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Books:

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  • Coleman, Brian. Check the Technique Volume 2: More Liner Notes for Hip-Hop Junkies. Everett, MA: Wax Facts Press, 2014.
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  • Hagle, Will. Madvillainy. New York: Bloomsbury Academic, 2023.
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  • Wolk, Douglas. All of the Marvels. New York: Penguin Press, 2021.
  • Wright, Bradford. Comic Book Nation: The Transformation of Youth Culture in America. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2001.

Articles:

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  • Brown, Courtney. “Remembering MF DOOM: A Personal Story.” The Source, February 5, 2021. thesource.com/2021/02/05/remembering-mf-DOOM-a-personal-story.
  • Caramanica, Jon. “An Appraisal MF DOOM, Magician of Memory.” New York Times, January 14, 2021. nytimes.com/2021/01/14/arts/music/mf-DOOM-operation-DOOMsday.html.
  • Caramanica, Jon. “The New York Times Popcast: MF DOOM.” New York Times, January 23, 2022.
  • Chick, Stevie. “MF DOOM: A Hip-Hop Genius Who Built His Own Universe of Poetry.” The Guardian, January 1, 2021. theguardian.com/music/2021/jan/01/mf-DOOM-a-hip-hop-genius-who-built-his-own-universe-of-poetry.
  • Coates, Ta-Nehisi. “The Mask of DOOM: A Nonconformist Rapper’s Second Act.” New Yorker, September 14, 2009.
  • Conlon, Rob. “Supervillains in Leeds Operation: DOOMsday.” Square Ball (blog), February 25, 2022. thesquareball.net/leeds-united/operation-DOOMsday.
  • Conti, Chris. “MF DOOM (Interview).” No Ripcord, May 2, 2004. noripcord.com/features/mf-DOOM-interview.
  • Davidson, Adam. “In Memoriam: MF DOOM, the Closest Companion I Never Met.” Atwood Magazine, February 18, 2021. atwoodmagazine.com/mfdm-mf-DOOM-tribute-2021.
  • Dodge, John. “The Fantastic Four Just Gave Hope to Doctor DOOM’s Most Devious Creations.” CBR, December 11, 2022. cbr.com/fantastic-four-DOOMbot-doctor-DOOM-marvel.
  • Downs, David. “Reclusive Rapper DOOM Talks New LP ‘Born Like This’ and Responds to Fan Rage.” Rolling Stone, March 23, 2009. rollingstone.com/music/music-news/reclusive-rapper-DOOM-talks-new-lp-born-like-this-and-responds-to-fan-rage-249971.
  • Drumming, Neil. “The Nerd Behind the Mask.” Village Voice, August 7, 2001. villagevoice.com/2001/08/07/the-nerd-behind-the-mask.
  • Dunne, Brendan. “MF DOOM and the SB Dunk: How Nike Captured the Supervillain.” Complex, February 1, 2021. complex.com/sneakers/a/brendan-dunne/mf-DOOM-nike-sb-dunk-high-history.
  • Fortune, Drew. “The Unknowable MF DOOM.” Vulture, January 28, 2021. vulture.com/article/mf-DOOM-wake.html.
  • Fox, Luke. “Mask Off with MF DOOM.” Exclaim!, January 5, 2021. exclaim.ca/music/article/mf_DOOM_2004_interview_madvillainy.
  • Gottsegen, Will. “Madvillainy at 15: MF DOOM on the Legacy of His Classic Madlib Collaboration.” Spin, March 25, 2019. spin.com/2019/03/mf-DOOM-madvillain-interview-madvillainy-anniversary.
  • Green, Dylan. “2004: MF DOOM, Madvillainy.” SixtyEight2OhFive (blog), January 22, 2020. 68to05.com/essays/2004-mf-DOOM-madvillain.
  • Green, Dylan, and Donna-Claire Chesman. “MF DOOM’s ‘Operation: DOOMsday’ is the Blueprint for Independent Hip-Hop Celebrating 20 Years of Greatness.” Tidal, April 20, 2019. tidal.com/magazine/article/mf-DOOMs-operation-20/1-54901.
