Super What?

Super What?
Studio album by Czarface and MF Doom
Released	May 7, 2021 (2021-05-07)
Recorded	April 2020
Genre	Hip hop[1] boom bap[2][1]
Length	26:44
Label	Silver Age
Producer	The Czar-Keys
Czarface chronology
The Odd Czar Against Us (2019) Super What? (2021) Czar Noir (2021)
MF Doom chronology
Czarface Meets Metal Face (2018) Super What? (2021)

Super What? is the second collaborative album by American hip hop supergroup Czarface and British-American rapper MF Doom. It was released on May 7, 2021. The album is a follow-up to their 2018 collaborative project Czarface Meets Metal Face, and is Doom's first posthumous release. The album contains features from Run-DMC's DMC, Del the Funky Homosapien, Kendra Morris, and That Handsome Devil's Godforbid.

Background and release

Apart from the album marking the trio's second collaborative LP with Doom, they also worked together on Czarface's 2015 track, "Ka-Bang!", off Every Hero Needs a Villain.[3] Super What? was recorded in April 2020, and was originally slated for release that same month, but was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4][5][6] Czarface member Esoteric explained:

When COVID-19 struck and the world stopped, we chose to pull it, focus on family, and fine-tune a few elements on it. What you'll be hearing was finalized, mixed & mastered in the summer of 2020, and it's our honor and privilege to share it with you. I speak for everyone involved when I say we were incredibly fortunate to have collaborated with DOOM…he was a one-of-a-kind, never-to-be-duplicated emcee, producer, and visionary. We wish peace and healing to his family, friends and everyone touched by the gifts he shared with the planet. MF DOOM FOREVER.[7]

The album consists of two halves, the "Doom Side" and the "Czar Side".[4][8] It is accompanied by a comic book written by Esoteric and illustrated by Benjamin Marra.[9]

The cover art by L'amour Supreme is based on the cover of issue 216 of the 1964 Marvel Comics series Daredevil.[10]

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	74/100[11]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[12]
Exclaim!	8/10[2]
NME	[13]
RapReviews	7/10[1]
Resident Advisor	[14]
Sputnikmusic	4.1/5[15]
Tom Hull – on the Web	A−[16]

Track listing

DOOM side

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The King and Eye" (featuring DMC of Run-DMC)	2:26
2.	"Czarwyn's Theory of People Getting Loose" (featuring Kendra Morris)	3:16
3.	"Mando Calrissian"	2:17
4.	"DOOM Unto Others"	2:44

Czar side

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Jason & the Czargonauts" (featuring Del the Funky Homosapien)	3:50
2.	"Break in the Action"	2:29
3.	"A Name to the Face"	1:45
4.	"This Is Canon Now"	2:11
5.	"So Strange" (featuring Godforbid of THD)	2:34
6.	"Young World"	3:12
Total length:		26:44

Charts

Chart performance for Super What?

Chart (2021)	Peak position
Scottish Albums (OCC)[17]	71
UK R&B Albums (OCC)[18]	6

References

1. Shackleford, Sy (May 11, 2021). "Czarface & MF DOOM :: Super What?". RapReviews. Retrieved May 11, 2021.
2. Fox, Luke (May 11, 2021). "Czarface Collab 'Super What?' Does MF DOOM's Legacy Justice". Exclaim!. Retrieved May 11, 2021.
3. Fu, Eddie (May 5, 2021). "New MF Doom and Czarface Album Super What? Coming This Friday". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
4. Darville, Jordan (May 2021). "A new Czarface/MF Doom album is out this week". The Fader. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
5. Lavin, Will (May 5, 2021). "MF Doom and Czarface collaboration album coming this week". NME. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
6. Mench, Chris (May 5, 2021). "Czarface Announces New Joint Project With MF Doom 'Super What?' Dropping This Week". Genius. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
7. Hakimian, Rob (May 5, 2021). "Czarface reveals new MF Doom collab album Super What?". Beats Per Minute. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
8. "Czarface and MF Doom - Super What? [Pre-Order]". Gas Drawls. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
9. Williams, Aaron (May 5, 2021). "MF Doom's First Posthumous Album Is A Joint Effort With Czarface, 'Super What?'". Uproxx. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
10. O'Neil, Dennis (w), Mazzucchelli, David (a), Mellor, Steve (col), Rosen, Joe (let), Macchio, Ralph (ed). "The Second Secret" Daredevil, vol. 1, no. 216, p. front cover (March 1, 1985). Marvel Comics.
11. "Critic Reviews for Super What?". Metacritic. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
12. Simpson, Paul. "Czarface / MF Doom Super What?". AllMusic. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
13. McMahon, James (May 10, 2021). "Czarface & MF DOOM – 'Super What?' review: rappers' riotous superhero hijinks". NME. Retrieved May 11, 2021.
14. Okonkwo, Emeka (May 19, 2021). "Czarface & MF DOOM - Super What?". Resident Advisor. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
15. Rowan5215 (May 23, 2021). "CZARFACE and MF DOOM Super What?". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved August 1, 2024.
16. Hull, Tom (June 22, 2021). "Music Week". Tom Hull – on the Web. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
17. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 12, 2021.
18. "Official R&B Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 12, 2021.

External links

• Czarface & MF Doom – Super What? at Discogs (list of releases)