We all tend to be in the same circles – people like my Wu-Tang brothers, or Black Thought from The Roots.
MF DOOMEver since third grade, I had a notebook and was putting together words just for fun.
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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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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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A visual always brings a first impression. But if there’s going to be a first impression.
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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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Hmm, should I stay on the underground when everybody else is selling out?’ Nowadays, you can just do it – have your name-brand clothes, do songs with rock n’ rollers – and it’s not considered selling out.
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Being older now, grown, I’m like, ‘What do we really do that’s fun?’ I’m kind of corny when you think about it. What could I rhyme about? Let me see, um, I gotta pay the rent today.
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Everybody nowadays rhymes, but out of the people that really, really do it well, it’s still a small community of artists.
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Prince 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.
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I spent 35 years growing up in the U.S., and it had its ups and downs.
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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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When I listen to hip-hop, I listen to Just Ice, Boogie Down Productions, Ultramagnetic MCs.
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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 make hip-hop, but use Doom as a character to convey stories that a normal dude can’t.
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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 liked being able to speak to somebody and throw it back and forth, and they can’t predict what you’re going to say next.
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