MF DOOM died unexpectedly on October 31, 2020, but his death wasn't announced until two months later. On what has become known as DOOM's Day, MetalFace fans are commemorating his legacy with countless social media posts in honor of the enigmatic MC.
Indie rap staple Murs, for example, shared an Instagram post showing off his DOOM vinyl with the caption: "DOOMsday!!! S/o the Doom Estate and @rhymesayers for the luv. Make sure y’all hit www.gasdrawls.com and get urs! Peace to @thesportsdude for the wax! #doomforever."
DOOM's wife Jasmine announced his passing with an Instagram post on December 31, 2020. She wrote, "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."
She continued, "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.”
DOOM was just 49 at the time of his death. He lives on in his extensive catalog, which includes 1999's "Operation: Doomsday" and 2004's "Mm...Food." What is believed to be his last posthumous verse arrived via Atmosphere's 2021 album "WORD?" on the song "Barcade" featuring Aesop Rock.
"When he died, it hit me—because it was just a hard year in general—and so for that news … I didn’t even know until New Year’s Eve when the public announcement came out,” Slug told RAPstation's Kyle Eustice at the time. “I was doing the math, because he gave me that verse and was like, ‘I’m good. I like it.’ And that was in October.
“He was one of the last people to give me a part for the album. And so when he gave it to me and then when I did the math and they said that he died on Halloween, I was just like, ‘Yo he gave me this verse right before he died.'”
Check out the song below.
