MF DOOM has a documented history of sending imposters to perform in his place at concerts, and it looks like Metal Fingers has struck again.
On Saturday night (August 25th), Doom was scheduled to appear at Livin’ Proof in London, England, and the party had been renamed Livin’ DOOM. Promoters for the event released a statement claiming that the booking was legitimate and that the rapper had exhibited some strange behavior prior to the gig, including threatening to call off the show if he didn’t get more money and refusing to DJ, only to change his mind moments later.
Promoters released a lengthy statement that they had no idea that DOOM would send an imposter to appear in his stead. Read the full statement below (via Soul Culture UK).
To everyone who came down to our Livin’ DOOM event on Saturday and are questioning whether that was the real DOOM – we are in the same position as you. We had a legitimate contracted gig from his official booking agent and were in contact throughout the booking process with his US management, and label. We were even talking and working with the promoters of DOOM’s forthcoming London live shows in October and November.
As far as we were concerned, the real DOOM was going to appear… we received news from DOOM’s management on the morning of the gig that DOOM wanted more money or he would not show up. This show was done and intended as a very special and intimate show which was not about making money but putting on an incredible party in a very small capacity venue. As we wanted the show to go ahead and was left to ransom to this extortionate request, we agreed this even though this was a breach of our agreed contract. In hindsight, we should have cancelled the show then and there… At 9.30pm after we had open the doors, we were told by management that he would appear but would not DJ and was just going to sign autographs. We said this was unacceptable as we had agreed and paid for a DJ set… 10 minutes later we received a call saying that he would DJ… Or that’s what we were led to believe.
As many of the people in the venue noticed, there is a very strong possibility the person that was finally sent down was not DOOM himself.
Doing this show has taught us a lot about how some artists operate and how they feel they can treat others and, most importantly, their fans. As fans of DOOM ourselves, this has left a very sour taste in our mouth.
Anyone who has been to Livin’ Proof parties always know that we do our utmost to provide the best quality show and we are so sorry for anyone who came down and were disappointed by the DJ set from the artist supposedly meant to be DOOM.
We will do our utmost to make this up to anyone who purchased a ticket for this event. We paid the fee upfront to Daniel Dumile’s bank account and have the receipts to prove this. We will be seeking legal advice and are doing our best to get his show fee refunded from DOOM and his management and will then take suitable steps after this action.
All the best,
Livin’ Proof Crew.
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i know this guy is all lyrical and known in underground but who the fuck does he think he is? LADY GAGA??
why does lady gaga send imposters to perform her shows for her too?
The Super Motherfucking Villain, that’s what he is.
HAHAHAHAHAA
good man DOOM. it’s these idiots still buying tickets and promoters booking DOOM that need to slap themselves. this guy is the super villain and he will take your cookies if you leave them out. true genius but he’s in this shit for a DOLLAR just like the greedy promoters booking knowing his track record. he plans shows like robberies. he says it all the time. crying foul on a dude that does this all the time. DOOM’s with his family while imposters get him money. he wins again.
Lol, this guy would be bitching hard if Lil’ Wayne pulled this bullshit.
i mean if he listens to doom he prolly dont listen to lil wayne
No shit.
Who disses rappers they like?
CLASSIC
CLASSIC SHIT
MF DOOM doesn’t have Wayne’s talent or work ethic. That’s why he’s not rich like Wayne. Wayne is a perfectionist and masters all of his endeavors.
Regardless of the actual story in question: Uh… Wayne who?!! You are talking about Zev Love X, MF Doom over here… Smoking crystal meth is detrimental to cognitive abilities my friend.
smh @ this washed up fool abandoning his own show and shitting on all his white nerd fans.
lmao @ all the white folks disappointed
LMFAO @ ALL THE IGNORANT BLACK FOLKS
yeah good idea Doom fuck the the fans over and over again
fuck Doom. fucking fraud. is this how you treat fans?
I was pissed at Doom when he spoiled Masta Ace’s Album, Son of Yvonne, with recycled and boring beats… and now this? This dude needs to grow up, and stop hiding behind the metal mask.
He didn’t produce Masta Ace’s album. Masta Ace himself decided to use the special herbs beats that had already been out.
