MF DOOM left the physical realm as mysteriously as he lived it. Known to the world as Metal Face (or Metal Fingers), his elusive presence and supervillain persona cloaked his legacy in intrigue, making him even more of a bona fide legend.
The Hip Hop community was left reeling after his death was announced on December 31, a full two months after the London native actually died. In the wake of his untimely passing, DOOM and Madlib’s
celebrated collaboration
Madvillainy has made U.K. history.
According to a pair of tweets from Chart Data, the project is now certified silver in Britain, DOOM’s first.
The unexpected news of MF DOOM’s death is still reverberating throughout the Hip Hop community. On Thursday (December 31), DOOM’s wife Jasmine revealed the enigmatic MC famous for rocking his MetalFace mask had died on Halloween, a day when it’s customary to wear one.
Among the hundreds, even thousands of condolences flooding social media, Yasiin Bey (formerly known as Mos Def) was one of DOOM’s peers who paid tribute with a special Instagram post dedicated to his fallen friend.
The post features Bey rapping over Madvillain’s 2004
Madvillainy classic “ALL CAPS.” He wrote in the caption, “ALL CAPS. CAPS LOCK ON. INNALAHI WA INNALAHI RAJOON. PARIS 2014 RECORDED LIVE ON SITE. INSPIRATION INFORMATION. THANK YOU AND THANK YOU AGAIN. PEACE.#MFDOOM. #BEYONDOOM.”
The Hip Hop community received some shocking news on Thursday (December 31) when MF DOOM’s wife Jasmine revealed the legendary rapper has died. While the London-born MC actually passed away on October 31, his family presumably chose to keep it under wraps due to the sensitive nature of the situation.
Naturally, people are skeptical about the authenticity of the announcement considering it wouldn’t be too off brand for DOOM to pull an outrageous stunt like this. But sources close to the Rhymesayers Entertainment camp assure HipHopDX there’s nothing fake about his death.
With heavy hearts, we share these words from MF DOOM’s family.https://t.co/g9TPQCsB15pic.twitter.com/HKWQW9aIM2