I just noticed that Madvillainy came out over four years ago.  That makes me feel old, so I can’t imagine how it makes MF DOOM feel.  No one seems to really know where the masked rapper disappeared to over the past five years.  He released a somewhat boring Danger Doom w/ Danger Mouse, and did a little touring (rumored to be awful and potentially not even him), but nothing to compare to the grandeur of Madvillain.

None of that matters anymore, because DOOM is back (minus the MF) with a new LP titled Born Like This, and potentially a return to form.  From the two tracks floating around the web, “That’s That” and “Ballskin,” it’s definitely the DOOM we all know and love - full of inside pop and culture references, short blasts of raps and no regard for chorus.  The album will drop on March 23rd.  Pitchfork just reported that Thom Yorke will be remixing “Gazillion Ear” as a bonus track on the album.  Sweet.

[mp3] DOOM - Ballskin

tracklist:

01 Supervillain Intro
02 Gazillion Ear
03 Ballskin
04 Yessir [ft. Raekwon]
05 Absolutely
06 Rap Ambush
07 Lightworks
08 Batty-Boys
09 Angelz [ft. Tony Starks]
09 Cellz
10 Still Dope [ft. Empress Sharhh]
11 Microwave Mayo
12 More Rhymin’ [ft. Kurious]
13 That’s That
14 Suppervillainz
15 Bump’s Message
16 Thank Ya