VV:2

VV:2
VV:2
Studio album by Viktor Vaughn
Released	3 August 2004
Genre	Hip-hop
Length	35:25
Labels	Insomniac, Inc.
Producers	System D-128; Diplo; DiViNCi; Swamburger; Session 31; DJ I.N.C.; Dub-L;
MF Doom chronology

VV:2, also known as Venomous Villain, is the fourth studio album by British-American rapper and producer MF Doom, and the second and final album to be released under his alias Viktor Vaughn. It was released through Insomniac, Inc. on 3 August 2004.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	71/100
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Cokemachineglow	71%
LAS Magazine	8/10
No Ripcord	7/10
Pitchfork	6.9/10
Stylus Magazine	5/10
RapReviews	7.5/10
Tiny Mix Tapes	4/5
The Village Voice	A−

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, VV:2 received an average score of 71 based on 11 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

Exclaim!'s Thomas Quinlan found the album to be "a great follow-up to Vaudeville Villain", while noting that due to its short length and the presence of numerous guest performers, it nonetheless "leaves you wishing for a lot more Doom".

Critic Robert Christgau ranked the album at number 71 on his year-end "Dean's List".

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Viktormizer" (Intro)		System D-128	2:49
2.	"Back End"	Brian Korlofsky Wesley Pentz Daniel Dumile	Diplo System D-128	3:33
3.	"Fall Back/Titty Fat"	Dumile Glen Valencia, Jr. Asaan Brooks	DiViNCi Swamburger	3:34
4.	"Doom on Vik"	Dumile Valencia, Jr. Brooks Israel Vasquetelle	DiViNCi Swamburger	1:53
5.	"R.A.P. G.A.M.E." (featuring Manchild, Iz-Real & Doom)	W. Tolbert Vasquetelle Gregory Owens Dumile	Session 31	4:20
6.	"Dope Skill" (featuring Carl Kavorkian)	Lavoy McConnell Dumile Carl Milbourne, Jr.	DJ I.N.C.	2:17
7.	"Doper Skiller" (featuring Kool Keith)	Keith Thornton Dumile	DiViNCi	2:51
8.	"Haberdashery" (Interlude)			0:22
9.	"Ode to Road Rage"	Michael Delaney Dumile	Dub-L	2:49
10.	"Bloody Chain" (featuring Poison Pen)	Delaney Dumile Lékan Herron	Dub-L	4:01
11.	"Strange New Day" (Interlude)		System D-128	0:32
12.	"Pop Quiz" (Bonus Extra Credit Remix) (performed by Iz-Real & Doom)	Vasquetelle Dumile		3:57

Personnel

Credits adapted from album's liner notes.

Personnel

Viktor Vaughn – vocals (2, 3, 6, 7, 9, 10)
Doom – vocals (5, 12)
Manchild – vocals (5)
Israel "Iz-Real" Vasquetelle – vocals (5, 12), vocal arrangement (4), executive producer, A&R
Carl Kavorkian – vocals (6)
Kool Keith – vocals (7)
Poison Pen – vocals (10)
System D-128 – production (1, 2, 11), scratches (10)
Diplo – production (2)
DiViNCi – production (3, 4, 7), additional digital enhancements & soundbites (1), vocal arrangement (4), mixing
Swamburger – production (3, 4)
Session 31 – production (5)
DJ I.N.C. – production (6)
Dub-L – production (8, 9)
DJ Sure Shot – scratches (5, 7)
DJ Escher – scratches (6)
Kut Masta Kurt – scratches (12)
The Analears – remixing (12)
Thomas D. Jenkins – co-executive producer

Artwork

Sanford Greene – artwork
Gez Fry – additional coloring

Notes

↑ Doom is listed as a feature on the vinyl label but not on the back of either the vinyl or CD versions of the album.

