KingsOfKings
🌫️ 𝖇𝖊𝖑𝖔𝖜 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖍𝖊𝖆𝖛𝖊𝖓𝖘 🌫️
Mos Def (a/k/a Yasiin Bey) and MF DOOM (a/k/a DOOM) are contemporaries of sorts. While DOOM’s major label days started half a decade before Mos inked a deal, both MCs were instrumental in making Underground Hip-Hop the breeding ground for talent in the late ’90s and early 2000s. Mos’ influence from DOOM is no secret, as both of these men regularly defy convention—both as rappers, but also as professional musicians, and perceived celebrities. Shunning the spotlight, and often eradicating distractions from the art, both of these men are unapologetic creatives, and Hip-Hop purists. That has showed in the first three rounds of “Finding The GOAT…” MF DOOM shockingly (to some) knocked out Jay Z by a margin greater than 10%. Perhaps a referendum on Jay in the last 10 years, the results show that DOOM’s consistency eclipses sales, iconic verses, and mainstream classic albums. Equally, Mos Def crashed the boards against his G.O.O.D. Music backer, Kanye West—winning by three times the votes. Neither of these MCs have a platinum plaque or a #1 album, and both have changed names in the middle of successful careers, sometimes twice. However, the GOAT may be in the trenches, where skills trump traditional fanfare. To get there, only one of these iconic lyricists can go forth. Who is it? (click one to vote)
Although DOOM’s Zev Love X era helped set the 1990s off, pain, homelessness, depression, addiction, and the loss of his KMD band-mate and real-life brother Subroc made a villain MC. Seeking refuge in art, Metal Face DOOM (a guard against the reminders of his identical twin brother) became among the most gifted MCs of the period. A product of the underground, Daniel Dumile kicked stream of consciousness lyrics, far-reaching oddball references, and bendable flows to a new level on releases like the cult-carriedOperation Doomsday. With that niche, MF DOOM resurrected himself figuratively and commercially, staying busy, and rapping away as much pain as possible on a string of lyrically-advanced, oft-self-produced releases that brought new meaning to “spit.”
MF DOOM helped pioneer a stream of consciousness-informed style, with wit, far-reaching similes, and vulnerabilities. From an Elektra Records hopeful to a Fondle ‘Em vinyl-only artist to a charting MC, DOOM’s career is a testament to persistence, reinvention, and creativity above all else. With a style as unique as his image, this wordsmith is revered as one of the 25-year masters of ceremony in Hip-Hop.
Although DOOM’s Zev Love X era helped set the 1990s off, pain, homelessness, depression, addiction, and the loss of his KMD band-mate and real-life brother Subroc made a villain MC. Seeking refuge in art, Metal Face DOOM (a guard against the reminders of his identical twin brother) became among the most gifted MCs of the period. A product of the underground, Daniel Dumile kicked stream of consciousness lyrics, far-reaching oddball references, and bendable flows to a new level on releases like the cult-carriedOperation Doomsday. With that niche, MF DOOM resurrected himself figuratively and commercially, staying busy, and rapping away as much pain as possible on a string of lyrically-advanced, oft-self-produced releases that brought new meaning to “spit.”
MF DOOM helped pioneer a stream of consciousness-informed style, with wit, far-reaching similes, and vulnerabilities. From an Elektra Records hopeful to a Fondle ‘Em vinyl-only artist to a charting MC, DOOM’s career is a testament to persistence, reinvention, and creativity above all else. With a style as unique as his image, this wordsmith is revered as one of the 25-year masters of ceremony in Hip-Hop.
