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 DOOMThe ‘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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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 make hip-hop, but use Doom as a character to convey stories that a normal dude can’t.
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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 liked different etymologies, different slang that came out in different eras. Different languages. Different dialects.
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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 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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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’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 spent 35 years growing up in the U.S., and it had its ups and downs.
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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 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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Nobody knows me – I’m incognito. It’s all new, all fun.
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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 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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The song ‘Bite the Thong’ in particular, with Damon Albarn, really encapsulates the whole dilemma of, ‘
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