MF DOOM died, his wife Jasmine Dumile revealed today (December 31). The evasive rapper died on October 31, according to Dumile. When he arrived in Pitchfork, a representative for Rhymesayers confirmed the legitimacy of the statement. No cause of death has been revealed. MF DOOM was 49 years old.
MF DOOM was born in London and grew up on Long Island, New York. DOOM, who was born Daniel Dumile, began singing in the late 1980s under the name Zev Love X in the group KMD, with his younger brother DJ Subroc. KMD released two albums: 1991 Mr. Hood and 1993 The black bastards. DJ Subroc was hit by a car and killed shortly before his release The black bastards, marking the end of KMD until DOOM released a previously unreleased track, “True Lightyears”, in 2017.
In the late ’90s, Dumile adopted the personality of MF DOOM, wearing the mask of the Marvel Doctor Doom supervillain. He launched his self-produced debut Operation: Doomsday in April 1999, marking the beginning of a prolific series of albums and production. He launched the division MF EP with MF Grimm in 2000, before adopting two new people for a pair of 2003 landmarks: King Geedorah for Take me to your leader and Viktor Vaughn for Vaudeville Villain.
DOOM discussed its decision to wear the mask and character in a 2009 New Yorker interview with Ta-Nehisi Coates. “I wanted to go on stage and talk, without people thinking about the normal things people think about. Like girls who say “Oh, he’s sexy” or “I don’t want him, he’s ugly,” and then other guys who teach you, “he said. “A visual always brings a first impression. But if there is a first impression, I could also use it to control the story. So why not do something like throw a mask on yourself? “
In March 2004, MF DOOM released their most iconic album: the Madlib collaboration Madvillainy. They started working on the album in 2002, combing hundreds of rhythms and samples. The final product is a landmark of underground rap, which combines the free associative excellence of DOOM with the eclectic rhythms of Madlib.
Only in 2004, DOOM launched it Poisonous Poison (VV: 2), MM..ALIMENTARE, and multiple Special herbs instrumental albums. 2005 a adus Live From Planet X album and another complete collaboration, The mouse and the mask, made with the Danger mouse.
After half a decade of overproduction, DOOM production has slowed considerably. His Special herbs The series, which began in 2001, ended in 2005. It also launched smaller projects, such as the Danger Mouse addendum. Hidden anthem EP, before releasing his latest solo album, Born that way, in 2009.
DOOM also had a history of accusing him of sending masked impostors to lip sync instead of performing. “Everything we do is a vile style,” DOOM explained Rolling Stone in 2009.
DOOM production remained sporadic in 2010. It appeared primarily for collaboration projects such as 2014 NehruvianDOOM with Bishop Nehru, Czarface Meets Metal Face, and 2017 WESTSIDEDOOM 12 “with Westside Gunn. She performed and released unique singles with Ghostface; they named their project DOOMSTARKS. In 2013, she appeared in the song Captain Murphy, Flying Lotus,” Between Villains “, alongside Earl Sweatshirt and Thundercat. Earlier this month, DOOM was featured on a new song with BADBADNOTGOOD called “The Chocolate Conquistadors.” No release of DOOM’s death was mentioned.
Read Pitchfork’s feature “Looking for Tomorrow: The Story of Madlib and MF DOOM Madvillainy. “
This article was originally published on Thursday, December 31, at 5:03 p.m. The last update was made on December 31 at 17:28 east.