Dumile was born January 9th on or in London , England , the son of a Trinidadian mother and Zimbabwean father. Hood , which became a minor hit through its singles "Peachfuzz," "Who Me? Subroc was struck and killed by a car in while attempting to cross a Long Island expressway before the release of a second KMD album, titled Black Bastards. Before the release of the album, it was shelved due to controversy over the its cover art , [2] which featured a cartoon of a stereotypical pickaninny or sambo character being hanged from the gallows. With the loss of his brother, Dumile retreated from the hip-hop scene from to He testifies to disillusionment and depression, living "damn near homeless, walking the streets of Manhattan , sleeping on benches. According to interviews with Doom, he was also "recovering from his wounds" and swearing revenge "against the industry that so badly deformed him. His new identity was influenced by Marvel Comics supervillain Doctor Doom. He wears the mask while performing and isn't photographed without it, except for very short glimpses in videos such as Viktor Vaughn's "Mr. Clean" and in earlier photos with KMD [1].
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Keith Matthew Thornton born October 7, , better known by his stage name Kool Keith , is an American rapper and record producer from The Bronx , New York known for his surreal, abstract and often profane or incomprehensible lyrics. Kool Keith has recorded prolifically both as a solo artist and in group collaborations. Kool Keith is generally considered to be one of hip-hop's most eccentric and unusual personalities. Octagonecologyst under the name Dr. Octagon in
Hiding behind a metal mask, Daniel Dumile has made six studio albums that are held in the highest esteem. He was originally born in London; his mother was from Trinidad and his father was from Zimbabwe. There, he and his brother Dingilizwe developed a deep passion for hip hop music.
Best known for his "super villain" stage persona and rhyme-dense, humorous lyrical style, Dumile has taken on several stage names in his career. Dumile was born on 9 January in London , England, [3] the son of Trinidadian mother and a Rhodesian father. Hood , which became a minor hit through its singles "Peachfuzz", "Who Me? In , just before the release of the second KMD album, Black Bastards , [3] Subroc was struck by a car and killed while attempting to cross the Nassau Expressway , and that same week the group was dropped from Elektra Records. The album was shelved before it was released due to its controversial cover art, [9] which featured a cartoon of a stereotypical pickaninny or sambo character being hanged. After the death of his brother, Dumile retreated from the hip hop scene from to , living "damn near homeless, walking the streets of Manhattan , sleeping on benches". According to interviews with Dumile, he was also "recovering from his wounds" and swearing revenge "against the industry that so badly deformed him". He meanwhile had taken on a new identity, MF Doom, patterned after and wearing a mask similar to that of Marvel Comics super-villain Doctor Doom , who is depicted rapping on the cover of the album Operation: Doomsday.
