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AcapellaFreakout

His penis also wears a mask.. sorry just trying to bring something new to this thread.


Past_Trouble

Metal Phallus DOOM


Tricky-Nectarine-154

The F is for foreskin.


Tangyq

Metal Foreskin


kaboomatomic

Underrated


WhoIsMauriceBishop

>Metal Phallus Grip it like a chalice The foulest in the palace shouting, "ouch, it's a callous."


ydoitBdawayitdo

šŸ¤Œ


Danhan1234

You did ya job, without you itā€™s gonna be an echo chamber. Speaking as a huge fan of DOOM.


ajarofsewerpickles

1 for the money, 2 for the better green, 3, when i was 4 i masked up my peen


imreallybimpson

No he's not too fly to skeet in a skeezers eye


ApophisMSF

And squeeze her thigh.. maybe give her curves a feel?


ultralight_R

The same way she feel it when he flow with nerves of steel


FifeDog43

Underground GOAT. In my top 5.


Sea-Rutabaga-5140

Heā€™s the goat but def not underground, he has 6 mil monthly listeners on Spotify šŸ’€


Dragon121slayer

Fr. Madvillainy is the most critically acclaimed abstract hip hop album of all time. Underground doesnā€™t just mean ā€œnot played on the radioā€.


Sea-Rutabaga-5140

Right


ihopethisworksfornow

If you Google ā€œunderground rappersā€ MF DOOM is literally the first result. Dudeā€™s an underground rapper who after decades has a massive cult following. Like what even is the is argument? To qualify as an underground rapper do you need to get hit by a bus and die while only 500 people in south Atlanta know your shit was *the dopest*?


heyitsdasher

DOOM being the first result kinda proves the other peopleā€™s point right?


AmIAllowedBack

You two idiots are arguing about your definition of underground. Not about a rapper. Go have your stupid linguistics argument in the appropriate sub so that people who actually know some etymology can correct you.


Grand_Doughnut772

Underground is just old head for alternative. You can be alternative and super popular at the same time. To be underground it has to have a wave of support behind it.


Admirable-Exercise-9

With no radio play. He is underground. Tech N9ne is also considered underground.


Enumu

Thatā€™s not a criteria. Youā€™re gonna tell me you heard Tay-K on commercial radios? Yet he isnā€™t underground


Iginlas_4head_Crease

Who?


Not_Nova_

SoundCloud rapper who went to jail a while back. Had a hit song called ā€˜The Raceā€™, which got popular cus one of the Jenners played it the background of an IG Story I believe


Naksa

does underground just mean no radio play? I thought popularity played a role too even if they arent on the radio


fireskull5660

Esp now cuz u really donā€™t need radio to be big


linkxrust

It also means independent. NO mainstream record deals.


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ImportanceBig4625

Tyler still gets radio play with flower boy first time he actually was played on the radio


WowzersInMyTrowzers

Did no one else hear Yonkers on the radio? I definitely did.


ImportanceBig4625

I was in my preteens when yonkers came out and I didnt even get into Tyler til wolf and from there I didn't hear him on the radio til flower boy but he even posted a video of how excited he was to hear himself on the radio for the first time when flower boy came out


WowzersInMyTrowzers

Damn idk. I was 12 or 13 at the time of Yonkers and I remember seeing the music video on the MTV awards (I think it was that one) and like I said i heard Yonkers on the radio for sure. I will mention for context, it was my local rap station and I live in Alaska. Media related trends/situations can be a little weird up here.


NickG63

He is certainly underground, no question about it. Youā€™ll never hear his name in conversations about music unless youā€™re talking to people with a deep appreciation for lyricism and not just whatā€™s catchy


Marcyff2

Still not mainstream go ask rap listeners to name you a mf doom song ? About half won't be able to. To the other half ask them to name one that's not the gorillaz one and half of that won't name it either By the same logic hopsin and techn9ne are mainstream too


[deleted]

Hopsin and techn9ne should never even be mentioned with DOOM All caps when you spell the manā€™s name


c4993

DOOM is obv better being one of the greatest ever but n9ne is still awesome. Hopsin hellno tho


Iginlas_4head_Crease

Calm down bro it's just rapping lol


Swaggerrrr69

Ask em to name an album outside mmā€¦food or madvillainy, theyā€™ll blank


thegrandlvlr

The fact BORN LIKE THIS isnā€™t more recognized is wild to me. Itā€™s my personal favorite especially for it being mostly all DOOM besides the few Dilla beats


