History Music / MFDOOM

** ''Live From Planet X'' (Instrumental,2005)

** ''Unexpected Guests'' (Instrumental,2009)
** ''Gazzillion Ear EP'' (EP,2010)

** ''Madvillainy 2 - The Madlib Remix'' (Remixes,2008)

** ''Occult Hymn'' (2006)

** ''Sniperlite EP'' (EP,2008)

** ''[=NehruvianDOOM=]'' (As Producer2014)

** ''Man's Worst Enemy EP'' (EP,2018)

** ''Live From Planet X'' (2005)

** ''Unexpected Guests'' (2009)
** ''Gazzillion Ear EP'' (2010)

** ''Madvillainy 2 - The Madlib Remix'' (2008)

** ''Sniperlite EP'' (2008)

** ''[=NehruvianDOOM=]'' (2014)

** ''Man's Worst Enemy EP'' (2018)

DOOM, born [[AlliterativeName Daniel Dumile]] (January 9, 1971 - October 31, 2020) had some success as a rapper in the early '90s in his group KMD under the name Zev Love X. However, the [[DeathByOriginStory tragic loss of his brother in a car accident]], along with the shelving of KMD's album ''Black Bastards'' for its ContemptibleCover in 1994 caused him to retreat from the hip-hop world and sink into a deep depression. He eventually became homeless on the streets of New York; in interviews, he described himself in this period as "recovering from his wounds" and swearing revenge "against the industry that so badly deformed him."

DOOM, born [[AlliterativeName Daniel Dumile]] (January 9, 1971 - October 31, 2020) had some success as a rapper in the early '90s in his group KMD under the name Zev Love X. However, the [[DeathByOriginStory tragic loss of his brother in a car accident]], along with the shelving of KMD's album ''Black Bastards'' for its ContemptibleCover in 1994 caused him to retreat from the hip-hop world and sink into a deep depression. He eventually became homeless on the streets of New York; in interviews, he describes himself in this period as "recovering from his wounds" and swearing revenge "against the industry that so badly deformed him."

When he recovered and returned to the world of hip-hop, he adopted the identity of MF DOOM, an {{Expy}} of the ComicBook/FantasticFour villain Doctor Doom. DOOM has consistently worn a [[CoolMask now-iconic mask]] since he returned to performing, modeled after Maximus Decimus Meridius' mask from ''Film/{{Gladiator}}''; it is nearly impossible to find pictures of him from after 1998 or so in which he shows his face.

DOOM's raps often play with the ideas of the SuperHero and SuperVillain, or use those tropes to {{deconstruct|ion}} hip-hop culture. His lyrics are marked by a vast knowledge of popular culture, and commonly allude to ScienceFiction, {{Fantasy}}, WesternAnimation, and ComicBook characters. In addition to the ComicBook/FantasticFour mythos from which his identity is borrowed (and from where he gets a lot of [[RuleOfFunny hilarious]] {{sampl|ing}}es of people complaining about "Doom"), he's fond of ''Franchise/StarTrek'', commonly comparing himself to Worf. The potential for {{Narm}} in this is tempered by DOOM's lyrical skill and playfulness and support by a range of excellent producers. DOOM maintains a good degree of popularity in both underground and mainstream hip-hop circles.

He was a major supporter and friend of Creator/AdultSwim, having worked on several music products with them (namely the aforementioned DANGERDOOM project). In honor of him, the block hosted a marathon of the Music/{{OFWGKTA}} series ''Loiter Squad'' on New Year's Day 2021, a show he helped work on as he was friends with the collective.

!!MF DOOM makes use of the tropes:

* ActuallyADoombot: Is known to frequently use stand-ins for live performances as a deliberate artistic choice, though he has occasionally gone onstage himself after the stand-in has been booed off.

* CoolMask: It's not a 1/1 copy of von Doom's mask due to copyright reasons, but it's still ''badass.''

* IHaveManyNames: Not uncommon among rappers, but DOOM does it more than the average.

