British-American rapper and record producer Daniel Dumile, also known under several stage names, most notably MF Doom, released 6 studio albums, 2 live albums, 3 compilation albums, 10 instrumental albums, 7 collaborative albums, 22 singles, and 32 music videos in his career. The rapper died on October 31, 2020. The day is known as Doomsday.
Dumile initially performed under the stage name Zev Love X as a member of the rap group KMD. The group would release their debut studio album Mr. Hood in May 1991. In 1993, just before the release of the second KMD album Black Bastards, Dumile's brother and fellow KMD member Subroc was struck by a car and killed, and that same week the group was dropped from Elektra Records.
In September 1999, Dumile would release his debut studio album Operation: Doomsday under a new stage name, MF Doom, wearing a mask similar to that of Marvel Comics super-villain Doctor Doom. In 2003, he would release his second and third studio albums, Take Me to Your Leader, under the stage name King Geedorah, and Vaudeville Villain under the name Viktor Vaughn.
Dumile's first commercial breakthrough came in March 2004, with the album Madvillainy, released with producer Madlib under the group name Madvillain. The album peaked at number 179 on the US Billboard 200. In August of that year, he released the next Viktor Vaughn album, VV:2, which was followed by his fifth studio album Mm..Food in November.
He would continue to release collaborative albums in the following years, including The Mouse and The Mask with Danger Mouse in 2005. In 2009, he released his sixth and final solo studio album, Born Like This, under the pseudonym Doom (stylized in all caps). From this point until his death in 2020, Dumile exclusively released collaborative works, including NehruvianDoom with Bishop Nehru in 2014 and three other studio projects.
Albums Studio albums + List of solo studio albums, with selected chart positions Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications USPeaks on the Billboard 200:
Madvillainy: Key to the Kuffs: USR&B/HHPeaks on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums:
Madvillainy: Born Like This: Key to the Kuffs: USRapPeaks on the Billboard Top Rap Albums:
Born Like This: USIndie USHeat. AUS CAN SCO Operation: Doomsday Released: October 19, 1999 Label: Fondle 'Em Formats: CD, LP, digital download 109 — — — — — — — Take Me to Your Leader Released: June 17, 2003 Label: Big Dada Formats: CD, LP, digital download — — — — — — — 80 Vaudeville Villain Released: September 16, 2003 Label: Sound-Ink, Traffic Entertainment Group Format: CD, LP, digital download 133 99 — 14 — — — — VV:2 Released: August 3, 2004 Label: Insomniac, Inc. Format: CD, LP, digital download — — — — — — — — Mm..Food Released: November 16, 2004 Label: RSE Format: CD, LP, digital download 18 5 4 1 9 28 67 — RIAA: Gold BPI: Gold RMNZ: Gold Born Like This Released: March 24, 2009 Label: Lex Format: CD, LP, digital download 52 29 9 5 — — — —
Collaborative albums + List of collaborative studio albums, with selected chart positions and certifications Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications US USHeat. USInd. USR&B/HH USRap CAN UKMadvillainy Released: March 24, 2004 Label: Stones Throw Formats: CD, LP, cassette 73 9 10 42 — 64 58 RIAA: Gold BPI: Gold Special Herbs + Spices Volume 1 Released: May 11, 2004 Label: Day by Day Entertainment Formats: CD, LP — — — — — — — The Mouse and the Mask Released: October 10, 2005 (EU), October 11, 2005 (US) Label(s): Epitaph, Lex, Metalface Formats: CD, LP 41 — 2 31 — — — Key to the Kuffs Released: August 20, 2012 Label(s): Lex Formats: CD, LP, digital download 148 3 24 25 — — — NehruvianDoom Released: October 7, 2014 Label(s): Lex Formats: CD, LP 59 — 11 10 4 — — Czarface Meets Metal Face Released: March 30, 2018 Label(s): 7L, Get On Down Formats: LP, CD, digital download 134 1 5 — — — — Super What? Release date: May 7, 2021 Label(s): Silver Age Formats: LP, CD, digital download — — — — — — —
Live albums + List of live albums, showing date released Title Album details Live from Planet X Released: March 8, 2005 Label: Nature Sounds Format: DVD, CD, LP, digital download Expektoration Released: September 14, 2010 Label: Gold Dust Media Format: DVD, CD, digital download
