Appreciating MF DOOM 

Here to remind everyone that Madvillainy is one of the best hiphop albums of all time and wether or not you care about DOOM you absolutely have to listen to it

_Your Favorite Rapper's Favorite Rapper._ The GOAT of GOATs can now rest.

I only discovered DOOM’s music a week or 2 before he was announced dead. This is helping me actually gonna help me get into his stuff more thanks lead

Never forget, ALL CAPS

Leadhead x MF DOOM, AND you remembered all caps when you spelled the man name??? What did I do in a past life to deserve such blessed content?

I’m right here with you man, this is the only celebrity death to truly cut me deep. Thank you for making this and celebrating his memory. All Caps

I assumed this video was going to be about “motherfucking” Doom, as in the video game. I ended up learning about a rapper I’d somehow never heard of before or even recognized

“It’s impossible to be in a bad mood when listening to his music” this is literally word for word what I said to my sister when mourning his death. At first I tried not to listen to him cuz I felt like it was too soon, which proved to be impossible cuz I can’t go a single day turning on at least one DOOM song but when I finally started playing it again, even tho it’s retroactively sadder it was hard to listen and be too depressed. His music is just too fun, it shows his humanity while simultaneously not telling you much detail at all. But it doesn’t have to because his interests and influences are spilled out onto every track making it a very intimate feeling listening to his works. In the same way you use nerdy references and callbacks while talking to a friend even when a situation is serious or bittersweet.

0:23 cute legs, Hon.

I was literally listening to mm food in the morning before he was announced dead for the first time

The way he spoke to the audience like we were a friend is what made his death personally impactful. Most celebrity deaths are felt throughout a community but DOOM'S was felt on a person by person basis. I grew up being a comic book nerd in a ghetto, so to me it was like listening to a friend who could describe how weird I felt. Rest in power to the illest villain to ever touch the mic, MF DOOM

YES! Thank you! After DOOM passed away many people have talked about his rhyme schemes and his nerdy references etc But almost no one gives him enough credit for his INCREDIBLY clever wordplay and the dense layers upon layers of meanings that almost every single line of almost every song has.

My favorite artist. Definitely one of the most influential and unique artists. It baffles me how he still goes almost entirely unrecognized by the mainstream media. For example, when he died, nobody I knew posted about it or talked about it. Although, when other rappers such as pop smoke and x died, everyone went wild.

“I’m the one known for giving really heavy back aches, grown but still living off little Debby snack cakes” I relate to this more than I am comfortable with. Those lil Debbie snacks are the shit

It's so crazy that the man behind the supervillain mask died on Halloween, the day of masks. In 2020, the year full of masks. It's such a tragic poetic coincidence that you can't top

Doom legit calls him self a super villain while everyone that met him say how nice and kind he actually is in real life

One of the most intelligent and talented to ever do it.

RIP MF DOOM, THE GOAT, THE truest artist ever, THE realest B-Boy, DOOM was my only hero as well

I haven’t been able to put into words how I felt about DOOM’s passing, and you did it. Thank you. Getting my first tattoo this week, a DOOM face too.

Literally started listening to MF DOOM last october, dude seemed like a great guy

"As i grew more and more familiar with DOOM's music, after discovering him, it was like I was starting to understand this incredibly intentionally mysterious person. And it was so gratifying. This might sound sad, but it was like I was making a new friend through his music." This hits so hard. I’m still busted up bad about DOOM’s passing. Way worse than any celebrity death I can remember. I feel loss on a personal level.

Looks like it’s going to be a great day today

Thank you so much for making this. Seriously thank you

"Real rhymes not your everyday hologram Even when ribs was touchin' never swallowed the ham" as a muslim, I'm really proud of my Villan

every video you upload makes me feel like i have a good friend to talk to these things about. lots of love, sir! ALL CAPS

This is actually so true. I was crying at first but as soon as I put on his music I weirdly felt okay again.

A year ago I was a man, now I am a lesbian. Your video about MF DOOM was a pivotal moment in my finding that out about myself. Thank you. 'Whoever ain't get it ain't supposed to'

Hellz yeah bro, you turned your (and my) passion and sadness into a worthwhile project ✌️❤️

I thought "MF DOOM" was some kind of Doom mod like HDoom, how foolish of me.

I didn’t want to watch this video because it’s exactly what I thought it would be, shit I already knew told to me from someone else. As much as it’s a waste of time to me, it could inspire someone else to love his music- so- good on you.