* RefrainFromAssuming: "Hoe Cakes" from "MM..FOOD" is not titled "Super" or "Supa".

* SesquipedalianLoquaciousness: Dude drops some big, big words here and there.

* SubvertedRhymeEveryOccasion: He has a habit of acting like he's about to say something vulgar only to trail off and begin the next line with something that rhymes with the obscenity you were expecting. A couple of examples:

* ThemeNaming: The titles of all the songs on his "Mm...Food?" album have ''some'' reference to food in them. The instrumental series ''Special Herbs & Spices'' took this further, with every beat being named after actual herbs and spices.

He was a major supporter and friend of ''Creator/AdultSwim'' having worked on several music products with them. In honor of him, the block hosted a marathon of ''Loiter Squad'' on January 1st 2021, a show he helped work on being friends with the Music/{{OFWGKTA}} collective.

-->--"'''All Caps'''", ''Music/{{Madvillainy}}''

He was a major supporter and friend of ''Creator/AdultSwim'' having worked on several music products with them. In honor of him, the block hosted a marathon of ''Loiter Squad'' on January 1st 2020, a show he helped work on being friends with the Music/{{OFWGKTA}} collective.

-->--'''"All Caps", ''Music/{{Madvillainy}}'''''

He was a major supporter and friend of ''Creator/AdultSwim'' having worked on several music products with them. In honor of him, the block hosted a marathon of ''Loiter Squad'' on January 1st 2020, a show he helped work on being friends with the Music/OFWGKTA collective.

On December 31st, 2020, Dumile's wife announced on social media that he had died on October 31st, 2020 at the age of 49; this was then confirmed by his representative. As of now, his cause of death is currently unknown.

'''Discography:'''

-> "Just remember all caps when you spell the man name."
-->-- "All Caps", ''Music/{{Madvillainy}}''

DOOM, born [[AlliterativeName Daniel Dumile]] (January 9, 1971 - October 31, 2020) had some success as a rapper in the early '90s in his group KMD under the name Zev Love X. However, the [[DeathByOriginStory tragic loss of his brother in a car accident]], along with the shelving of KMD's album ''Black Bastards'' for its ContemptibleCover in 1994 caused him to retreat from the hip-hop world and sink into a deep depression. He eventually became homeless on the streets of New York; in interviews, he describes himself in this period as "recovering from his wounds" and swearing revenge "against the industry that so badly deformed him." If this sounds like a SuperVillain [[SuperHeroOrigin origin story]], well, the similarity didn't escape him either. When he recovered and returned to the world of hip-hop he adopted the identity of MF DOOM, an {{Expy}} of the ComicBook/FantasticFour villain Doctor Doom. DOOM has consistently worn a CoolMask since he returned to performing; it is nearly impossible to find pictures of him from after 1998 or so in which he shows his face.

DOOM's raps often play with the ideas of the SuperHero and SuperVillain, or use those tropes to {{deconstruct|ion}} hip-hop culture. His lyrics are marked by a vast knowledge of popular culture, and commonly allude to ScienceFiction, {{Fantasy}}, WesternAnimation, and ComicBook characters. In addition to the ComicBook/FantasticFour mythos from which his identity is borrowed (and from where he gets a lot of [[RuleOfFunny hilarious]] {{sampl|ing}}es of people complaining about "Doom") he's fond of Franchise/StarTrek, commonly comparing himself to Worf. The potential for {{Narm}} in this is tempered by DOOM's lyrical skill and playfulness and support by a range of excellent producers. DOOM maintains a good degree of popularity in both underground and mainstream hip-hop circles; for example, his 2004 album ''Music/{{Madvillainy}}'' with producer Madlib is regarded as a classic.

