I spent 35 years growing up in the U.S., and it had its ups and downs.
MF DOOMI make hip-hop, but use Doom as a character to convey stories that a normal dude can’t.
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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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I make hip-hop, but use Doom as a character to convey stories that a normal dude can’t.
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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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Ever since third grade, I had a notebook and was putting together words just for fun.
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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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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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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’m doing the shows. The stage is my canvas; I’ll put whatever up there for the visible eye.
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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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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 might as well use it to control the story. So why not do something like throw a mask on?
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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 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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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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