The two met at the Def Jam offices in 1989 through Kurious’ connection with the group 3rd Bass, who had recently scored a hit with “The Gas Face” (featuring DOOM in his early persona of Zev Love X).
He protected his anonymity for the rest of his career, adopting a mask based on the Marvel villain Doctor Doom for all his public appearances. His debut as MFDoom, Operation: Doomsday ...