Minsker, Evan (December 18, 2020). "MF DOOM and BADBADNOTGOOD Share New Song From Grand Theft Auto". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on February 3, 2021 . Retrieved May 2, 2021. Operation: Doomsday (liner notes). MF DOOM. New York, New York: Fondle 'Em Records. 1999. FE-86. {{ cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) ( link) Madvillainy marked Dumile’s first entry in the Billboard Top 200, though an oft-promised sequel never materialised, Madlib suggesting the ball was firmly in Doom’s court. Dumile instead cut further collaborative albums with the likes of Danger Mouse, Jneiro Janel, Bishop Nehru and Czarface. There was also a final solo album, 2009’s Born Like This, which drew inspiration from Charles Bukowski and teamed Doom with the likes of the Wu Tang’s Raekwon and Ghostface Killah. Kreps, Daniel (January 2, 2021). "Thom Yorke Pays Tribute to MF DOOM: 'A Massive Inspiration to So Many of Us' ". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on January 2, 2021 . Retrieved January 2, 2021.

In 1997 or 1998, [b] Dumile began freestyling incognito at open-mic events at the Nuyorican Poets Café in Manhattan, obscuring his face by putting tights over his head. [8] [28] He turned this into a new identity, MF Doom, with a mask similar to that of Marvel Comics supervillain Doctor Doom. [29] He later used a mask based on the character Maximus from the 2000 film Gladiator. [30] Gladstone, Neil (2004). "MF Doom: Special Herbs Vols. 5 & 6". CMJ New Music Monthly. 123: 42. ISSN 1074-6978.Dumile was born in London and moved to Long Island, New York, at a young age. He began his career in 1988 as a member of the trio KMD, performing as ZevLoveX. The group disbanded in 1993 after the death of member DJ Subroc, Dumile's brother. After a hiatus, Dumile reemerged in the late 1990s. He began performing at open mic events while wearing a metal mask resembling that of the Marvel Comics supervillain Doctor Doom, who is depicted on the cover of his 1999 debut solo album Operation: Doomsday. He adopted the MF Doom persona and rarely made unmasked public appearances thereafter. Dumile was married to Jasmine Dumile for an unknown period until his death in October 2020. The couple had five children. [2] Dumile's son Malachi died at the age of 14 from unspecified causes in late 2017. [106] Religion c36a517f8d36, ec7d20eb-769d-4e50-be80-175e370155cf, 343ce4fa-54b3-47b8-bd27-b379cf50f7ff, 2a827687-f114-46fe-9e5d-74acb7d33995, 52ebcc60-2bd9-47c6-8150-fe668ace76e1 MF Doom discography at MusicBrainz

a b c d Dunworth, Liberty (July 5, 2023). "MF Doom's cause of death revealed". NME . Retrieved July 5, 2023. a b Beaumont-Thomas, Ben (December 31, 2020). "MF Doom, iconic masked hip-hop MC, dies aged 49". The Guardian. Archived from the original on January 1, 2021 . Retrieved January 1, 2021. Strauss, Matthew (December 31, 2020). "MF DOOM Dead at 49". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on January 1, 2021 . Retrieved December 31, 2020.

a b c d e Yoo, Noah (June 22, 2021). "Untangling MF DOOM's Lifelong Struggle With the U.S. Immigration System". Pitchfork . Retrieved September 17, 2021. Dumile sometimes sent stand-ins to perform in the mask, which he saw as a "logical extension" of the concept but angered audiences. [93] Dumile initially claimed that he had lost weight and thus looked and sounded different. [99] At a 2010 show in Toronto, an imposter was booed off stage before being replaced by Dumile. [100] In an interview with The New Yorker, Dumile described himself as the "writer and director" of the character and that he "might send a white dude next ... Whoever plays the character plays the character." [93]