MF Doom – Operation: Doomsday

I was introduced to DOOM off of "Madvillany", after hearing "Operation Doomsday", I am still glad for that, but have gained a further appreciation for those who began the Doom journey here .
This record revealed the beginnings of DOOM the MC as well as the narrative of Von Doom of "Fantastic Four " fame. We start with the evolution of Love to Doom after the lost of Doom's brother in rhyme Sub-Roc described on "Doomsday" and loosely throughout the rest of the LP. This loss is a catalyst for the creation of the mask, just as the lab accident that left Von Doom scarred. Despite the physical scars, the genius is still left unscathed as evidenced throughout classics like "Gas Drawls" and "Rhymes Like Dimes". Doom's jazzy instrumentals provide the most of-kilter pockets for him to place his free-form bars, arguably though this leaves a member of the Fantastic Four to snatch the crown away from Doom for best verse on the LP for the album standout "Tik Tok".
Despite the L, DOOM holds his own on the LP, though I was disappointed that he switched to other personas (i.e. King Geedorah) in the LP and with that did not fully stick to a cohesive narrative, but it isn't as if any DOOM album is completely cohesive on the first listen, but , "Madvilliany" and "The Mouse And The Mask" obtain more replay value than this labor of love.