Born Like This

Born Like This
Studio album by DOOM
Released	March 24, 2009
Recorded	2008-2009
Genre	Hip hop
Length	40:27
Label	Lex
Producer	DOOM, Jake One, J Dilla, Madlib
MF Doom chronology
Madvillainy 2: The Madlib Remix (2008) Born Like This (2009) Unexpected Guests (2009)

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	77/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
A.V. Club	A− [3]
Drowned in Sound	(7/10) [4]
Pitchfork Media	(8.0/10) [5]
The Observer	[6]
RapReviews.com	(8/10) [7]
Paste	(76/100) [8]
URB	[9]

Born Like This is the sixth studio album by British-American emcee/producer MF DOOM. It was released under the pseudonym DOOM on March 24, 2009 through Lex Records. It debuted at #52 on the Billboard Chart, having sold 10,895 copies as of March 29, 2009.^[10] In addition to tracks produced by DOOM, the album includes production by frequent collaborator Madlib, as well as J Dilla. The album title is borrowed from Charles Bukowski's poem, "Dinosauria, We," which employs it as a cadence. A reading of the poem by Bukowski himself is in the beginning part of the track "Cellz."^[11] It is an aggressive album that follows a loose storyline, and its lyricism involves verbal braggadocio, social commentary on police brutality and the ghetto condition. Pitchfork Media included Born Like This in their best albums of 2009, placing it at #48.

Track listing

#	Title	Time	Guest Performers	Producer	Notes
1	Supervillain Intro	0:54		Doom	Co-produced by and featuring Mr. Chop Additional vocals: Posdnuos from De La Soul as P-Pain & Paloma Faith as Cat-Girl Uses the 'Metal Fingers' beat "Coca Leaf"
2	Gazzillion Ear	4:12		J Dilla	Additional vocals: Paloma Faith as Cat-Girl Uses the unreleased J Dilla beats "Dig It" & "Phantom of the Synths" Instrumental licensed courtesy of Nature Sounds
3	Ballskin	1:30		Jake One	Guitar, Bass and Keys by G Koop
4	Yessir!	2:34	Raekwon	Doom
5	Absolutely	2:43		Madlib
6	Rap Ambush	1:28		Jake One	Guitar, Bass and Keys by G Koop
7	Lightworks	1:55		J Dilla	Uses the J Dilla beat "Lightworks" Instrumental licensed courtesy of Stones Throw
8	Batty Boyz	3:16		Doom
9	Angelz	3:07	Ghostface Killah	Doom	Additional vocals: Raekwon & Paloma Faith as Cat-Girl
10	Cellz	4:21		Doom	Co-produced by and featuring Mr. Chop
11	Still Dope	2:40	Empress Stahhr Tha Femcee (AKA staHHR) [12]	Doom	Uses the 'Metal Fingers' beat "Passion Flower"
12	Microwave Mayo	2:26		Jake One	Guitar, Bass and Keys by G Koop
13	More Rhymin'	1:39		Jake One
14	That's That	2:15		Doom	Uses the 'Metal Fingers' beat "Styrax Gum" [13]
15	Supervillainz	2:49	Kurious, Slug & Mobonix	Doom	Co-produced by and featuring Mr. Chop Additional vocals: Prince Paul as Filthy Pablo & Posdnuos as P-Pain
16	Bumpy's Message	1:36	Bumpy Knuckles (AKA Freddie Foxxx)	Doom	Co-produced by and featuring Mr. Chop
17	Thank Yah	1:14		Doom	Uses the 'Metal Fingers' beat "Coca Leaf"
18	Gazzillion Ear (Thom Yorke Remix)	4:11		Thom Yorke	United States iTunes Store Bonus Track Produced by Radiohead's Thom Yorke

Charts

Chart (2004)	Peak position
US Billboard 200	52
US Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums	29
US Billboard Top Rap Albums	9
US Billboard Top Independent Albums	5

References

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4. Slater, Luke (2 April 2009). "DOOM - BORN LIKE THIS". Releases. Drowned in Sound. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
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6. Steve Yates (14 March 2009). "DOOM, Born Like This". Urban review. Guardian. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
7. Juon, Steve 'Flash' (31 March 2009). "Doom (MF Doom) :: Born Like This". RapReviews.com. Retrieved 31 May 2012. External link in |publisher= (help)
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9. Meredith, Ben. "Doom :: Born Like This". Reviews. URB. Archived from the original on 31 May 2009. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
10. Paine, Jake (1 April 2009). "Hip Hop Album Sales: The Week Ending 3/29/2009". New. hiphop DX. Retrieved 31 May 2012. External link in |publisher= (help)
11. Archived June 11, 2009 at the Wayback Machine
12. US. "staHHr | Gratis muziek, tourneedata, foto's, video's". Myspace.com. Retrieved 2012-01-17.
13. "Mf Doom". Metalfacedoom.com. Retrieved 2012-01-17.