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Key to the Kuffs

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.[12]

Key to the Kuffs
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 20, 2012
Recorded2010–2012
Genre
Length42:00
LabelLex Records
ProducerJneiro Jarel
Jneiro Jarel chronology
Georgiavania
(2010)
Key to the Kuffs
(2012)
Flora
(2014)
MF Doom chronology
Expektoration
(2010)
Key to the Kuffs
(2012)
Bookhead EP
(2014)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic74/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The A.V. ClubB+[3]
Consequence of SoundC−[4]
Drowned in Sound6/10[5]
Fact3.5/5[6]
NME[7]
Pitchfork7.3/10[8]
Resident Advisor4.0/5[9]
Slant Magazine[10]
XLR8R7/10[11]

Recording edit

Jneiro Jarel produced the music in his studio in New Orleans. Although he and DOOM met several times during the recording the bulk of the work was carried out in their respective studios.[13][page needed] MF DOOM recorded the vocals for the album in London between December 2010 and April 2012.[14][page needed]

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.[15]

Release edit

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"[16] and the Dave Sitek remix of "Rhymin' Slang."[17]

Critical reception edit

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Key to the Kuffs received an average score of 74% based on 26 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[1]

The Guardian described Key to the Kuffs as a "killer new album with a spectral guest vocal by Beth Gibbons from Portishead."[18] Spin listed a lyric in "Banished" as one of the best rap lines of 2012.[19] Thom Yorke of Radiohead listed "Guv'nor" as his "single of 2012."[20]

In 2017 Pitchfork wrote that "Key to the Kuffs has aged into excellence in the nearly five years since it first came out."[21]

Track listing edit

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.[22]

All tracks are written by D.Dumile and O.Gilyard except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Waterlogged" 1:51
2."Guv'nor" 3:04
3."Banished" 3:09
4."Bite the Thong" (featuring Damon Albarn)
3:54
5."Rhymin' Slang" 2:20
6."Dawg Friendly" 2:38
7."Borin Convo" 2:20
8."Snatch That Dough" 0:46
9."GMO" (featuring Beth Gibbons)
4:22
10."Bout the Shoes" (featuring Boston Fielder)
  • D.Dumile
  • O.Gilyard
  • B.Fielder
2:34
11."Winter Blues" 4:11
12."Still Kaps" (featuring Khujo Goodie)
1:28
13."Retarded Fren" 3:38
14."Viberian Sun Pt. II"
  • O.Gilyard
3:12
15."Wash Your Hands" 2:41
Total length:41:59
Butter Edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Waterlogged" 1:51
2."Guv'nor" 3:04
3."Banished" 3:09
4."Bookhead" 1:59
5."Bite the Thong" (featuring Damon Albarn)
  • D.Dumile
  • O.Gilyard
  • D. Albarn
3:54
6."Rhymin' Slang" 2:20
7."Dawg Friendly" 2:39
8."Pause Tape" 2:07
9."The Signs" (featuring Gone the Hero) 1:29
10."Borin Convo" 2:20
11."Snatch That Dough" 0:46
12."GMO" (featuring Beth Gibbons)
  • D.Dumile
  • O.Gilyard
  • B.Gibbons
4:21
13."Bout the Shoes" (featuring Boston Fielder)
  • D.Dumile
  • O.Gilyard
  • B.Fielder
2:34
14."Winter Blues" 4:11
15."Still Kaps" (featuring Khujo Goodie)
  • O.Gilyard
  • W.Knighton
1:28
16."Retarded Fren" 3:39
17."Viberian Son" (featuring Del the Funky Homosapien) 3:34
18."Wash Your Hands" 2:42
19."Guv'nor (BadBadNotGood Version)" 2:53
20."Rhymin' Slang (Dave Sitek Remix)" 2:38
21."Retarded Fren (Thom Yorke & Jonny Greenwood Version)" 3:18
22."Bookfiend (Clams Casino Version)" 2:53
23."Banished (Beck Remix)" 4:05
Total length:63:41

Personnel edit

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.[22]

