Underneath his mysterious metal mask, MF DOOM hides the cachet underground legends are made of. After his first group KMD's sophomore album Black Bastards was shelved by Elektra in 1994, and his blood brother Subroc - one half of the sibling rap duo - passed away, surviving frontman Zev Love X slowly mutated into the supervillain MC known as MF DOOM, and the rap world is better for it. The 1999 release of Operation: Doomsday marked MF DOOM's official debut, reintroducing a mysterious figure who would soon become one of underground rap's greatest voices. Within its 19 tracks, Operation: Doomsday reveals the confluence of DOOM's tragic past, personal interests and daring creativity. His clever rhymes and remarkable schemes stood out against the landscape, and every sound he touched — from cartoon theme songs, to '80s soul, to rap classics and more - got reinterpreted into something brand new and surreal. Decades later, MF DOOM is still celebrated for all facets of his work and influence. In the face of tragedy, DOOM re-infiltrated the rap game on his own terms, and crafted an instant cult classic. Operation: Doomsday stands as a testament to the power of betting on yourself against all odds. TracklistingA1. The Time We Faced Doom (Skit)A2. DoomsdayA3. Rhymes Like Dimes (Feat. DJ Cucumber Slice)A4. The Finest (Feat. Tommy Gunn)A5. Back In The Days (Skit)B1. Go With The FlowB2. Tick, Tick... (Feat. MF Grimm)B3. Red & Gold (Feat. King Geedorah)B4. The Hands Of Doom (Produced By DJ SubRoc)C1. Who You Think I Am? (Feat. M.I.C.)C2. Doom, Are You Awake? (Skit)C3. Hey!C4. Greenbacks (Feat. Megalon & King Geedorah)C5. The M.I.C.C6. The Mystery Of Doom (Skit)D1. Dead BentD2. Gas DrawlsD3. ? (Feat. Kurious Jorge)D4. Hero Vs. Villain (Epilogue) CD Album & Double CD Album TracklistDisc 1 Original Album Full-Length.Track Listing :1 The Time We Faced Doom (Skit)2 Doomsday3 Rhymes Like Dimes (Feat. Cucumber Slice)4 The Finest (Feat. Tommy Gunn)5 Back In The Days (Skit)6 Go With The Flow7 Tick, Tick... (Feat. MF Grimm)8 Red And Gold (Feat. King Ghidra)9 The Hands Of Doom (Skit)10 Who You Think I Am (Feat. King Ceasar, Rodan, Megalon, Kamakiras & Kong)11 Doom, Are You Awake (Skit)12 Hey!13 Operation Greenbacks (Feat. Megalon & King Ghidra)14 The Mic15 The Mystery Of Doom (Skit)16 Dead Bent17 Gas Drawls18 ? (Feat. Kurious)19 Hero vs. Villain (epilogue) (Featuring E. Mason)Double CD Album OnlyDisc 2 Alternate Versions, B-Sides And Instrumentals :1 Dead Bent (Orig. 12" Version)2 Gas Drawls (Orig. 12" Version)3 Hey! (Orig 12" Version)4 Greenbacks (Orig.12" Version)5 Go With The Flow Feat. Sci.Fly (Orig. 12" Version)6 Go With The Flow (Raw Rhymes)7 I Hear Voices Pt. 1 (Orig. 12" Clean Version)8 I Hear Voices Pt. 2 Feat. MF Grimm (Orig. 12" Clean Version)9 Tick, Tick (Orig. 12" Main Mix Version)10 ? (Extended Raw Rhymes Version)11 Dead Bent (Orig. 12" Instr. Version)12 Gas Drawls (Orig. 12" Instr. Version)13 Hey! (Orig. 12" Instr. Version)14 Greenbacks (Orig. 12" Instr. Version)15 The Mic (Orig. 12" Instr, Version)16 Red and Gold (Orig. 12" Instr. Version)17 I Hear Voices (Orig.12" Instr. Version)18 Doomsday (Instr.)19 Rhymes Like Dimes (Instr.)20 The Finest (Instr.)21 The Hands of Doom (Instr.)22 Who You Think I Am (Instr.)23 ? (Instr.) Ask any true hip-hop fan and he can tell you exactly where and when he first heard MF Doom’s Operation Doomsday. Against seeming insurmountable odds, the album - bootlegged mercilessly, floating in and out of print on various labels since its release in 1999 gained mythical status amongst music aficionados of all backgrounds as one of the landmark releases of the past decade. At its core, one man, a microphone, an MPC 2000 and a Roland VS 1680. By the time of Operation Doomsday’s recording, DOOM was a transformed man: a veteran of hip hop’s aging “new school” reinvented as the masked, abstract wordsmith of the NOW. His pointed wit, subtly subversive lyrics and stream-of-conscious flow over adventurous sample-based production created the yard stick by which rappers in the coming decade would measure themselves. Now Doom’s own Metal Face Records will release Operation Doomsday as a special remastered and expanded two-disc set, featuring a 32-page lyric book and a complete collection of alternate versions, B-sides and instrumental. San Francisco-based artist Jason Jagel, who provided the painting for DOOM’s “MM...Food”, was enlisted to create both an updated version of the album’s iconic comic-book style cover art especially for this release. The entire set was produced under the watchful eyes of Doom himself. 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