MF Doom, a masked rapper who was much respected in the industry, died in October, his wife and record label shared on social media Thursday.
His wife, Jasmine, broke the news in the caption of a photo on his verified Instagram account. She began the note addressing the rapper, whose real name was Daniel Dumile, by his last name. «The greatest husband, father, teacher, student, business partner, lover and friend I could ever ask for,» the note read «Thank you for all the things you have shown, taught and given to me, our children and our family.» Several well-known artists took to social media to mourn his death. «RIP to another Giant your favorite MC’s MC.. MF DOOM!! crushing news…,» rapper QTip tweeted. Born in London in 1971, he moved with his family to Long Island, New York, as a child and started performing and producing hip hop as a teen under the name Zev Love X.
