MF Doom

Daniel Dumile Thompson (July 13, 1971 – October 31, 2020), also credited as [a=Daniel Dumile] and [a=Daniel Thompson (4)], was a hip hop recording artist, rapper, and producer best known as [a=MF Doom], usually stylized as MF DOOM. He was known for his metal mask, “super villain” stage persona, intricate rhyme style, and sample-based production.

Dumile was born in London, England, to a Trinidadian mother and Zimbabwean father, and was raised in Long Island, New York. Although he grew up in the United States, he remained a British citizen and never became a U.S. citizen. He began his career in 1988 as [a=Zev Love X], co-founding [a=KMD] with his younger brother [a=Subroc]. After Subroc’s death in 1993 and the end of KMD’s initial run, Dumile withdrew from the music business for several years before re-emerging in the late 1990s as [a=MF Doom].

His aliases and credited names include [a=Zev Love X], [a=King Ghidra] (also known as King Geedorah), [a=Viktor Vaughn], [a=Metal Fingers], [a=King Dumile], [a=The Super Villain], [a=The Metal Finger Villain], [a=The Emef], and [a=Sci.Fly]. His group and collaborative artist profiles include [a=KMD], [a=Monsta Island Czars], [a=Madvillain], [a=Danger Doom], [a=JJ DOOM], [a=NehruvianDOOM], [a=DOOMSTARKS], [a=MA Doom] and [a=WestsideDoom].