DOOM starts spitting effortlessly over a sample of the score of “Canon of Doom,” a Spiderman episode released in 1981. There are constant references to food - more specifically to the lack of availability of food - as the backing drums and sampled cartoon-score swell up. For example, the album’s opener, “Beef Rapp,” starts with a medley of dialogue samples that set the tone for what is to come. DOOM’s sampling style is completely his own - most songs on the record (and on many other DOOM tracks) both dialogue and melody samples from old Fantastic Four cartoons, fitting with DOOM’s association with Dr. (The title is not only indicative of the album’s cuisine-based theme, but also functions as a clever anagram of MF DOOM.)ĭOOM’s talent as a producer is special, as Mm…Food so brilliantly displays. That same year DOOM also released a solo effort - Mm…Food. He started to obtain more mainstream recognition with the release of Madvillainy, a collaborative effort with producer Madlib. Still, the 45 year-old New York native is a treasure of the underground hip-hop community. Doom mask (MF = Metal Face) and rarely makes public appearances as DOOM. ![]() Yet little is known about his personal life - and that’s the way he likes it. Starting from his early work as ZEV LOVE X with KMD in the early ’90s, DOOM has proven himself to be one of rap’s most creative and prolific forces.
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