Mr. Hood
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{{Infobox album
| name = Mr. Hood
| type = Studio
| artist = KMD
| cover = MrHoodKMD.jpg
| alt =
| released = 1991
| recorded = 1989–1991
| studio = Calliope (New York City)
| genre = Hip hop
| length = {{Duration|m=63|s=47}}
| label = Elektra
| producer = {{hlist|KMD|Stimulated Dummies}}
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = Black Bastards Ruffs + Rares
| next_year = 1998
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Mr. Hood
| type = studio
| single1 = Peachfuzz
| single1date = 1990
| single2 = Who Me?
| single2date = 1991
| single3 = Nitty Gritty
| single3date = 1991
}}
}}
Mr. Hood is the debut studio album by the American hip hop group KMD.{{cite magazine |last1=Marius |first1=D. J. |title=Music — Mr. Hood by KMD |magazine=BLK |date=1991 |volume=3 |issue=9 |page=31}}{{cite book |last1=Bennett |first1=Joshua |title=Spoken Word: A Cultural History |date=2024 |publisher=Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group |page=177}} It was released in 1991, via Elektra Records. The recording sessions took place at Calliope Studios in New York. The album was produced by KMD and Stimulated Dummies.{{cite magazine |title=Mr. Hood by KMD |magazine=Billboard |date=Jun 1, 1991 |volume=103 |issue=22 |page=74}} Mr. Hood spawned three singles: "Peachfuzz", which peaked at No. 11 on the Hot Rap Songs,{{cite book |last1=Hagle |first1=Will |title=Madvillain's Madvillainy |date=2023 |publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing |page=22}} "Who Me?", which peaked at No. 19 on the Hot Rap Songs, and "Nitty Gritty", featuring Brand Nubian.
The album reached number 67 on the Billboard Top R&B Albums chart.
Critical reception
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1score = {{Rating|2|5}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/mr-hood-mw0000263534|title=Mr. Hood K.M.D.|last=Dougan|first=John|website=AllMusic|language=en-us|access-date=May 11, 2019}}
| rev2 = Robert Christgau
| rev2score = {{rating-Christgau|cut}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=KMD|title=KMD|last=Christgau|first=Robert|author-link=Robert Christgau|date=May 5, 1991|website=Robert Christgau|access-date=May 11, 2019}}
| rev3 = MusicHound R&B: The Essential Album Guide
| rev3score = {{rating|4|5}}{{cite book |title=MusicHound R&B: The Essential Album Guide |date=1998 |publisher=Visible Ink Press |page=333}}
| rev4 = The Source
| rev4score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{Cite web|url=https://68.media.tumblr.com/000a403aa1d59e978ec97f98a37e8c81/tumblr_osyv5aqpzr1qf5rv3o1_1280.jpg|title=KMD Mr. Hood|language =en-us|access-date=Jan 24, 2021}}
}}
Robert Christgau praised "Mr. Hood at Piocalle's Jewelry/Crackpot" and "Mr. Hood Gets a Haircut". The Washington Post determined that "the album's sampled funk, jazz and blues textures, especially on the xylophone-laced, labyrinthine lullaby 'Peachfuzz', are sure to rock the jeeps all summer."{{cite news |last1=Griffin |first1=Gil |title=Hip-Hop's Newest Wave |work=The Washington Post |date=May 15, 1991 |page=B7}}
In 2003, the album was ranked at number 98 on Pitchfork{{'}}s "Top 100 Favorite Albums of the 1990s".{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/5923-top-100-albums-of-the-1990s/|title=Top 100 Albums of the 1990s|date=November 17, 2003|website=Pitchfork|language=en|access-date=May 11, 2019}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| all_writing =
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| title1 = Mr. Hood at Piocalles Jewelry/Crackpot
| extra1 = KMD
| length1 = 2:49
| title2 = Who Me? (With an Answer from Dr. Bert)
| extra2 = KMD
| length2 = 3:32
| title3 = Boogie Man!
| extra3 = Stimulated Dummies
| length3 = 3:49
| title4 = Mr. Hood Meets Onyx
| extra4 = KMD
| length4 = 2:13
| title5 = Subroc's Mission
| extra5 = KMD
| length5 = 4:00
| title6 = Humrush
| extra6 = Stimulated Dummies
| length6 = 3:26
| title7 = Figure of Speech
| extra7 = KMD
| length7 = 3:44
| title8 = Bananapeel Blues
| extra8 = KMD
| length8 = 3:55
| title9 = Nitty Gritty
| note9 = featuring Brand Nubian
| extra9 = KMD
| length9 = 5:35
| title10 = Trial 'N Error
| extra10 = KMD
| length10 = 4:09
| title11 = Hard Wit No Hoe
| extra11 = DJ Subroc
| length11 = 3:53
| title12 = Mr. Hood Gets a Haircut
| extra12 = KMD
| length12 = 1:18
| title13 = 808 Man
| extra13 = KMD
| length13 = 3:53
| title14 = Boy Who Cried Wolf
| extra14 = KMD
| length14 = 3:36
| title15 = Peachfuzz
| extra15 = KMD
| length15 = 4:00
| title16 = Preacher Porkchop
| extra16 = KMD
| length16 = 2:43
| title17 = Soulflexin{{'-}}
| extra17 = KMD
| length17 = 3:52
| title18 = Gasface Refill
| note18 = Bonus track
| extra18 = KMD
| length18 = 3:45
| total_length = 1:03:47
}}
Personnel
- Daniel Dumile – main artist, performer (tracks: 1–2, 6–11, 13–15, 17–18), producer
- Alonzo Hodge – main artist, performer (tracks: 3, 6, 9, 15, 17–18), producer
- Dingilizwe Dumile – main artist, performer (tracks: 5–6, 9, 17–18), producer
- Maxwell Dixon – featured artist, performer (track 9)
- Lorenzo Dechalus – featured artist, performer (track 9)
- Derek Murphy – featured artist, performer (track 9)
- John Gamble – producer (tracks: 3, 6), engineering
- Dante Ross – producer (tracks: 3, 6), A&R
- John 'Geeby' Dajani – producer (tracks: 3, 6)
- Michael Berrin – executive producer
- Peter J. Nash – executive producer
- Thomas Coyne – mastering
- Carol Bobolts – art direction
- Arthur Cohen – photography
- Arthur Leipzig – photography
Charts
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
! scope="col" |Chart (1991) ! scope="col" |Peak |
| {{album chart|BillboardRandBHipHop|67|artist=KMD|rowheader=true|accessdate=May 11, 2019}} |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Discogs master|63247|Mr. Hood}}
{{MF Doom}}
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Category:Elektra Records albums