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Viktor Vaughn. Part mad scientist from the future. Part twisted ghetto inhabitant, nefarious stick-up kid, and bizarre b-boy. Last year brought us Vaudeville Villain, a collaboration between MF Doom and Sound Ink Records. With slick, high-tech beats provided by the likes of King Honey, Heat Sensor and even RJD2, and imaginative rhyming courtesy of Viktor Vaughn (one of MF Doom's numerous aliases), Vaudeville Villain was one of the 2003's best releases. VV2: Venomous Villain is a sequel of sorts, this time in conjunction with Insomniac Records. And instead of being a long player like the original Vaughn album, this release is an EP. With the bar being set to such ridiculous heights by this year's Madvillainy (a joint effort with fellow beatmaker/emcee Madlib), there's lots of excitement for more Vik and his whacky adventures. Unfortunately, what we get isn't quite what we expected.  | Record Author(s): Viktor Vaughn | | Record Title: VV2: Venomous Villain | | Record Producer(s): DJ Dub-L, DJ INC, Session 31, DJ System D128, Divinci | | Executive Producer(s): Iz-Real | | Release Date: August 3, 2004 |
Unique production and a strange but entirely intriguing atmosphere characterized Vaudeville Villain. Hard breaks, programmed synthesizers, almost futuristic loops lent for a fitting, sinister vibe that Viktor Vaughn understood beautifully. Unlike the more traditional Doom and the Geedorah characters, Viktor is a womanizing, take-no-bullshit, pistol toting, mysterious and deranged emcee. And all of this translates into his lyrics, Back End captures Vik's paranoia, where anyone, even the Fed Ex guy, could be part of the FBI, spying on you and trying to cramp your hustle. Because the whole world is out to get you, of course. When Viktor Vaughn gets on a track, you better run for cover. You want quotables? How about entire tracks full of 'em. Fall Back/Titty Fat is a menacing cut where Vik doesn't really stick to one topic, but dances around from subject to subject
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