The Greatest Rapper That Ever Lived - The Legend of MF DOOM
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- čas přidán 24. 06. 2024
- This is my video essay on the artist MF DOOM. In terms of finding an artist whose talent in their field was unmatched, no one can look past the unbelievable virtuosity of this true rap icon. MF DOOM was about the art and just the art alone. He was as pure as you could get. He was your favourite rapper’s favourite rapper.
But despite his talent, MF DOOM wasn’t the most popular.
While legends of rap came and went, MF DOOM lurked amongst the background, toiling away and always being prolific. It was in the underground world where he thrived, and his discography extended vast beyond his reach from not just his own releases but also through the hundreds of collaborations with others.
So, how could someone be so prolific yet still never reach the heights of success like others in his field?
This is my video exploring this man’s great body of work.
Contents:
0:00 Introduction
3:47 Doomsday
22:23 Rhymes Like Dimes
32:09 Red and Gold
38:11 Questions
42:22 Fazers
48:23 Vaudeville Villain
54:41 Lickupon
58:32 Can I Watch?
1:04:31 Conclusion
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Special thanks to the following CZcamsrs who created their own great music videos to MF DOOM’s songs which are highlighted in this video: “Ezra Alexander, Makakinidani, Matthew Ayer, SwaggerLikeUz and TheSuperRetroBrothers”.
My personal favourite is Ezra Alexanders Vaudeville Villain which can be seen here:
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Who is MF DOOM?
Daniel Dumile best known by his stage name MF DOOM or simply DOOM (both stylized in all caps), was a British-American rapper and record producer. Noted for his intricate wordplay, signature metal mask, and "supervillain" stage persona, Dumile became a major figure of underground hip hop and alternative hip hop in the 2000s. After his death, Variety described him as one of the scene's "most celebrated, unpredictable and enigmatic figures".
Dumile was born in London and moved to Long Island, New York, at a young age. He began his career in 1988 as a member of KMD, performing as Zev Love X. The group disbanded in 1993 after the death of member DJ Subroc, Dumile's brother. After a hiatus, Dumile reemerged in the late 1990s. He began performing at open mic events while wearing a metal mask resembling that of the Marvel Comics supervillain Doctor Doom, who is depicted on the cover of his 1999 debut solo album Operation: Doomsday. He adopted the MF Doom persona and rarely made unmasked public appearances thereafter.
Between 2003 and 2005, Dumile released four solo albums and three collaborative albums. In addition to the critically acclaimed Mm..Food (2004) under the MF Doom moniker, he released solo albums including one under the pseudonym King Geedorah and two as Viktor Vaughn. Madvillainy (2004), recorded with the producer Madlib under the name Madvillain, is often cited as Dumile's magnum opus and is regarded as a landmark album in hip hop. In 2005, Dumile released The Mouse and the Mask with the producer Danger Mouse as Danger Doom.
In 1997 or 1998, Dumile began freestyling incognito at open-mic events at the Nuyorican Poets Café in Manhattan, obscuring his face by putting tights over his head. He turned this into a new identity, MF Doom, with a mask similar to that of Marvel Comics supervillain Doctor Doom. He later used a mask based on the character Maximus from the 2000 film Gladiator.
Bobbito Garcia's Fondle 'Em Records released Operation: Doomsday, Dumile's first full-length LP as MF Doom, in 1999. Dumile's collaborators on Operation: Doomsday included fellow members of the Monsta Island Czars collective, for which each artist took on the persona of a monster from the Godzilla films. Dumile went by the alias "King Geedorah", a three-headed golden dragon space monster modeled after King Ghidorah.
The album's productions sampled cartoons including Fantastic Four. Jon Caramanica, in a review of Operation: Doomsday for Spin, emphasized the contrast between Dumile's flow as Zev Love X in KMD and his revised approach as a solo artist: "Doom's flow is muddy, nowhere near the sprightly rhymes of KMD's early days, and his thought process is haphazard."
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At a certain point, when you get down to it, DOOM really was just a genius. Through and through. I always wonder if he kinda thought of himself as like just another dude, just like, like he felt like anyone could be him and he could be anyone, you know?
The lyricism I heard and read was just unparalleled. Super difficult to do and I don’t know too many who could come up with matching that same style.
Whether or not he felt anyone could be him, maybe that was the mask idea he enjoyed having but there definitely couldn’t be anyone that replaced him.
