Czarface Meets Metal Face

Czarface Meets Metal Face
Studio album by
Czarface and MF Doom
ReleasedMarch 30, 2018 (2018-03-30)
GenreHip-hop
Length43:37
Label
  • Get On Down
  • Silver Age
Producer
  • 7L
  • Jeremy Page
  • Todd Spadafore
Czarface chronology
First Weapon Drawn
(2017) 		Czarface Meets Metal Face
(2018) 		Czarface Meets Ghostface
(2019)
MF Doom chronology
The Missing Notebook Rhymes
(2017) 		Czarface Meets Metal Face
(2018) 		Super What?
(2021)
Singles from Czarface Meets Metal Face
  1. "Nautical Depth"
    Released: February 8, 2018
  2. "Bomb Thrown"
    Released: March 20, 2018
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?6.6/10[1]
Metacritic75/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
The 4056.5/10[3]
AllMusic[4]
The A.V. ClubB−[5]
The Guardian[6]
HipHopDX4.3/5[7]
NME[8]
Pitchfork6.4/10[9]
RapReviews8.5/10[10]
Vice (Expert Witness)[11]

Czarface Meets Metal Face is the first collaborative album by American hip-hop supergroup Czarface and British-American rapper MF Doom. It was released on March 30, 2018 through Get On Down, a Boston-based record label. The album features guest appearances from Vinnie Paz, Open Mike Eagle, Blacastan and Kendra Morris. It was the last release by MF Doom before his death on October 31, 2020.

The two previously collaborated on the song "Ka-Bang!" on Czarface's 2015 album Every Hero Needs a Villain, and 2017's First Weapon Drawn.

Reception

Czarface Meets Metal Face received generally favourable reviews upon its release. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received an average score of 75, based on 9 reviews, indicating "generally favourable reviews".

Track listing

All music is composed by The Czar-Keys (George Andrinopoulos, Jeremy Page & Todd Spadafore).

No.TitleLength
1."Take Your Medicine"0:52
2."Meddle with Metal"3:26
3."Badness of Madness"2:56
4."Close Talker"0:50
5."Forever People"3:20
6."Captain Crunch"3:57
7."Don't Spoil It"1:39
8."Phantoms" (featuring Open Mike Eagle)4:19
9."Bomb Thrown"4:32
10."You Masked for It"1:22
11."Astral Traveling" (featuring Vinnie Paz)3:50
12."Nautical Depth" (featuring Blacastan)3:31
13."Stun Gun"2:03
14."MF Czar"3:22
15."Captain Brunch"2:29
16."Sleeping Dogs"1:09
Total length:43:37

Personnel

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[12]

Musicians

  • Inspectah Deck – vocals, composer (all tracks)
  • Esoteric – vocals, composer (all tracks)
  • MF Doom – vocals, composer (all tracks)
  • Blacastan – rude boy vocals (track 12)
  • Godforbid – mask specialist (track 10)
  • Yuki Kanesaka – interlude keys
  • Josh Mac – vocals (track 5)
  • Sam Merrick – drums (track 12)
  • Kendra Morris – vocals (tracks 8, 9)
  • Open Mike Eagle – featured vocals (track 8)
  • Vinnie Paz – featured vocals (track 11)
  • Morgan Price – flute (track 3), saxophone (track 15)
  • Joe Stratton – vocals (track 5)

Charts

Chart (2018) Peak
position
Scottish Albums (OCC)[13] 76
US Billboard 200[14] 134
US Top Album Sales (Billboard)[15] 37
US Digital Albums (Billboard)[16] 18
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[17] 5
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[18] 1
US Indie Store Album Sales (Billboard)[19] 5

Notes

  1. ^ The Czar-Keys consist of 7L, Jeremy Page, and Todd Spadafore.

References

  1. ^ "Czarface Meets Metal Face by Czarface / MF Doom reviews | Any Decent Music". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
  2. ^ "Critic Reviews for Czarface Meets Metal Face - Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
  3. ^ Devlin, Kieran (April 4, 2018). "Album Review: Czarface & MF Doom - Czarface Meets Metal Face". The 405. Archived from the original on February 16, 2019. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
  4. ^ Simpson, Paul. "Czarface Meets Metal Face - Czarface, MF Doom | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
  5. ^ Purdom, Clayton (March 30, 2018). "The Voidz, The Vaccines, and more albums to know about this week". The A.V. Club. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
  6. ^ Beaumont-Thomas, Ben (March 30, 2018). "Czarface & MF Doom: Czarface Meets Metal Face review – action-filled hip-hop supersquad". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
  7. ^ Eustice, Kyle (March 30, 2018). "Review: Czarface & Doom Match Cultural Relevance With Lyrical On "Czarface Meets MetalFace"". HipHopDX. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
  8. ^ Bassett, Jordan (March 29, 2018). "Czarface and MF Doom – 'Czarface Meets Metal Face' Review". NME. Retrieved May 11, 2021.
  9. ^ Jayasuriya, Mehan (April 2, 2018). "Czarface / MF Doom: Czarface Meets Metal Face". Pitchfork. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
  10. ^ Juon, Steve 'Flash' (July 3, 2018). "Czarface :: Czarface Meets Metal Face :: Get On Down". rapreviews.com. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
  11. ^ Christgau, Robert; Ross, Alex Robert (February 1, 2019). "Robert Christgau on Saba's Humanist Hip-Hop". Noisey. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
  12. ^ Czarface Meets Metal Face (Media notes). Czarface; MF Doom. Get On Down. 2018.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  13. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
  14. ^ "Czarface Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
  15. ^ "Czarface Chart History (Top Album Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
  16. ^ "Czarface Chart History (Digital Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
  17. ^ "Czarface Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
  18. ^ "Czarface Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
  19. ^ "Czarface Chart History (Top Tastemaker Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
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