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MF DOOM‘s widow and estate have sued the rapper’s former A&R, seeking to retrieve the late rap icon’s personal notebooks.Jasmine Dumile Thompson, the widow of the rapper, along with Gas Drawls – the LLC that controls the late rapper’s intellectual property – have sued Eothen “Egon” Alapatt, MF DOOM’s former A&R for copyright infringement, fraud, intentional misrepresentation and unjust enrichment.Thompson claimed in the lawsuit that Alapatt stole 31 of the rapper’s notebooks which were used to write down his famous songs that were featured on 1999’s ‘Operation Doomsday’, 2004’s ‘Madvillainy’ and ‘MM…FOOD’. The notebooks also included unreleased songs ideas, musings and “other creative ideations.” (Per Billboard)Per The Fader, the lawsuit also names 50 unidentified “Does”, who Thompson believes were working alongside Alapatt.

The widow of MF DOOM has filed a lawsuit against his former A&R representative, claiming he stole 31 notebooks from the late rapper. The copyright infringement, fraud, intentional misrepresentation and unjust enrichment.lawsuit by Jasmine Dumile Thompson against Eothen “Egon” Alapatt was filed in California federal court Tuesday, Billboard reports. Along with copyright infringement, the lawsuit also alleges “fraud, conversion, unjust enrichment, constructive trust and declaratory relief” with a request for a jury trial.

MF DOOM‘s family after being questioned about the quality of the rapper’s care prior to his death.The British-born rapper – whose real name was Daniel Dumile – died on October 31, 2020, aged 49. His cause of death was not revealed until earlier this week.

The wife of the late MF DOOM has expressed concerns that the care he received in a British hospital prior to his 2020 death was below the expected standard. The rapper, real name Dumile Daniel Thompson, was treated for a severe reaction to blood pressure medication at St James' Hospital in Leeds, England when his condition worsened and he passed away, age 49. An inquiry into his death began earlier this week with Leeds Live reporting that Thompson's wife, Jasmin, spoke to officials to relay what she sees as sub-par care on the part of the hospital.

MF DOOM’s cause of death has been revealed, nearly three years after he passed away.The British-born rapper — whose real name is Daniel Dumile — died on October 31, 2020, aged 49. However, his cause of death had never been disclosed.Now, his wife Jasmine Dumile has confirmed that her partner passed away from a condition known as angioedema — a rare and severe reaction he had to his blood pressure medication.An inquiry into his death shed new details on the circumstances that led to his passing, and Jasmine explained that the musician suffered from a number of health conditions including high blood pressure and kidney disease.As per the inquiry (reported via LeedsLive), MF DOOM was prescribed angiotensin-converting-enzyme (ACE) inhibitors to treat his high blood pressure, but after two doses he developed a severe reaction.

Madlib and MF DOOM‘s ‘Madvillainy 2’ is still in the works, 20 years after ‘Madvillainy’ first arrived.The legendary rapper, whose death was confirmed on New Year’s Eve 2020, teamed up with Madlib to release the acclaimed 2004 album under their collaborative name Madvillain.Now, Madlib has confirmed that ‘Madvillainy 2’ is still on its way. Appearing on Hot 97 alongside Talib Kweli to promote their new joint project, ‘Liberation 2’, Madlib told host Peter Rosenberg: “We have like 10 joints.

MF DOOM‘s family have called on Now-Again Records founder, Eothen “Egon” Alapatt, to return the late rapper’s rhyme books.In a post shared to the late rapper’s official Instagram, DOOM’s widow Jasmine Dumile shared a series of Gmail screenshots. The pictures appear to show a series of communications between Alapatt, herself, and DOOM under his Karlo Metal-Franks pseudonym.The screenshots – see below – were shared to social media on Thursday (March 2), alongside the caption: “Egon Give The Notebooks Back [sic].”A post shared by MF DOOM. ALL CAPS.

Later this year, London-based producer The Purist will team up with Birmingham, U.K. rapper Sonnyjim to share White Girl Wasted, a collaborative project that's been in the works since 2018.

MF DOOM by naming a street sweeper MF BROOM.The New York rapper and producer, who died in 2020, received the posthumous tribute after coming out top of a crowdsourced naming contest.Community organisation Venture Richmond handled the naming by gathering ideas from city residents and organising polls on Twitter.Besides MF BROOM, other potential names for the street sweeper included Kate Brush, Meryl Sweep, Dirt Reynolds, LeBroom James, and The Grim Sweeper, the latter of which made it to the final round of voting before losing 59 per cent to 41 per cent to MF BROOM.The Grim Sweeper vs. MF BROOM— Venture Richmond (@VentureRVA) August 3, 2022“The people have spoken!” Venture Richmond tweeted.

MF DOOM biography is in the works.The news was confirmed by publisher Astra House who announced that the biography, called The Chronicles of DOOM: Unraveling Rap’s Masked Iconoclast, is being written by veteran music journalist S. H.

