History Music / MFDoom

* WordSaladLyrics: A lot of his stuff just [[RuleOfCool sounds cool]], even though it doesn't mean anything.

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 is borrowed (and from where he gets a lot of [[RuleOfFunny hilarious]] {{sampl|ing}}es of people complaining about "Doom") he's 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: his 2004 album Madvillainy with producer Madlib is regarded by some as a classic.

DOOM, born [[AlliterativeName Daniel Dumile]], 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 describes 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 SelfDemonstrating/DoctorDoom. DOOM has consistently worn a CoolMask since he returned to performing; it is nearly impossible to find pictures of him from after 1998 or so in which he shows his face.

** ''Madvillainy'' (2004)

* With Bishop Nehru as NehruvianDOOM
** ''NehruvianDOOM'' (2014)

DOOM, born [[AlliterativeName Daniel Dumile]], had some success as a rapper in the early '90s under the name Zev Love X. However, the [[DeathByOriginStory tragic loss of his brother in a car accident]] 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 describes 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 SelfDemonstrating/DoctorDoom. DOOM has consistently worn a CoolMask since he returned to performing; it is nearly impossible to find pictures of him from after 1998 or so in which he shows his face.

* MoneyDearBoy: [[http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2013/10/doom-shares-the-stories-behind-ten-of-his-best-verses/9/ As DOOM has admitted to XXL]], the main motivation behind ''The Mouse and the Mask'' was money.

* OneOfUs: About the strongest example one can find outside of nerdcore.

* TalkingToHimself: Madvillain's "Fancy Clown" features the persona Viktor Vaughn dissing someone for fooling around with his girl. That someone is his alter ego MF DOOM.

* {{Vaporware}}: The long-awaited "Swift & Changeable" collaboration between DOOM and Ghostface.

DOOM's raps often play with the ideas of the SuperHero and SuperVillain, or use those tropes to [[{{Deconstruction}} deconstruct]] 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 is borrowed (and from where he gets a lot of [[RuleOfFunny hilarious]] [[{{Sampling}} samples]] of people complaining about "Doom") he's 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: his 2004 album Madvillainy with producer Madlib is regarded by some as a classic.

In 2005, MF DOOM and hip-hop producer {{Music/Danger Mouse}} collaborated as DANGERDOOM on The Mouse And The Mask, an album produced in cooperation with Creator/AdultSwim. The album featured songs explicitly about SpaceGhostCoastToCoast, WesternAnimation/AquaTeenHungerForce, and PerfectHairForever (for which DOOM had done voice acting), and other raps on the album made reference to InuYasha, {{Trigun}}, and {{Futurama}}. Voice actors from various Creator/AdultSwim shows made contributions, and samples from Creator/AdultSwim shows permeate throughout.


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!Discography:

** ''Born Like This'' (2009)[[hottip:*:released as just DOOM]]

!MF DOOM makes use of the tropes:

-->Wrote this lyric from in the bed with a chick
-->She had the tightest grip around the head of my...
-->Bic, now I can't get my pen back

-->That destructo ray's a played out gag
-->And the cape and the pantsuit looking like a straight out...
-->Dag! Don't mean to sound crunchy

He has collaborated with Cee-Lo Green to form the band GnarlsBarkley.

DOOM, born [[AlliterativeName Daniel Dumile]], had some success as a rapper in the early '90s under the name Zev Love X. However, the [[DeathByOriginStory tragic loss of his brother in a car accident]] 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 describes 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 DoctorDoom. DOOM has consistently worn a CoolMask since he returned to performing; it is nearly impossible to find pictures of him from after 1998 or so in which he shows his face.

* StartOfDarkness: Several tracks on ''Operation: DOOMSDAY'' expound on DOOM's backstory using sound clips from the 60s ''Fantastic Four'' show.

DOOM, born [[AlliterativeName Daniel Dumile]], had some success as a rapper in the early '90s under the name Zev Love X. However, the [[DeathByOriginStory tragic loss of his brother in a car accident]] 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 describes 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 FantasticFour villain DoctorDoom. DOOM has consistently worn a CoolMask since he returned to performing; it is nearly impossible to find pictures of him from after 1998 or so in which he shows his face.

DOOM's raps often play with the ideas of the SuperHero and SuperVillain, or use those tropes to [[{{Deconstruction}} deconstruct]] 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 FantasticFour mythos from which his identity is borrowed (and from where he gets a lot of [[RuleOfFunny hilarious]] [[{{Sampling}} samples]] of people complaining about "Doom") he's 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: his 2004 album Madvillainy with producer Madlib is regarded by some as a classic.

In 2005, MF DOOM and hip-hop producer {{Music/Danger Mouse}} collaborated as DANGERDOOM on The Mouse And The Mask, an album produced in cooperation with AdultSwim. The album featured songs explicitly about SpaceGhostCoastToCoast, WesternAnimation/AquaTeenHungerForce, and PerfectHairForever (for which DOOM had done voice acting), and other raps on the album made reference to InuYasha, {{Trigun}}, and {{Futurama}}. Voice actors from various AdultSwim shows made contributions, and samples from AdultSwim shows permeate throughout.

** ''Born Like This'' (2009)

* With Madlib

* With Danger Mouse

* SuperVillain: [[PlayingWithATrope Screwed around with]] in every way possible.

DOOM's raps often play with the ideas of the SuperHero and SuperVillain, or use those tropes to [[{{Deconstruction}} deconstruct]] 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 FantasticFour mythos from which his identity is borrowed (and from where he gets a lot of [[RuleOfFunny hilarious]] [[{{Sampling}} samples]] of people complaining about "Doom") he's fond of 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: his 2004 album Madvillainy with producer Madlib is regarded by some as a classic.

In 2005, MF DOOM and hip-hop producer {{Music/Danger Mouse}} collaborated as DANGERDOOM on The Mouse And The Mask, an album produced in cooperation with AdultSwim. The album featured songs explicitly about SpaceGhostCoastToCoast, WesternAnimation/AquaTeenHungerForce, and PerfectHairForever (for which DOOM had done voice acting), and other raps on the album made reference to InuYasha, {{Trigun}}, and {{Futurama}}. Voice actors from various AdultSwim shows made contributions, and samples from AdultSwim shows permeate throughout. It's much BetterThanItSounds, although YourMileageMayVary.

In 2005, MF DOOM and hip-hop producer {{Music/Danger Mouse}} collaborated as DANGERDOOM on The Mouse And The Mask, an album produced in cooperation with AdultSwim. The album featured songs explicitly about SpaceGhostCoastToCoast, AquaTeenHungerForce, and PerfectHairForever (for which DOOM had done voice acting), and other raps on the album made reference to InuYasha, {{Trigun}}, and {{Futurama}}. Voice actors from various AdultSwim shows made contributions, and samples from AdultSwim shows permeate throughout. It's much BetterThanItSounds, although YourMileageMayVary.