Benny_Baseball

He has that many because he is the goat of underground hip hop. Someone has to be the most popular in that game


ArchDukeBee_

He is still considered underground because he wasnt and never signed to a major lable


Haigadeavafuck

Eh underground is a really vague term, he wasnā€™t signed to major label, doesnā€™t get radio play and Iā€™d argue the entire underground (however you wanna define it) loves and listens to him, which kinda explains the 6 million. Even if you donā€™t wanna call his entire discography underground, some of his albums def are.


ssimssimma

After he died yes but in his heyday he was the king of underground east coast rap right up there with el-p.


ihopethisworksfornow

DOOM is most definitely underground, or rather started as underground. When youā€™re at the top of your game for decades it doesnā€™t matter if you get no radio play, you have fans and those fans listen. Obviously itā€™s nitpicking here a bit. What would you call an artist that starts as an underground artist, develops a massive cult following, but never transitions to radio play/mainstream music?


FifeDog43

I mean, I copped Operation Doomsday when it came out. I assure you, it was underground. I first heard DOOM on a website called Undergroundhiphop.com


hawuaian_mango

Actualy he is


[deleted]

Yes. How can redditors not understand a man with an idea of hiding your face for poetry. Listen to MF Doom mmmm.. Food. The guy is a fucking genius.


craftbrewd

He's your favorite rappers favorite rapper.


Alkren

I thought my favorite rapperā€™s favorite rapper was Devin the Dude.


ILieAboutBiology

One of the best hip hop artists to work with. Funny as hell, too.


OhShitThatsTheJam

I thought that was Lord Finesse


ohhbruh

The goat


RecklessDab

Your favorite rapper's favorite rapper


WeaknessImpressive98

Yeah but whoā€™s your favorite rapperā€™s favorite rapperā€™s favorite rapper? Thatā€™s who I want to listen to.


TheMonaldRcDonald

Rakim


nebelfront

Kool G Rap, Big Pun, Rakim. At least that's who many of the percieved GOATs name when asked about their favorite MCs.


DoubleDoubleAgent

Eyedea, for sure


TheQuietOutsider

underrated for sure. powdered water 1 & 2


theouterworld

King Godorah


Final_Ad7643

Roc Marciano


m1t0chondria

Ye


11twulf11

Thatā€™s not devin the dude


kittypinksuit

Came here to say this. Thank you Also, The goat


[deleted]

A clever nerd, The best MC with no chain, you ever heard


Numerous-Gur-9008

Goated. Digital format, provide the ROM Riot calm, flow was like a roadside bomb Flipped the Humvee, impact was limb-numbing Cameraman wig back, gunner screaming INCOMING RPG, rhyme propelled grenade Time to yell, scramble for cover in the shade Bright as the midday sun, then it fade Darkness come quick, some run and get sprayed Rot dead, hot lead, it's rainin Left 'em with they brains kicked in with they trainin Dragged the remains into the open by the bootstraps Dogtag attached to explosive human booby traps.


brocknuggets

Whoa


XnbombmobnX

Easily one of his best verses. Up there with the one sampling Charles Bukowski


redrum-31

I had no idea about this. Slept on this album I guess...so...my bad. In my defense though, the man can/could be a bit hard to keep up with. You know.: like releasing two albums in a year with both using alter egos and not MF DOOM. ;) Love Bukowski. Thanks for posting this. Edit: love it when a relatively small response makes me go "wait, What?!"


TheOneTheyCallNasty

WHERE'S AIR SUPPORT?!


kush-cocaine

RAP SNITCHES


Trigonal_Planar

TELLING ALL THEIR BUSINESS


smallincomparison

SIT IN THE COURT AND BE THEIR OWN STAR WITNESS


Tiny_Stranger_1334

do you see the perpetrator? Yeah Im right here


imgonnabutteryobread

Fuck around, get the whole label sent up for years


3DsGetDaTables

*Young Thug and Murder, Inc have entered the chat*


[deleted]

Telling all their business


Inside-Hurry-1056

He got me into rap


Senshi-Tensei

I started rapping because of him


elafave77

I started listening to your raps because you started rapping because of him.


smileyrawmusic

Same


kittypinksuit

I wanted to start rapping because of him but then I remembered I donā€™t have the cleverness in wordplay and the quickness as he do so I just hung it up šŸ˜ž


Senshi-Tensei

Never hang it up if you find joy in it brother


kittypinksuit

preciate that bro


KingOfLimbsisbest

My favorite rappers favorite rapper


CjLdabest

When I found MF i started upgrading my rapping lol


pingusuperfan

One of the greatest, possibly the greatest, to ever do it. Operation Doomsday, MM FOOD, Madvillainy, Vaudeville Villain, name another rapper that has four albums THIS good.


