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In a post on the rapper’s Instagram account, his wife Jasmine confirmed on Thursday that he died on October 31, prompting a series of questions from fans.
His representatives confirmed the death of Rolling Stone magazine. Several artists paid tribute to MF Doom, including Run The Jewels and Tyler, The Creator.
The London-born musician, whose real name is Daniel Dumile, was known for his sharp and intricate rhymes and his trademark mask, which he never took off in public.
In a note to the rapper, his wife paid tribute to the “best husband, father, teacher, student, business partner, boyfriend and friend that I could ever ask for.”
MF Doom was born in London, but moved to New York as a child.
As a teenager, he worked in the hip-hop group KMD. After the loss of his younger brother and bandmate DJ Subroc, he disappeared from music, becoming, in his own words, “damn near homeless.”
A race with a mask on your face.
But in 1997, she returned to the microphone in Manhattan, with stockings over her face. In this way he protected his anonymity for the rest of his career, adopting a mask representing Marvel’s Doctor Doom.
His debut as MF Doom took place in 1999, after which his career increased steadily.
In addition to six solo albums, he has produced a multitude of bootlegs, compilations, collaborations, mixtapes, and instrumental albums, including the influential 10-part Special Herbs series.
He is well known for Madvillainy (2004), which was recorded with producer Madlib, who released the boxes under the Madvillain name, and gave the rapper his first entry on the US album charts.
In his career he also collaborated with Danger Doom with DJ Danger Mouse and appeared with Damon Albarn’s Gorillaz on their number one album at UK Demon Days. We also noticed Ghostface Killah, Flying Lotus, The Avalanches and Radiohead, writes bbc.com.