  • Hakki, Tim. “MF DOOM: Enigmatic Rapper Leaves Behind Crypto Art Legacy.” Decrypt, January 1, 2021. decrypt.co/53019/mf-DOOM-enigmatic-rapper-leaves-behind-crypto-art-legacy.
  • Hamilton, Jack. “MF DOOM Will Never Really Die.” Slate, January 5, 2021. slate.com/culture/2021/01/mf-DOOM-dead-rapper-producer-madvillain.html.
  • Heimlich, Adam. “Black Egypt: A Visit to Tama-Re.” NY Press, November 8, 2000. nypress.com/news/black-egypt-a-visit-to-tama-re-JXNP1020001114311149983.
  • Herbert, Conor. “Shadows of Tomorrow I: MF DOOM and the KMD Origin Story.” Central Sauce (blog), January 5, 2021. centralsauce.com/mf-DOOM-kmd-origin-story-part-one.
  • Herbert, Conor. “Shadows of Tomorrow II: Positive Kauses and Constipated Monkeys.” Central Sauce (blog), January 7, 2021. centralsauce.com/shadows-of-tomorrow-ii-positive-kauses-and-constipated-monkeys.
  • Herbert, Conor. “Shadows of Tomorrow III: Long Live Kingilizwe.” Central Sauce (blog), January 9, 2021. centralsauce.com/shadows-of-tomorrow-iii-long-live-kingilizwe.
  • Herbert, Conor. “Shadows of Tomorrow IV: Ice-T, KMD & Hip-Hop Cops.” Central Sauce (blog), January 11, 2021. centralsauce.com/shadows-of-tomorrow-iv-ice-t-kmd-hip-hop-cops.
  • Herbert, Conor. “Shadows of Tomorrow V: Zev Love X-ile & MF, The Supervillain.” Central Sauce (blog), January 13, 2021. centralsauce.com/shadows-of-tomorrow-v-zev-love-x-ile-mf-the-supervillain.
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  • Horowitz, Matt. “Shadows of Tomorrow: Nice & Nasty Vaz Speaks About M.F. DOOM’s Early Career & Booking His First “Secret” Show (The Witzard Interview).” The Witzard (blog), January 20, 2021. thewitzard.blogspot.com/2021/01/shadows-of-tomorrow-nice-nasty-vaz.html.
  • Hsu, Hua. “The Mask of Sorrow.” The Wire, March 1, 2005.
  • Hsu, Hua. “The Wondrous Rhymes of MF DOOM.” New Yorker, January 4, 2021. newyorker.com/culture/postscript/the-wondrous-rhymes-of-mf-DOOM.
  • Illust Space. “MF DOOM Announces Augmented Reality Blockchain Auction.” PRNewswire, October 19, 2020. prnewswire.com/news-releases/mf-DOOM-announces-augmented-reality-blockchain-auction-301155011.html.
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  • Josephs, Brian. “KMD’s ‘What a Nigga Know?’ Was Ahead of Its Time.” Spin, August 18, 2017. spin.com/2017/08/kmd-what-a-nigga-know-stream.
  • Kane, David. “DOOM Interview. Bonafide (Issue 6), 2012. bonafidemag.com/DOOM-interview.
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  • MacManus, Darragh. “The Sneakers of MF DOOM.” (blog), Sep 21, 2021. welcomejpeg.com/blog/post/mf-DOOM-and-his-sneakers.
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  • McNally, James. “Confessions of a Mask.” Hip-Hop Connection, June 10, 2004.stonesthrow.com/news/confessions-of-a-mask.
  • Moreau, Jordan, and Andrew Barker. “Rapper MF DOOM Dies at 49.” Variety, Dec 31, 2020. variety.com/2020/music/obituaries-people-news/mf-DOOM-dead-rapper-1234877295.
