It ain’t 213 it ain’t 323 it ain’t 305, wild area codes I never ever seen”-he was also a smart and cunning provocateur committed to intentionally confusing his fans, friends and peers. Though Dumile clearly bore a highly eccentric personality-Kool Keith recalled how he “would text me from different weird numbers, like from area codes you never seen before in your life. Fantastik, a puzzle which fans are still attempting to assemble. Then there’s the enduring mystery surrounding the identity of his collaborator Mr. He also sent doubles to interviews and photo shoots, including to an infamous cover shoot for the now-defunct Elemental magazine. On numerous occasions he sent a double (or as fans often said, “an imposter”) to his own shows in place of himself, sometimes appearing on stage once the ruse had been discovered, though just as often not. Doom mask allowed for an anonymity that few who are as famous as he was are granted. The lengths that Doom, whose real name was Daniel Dumile, went to in order to misdirect his fans are legendary. It’s not uncommon for an artist to be referred to as a “wizard” of their craft-Doom took this to its logical conclusion, pursuing a dedication to trickery that transcended his own mortality. This late discovery felt like a curiously apt endnote to a career defined by misdirection, red herrings and sleight of hand.
The New York rapper was a true enigma-so much so that even his death on the 31st of October 2020 wasn’t revealed to the public until three months later. Few artists can claim to have developed the enduring mystique that MF Doom has.
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