Production

Additional performers

Additional personnel

  • Tom Brown – executive production, A&R
  • Will Skeaping – A&R
  • Who Dat? – mixing (1, 2, 5-8, 10, 12-15)
  • Metalfingerz Doom – mixing
  • Earl Scioneaux – additional engineering (2, 5, 14), additional mixing (3, 10)
  • Stephen Sedgwick – additional mixing (4)
  • Drew Brown – additional mixing (9)
  • Matt Colton – mastering

Artwork

  • Steve Powers – art
  • Klaus Thymann – portrait
  • DLT – layout

Charts edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Keys to the Kuffs by JJ Doom". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved February 24, 2017.
  2. ^ Jeffries, David. "Key to the Kuffs – JJ Doom". AllMusic. Retrieved February 24, 2017.
  3. ^ Rabin, Nathan (August 14, 2012). "Masta Ace: Ma_Doom: Son of Yvonne / JJ DOOM: Key to the Kuffs". The A.V. Club. Retrieved February 24, 2017.
  4. ^ Kivel, Adam (August 16, 2012). "JJ DOOM – Key to the Kuffs". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved February 24, 2017.
  5. ^ Monroe, Jazz (August 14, 2012). . Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on February 24, 2017. Retrieved February 24, 2017.
  6. ^ Morpurgo, Joseph (September 6, 2012). "Keys to the Kuffs". Fact. Retrieved February 24, 2017.
  7. ^ Barnes, Henry (August 16, 2012). "JJ DOOM – 'Key To The Kuffs'". NME. Retrieved February 24, 2017.
  8. ^ Patrin, Nate (August 29, 2012). "JJ DOOM: Key to the Kuffs". Pitchfork. Retrieved February 24, 2017.
  9. ^ Lawrence, James (September 11, 2012). "JJ DOOM – Key to the Kuffs". Resident Advisor. Retrieved February 24, 2017.
  10. ^ Quadrino, Peter (September 7, 2012). "JJ DOOM – Key to the Kuffs". Slant Magazine. Retrieved February 24, 2017.
  11. ^ Stolman, Elissa (August 22, 2012). "JJ Doom – Key to the Kuffs". XLR8R. Retrieved February 24, 2017.
  12. ^ Battanon, Carrie (July 27, 2012). "Listen: JJ DOOM: "Guv'nor"". Pitchfork.
  13. ^ Delerme, Felipe (2012). "Interview with Jneiro Jarel, (Frank151, Issue 48)". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  14. ^ Yates, Steve (April 2012). "Q Magazine: The Exile Factor". Q.
  15. ^ Martin, Andrew (July 5, 2012). "JJ DOOM Reveal "Key To The Kuffs" Release Date, Tracklist". Complex.
  16. ^ Pellyon, Jenn (November 1, 2011). "Hear Thom Yorke, Jonny Greenwood, and DOOM: "Retarded Fren"". Pitchfork.
  17. ^ Fitzmaurice, Larry (December 16, 2011). . Pitchfork. Archived from the original on July 26, 2012. Retrieved July 28, 2012.
  18. ^ "Film & Music: The F&M Playlist". The Guardian. July 20, 2012. p. 15.
  19. ^ Spin Staff (December 27, 2012). . Spin. Archived from the original on 2020-02-03.
  20. ^ Yin-Wong, Flora (January 24, 2013). "Uni of Yorke Class 4: Holly Herndon and Arca". Dazed Digital.
  21. ^ Nate Patrin (May 30, 2017). "JJ DOOM Bookhead EP". Pitchfork.
  22. ^ a b Keys to the Kuffs (liner notes). JJ DOOM. Camden, London: Lex Records. 2012. LEX028LP.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  23. ^ . Billboard. Archived from the original on February 24, 2017. Retrieved February 24, 2017.
  24. ^ . Billboard. Archived from the original on February 24, 2017. Retrieved February 24, 2017.
  25. ^ . Billboard. Archived from the original on February 24, 2017. Retrieved February 24, 2017.
  26. ^ . Billboard. Archived from the original on February 25, 2017. Retrieved February 24, 2017.
  27. ^ . Billboard. Archived from the original on February 24, 2017. Retrieved February 24, 2017.