  • Newman, Jason. “Madvillain Exec Egon Remembers MF DOOM: ‘He Was Such a Master of His Craft.’ ” Rolling Stone, March 17, 2021. rollingstone.com/music/music-news/mf-DOOM-madlib-madvillain-egon-1142507.
  • Noz, Andrew. “DOOM: Shadows on the Sun.” Hip-Hop DX, April 13, 2009. hiphopdx.com/interviews/id.1331/title.DOOM-shadows-on-the-sun.
  • O’Connor, Ryan. “MF DOOM: Raps Greatest Comic Book Villain.” Medium, January 3, 2021. medium.com/clocked-in-magazine/mf-DOOM-raps-greatest-comic-book-villain-ac1bb97a8b37.
  • Paine, Jake. “This 2003 Conversation with MF DOOM Is the Interview of His Career.” Ambrosia for Heads, November 27, 2018. ambrosiaforheads.com/2018/11/mf-DOOM-interview-audio-metalface.
  • Pappademas, Alex. “MF DOOM: Our 2004 Profile.” Spin, November 15, 2019. spin.com/2019/11/mf-DOOM-interview-mm-food.
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  • Phoenix New Times. “Beyond Good and Evil: Rapper MF DOOM’s New Works of Hip-Hop Fiction Reinvent the Hero Principle for the Modern Age.” Phoenix New Times, July 24, 2003. mfDOOM.50webs.org/PhoenixNewTimes.html.
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  • Richardson, Nick. “Reviews: Born Like This—DOOM.” Impose Magazine. imposemagazine.com/reviews/born-like-this-DOOM.
  • Ringer Staff, “The MF DOOM Syllabus.” The Ringer, Jan 4, 2021. theringer.com/2021/1/4/22212562/mf-DOOM-daniel-dumile-madvillain-syllabus-kmd-dunks.
  • Rollins, Brent. “News Uncovered: The Story Behind Madvillain’s Madvillainy (2004) with Jeff Jank.” Egotripland, December 11, 2011. stonesthrow.com/news/uncovered-madvillainy.
  • Rosado, Alex. “The Many Face of MF DOOM.” Impose Magazine. imposemagazine.com/features/mf-DOOM.
  • Saleh, Oumar. “Hero Vs. Villain: Retracing MF DOOM’s Ties to Comic Book Culture.” Crack Magazine, August 8, 2021. crackmagazine.net/article/long-reads/hero-vs-villain-retracing-mf-DOOMs-ties-ties-to-comic-book-culture.
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  • Thompson, Paul. “Strange Days: Remembering MF DOOM.” GQ, January 1, 2021. gq.com/story/mf-DOOM-obituary.
  • Turner-Williams, Jaelani. “Impending DOOM: ‘MM … FOOD’ Warned You 15 Years Ago.” Complex, November 15, 2019. complex.com/pigeons-and-planes/2019/11/mf-DOOM-mm-food-anniversary.
  • Watson, Elijah. “Without Stan Lee MF DOOM—One of the Greatest Rappers of All Time—Wouldn’t Exist.” OkayPlayer, 2022.okayplayer.com/originals/stan-lee-mf-DOOM-marvel-villain.html.
  • Weiss, Jeff. “Searching for Tomorrow: The Story of Madlib and DOOM’s Madvillainy.” Pitchfork, August 12, 2014. pitchfork.com/features/article/9478-searching-for-tomorrow-the-story-of-madlib-and-DOOMs-madvillainy.
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  • XXL Staff. “DOOM Shares The Stories Behind Ten Of His Best Verses.” XXL, October 13, 2013. xxlmag.com/DOOM-shares-the-stories-behind-ten-of-his-best-verses.
  • Yoo, Noah. “Untangling MF DOOM’s Lifelong Struggle With the U.S. Immigration System.” Pitchfork, June 22, 2021. pitchfork.com/features/article/untangling-mf-DOOMs-lifelong-struggle-with-the-us-immigration-system.