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. It was released on May 14, 1991 via

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. Recording sessions took place at Calliope Studios in

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was handled by K.M.D., except two tracks produced by the Stimulated Dummies. The album spawned three

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s: "Peachfuzz", which peaked at #11 on the

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, " Who Me?", which peaked at #19 on the Hot Rap Songs, and "Nitty Gritty" featuring

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. The album reached number 67 on the ''Billboard''

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chart in the United States and was ranked at number 98 on ''

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's Top 100 Favorite Albums of the 1990s''.

Track listing

Personnel

Daniel Dumile Daniel Dumile ( ; July 13, 1971October 31, 2020), best known by his stage name MF Doom or simply Doom (both stylized in all caps), was a British-American rapper and record producer. Noted for his intricate wordplay, signature metal mask, and ...

– main artist, performer (tracks: 1-2, 6-11, 13-15, 17-18), producer *Alonzo Hodge – main artist, performer (tracks: 3, 6, 9, 15, 17-18), producer * Dingilizwe Dumile – main artist, performer (tracks: 5-6, 9, 17-18), producer * Maxwell Dixon – featured artist, performer (track 9) * Lorenzo Dechalus – featured artist, performer (track 9) * Derek Murphy – featured artist, performer (track 9) * John Gamble – producer (tracks: 3, 6), engineering *

Dante Ross Dante Ross (born October 11, 1967) is an American music industry executive, artists and repertoire representative, and record producer. He was named one of the top-25 greatest A&R representatives in hip hop by ''Complex'' magazine. Ross has been ...

– producer (tracks: 3, 6), A&R *John 'Geeby' Dajani – producer (tracks: 3, 6) * Michael Berrin – executive producer * Peter J. Nash – executive producer * Thomas Coyne – mastering *Carol Bobolts – art direction *Arthur Cohen – photography *

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– photography

Charts

References

External links

* {{Authority control MF Doom albums 1991 debut albums Elektra Records albums Albums produced by Dante Ross Albums produced by John Gamble (record producer)