I remember I had tickets for a DOOM show in England which he cancelled. I got my money back but after seeing this I’m glad it didn’t happen. DOOM needs to stop this, how can he expect people to buy his music or come to his shows when he pulls stunts like this. This super villain shit does not need to extend to ripping off people.
the Adult Swim residuals are more than a show and some mp3’s most of you will download.
^
and what about his fans that support?
You sound very dumb
if youre a true doom fan you would know not to bother buying a ticket for his show
If you’re a TRUE DOOM fan, you’d know that Dr.Doom from the comics would send out impostors all the time. MF is just living up to the title. Like it or leave it.
http://celebslists.com/images/daniel-dumile-01.jpg
Yeah he a real villain….
read the text under the image you got,
that’s not him either, real slick buddy
Oh so it’s not this guy either?
http://celebslists.com/9581-daniel-dumile@imagedaniel-dumile-02.jpg.html
unless you’re saying he wasn’t really in KMD as that’s what’s on his broke-ass sign.
you know he’s a villain right? lol
lmao for real
Dumd doom. “Being a supervillain” isn’t exactly an awesome defense in a lawsuit. Anyone who thinks this shit is okay needs to remember that stealing money without providing an agreed upon service is ILLEGAL and punishable. It’s not a kid’s game, it’s money from his fans that he’s stealing. Not that he hasn’t been stealing money from fans with his last few albums anyways
villains steal.
Were you shaking your fists when the bankers from Barclay’s Bank and others ILLEGALLY used the Libor to STEAL TRILLIONS of dollars?
Yeah, let’s get DOOM, he needs to be punished, taking the fans’money. SMH
shut the fuck up stupid fuck, niggaz is paying to see the real doom, not some fake ass nigga whos scamming on people with a phony ass gimmick
you’re not black tho, apply that fake to yourself.
Were you shaking your fists when the bankers from Barclay’s Bank and others ILLEGALLY used the Libor to STEAL TRILLIONS of dollars?
Yeah, let’s get DOOM, he needs to be punished, taking the fans’money. SMH
Yeah lets
Just saw this… https://www.facebook.com/pages/Dont-buy-DOOM/383919178341494
DOOM was hot for a while,recycled beats over and over sucks.
So if DOOM sending imposters then pay him with fake money
am sorry but am a DOOM fan but this is b.s. why would i pay for something that aint legitimate.
because he’s the villain.
dont gimme the villain shit.
album was good dats all.
“he will take your cookies if you leave them out. true genius but he’s in this shit for a DOLLAR just like the greedy promoters booking knowing his track record. he plans shows like robberies. he says it all the time.”
“If you’re a TRUE DOOM fan, you’d know that Dr.Doom from the comics would send out impostors all the time.”
^ this
Yes….best fuckin comment on here…thats what makes Daniel Doom dope!
The super villain
everyone saying “well he’s a villain” is laughable. the fat sack of shit is ripping people off, no other way around it, he just says “mf doom” (all lowercase for this bag of shit) is a character, you’re paying to see the mask, not the man behind it.
such bullshit. he’s just lazy as shit. hopefully he goes bankrupt sometime soon.
FUCK MF DOOM, FAKE BULLSHIT SHOWS & LAZY SCUMBAG CRACKHEAD, THIS NIGGA CAN DO MUSIC BUT AS FAR AS A PERSON HES A PIECE OF SHIT, PUT IN YOUR WORK HOMIE OR YOU WILL STOP SELLING SHOWS
MF DOOM B SPENDING ALL HIS MONEY ON CRACK, THIS NIGGA IS A CRACKHEAD, ASK GHOSTFACE KILLA
MF DOOM is the GOAT.
No, Black Hippy, all day
FUCK KENDICK LAMER, MAINSTREAM ASS LOSER, THE UNDERGROUND IS WHERE IT’S AT
I WOULDNT DOUBT IF THAT FAT NIGGA IS REALLY POSTING RIGHT NOW CRACKED THE FUCK OUT
He might as well be spittin’ in his fan’s face thats some fake ass bullshit right there, I can see why MF Grimm don’t associate with his ass no more.
just remember, all lowercase when you spell this fatass’ name
NO BRUV, CAPS LOCK ON ALL THE BLOODY WAY.
