MF DOOM: Long Island to Leeds
A tribute to the enduring legacy of MF DOOM, this podcast tells the tale of the surprising circumstances that led to the iconic rapper living out his final years in Yorkshire, England. Presented by AFRODEUTSCHE and Adam Batty, it features guest appearances from fans and contemporaries such as Romesh Ranganathan and MC Paul Barman, with a specially composed soundtrack by Matt Helders of Arctic Monkeys.
Episodes
1. Discovering DOOM
Who was MF DOOM? AFRODEUTSCHE and Adam Batty chart the life and work of the highly influential rapper, with help from DOOM super-fan Romesh Ranganathan. They crate-dig through the life and work of the self-proclaimed supervillain. Presented by AFRODEUTSCHE and Adam Batty
Writer and Producer: Adam Batty
Senior Producer: Jarek Zaba
Executive Producers: Ellie Clifford and Dino Sofos
Original Score: M
2. The Man Who Would Be DOOM
Turning back the clock to explore the childhood and upbringing of the man who would be MF DOOM, Daniel Dumile, against the backdrop of the birth of hip hop itself, in 1970s New York. AFRODEUTSCHE and Adam Batty also delve into the pop culture influences that made an indelible mark on Dumile.Guests: MC Paul Barman and Juice Aleem.Presented by AFRODEUTSCHE and Adam Batty
Writer and Producer: Adam Ba
3. The Mask of DOOM
For many people, their first encounter with MF DOOM comes not with the music, but with the rapper’s iconic mask and visual identity, which has taken on a life of its own. Adam Batty and AFRODEUTSCHE explore the cult appeal of this aspect of his character and meet with graffiti writers and bootleg artists that have taken the DOOM aesthetic and pushed it into the stratosphere, co-opting it into thei
4. DOOM in Exile
Following a successful world tour MF DOOM finds himself barred from re-entry into the country that he has called home for the past four decades and is forced into exile. AFRODEUTSCHE and Adam Batty look at the extraordinary circumstances that led to MF DOOM being barred from the country that he called home for almost forty years, and seek to answer the question of how one of New York’s greatest ra
5. MF DOOM in Leeds
The final tragic years of MF DOOM’s eventful life were spent in Leeds. AFRODEUTSCHE and Adam Batty make their way to the city to track him down to unlikely spaces including a working men’s club and a remote-control car shop. The final episode of MF DOOM: Long Island to Leeds looks at the circumstances of Daniel Dumile’s passing, and sees the supervillain celebrated in death as an adopted son of t
Introducing... MF DOOM: Long Island to Leeds
A tribute to the enduring legacy of "your favourite rapper's favourite rapper", MF DOOM: Long Island To Leeds tells the tale of the surprising circumstances that led to one of the rap world's most idiosyncratic figures living out his final years in Yorkshire, England.AFRODEUTSCHE and Adam Batty tell the story of how a New York-based icon of hip hop found himself living in relative obscurity in the
