I can’t perform without the mask or be seen without it on stage, or else it’ll distract from the whole persona.
MF DOOMWhen I listen to hip-hop, I listen to Just Ice, Boogie Down Productions, Ultramagnetic MCs.
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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 might as well use it to control the story. So why not do something like throw a mask on?
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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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Nobody knows me – I’m incognito. It’s all new, all fun.
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Ever since third grade, I had a notebook and was putting together words just for fun.
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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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You have writers that write about crazy characters, but that doesn’t mean the writer himself is crazy.
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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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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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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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I liked different etymologies, different slang that came out in different eras. Different languages. Different dialects.
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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 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 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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