I AM FAT THOUGH. WHERE’S ME FISH AND CHIPS AT? GET ME SOME BLACK PUDDING AND CHICKEN TIKKA MASALA WITH THAT AS WELL.
PS: BATMAN’S GAY!
unless you do shit like this.
then bad publicity is bad publicity.
Say hi to Nick Griffin and the EDL for me.
Aww, is this kid angry? You sound like DOOM raped your whole family or something.
PERFECT EXAMPLE OF THE IGNORANT WHITE DEVIL
Typical white trash
Fuck this wanker. Screwed us over big time.
If MF DOOM wishes to be forgiven by his fanbase he just has to appear on Ja Rule’s newest album. Maybe Ja can sign him to a major label because Ja is the man.
Ja fucking sucks.
ill 2nd that
3rd that
lol that was funny
It wasn’t a joke.
Of course people on HipHopDX would hate DOOM. If it’s not fucking 2 Chainz, Lil’ Wayne, Slaughterhouse, Rick Ross, or Drake you guys seem to think it’s garbage.
dont act like u fuckin understand half the shit this fat nigga says, fuckin underground stan
Angry backpacker puts on Canibus mode.
Nah, I like all types of shit. I am just saying this website and this websites community especially, is pretty ignorant when it comes to hip-hop.
can’t believe diz nigga turned his back on his fans, especially after I called him a legend on dat jj doom article a few weeks back. swag
You guys really don’t know that much about hip-hop do you? This is what DOOM does…it’s part of his act. He is a villain, he plays a character. “How could he do this to his fans hurrrr”, if you’re actually a DOOM fan you would know he doesn’t like performing live.
THANK YOU!!!
FINALLY A NIGGA WHO UNDERSTANDS ME
this would be a funny prank to play on people who aren’t his fans. I’m a fan of doom (all lowercase for the dude right now) but I’ve never heard of him saying he doesn’t like shows, or that he would send an imposter to do a show for him. so, fans that aren’t diehard dickrider fans like yourself are left with shit like this.
this is how you lose whatever fanbase you have in your tiny, insignificant niche of backpacker-rap that’s left in hip-hop.
This isn’t the first time he’s done this…he sends impostors all the time. Turning back on fans? He has always done this. Why is it a surprise?
It’s stupid regardless, forget the character
Either way the guy came at him wrong, I doubt he called his agent in a humble way, he was probably eager to speak with Doom from the get go and came off passive aggressively, and Doom wasn’t having it, and from there, he gradually lost interest over a guy with a bitch complex. You all want to conveniently get at him through the likes of the booker, not him. So don’t try and minimalize his intent or talent to his efforts through somebody else, when I had first heard he was doing this, pulled a stunt, I thought it was a classic, and you know it’s not like people thought to themselves they WANTED TO SEE THE REAL DOOM, NOOO, it’s because Theeeeey, got plaaaayed. That’s it. Tough luck, the guy will still make money, the guy will still be a legend, and the guy will still play dumb ass fools. I’m sorry but as an artist, you should disassociate yourself from fans who could do nothing for you psychologically other than make you make money, and that is the simple understanding you have when you buy an album or go to a show. The idea of “supporting an artist”? buy buying their album? Is a self-righteous ploy, YOU BUY THEIR ALBUM AS MEMORABILIA, to flaunt to your other buddies that Oh, you haven’t heard of him, check him out. And then you conveniently raise your hand when the artists shouts out whether or not you have the album. Alot of you stans and backpackers are punks and deserve to get played.
HAHAHA…Y’ALL NIGGAZ GOT PLAYED.
I PLAYED WITH MY COUNTRYMEN AS WELL…DOUBLE HAHAHA.
I’LL PLAY THE ROYAL FAMILY NEXT…TRIPLE HAHAHA.
PS: BATMAN’S GAY!
There’s a lot of assumptions in your comment. You clearly have no idea what you’re talking about. People like you could get hit by a bus for all I care.
I also don’t think you even know what “passive aggressive” means. You’re a bird go jump off a cliff.
You also have no idea how the music industry works. To book doom for a show you HAVE to go through is agent…durp.
