British-born underground hip-hop enigmatic masked icon MF DOOM passed away at the age of 49 on October 31, 2020, to a post on his official Instagram account that was written by his wife, Jasmine Dumile. The post did not announce a cause of death of the "super villain" persona.
“The greatest husband, father, teacher, student, business partner, lover and friend I could ever ask for,” the post written by his wife Jasmine Dumile. “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. 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.”
The post concludes by saying that the rapper “transitioned” on Oct. 31. See the full post below.
MF DOOM, whose real name was Daniel Dumile Remembered By Musicians:
2020 had to do us dirty one more time. RIP MF DOOM! May your sound inspire music FOREVER! pic.twitter.com/QYsz2NV0Q0
— KOTA (@KotaTheFriend) December 31, 2020
RIP to another Giant your favorite MC’s MC .. MF DOOM!!
— QTip (@QtipTheAbstract) December 31, 2020
crushing news...
safe travels villain
— Tyler, The Creator (@tylerthecreator) December 31, 2020
RIP MF DOOM FOREVER AN IMMORTAL MC
— Blake Anderson (@UncleBlazer) December 31, 2020
RIP to the Metal Faced Terrorist, the gas faced arsonist, the inventor of a sub-genre, language, a style of color & animation. Hip-hop's greatest villain. The last surviving rap myth, killing mics since the womb till now, where he returns to where his brother went. DOOM. All caps pic.twitter.com/ZWI9rdB4fh
— Otto Von Biz Markie (@Passionweiss) December 31, 2020