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Mm..Food (Album) by MF DOOM

Artist Biography For MF DOOM

Daniel Dumile July 13 1971 – October 31 2020 Was A British-American Rapper Songwriter And Record Producer. He Performed And Released Music Under A Variety Of Stage Names Most Notably MF DOOM Which Dumile Preferred To Be Stylized In All Caps. Dumile Debuted During Hip-Hop's Golden Age Of The Late 1980s And Became A Major Figure In Underground Hip-Hop Of The Early 21st Century. He Is Widely Considered To Be One Of The Greatest Rappers Of All-Time. Born In London Dumile Moved With His Family To Long Island New York At A Young Age. He Began His Musical Career In 1988 As A Member Of The East Coast Hip-Hop Trio KMD At Which Time He Performed Under The Name Zev Love X. KMD Disbanded In 1993 Following The Death Of Dumile's Brother DJ Subroc. After Taking A Hiatus From The Music Scene Dumile Reemerged In 1998 When He Began Performing At Open Mic Events While Wearing A Mask. He Adopted The MF DOOM Persona And Rarely Made Unmasked Public Appearances From That Time Onward. His Metal Mask Resembles That Of Marvel Comics Supervillain Doctor Doom Who Is Depicted Rapping On The Cover Of His 1999 Debut Solo Album Operation Doomsday. In The Early 2000s Dumile Also Released Solo Albums Under The Pseudonyms King Geedorah And Viktor Vaughn. MF DOOM Appeared In Several Collaborative Projects Such As Madvillain With Madlib DANGERDOOM With Danger Mouse DOOMSTARKS With Ghostface Killah JJ DOOM With Jneiro Jarel NEHRUVIANDOOM With Bishop Nehru And Czarface Meets Metal Face With CZARFACE . Dumile Was Born On 9 January 1971 In London England The Son Of A Trinidadian Mother And A Zimbabwean Father. His Family Moved To Long Island New York When He Was A Child Dumile Remained A British Citizen. Dumile Grew Up In Freeport New York And First Started DJ'ing During The Summer After Third Grade. Dumile Had Lived In London Since 2009. Dumile Was A Follower Of The Nuwaubian Nation. Dumile Created The MF DOOM Character As An Alter Ego With A Backstory He Could Reference In His Music. The Character Combines Elements From The Marvel Comics Supervillain Doctor Doom Destro And The Phantom Of The Opera Like Doctor Doom And Phantom Dumile Referred To Himself In The Third Person While In Character. His Signature Mask Was Similar To That Of Doctor Doom Who Is Depicted Rapping On The Cover Of Dumile's 1999 Debut Album Operation Doomsday. Dumile Wore The Mask While Performing And Would Not Be Photographed Without It Except For Short Glimpses In Videos And In Earlier Photos With KMD. Later Versions Of The Mask Were Based On A Prop From The 2000 Film Gladiator. Academic Hershini Bhana Young Argued That By Appropriating The Doctor Doom Mask Dumile "positions Himself As Enemy Not Only Of The Music Industry But Also Of Dominant Constructions Of Identity That Relegate Him As A Black Man To Second-Class Citizenship". Dumile's Rap Persona MF DOOM Was Known For His Unique Free-Association Rap Style Challenging The Conventional Style Of Rhyming And Flow. His Interest In Cartoons Comics And Other Pop Culture Realms As Well As His Distinct Sampling/production Inspired Many Contemporary Artists Today. On December 31 2020 It Was Announced On Dumile's Instagram And Facebook By His Wife Jasmine That The Rapper Had Passed Away On October 31 Of That Year At The Age Of 49. After His Death Variety Described Him As One Of The Scene's "most Celebrated Unpredictable And Enigmatic Figures". Dumile Is Considered One Of The Most Celebrated And Influential Musicians In Hip-Hop. The English Musician Thom Yorke Who Collaborated With Dumile On Two Occasions Wrote "He Was A Massive Inspiration To So Many Of Us Changed Things... For Me The Way He Put Words Was Often Shocking In Its Genius Using Stream Of Consciousness In A Way I'd Never Heard Before." Stereogum Reviewing Operation Doomsday On Its 20th Anniversary Noted Dumile's "formative" Influence On Younger Rappers. El-P Of Run The Jewels Described Him As A "writer's Writer" While Q-Tip Called Him "your Favorite Rapper's Favorite Rapper".

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MM...FOOD Is The Classic Fifth Studio Album By British-American Rapper And Producer MF DOOM. It Was Released Via Rhymesayers Entertainment On November 16 2004. It Peaked At Number 17 On Billboard's Independent Albums Chart And Number 9 On The Heatseekers Albums Chart. The Title "MM.. FOOD" Is An Anagram Of "MF DOOM". MF DOOM Described MM...FOOD As A Concept Album "about The Things You Find On A Picnic Or At A Picnic Table". The Album's Titles And Lyrics Contain References To Different Foods Some With Common Metaphors And Double Entendres In The "street World" And The "nutritional Realm". The Album Is Primarily Produced By MF DOOM Except For The Tracks "Potholderz" Produced By Count Bass D "One Beer" Produced By Madlib And Originally Intended For The Joint Madlib And MF DOOM Album Madvillainy And "Kon Queso" Produced By PNS Of Molemen. MM...FOOD Features Guest Appearances From Count Bass D Angelika 4ize And Mr. Fantastik. "Kon Queso" Was Originally Released Under The Name "Yee Haw" On A 12-Inch Single In July 2003 With Molemen. The Track Was Re-Recorded For MM...FOOD With A More Laidback Performance From MF DOOM. "Vomitspit" Is A New Version Of The Song "Vomit" With A Different Beat And Some Changed Lyrics. The Original Release Of The Album Included A Different Version Of "Kookies". It Was Removed Due To An Unlicensed Sample From Sesame Street And Was Promptly Changed To A Simpler Version Of The Song In All Future Physical And Digital Releases. A Bonus Disc Titled Mm..LeftOvers Containing Throwaway Tracks And Remixes From The Album Was Released On November 16 2004 On Hiphopsite.Com. It Was Given Away With Copies Of MM...FOOD. The CD Contained A Recipe For "Villainous Mac & Cheese" By Grammy Dumile On The Back Of The CD Insert. Garnering Universal Acclaim Upon Release The Album Received An Average Score Of 81 From Metacritic Based On 22 Reviews. Ryan Dombal Of Entertainment Weekly Wrote "MM...FOOD Flips Countless Edible Metaphors Over Hard-Hitting Jazzy Beats While Never Devolving Into Pointless Parody." David Jeffries Of AllMusic Called It "as Vital As Anything He's Done Before And Entirely Untouched Or Stymied By The Hype." Pitchfork's Nick Sylvester Called MM...FOOD "an Attempt To Make Good On Doom's Almost Fascist Conceit To Restore Rap's Golden Age Despite Its Loss Of Innocence." Nathan Rabin Of The A.V. Club Called The Album "a Crazy Pastiche Tied Loopily Together Around Obsessions With Food Comic Books And Supervillainy" And Wrote That Doom Is "exempt From The Law Of Diminishing Returns." In 2012 Stereogum Named It The Best MF DOOM Album. In 2015 NME Named It "one Of The 23 Maddest And Most Memorable Concept Albums." Complex Named The Song "Rapp Snitch Knishes" The "22nd Funniest Rap Song Of All Time." The Album Cover Art Was Directed By Stones Throw's Art Director Jeff Jank And Painted By Jason Jagel. The Original Painting Included A Blunt That Was Later Edited Out. The 2007 Vinyl Edition Was Mastered With Tracks 3 And 4 Switched.