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.
MF DOOMI spent 35 years growing up in the U.S., and it had its ups and downs.
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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 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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You have writers that write about crazy characters, but that doesn’t mean the writer himself is crazy.
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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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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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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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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 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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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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I spent 35 years growing up in the U.S., and it had its ups and downs.
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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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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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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 make hip-hop, but use Doom as a character to convey stories that a normal dude can’t.
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