MF DOOM

MF DOOM, the stage name of Daniel Dumile, was a British-born American rapper and producer who died in 2020. He performed behind a metal mask as a comic-book inspired supervillain and was known for dense, intricately layered rhyme schemes, heavy sampling, and offbeat beats. He recorded under multiple aliases such as Viktor Vaughn and King Geedorah and collaborated with producers including Madlib and Danger Mouse; his work is associated with underground hip hop and experimental approaches to song structure and production.