The Tragic Death Of Legendary Rapper MF DOOM

Rapper MF DOOM's family confirmed his death in a statement on December 31st, 2020. The legendary rapper was only 49. DOOM's wife, Jasmine Dumile, posted the news of her husband's death on Instagram, confirming that he died on October 31st, 2020. As of this video, the rapper's cause of death has not been disclosed. Dumile's poignant Instagram message said, "The greatest husband, father, teacher, student, business partner, lover and friend I could ever ask for.Thank you for all the things you have shown, taught and given to me, our children and our family. Thank you for teaching me how to forgive beings and give another chance, not to be so quick to judge and write off. Thank you for showing how not to be afraid to love and be the best person I could ever be. My world will never be the same without you. Words will never express what you and Malachi mean to me, I love both and adore you always. May THE ALL continue to bless you, our family and the planet." MF DOOM, known for his, quote, "impossibly intricate rhyme schemes and his signature mask," according to Rolling Stone, faced several tragedies before his death. DOOM's brother, DJ Subroc died in 1993, and the rapper left the public eye for several years until the late '90s, Billboard noted. Then, in 2017, the rapper announced via Instagram that his 14-year-old son, Malachi Ezekiel Dumile, had died, per NME. Despite all of that, the mysterious rapper continued to create music, recording six studio albums. MF DOOM's life was quickly memorialized on Twitter, with Diplo penning, "Seeing the tweets about MF DOOM show me a whole generation was touched by his madness, wordplay, and voice.. 20 years ago I was home listening to mixtapes and 12"s learning.. trying to emulate a sound. a true inspiration for how far you can push a genre.. rest in peace villain." One fan said, "RIP MF DOOM. He was my introduction to a new realm of underground hip-hop in early high school. Don't even know what to say, except to go listen to the music he made and don't miss out on it. Really just speechless." Kojo Ebro wrote, "MF Doom is a legend. Loved his whole journey. He is and will always be constant reminder that us mainstream media is not needed to keep HipHop healthy & thriving!" Before MF DOOM was known as an, quote, "elusive bard of hip hop" (per Rolling Stone), he called himself Zev Love X. He found his footing in the rap world as part of the group KMD, which included his younger brother, DJ Subroc. The group completed two albums together: Mr. Hood in 1991 and Black Bastards in 1993, although the latter album was not released until 2001 due to Subroc's untimely death. Consequently, DOOM, still known as Zev Love X at the time, was released from his record contract and became homeless, per Deadline. He was later rediscovered and in 1999 he made his musical comeback with his debut album as a solo artist. He traded the moniker Zen Love X for MF DOOM, which came with a new persona and a new look: a mask he would wear while performing. Watch this video for more on the tragic death of legendary rapper MF DOOM! #MFDOOM #RIP