F. O. O. D.
Studio album by Danny!
Released	May 17, 2005 (U.S.)
Recorded	February 2005 - April 2005
Genre	Hip-Hop
Length	72:00
Label	Badenov Records/1911 Music
Producer	Danny!
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link
Danny! chronology
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The album, which was pressed up in limited quantities, was significant for officially introducing the wise-ass/sarcastic and cynical persona of Danny, now known by the alternative moniker and alter ego D. Swain. Optical disc authoring, including DVD and Blu-ray Disc authoring (often referred to colloquially but improperly as burning) is the process of assembling Sarcasm is stating the opposite of an intended meaning especially in order to sneeringly slyly jest or mock a person situation or thing Cynicism (Kυνισμός originally comprised the various philosophies of a group of ancient Greeks called the Cynics, founded by A persona, in the word's everyday usage is a social Role or a character played by an Actor. A moniker (or " monicker " is a Slang expression for a Nickname, Pseudonym, or Cognomen. An alter ego ( Latin, "the other I" is a second self, a second Personality or Persona within a Person Danny!, also known as D Swain (born Daniel Keith Swain August 18, 1983 in Killeen Texas) is an American Hip-hop This was largely in part due to the mixed criticism Danny received for his debut album, The College Kicked-Out. The College Kicked-Out is the debut album from American Rapper / producer Danny! (see 2004 in music) The jaded producer/MC took the feedback personally, openly lashing out on his critics throughout F. O. O. D. It was this, along with constant usage of self-deprecating lyrics that bordered on autophobia and smacked of depression, that made F. Autophobia (or Monophobia) is the Phobia of being alone. The word is derived from the Greek words autos ("self" and phobos Major depressive disorder, also known as major depression, unipolar depression, unipolar disorder, clinical depression, or simply depression O. O. D. a far more darker and emotionally-charged LP than its predecessor.

The restaurant shown on the cover of F. O. O. D. is Bobbie's Diner, a 1950s-themed cafe owned by the Savannah College of Art & Design where Danny is a student. The 1950s Decade refers to the years of 1950 to 1959 inclusive The Savannah College of Art and Design ( SCAD) is a private college with campuses located in Savannah and Atlanta, GA

Overview

Conception

The lukewarm response that Danny received for The College Kicked-Out coincided with his departure from South Carolina; having recently been accepted to the Savannah College of Art & Design, Danny moved to Georgia in January 2005 to enroll in classes and, at the same time, attempt to jump-start his music career. The College Kicked-Out is the debut album from American Rapper / producer Danny! (see 2004 in music) South Carolina ( is a state in the southern region ( Deep South) of the United States of America. The Savannah College of Art and Design ( SCAD) is a private college with campuses located in Savannah and Atlanta, GA The State of Georgia ( is a state in the United States and was one of the original Thirteen Colonies that revolted against British rule January 2005: ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September

Now a full-time student, employee and musician, Danny's uncertainty regarding his future inspired both the title of the album and much of its content. Employment is a Contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. A musician is a person who plays or writes Music. Musicians can be classified by their roles in creating or performing music An instrumentalist plays a According to Danny his love for music superseded any traditional career goals, but if his music didn't take off the way he planned he wasn't sure if he'd have anything tangible to fall back on, despite having a job and taking classes.

Lyrics & production

F. O. O. D. saw a swift progression from the sound and style predominant on The College Kicked-Out. Though still heavily relying on samples Danny experimented with different methods this time, even going as far as to scratch vocals into his songs with a turntable in a style reminiscent of DJ Premier. In Music, sampling is the act of taking a portion or sample, of one Sound recording and reusing it as an instrument or element of a new recording Christopher Edward Martin (born March 21, 1966) better known as DJ Premier is an American Record producer and DJ, and Employing new techniques to further disguise his sample usage (e. g. "chopping", filtering) signaled his maturation as a producer and gave him more acclaim within the hip-hop community. Hip hop is a cultural movement which developed in New York City in the 1970s primarily among African Americans and Latinos.

Again, Danny assumes the role of sole producer but, unlike The College Kicked-Out before it, F. O. O. D. features appearances from two guest vocalists (Ms. Lisha and 'Drea on "I Only Wanna Be With You" and "Fullaschidt", respectively). In addition to the darker material prevalent on the album, F. O. O. D. also marked a departure in Danny's on-wax persona from reluctant yet monogamous father to unabashed womanizer. Monogamy is the custom or condition of having only one mate in a Relationship, thus forming a Couple. The father is defined as the Male Parent of an offspring The Adjective "paternal" refers to father parallel to "maternal" for Promiscuity refers to sexual behavior of a man or woman who casually has sex with many partners Several of the tracks on F. O. O. D. chronicled graphic recounts of Danny's sexual exploits.

