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 DOOMBeing 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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I spent 35 years growing up in the U.S., and it had its ups and downs.
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I liked different etymologies, different slang that came out in different eras. Different languages. Different dialects.
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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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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 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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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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Ever since third grade, I had a notebook and was putting together words just for fun.
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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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When I listen to hip-hop, I listen to Just Ice, Boogie Down Productions, Ultramagnetic MCs.
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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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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 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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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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