See Genius’ entry on “Accordion” for a line-by-line interpretation. Therefore, they view him in a heroic light, and not with the same villainous bent as most of the populous. This alludes a light-hearted glimpse into the actual character of “MF DOOM” (the street-corner poet/preacher), indirectly suggesting the characters within the world of “Madvillainy” see themselves as Madvillain. While “MF DOOM” is telling of the “Madvillain” character/legend, the fourth line (“ Villain a mixture…“) carries the same sort of off-handedness which follows up “ Living off borrowed time…” - the opening line of the song.
“ Villain a mixture of both…” is self-loathing and self-inspiring all at once, admitting that Madvillain, as a character (and thus, part of Daniel Dumile), embraces both extremes - “with a twist of liquor”. While these lines strike hard just for the discussed content, the final line pulls together the reason why the audience is so captivated by “Accordion”. In the second and third lines, we learn of his rationality for this mindset. In these four lines, Dumile, as MF DOOM, describes Madvillain as someone who is unaffected by promises of monetary gain and illusionary, ‘glittering’ successes. Villain a mixture of both with a twist of liquor The other half is rich and it don’t mean s***-a While “Accordion” is riddled with interpretive poetry, arguably four of the strongest lines are found in the following verse:įor half, half of his n***** will take him out the picture Instead, what Dumile does is create a third-person narrative, using what amounts to a street preacher (MF DOOM) to describe a main character (Madvillain) which personifies certain elements of a real personality (Daniel Dumile). The reason why this lyricism inspires such originality and thought within the listener is because Daniel Dumile is not the one boasting about Madvillain (at least, directly). This line, as soon seen, starts a stream-of-consciousness description of Madvillain as a character. The very next line which follows the opening narration is spoken matter-of-factly, responding to the omniscient narration, as if one was reading a newspaper and remarking indifferently: “ that’ll be the hour they knock the sick blaster“. Think of MF DOOM, in the context of “Accordion”, as a street poet or preacher upon a soapbox, dazzling the audience with hyperbole-ridden tales of a legend (Madvillain) whom is not even physically present (and indeed, artistically, Dumile literally hides “Madvillain” behind MF DOOM’s mask). This is the masked man who tells the tales of the legendary Madvillain - MF DOOM. The line vaguely contemplates upon the notion of time before sparking inspiration from an observer of said narration.
The opening narration, “ Living off borrowed time the clock tick faster” is entirely detached from the rest of the verse. What differentiates Dumile’s braggadocio from his contemporaries is in the nature of said testimony. In the opening statement of Madvillainy, “Accordion”, we have a chance to meet Madvillain - or at least, we hear a testament to his greatness. On 2004’s Madvillainy LP, Dumile teamed with Madlib to create a character known to many as “Madvillain” (also referred to as “The Villain”/”Villain” on the recording), and it is in this character why so many have flocked to Dumile’s provocative flow. Another, King Geedorah, represents a colossal alien who commentates on humanity from an objective view-point. One character, Viktor Vaughn, embraces a youthful, ambitious side of Dumile. Here is the official music video:ĭaniel Dumile channels various traits of his personality into several characters.
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