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  • Artist: Dr. Dooom
  • Rating: StarStarStarStar
  • Release Date: May 04, 1999
  • Total Time: 71:22
  • Type: Contains explicit content
  • Genre: Rap

Review

One of the better albums in the Kool Keith catalog, First Come, First Served is further evidence that the volatile MC works best with an alter ego -- in this case Dr. Dooom, a serial killer with a fondness for cannibalism, pet rats, and Flintstones vitamins. During the album's opening skit, Dr. Dooom symbolically kills off Keith's best-known persona, Dr. Octagon, signaling Keith's desire to move away from the alternative audience who embraced that album and back to his roots in street-level hip-hop (as he makes clear on "Mental Case"). Dr. Dooom is accordingly darker and more violent, but way too far out to fulfill Keith's aspirations; he simply doesn't fit into hip-hop's obsession with realism. Of course, that hardly means the album is a failure. First Come, First Served is one of his strongest outings as a pure MC; it's full of complex, idiosyncratic flows that sometimes sound like he's ignoring the beat, yet come together in the end anyway ("No Chorus" and "Dr. Dooom's in the Room" are two terrific examples). At least half the album seems to be set in the ghetto housing project Dr. Dooom calls home, and even if it isn't as bleak as the inside of his "Body Bag"-filled "Apartment 223," it's still a chaotic place to live. Guests Jacky Jasper and Motion Man partner with Keith as the nightmarish "Neighbors Next Door" and the brothers from the "Housing Authority," respectively; the left-field disses of "You Live at Home With Your Mom" are another highlight. The second half loses a bit of focus as it gets away from the concept, but overall it's pretty consistent, thanks to returning producer KutMasta Kurt -- who, ironically, cribs from the horror-flick style of Dr. Octagon on several cuts. The album may not be on that level, but it is quite good, and deserves bonus points just for the bizarre No Limit cover-art parody. ~ Steve Huey, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
Who Killed Dr. Octagon? (Intro) Dr. Dooom (:37)
No Chorus Kurt Matlin Dr. Dooom (2:26)
Apartment 223 (Lyrics) Dr. Dooom (4:54)
Mr. Ratt (Skit) Dr. Dooom (:43)
Neighbors Next Door Dr. Dooom (3:57)
I Run Rap (Lyrics) Dr. Dooom (4:21)
You Live at Home With Your Mom (Lyrics) Dr. Dooom (4:00)
Housing Authority Dr. Dooom (4:18)
Wild Kingdom (Skit) Dr. Dooom (:23)
Welfare Love Dr. Dooom (3:44)
Dr. Dooom's in the Room (Lyrics) Dr. Dooom (4:32)
Call the Cops Dr. Dooom (4:16)
Brothers Feel Fly (Lyrics) Dr. Dooom (3:52)
Side Line Dr. Dooom (4:23)
Bitch Gets No Love (Lyrics) Dr. Dooom (2:58)
Shopping List (Skit) Dr. Dooom (:22)
Body Bag (Lyrics) Dr. Dooom (3:32)
Mental Case (Lyrics) Dr. Dooom (3:48)
Leave Me Alone (Lyrics) Kurt Matlin, Keith Thornton Dr. Dooom (5:03)
Live Dr. Dooom (9:13)

Credits

Eddy Schreyer (Mastering), Kool Keith (Performer), Kool Keith (Executive Producer), Gene Grimaldi (Mastering), Motion Man (Performer), Dr. Dooom (Main Performer), Kurt Matlin (Engineer), Kurt Matlin (Production Coordination), Kurt Matlin (Mixing), The Tick (Engineer), The Tick (Assistant Engineer)
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First Come, First Served
Studio album by Dr. Dooom
Released May 4, 1999
Recorded 1998-1999
Genre Hardcore hip hop, underground hip hop
Length 71:22
Label Funky Ass Records
Producer Kool Keith
KutMasta Kurt
Professional reviews
Kool Keith chronology
Sex Style
(1997)		 First Come, First Served
(1999)		 Black Elvis/Lost in Space
(1999)

First Come, First Served is the third studio album by American emcee Keith Thornton, better known as Kool Keith. Released in 1999, it is his first release under the alias Dr. Dooom.

Contents

Music

Production

Production duties from the album were handled by KutMasta Kurt. According to Allmusic critic Steve Huey, the musical style of the album was an attempt to replicate the production style of Dr. Octagonecologyst.[1]

Lyrical themes and storyline

The album's concept involves a serial killer named Dr. Dooom, who has a fondness for "cannibalism, pet rats, and Flintstones vitamins".[1] The album opens with Dr. Dooom murdering Dr. Octagon. According to Steve Huey, this "[signals] Keith's desire to move away from the alternative audience who embraced that album and back to his roots in street-level hip-hop".[1] The lyrical content is darker and more violent than that of Dr. Octagonecologyst.[1] Huey states that the album's lyrics are "way too far out to fulfill Keith's aspirations; he simply doesn't fit into hip-hop's obsession with realism."[1] The album's cover is a parody of those designed by No Limit Records.[1]

Reception

Critical response was positive. Robert Christgau wrote that "No rapper has ever imagined such disgusting apartments—lurid locales with fluorescent cereal on the floor. More than all the 'body parts in shopping carts,' it's the decor that puts the 'fake gangsta hardcore stories' Dooom despises to shame."[2] Allmusic reviewer Steve Huey wrote that "The second half loses a bit of focus as it gets away from the concept, but overall it's pretty consistent".[1]

In 2008, a follow-up, Dr. Dooom 2, was produced in response to The Return of Dr. Octagon.[3]

Track listing

  1. "Who Killed Dr. Octagon? (Intro)" - 0:37
  2. "No Chorus" - 2:26
  3. "Apartment 223" - 4:54
  4. "Mr. Ratt (Skit)" - 0:43
  5. "Neighbors Next Door" - 3:57
  6. "I Run Rap" - 4:21
  7. "You Live at Home With Your Mom" - 4:00
  8. "Housing Authority" - 4:18
  9. "Wild Kingdom (Skit)" - 0:23
  10. "Welfare Love" - 3:44
  11. "Dr. Dooom's in the Room" - 4:32
  12. "Call the Cops" - 4:16
  13. "Brothers Feel Fly" - 3:52
  14. "Side Line" - 4:23
  15. "Bitch Gets No Love" - 2:58
  16. "Shopping List (Skit)" - 0:22
  17. "Body Bag" - 3:32
  18. "Mental Case" - 3:48
  19. "Leave Me Alone" - 5:03
  20. "Live" - 9:13
  • Track 20 includes a hidden track, "Bald-Headed Girl".

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Huey, Steve. "Review of First Come, First Served". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:h9fuxqtkldte~T1. Retrieved 2009-02-10. 
  2. ^ Christgau, Robert (2000). Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the 90's (revised ed.). Macmillan. p. 84. ISBN 0312245602. 
  3. ^ Downs, David (November 21, 2008). "Kool Keith and KutMasta Kurt". The A.V. Club. http://www.avclub.com/articles/kool-keith-and-kutmasta-kurt,14335/. Retrieved 2009-01-27. 
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