MF Doom & Trunks Presents Unicron
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Unicron is the first collaboration between American rapper MF DOOM
and Canadian rapper Trunks
. The EP
is produced by MF DOOM and features Trunks' rhyming. The album came into fruition after Trunks was featured in the song "Lockjaw" off of DOOM's album Take Me To Your Leader
, under the alias King Geedorah. "Lockjaw" also appears in Unicron as track 3. Unicron was never commercially released, but it was made available electronically as a bootleg
on many websites.
.
MF Doom
Daniel Dumile is a hip hop artist who has taken on several stage names in his career, most notably MF DOOM, where the "MF" stands for metal face, and for tracks he has produced, metal fingers...
and Canadian rapper Trunks
Trunks
Trunks may refer to:In male clothing:*Trunks , short swimsuitsIn popular culture:*Trunks , a character in Dragon Ball media*Trunks , by The Brothers CreegganPeople:...
. The EP
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
is produced by MF DOOM and features Trunks' rhyming. The album came into fruition after Trunks was featured in the song "Lockjaw" off of DOOM's album Take Me To Your Leader
Take Me to Your Leader (King Geedorah album)
Take Me to Your Leader is the first full-length album released by Daniel Dumile under the alias 'King Geedorah'. Regarding the album, Dumile says,...
, under the alias King Geedorah. "Lockjaw" also appears in Unicron as track 3. Unicron was never commercially released, but it was made available electronically as a bootleg
Bootleg recording
A bootleg recording is an audio or video recording of a performance that was not officially released by the artist or under other legal authority. The process of making and distributing such recordings is known as bootlegging...
on many websites.
Track listing
- "Monsters" (3:08)
- "Devastator" (2:47)
- "Lockjaw" (1:04)
- "Last Laugh" (2:14)
- "The Story" (3:15)
- "Who's a Hero?" (2:23)
Samples
The track "Devastator" samples audio and draws its name from the cartoon The TransformersThe Transformers (TV series)
The Transformers is an animated television series depicting a war among giant robots who could transform into vehicles, other objects and animal-like forms. Written and recorded in America, the series was animated in Japan and South Korea...
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