Inspectah Deck and Esoteric’s character and lyrical styles shine through on every track of this record. Doom certainly performed well enough on this record, but it seems like there was a lot more he could have done to make this project truly great. While it is true that every hero needs a villain, it is also true that not every match is meant to be. Lastly, “Stun Gun” separates itself from the rest of the tracklist as Esoteric flows relentlessly over silky smooth production. “Astral Traveling” features one of the best verses on the album, in which Vinnie Paz opens up the track sounding downright vicious in his low timbre delivery. The beats are catchy, yet still allow the emcees to shine. “Bomb Thrown” and “Captain Brunch” feel like vintage 2004-2005 era Stone Throw Doom records. On top of that, the Open Mike Eagle cameo on this track is phenomenal. “Phantoms” is an all-around great track with nice sonic change-ups in the production. “Badness of Madness” is another great track that features some of Doom’s best rhyme schemes in quite a while. Inspectah Deck steals the show with his opening verse on “Meddle with Metal.” He comes out hungry as a dog and raps over a grimy and head-bobbing beat. With that being said, this project wasn’t a complete loss at all. They do a fantastic job with energetic and witty bars across the project, but it still would have been nice to see more of the “metal face” half of the collaboration. Perhaps this is due to some of the hardships he has faced as of late, but it’s still sad to see.ĭeck and Esoteric dominate this record in terms of run-time. Doom has always had this quiet and unassuming delivery, but here it just seems uninspired. While nearly all of his verses are as sharp as ever from a lyrical standpoint, he seems especially lackadaisical here. This is a generous gesture of Inspectah Deck, Esoteric, 7L and the Czar-Keys, but sadly Doom did not do much with it. So this would mean that Czarface bent over backward to make this thing cater to him. Upon looking at the liner notes, you can see that Doom did not handle production on this project. While the beats on Czarface Meets Metal Face feel right in Doom’s pocket, this is not by his own doing. Sadly, outside of the album’s production, Doom really did not impress much on this album, and even then that contribution is overstated. You want to be able to hear each person’s influence on a track. The point of a collaboration is to hear valid contributions from both parties. For many, Doom is in the pantheon of all-time great rappers, so who better than him to execute further on Czarface’s vision? Well, sadly at this point there may be a couple better options. Food, and Madvillainy are widely regarded as hip-hop masterworks. This is perhaps the perfect choice for their villain as Doom’s hip-hop comic book universe has enthralled listeners for years. On Czarface Meets Metal Face, Czarface has paired with the legendary hip-hop “super villain” MF Doom. Two releases and three years later, it is apparent Czarface is revisiting this concept and are trying to build upon it. The critical acclaim of this record, paired with the cult following of the Wu-Tang Clan, helped breathe new life into both Inspectah Deck and Esoteric’s respective careers. The phrase happens to be the title of their 2015 album that was monumental for the group and its fans. “Every hero needs a villain” is a mantra that many Czarface fans should recognize at this point.
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