DOOM releases this new self-produced remix of the JJ Doom cut originally produced by Jneiro Jarel, in celebration of the release of his new shoe from Clarks Originals. In addition, the beat is made up from noises recorded from the Somerset, UK Clarks factory.

Beck is another one of the high profile names tapped for the remix LP of MF Doom and Jniero Jarel’s Keys To The Kuffs, due August 20th.

JJ Doom’s Keys To The Kuffs LP is being re-released as a deluxe “Butter Edition”, including seven new cuts. Lex Records has released previews of each “Viberian Sun” (feat. Del), “The Signs”, and “Pause Tape”. The new edition is up for pre-order now on iTunes for the low price of $7.99. Due August 20th.

Lex Records will release the official remix album to JJ Doom’s Keys To Kuffs, dubbed the Butter Edition. The new release is an expanded edition of the original version, which includes new tracks, as well as remixes/appearances by Thom York (Radiohead), Jonny Greenwood, Beck, Del The Funky Homosapien, Dave Sitek, and others. Check out a few snippets from the project, as well as the tracklist, below.

1. Waterlogged
2. Guv’nor
3. Banished
4. Bookhead
5. Bite The Thong (feat. Damon Albarn)
6. Rhymin Slang
7. Dawg Friendly
8. Pause Tape
9. The Signs (feat. Gone)
10. Borin Convo
11. Snatch That Dough
12. GMO (feat. Beth Gibbons)
13. Bout The Shoes
14. Winter Blues
15. Still Kaps
16. Retarded Fren
17. Viberian Son (feat. Del The Funky Homosapien)
18. Wash Your Hands
19. Guv’nor (BBNG Version)
20. Retarded Fren (Thom York / Jonny Greenwood Version)
21. Rhymin Slang (Dave Sitek Remix)
22. Banished (Beck Remix)
23. Bookfiend

You Need To Hear This are proud to present the brand new video from JJ DOOM “BOOKHEAD”, a collaboration with legendary street artist Steve “ESPO” Powers. “BOOKHEAD” was produced by You Need To Hear This, shot in London and directed by Powers, and reveals both the as yet unheard track and the ESPO masterminded security mirror mask. From Keys To The Kuffs: Butter Edition, coming soon on Lex Records.

Out Da Box TV brings you a special new interview with Producer/Emcee “Jneiro Jarel” who is also known as Dr. Who Dat? and J.J. of JJ DOOM. They caught up with Jneiro last month for what would be his first TV Interview, coincidentally taking place on the actual day he released his highly anticipated collabo LP with the interesting Illustrious Emcee “MF DOOM”. Together, Jneiro and DOOM are known as JJ DOOM and have released a new album entitled Key To The Kuffs. He took the time to speak in-depth about the new JJ DOOM album and what is was like working alongside MF DOOM. He touched on a number of topics related to the project, including how he first met DOOM, to building a chemistry and structure for the album, as well as his favorite recording moments, and the production of the album’s skits. As the interview progressed, Jneiro took some time to speak on his signature sound and give a bit of history on his experience in the music business. In conclusion, he also gave us a hint on what’s next for his music career. It was definitely an honor and a pleasure to interview such a talented brother. Please feel free to cop the new JJ DOOM album and support especially if you like the music. In the meantime, check out our in-depth interview with Jneiro Jarel as he goes in on all things JJ DOOM and other necessities regarding his history as an artist.

Jneiro Jarel made this exclusive mix for Dazed Digital, to help promote his recent J.J. Doom mixtape with MF Doom.

DD: You’ve made an exclusive mix for Dazed, what’s the inspiration behind it?

Jneiro Jarel: I’ve been hugely inspired by the music from the UK since the ‘80s. I was into New Wave, I used to listen to Duran Duran, Tears For Fears, etc. People know me as ‘vintage-futuristic’, I like to always remember and pick the things I love from the past and bring it to the future. So that’s what I was doing, bringing Tears For Fears to now and mixing it with a newer song like ‘Winter Blues’, and also having a Gary Newman song come on before ‘Rhymin Slang’ because believe it or not, that’s the kind of sound that inspired that type of production.

DOOM raps the track “Guv’Nor” from his new album Key To The Kuffs for a new mind-bending, split-screen video experiment directed by Ninian Doff as part of Rizlab project #4.

Rizlab is a project created to allow pioneering artists to freely experiment to create interesting and innovative music experiences – the new and the unexpected, as seen here.

JJ DOOM (Jneiro Jarel & DOOM) perform their debut live show at Bestival with specially commissioned visuals on Friday 7th September, headlining the Rizlab tent as part of a full day/night programme curated by Lex Records. The album is in stores now.

M.F. Doom ends his rhyming hiatus after a three-year absence since his last release, Born Like This. Originally born in the U.K., Doom was denied entry back into the U.S. after travelling with a U.K. visa, forcing him to stay in London, where he recorded the entirety of his new record, J.J. Doom. A collaboration with Lex Records’ artist Jneiro Jarel, Doom rhymes, while Jarel produces each track. No stranger to Marvel Comics lore, the album is cleverly set off with another sample from their 70′s kids’ record catalog of J. Jonah Jameson saying, “I hate it, but some people call me J.J…..” Yes, Doom is back. [cont.]

Although Doom does not produce the album himself, and he’s stuck in the U.K., he’s taken full advantage of his situation and made lemons out of lemonade. Jarel’s production fits Doom perfectly, and his new neighborhood has acted as some brilliant source material, inspiring songs like “Guv’nor” and “(Cockney) Rhymin’ Slang”. His situation also acts as the basis for “Banished”, a noisy, bouncy track that where he laments “Brother got banished, refused out the U.S., he ain’t even Spanish…”. Meanwhile, “Wash Your Hands” lends some garage-bounce typically more suited for Dizzee Rascal or Tinie Tempah, yet Doom proceeds to make mince pie out of the track.

But most of all, Doom tapped some people in his new backyard for some subtle collaborations. Gorillaz/Blur frontman Damon Albarn appears briefly on “Bite The Thong”, while Portishead vocalist Beth Gibbs lends her haunting vocals to “GMO”, perhaps the album’s best track, in a bittersweet, hip-hop first.

Jneiro’s production is heavy, and may not be as accessible as Doom’s solo catalog of more familiar-yet-obscure samples. Sewn together with a series of strange vocal sample interludes, it lends a different sound for Doom, but one that works extremely well. The dancehall flavored “Bout The Shoes” or the hypnotic “Viberian Sun Part II”, for instance, don’t feature verses from Doom, but fit in well with the context of the rest of the album, allowing Jarel to get equal time to shine.

J.J. Doom is yet another satisfying collaborative LP for Metal Face Doom. It sits well next to Madvillainy and Danger Doom in his catalog, and carries on the legacy of Doom’s catalog. Now if we could just get that Doom Starks record…..

Lex Records new MF Doom project is in stores on August 21st. But you can listen to the whole thing right now.

JJ DOOM ‘KEY TO THE KUFFS’ ALBUM PREVIEW by LexRecords

From their forthcoming LP, Key To The Kuffs, hitting May on Lex Records.