return return tenth studio album american rapper better known released united_states june second studio album alias following album character killed release come served production album began title resurrection producer signed contract release album following contractual dispute released project album production completed production team based completed vocal recordings older unfinished recordings little involvement production album later stated liked completed product hurt musical reputation return initially received great reviews single aliens garnered week given place wire magazines hip hop records year followed reviews album chart praise criticism centered production stating best album years arguably better classic newsweek stating album predecessor credit goes berlin production trio come sounding like cross felt production fit lyrical style character origins recording best known stage released album produced later expressed frustration nickname saying wasn life lot things totally different things people afraid venture life things great think people stuck released album come served featured track newly introduced character murdered intended away character later decided record album announced resurrection proposed sequel character los_angeles based producer chosen create music album took production early material project playing bass guitar keyboards tracks signed contract release album july rolling_stone reported new album released february explaining choice label said chose somebody creative project marketing project major labels tend let inexperienced people oversee projects innovation goes input don anybody going studio tell adapt certain things tells sing way feel preceding production album told rolling_stone album fine tuned instruments deeper spaced cool didn like wasn funky don work project funky work funky soul proud funky sounds right named album producer stated given successful album producer return person create star production album underway falling contract rights referred stated went level producer ranking maybe thought overnight later engaged legal battle contractual terms input remixes following disputes label contacted san_francisco based producer melbourne based producers produce material album green began creating material album billing briefly involved project recording vocals tracks trees ants aliens based rough sonic lyrical themes created production team falling label contractual terms gave label recordings years previously consisting rapping order complete contract album completed involvement music production sun met points berlin prague melbourne work album music tracks software music structure vocal recordings completed following year production work appeared final album according allmusic reviewer production incorporates elements pop dirty blues rock critics felt album production inferior frequent collaborator disliked album production stating character rapping sounds dark sinister turned album electro pop lot euro dance feel like wait second change music changed couldn relate recounts conversation european flight december stated return sound like album said liked album production album hurt reputation musician according mad don repeat words rap cooked electronic stuff know word word word making sound like triple people interesting storyline lyrical themes vocals largely edited involvement background story album created label published series segments revealing new chapter featuring exclusive remix likes rock appear story hired meaning remixed song reportedly sent package offices story begins weeks received package unable meaning record company receives phone unknown source tracked los_angeles new_york australia saturn claims received package years ago brought destruction chaos society warns coming receives message identifying listen states years ago friends abducted aliens tortured kept isolation survivor killed clones listen went underground fight won listen reveals imprisoned cell prime candidate study things pills bills clones sent destroy universe learns clones created giant driving truck intends steal package prevent world hearing message allowing destroy earth story concludes staff escaping package plane intern briefly sees figure standing rooftop wearing neck holding head black creature hand popmatters writer wrote lyrics album typically appear unconnected course track seen building general theme conservation societal american yes characteristic fascination sex according allmusic reviewer matured focus character focused largely sex brown writes truly worried state physically musically short truly save world brown states album focuses science fiction abstract themes songs man behavior environment referred trees definite highlight doctor drops trademark raps surprisingly pitchfork_media wrote song ants compares humans earth ants colony disgusted describing song eat wrote constantly references sex complaints women want talk eat states sexual content album lyrics explicit previous albums sex style writer described song hope singles music videos aliens released single album remix aliens british drum bass producer chosen compilation month issue music videos produced singles aliens trees appear music video trees produced public service announcement mtv break addiction campaign promo video album release created imprint release material october consisting material produced mob released title discontinued court order june released material title return united_states compact disc completed work closely resembled remix album originally intended united_kingdom completed album released compact disc vinyl distributor world fair promoted return official sequel claimed tour support album early news stories reported outlets guardian washington_post endorsed label claims internet rumors began spread album released authorization turned piece journalism august performed billing promote album according ain record totally new music people wanting tour songs originally intended ship units year halted plan remarkably high volume downloads received online remixes september stated received royalties according hope sending interview don send check honestly single want leave sparkling diamond reception metacritic reviews wide range critics gives album score denoting generally favorable reviews album chart earliest reviews album published newsweek positive rolling_stone critic wrote verses feel random bears quick rhymes cosmic vibrations allmusic reviewer wrote album doesn lot sense beauty kind concept album actual overall sound concepts elements edge control terrifying time works bring protect fails kill hip hop reviewer wrote best album years arguably better classic marks fine return form rap music distinctive original talents reviews mixed pitchfork_media wrote keith responsible album good moments mode keith imagery remains album best song ants comes frantic dense fascinating stuff glimpse happened keith hadn treated popular persona like easy popmatters writer wrote return better little apart best tracks close level finest work past doesn build legend rests firmly good doctor debut negative reviews came billboard writer prefix magazine hart wrote dropped disappointment steady rate wrote despite stupid records return wholly self parody fully realized clown prop joke sub par rapper forced ideas personality obstacles character sketches dan criticized release stating wasn record label didn legal right use didn want involved legal battle keith man trying little bit money stated reluctant perform songs album lyrics fit music final album sun stated defense album people fake don feeling think great tracks wasn ideas keith went grooves sent response criticism album referred result label music according beef follow come served produced response return according artists people music consent people love music things got people beats feel bad thing track listing personnel following people contributed return musicians vocals lyrics vocals lyrics april vocals additional personnel songwriting production mixing mixing mastering additional mixing additional mixing artwork design artwork design artwork design photography
The Return of Dr. Octagon