I make hip-hop, but use Doom as a character to convey stories that a normal dude can’t.
MF DOOMI’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’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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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 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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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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Nobody knows me – I’m incognito. It’s all new, all fun.
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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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Hmm, should I stay on the underground when everybody else is selling out?’ Nowadays, you can just do it – have your name-brand clothes, do songs with rock n’ rollers – and it’s not considered selling out.
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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’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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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 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 spent 35 years growing up in the U.S., and it had its ups and downs.
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