50 Most Underrated Albums of the 2000's (So Far): #31

31.Doom-Born Like This (2009)

MF Doom has made many notable albums both by himself and with high-profile collaborators including Madlib and Danger Mouse over the course of his nearly 20-year career. In a discography that features classic albums such as Madvilliany, Operation: Doomsday, and Mm.. Food, Born Like This is a forgotten gem. While not packing quite as much of a punch as any of the aforementioned records, Born Like This is still an essential record from hip hop's favorite supervillian. Born Like This has all of Doom's mainstays: quirky lyrics, bizarre samples and complex rhyme schemes, behind production that has a little more of a bite to it than Doom's typical jazzy, low-key style. Doom is an artist that won't stop evolving and trying new things no matter how deep into his career he gets. Born Like This is Doom's rage-soaked experiment with more biting, pointed material shows he can be abrasive as all hell without straying from his uniquely abstract persona.

Standout Tracks
1.Rap Ambush http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOMxDVrNlVw
2.Lightworks http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpWW9ctBbTc
3.Batty Boyz http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bc0oKCxiOSk