The Special Herbs album series is a collection of all the instrumentals and sounds that he has made. Metal FingersĭOOM has always been an adept producer and often makes the beats and produces the tracks for his albums. “Own his own throne, the boss like King Koopa”īest tracks: Doomsday, Rhymes like Dimes, Tick, Tick…, Red Like Gold, Hoe Cakes, Beef Rapp, Vomitspit, Rapp Snitch Knishes. The classic villain with the mask-Phantom of the Opera-style… It’s an icon of American culture…its a parody of all the villians” The former is The latter is some of DOOM’s best work and is full of samples from vintage Fantastic Four and Spiderman episodes – providing some easy listening for new fans.Įxplaining his new alter-ego to Wire magazine, DOOM said: The MF DOOM character is really a combination of all villains throughout time.

Releasing his debut album Operation: Doomsday in 1999 with Mm.Food following in 2004.

Whilst hiding his old identity, he adopted a new one – Donning an old prop mask from Gladiator and becoming MF DOOM. “Easy on the smoke, I don’t really feel like tokin I gotta save some breath for this bitch I be strokin”īest tracks: Peachfuzz, Smokin’ That S*#%! and Who Me? MF DOOMĭumile re-emerged in 1997 and began freestyling at open mic events in Manhattan, putting stockings over his head to obscure his identity. After this Dumile took a step back from the hip-hop scene to recover from the loss of his brother. KMD released two albums, Mr Hood and Black Bastards before the tragic death of Subroc – coinciding with the group being dropped by Elektra recordings. Zev Love X was the name Dumile used as the producer and performer for the rap group KMD (Kausing Much Damage) which he formed with his brother DJ Subroc and Rodan – who was later replaced with Onyx the Birthstone Kid. With new music hinted for 2016, lets look at what DOOM has done so far…

From the seclusion of a metal mask, Dumile has created his own world – a world where he’s a supervillian.Ĭonsidering his huge backlog of tracks spanning numerous different personas and collab projects, it becomes a daunting task for newcomers and fans alike to check out all the rapper (and producer) has to offer – Hopefully this article will be an effective place to start. His songs are filled with references and extracts from old marvel cartoons and comics, with his name and persona inspired by Dr DOOM (Fantastic Four’s sworn enemy). Born in London but raised in New York, Daniel Dumile has created one of the most recognisable but yet anonymous figures in hip-hop. MF DOOM is one of the most prolific yet elusive rappers of his time. “Just remember ALL CAPS when you spell the man name.”

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