Take_Me_to_Your_Leader_(King_Geedorah_album)
Take Me to Your Leader (King Geedorah album)
2003 studio album by King Geedorah
Take Me to Your Leader is the second studio album by British-American MC/producer MF DOOM, released under the alias King Geedorah via Big Dada on June 17, 2003. King Geedorah is the alias MF DOOM used as part of the underground super group Monsta Island Czars. The album features guest appearances from MF Grimm (as Jet-Jaguar) as well as other MIC members. The character is based on the three-headed King Ghidorah, a fictional monster who appears as Godzilla's enemy in the Godzilla films.
| Take Me to Your Leader | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | June 17, 2003 (2003-06-17) | |||
| Genre | Underground hip hop | |||
| Length | 41:54 | |||
| Label | Big Dada | |||
| Producer | Metal Fingered Villain, E.Mason | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| Muzik | 5/5[2] |
| Pitchfork | 9.0/10[3] |
| RapReviews | 8.5/10[4] |
| Stylus Magazine | A[5] |
| Tiny Mix Tapes | 5/5[6] |
| Uncut | [7] |
Mark Martelli of Pitchfork wrote that Take Me to Your Leader "will excite you in a way most hip-hop projects just aren't able: It's not straining for credibility nor putting effort into being revelatory; it just is."[3] Noel Dix of Exclaim! remarked that the album "plays like a cinematic space adventure that you never want to end".[8]
In 2009, Rhapsody ranked Take Me to Your Leader 17th on its list "Hip-Hop's Best Albums of the Decade".[9] In 2012, Stereogum named it the third best MF DOOM album.[10] In 2014, it was listed by Complex as one of the "Best One-Producer Albums of the 2000s".[11] Retrospectively, Jacob Adams of Spectrum Culture wrote, "It's perhaps one of the weirdest rap albums of the past decade, yet one of the most endlessly fascinating. It deserves a second listen."[12]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Fazers" | 3:17 |
| 2. | "Fastlane" (featuring Biolante) | 3:08 |
| 3. | "Krazy World" (featuring Gigan) | 4:43 |
| 4. | "The Final Hour" (featuring MF DOOM) | 0:49 |
| 5. | "Monster Zero" | 5:15 |
| 6. | "Next Levels" (featuring Lil' Sci, ID 4 Winds, Empress Stahhr and Stacy Epps) | 3:47 |
| 7. | "No Snakes Alive" (featuring Jet-Jaguar and Rodan) | 3:32 |
| 8. | "Anti-Matter" (featuring MF DOOM and Mr. Fantastik) | 3:26 |
| 9. | "Take Me to Your Leader" | 2:08 |
| 10. | "Lockjaw" (featuring Trunks) | 1:03 |
| 11. | "I Wonder" (featuring Hassan Chop) | 3:38 |
| 12. | "One Smart Nigger" | 2:39 |
| 13. | "The Fine Print" | 4:29 |
Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.[13]
- Metal Fingered Villain – production
- King Geedorah – mixing, mastering
- E.Mason – co-production (1)
| Chart (2021) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Scottish Albums (OCC)[14] | 80 |
- Bush, John. "Take Me to Your Leader – King Geedorah". AllMusic. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
- Martelli, Mark (July 7, 2003). "King Geedorah: Take Me to Your Leader". Pitchfork. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
- Doggett, Tom (September 28, 2004). "King Geedorah :: Take Me to Your Leader :: Ninja Tune Records". RapReviews. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
- Mueller, Gavin (September 1, 2003). "King Geedorah – Take Me To Your Leader – Review". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on March 30, 2014. Retrieved June 12, 2019.
- Wolfman. "King Geedorah – Take Me To Your Leader". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
- "King Geedorah – Take Me To Your Leader". Uncut (75): 114. August 2003. Archived from the original on December 22, 2016. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
- Dix, Noel (January 1, 2006). "King Geedorah: Take Me to Your Leader". Exclaim!. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
- "Hip-Hop's Best Albums of the Decade - Rhapsody: The Mix". 2012-09-24. Archived from the original on 2012-09-24. Retrieved 2017-03-14.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - Tatusian, Alex (December 12, 2012). "MF DOOM Albums From Worst To Best". Stereogum. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
- Drake, David (October 28, 2014). "The Best One-Producer Albums of the 2000s: King Geedorah, Take Me to Your Leader (2003)". Complex. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
- Adams, Jacob (January 30, 2012). "Rediscover: King Geedorah: Take Me to Your Leader". Spectrum Culture. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
- Take Me to Your Leader (liner notes). King Geedorah. Lambeth, London: Big Dada. 2003. BDCD051.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
- Take Me to Your Leader at Discogs (list of releases)