MF DOOM

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Griselda Covarrubias, Staff Writer

February 21, 2025

MF DOOM, was a British-American rapper and producer known for his unique twist on 2000’s hip-hop with his metal mask that represents the Marvel villain “Doctor Doom,” hiding his face from the world.

Daniel Dumile, who goes by the stage name MF DOOM was a British-American rapper born on July 13, 1971, in Hounslow, United Kingdom, but grew up in Long Island, New York. There isn’t much information about his childhood due to his privacy, but he had a younger brother named Dingilizwe Dumile who was also a hip-hop artist and was also in a hip-hop group with his older brother Daniel. Dingilizwe was only 19 when he passed away from a car accident. MF Doom didn’t attend college because he wanted to focus on his music career.

MF DOOM first started his career in the late 1980s, and he was in a band called KMD with his younger brother. After the death of his brother in 1993, Daniel was dropped from his label and took a break from the music industry for a few years. Daniel returned to the music industry in the late 1990s with a new persona wearing a metal mask depicting the Marvel villain “Doctor Doom” calling himself MF DOOM. MF DOOM’s first solo album was released on October 19, 1999, called Operation: Doomsday. MF DOOM has released six studio albums, two live albums, three compilation albums, 10 instrumental albums, seven collaborative albums, 14 singles, and 32 music videos in his career. MF DOOM had two sons with his wife, Jasmine Dumile. MF DOOM was a very private person who cared deeply about his private life to protect not only himself but his family.

MF DOOM is a master of wordplay and is known for his amazing complex lyrics.

Sadly, MF DOOM passed away on October 31, 2020, from angioedema which was a lack of oxygen to the brain. This legend will forever carry the talent and phenomenal wordplay to his music, and MF DOOM is still and will always be loved by the hip-hop community.

About the Contributor

Griselda Covarrubias, Staff Writer

Griselda Covarrubias is a sophomore at Hoover High School and 16-years-old. Her birthday is on October 14, and she was born and raised in the City Heights area of San Diego. Griselda’s favorite thing to do is play soccer, and she plays as a center defender and right winger for Hoover. She has been playing soccer since she was six years old. She really enjoys that hobby and wants to play high school soccer until her senior year. Another thing she enjoys is art. She’s been drawing and painting since she was very young, and still continues to take on that passion and push herself to become a better artist everyday. Music is another thing Griselda enjoys and music is a part of her everyday life. Without her music she’ll go crazy. Her favorite artists are Laufey, Mitski, MF DOOM, Daniel Ceaser, Frank Ocean and many more. Everyday walking throughout campus and during class, she uses music to help herself concentrate in her classes. Some of Griselda’s dislikes are loud crowded places, because it makes her feel overwhelmed and not be able to let herself think in peace. Another thing she dislikes is Star Wars because the plot is pretty stupid and doesn’t make any sense, and they just keep adding on to the same lame old story. Griselda’s favorite food has to be Dominos pizza, to be specific pepperoni with pineapple pizza. Her second favorite food is birria tacos. Griselda wants her future career to be a therapist because helping others and hearing their problems knowing she can find a way to make them feel better. Griselda’s biggest inspiration in her life are her parents. They make a big impact in her life because of how hard working they are, and she knows that she’ll have to work even harder to make them proud. Griselda can make the world a better place by speaking her mind and knowing what is wrong with the world. Each person's voice matters and she’ll always try to make her voice known and heard. Griselda believes society can make the world a better place by social justice and equality. We always judge each other, but we never speak about it. If we address all the human issues like sexism, racism, economic injustice, etc. Griselda truly believes that society can make the world a better place for all.