External links edit

  • Key to the Kuffs at Discogs (list of releases)

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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 12 Key to the KuffsStudio album by JJ DoomReleasedAugust 20 2012Recorded2010 2012GenreUnderground hip hop alternative hip hopLength42 00LabelLex RecordsProducerJneiro JarelJneiro Jarel chronologyGeorgiavania 2010 Key to the Kuffs 2012 Flora 2014 MF Doom chronologyExpektoration 2010 Key to the Kuffs 2012 Bookhead EP 2014 Professional ratingsAggregate scoresSourceRatingMetacritic74 100 1 Review scoresSourceRatingAllMusic 2 The A V ClubB 3 Consequence of SoundC 4 Drowned in Sound6 10 5 Fact3 5 5 6 NME 7 Pitchfork7 3 10 8 Resident Advisor4 0 5 9 Slant Magazine 10 XLR8R7 10 11 Contents 1 Recording 2 Release 3 Critical reception 4 Track listing 5 Personnel 6 Charts 7 References 8 External linksRecording editJneiro Jarel produced the music in his studio in New Orleans Although he and DOOM met several times during the recording the bulk of the work was carried out in their respective studios 13 page needed MF DOOM recorded the vocals for the album in London between December 2010 and April 2012 14 page needed 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 15 Release editTwo 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 16 and the Dave Sitek remix of Rhymin Slang 17 Critical reception editAt Metacritic which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics Key to the Kuffs received an average score of 74 based on 26 reviews indicating generally favorable reviews 1 The Guardian described Key to the Kuffs as a killer new album with a spectral guest vocal by Beth Gibbons from Portishead 18 Spin listed a lyric in Banished as one of the best rap lines of 2012 19 Thom Yorke of Radiohead listed Guv nor as his single of 2012 20 In 2017 Pitchfork wrote that Key to the Kuffs has aged into excellence in the nearly five years since it first came out 21 Track listing editCredits are adapted from the album s liner notes 22 All tracks are written by D Dumile and O Gilyard except where notedNo TitleWriter s Length1 Waterlogged 1 512 Guv nor 3 043 Banished 3 094 Bite the Thong featuring Damon Albarn D DumileO GilyardD Albarn3 545 Rhymin Slang 2 206 Dawg Friendly 2 387 Borin Convo 2 208 Snatch That Dough 0 469 GMO featuring Beth Gibbons D DumileO GilyardB Gibbons4 2210 Bout the Shoes featuring Boston Fielder D DumileO GilyardB Fielder2 3411 Winter Blues 4 1112 Still Kaps featuring Khujo Goodie O GilyardW Knighton1 2813 Retarded Fren 3 3814 Viberian Sun Pt II O Gilyard3 1215 Wash Your Hands 2 41Total length 41 59 Butter EditionNo TitleWriter s Length1 Waterlogged 1 512 Guv nor 3 043 Banished 3 094 Bookhead 1 595 Bite the Thong featuring Damon Albarn D DumileO GilyardD Albarn3 546 Rhymin Slang 2 207 Dawg Friendly 2 398 Pause Tape 2 079 The Signs featuring Gone the Hero 1 2910 Borin Convo 2 2011 Snatch That Dough 0 4612 GMO featuring Beth Gibbons D DumileO GilyardB Gibbons4 2113 Bout the Shoes featuring Boston Fielder D DumileO GilyardB Fielder2 3414 Winter Blues 4 1115 Still Kaps featuring Khujo Goodie O GilyardW Knighton1 2816 Retarded Fren 3 3917 Viberian Son featuring Del the Funky Homosapien 3 3418 Wash Your Hands 2 4219 Guv nor BadBadNotGood Version 2 5320 Rhymin Slang Dave Sitek Remix 2 3821 Retarded Fren Thom Yorke amp Jonny Greenwood Version 3 1822 Bookfiend Clams Casino Version 2 5323 Banished Beck Remix 4 05Total length 63 41Personnel editCredits are adapted from the album s liner notes 22 Production Jneiro Jarel production Metalfingerz Doom additional skit arrangement 1 4 7 8 11 Additional performers Shannon Powell percussion 2 Damon Albarn featured vocals 4 Capitol Peoples outro 6 Roderick Skeaping violin 9 Beth Gibbons featured vocals 9 Boston Fielder and