History Music / MFDoom

DOOM's raps often play with the ideas of the {{superhero}} and {{supervillain}}, or use those tropes to {{deconstruct|ion}} hip-hop culture. His lyrics are marked by a vast knowledge of popular culture and commonly allude to ScienceFiction, {{Fantasy}}, WesternAnimation, and ComicBook characters. In addition to the ComicBook/FantasticFour mythos from which his identity was borrowed (and from where he got a lot of [[RuleOfFunny hilarious]] {{sampl|ing}}es of people complaining about "Doom"), he was fond of ''Franchise/StarTrek'', commonly comparing himself to Worf. The potential for {{Narm}} in this is tempered by DOOM's lyrical skill and playfulness as well as support from a range of excellent producers. DOOM maintains a good degree of popularity in both underground and mainstream hip-hop circles.

DOOM's raps often play with the ideas of the SuperHero and SuperVillain, or use those tropes to {{deconstruct|ion}} hip-hop culture. His lyrics are marked by a vast knowledge of popular culture and commonly allude to ScienceFiction, {{Fantasy}}, WesternAnimation, and ComicBook characters. In addition to the ComicBook/FantasticFour mythos from which his identity was borrowed (and from where he got a lot of [[RuleOfFunny hilarious]] {{sampl|ing}}es of people complaining about "Doom"), he was fond of ''Franchise/StarTrek'', commonly comparing himself to Worf. The potential for {{Narm}} in this is tempered by DOOM's lyrical skill and playfulness as well as support from a range of excellent producers. DOOM maintains a good degree of popularity in both underground and mainstream hip-hop circles.

DOOM, born [[AlliterativeName Daniel Dumile]] (July 13, 1971 - October 31, 2020), had some success as a rapper in the early 1990s in his group KMD under the name Zev Love X. However, the tragic loss of his brother in a car accident, along with the shelving of KMD's album ''Black Bastards'' in 1994 for its controversial cover art, caused him to retreat from the hip-hop world and sink into a deep depression. He eventually became homeless on the streets of New York; in interviews, he described himself in this period as "recovering from his wounds" and swearing revenge "against the industry that so badly deformed him."

If this sounds like a {{supervillain}} origin story, well, the similarity didn't escape him, either.

If this sounds like a SuperVillain origin story, well, the similarity didn't escape him, either.

* AlternativeHipHop: One of the [[TropeCodifier Trope Codifiers]] of abstract hip-hop (particularly in a boom bap context) and certainly one of its most famous proponents.

Throughout the [=2000s=] and [=2010s=], MF DOOM's name would find further circulation among newer schools of hip-hop through his collaborative projects with producers and other rappers, each with one or two releases to their name. While his work with producer Madlib under the name Madvillain is far and away the most popular of these projects, seeing as the single work they made (''Music/{{Madvillainy}}'') is regularly deemed one of the greatest rap albums of all time, he'd also tag-team with names including Music/DangerMouse (DANGERDOOM), Jneiro Jarel (JJ DOOM), Bishop Nehru ([=NehruvianDOOM=]) and Czarface.

* MaskingTheDeformity: MF Doom's [[{{Kayfabe}} in-universe]] reason for constantly wearing his mask, as an explicit ShoutOut to [[ComicBook/FantasticFour Doctor Doom]], is to hide deformities inflicted on him by the record industry. In keeping with his deliberately {{Troperrific}} style, his StartOfDarkness was driven by a desire for {{Revenge}} for his wounds, and the mask he wears is actually a copy of [[Film/{{Gladiator}} Maximus' mask]]. (A wronged musician turned supervillain who wears a metal mask to hide facial injuries inflicted on him by the evil record industry he seeks to revenge himself on brings to mind [[Film/PhantomOfTheParadise another example of this trope]] as well...)

On December 31, 2020, Dumile's wife announced on social media that he had died on October 31, 2020 at the age of 49; this was later confirmed by his representative. His cause of death is currently unknown.

DOOM, born [[AlliterativeName Daniel Dumile]] (July 13, 1971 - October 31, 2020), had some success as a rapper in the early '90s in his group KMD under the name Zev Love X. However, the tragic loss of his brother in a car accident, along with the shelving of KMD's album ''Black Bastards'' in 1994 for its controversial cover art, caused him to retreat from the hip-hop world and sink into a deep depression. He eventually became homeless on the streets of New York; in interviews, he described himself in this period as "recovering from his wounds" and swearing revenge "against the industry that so badly deformed him."

On December 31st, 2020, Dumile's wife announced on social media that he had died on October 31st, 2020 at the age of 49; this was later confirmed by his representative. His cause of death is currently unknown.

* RefrainFromAssuming: "Hoe Cakes" from ''MM..FOOD'' is not titled "Super" or "Supa".

