When I listen to hip-hop, I listen to Just Ice, Boogie Down Productions, Ultramagnetic MCs.
MF DOOMThe song ‘Bite the Thong’ in particular, with Damon Albarn, really encapsulates the whole dilemma of, ‘
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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 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 make hip-hop, but use Doom as a character to convey stories that a normal dude can’t.
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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 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 spent 35 years growing up in the U.S., and it had its ups and downs.
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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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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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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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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 liked different etymologies, different slang that came out in different eras. Different languages. Different dialects.
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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 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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Ever since third grade, I had a notebook and was putting together words just for fun.
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