He had the power to play a hole movie into your head with just music, and to drag yours thoughts to reflect and feel involved

Let's not forget that doom was the first to use shows even before wu tang. In his old group kmd with his brother and another friend used sesame street and mr.hood in the album mr.hood.

DOOM just resonates. Your point on him being fun in an industry where those with lyrical talent are largely angry really resonated with me. RIP THE VILLAIN

I miss him so much

Okay so I'm sure I'm wrong and have just completely over thought this but, I always liked to interpret the stories of each of DOOM's aliases as being about one mentally unwell person who feels like he's completely alone and misunderstood and progressively falls deeper and deeper into madness. So I feel like it manifests itself as multiple personalities and, he constantly forgets who he is and reinvents him self as a new persona and, each of them knows of each other but not that they are one in the same. Personally I always thought of Viktor Vaughn as someone who wants to stop MF DOOM and is willing to go so far as to team up with a Madvillan to do it. King Geedorah is like the manifestation of his hatred and anger at the world and JJ DOOM... idk he's like MF DOOM's kid that doesn't care about the family business of villainy and just wants to do weird shit. Again this is just what I like to think of it as, I'm just another person who's was touched deeply by this great man's music. And just remember ALL CAPS when you spell the man's name. 😥 RIP "MF DOOM" Daniel Dumile

I've never been familiar with much of DOOM's music, but I have massive respect for him because without him a lot of the music I listen to all day everyday wouldn't be here. R.I.P.

The first MF DOOM song I ever heard was Sofa King. “Scared of a bunch of water, stay out the rain. Order a rapper for lunch, spit out the chain” . It was on a bizlesnaff video on RU-vid. I have been listening to MF DOOM everyday since and that was three years ago. I can’t believe he’s gone.

DOOM made music because he loved music. That's what made DOOM, DOOM. RHYMESAYERS FOREVAH.

Listening to MF DOOM feels like watching Saturday morning cartoons. You just melt away and enjoy the moment.

MF DOOM manages to be extremely class conscious through his character being inherently against the music industry as well.

I'm returning to this video after a few months, this is LEGITIMATELY the only artist I listen too now, 45/50 of my top songs this year on spotify are DOOM's. All I want to say is thank you for showing my the wonderful world of the illest villain, may he rest in power. 🦾

Doom had a big influence on Earl Sweatshirt's flow especially Earl's early stuff

I remember the first time I've listened to DOOM. Gorillaz showed me how rap IS a essential form of expression in music. I've always thought, real music is guitar and bands e.t.c. MF DOOM changed the way i perceive and consume music. I'll thank him for that

Your relationship to MF DOOM seems to be the exact same as mine to King Crimson.

I was waiting for a lofi inspired album called MOOD FM

Discovered him my freshman year and he got me through it all, man’s a legend. Now here I am a sophomore, replaying his tracks daily lol

"It's like I was making a new friend through his music" is definitely how I feel when I really start to understand an artist and why they do their work and it makes me love the art even more. I'm so glad I found this channel I feel like I relate so much to what you're saying in your videos and I really appreciate you saying it.

I fucking KNEW this man was a patrician. Hell yeah. RIP DOOM

I really enjoy how you kept comparing DOOM to aesop rock. The 2 greatest wordsmiths to ever do it.

RIP my favorite rapper

This is unpopular but I really really like King Geedorah like its my favorite album and then Born like this.

The one last wound 2020 left us with...

I was smiling ear-to-ear when I saw that Leadhead was a MF DOOM fan

Something I felt you missed and brushed over a bit was that DOOM can have some heavy meaning in his songs sometimes, like in ? on Operation Doomsday that second verse about his brother just hits so hard…

I remember hearing the Spider-Man samples and getting a rush of nostalgia. In my opinion DOOM was the wittiest and most influential artist in the underground hip hop scene.

Had to check again after pressing play that this is a lead head video her voice has changed so much it’s amazing

Well, I am happy to say that I was able to appreciate MF DOOM's music for 7 years before his untimely passing, similar to Craig Mack. It still saddens me to know both of those rappers are gone.

Been a fan since someone span me "Vomit". Flash forward about a year and he's on a Gorillaz album. I kept on telling people about how original his flow was, but eventually I just gave up and went to listen to Eyedea and Killah Priest on my lonesome whilst my peers listened to Nas and garage music. Suddenly everyone's postin' about knishes and I'm like "where 'ya been, cous?". ngl tho, it felt weird when people were tellin' me my "Iron Nails" rap name was a reference to him even though I'd been using it since '99. Lucky I stayed underground I guess. Eyedea's dead, DOOM is dead, seems Killah Priest is the last of my big 3 left. Here's hopin' he sticks around for a while.