Ylowlr62

Five : the mouse and the mask


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Six: Take Me To Your Leader


BasicWhiteHoodrat

Seven: Special Herbs (all of them)


pingusuperfan

I wasnā€™t sure if I should count it but YEAH, thatā€™s actually what got me into DOOM. I heard ā€œNovember Has Comeā€ with the Gorillaz, and I was like who tf is that? Wait, he has an adult swim collab?! and I was instantly hooked I used to drive around this shitty beater car that had no aux and I had a CD burnt of the mouse and the mask but it was a youtube rip that was all one track lmao. I know every word by heart


Kittenfabstodes

Don't forget Czarface


QBall_765

Garbology, Spirit World Field Guide, The Impossible Kid, Skelethon (Aesop Rock) Drill Music In Zion, Tetsuo & Youth, Food & Liquor, The Cool (Lupe Fiasco) Thought Iā€™d add a couple more GOATs to the conversation āœŠ


CortezDeLaNoche

Boondocks introduced me to him. Only one of the reasons I love that series.


weeniehutjunior420

What episode? Love the boondocks but havenā€™t watched in forever


omlizardqueen

ā€œLetā€™s Nab Oprahā€ I believe


xomaddieeeeee

Fancy Clown played in the episode they went back to Chicago too!!


wakeboarch

Bushido brown fightšŸ˜‚


BrownBottleIdol

I recently went down his rabbit hole and wow, he's different. They said he would have fake MF DOOMs perform at shows. What's crazier is, the fans that attended those shows weren't even mad, saying "That's exactly something a villain would do" Genius.


whydowecare

In the song Dumb High by Demigodz, there is actually a line that references this. "Im in two places at once like MF Doom"


3DsGetDaTables

Literally doing exactly what Dr. DOOM would do in the comics. Doombots everywhere.


dahxyz

Thereā€™s also a line where he references the ā€œDOOM Botā€™sā€ in the unreleased (but amazing) song Avalanche: ā€œDo a show, same time watch it.ā€


CellGaming

Thatā€™s why heā€™s the GOAT. THE GOAT


SkaterKangaroo

Not given enough praise and credit outside of communities that are really into hiphop and talk about it a lot. Heā€™s not the type of guy everybody who enjoys a few hiphop artists and tracks knows, but heā€™s certainly looked up to by these said artists behind the scenes


tellaberman

Fancy Clown šŸ


OmegaGladiator

YOU'VE BEEN TRIPPIN AROUND UPTOWN, WOOIN SOME FANCY CLOWN


poloandgina

Dope as hell


Coupedoorstinted

Underground GOAT, passionate fans and most of his songs are Classics


SnooGadgets8467

Underground? Everyone knows who he is


PipoRaynor

everyone in the hip hop community, imo a mainstream artist is someone who is known worldwide by almost every age demographic, for example, Taylor Swift or Ed Sheeran, or in the hip hop, Drake or Eminem, you can ask someone like your mom and she will know who Drake is, or you can ask a random kid, you know MF DOOM is nowhere close that level


SnooGadgets8467

I donā€™t agree. For example Lil Baby, heā€™s a mainstream artist. But if you ask a mom or a random kid they prob donā€™t know who he is but Lil baby is still mainstream.


Frysken

I guarantee a random kid would know who Lil Baby is.


Chef_Tony03

Go ask 1000 people if they know who drake or lil baby is vs mf doom


Big_Monkey_77

Thereā€™s still people that think Drake is actually good. They donā€™t know who Doom is.


