Vaudeville Villain
Vaudeville Villain is the third studio album by British-American rapper-producer MF Doom, released under the alias Viktor Vaughn on September 16, 2003. All of the tracks are produced by Sound-Ink record label members Heat Sensor, King Honey, and Max Bill, with the exception of "Saliva", produced by RJD2.
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| Released | September 16, 2003 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 56:42 | |||
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Critical reception
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Entertainment Weekly | A[2] |
| HipHopDX | 4.0/5[3] |
| Pitchfork | 9.1/10[4] |
| Spin | B+[5] |
| Stylus Magazine | B[6] |
| Tiny Mix Tapes | 5/5[7] |
Vaudeville Villain ranked at number 25 on Pitchfork's "Top 50 Albums of 2003" list.[8] In 2012, it ranked at number 25 on Pigeons & Planes's "30 Best Underground Hip-Hop Albums" list.[9]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Overture" | 0:34 | |
| 2. | "Vaudeville Villain" | King Honey | 2:31 |
| 3. | "Lickupon" | Heat Sensor | 2:44 |
| 4. | "The Drop" | Max Bill | 3:24 |
| 5. | "Lactose and Lecithin" | Heat Sensor | 2:34 |
| 6. | "A Dead Mouse" | King Honey | 3:55 |
| 7. | "Open Mic Nite, Pt. 1" (featuring Lord Sear, Brother Sambuca, Rodan as Dr. Moreau and Louis Logic) | King Honey | 4:09 |
| 8. | "Rae Dawn" | Heat Sensor | 3:00 |
| 9. | "Let Me Watch" (featuring Apani B as Nikki) | King Honey | 4:27 |
| 10. | "Saliva" | RJD2 | 2:28 |
| 11. | "Modern Day Mugging" | Heat Sensor | 2:43 |
| 12. | "Open Mic Nite, Pt. 2" (featuring Lord Sear, AJ Ready Wright and Creature) |
| 3:13 |
| 13. | "Never Dead" (featuring M. Sayyid as Curis Strifer) | Heat Sensor | 3:27 |
| 14. | "Popsnot" | Max Bill | 4:39 |
| 15. | "Mr. Clean" | King Honey | 2:13 |
| 16. | "G.M.C." | Max Bill | 3:33 |
| 17. | "Untitled (A.K.A. Change the Beat)" (performed by MF DOOM) | Max Bill | 6:55 |
References
- Pytlik, Mark. "Vaudeville Villain – Viktor Vaughn". AllMusic. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
- Drumming, Neil (July 18, 2003). "Vaudeville Villain". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on July 16, 2015. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
- K., Chris (October 8, 2003). "Viktor Vaughn – Vaudeville Villain". HipHopDX. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
- Pemberton, Rollie (September 15, 2003). "Viktor Vaughn: Vaudeville Villain". Pitchfork. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
- "Breakdown". Spin. 19 (11): 117. November 2003. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
- McKeating, Scott (October 2, 2003). "Viktor Vaughn – Vaudeville Villain – Review". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on March 31, 2014. Retrieved June 12, 2019.
- Wolfman. "Viktor Vaughn – Vaudeville Villain". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
- "Top 50 Albums of 2003 (3/5)". Pitchfork. December 31, 2003. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
- "The 30 Best Underground Hip-Hop Albums". Pigeons & Planes. June 27, 2012. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
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