Dr. Dooom 2 is the eleventh studio album

Studio album

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 by Keith Thornton

Kool Keith

Keith Matthew Thornton, better known by his stage name Kool Keith, is an American rapper from The Bronx, New York. A founding member of Ultramagnetic MCs, Kool Keith has recorded prolifically both as a solo artist and in group collaborations. Kool Keith is the self-proclaimed inventor of...

, better known as Kool Keith. Released in 2008, it is his second release as "Dr. Dooom", following First Come, First Served

First Come, First Served

First Come, First Served is the third studio album by American emcee Keith Thornton, better known as Kool Keith. Released in 1999, it is his first release under the alias Dr. Dooom.- Production :...

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Lyrical themes

"Simon" refers to American Idol

American Idol

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host Simon Cowell

Simon Cowell

Simon Phillip Cowell is an English A&R executive, television producer, entrepreneur, and television personality. He is known in the United Kingdom and United States for his role as a talent judge on TV shows such as Pop Idol, The X Factor, Britain's Got Talent and American Idol...

. According to Thornton, "I think for one guy to sit up and judge people and for him to be British at that—who the fuck is he to judge people? [...] What is Simon's qualifications?" "R.I.P. Dr. Octagon" was written in response to The Return of Dr. Octagon. According to KutMasta Kurt

KutMasta Kurt

Kurt Matlin, professionally known as KutMasta Kurt, is an American hip hop producer, best known for his work with Kool Keith.-Collaborations:*Kool Keith - Sex Style *Dr Dooom - First Come, First Served...

, "Without that album, we wouldn't have made this album. There would have been no need for Dr. Dooom to come back." "Step-N-Fetchers" focuses on African American

African American

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 entertainers who encourage and promote negative stereotype

Stereotype

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s. "Always Talkin' Out Your Ass" focuses on the music industry. Thornton states that "That song is about a lot of things: how people tend to do things expensive and then they do things cheap at the same time, so they have a contradicted lifestyle".

Track listing

1. Simon
2. The Countdown
3. R.I.P. Dr. Octagon
4. I'm Creepin'
5. I Followed You
6. Run For Your Life feat. Fathed
7. Step-N-Fetchers
8. The God of Rap
9. How Sexy feat. Denis Deft
10. That Girl is a Monster
11. Do Not Disturb
12. Take That Ride
13. Mopped Up
14. Always Talkin' Out Your Ass
15. Surgery feat. Motion Man