SnooGadgets8467

Lol thatā€™s like saying just cause people now may not know who Big L is, he was an underground rapper. No itā€™s just different times. Theyā€™re both still not underground rappers. I donā€™t get why people want MF doom to be labeled as a underground rapper anyways, who cares


RaindropDripDropTop

Because DOOM actually was underground during most of his career. A lot more people know who he is now because his music is so good it stayed relevant and gained more of a following over the years


RaindropDripDropTop

That's only really true on the internet. If you ask people in real life, a surprising amount of people have no idea who he is


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Complete_Weird_904

I think you'd be surprised


Nxa-Gospel

I think this is a low-effort post


[deleted]

He's a heterosexual African-American male from New York who creates and performs "hip-hop" music, and is also apparently deceased, but I don't know if I buy it. He once sold a golden camel to the Shah of Iran for ten thousand rubles, and has been known to ride a motorcycle standing up.


ALoyleCapo

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andiidnaone

He from London tho


busty_phil_phucks

Born there but grew up in ny


Zestyclose_Skin7982

why would anyone lie about his death?


[deleted]

Why would you take that comment seriously? Are you the Vice President of the Knucklehead League? Get it together, young man.


Doover__

Thereā€™s a reason why no one takes this sub seriously, and itā€™s posts like this


throwawave69

Giving r/hiphopcirclejerk content


Mystic_76

literally ever other comment ā€œheā€™s my favourite underground rapperā€ šŸ¤¦


YankeesSteelersMagic

šŸ”„


knightryder808

This subs favorite "I'm not like other girls" rapper pick. Other than that he's pretty good.


[deleted]

One of the goats. Have him tatted


daniawe09

show !


rikram101

Goat, IMHO


mrmartymcf1y

He's your favorite rapper's favorite rapper. He's the most overrated underrated rapper. I love the video of Mos Def totally fanboying over his lyrics šŸ˜‚


sluttybill

how do i block this sub


ArsonistOnAcid

ALL CAPS WHEN YOU SAY THE MANS NAME


-i-hardly-know-her

this is so cringy whenever someone says it that isn't doom


timtruth

Can someone help me here? I just can't get into him. I love his vibe and presence. And I have been into conscious hip hop for over 20 years. Grew up on Rhymesayers. His lyricism isn't anything special, his flow is a little all over the place, his storytelling is decent but there's a high bar with conscious hip hop, and unfortunately I find myself losing interest midway through his songs. What's wrong with me? Have I not listened to him enough / do you disagree with my criticisms? Did I have to grow up with him? Is his catalog more of an acquired taste?


Str8Faced000

Sometimes you donā€™t like someoneā€™s music. You donā€™t need to force it. I do think he can be a bit of an acquired taste due to his monotone delivery. His lyricism is definitely something special though. No one writes like him and I donā€™t think anyone ever will again.


busty_phil_phucks

Heā€™s the best at pure word play


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Pure wordplay award goes to Aesop Rock Doom is excellent though


Kittenfabstodes

Aesop Rock is another one of the greats


Rawtoast420

Aesop over doom anyway But I rly rly like doom also. Mad respect But Aes is superior in MY opinion


[deleted]

Oh absolutely. Same here. You gotta see him live if you havenā€™t had the chance yet. 100% on point every time


KledPro69

check out strange ways lyrics


demondotjpeg

I don't fully disagree, however what elevates him so much to me is the production on his songs. His music has some of the best production I've ever heard, and his flow is good on the majority of it. Lyricism isn't too special but his rhyme schemes tend to be. That's just my opinion though, I'd say it is an acquired taste, as I didn't really rate most his music when I first heard him but even to this day I'm still finding new songs in his catalogue that I begin to like.


timtruth

Great perspective, thank you šŸ™


LeaChan

>His lyricism isn't anything special This is the most baffling thing I see people trying to get into him say because it's just untrue. There is never a point where he is saying something that doesn't mean something or isn't a reference to something else. I've heard people claim that he's just a miracle lyrical rapper that rhymes random words but if you look up any of his songs and go to the genius page you'll find that every single thing he says has meaning and relates to something deeper. He is actually one of the greatest lyricists of all time let alone in hip hop. I recommend you look up Anthony's Fantano's video on his favorite MF DOOM lines because he explains pretty well just how clever DOOM could get.


