Bow before Doom, MF DOOM, that is, with a nutritious breakfast featuring some deadly beats with Super7. Doom rose up in the 1990s and has a signature metal mask that is inspired by the Marvel Comics ...

When was the last time you heard a song which initially sounded strange and even unbearable but then became beautifully peculiar and whimsical? The kind of track where you hear a mediocre voice ...

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“MadVillainy,” MF DOOM and Madlib’s clever golden child of underground hip-hop, turns 20 years old today. At 22 songs long and packed with obscure cartoon and pop culture references, it’s persistent, ...

But it's the interplay between the beat and sample that’s captivating, the subtle chops of bass, keys, and vibraphone from Roy Ayers’ “No Stranger to Love / Want You” soundtracking dialogue from ...

One of the best things about hip-hop is that good MC's tend to hang out with good producers. Whether it is Mos Def and Talib Kweli with DJ Hi-Tek or Q-Tip and Phife Dog with Ali Shaheed, when ...

The late rapper's 2004 album MM..FOOD may never have the classic status of its sister release, Madvillainy. But 20 years later, it's the one to play if you want to hear the essence of his artistry. MF ...

DOOM knew better than almost anyone that "truth" could be a prison for a great storyteller. Rap has often prioritized not just the first-person narrative, but the performance of self as a show of ...