The new year broke with overdue news: The villain had died on Halloween. The enigmatic Daniel Dumile, better known as the iconic rapper/producer MF Doom — AKA Metal Face, AKA Viktor Vaughn, AKA King Geedorah, and, once upon a time, Zev Love X — was dead at 49.
Doom’s story is one of legend in the hip-hop world: He was a mythical figure, elusive to the public, and a dominant king of underground hip-hop. He started his voyage in rap lore with his brother Subroc and their group KMD. But Subroc got hit by a car attempting to cross the Long Island Expressway after the group's first album,