@@motioninartHe feels so larger-than-life at times. Unparalleled, indeed
When I was led to you
I knew you were the one for me
I swear the whole world could feel you MC
I love this in depth analysis of MF DOOM’s lyrics. I haven’t gotten through all of it but wanted to add my though on his line from “Rhymes like dimes” when he says “it matters not if you’ve got a lot of what it takes to get along” he’s talking about how if you have good lyrics it doesn’t matter if you have a lot of money- this is a reference to an old song by ginger rogers called “in the money” from 1933 and the original lyrics go, “ We're in the money.
We're in the money.
We've got a lot of what it takes to get along.”
that's a really cool bonus piece of info
Nice
Shakespeare-level genius... i mean... only MF bounced rhymes off Eyjafjallajokull with such nonchalance...just untouchable and i will never get over his passing...
I remember when I was introduced to this Album n college fall 2011 I transferred from one school to another cuz of a coaching change and my teammate from queens put me on…then I asked my homeboy who spit if he was hip to em and he thought doom was jus a producer had no idea he rhymed..each one teach one at its finest
What a tribute to a legend
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mf doom is like a distant best friend, I always come back to him.
MF DOOM
Don’t forget all caps when you spell the mans name
Thank you for making this. Seeing all the meaning and intent behind his lyrics just gives me a whole new appreciation for his work
Means a lot. Thank you for the kind words ❤️
To paraphrase pro era “those who know DOOM know DOOM it wouldn’t be him if he was mainstream”
My hat’s off to you sir, very very well done. Thank you for all the great content sharing the love of music in all it’s forms
P.s. please dont give up on the gizzverse!!🥺🥺🥺🥺🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
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This video deserves more love. Great analysis
Much appreciated
Don't have the time to watch this tonight, but excited to see you upload about DOOM! Can't wait to watch this, keep up the good work!
You’re too kind. Thank you, means a lot
His last name is pronounced as “do-mill-ay”,
not as “do-mill”.
Great video!
I wish I could go back and change this. Ty for the kind words
Hip hops best villainy & lyrical genius 🫡💯💪🏾
Agreed
Great video...... Hot Take: The Mouse and the Mask by DOOM and Danger is one of the best hip hop albums of all time. It often gets overlooked because he had so many good projects coming out in that 2002-2006 span. It also can seem a bit corny and outdated with the Adult Swim cartoon interludes that some folks might not understand. But if you were a somewhat young adult at the time, knew the shows (Family Guy, Futurama, Aqua Teen, Sea Lab, Space Ghost) knew the puns that were being referenced, it was a masterpiece. I still find myself playing that album before Madvillainy or Mmm Food. It's peak DOOM.
why did you buy this album?
i dont know why you did youre stupid..
best album for sure!!
Yeah I’m a fan of the mouse and the mask album, especially Benzo Box. Thanks for stopping by.
DOOM and Tupac, are chillen up in heaven explaining what the 90s were like to X and Juice.
Rip
It's crazy how long it took to break down doomsday.
Tell me about it
DOOM and B.I.G are my G.O.A.Ts.
Strong Island!!! Great video yo Chuck D from there too Proper
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that was a good video ONG
nice vid! Still waiting on another Gizzverse though :)
;(
Hell Yeah !
Pass the Peas is also a well known record by The J.B.'s (James Brown's band)
Great pickup
Fantastic video. I'd never heard of MF Doom but I'm on the bandwagon now.
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Yak means coke not cognac in this reference. "Call him back when you need some more yak, horse shack" - you don't usually call someone for cognac.
Also look into "Light it up like a dutch when the hash melts" - this refers to a Dutchmaster cigar rolled with weed and hash, has nothing to do with the legality of marijuana in the Netherlands.
Nice pickup.
Only a matter of time till you made an MF doom detail, looking forward to this!
Let me know what you think
Pass the piece is also a pew pew
Good pickup
50:53 Doom said it lol No Diddy!!!
In the naked city
Rappers get so giddy
That's no Diddy
The Way He Takes No Prisoners and Show No Pitty......
He predicted it before anyone else
I like this....
I like you
WHAT ABOUT OBBC??? WHAT DOES THAT MEAN????
OBBC?
How could you be a DOOM fan but not know how to pronounce Dumile?! he says it like 10 times in the song
Slip like Freudian