SH Fernando Jr's new biography delves into the life of the enigmatic rapper-producer MF Doom, revealing fascinating truths about his journey from London to New York and his rise to underground fame.
SH Fernando Jr's exhaustive biography of MF Doom takes us on the underground rapper’s strange musical journey from New York suburb to Yorkshire social club. Hip-hop has no shortage of larger-than-life characters and tall tales. One of its most confounding operators was a cult underground rapper-producer most often known as MF Doom, whose death was announced at the end of 2020.
Throughout his career as Doom, Dumile (pronounced “doom-eye-lay”) Daniel Thompson Jr wore a custom-made mask, fuelling his myth and safeguarding his anonymity. Against prevailing 00s hip-hop narratives – first-hand street verité, conspicuous consumption – Doom created a stable of fantastical personae. His aesthetic was indebted to comic books, monster movies and low-rent TV soundtracks. He made mischief, sometimes sending other people to perform in his stead. And he was particular about how his name was written. “Just remember all caps when you spell the man name,” he specified on All Caps, a cut from his beloved 2004 collaborative album with producer Madlib. When Doom’s death was announced, many penned heartfelt tributes on social media. He had died in October 2020. It was very him that the news came out three months later. In a career and life full of fictions, the truth – as this excellent, detailed biography makes clear – was often as mind-boggling. Born in London, Doom was raised in New York, where he was involved with a cult called the Even. Doom’s super-fans knew next to nothing about the man himself. But he was defiantly underground, an imperative born from early success that soured when his original hip-hop crew was dropped by its label in 1994 after the sudden death of his brother, 19-year-old Dingilizwe, known as Subroc. Eventually reincarnated as a fictional supervillain, Doom operated outside the major label system, just as often earning money from collaborations with the Cartoon Network
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