On Thursday (Dec. 31), the wife of British-born MC MF DOOM issued a statement on Instagram revealing that he had died on Halloween. DOOM’s former record label Rhymesayers Entertainment also confirmed his death with a tweet of their own. DOOM’s cause of death remains unknown. He was 49.
DOOM’s lyrical dexterity, penchant for comic book references, and collaborative efforts made him a beloved figure in hip-hop. Though his identity remained hidden for most of his 30-plus-year career, the mask-wearing MC shook the genre in 2004 when he released Madvillainy with Madlib — the act’s first entry on the Billboard 200. That same year, he dropped his celebrated album Mm. Food, which peaked at No. 9 on the Heatseekers Albums chart.
A bevy of hip-hop stars, including Jay Electronica, Tyler, The Creator, Q-Tip, Playboi Carti and more paid homage to the revered lyricist in a series of tweets. Check out some of the messages below.
May Allah be please w our Brother MF DOOM.
— J A Y E L E C T R O N I C A (@JayElectronica) December 31, 2020
MF DOOM I’m at a lost of words.
— Stalley (@Stalley) December 31, 2020
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.
— Statik Selektah (@StatikSelekt) December 31, 2020
RIP MF DOOM. “Fancy Clown”, “All Caps”, “Accordion”, “Hoe Cakes”, on repeat
— Skyzoo (@skyzoo) December 31, 2020
DOOM.
— 9th Wonder (@9thwonder) December 31, 2020
Operation Doomsday one of my fav albums EVER
— Emilio Rojas (@emiliorojas) December 31, 2020
MF DOOM FOREVER
— Travis Barker (@travisbarker) December 31, 2020
rIP mF dOOM ! wTF
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(@playboicarti) December 31, 2020
I heard that some authors rewrote entire novels by the greats just to see how it felt
Denzel and I made UNLOCKED talking about DOOM every single day just trying to channel an ounce of the feeling
RIP MF DOOM
— kennybeats (@kennybeats) December 31, 2020
2020 had to do us dirty one more time. RIP MF DOOM! May your sound inspire music FOREVER! pic.twitter.com/QYsz2NV0Q0
— KOTA (@KotaTheFriend) December 31, 2020
RIP MF DOOM
— Cordae’ (@cordae) December 31, 2020
Sometimes the art of consistency is overlooked. Some of our favorite indie artists have to drop 3 times more than others in this climate. Term, Grafh & Ransom. These brothers have been FIRE all year so they receive a Rap Connoisseurs golden trophy ®©
— Crook (@CrookedIntriago) December 31, 2020
My soul is crushed.
— FLYLO (@flyinglotus) December 31, 2020
All u ever needed in hip hop was this record. Sorted. Done. Give it to the fucking aliens pic.twitter.com/knqTs1Q1HV
— FLYLO (@flyinglotus) December 31, 2020
safe travels villain
— Tyler, The Creator (@tylerthecreator) December 31, 2020
MF DOOM FOREVER
— el-p (@therealelp) December 31, 2020
I wanted to be like DOOM ALLCAPSNOSPACES. a black weirdo i could look up to. i wish we could have met
— JPEGMAFIA (@darkskinmanson) December 31, 2020
LONG LIVE MF DOOM
— Denzel Curry (@denzelcurry) December 31, 2020
