Doom is a classic supervillain, akin to the Phantom of the Opera. It’s not about revenge so much as, like.
MF DOOMI’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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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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The song ‘Bite the Thong’ in particular, with Damon Albarn, really encapsulates the whole dilemma of, ‘
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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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You have writers that write about crazy characters, but that doesn’t mean the writer himself is crazy.
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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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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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I make hip-hop, but use Doom as a character to convey stories that a normal dude can’t.
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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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A visual always brings a first impression. But if there’s going to be a first impression.
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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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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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Nobody knows me – I’m incognito. It’s all new, all fun.
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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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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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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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