DANGER DOOM - The Mouse and the Mask
The Mouse and the Mask is the first collaboration album by Danger Mouse and MF DOOM. The album was released on October 11th, 2005 and in the UK on October 17th. As of November 6, 2008 the album has sold 170,081 copies.
The album is composed almost entirely of raps by MF DOOM, performed over beats created by Danger Mouse sampling music from various television shows airing on Cartoon Network's programming block Adult Swim. The album was heavily promoted by the network prior to its release.
"Sofa King" was released as a 12-inch single on November 4, 2005 and was followed by "Old School" on July 10, 2006. A video for "A.T.H.F. (Aqua Teen Hunger Force)" has also been made.
Release Date:
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October 11, 2005
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Length:
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39:51
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Label:
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Epitaph Records
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Tracklist:
(Bonus Tracks, Producer(s))
1. El Chupa Nibre (2:40) (Danger Mouse, MF DOOM)
2. Sofa King (2:57) (Danger Mouse, MF DOOM)
3. The Mask (3:12) (Danger Mouse, Ghostface Killah, MF DOOM)
4. Perfect Hair (2:03) (Danger Mouse, MF DOOM)
5. Benzie Box (3:00) (Danger Mouse, MF DOOM, Cee-Lo Green)
6. Old School (2:40) (Danger Mouse, MF DOOM)
7. A.T.H.F. (Aqua Teen Hunger Force) (3:03) (Danger Mouse, MF DOOM)
8. Basket Case (2:35) (Danger Mouse, MF DOOM)
9. No Names (Black Debbie) (3:07) (Danger Mouse, MF DOOM)
10. Crosshairs (2:27) (Danger Mouse, MF DOOM)
11. Mince Meat (2:33) (Danger Mouse, MF DOOM)
12. Vats of Urine (1:48) (Danger Mouse, MF DOOM)
13. Space Ho's (3:29) (Danger Mouse, MF DOOM)
14. Bada Bing (4:35) (Danger Mouse, MF DOOM)
More:
Trivia: Comedian Dave Chappelle created an iTunes Celebrity Playlist and selected the Danger Doom track "Mince Meat" for his Block Party Picks. He stated, "Two very consistently good artists collaborate to make my head nod. Doom, Mouse - Thank You. Wherever you are, nice album." MF DOOM mentions Chappelle in the song "Peoples, Places, and Things" (called "Name Dropping" on his CD "Live from Planet X"). DOOM says "Rap cats at brave as hell/Get on the mic and turn 'Gangsta!' on some 'yeah, see' like Dave Chappelle." in reference to a bit Chappelle performed in his stand up "Killin' Them Softly".
Trivia: MF DOOM disses MF Grimm in this album by referring to the Monsta Island Czars (aka M.I.C.) as 'Midgets Into Crunk' in the song "El Chupa Nibre" (on the paraphrased remix version the line is changed to 'Monkeys Into Crime'). Grimm responded by releasing an entire DOOM diss track, entitled "Book of Daniel" in which he mainly accuses Doom of having sold out.
Trivia: "Old School" features a mix of Keith Mansfield's song "Soul Thing," and "Space Ho's" sample Mansfield's "Morning Broadway."
Trivia: The rap that Meatwad performs at the end of "Bada Bing" is a verse from "Beef Rapp", the first song on MF Doom's album MM..Food?.
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Title
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Format
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Label
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Country
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Year
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1.
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The Mouse And The Mask
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CD, Album
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Epitaph Records
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US
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2005
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2.
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The Mouse And The Mask
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2xLP
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Lex Records
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UK
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2005
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3.
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The Mouse And The Mask
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CD, Album
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Lex Records
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UK
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2005
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4.
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The Mouse And The Mask
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CD, Album, Ltd
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Lex Records
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UK
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2005
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5.
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The Mouse And The Mask
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LP
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Epitaph Records
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US
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2005
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(2. = 2 x Vinyl, LP) (4. = CD, Album, Limited Edition) (5. = Vinyl, LP)
