Special Herbes & Spices Volume 1

MF Grimm shines on these previously used MF Doom beats. The Metal Fingered Villain aka Viktor Vaughn aka King Geedorah produces beats that flow perfectly with Grimm's style. Fatman Scoop introduces the record with gusto, and Grimm and Doom match styles like peanut butter and jelly, alt-rock chicks and lunch boxes, and very definitely head-nodding and jazz tobacco. MF Doom uses some of his best productions to showcase another rapper's style. Potentially, the record could have ended up stale and sounding like a re-run, but Grimm and Doom are too good to be denied. Assembled in a kind of mixtape style, the free flow suits Special Herbs + Spices perfectly. Even though MF Doom is retracing ground, in regard to production, it's MF Grimm who makes the record worthwhile even for MF Doom's legion of devoted fans. The beats are out there and the rhymes have that uniqueness that gives the collaboration added freshness. MF Doom continues to bring the goods to his backpack-wearing fans, giving them one more thing to buy besides trees and snacks. ~ Matt Whalley|

去年あたりからマッドリブ（マッドヴィレインとしての共演作も話題に!）と共に大注目を浴びている仮面の男、MFドゥームが、ヒップホップ・ファンを虜にしたインスト・シリーズ〈Special Herbs〉の曲に盟友MFグリムのラップをフィーチャーして新作をリリース!　インストが意外にキレイ過ぎてモノ足りなかった人も、アングラ・ヒップホップ好きも、コレは興味深いっしょ?　音楽ファンよ、仮面の音と野望に迫るべし!
bounce (C)石原 義智