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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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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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Akim Boil Classic Doom Down Music Now Opera Phantom Supervillain Watch
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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Comfortable Country Down Feel Grew Kid Man Memorable People Person World
I’m doing the shows. The stage is my canvas; I’ll put whatever up there for the visible eye.
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Canvas Do My Put Show Stage Visible Whatever
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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Able Back Being Forth Go Like never Predict Say Somebody Speak Throw
A visual always brings a first impression. But if there’s going to be a first impression.
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Always Bring But First Go Impression There Visual
I make hip-hop, but use Doom as a character to convey stories that a normal dude can’t.
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Character Convey Doom Dude Hip Hop Make Normal Story
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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Another Brother Brutally Criticise Friend Good Honestly Like Older Person Prince
I spent 35 years growing up in the U.S., and it had its ups and downs.
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Country Down Five Grow Had Spent Thirty Up Year
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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Actual Always Expert Guy Hip Hop Old People Real Same Saturated Straight Street
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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Apart Dude Friend From Go Have I Label No One Record School With
The idea of having different characters is really just to get the storyline across, you know? Coming from one particular character makes, to me, the story boring.
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Across Character Come Different Have Know Make Particular Really Storyline
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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Being Corny Fun Growth Kind Like Now Older Pay Really Think
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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Distract Mask Perform Persona Seen Stage Whole Without
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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Always Ame Chew Drum Firm Flip Paly Rhyme Try Unicycle Versatility
I might as well use it to control the story. So why not do something like throw a mask on?
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Control Mask might On Something Story Throw Use Well
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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Artist Especially Guy Hip Hop Kind Limit Lot Pigeonholed Think Time Way

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