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Musical artist Daniel Dumile (pronounced / ˈ d uː m [invalid input: 'ɨ'] l eɪ / , DOO -mə-lay ) is an American hip hop artist who has taken on several stage names in his career, most notably MF DOOM , where the "MF" stands for Metal Face or Metal Fingers. He has since dropped the "MF" from his name. He has appeared in several collaborative projects such as Danger Doom (with Danger Mouse ) and Madvillain (with Madlib ), and frequently collaborates with Ghostface Killah .

Musical artist Daniel Dumile (pronounced / ˈ d uː m [invalid input: 'ɨ'] l eɪ / DOO -mə-lay ; born 9 January 1971) is a British-American hip hop artist best known for his "super villain" stage persona and unique lyrics. Daniel Dumile has taken on several stage names in his career, most notably as Metal Face DOOM or MF DOOM . He has appeared in several collaborative projects such as Danger Doom (with Danger Mouse ), JJ DOOM (with Jneiro Jarel ), Madvillain (with Madlib ) and NehruvianDOOM (with Bishop Nehru ).

US-based English rapper and producer Musical artist Daniel Dumile / ˈ d uː m ɪ l eɪ / DOOM -ee-lay (born January 9, 1971), better known by several stage names, most notably MF Doom (often stylized MF DOOM ), is a rapper, songwriter, and record producer raised in Long Island , New York , though he was born in London . Best known for his "super villain" stage persona and rhyme-dense, humorous lyrical style, Dumile has taken on several stage names in his career. MF Doom's mask, similar to that of Marvel Comics super-villain Doctor Doom , is depicted rapping on the cover of the 1999 album Operation: Doomsday . MF Doom has appeared in several collaborative projects such as Madvillain (with Madlib ), Danger DOOM (with Danger Mouse ), Doomstarks (with Ghostface Killah ), JJ DOOM (with Jneiro Jarel ), NehruvianDOOM (with Bishop Nehru ), and Czarface Meets Metal Face (with Czarface ).

British-American rapper (1971–2020) Daniel Dumile ( / ˈ d uː m ə l eɪ / DOO -mə-lay ; July 13, 1971 – October 31, 2020), best known by his stage name MF Doom or simply Doom (both stylized in all caps ), was a British-American rapper and record producer. Noted for his intricate wordplay, signature metal mask, and " supervillain " stage persona, Dumile became a major figure of underground hip hop and alternative hip hop in the 2000s. After his death, Variety described him as one of the scene's "most celebrated, unpredictable and enigmatic figures". Dumile was born in London and moved to Long Island, New York , at a young age. He began his career in 1988 as a member of KMD , performing as Zev Love X . The group disbanded in 1993 after the death of member DJ Subroc , Dumile's brother. After a hiatus, Dumile reemerged in the late 1990s. He began performing at open mic events while wearing a metal mask resembling that of the Marvel Comics supervillain Doctor Doom , who is depicted on the cover of his 1999 debut solo album Operation: Doomsday . He adopted the MF Doom persona and rarely made unmasked public appearances thereafter. During Dumile's most prolific period, the early to mid-2000s, he released the acclaimed Mm..Food (2004) as MF Doom, as well as albums released under the pseudonyms King Geedorah and Viktor Vaughn . Madvillainy (2004), recorded with the producer Madlib under the name Madvillain , is often cited as Dumile's magnum opus and is regarded as a landmark album in hip hop. Madvilliany was followed by another acclaimed collaboration, The Mouse and the Mask (2005), with the producer Danger Mouse , released under the name Danger Doom . Though he lived the majority of his life in the United States, Dumile never gained American citizenship. In 2010, he was denied reentry after returning from an international tour for his sixth and final solo album, Born Like This (2009). He relocated to London and, in his final years, worked mostly in collaboration with other artists, releasing albums with Jneiro Jarel (as JJ Doom ), Bishop Nehru ( NehruvianDoom ), and Czarface ( Czarface Meets Metal Face and the posthumous Super What? ). Dumile died in 2020 from angioedema following a reaction to a blood pressure medication . Hear 11 of Them" . The New York Times . There are <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or templates on this page, but the references will not show without a template or template (see the help page ).

British and American rapper (1971–2020) Daniel Dumile (born Dumile Daniel Thompson ; / ˈ d uː m ə l eɪ / DOO -mə-lay ; July 13, 1971 – October 31, 2020), also known by his stage name MF Doom or simply Doom (both mostly stylized in all caps ), was a British and American rapper, songwriter, and record producer. Noted for his intricate wordplay, signature metal mask, and " supervillain " stage persona, he became a major figure of underground hip hop and alternative hip hop in the 2000s. Dumile was born in London and raised in Long Beach, New York . He began his career in 1988 as a member of the trio KMD , performing as Zev Love X . The group disbanded in 1993 after the death of DJ Subroc , Dumile's brother. After a hiatus, Dumile reemerged in the late 1990s. He began performing at open mic events while wearing a metal mask resembling that of the Marvel Comics supervillain Doctor Doom , who is depicted on the cover of his 1999 debut solo album Operation: Doomsday . He adopted the MF Doom persona and rarely made unmasked public appearances thereafter. During Dumile's most prolific period, the early to mid-2000s, he released the acclaimed Mm..Food (2004) as MF Doom, as well as albums released under the pseudonyms King Geedorah and Viktor Vaughn . Madvillainy (2004), recorded with the producer Madlib under the name Madvillain , is often cited as Dumile's magnum opus and is regarded as a landmark album in hip hop. Madvillainy was followed by another acclaimed collaboration, The Mouse and the Mask (2005), with the producer Danger Mouse , released under the name Danger Doom . Though he lived most of his life in the United States, Dumile never gained American citizenship; in 2010, he was denied reentry after returning from an international tour for his sixth and final solo album, Born Like This (2009). He moved to London before settling in Leeds and worked mostly in collaboration with other artists during his final years, releasing albums with Jneiro Jarel (as JJ Doom ), Bishop Nehru ( NehruvianDoom ), and Czarface ( Czarface Meets Metal Face , and the posthumous Super What? ). On Halloween 2020, he died in a Leeds hospital from angioedema following a reaction to a blood pressure medication . After his death, Variety described him as one of hip hop's "most celebrated, unpredictable and enigmatic figures". Hear 11 of Them" . The New York Times . There are <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or templates on this page, but the references will not show without a template or template (see the help page ).