^ 'The 30 Best Underground Hip-Hop Albums'.'Viktor Vaughn – Vaudeville Villain – Review'. ^ Pemberton, Rollie (September 15, 2003). Long out of print on vinyl, Get On Down presents this. The influence of superheros and supervillians however goes much deeper than the nom de plume, the sci-fi vibe is present, musically, throughout Vaudeville Villain. Where MF DOOM drew from Doctor Doom, Viktor Vaughn drew from the Doctor's government name, Victor von Doom. 2' (featuring Lord Sear, AJ Ready Wright, and Creature) For 2003's Vaudeville Villain MF DOOM took on yet another pseudonym. 'Let Me Watch' (featuring Apani B as Nikki) 1' (featuring Lord Sear, Brother Sambuca, Rodan as Dr. Vaudeville Villain Mf Doom Zip Code Track listing No. In 2012, it ranked at number 25 on Pigeons & Planes 's '30 Best Underground Hip-Hop Albums' list. Vaudeville Villain ranked at number 25 on Pitchfork 's 'Top 50 Albums of 2003' list. 2 feat. AJ Ready Wright, Creature & Lord Sear ( Prod. Brother Sambuca, Louis Logic, Lord Sear & Rodan ( Prod. Sayyid (Anti-Pop Consortium), Lord Sear, Apani B Fly MC, RJD2 and more. All tracks feature original lyrics by DOOM, and guest appearances include: M. Take a trip back to the origin of the Super Villain- an unanticipated time travel-machine breakdown left him stuck in the early 90s where he has no choice but to battle sucka MCs and carry out side-hustles so he can repair the time machine and go back to the future. He is destined to become a supervillain like DOOM, but he lacks the experience. To me, Vaughn feels like a new aspiring villain, that has great potential but has not reached it yet. After all, he is just a (time-traveling) street criminal. It is a concept album with plenty of high comedy, street technology, and hijinks, splashed artfully over next-school beats, which move freely in the spaces between electronica and Hip Hop, by King Honey, Heat Sensor, and Max Bill. Yeah, he is pretty down-to-earth as Viktor Vaughn. Legendary artist MF DOOM (aka Zev Love X of KMD) opened up a lyrical wormhole with Vaudeville Villain, one of the most unique releases in a career packed with nothing but uniqueness.
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