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8.3
45100
8.3 |
A.V. Club
The production on Key To The Kuffs pushes DOOM out of his comfort zone. It’s twitchy and sinister, electronic and aggressive.
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8.0
45101
8.0 |
Mojo
DOOM is in the form of his life here. Print edition only
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8.0
45102
8.0 |
NME
The result is Excellence as usual, with DOOM rumbling along between sinister and silly while JJ slings in off-kilter operatics
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8.0
44919
8.0 |
BBC
A terrific collaboration between two of hip hop’s maverick talents
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8.0
45460
8.0 |
The Quietus
JJ DOOM might not be the collaboration that everyone wanted to see, but ultimately hip hop needs this guy – in whatever incarnation he decides is necessary
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8.0
45503
8.0 |
Prefix
After a couple of listens, Key to the Kuffs really boils itself down to its two creators, and they seem pretty engrossed in one another
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8.0
45915
8.0 |
Q
The best hip hop record to ever reference My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding. Print edition only
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7.6
46248
7.6 |
Beats Per Minute
Some genuinely innovative production multiplied by DOOM’s erratic, yet smooth lyricism makes for a solid experience
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7.3
45573
7.3 |
Pitchfork
Every time DOOM's voice appears it takes over so authoritatively that, sloppy or on-point, the flow becomes more prominent than the beat he rides over
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7.0
45831
7.0 |
PopMatters
A deeply bleak record, but it’s also one that becomes more and more enjoyable as its quirks sink in
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7.0
45224
7.0 |
All Music
Goes from confusing letdown to intriguing mystery after just a couple listens
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7.0
45297
7.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
A questionably-structured album but with some potent flashes of brilliance, Key to the Kuffs’ distillation process is a couple of degrees shy of completion
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7.0
45417
7.0 |
Uncut
The rapper rarely lets his supervillain mask slip. Print edition only
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7.0
44921
7.0 |
musicOMH
A ballsy and hyperactive, yet frustratingly inconsistent, album
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7.0
45128
7.0 |
Bowlegs
Blink and you’ll miss some abstract reference or twisted metaphor. Repeated listens bring reward, even though it can feel like attempting to break the Enigma code at times
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7.0
45955
7.0 |
Slant Magazine
While our first glimpse of DOOM in three years is certainly a satisfying one, it's just not nearly enough, and doesn't quite match the sustained heights achieved on Madvillainy or even The Mouse and the Mask
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6.0
45130
6.0 |
Consequence Of Sound
While it may not hit the heights of Madvillainy (to be fair, what could?), there are some strong verses and some equally strong production
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6.0
45005
6.0 |
Drowned In Sound
Key to the Kuffs sounds less like a career on autopilot than a Phineas Gage-like feat of survival
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6.0
44920
6.0 |
The Skinny
It's a strange brew, and not every experiment works. A surreal, self-consciusly lo-fi, hallucinatory gumbo, and as such, an acquired taste – but an interesting union
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6.0
45234
6.0 |
DIY
When he gets it right, he’s one of the best
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6.0
45513
6.0 |
No Ripcord
Fascinating and dense music
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