In 2005, MF DOOM and hip-hop producer Music/DangerMouse collaborated as DANGERDOOM on ''The Mouse And The Mask'', an album produced in cooperation with Creator/AdultSwim. The album featured songs explicitly about ''WesternAnimation/SpaceGhostCoastToCoast'', ''WesternAnimation/AquaTeenHungerForce'', and ''WesternAnimation/PerfectHairForever'' (for which DOOM had done voice acting), and other raps on the album made reference to ''Manga/InuYasha'', ''Manga/{{Trigun}}'', and ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}''. Voice actors from various Creator/AdultSwim shows made contributions, and samples from Creator/AdultSwim shows permeate throughout.

On December 31st, 2020, MF DOOM was announced dead since October 31st, 2020. As of now, his cause of death is currently unknown.

MF DOOM (also known as DOOM, Viktor Vaughn, King Geedorah, etc.) is a particularly {{Troperiffic}} [[HipHop rapper]].

DOOM, born [[AlliterativeName Daniel Dumile]] on January 9, 1971, had some success as a rapper in the early '90s in his group KMD under the name Zev Love X. However, the [[DeathByOriginStory tragic loss of his brother in a car accident]], along with the shelving of KMD's album ''Black Bastards'' for its ContemptibleCover in 1994 caused him to retreat from the hip-hop world and sink into a deep depression. He eventually became homeless on the streets of New York; in interviews, he describes himself in this period as "recovering from his wounds" and swearing revenge "against the industry that so badly deformed him." If this sounds like a SuperVillain [[SuperHeroOrigin origin story]], well, the similarity didn't escape him either. When he recovered and returned to the world of hip-hop he adopted the identity of MF DOOM, an {{Expy}} of the ComicBook/FantasticFour villain Doctor Doom. DOOM has consistently worn a CoolMask since he returned to performing; it is nearly impossible to find pictures of him from after 1998 or so in which he shows his face.

%%* AntiVillain

* AntiVillain
* ComicsRuleEverythingAroundMe
* CoolMask
* DoomyDoomsOfDoom

* ThemeNaming: The titles of all the songs on his "Mm...Food?" album have ''some'' reference to food in them.

MF DOOM (also known as DOOM, Viktor Vaughn, King Geedorah, etc.) is a particularly {{Troperiffic}} {{rap}}per.

DOOM, born [[AlliterativeName Daniel Dumile]], had some success as a rapper in the early '90s in his group KMD under the name Zev Love X. However, the [[DeathByOriginStory tragic loss of his brother in a car accident]], along with the shelving of KMD's album ''Black Bastards'' for its ContemptibleCover in 1994 caused him to retreat from the hip-hop world and sink into a deep depression. He eventually became homeless on the streets of New York; in interviews, he describes himself in this period as "recovering from his wounds" and swearing revenge "against the industry that so badly deformed him." If this sounds like a SuperVillain [[SuperHeroOrigin origin story]], well, the similarity didn't escape him either. When he recovered and returned to the world of hip-hop he adopted the identity of MF DOOM, an {{Expy}} of the ComicBook/FantasticFour villain Doctor Doom. DOOM has consistently worn a CoolMask since he returned to performing; it is nearly impossible to find pictures of him from after 1998 or so in which he shows his face.

DOOM's raps often play with the ideas of the SuperHero and SuperVillain, or use those tropes to {{deconstruct|ion}} hip-hop culture. His lyrics are marked by a vast knowledge of popular culture, and commonly allude to ScienceFiction, {{Fantasy}}, WesternAnimation, and ComicBook characters. In addition to the ComicBook/FantasticFour mythos from which his identity is borrowed (and from where he gets a lot of [[RuleOfFunny hilarious]] {{sampl|ing}}es of people complaining about "Doom") he's fond of Franchise/StarTrek, commonly comparing himself to Worf. The potential for {{Narm}} in this is tempered by DOOM's lyrical skill and playfulness and support by a range of excellent producers. DOOM maintains a good degree of popularity in both underground and mainstream hip-hop circles; for example, his 2004 album ''Music/{{Madvillainy}}'' with producer Madlib is regarded by most as a classic.

* UnreliableNarrator: Can you keep track of all the reasons he's given for wearing a mask? Because he probably can't.