Doom is a classic supervillain, akin to the Phantom of the Opera. It’s not about revenge so much as, like.
MF DOOMYou have writers that write about crazy characters, but that doesn’t mean the writer himself is crazy.
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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 liked different etymologies, different slang that came out in different eras. Different languages. Different dialects.
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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 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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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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Nobody knows me – I’m incognito. It’s all new, all fun.
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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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I spent 35 years growing up in the U.S., and it had its ups and downs.
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The song ‘Bite the Thong’ in particular, with Damon Albarn, really encapsulates the whole dilemma of, ‘
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Ever since third grade, I had a notebook and was putting together words just for fun.
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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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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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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’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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