Live from Planet X

MF DOOM (aka Zevlove X) is the man in the iron mask. A veteran since the late 80's, he got his break when he was featured on the 3rd Bass single, The Gas Face (1989, Def Jam). In 1991, Doom and his brother DJ Subroc formed the socially conscious group KMD and got signed to Elektra Records. Their debut album Mr. Hood received praise and became an underground classic, but it all came to a screeching halt when Doom's brother Subroc was killed in a fatal car accident. Later Elektra dropped KMD, supposedly citing controversial lyrics and a racially charged album cover deemed too inappropriate for their label. Emotionally distraught, Zev Love disappears for five years, only to remerge as MF Doom, a supervillain bent on world domination. In his efforts, he's managed to make alliances and work with the likes of De La Soul, Prince Paul, Madlib and Prefuse 73.