A Tribe Called Quest's Q-Tip called DOOM "your favorite MC's MC," while Lupe Fiasco recalled "wanting to be like him" in sharing one of his favourite DOOM bars.
Cadence Weapon shared how DOOM's 1999 solo debut, Operation: Doomsday, was a life-changing listen. "His impact on music might never be properly measured," he wrote. "He changed everything. He changed the way we rapped but he also changed how we all listened, what we listened for."
El-P recalled first meeting the artist in 1996 at a video shoot, not long after releasing his first single as MF DOOM. "Before that i was already a KMD fan but this was some next shit," El-P reflected. "I told him it sounded like he was a fallen angel. he said yeah that's pretty on point. we laughed then smoked cigarettes on the staircase and drank a little liquor. through the years we got to connect and hang a handful more. he was a cool motherfucker. he was a writers writer."
Find further tributes to MF DOOM from Backxwash, Tyler, the Creator, JPEGMAFIA, Black Milk, Westside Gunn, Bartees Strange, Deerhoof and more below.
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A titan. Larger than life. His impact on music might never be properly measured. He changed everything. He changed the way we rapped but he also changed how we all listened, what we listened for. Hearing Operation: Doomsday as a kid changed my life. R.I.P. MF Doom
How ironic is it the guy wearing the mask as a character most his life... dies on HALLOWEEN in the year we all had to wear masks.... smh Rest In Peace MF DOOM.
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LONG LIVE MF DOOM
The rarest of talents are the ones impossible to duplicate. There will never be another MF DOOM. RIP DOOM
mf doom was my first concert in 2004 (he was on tour with talib kweli) the first “underground” rapper i ever heard of. a friend sent me rhymes like dimes on AIM. i’m gonna love his music forever r.i.p. huge influence on me and most rappers i know youtu.be/ayfv0SOjvRs
He hold his heart when he tellin' rhymes When it's his time, I hope his soul go to Heaven He nasty like the old time Old Number Seven - MF DOOM. RIP 🙏🏿
MF DOOM FOREVER 💔
RIP MF DOOM. Sleep well mate. ❤️
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LONG LIVE MFDOOM 😢😢😢😢😢 #WESTSIDEDOOM
All u ever needed in hip hop was this record. Sorted. Done. Give it to the fucking aliens
THANK YOU MF DOOM!
I can’t believe it.... mf doom is gone. My heart hurts. One of the most influential rappers of our generation. 😭
