Vaudeville Villain

Vaudeville Villain is the third studio album by British-American rapper/producer MF Doom, released under the alias Viktor Vaughn on September 16, 2003. All of the tracks are produced by Sound-Ink record label members Heat Sensor, King Honey, and Max Bill, with the exception of "Saliva", produced by RJD2.

Vaudeville Villain
Studio album by Viktor Vaughn
Released	September 16, 2003 (2003-09-16)
Genre	Hip hop
Length	56:42
Label	Sound-Ink, Traffic Entertainment Group
Producer	King Honey, Heat Sensor, Max Bill, RJD2, Mr Ten
MF Doom chronology
Take Me to Your Leader (2003) Vaudeville Villain (2003) Madvillainy (2004)

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Entertainment Weekly	A[2]
HipHopDX	4.0/5[3]
Pitchfork	9.1/10[4]
Spin	B+[5]
Stylus Magazine	B[6]
Tiny Mix Tapes	5/5[7]

Vaudeville Villain ranked at number 25 on Pitchfork's "Top 50 Albums of 2003" list.[8] In 2012, it ranked at number 25 on Pigeons & Planes's "30 Best Underground Hip-Hop Albums" list.[9]

Track listing

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Overture"		0:34
2.	"Vaudeville Villain"	King Honey	2:31
3.	"Lickupon"	Heat Sensor	2:44
4.	"The Drop"	Max Bill	3:24
5.	"Lactose and Lecithin"	Heat Sensor	2:34
6.	"A Dead Mouse"	King Honey	3:55
7.	"Open Mic Nite, Pt. 1" (featuring Lord Sear, Brother Sambuca, Rodan as Dr. Moreau, and Louis Logic)	King Honey	4:09
8.	"Raedawn"	Heat Sensor	3:00
9.	"Let Me Watch" (featuring Apani B as Nikki)	King Honey	4:27
10.	"Saliva"	RJD2	2:28
11.	"Modern Day Mugging"	Heat Sensor	2:43
12.	"Open Mic Nite, Pt. 2" (featuring Lord Sear, AJ Ready Wright, and Creature)	King Honey, Mr Ten	3:13
13.	"Never Dead" (featuring M. Sayyid)	Heat Sensor	3:27
14.	"Popsnot"	Max Bill	4:39
15.	"Mr. Clean"	King Honey	2:13
16.	"G.M.C."	Max Bill	3:33
17.	"Change the Beat"	Max Bill	6:55

References

1. Pytlik, Mark. "Vaudeville Villain – Viktor Vaughn". AllMusic. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
2. Drumming, Neil (July 18, 2003). "Vaudeville Villain". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on July 16, 2015. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
3. K., Chris (October 8, 2003). "Viktor Vaughn – Vaudeville Villain". HipHopDX. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
4. Pemberton, Rollie (September 15, 2003). "Viktor Vaughn: Vaudeville Villain". Pitchfork. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
5. "Breakdown". Spin. 19 (11): 117. November 2003. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
6. McKeating, Scott (October 2, 2003). "Viktor Vaughn – Vaudeville Villain – Review". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on March 31, 2014. Retrieved June 12, 2019.
7. Wolfman. "Viktor Vaughn – Vaudeville Villain". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
8. "Top 50 Albums of 2003 (3/5)". Pitchfork. December 31, 2003. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
9. "The 30 Best Underground Hip-Hop Albums". Pigeons & Planes. June 27, 2012. Retrieved January 7, 2017.

External links

• Vaudeville Villain at Discogs (list of releases)