Compilation albums + List of compilation albums Title Album details Special Blends, Vol. 1 & 2 Released: 2004 Label: Metal Face Format: 2-CD Mm..LeftOvers Released: November 16, 2004 Label: Rhymesayers Entertainment, HipHopSite.com Format: CD Mm..More Food Released: November 16, 2004 Label: Sandbox Automatic Format: CD Special Herbs: The Box Set Vol. 0–9 Released: January 24, 2006 Label: Nature Sounds Format: 3-CD, digital download Unexpected Guests Released: October 27, 2009 Label: Gold Dust Media Format: 3-CD, digital download The Missing Notebook Rhymes Released: August–September 2017 Label: Adultswim.com Format: digital download
Instrumental albums + List of instrumental albums Title Album details Special Herbs, Vol. 1 Released: 2001 Label: Female Fun Format: CD Special Herbs, Vol. 2 Released: January 1, 2002 Label: High Times Format: CD Special Herbs, Vol. 3 Released: 2002 Label: Female Fun Format: CD Special Herbs, Vol. 4 Released: September 23, 2003 Label: Nature Sounds Format: CD Special Herbs, 4,5,6 Released: November 24, 2003 Label: Shaman Works Format: CD Special Herbs, Vol. 5 & 6 Released: March 23, 2004 Label: Nature Sounds Format: CD Special Herbs, Vol. 7 & 8 Released: September 21, 2004 Label: Shaman Works Format: CD Special Herbs, Vol. 9 & 0 Released: July 12, 2005 Label: Shaman Works Format: CD
Remix albums + List of live albums, showing date released Title Album details Special Blends, Vol. 1 Released: 2004 Label: Metal Face Format: LP Special Blends, Vol. 2 Released: 2004 Label: Metal Face Format: LP
Mixtapes + List of mixtapes Title Mixtape details Swift and Changeable: The Prequel Released: 2012 Label: Self-released Format: Online
Extended plays + List of collaborative extended plays Title EP details MF EP Released: November 28, 2000 Label(s): Brick Formats: CD The Prof. Meets The SUPER VILLAIN Released: October 1, 2002 Label(s): Nature Sounds Formats: -Occult Hymn Released: May 30, 2006 Label(s): Adult Swim Formats: Digital downloadUnicron Released: January 2008 Label(s): unknown Formats: Digital downloadVictory Laps EP Released: July 26, 2011 Label(s): Nature Sounds Formats: Digital downloadBookhead EP Released: February 17, 2014 Label(s): Lex Formats: LP, digital downloadWestSide Doom Released: October 13, 2017 Label(s): Griselda Records Formats: LP, digital download
Demos + List of demos Title Album details Madvillainy Demo Tape Released: September 15, 2008 Label: Stones Throw Format: Cassette
Singles As lead artist + List of singles showing year released and album name Title YearCertifications Album "Dead Bent"/"Gas Drawls"/"Hey!" 1997 Operation: Doomsday "Greenbacks"/"Go with the Flow" "The M.I.C."/"Red & Gold" 1998 "I Hear Voices Pt. 1" 2001 Operation: Doomsday (2001 re-release) "My Favorite Ladies"/"All Outta Ale" 2002 The Prof. Meets The SUPER VILLAIN "Rae Dawn"/"Change the Beat" 2003 Vaudeville Villain "Anti-Matter" Take Me to Your Leader "Money Folder" Madvillainy "All Caps" 2004 "Mr. Clean"/"Modern Day Mugging" Vaudeville Villain "One Beer" RIAA: Gold BPI: Silver RMNZ: Gold Mm..Food "Hoe Cakes" RIAA: Gold BPI: Silver RMNZ: Gold "Sniper Elite" / "Sniper Elite & Murder Goons" 2008 "One Beer (Drunk Version)" Madvillainy 2: The Box "Gazzillion Ear" 2010 Born Like This "Papermill" Adult Swim Singles Program 2010 "Victory Laps" 2011 Victory Laps EP "Lively Hood" 2015 rowspan="2" "Avalanche" 2016 "Nautical Depth" 2018 Czarface Meets Metal Face "Drop the Bomb"
As featured artist + List of singles as featured artist, with chart positions Title Year Peaks Certifications Album AUS BEL(FL) "The Gas Face"(3rd Bass featuring Zev Love X) 1989 — — The Cactus Album "Yee Haw/Is He Ill?"(Molemen with MF Doom)2003—— "Impending Doom" 2005 — — Exquisite Corpse "Ray Gun" 2015 — — Sour Soul "Frankie Sinatra" 2016 34 36 ARIA: Gold Wildflower "The Chocolate Conquistadors"(BadBadNotGood featuring MF Doom) 2020 — — Grand Theft Auto Online: The Cayo Perico Heist "Cookie Chips" — — Baw Baw Black Sheep "Belize" 2022 — — Cheat Codes
Promotional singles + List of singles showing year released and album name Title Year Album Label "Saliva" 2003 Vaudeville Villain Sound-Ink
Other certified songs Title YearCertifications Album "Doomsday" 1999 BPI: Silver RMNZ: Gold Operation: Doomsday "Rapp Snitch Knishes" 2004 RIAA: Platinum BPI: Gold RMNZ: Platinum Mm..Food "That's That" 2009 MC: Gold Born Like This
Guest appearances