibbons from Portishead." Spin listed a lyric in "Banished" as one of the best rap lines of 2012. Thom Yorke of Radiohead listed "Guv'nor" as his "single of 2012." .
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Tracklist
- 1Waterlogged1:50
- 2Guv'nor3:03
- 3Banished3:08
- 4Bookhead1:58
- 5Bite the Thong (feat. Damon Albarn)3:53
- 6Rhymin Slang2:20
- 7Dawg Friendly2:37
- 8Pause Tape2:06
- 9The Signs (feat. Gone The Hero)1:28
- 10Borin Convo2:19
- 11Snatch That Dough0:46
- 12GMO (feat. Beth Gibbons)4:21
- 13Bout the Shoes (feat. Boston Fielder)2:33
- 14Winter Blues4:10
- 15Still Kaps (feat. Khujo Goodie)1:28
- 16Retarded Fren3:38
- 17Viberian Son (feat. Del the Funky Homosapien)3:33
- 18Wash Your Hands2:41
- 19Guv'nor (BADBADNOTGOOD Version)2:51
- 20Rhymin Slang (Dave Sitek Remix)2:38
- 21Retarded Fren (Thom Yorke & Jonny Greeenwood Version)3:17
- 22Bookfiend (Clams Casino Version)2:53
- 23Banished (Beck Remix)4:04
Sound DNA
- Hip-Hop
- Alternative Hip-Hop
- gritty
- sarcastic
- urban
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Beth GibbonsFEATURING FEATURING, VOCALS VOCALS
- Boston FielderFEATURING FEATURING, VOCALS STRINGS
- Capital Peoples
- Damon AlbarnFEATURING FEATURING, VOCALS VOCALS
- Del Tha Funkee HomosapienFEATURING
- Gone The HeroFEATURING
- IndigoVOCALS
- Khujo GoodieFEATURING FEATURING, VOCALS VOCALS
- Muthawit OrchestraSTRINGS
- Roderick SkeapingVIOLIN
- Shannon PowellPERCUSSION
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