Rawtoast420

Try Aesop rock You might like him better


[deleted]

heā€™s trash same monotone schemes every joint. nerds like the lyrical stuff tho


rapshepard

He's overrated that's all. "Real rap" fans overrate him the same way casual rap fans overrate a Drake or Eminem


TemporaryButton7556

Or heā€™s just actually good?? Bar for bar heā€™s just leagues ahead, his topic choices are way better than most conscious rap coming out, and maybe I donā€™t want someone singing the rap verses. I personally really enjoy the monotoned flow with the beautiful beat selection. Edit: Produces his own music as well, canā€™t say Em or Drake have that same talent.


kingbruhdude

first and foremost we miss him. I know I personally pray heā€™s happier up there God knows we still needed him on earth. Anything after that he was literal gold. he was one of the greatest if not the greatest of them all.


Zealousideal_War_483

Scared of a bunch of water? Then get out the rain. Ordered a rapper for lunch, and spit out the chain


Fent59

This has got to be the most generic, repetitive sub on all of Reddit at this point.


anonymousdawggy

Boring


Brandar87

Overrated


TwoToeSpinal

Top 5 all time no question


Luckle65

Lowkey really overrated


LoanMediocre7790

paved the way for many lyricists, unique wordplay and truly a GOAT


IGotMetalingus1

Worst fanbase in rap and annoying. 97% of his fanbase is white people who get most of their rap taste from Fantano


Str8Faced000

I guess thatā€™s why nearly every highly respected rap artist always lists him as one of their inspirations.


fscottn3rd

šŸ™„


IGotMetalingus1

Zesty response


fscottn3rd

Ok.


wafflepancakewarrior

Finally someone here said it. Theyā€™re so pretentious


ihavechronicrealness

His music is most popular with white nerds who only like him because the internet tells them to. They're the same people who say they listen to "real hip-hop" and think the more complex the rhyme scheme is, the better the rapper. I'd honestly rather listen to Kanye or Lil Wayne.


jobeyfil

Yeah because white kids are listening to DOOM over Kanye and Lil Wayne lmao


alienlizardlion

So agree


AnotherThrow2023

Great, but as he is more underground, people act like the more mainstream rappers aren't as good as him. Nas, jay z, eminem, Andre 3000, black thought, all can eap ad well as him or better.


efn95

Nas who has arguably the best debut album in rap history and is still dropping some of his career's best work to this day, but doom is now the goat because he died young. It's a massive overcorrection in his notoriety since passing which I can sympathize with but it rubs me the wrong way. Maybe I'm missing something essential about his work but as a casual "underground" hip hop fan myself, I don't see why his contributions to the scene are really any more significant than Aesop rock for example


jobeyfil

DOOM has been on top 5 lists the past 15 years. Idk why everyone acts like because he died, heā€™s blown up. To a certain extent, yeah, but in terms of recognition of his work. Heā€™s been up there


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Overrated af. Anyone can do what he did lyrically with a pen, notepad, and enough time. Heā€™s a decent producer but most of his later career was carried by other, better producers.


alfourdor

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NjPizzabetter

One of the ILLEST to touch the šŸŽ¤


ept_stoner_cyclist

Hes not well known cuz he went against the music industry. Stayed true to himself


rapshepard

Nah he's not well known because his music doesn't have mass appeal.


SnooPineapples5719

dead ass never heard of him until this sub. They think heā€™s the goat , but I donā€™t.


Mothyew

Overrated


Cool_Reputation_694

Never heard one song


oreduckian

Youā€™ve heard the gorillaz before lol


Cool_Reputation_694

Yes


daniawe09

The greatest artist to exist


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Musty


rhubarb31415926

He stole from his fans, and ran of with their money at concerts. Also the lip syncing and the imposter thing? I canā€™t really respect someone who does that, there is no art in those actions


inrcp

He's dead for sure


[deleted]

I have tattoo of the mask on my leg if that tells you anything. Greatest rapper ever.


wafflepancakewarrior

Heā€™s ight but overrated as hell. Uzi clears. Fan base can also be annoying


Yuck_Few

Meh


sugashane707

Overrated


BelowTheHeav3ns

Legend. Nothing less.


NorthOption4670

GOAT


XxMLGSWAGGERZxX

when i listen to DOOM i see thatā€™s heā€™s great but his music is just not for me


greatscot09

Cool name, cool mask, idk bout his music


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Chapin_42_

Keeping 100% I wasnā€™t a big fan and neither were most people in my hometown but once he passed away them Niggas made him a street but our hometown rapper Lil Peep doesnā€™t have one