At a certain point, when you get down to it, DOOM really was just a genius. Through and through. I always wonder if he kinda thought of himself as like just another dude, just like, like he felt like anyone could be him and he could be anyone, you know?
The lyricism I heard and read was just unparalleled. Super difficult to do and I don’t know too many who could come up with matching that same style. Whether or not he felt anyone could be him, maybe that was the mask idea he enjoyed having but there definitely couldn’t be anyone that replaced him.
I love this in depth analysis of MF DOOM’s lyrics. I haven’t gotten through all of it but wanted to add my though on his line from “Rhymes like dimes” when he says “it matters not if you’ve got a lot of what it takes to get along” he’s talking about how if you have good lyrics it doesn’t matter if you have a lot of money- this is a reference to an old song by ginger rogers called “in the money” from 1933 and the original lyrics go, “ We're in the money. We're in the money. We've got a lot of what it takes to get along.”
Great video...... Hot Take: The Mouse and the Mask by DOOM and Danger is one of the best hip hop albums of all time. It often gets overlooked because he had so many good projects coming out in that 2002-2006 span. It also can seem a bit corny and outdated with the Adult Swim cartoon interludes that some folks might not understand. But if you were a somewhat young adult at the time, knew the shows (Family Guy, Futurama, Aqua Teen, Sea Lab, Space Ghost) knew the puns that were being referenced, it was a masterpiece. I still find myself playing that album before Madvillainy or Mmm Food. It's peak DOOM.
Madvillainy and Food are two of the greatest Hiphop records of all time but I find myself listening to Mouse more often. The concept is just so cool and genius and it's just far more catchy and easier to rap along with. Just my opinion. It really is impossible to pick a favorite DOOM album tbh.
Shakespeare-level genius... i mean... only MF bounced rhymes off Eyjafjallajokull with such nonchalance...just untouchable and i will never get over his passing...
I remember when I was introduced to this Album n college fall 2011 I transferred from one school to another cuz of a coaching change and my teammate from queens put me on…then I asked my homeboy who spit if he was hip to em and he thought doom was jus a producer had no idea he rhymed..each one teach one at its finest
Tally Ho playing cards are what I use, own, and love the most! Originally only available in NYC or specialty stores such as magic shops. The Fan Back specifically is my favorite deck of all time. I’m working on collecting every color ever produced!
Also look into "Light it up like a dutch when the hash melts" - this refers to a Dutchmaster cigar rolled with weed and hash, has nothing to do with the legality of marijuana in the Netherlands.
MF DOOM choose himself in an industry that doesn't care about the artist he didn't lose himself trying to please the industry instead he approached the art the way he wanted to and made money from it
