Though best-known for his masked persona of MF DOOM, Dumile got his start in music in the 1990s hip-hop trio KMD. Statik, then a college student, has been hooked on his music ever since.

MF DOOM left the physical realm in October 2020, but fans didn’t find out about his death until two months later. It was a crushing blow to the Hip-Hop community, and those who love him are ...