I've been meaning to get my hands on this one for a while now. I've had the rest of KMD's albums for a while, but this one has been missing. From what I heard in an MF Doom interview, Mr. Hood came from one of those old Spanish phrase translation LPs from the 60s, and it comes off pretty hilariously. Even by DOOM standards, Zev Love X's flow is just weird as hell. Can you imagine MF Doom pulling off some b-boy moves? I sure as hell can't. I've been really into the old quasi-simplistic 90s beats lately, and they still hold up against newer stuff. I've heard several of the songs here on the 'Best of KMD' album, so it's not an entirely new experience, but the narrative as a whole is still relatively new. Through Mr. Hood, KMD explores various societal issues, from racism and injustice to not having enough facial hair. Serious themes (most notable in 'Bananapeel Blues'), funny interludes ('Mr. Hood Meets Onyx'), and good rhymes ('Figure of Speech') make this album as a whole a fun listen, even 20 years later. What really gets me is the album cover, which has a picture of Zev Love X tucked off in the bottom corner. I don't know why that's so fascinating to me, I guess years of not being able to see his face has made me curious, even though that's the very thing he wears the mask to prevent.
Notable songs: 'Peachfuzz', 'Figure of Speech', 'Gasface Refill'
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