Unexpected Guests
Encyclopedia
Unexpected Guests is a compilation album by American
hip hop
artist MF DOOM
, released under the shortened pseudonym DOOM. The album is made up of a collection of songs performed by, produced by or featuring DOOM and previously released at various points throughout his career. Unexpected Guests was released under the label Gold Dust Media (Studio !K7
).
#
title
performer(s)
originally appeared on
time
1
Fly That Knot
Talib Kweli
, DOOM
Right About Now
3:20
2
Yikes
Scienz of Life, DOOM
Project Overground: The Scienz Experiment
1:03
3
Sorcerers
KMD
Shaman Work Presents-The Family Files Vol 1
3:02
4
Da Supafriendz
Vast Aire
, DOOM
Look Mom No Hands
2:58
5
Quiet Buttery
Count Bass D
, DOOM
Dwight Spitz
1:19
6
?
DOOM, Kurious
Operation: Doomsday
3:27
7
All Outta Ale
DOOM
My Favorite Ladies 12"
3:08
8
E.N.Y. House
Masta Killa
, DOOM
Made in Brooklyn
2:34
9
Bells of Doom
DOOM
Nature Sounds Presents The Prof. in Convexed
2:32
10
My Favorite Ladies
DOOM
Live From Planet X
2:37
11
Street Corners [Doom Remix]
GZA
, DOOM, Inspectah Deck
, Masta Killa
3:38
12
Angelz
DOOM, Ghostface Killah
Natural Selection
3:16
13
The Unexpected
DJ Babu
, DOOM, Sean Price
DJ Babu Presents: Duck Season, Vol. 3
3:39
14
Project Jazz
Talib Kweli
, Viktor Vaughn, Hell Razah
Renaissance Child
3:39
15
Black Gold
John Robinson, DOOM
Who is this man?
5:38
16
Sniper Elite
DOOM
Sniperlite EP
1:57
17
Fire Wood Drumstykx
DOOM
Jay Stay Paid
1:30
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artist MF DOOM
MF Doom
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, released under the shortened pseudonym DOOM. The album is made up of a collection of songs performed by, produced by or featuring DOOM and previously released at various points throughout his career. Unexpected Guests was released under the label Gold Dust Media (Studio !K7
Studio !K7
Studio !K7 is an independent record label based in Berlin, Germany that focuses mostly on electronic music. The name is an abbreviation of the company's original Berlin address, Kaiserdamm 7 . !K7 has since opened branch offices in New York City, Hamburg, London, and Tokyo.It has four independent...
).
Track listing
>Talib Kweli
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, DOOM
Right About Now: The Official Sucka Free Mix CD
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KMD
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Vast Aire
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, DOOM
Count Bass D
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, DOOM
Operation: Doomsday
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Masta Killa
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, DOOM
Made in Brooklyn
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GZA
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, DOOM, Inspectah Deck
Inspectah Deck
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, Masta Killa
Masta Killa
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Ghostface Killah
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DJ Babu
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, DOOM, Sean Price
Talib Kweli
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, Viktor Vaughn, Hell Razah
Hell Razah
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Renaissance Child
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Jay Stay Paid
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