KMD‘s Mr. Hood album was something else when it first hit the streets. Set out like some Sesame St. style concept LP that threw Ansaar teachings, light-hearted skirt chasing and De La Soul-infused coded lyrics into a blender over some of the most diverse sample sources of the day (everything from blues to Bert and Ernie) made for a compelling and rather unique experience. Special mention for the genius that was “Plumbskinz”, a b-side cut that expanded on the “Peachfuzz” concept and remains as one of the dopest dedications to broads ever set to a beat. The skits dealing with local knucklehead Mr. Hood were one of the many highlights, filled with quotable’s that still come off over two decades later, as both Subroc and Onyx The Birthstone Kid dealt with this character in their own ways. Some dude recently felt compelled to recreate the barbershop scene in classic lo-fi YouTube glory…
Wasn’t really feelin that album when it came out except for Peachfuzz and Nitty Gritty with Brand Nubian. Skits were wack.
I always wondered what the source was for Mr. Hood’s voice. My best guess is that it’s some sort of “learn how to speak English” record.
This is one of my favorite albums of all time, any genre. “Soulflexin”” is a near perfect hip-hop song.
Who Me? was also really, really dope.
got this album on cassette. headphone masterpiece.
Who Me? Is super dope.
Mr. Hood is the single most intelligent album released in hip-hop history, each verse has a classic feel with dope rhymes from Zev Love X.