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.
MF DOOMYou have writers that write about crazy characters, but that doesn’t mean the writer himself is crazy.
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Nobody knows me – I’m incognito. It’s all new, all fun.
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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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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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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 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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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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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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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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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 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 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 make hip-hop, but use Doom as a character to convey stories that a normal dude can’t.
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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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I liked different etymologies, different slang that came out in different eras. Different languages. Different dialects.
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