When I listen to hip-hop, I listen to Just Ice, Boogie Down Productions, Ultramagnetic MCs.
MF DOOMPrince Paul is another good friend; he’s like an older brother. He’ll criticise and be brutally honest with you. That’s what I like about Paul.
More MF DOOM Quotes
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I make hip-hop, but use Doom as a character to convey stories that a normal dude can’t.
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The ‘Doom’ thing is to be able to come at things with a different point of view. I decided the mask would just add to the mystique of the character as well as make Doom stand out.
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I think – a lot of times in hip-hop, especially – artists get kind of pigeonholed into being ‘the guy,’ and it’s kind of limiting in a way.
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I get that mainly from novels and that style of writing or movies where there’s multiple characters who carry the storyline.
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Ever since third grade, I had a notebook and was putting together words just for fun.
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I grew up in that age, and it was memorable. But I’m down with all of it. Chuck D or Danny Brown? I feel comfortable with all of them. Word up, kid! Word up, man!
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Doom is a classic supervillain, akin to the Phantom of the Opera. It’s not about revenge so much as, like.
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You have writers that write about crazy characters, but that doesn’t mean the writer himself is crazy.
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I might as well use it to control the story. So why not do something like throw a mask on?
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I liked different etymologies, different slang that came out in different eras. Different languages. Different dialects.
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I can’t perform without the mask or be seen without it on stage, or else it’ll distract from the whole persona.
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I have no friends here apart from the dudes at my record label, and I didn’t go to school with no one.
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I’m back – now watch this!’ It all boils down to the music. The mask is a slight theme for people to enjoy, and it adds mystery.
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I’m always trying to show versatility. I’m juggling, and I’m flipping fire, and I’m chewing gum and rhyming at the same time… on a unicycle, while playing the drums.
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Hip-hop is so saturated with the same old same old that people always expect the guy to actually be the guy. They want you to be real and straight from the streets and all that.
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