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!
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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When I listen to hip-hop, I listen to Just Ice, Boogie Down Productions, Ultramagnetic MCs.
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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 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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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 doing the shows. The stage is my canvas; I’ll put whatever up there for the visible eye.
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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 liked different etymologies, different slang that came out in different eras. Different languages. Different dialects.
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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 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 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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A visual always brings a first impression. But if there’s going to be a first impression.
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The song ‘Bite the Thong’ in particular, with Damon Albarn, really encapsulates the whole dilemma of, ‘
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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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