MF Doom

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- Special Herbs, The Box Set, Vol.0-9
- Released 2006

- MM..Food?
- Released 2004

- Operation: Doomsday
- Released 1999

- Born Like This
- Released 2009

biography

Patterning his persona and logo after the Marvel Comics supervillain Dr. Doom, the man behind MF (Metal Face) Doom's iron mask is actually Daniel Dumile, aka Zevlove X, a member of former Big Apple hip-hoppers KMD. First featured on the 3rd Bass single "The Gas Face," the London-born, Long Island-raised Zev made his debut with KMD a couple of years later, along with his younger brother and musical partner, DJ Sub-Roc. The 1991 album Mr. Hood, released on Elektra Records, was part of a short-lived trend of Islamic Five Percent Nation hip-hop outings, along with efforts by groups like Poor Righteous Teachers and KMD's labelmates Brand Nubian. However, Sub-Roc was fatally injured in 1993 when he was struck by a car, and when Zev and KMD returned the next year, it was with the even more serious and militant Bl_ck B_st_rds, an album whose cover art alone (featuring a Little Black Sambo-ish cartoon character being hanged) spelled the end of the group's contract with Elektra.

With the album in limbo, Zev went underground for five years, "recovering from his wounds" and swearing revenge "against the industry that so badly deformed him," according to his official bio, a reworking of Dr. Doom's origin. Meanwhile, Bl_ck B_st_rds was heavily bootlegged and Zev Love's legend grew, but few knew at first that the rapper who began showing up at the Nuyorican Poets Café in 1998, freestyling with a stocking covering his face, was actually Zev. The imaginative MC finally ended the mystery in 1999, resurfacing in his new identity as MF Doom and making up for lost time with a critically praised new album, Operation: Doomsday, on the indie label Fondle 'Em Records. The following year saw the long-awaited official release of Bl_ck B_st_rds (complete with Sambo-style cover art), as well as several singles and an EP with fellow rhymer MF Grimm. In 2001, SubVerse re-released Operation: Doomsday and Bl_ck B_st_rds.

A wealth of bootlegs, compilation appearances, mixtapes, and instrumental albums (the beloved by DJ's Special Herbs series) surfaced over the years, but no follow-up full-length arrived until Doom introduced his alter ego, Viktor Vaughan, in 2003 with Vaudeville Villain. His team-up with the multi-talented Madlib became Madvillain and their April 2004 release, Madvillainy, drew rave reviews. Four months later, Venomous Villain marked the return of Viktor Vaughan with the second MF Doom album, MM...Food?, appearing in November the same year. The formerly promo-only Live from Planet X got its aboveground release in March of 2005, with Special Herbs, Vols. 9-10 following in July. Before issuing his next full-length album, 2009's Born Like This, the rapper shortened his pseudonym to DOOM and collaborated with Ghostface and Raekwon, both of whom appeared on the album. ~ Dan LeRoy, All Music Guide

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- - DOOM IN THE NEW YORKER
  - - 9/16/2009
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    - 10:39 AM
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    - DOOM's MySpace Blog
  - EXTRACT: DOOM IN THE NEW YORKER, SEP. 21 '09 ISSUE.THE ALBUM BORN LIKE THIS: AMAZON USA / BESTBUY / TARGET / iTUNES USA / EMUSIC / FYE / INSOUND / A…

- - BORN LIKE THIS ON 2/LP
  - - 5/29/2009
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    - 3:40 PM
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    - DOOM's MySpace Blog
  - BORN LIKE THIS IS NOW ON WAX. DOUBLE LP WITH DELUXE ARTWORK.CHECK HERE:FATBEATS.COM | INSOUND.COM | AMAZON.COM | LEXRECORDS.COM

- - HIPHOPDX INTERVIEW
  - - 4/13/2009
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    - 10:44 AM
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    - DOOM's MySpace Blog
  - HipHopDX: So just to get it out of the way, can you address the recent scandal where you were allegedly sending an impostor to perform in your mask a…

- - VIDEOS
  - - 11/21/2008
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    - 4:54 PM
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    - DOOM's MySpace Blog
  - DOOM VIDEOS ON ITUNES:DANGERDOOM - AHTFMADVILLAIN - MONKEY SUITEMADVILLAIN - ALL CAPSMADVILLAIN - ACCORDIONVIDEO FROM "STONES THROW 102: IN LIVING TH…

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- - Doom
  - - By Stellar Skater
    - 7/5/2009 05:28:28
  - what more should be said u can't stop him slow him down he's the herbalizin doomonic beat killin Metal Face villain and no one out there can stop it lmao haha
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- - DOOOOOOOM!!!!
  - - By joker83dfw
    - 5/12/2009 22:32:41
  - Still dont know what the fuck he saying, but it's hot. Bow down to the fucking Korn Dog King
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- - SUPERVILLAIN
  - - By KillaKail
    - 3/24/2009 00:02:25
  - THE ONLY VILLAIN ILL TRUST
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- - "DOOM vs HOPKINS"
  - - By EARFORCEONE
    - 2/18/2009 09:31:17
  - I OWN THIS CD (RARRRE) DOOM RAPPIN OVER CLUTCHY HOPKINS BEATS, 6 TRACKS....
    BUT WAIT.....(SEE MF DOOM MYSPACE REPLY WHEN ASKED ABOUT SAID COLLAB.)
    (("THAT'S SOME BULLSHIT. CLUTCHY HOPKINS IS SOME CORNY SHIT THATS TRYING TO RIDE DOOM COAT TAILS WITH A MIXTAPE.")) ANY TRUE FANS OUT THERE KNOW WHAT'S DOWN, NOW I'M CONFUSED???
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- - DOOM
  - - By Zukeepa
    - 1/12/2009 19:37:10
  - slap a fan hand down tellin him no yellin DOOM all capital no trick spellin got wut it takes to get it thru ur thick mellonCO_OL
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