Unexpected Guests
title: "Unexpected Guests" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["2009-compilation-albums", "hip-hop-compilation-albums", "mf-doom-albums", "albums-produced-by-j-dilla", "albums-produced-by-dj-babu"] topic_path: "arts/music" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unexpected_Guests" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Unexpected Guests |
| type | compilation |
| artist | Doom |
| cover | Doom-unexpected-guests-2.jpg |
| released | |
| genre | Hip-hop |
| length | |
| label | |
| producer | |
| prev_title | Born Like This |
| prev_year | 2009 |
| next_title | Expektoration |
| next_year | 2010 |
| misc | {{Extra album cover |
| header | Alternative cover |
| type | compilation |
| caption | Cover used for reissues since 2016 |
| :: |
| name = Unexpected Guests | type = compilation | artist = Doom | cover = Doom-unexpected-guests-2.jpg | alt = | released = | recorded = | venue = | studio = | genre = Hip-hop | length = | label = | producer = | prev_title = Born Like This | prev_year = 2009 | next_title = Expektoration | next_year = 2010 | misc = {{Extra album cover | header = Alternative cover | type = compilation | cover = | border = | alt = | caption = Cover used for reissues since 2016 | MC = 65/100 | rev1 = AllMusic | rev1score = Unexpected Guests is a compilation album by British-American rapper/producer MF Doom, released under the shortened pseudonym Doom. The album is made up of a collection of songs performed by, produced by or featuring Doom and previously released at various points throughout his career. It was released via Gold Dust Media in 2009.
Critical reception
At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Unexpected Guests received an average score of 65% based on 7 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".
Track listing
| extra_column = Performer(s) | title1 = Fly That Knot | extra1 = | length1 = 3:20 | title2 = Sniper Elite | extra2 = | length2 = 1:57 | title3 = Yikes | extra3 = | length3 = 1:03 | title4 = Sorcerers | extra4 = KMD | length4 = 3:02 | title5 = Da Supafriendz | extra5 = | length5 = 2:58 | title6 = Quite Buttery | extra6 = | length6 = 1:19 | title7 = ? | extra7 = | length7 = 3:27 | title8 = All Outta Ale | extra8 = | length8 = 3:08 | title9 = E.N.Y. House | extra9 = Masta Killa | length9 = 2:34 | title10 = Bells of Doom | extra10 = | length10 = 2:32 | title11 = My Favorite Ladies | extra11 = Doom | length11 = 2:37 | title12 = Street Corners (Doom Remix) | extra12 = | length12 = 3:38 | title13 = Angels | extra13 = | length13 = 3:16 | title14 = Fire Wood Drumstykx | extra14 = | length14 = 1:30 | title15 = The Unexpected | extra15 = | length15 = 3:39 | title16 = Project Jazz | extra16 = | length16 = 3:39 | title17 = Black Gold | extra17 = John Robinson | length17 = 5:38
References
References
- "Unexpected Guests by Doom". [[CBS Interactive]].
- Bush, John. "MF Doom - Unexpected Guests". [[AllMusic]].
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