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MF Doom and DJ Cucumber Slice recorded the song in the latter's bedroom. Instead of closing the song with a verse or hook, Doom handed Cucumber Slice a microphone and told him to talk. Slice began saying random, wild combinations of words that came to his mind and laughed. He continued speaking such
178:' solo in "One Hundred Ways", while lyrically MF Doom brags about selling his music the way others deal drugs. He laments that "Only in America could you find a way to earn a healthy buck / And still keep your attitude on self-destruct", and also repeats a verse. 166:
words and phrases when Doom was not responding. It eventually was included on the finished track, without regard for Slice's part or the audible peak it left.
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commented that MF Doom "flows in a rambling torrent that wobbles from first to third person and easily merits its own chamber right between
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included the song's "entire-verse hook" as a reason why
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Doom: Operation Doomsday" 276:"Hip-Hop Needs No Other Supervillain After MF DOOM" 214:is "above all else an extremely accessible album." 1120: 174:The song is built on a synth riff sampled from 408: 511: 222:ranked it as the best song by MF Doom, while 16:Song by MF Doom featuring DJ Cucumber Slice 518: 504: 332: 470: 378:"MF Doom: Operation Doomsday: Lunchbox" 304: 300: 298: 273: 131:" is a song by British-American rapper 1121: 471:Williams, Aaron (September 18, 2017). 893:MF Doom & Trunks Presents Unicron 499: 437: 372: 244: 181: 295: 747:Special Herbs: The Box Set Vol. 0–9 354:from the original on 1 January 2021 13: 452:from the original on 29 April 2011 305:Russell, Scott (January 8, 2021). 274:Jenkins, Craig (January 4, 2021). 228:ranked it as his third best song. 14: 1145: 719:Special Herbs, Vols. 4, 5 & 6 390:from the original on 5 March 2016 409:Drumming, Neil (May–June 2001). 854:Special Herbs + Spices Volume 1 740:Special Herbs, Vols. 9 & 0 733:Special Herbs, Vols. 7 & 8 726:Special Herbs, Vols. 5 & 6 464: 431: 402: 366: 326: 267: 238: 169: 1: 440:"MF DOOM: Operation Doomsday" 245:Hagle, Will (March 9, 2023). 231: 160: 928:Black Bastards Ruffs + Rares 438:Cohen, Ian (25 April 2011). 135:from his debut studio album 7: 525: 307:"The 25 Best MF DOOM Songs" 10: 1150: 875:Escape from Monsta Island! 1084: 1066: 1035: 1015:Czarface Meets Metal Face 1003: 977: 944: 902: 884: 863: 835: 802: 769: 760: 682: 664: 639: 614: 585: 560: 553: 546: 533: 419:. 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Index

Song
MF Doom
DJ Cucumber Slice
Operation: Doomsday
Genre
Hip hop
Label
Fondle 'Em
Songwriter(s)
Daniel Dumile
Producer(s)
MF Doom
Operation: Doomsday
DJ Cucumber Slice
One Hundred Ways
Quincy Jones
James Ingram
Greg Phillinganes
CMJ New Music Monthly
RZA
Raekwon
Pitchfork
Uproxx
Paste
Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN
9781501389245
"Hip-Hop Needs No Other Supervillain After MF DOOM"
Vulture

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