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MF DOOM

MF DOOM was Daniel Dumile, the masked rapper and producer behind Operation: Doomsday, Madvillainy and MM..FOOD, whose music lives on through his estate and collaborators.

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DOOM’s happenings, collected from public sources, plus his backstory and Starbook, where fans write.

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Overview

Name: Daniel Dumile
Born: July 13, 1971 · London, England
Died: October 31, 2020 · Aged 49
Roots: Raised on Long Island, New York
Work: Rapper, songwriter and record producer
Early chapter: Zev Love X in KMD
Breakout: Operation: Doomsday (1999); Madvillainy with Madlib (2004)
Other identities: Metal Fingers, King Geedorah and Viktor Vaughn

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How it started.

Born in London and raised on Long Island, Daniel Dumile first reached listeners as Zev Love X in KMD. The group’s early promise gave way to loss: his brother and bandmate Subroc died, and Elektra shelved their second album, Black Bastards. Dumile later returned with a mask and a new character, MF DOOM.

Finding the villain.

Operation: Doomsday arrived in 1999, weaving rhymes through soul samples, cartoons and fragments of dialogue. The mask gave Dumile room to tell stories through a character. He also built distinct worlds as Viktor Vaughn, King Geedorah and the instrumental producer Metal Fingers.

A remarkable run.

His early 2000s catalogue rewards following every alias. He made Take Me to Your Leader as King Geedorah in 2003, then teamed with Madlib for Madvillainy in 2004. That same year, MM..FOOD used food-themed titles and wordplay to explore friendships, rap and everyday life.

What fans follow now.

Dumile died on October 31, 2020. His estate and labels continue to share his work through reissues, archival videos and collaborations. The recent updates here cover that posthumous activity, including Special Herbs editions and the annual DOOMSDAY celebrations.

Creditschronological, newest first

2006Special Herbs, The Box Set Vol. 0–9Producer as Metal Fingers
2004MM..FOODRapper and producer
2004MadvillainyRapper in Madvillain with producer Madlib
2003Take Me to Your LeaderWriter and producer as King Geedorah; also recorded, arranged, mixed and mastered the album
1999Operation: DoomsdaySolo artist as MF DOOM

Awards

Quotes

I make hip-hop, but use DOOM as a character to convey stories that a normal dude can’t.MF DOOM, interview with David Ma, Passion of the Weiss

Discussing why he wrote through characters in an interview conducted around Born Like This and republished in 2019.

Trivia

KMD began as an idea for a graffiti crew before it became a rap group.
His metal mask was adapted from a collectible Gladiator replica, with the faceplate mounted to a construction hat’s adjustable inner band.
MM..FOOD is an anagram of MF DOOM.
King Geedorah is a giant three-headed lizard from outer space in the character’s story.
The MM..FOOD tour paired shows with canned food collections for local food banks.