Rap fans from all around the world were crushed to hear about the passing of rap great MF Doom. He was a mysterious emcee and producer who had been putting in work since the early 90’s as Zev Love X in the hip hop group, KMD. His brother and bandmate Subroc was tragically killed in 1993 while KMD was prepping their 2nd album. Later that week, KMD and Zev Love X got dropped from their record label. After disappearing for a few years, Zev started popping back up on the scene as masked rapper named MF Doom. Doom, real name Daniel Dumile, then took the rap world by storm through classic albums, Operation Doomsday, Madvillainy, and MM.. Food. Doom stayed relevant in rap for just about 30 years which is remarkable. This is my ode to one of my favorite rappers of all time, the great MF Doom.
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My homie Rick texted me last night and I honestly had no idea. Could “The Purple Tape” really be 25 years old today? You’re telling me it’s been 25 years since Raekwon dropped Only Built 4 Cuban Linx? Okay, if I didn’t know now I sure do now… I am old. It’s alright though… I’m good with being an old head because those mid90s Wu vibes are just as fresh today as they were back then.
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