DANGERDOOM Enlist The Roots Emcee Black Thought for Previously Unreleased "Mad Nice" from THE MOUSE AND THE MASK 3xLP METALFACE Edition Re-issue (@grimeytapesnewportcigarettes Version)
"Back in 2005, super-producer
Danger Mouse
and
Hip-Hop
super-villain
DOOM
came together for
THE MOUSE AND THE MASK
, a collaborative album released under the name
DANGERDOOM
. Among
DOOM
's most successful projects both critically and commercially, the album was inspired by
Cartoon Network
's late-night
[adult swim]
programming slate and includes appearances from
Aqua Teen Hunger Force
, Space Ghost,
Harvey Birdman
, and more.
also features guest spots from
Talib Kweli
, Ghostface Killah, and
Cee-Lo Green
,"
METALFACE Records
wrote within a villainous statement; they're gearing up to unleash a 3xLP and deluxe CD edition of
DANGERDOOM
's critically-acclaimed first and last album,
THE MOUSE AND THE MASK
this upcoming May 5th. Let me make an attempt to best convey the musical climate
THE MOUSE AND THE MASK
was released into (albeit, on
Punk/Hardcore
label
Epitaph Records
)... prior to forming
DANGERDOOM
,
Danger Mouse
's last album was his
The Beatles & Jay-Z
-mashing
(2004) and
DOOM
—then, still going by
"MF DOOM"
—had previously released his critically-acclaimed
MM.. FOOD
on
Rhymesayers Ent.
and how could we forget
Madlib
-produced
MADVILLAINY
?!!!??! To commemorate
METALFACE Records'
12th anniversary deluxe re-issue of
THE MOUSE AND THE MASK
, I took it upon myself to enlist the rather unique artistic talents of self-described
"The Visual Durlin Lurt"
aka
Hulk Cokegums
, better known as Instagram artist
to re-design
THE MOUSE AND THE MASK
's iconic cover image in his unique
Folk
/outsider art style. You can now feast your eyes on the
@grimeytapesnewportcigarettes
re-interpretation of
THE MOUSE AND THE MASK (METALFACE Edition)
up above and compare it against the original
METALFACE
version within the
Soundcloud
window.
Ahead of their slightly expanded
METALFACE Edition
re-issue,
DANGERDOOM
have let loose a previously unreleased prime cut from the upcoming 3xLP and deluxe CD collection.
The Roots
emcee
Black Thought
and
Vincent "Vinny" Price
-assisted
"Mad Nice"
is one of "several bonus cuts not [included] on the original album;" while it's currently unclear what exactly the rest of these newly-dusted off bonus cuts may in fact be,
THE MOUSE AND THE MASK (METALFACE Edition)
will indeed include a high-quality audio re-mastered version of
DANGERDOOM
's 2006 digital-only
. It's pretty amazing to hear
Black Though
and
DOOM
trading hard-as-nails verses back and forth over an intricately warped
Danger Mouse
beat. Now, this is 100% unconfirmed and merely just personal speculation, but
"Mad Nice"
may very well be one of the sonic remnants from
Black Thought & Danger Mouse
's seemingly long-abandoned post-
THE MOUSE AND THE MASK
collaborative rapper-producer album tentatively titled
DANGEROUS THOUGHTS
. Long-deceased
American
actor and voice-over artist
Vincent "Vinny" Price
(whom many of you may recognize from
"Thriller"
) also makes an unexpected appearance on
"Mad Nice"
by way of a sinister opening monologue and ghoulish quasi-hook cleverly inter-woven throughout.
THE MOUSE AND THE MASK (METALFACE Edition)
is currently available to pre-order from
DOOM
's
Gas Drawls
web-store in a number of formats and special packages: deluxe CD, 3xLP vinyl, or a super-deluxe package complete with CD, 3xLP, and a
THE MOUSE AND THE MASK
T-shirt of your choosing.
METALFACE Records
pre-orders are currently expected to ship by or before May 5th.