That’s so weird and cool, the first ever doom song I heard was also doomsday, I was 16 and I fell in love. Need to hear it now

Mm food is probably my all time favorite album

I discovered his music in late October, I listened to him for half a month and after that wanted another album, and didn’t know he was dead :(

Great video man! thanks for sharing! As a rapper, he's definitely been a benchmark for me all the way. I definitely agree with your sentiments here.

I came across MF Doom from Demon Days like a lot of people but didn't know what I was really hearing. Years later, I was talking music with someone I worked with and he showed me 'Plumskinz' by KMD (MF Doom's first group before he became MF Doom) and I loved the production on it. One of my favourite beats.

This really reminds me of German rapper Morlockk Dilemma, for whom MF Doom obviously was a great idol. He too isn't saying that much deep stuff (but when he does, man, he does it) but he's just rhyming mad words some of which I haven't heard for years around topics no one else is rapping about. Adding to that he samples soundtracks of obscure movies preceding the 1950s, creating his completely unique atmosphere where you're just completely baffled all the time by the samples and the lyrics. Plus he's a really nice guy, just talks to his fans after the show and is always chilling - I had to think of him throughout the whole video. So, another reason to love Doom: he inspired a whole subculture around the planet.

Honestly, whenever I kept hearing people talk about this guy they were so vague that I thought he was a Doom Mod that wasn't available for download anymore. Now i'm kinda sad that I never knew his music up until now (I don't really listen to rap/hip hop outside of a few choice songs) but i'm definitely interested in checking out his albums now since you seem to hold him in high regard and the songs seem like they'd gel with my tastes perfectly.

If you're interested in creative writing, song writing, anything like that. Then you need MF DOOM in your library

Excellent & interesting. Sums up pretty much how I been feeling about him since KMD - Mr. Hood album. From the songs, to the videos, & lyrical content. That was my intro to Zev Love X aka MF DOOM, way back in the day. Or just as they was featured on 3rd Bass albums. Then Mr. Hood came, one of my favorite albums of all time. Playful, insightful, thought provoking, & humorous wit. Truly appreciated the artistic diversity hip hop had since the '90s & just prior. Hip hop was so dope before "the machine/powers that be" wanted to push so called gangster rap to the brink. Operation dumb down & numb the populus began. Now, its a time & place for everything but that was pushed to stamp out prior uplifting movements thru the arts. One could find such food for thoughts. It still exist but its far in between & sometimes revealed thru word of mouth. Thanks for sharing & Rest In Power: MF DOOM, his son, his brother Sub Roc, & a multitude of others. For anyone else in desire for such: stay healthy, live strong, protect your own, & grow...

Wasn't expecting a Doom tribute on a gaming analysis channel... Good shit!

He's your favorite rapper's favorite rapper. The illest villain to ever hold the mic. The most powerful, mysterious monarch in all the world. DOOM.

Honestly, the entire idea of a cheesy 1950s supervillain also being a rapper sounds like something Meatwad from Aqua Teen Hunger Force would listen to

I used to listen to MFDOOM just appreciating how it sounds, but this puts it in a new light.

My favorite artist of all time I’ve had his mask tattooed on my left arm for nearly 13 years he was a truly free thinker and a pioneer in every single way it hurts most knowing another artist like this will never come around again. he was truly one of a kind. But at least he can be with his child now

I never heard of him but I'll give his music a shot and yeah I heard him on demon days so I might as well.

ALL CAPS, WHEN YOU SPELL THE MAN’S NAME, R.I.P. DOOM, KING 👑

You've convinced me, I have a new discography to add to my collection. You had me at 6:19. Subtlety in wisdom is saying one thing and meaning three, all true. I look forward to giving this a proper listen through this week-end.

This was one of the better vidss I've seen about DOOM. It wasn't about breaking down his music, it was about just appreciating what his music was.

