DOOM doesn’t come out of whatever weed cloud he’s in very often, and when he does it’s usually for something Madlib related, which this (sort of) is. In keeping with his tradition of remixing and remaking pretty much anything he can get his hands on (see Ethiopium, Oxperiment, Exodus into Unheard Rhymes, etc.), Oh No‘s next album Ohnomite (real title) dives exclusively into the Rudy Ray Moore (a/k/a Dolemite for everyone who either wasn’t alive in the 70s or has never worked at Traffic Entertainment) catalog for inspiration, and brings the likes of Alchemist, Erick Sermon, Phife Dawg, Termanology and others along for the ride. Our friends at Five Day Weekend (of Ricky Powell and 80 Blocks to Tiffany’s fame) and Brick Records are behind this one, and it should be out on June 5. For the vinyl heads, this track will be released as a special 5-inch single on June 11.
Illustration: Charles Munka / Design: Jeff Jank