Cyrus Langhorne
Rap veteran MF Doom has reportedly died at the age of 49. The low-key but very popular underground hip-hop artist's wife Jasmine broke the crushing news to fans on social media.
MF Doom’s Death At 49
Doom’s longtime queen went to his Instagram page to issue a statement on his passing. More shocking, Jasmine reveals in the open message he actually died in late October.
“Begin all things by giving thanks to THE ALL! To Dumile, The greatest husband, father, teacher, student, business partner, lover and friend I could ever ask for. Thank you for all the things you have shown, taught and given to me, our children and our family. Thank you for teaching me how to forgive beings and give another chance, not to be so quick to judge and write off. Thank you for showing how not to be afraid to love and be the best person I could ever be. My world will never be the same without you. Words will never express what you and Malachi mean to me, I love both and adore you always. May THE ALL continue to bless you, our family and the planet. All my Love Jasmine”
Legendary Meeting
In the past, Doom talked about getting a chance to meet late rap icon Tupac Shakur in-person.
“I’d have to say back when we went on tour with Kane and Third Bass, playing huge arenas, and of course my brother was alive then so we were causing trouble, just going crazy having fun. And when we’d come out to do our part on “Gas Face-it’s a small verse, but when I come out on stage it was a famous song so people would be hyped. I’d be nervous until that one point To this day I get nervous until the point I have to walk out on stage. I’d walk out, do the verse and kill it! It was only like 30 seconds if that Then I’d bounce. That time was fun. Talk to Kane, see how his show was, get advice from those types of dudes. All those people were good back then. Tupac was on the road with Digital Underground at the time so I got to kick it with Pac, and he was a cool dude. This was before he came out with his first album or anything. Even when I’d see him after that after he got large, he always kept a thoroughly cool dude. It was a peaceful experience learning and everything.” (Stones Throw)
In the same interview, Doom acknowledged how much the music biz – notably hip-hop – had altered since the early 90’s.
“Nowadays hip-hop has changed. It needs to get back to that on the main level. Too much f*cking drama, it’s a musical art we’re dealing with for one. It’s art; it’s a loving thing, a good vibe sh*t. How you gonna bring that sh*t killing people, it’s absurd. Look at other genres-country, jazz-nobody is blasting each other in that sh*t That needs to stay out of the music. If you a gangsta, be a gangsta. If you’re an entertainer, be an entertainer. If you’re a gangsta kid that wants to rock, keep the gangsta sh*t out of the rhyme. It don’t belong there. It’s corny. (Stones Throw)”
MF Doom’s Early Influences
Back in August 2012, MF Doom talked about the type of music he liked to listen to. Although not a big fan of kicking back to listening to his peers, he did acknowledge some classic hip-hop artists.
“Well not really cos I don’t really listen to rap these days. If I listen to sh*t it’s Ultramagnetic. The first album, Critical Beatdown. Or Criminal Minded. Or Just Ice’s Back to the Old School. When I really need to hear something real quick, I put on the headphones and that’s what I listen to, walking down the street or whatever. Everything else… there’s other stuff from that time, I was young at that time, I was growing up so it’s memories connected to nostalgia, there’s a feeling to those songs, it reminds me of a time. So anything from that time, that’s what I would listen to. Erik B and Rakim, EPMD shit, you know?” (Fact Mag)
MF Doom Joins Instagram
Doom has always remained low-key. He first made a splash on Instagram back in 2015 and has only put up just over 100 posts since then.
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