S2: MF DOOM, Part 5 - Everything's Changed

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11/15/21 • 29 min

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Did I Ever Tell You The One About... MF DOOM

Zev Love X comes home from tour and is hit with not only the loss of his brother Subroc (killed in a hit and run accident), but creative differences with Elektra Records throw turmoil into his professional life. With the help of his new found family uptown, know as the “CM Fam," Zev Love X begins to rebuild his life and his career, but with a new viewpoint... and a new name.

In this episode we hear from friends and family on Doom's mental and emotional state and how the transformation to MF Doom begins.

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In this episode we hear from friends and family on Doom's mental and emotional state and how the transformation to MF Doom begins.

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S2: MF DOOM, Part 4 - RIP Subroc

KMD and the Elektra Records Rap groups go on tour and the group starts to finds their way. Brand Nubian and Leaders Of The New School all share how KMD and the group members being to change and evolve. While continuing to work on the next album and work on themselves, tragedy strikes when DJ Subroc is killed. This tragedy shakes Zev Love X to his core and his life begins to turn. Friends and family share their personal view of that time as well as their memories of the wake, the funeral, and of Doom after the loss of his brother.

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S2: MF DOOM, Part 6 - Apartment 6G

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As ZEV LOVE X deals with the loss of his brother DJ Subroc and the loss of his recording contract with Elektra, ZEV LOVE X begins his migration from Long Beach to Harlem. He begins to make a new family (The CM Fam) led by Kurious Jorge, Kadi, and the men who held him down creatively and emotionally in Apartment 6G. The importance of the artistry and camaraderie of those men and woman helped formulate his next move.

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