Latest Release

- AUG 22, 2022
- Key to the Kuffs (Redux)
- 18 Songs
- MM..FOOD · 2004
- Operation: Doomsday (Complete) · 1999
- Madvillainy · 2004
- Madvillainy · 2004
- MM..FOOD · 2004
- Madvillainy · 2004
- MM..FOOD · 2004
- Madvillainy · 2004
- Madvillainy · 2004
- Operation: Doomsday (Complete) · 1999
Essential Albums
- A villainous wordsmith displays his evil might via a surprising theme.
- 2021
- 2014
- 2012
- 2010
Top Videos
2004
2020
2018
Artist Playlists
- His idiosyncratic flow, beats, and rhymes made him a celebrated outsider.
- There's no topic (or cartoon character) this rapper couldn't handle.
- Rap rule-breakers and scoundrels brought to life by the villian.
- Classic rap's brightest and weirdest spawn a true character.
Live Albums
- 2005
Compilations
- CANNIBAL OX
- JJ DOOM, Jneiro Jarel & Chad Hugo
- Sonnyjim, The Purist, MF DOOM & Jay Electronica
- Longevity, MF DOOM & Prince Po
- YOTA : Youth of the Apocalypse
More To Hear
- Stretch and Bobbito pay tribute to MF DOOM in this special episode.
About MF DOOM
MF DOOM exited this world as mysteriously as he emerged. The masked MC, who posed as a supervillain, was born Daniel Dumile in London, England, in 1971. After moving to the U.S., he got his professional start in 1988 under the moniker Zev Love X in the alt-rap trio KMD with his younger brother, DJ Subroc, and friend Onyx the Birthstone Kid. By 1993, Dumile’s world shattered when his older brother was killed trying to cross the Long Island Expressway. Dumile retreated, eventually reemerging as a new comic-book-inspired character: the masked marauder MF DOOM. He quickly became a freestyling force in New York City’s underground, initially wearing pantyhose over his face before he could afford his signature metal mask. His first record as DOOM, 1999’s Operation: Doomsday, introduced audiences to the artist’s brilliant rhyme patterns and penchant for obscure cultural references. His food obsessions were established with 2004’s MM...FOOD, where he blended his love of culinary arts with his passion for great lyrics. “Rapp Snitch Knishes,” with its delicious puns, punchlines, and rhythmic rhyme patterns, remains one of the greatest verbal exercises in hip-hop history. DOOM was a great lyrical sorcerer on his own, but he also played well with others. Two collaboration albums, 2004’s Madvillainy with Madlib and 2005’s The Mouse & the Mask with Danger Mouse solidified DOOM’s place in rap’s Hall of Fame. Dumile always cherished the mystique associated with his DOOM character, and that continued right up to the very end: he died on Halloween of 2020, but his death wasn’t announced until New Year’s Eve. It was one last trick from rap’s most prolific magician.
- HOMETOWN
- London, England
- BORN
- July 13, 1971