''Take Me to Your Leader'' is the second studio album by British-American MC/producer

MF DOOM 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 ...

, released under the alias King Geedorah via

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on June 17, 2003. King Geedorah is the alias MF DOOM used as part of the underground super group

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. The album features guest appearances from

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(as Jet-Jaguar) as well as other MIC members. The character is based on the three-headed

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, a fictional monster who appears as

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Reception

Mark Martelli of ''

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'' wrote that ''Take Me to Your Leader'' "will excite you in a way most hip-hop projects just aren't able: It's not straining for credibility nor putting effort into being revelatory; it just is." Noel Dix of ''

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'' remarked that the album "plays like a cinematic space adventure that you never want to end". In 2009, Rhapsody ranked ''Take Me to Your Leader'' 17th on its list "Hip-Hop's Best Albums of the Decade". In 2012, ''

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'' named it the third best MF DOOM album. In 2014, it was listed by ''

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'' as one of the "Best One-Producer Albums of the 2000s". Retrospectively, Jacob Adams of ''Spectrum Culture'' wrote, "It's perhaps one of the weirdest rap albums of the past decade, yet one of the most endlessly fascinating. It deserves a second listen."

Track listing

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes. * Metal Fingered Villain – production *

King Geedorah 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 ...

– mixing, mastering * E.Mason – co-production

Charts

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Take Me To Your Leader (King Geedorah Album) 2003 albums Big Dada albums