References

↑ "Viktor Vaughn (MF DOOM) 'Venomous Villain'". Insomniac Music. Archived from the original on 6 December 2004. Retrieved 16 January 2021. The critically acclaimed, faceless rhyme scoundrel returns to bring a new era of Cyber Rap with 'VV:2' aka 'VENOMOUS VILLAIN.'
1 2 "Reviews for Venomous Villain [VV:2] by Viktor Vaughn". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
↑ Jeffries, David. "Venomous Villain – MF DOOM". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
↑ Betz, Chet (27 July 2004). "Viktor Vaughn VV2: Venomous Villain". Cokemachineglow. Archived from the original on 5 November 2004. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
↑ Filowitz, Dan. "Viktor Vaughn Venomous Villain". Archived from the original on 7 November 2004. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
↑ Conti, Chris (11 October 2004). "Viktor Vaughn 'VV:2 Venomous Villain' (Insomniac)". No Ripcord. Archived from the original on 27 October 2004. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
↑ Sylvester, Nick (11 August 2004). "Viktor Vaughn: VV2: Venomous Villain". Pitchfork. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
↑ De Young, Nate (27 August 2004). "Viktor Vaughn VV2: Venomous Villain". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on 12 October 2004. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
↑ Corne, James (21 September 2004). "MF Doom is Viktor Vaughn :: Venomous Villain (VV2) :: Insomniac Records". RepReviews. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
↑ Wolfman. "Viktor Vaughn – VV:2 Venomous Villain". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
↑ Christgau, Robert (8 February 2005). "Consumer Guide: Harmonies and Abysses". The Village Voice. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
↑ Quinlan, Thomas (30 September 2004). "Viktor Vaughn: Venomous Villain". Exclaim!. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
↑ Christgau, Robert (15 February 2005). "Pazz & Jop 2004: Dean's List". The Village Voice. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
↑ VV:2 (liner notes). Viktor Vaughn. New York, New York: Insomniac, Inc. 2004. INS 1005.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[14] Doom is listed as a feature on the vinyl label but not on the back of either the vinyl or CD versions of the album.

[1] "Viktor Vaughn (MF DOOM) 'Venomous Villain'". Insomniac Music. Archived from the original on 6 December 2004. Retrieved 16 January 2021. The critically acclaimed, faceless rhyme scoundrel returns to bring a new era of Cyber Rap with 'VV:2' aka 'VENOMOUS VILLAIN.'

[metacritic-2] 1 2 "Reviews for Venomous Villain [VV:2] by Viktor Vaughn". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 7 January 2017.

[3] Jeffries, David. "Venomous Villain – MF DOOM". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 January 2017.

[4] Betz, Chet (27 July 2004). "Viktor Vaughn VV2: Venomous Villain". Cokemachineglow. Archived from the original on 5 November 2004. Retrieved 9 August 2022.

[5] Filowitz, Dan. "Viktor Vaughn Venomous Villain". Archived from the original on 7 November 2004. Retrieved 9 August 2022.

[6] Conti, Chris (11 October 2004). "Viktor Vaughn 'VV:2 Venomous Villain' (Insomniac)". No Ripcord. Archived from the original on 27 October 2004. Retrieved 9 August 2022.

[7] Sylvester, Nick (11 August 2004). "Viktor Vaughn: VV2: Venomous Villain". Pitchfork. Retrieved 7 January 2017.

[8] De Young, Nate (27 August 2004). "Viktor Vaughn VV2: Venomous Villain". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on 12 October 2004. Retrieved 9 August 2022.

[9] Corne, James (21 September 2004). "MF Doom is Viktor Vaughn :: Venomous Villain (VV2) :: Insomniac Records". RepReviews. Retrieved 9 August 2022.

[10] Wolfman. "Viktor Vaughn – VV:2 Venomous Villain". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved 21 February 2020.

[11] Christgau, Robert (8 February 2005). "Consumer Guide: Harmonies and Abysses". The Village Voice. Retrieved 7 January 2017.

[12] Quinlan, Thomas (30 September 2004). "Viktor Vaughn: Venomous Villain". Exclaim!. Retrieved 7 January 2017.

[13] Christgau, Robert (15 February 2005). "Pazz & Jop 2004: Dean's List". The Village Voice. Retrieved 7 January 2017.

[15] VV:2 (liner notes). Viktor Vaughn. New York, New York: Insomniac, Inc. 2004. INS 1005.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)