Another super combination for MF Doom, this time teaming up with Ghostly's Dabrye, known for making beats that are both left field strange and instantly accessible. Witness both beats here for "Air(1)" and the remix(2). They at first appear loose and noodling, slightly stuttered and maybe a little too "smart." But as the track slides on you get further into Dabrye's plan and then he hooks you with little things like dancehall acapella snippets out of nowhere. And of course Doom fits right in, furthering his case for most visual rapper of all time with lines like "at first he couldn't tell she had a chromosome missin/ kept a spare/ somewhere/ in his underwear/ he swear/ and help to get the gum out her hair." With all the collabs and guest appearances that Doom does, it's kind of amazing how consistent he stays. Any other rapper would be like a 35 year old toothless streetwalker by now. Includes instrumentals for both.

reviewed by the mgmnt