I can’t perform without the mask or be seen without it on stage, or else it’ll distract from the whole persona.
MF DOOMNobody knows me – I’m incognito. It’s all new, all fun.
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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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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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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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We all tend to be in the same circles – people like my Wu-Tang brothers, or Black Thought from The Roots.
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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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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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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 might as well use it to control the story. So why not do something like throw a mask on?
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I’m doing the shows. The stage is my canvas; I’ll put whatever up there for the visible eye.
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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 liked different etymologies, different slang that came out in different eras. Different languages. Different dialects.
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I though it’d be an easy way for people to see and differentiate between characters, sorta like when an actor gains weight for a role.
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The song ‘Bite the Thong’ in particular, with Damon Albarn, really encapsulates the whole dilemma of, ‘
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When I listen to hip-hop, I listen to Just Ice, Boogie Down Productions, Ultramagnetic MCs.
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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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