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Mr. Hood
Studio album by KMD
Released	1991
Recorded	1989–1991
Studio	Calliope (New York City)
Genre	Hip hop
Length	63:47
Label	Elektra
Producer	KMD Stimulated Dummies
KMD chronology
Mr. Hood (1991) Black Bastards Ruffs + Rares (1998)
Singles from Mr. Hood
"Peachfuzz" Released: 1990 "Who Me?" Released: 1991 "Nitty Gritty" Released: 1991

Mr. Hood is the debut studio album by the American hip hop group KMD. It was released in 1991, via Elektra Records. The recording sessions took place at Calliope Studios in New York. The album was produced by KMD and Stimulated Dummies. Mr. Hood spawned three singles: "Peachfuzz", which peaked at No. 11 on the Hot Rap Songs, "Who Me?", which peaked at No. 19 on the Hot Rap Songs, and "Nitty Gritty", featuring Brand Nubian.

The album reached number 67 on the Billboard Top R&B Albums chart.

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Robert Christgau
MusicHound R&B: The Essential Album Guide
The Source

Robert Christgau praised "Mr. Hood at Piocalle's Jewelry/Crackpot" and "Mr. Hood Gets a Haircut". The Washington Post determined that "the album's sampled funk, jazz and blues textures, especially on the xylophone-laced, labyrinthine lullaby 'Peachfuzz', are sure to rock the jeeps all summer."

In 2003, the album was ranked at number 98 on Pitchfork's "Top 100 Favorite Albums of the 1990s".

Track listing

Personnel

• Daniel Dumile – main artist, performer (tracks: 1–2, 6–11, 13–15, 17–18), producer
• Alonzo Hodge – main artist, performer (tracks: 3, 6, 9, 15, 17–18), producer
• Dingilizwe Dumile – main artist, performer (tracks: 5–6, 9, 17–18), producer
• Maxwell Dixon – featured artist, performer (track 9)
• Lorenzo Dechalus – featured artist, performer (track 9)
• Derek Murphy – featured artist, performer (track 9)
• John Gamble – producer (tracks: 3, 6), engineering
• Dante Ross – producer (tracks: 3, 6), A&R
• John 'Geeby' Dajani – producer (tracks: 3, 6)
• Michael Berrin – executive producer
• Peter J. Nash – executive producer
• Thomas Coyne – mastering
• Carol Bobolts – art direction
• Arthur Cohen – photography
• Arthur Leipzig – photography

Charts

References

1. Marius, D. J. (1991). "Music — Mr. Hood by KMD". BLK. Vol. 3, no. 9. p. 31.
2. Bennett, Joshua (2024). Spoken Word: A Cultural History. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. p. 177.
3. "Mr. Hood by KMD". Billboard. Vol. 103, no. 22. 1 June 1991. p. 74.
4. Hagle, Will (2023). Madvillain's Madvillainy. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 22.
5. Dougan, John. "Mr. Hood K.M.D." AllMusic. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
6. ^ Christgau, Robert (5 May 1991). "KMD". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
7. MusicHound R&B: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1998. p. 333.
8. "KMD Mr. Hood". Retrieved 24 January 2021.
9. Griffin, Gil (15 May 1991). "Hip-Hop's Newest Wave". The Washington Post. p. B7.
10. "Top 100 Albums of the 1990s". Pitchfork. 17 November 2003. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
11. "KMD Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 11, 2019.

External links

• Mr. Hood at Discogs (list of releases)

• 1991 debut albums
• Elektra Records albums
• Albums produced by Dante Ross
• Albums produced by John Gamble (record producer)