Muthawit Orchestra strings 11 Indigo additional vocals 11 13 Khujo Goodie vocals 12 Additional personnel Tom Brown executive production A amp R Will Skeaping A amp R Who Dat mixing 1 2 5 8 10 12 15 Metalfingerz Doom mixing Earl Scioneaux additional engineering 2 5 14 additional mixing 3 10 Stephen Sedgwick additional mixing 4 Drew Brown additional mixing 9 Matt Colton masteringArtwork Steve Powers art Klaus Thymann portrait DLT layoutCharts editChart PeakpositionUS Billboard 200 23 148US Heatseekers Albums 24 3US Independent Albums 25 24US Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums 26 25US Tastemaker Albums 27 17References edit a b Keys to the Kuffs by JJ Doom Metacritic CBS Interactive Retrieved February 24 2017 Jeffries David Key to the Kuffs JJ Doom AllMusic Retrieved February 24 2017 Rabin Nathan August 14 2012 Masta Ace Ma Doom Son of Yvonne JJ DOOM Key to the Kuffs The A V Club Retrieved February 24 2017 Kivel Adam August 16 2012 JJ DOOM Key to the Kuffs Consequence of Sound Retrieved February 24 2017 Monroe Jazz August 14 2012 JJ DOOM Key to the Kuffs Drowned in Sound Archived from the original on February 24 2017 Retrieved February 24 2017 Morpurgo Joseph September 6 2012 Keys to the Kuffs Fact Retrieved February 24 2017 Barnes Henry August 16 2012 JJ DOOM Key To The Kuffs NME Retrieved February 24 2017 Patrin Nate August 29 2012 JJ DOOM Key to the Kuffs Pitchfork Retrieved February 24 2017 Lawrence James September 11 2012 JJ DOOM Key to the Kuffs Resident Advisor Retrieved February 24 2017 Quadrino Peter September 7 2012 JJ DOOM Key to the Kuffs Slant Magazine Retrieved February 24 2017 Stolman Elissa August 22 2012 JJ Doom Key to the Kuffs XLR8R Retrieved February 24 2017 Battanon Carrie July 27 2012 Listen JJ DOOM Guv nor Pitchfork Delerme Felipe 2012 Interview with Jneiro Jarel Frank151 Issue 48 a href Template Cite journal html title Template Cite journal cite journal a Cite journal requires journal help Yates Steve April 2012 Q Magazine The Exile Factor Q Martin Andrew July 5 2012 JJ DOOM Reveal Key To The Kuffs Release Date Tracklist Complex Pellyon Jenn November 1 2011 Hear Thom Yorke Jonny Greenwood and DOOM Retarded Fren Pitchfork Fitzmaurice Larry December 16 2011 JJ DOOM Rhymin Slang Dave Sitek Remix Pitchfork Archived from the original on July 26 2012 Retrieved July 28 2012 Film amp Music The F amp M Playlist The Guardian July 20 2012 p 15 Spin Staff December 27 2012 Spin Best Rap Lines of 2012 Reviews Spin Archived from the original on 2020 02 03 Yin Wong Flora January 24 2013 Uni of Yorke Class 4 Holly Herndon and Arca Dazed Digital Nate Patrin May 30 2017 JJ DOOM Bookhead EP Pitchfork a b Keys to the Kuffs liner notes JJ DOOM Camden London Lex Records 2012 LEX028LP a href Template Cite AV media notes html title Template Cite AV media notes cite AV media notes a CS1 maint others in cite AV media notes link JJ Doom Chart history Billboard 200 Billboard Archived from the original on February 24 2017 Retrieved February 24 2017 JJ Doom Chart history Heatseekers Albums Billboard Archived from the original on February 24 2017 Retrieved February 24 2017 JJ Doom Chart history Independent Albums Billboard Archived from the original on February 24 2017 Retrieved February 24 2017 JJ Doom Chart history Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums Billboard Archived from the original on February 25 2017 Retrieved February 24 2017 JJ Doom Chart history Tastemaker Albums Billboard Archived from the original on February 24 2017 Retrieved February 24 2017 External links editKey to the Kuffs at Discogs list of releases Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Key to the Kuffs amp oldid 1153005131, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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