DOOM, born [[AlliterativeName Daniel Dumile]] (July 13, 1971 - October 31, 2020) had some success as a rapper in the early '90s in his group KMD under the name Zev Love X. However, the tragic loss of his brother in a car accident, along with the shelving of KMD's album ''Black Bastards'' for its contemptible cover in 1994, caused him to retreat from the hip-hop world and sink into a deep depression. He eventually became homeless on the streets of New York; in interviews, he described himself in this period as "recovering from his wounds" and swearing revenge "against the industry that so badly deformed him."

If this sounds like a SuperVillain [[SuperHeroOrigin origin story]], well, the similarity didn't escape him, either.

DOOM's raps often play with the ideas of the SuperHero and SuperVillain, or use those tropes to {{deconstruct|ion}} hip-hop culture. His lyrics are marked by a vast knowledge of popular culture, and commonly allude to ScienceFiction, {{Fantasy}}, WesternAnimation, and ComicBook characters. In addition to the ComicBook/FantasticFour mythos from which his identity was borrowed (and from where he got a lot of [[RuleOfFunny hilarious]] {{sampl|ing}}es of people complaining about "Doom"), he was fond of ''Franchise/StarTrek'', commonly comparing himself to Worf. The potential for {{Narm}} in this is tempered by DOOM's lyrical skill and playfulness and support by a range of excellent producers. DOOM maintains a good degree of popularity in both underground and mainstream hip-hop circles.

Throughout the [=2000s=] and [=2010s=], MF DOOM's name would find another avenue of circulation among newer schools of hip-hop through a slew of collaborations with producers and other rappers, each with one or two releases to their name. While his work with Madlib under the name Madvillain is far and away the most popular of these projects, seeing as the single work they made (''Music/{{Madvillainy}}'') is regularly deemed one of the greatest rap albums of all time, he'd also tag-team with names including Music/DangerMouse (DANGERDOOM), Jneiro Jarel (JJ DOOM), Bishop Nehru ([=NehruvianDOOM=]) and Czarface.

MF DOOM (also known as DOOM, Viktor Vaughn, King Geedorah, etc.) was a particularly {{Troperiffic}} [[HipHop rapper]].

* DoomyDoomsOfDoom: MF ''Doom.''

DOOM, born [[AlliterativeName Daniel Dumile]] (July 13, 1971 - October 31, 2020) had some success as a rapper in the early '90s in his group KMD under the name Zev Love X. However, the [[DeathByOriginStory tragic loss of his brother in a car accident]], along with the shelving of KMD's album ''Black Bastards'' for its contemptible cover in 1994, caused him to retreat from the hip-hop world and sink into a deep depression. He eventually became homeless on the streets of New York; in interviews, he described himself in this period as "recovering from his wounds" and swearing revenge "against the industry that so badly deformed him."

---> Sharpen up your spirit of adventure! The fabulous gay way!

* ComicsRuleEverythingAroundMe: Kind of inevitable when one styles themselves after ''ComicBook/DoctorDoom''.

DOOM, born [[AlliterativeName Daniel Dumile]] (July 13, 1971 - October 31, 2020) had some success as a rapper in the early '90s in his group KMD under the name Zev Love X. However, the [[DeathByOriginStory tragic loss of his brother in a car accident]], along with the shelving of KMD's album ''Black Bastards'' for its ContemptibleCover in 1994, caused him to retreat from the hip-hop world and sink into a deep depression. He eventually became homeless on the streets of New York; in interviews, he described himself in this period as "recovering from his wounds" and swearing revenge "against the industry that so badly deformed him."

On December 31st, 2020, Dumile's wife announced on social media that he had died on October 31st, 2020 at the age of 49; this was later confirmed by his representative. As of now, his cause of death is currently unknown.

DOOM, born [[AlliterativeName Daniel Dumile]] (July 13, 1971 - October 31, 2020) had some success as a rapper in the early '90s in his group KMD under the name Zev Love X. However, the [[DeathByOriginStory tragic loss of his brother in a car accident]], along with the shelving of KMD's album ''Black Bastards'' for its ContemptibleCover in 1994 caused him to retreat from the hip-hop world and sink into a deep depression. He eventually became homeless on the streets of New York; in interviews, he described himself in this period as "recovering from his wounds" and swearing revenge "against the industry that so badly deformed him."

If this sounds like a SuperVillain [[SuperHeroOrigin origin story]], well, the similarity didn't escape him either.

When he recovered and returned to the world of hip-hop, he adopted the identity of MF DOOM, an {{Expy}} of the ComicBook/FantasticFour villain Doctor Doom. DOOM consistently wore a [[CoolMask now-iconic mask]] since he returned to performing, modeled after Maximus Decimus Meridius' mask from ''Film/{{Gladiator}}''; it is nearly impossible to find pictures of him from after 1998 or so in which he shows his face.

* ItIsPronouncedTroPay: His real name is actually prounced Daniel "Doom-eel-ay."

--->Catch a throatful from the fire vocaled
--->Ash and molten glass like Eyjafjallajökull
--->The volcano outta Iceland

--->One for the money, two for the better green
--->Three four methylenedioxymethamphetamine