12 years ago, Thom Yorke delivered two remixes of MF DOOM's track "Gazillion Ear" to the late rapper's label, Lex Records. Only one version made it onto DOOM's 2009 record BORN LIKE THIS, and today Lex is sharing the previously unreleased retooling, subtitled "Thom Yorke Man On Fire Remix." We already knew from the older remix that Yorke has a talent for alt-rap beats.

Thom Yorke has shared a new remix of the late MF DOOM‘s ‘Gazzillion Ear’ – you can hear the track below.Yorke previously remixed the 2009 song, which was originally produced by J Dilla, as a bonus track for DOOM’s album ‘Born Like This’.The Radiohead frontman has now taken on ‘Gazzillion Ear’ once again for ‘Lex.XX’, Lex Records’ new remix series which is celebrating the London label’s 20th anniversary.Yorke’s ‘Man On Fire Remix’ was previously teased back in 2016 when he co-hosted a three-hour

After being announced earlier this month, a street block in Long Beach, New York has officially been renamed to honour the memory of the late MF DOOM (real name Daniel Dumile).The prestigious honour was granted to the rapper after extensive lobbying from Dr. Patrick C.

MF DOOM, has been announced.The City Council of Long Beach have announced that the prestigious honour will be bestowed on Saturday, July 31 at 2pm EST (7pm BST).The street will be named ‘KMD – MF DOOM Way’, honouring both the rapper, born Daniel Dumile, and the 90s hip hop group KMD he formed with his brother Dingilizwe ‘DJ Subroc’ Dumile.It will run between Long Beach Boulevard and Riverside Boulevard, where the rapper and his brother spent their childhood.The dedication was approved on July 6

MF DOOM.On the lean, three-minute track, both rappers reminisce about their teenage years, expressing their disdain for high school and recounting memories of “bad apes” and “hallway jooks”.The song’s adolescent rebellion is encapsulated in a sample by producer Edan: “I don’t need any school system, and let me tell you. I’m 20 years old and I know a lot, understand?”Listen to the track below.The single follows their past collaborations, ‘BDE’ and ‘RST’.

Since I Left You by The Avalanches has built a well-deserved air of majesty around it since dropping in 2001. The plunderphonics project is one of the best sample-based albums ever, and tomorrow the project gets celebrated with a 20th-anniversary deluxe edition.

The Avalanches have released a new remix for their track ‘Tonight May Have To Last Me All My Life’, featuring late rapper MF DOOM.The track lands alongside a deluxe reissue of The Avalanches’ 2000 debut album, ‘Since I Left You’.

MF DOOM called ‘Super What?’ is set to arrive later this week.It’s the first project to be released since it was revealed last December that DOOM (real name Daniel Dumile) had died two months earlier in October at the age of 49.Taking to social media to announce the album, Czarface – comprised of underground rap duo 7L & Esoteric and Wu-Tang Clan‘s Inspectah Deck – said the new album was originally slated to be released in April 2020 but was postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Czarface, the hip-hop trip of 7L & Esoteric and Wu-Tang Clan's Inspectah Deck, will release a new collaborative album with MF DOOM on Friday. Super What? arrives after the first full-length Czarface/MF DOOM project Czarface Meets Metal Face, and was recorded prior to DOOM's death in 2020.

MF DOOM‘s music video for his 1999 track ‘Dead Bent’ is being released as an NFT.Director Adam Bhala Lough, who also helmed the song’s original video, told Pitchfork that he and the colourist are the only two people who have seen the alternate video, which has been remastered.The video was filmed in New York City in November 2000, and it was shot using 16mm Kodak 7231 Plus-X negative black and white film.Watch the original version of the ‘Dead Bent’ music video below.The NFT is currently up for

MF Doom when he was a teenager.The actor and comedian detailed his conversation with the legendary rapper in a new interview with NME, saying Doom “is what rap should be”.“I ran backstage and got to see him without his mask on, which was very cool,” Andre said of his first meeting with Doom after a gig at a friend’s spring break event.“I was like, ‘Hey I’m finishing college I want to intern at Stone’s Throw records and he gave me somebody’s email that worked at Stone’s Throw and told me to email

Madlib's new album with Four Tet, Sound Ancestors, is dropping at midnight, bringing with it a set of new tracks including the already-released "Road of the Lonely Ones" and "Hopprock." In a new interview with NPR, he opens up to writer Piotr Orlov about losing friend and collaborator MF DOOM for the first time since the rapper's death was announced back in December. "I found out when everybody else did, on social media," he tells Orlov.

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Bishop Nehru has released a new song that was produced by and features a guest appearance from MF DOOM. It’s called “Meathead,” and you can hear it below. The new track is set to appear on the New York rapper-producer’s new album Nehruvia: My Disregarded Thoughts, which is out May 8.