Havent watched it but this video goes so fucking hard

those white Legs TELL ME ALL I NEED TO HEAR

Madvillainy was my introduction to DOOM, and I never memorized a song's lyrics as quickly as Accordion lmao and it was not even intentional Of course I adore DOOM as a rapper, but his production work is especially near and dear to my heart. When I first started dabbling in making old school hip hop beats, his work was my primary inspiration. I would make beats just to imagine how he'd spit to it, and seven years later I'm still inspired whenever I listen to the Special Herbs series. Fck man, I still get so sad whenever I remember he's gone :( the only other musician death in my life to hit me this hard was Joey Jordison. wtf is this decade :( if Brian Wilson passes away too I'm gonna cry like a little kid

All this time there were hardcore MF DOOM fans hiding in plain sight. I seriously love his music. Somehow I never met anyone in real life outside of my old high school friends from back in the day that listen to the villain

"He's put me in a good mood so many times, nothing could ever undermine the effect that his music has on me." So true. I wouldn't go as far as getting a tat, however this is why I happily ordered a DOOM necklace from the lovely @anabsurdexistence. It's why I have every DOOM album on vinyl, why I've sought out every deep cut, why I've drawn imagery based on the aesthetics he put out, need I go on? However, a thing I shall never ignore is the times DOOM spoke on gender variance, and I'm not talking about Batty Boyz. I cite the attrazine lines from GMO, the skit from the end of The Fine Print, and... there may be another instance that escapes my memory for now. I guess my point is that, while he was very unlike many other rappers, I don't think it's good to kid yourself that you'd be his friend. The guy was very unfortunately notoriously hard to get along with, regardless of who you were, but I think he had a particular dislike toward honest and open T people, in part due to his religious beliefs. Despite what he outwardly says about how "anyone can wear the mask" for his personal profit, I do not think he would ever accept someone like us as part of the culture he wanted to actually promote in his ideal society. I still love his music. xoxo

I recently just started listening to Doom... His music makes me feel like a kid waking up on a Saturday morning with a bowl of cereal ready to watch cartoons. I can't really explain it any other way, but I know I love it.

every time i listen to a DOOM song i always find something that i didnt even realise before. love it

loved him in november has come👌

Dammmn, nehruviandoom has been sitting in my bootleg library for like over a decade. No context what it was or who it was from just know it was awesome so I kept it. thanks for solving this mystery from the history, now building an MF DOOM folder so thanks.

I always wondered if you named yourself Leadhead after that one sample from that one MF DOOM song

Now i want more music related videos from Leadhead! In particular one about Radiohead!

Bro.. Im here 2 years later to agree with every single word u said!! Doom was a master and a friend!! SLEEP EASY DOOM!

Bro listening to DOOM high is a damn spiritual experience

I've never really been able to enjoy or appreciate rap as a musical genre, and I never listen to it of my own volition, but I have to say thank you for making this video. The first I ever heard of MF DOOM was of his passing, so thank you for making this topic more digestible and approachable.

“Catch a throatful from the fire vocal with ash and molten glass like Eyjafjallajökull”

People should also check out the music he made while in the rap group KMD

Can you do a video on assassins creed 3 or black flag. Always wanted to know what the history of the revolution had to do with holy artifacts

His lyrics are deeper than u are understanding...he makes many references to tribulations from the bible. And the 1/3rd isrealites. He stopped making those references after the kurious ft. With serch bitchass. After that doom got a shoe from nike. A red diamond mask with spikes. And started throwing up 666 👌

DOOM's songs were always hit or miss for me, i loved half of them and didnt care for the other half. But regardless of wether or not i like it you could always hear the craftmanship, he took rapping as an art to another level.

Madvillainy is in my opinion an essential hip hop album. DOOM in my opinion is the greatest MC that ever lived. LONG LIVE THE ILLEST VILLAIN

I would love to have a sit down chat with you we could talk for days my brother…Much love from London where Daniel Dumile was born and is worshipped here by real Hip Hop folk..And will always live on ❤

Just ran across your video and I appreciate you made this it was very good. As I'm sure everyone else has stated we're all missing DOOM. I'm a fan from the 3rd Bass/KMD days to the WKCR freestyles and Fondle 'em Record's 12 inches. CAPS LOCK FOREVER!

I think the biggest reason MF DOOM'S rhyme schemes are so satisfying is they're like psychedelic quasicrystal patterns, patterns that have such a theme but don't repeat like fractal patterns, It's this dense quasicrystal rhyme schemes that leaves you even as a long time fan discovering more complexity in each bar even after hundreads of listens. There's other things that make DOOM great but this alone would be enough for me to listen to him to the end of time.

Get the bread. Even if you gotta lay down on the ground and play dead. What would be more villainous than faking your own death? I'll believe hes dead when they give us a death certificate...