Danny's lyrics -- which balanced topics from his indecisiveness and pseudoskepticism to social commentary about black America -- were seen as an improvement over those found on his previous album. Presumably, the extra insight offered in his rhymes as well as the manner in which they were delivered was an effort to appease critics who deemed his prior efforts as "amateurish" compared to Danny's peers. However, many of Danny's lyrics on F. O. O. D. contained a substantial amount of profanity, making The College Kicked-Out relatively inoffensive in comparison. The original meaning of the adjective profane (from the Latin for "in front of or outside the Temple " was to refer to items not belonging to the church

Though publicity photos for F. O. O. D. (2005) included images of various dishes and entrées, the album itself did not cover food-related topics. An entrée ( French, literally meaning entry or entrance) is one of several savory courses in a Western-style formal meal service Above, the tray card art portrays F. O. O. D. 's tracklisting as a restaurant bill stub. A restaurant is a retail establishment that serves prepared Food to Customers. An invoice or bill is a commercial document issued by a seller to the Buyer, indicating the products quantities and agreed Prices

Reception

F. O. O. D. was released in May 2005 to little fanfare, in contrast to the widespread attention given to Danny's previous LP. Though the initial response was mostly positive, feelings were undoubtedly mixed. While many agreed that the record was a sonic improvement, both lyrically and musically, over The College Kicked-Out, listeners were turned off by the amount of cursing and explicit sexual content. Critics believed Danny was trying to "wear a suit that [doesn't] fit", implying that the role of foulmouthed cynic was not in context with the persona initially displayed on Danny's debut album. The Cynics (Κυνικοί Cynici were an influential group of Philosophers from the ancient school of Cynicism

Supporters of Danny appreciated the new direction but overall everyone, including Danny himself, felt that he took past criticism to heart and devoted far too much time addressing detractors and naysayers. In any event, F. O. O. D. helped Danny finally distinguish himself as an artist in his own right and escape the "Kanye shadow" that had been cast on him as a result of the negative response received from The College Kicked-Out. Kanye Omari West (ˈkɑnjɛj born June 8 1977 is a ten-time Grammy Award -winning American Rapper, Record producer and Singer. A shadow is an area where direct light from a light source cannot reach due to obstruction by an object Aside from the retaliatory songs, the record was praised for its vivid, sometimes satirical narratives, more personal glimpses into the rapper's life, and even the brief optimism Danny showed toward the end of the record. Satire is often strictly defined as a literary genre or form; although in practice it is also found in the graphic and Performing arts In satire human All Music Guide recognized Danny as "a storyteller. allmusic (previously All Music Guide) is a Metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. . . and a pretty good one, too"^[1].

Unfortunately, F. O. O. D. didn't do much to help Danny make a significant dent in the underground hip-hop community, and buzz for the album subsided shortly after its release.

Track listing

Credits

• Danny! - Executive Producer, Producer, Composer, Featured Vocals
• Steve Slavich - Engineer
• Andrea Boutte - Featured Vocals
• Shalisha North - Featured Vocals

Trivia

• "Zoe", the running gag Danny first introduced on The College Kicked-Out, is again referenced on "Mind's Made Up". Danny!, also known as D Swain (born Daniel Keith Swain August 18, 1983 in Killeen Texas) is an American Hip-hop The running gag is an often amusing Joke or reference that appears repeatedly throughout a work or series of works
• In the vocal scratches found on "The Lesson", one of the artists scratched into the chorus is Danny himself. Members of the underground hip-hop community have interpreted this as an indication that at least several copies of Danny's The College Kicked-Out, which was originally distributed only on compact disc and is the source of the vocals, exist in vinyl format. Alternative hip hop (also known as alternative rap) is a genre that is defined in greatly varying ways A Compact Disc (also known as a CD) is an Optical disc used to store digital data, originally developed for storing digital audio A gramophone
• The ticket number shown in the image on F. O. O. D. 's tray card ("08241985") is the birthdate of one of Danny's former love interests, who can be heard venting her frustration toward Danny on a voicemail clip near the end of "So Tired (remix)". Birthday is the name given to the date of the anniversary of a person's birth Voicemail (or voice mail voice-mail vmail or VMS, sometimes called messagebank) is a centralized system of managing Telephone messages for a large group
• As homage to rapper Eminem, Danny raps the third verse of "V. Rapping (also known as emceeing, MCing, spitting, or just rhyming) is the Rhythmic spoken delivery of Rhymes wordplay and I. P. " in the same cadence as the final verse of the Detroit MC's "Cum On Everybody". The Slim Shady LP is the commercial debut Studio album (and second overall from American Rapper Eminem, released in 1999 Danny is a known Eminem fan, and has credited the rapper for influencing his early rap style.
• Unlike The College Kicked-Out, which allegedly took a mere two days to record, F. O. O. D. was completed over a two-month span, delayed by frequent trips taken by Danny back and forth to South Carolina from Georgia.
• Addressing the critical and commercial failure of The College Kicked-Out on F. O. O. D. 's "Intro", Danny borrows from a line originally rapped by Canibus on 2000 B.C. and quips, "you mad at the last album, I apologize for it / Yo, I can't call it / Motherfucking Wyclef spoiled it!"

Notes

External links

• "F.O.O.D." audio snippets courtesy of MP3. com
• "F.O.O.D." lyrics courtesy of the Original Hip-Hop Lyrics Archive (OHHLA. com)