I can understand why a lot of people can’t get into DOOM because of the skits. Although it may not tell a singular story throughout and, more times than not, tends to focus on a central theme–this misunderstood super villain. When it comes to Operation: Doomsday, it’s hard to argue that it’s not a concept album. Those, in combination with those wicked entendres, DOOM’s lyricism on *Operation: Doomsday* is easily the album’s most enduring quality. These meta lines are some of my favorites. Remind me of the same style I flipped on “Hey!”ĭOOM references not only the current track he’s spitting, but his flow on “Hey!”–a song eight tracks passed “The Finest”. Other instances of DOOM being meta comes in the track, “The Finest”, a track shared with Megalon AKA Tommy Gunn.Ĭome on stay, I wrote this rhyme on my born-day DOOM, however, gives us the answer to whether or not he’s bullshitting for the sake of rhymes–DOOM says go get pinched and if you land yourself in cell number seventeen, check under that top bunk for “Doomsday” lyrics. Being homeless could have lead to an arrest or two, logically. First, to address the context behind this line, I can’t seem to find a definitive answer as to whether or not DOOM was actually incarcerated at some point in his life or not. Now, this is where the enigmatic side of DOOM comes out as well. (Baltimore County Detention Center), “Doomsday” lays a sturdy and deep foundation for everything that’s DOOM to come. Supposedly written during a stint in B.C. What makes this line meta is how DOOM is addressing writing the actual track he’s currently spitting. If you don’t believe me, go get bagged and check then The first of these lines that really caught my attention was from “Doomsday” where DOOM spits, What really struck me on my recent listen to Operation: Doomsday was how meta DOOM is at times. I think it’s fair to say that DOOM is an artist you could listen to for the rest of your life and pick up something new in his lyrics with every listen. Tracks like “Doomsday”, “Hey!”, and especially “Rhymes Like Dimes,” are full of wicked entendres. This is clearly DOOM’s intentions, especially considering this is the opening line. This line can be interpreted in half a dozen ways. Even from the first track (that isn’t a skit) DOOM flat out spit insanity. On the more analytical level, what stood out most to me had to be DOOM’s lyrical approach. There’s a few things that really admire about this album–DOOM being meta and his mind-blowing lyricism, the concept, and the listener’s struggle. I can’t help but seeing that this time in his life greatly effected the lyrics on Operation: Doomsday. I can only imagine how difficult this must have been for DOOM. A couple years prior to the album’s release, Zev Love X was homeless and living on the streets of NYC. I couldn’t help but listen to Operation: Doomsday without thinking about the context of the album.
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