It’s also illegal for DOOM to do that without telling them it’s an “imposter”. He signed a contract you dumb fucker.
Im fucks with doom and I gotta agree. THIS IS A PART OF HIS ACT!! YA’LL DUMBASS HIP HOP FANS GOT PLAAAYED!! NOW GO READ A BOOK AND HOP OFF YOUR FAVORITE RAPPER’S NUTS!! HE A REGULAR DUDE JUST LIKE YOU, THE ONLY DIFFERENCE??? Your A SUCKA!!
WHERE’S ME CRACKPIPE AT?!
He does this all the time. DOOM has always done this. Why are people surprised?
Who cares. Only white nerds listen to that spacy shit.
Yeah man only good hip hop is Rick Ross.
I’m a proud Black Nubian with Operation: Doomsday and Black Bastards’ album artwork tattooed on me. From ’89s Gasface, to this year’s Keys to the Kuffs, dude’s been the most consistent performer in hip-hop. Luckily, I’ve seen Doom live on a couple of occasions, and there was no doppelgnger. Only misgivings was a lack of Viktor Vaughn ish. I feel sorry for his fans who were fucked-over last Saturday, but Doom’ll always be a legend to me. The a formed mentioned Keys to the Kuffs like all Doom projects is dope as fuck, I don’t know why DX haven’t reviewed it yet, but it’s four and half material, slightly behind Russian Roulette for album of the year.
because this website doesn’t cater to underground, only industry supplemented under the radar acts get play, DX don’t fuck with real hip hop. And not for nothing, MMG dude ain’t lying, mainly suburban white dudes really rock with doom, but nonetheless dude can spit!!! it’s ashame but its comical at the same time, this is his “revenge against the industry” i guess… Doom spit harder than Wayne and ross Ever Could , and thats real talk!!!
@double negative. You really just proved that it’s still just nerds that listen to his shit, just black ones too. Come on dude, you got this man’s album artwork on your skin forever, that’s a sucker ass nerd move. I love Hip Hop more than anything except my family but damn it’s a weak move to get something another man came up with inked on your skin. Be original, love the art not the artists. Your type makes hip hop fans look bad.
fuck off with your maybach screen name.. you wanna suck some ross titties don’tcha cupcake
What is real hip hop?
LIMEY NERDDDDDDDDDDDDDD
Only way this DOOM motherfucker is going to get it is when motherfucker’s quit booking him! His gimmick/sham has to be the dumbest shit I have ever heard and it’s a terrible look for hip hop!
i would never pay too see a DOOM show. He never shows up, its his calling card. If you knew this beforehand why would you take the chance. use your brain people before dropping dough on him. he probably sucks live anyways.
Doom sucks period!!! Wack beats, and a retard flow!
Metal Finger strikes again.
I don’t blame DOOM, Hip Hop fans suck nowadays anyway, just a bunch of bitch ass jock riders, peace to those who have learned to respect the music and the man behind it, but the rest of yall panty throwing groupies deserve shit like this lol
So, you dont blame a man for ripping off his audience and sending a weed carrier to pantomime for his money
What do you blame an artist for then??
that is his style, nothing newb rah, if you paid to go to a doom show, you got what you paid for. hop off his cock, the dude clearly isn’t interested in performing live, but you getting butthurt over something that is part of his act!! get over it.
Doom Stan ^
MF DOOM gotta eat too… he aint a robot and he got kids to feed. MM…FOOD
one of the illest rappers to touch a mic.respect the God
da villian strikes again!
DOOM seems like a faggot.. Top 10 DOA nonetheless tho
nah, far from it, douchebag yes, but i know daniel dumile, son is anti homo (7 percenter)
THE BALED HEADED DOOM!
JUST REMEMBER ALL CAPS WHEN U SPELL THE MANS NAME
LIVING OFF BORROWED TIME THE CLOCK TICS FASTER
This nigga doom man. You gotta stick to your priorities man. Stop this childish shit and do the fucking shows.
Haahahaha my sides!! Keep on doin ya thing my nigga
Asian countries for Asians
Black countries for Blacks
but White countries for Everybody ?
Nobody is flooding Asia with non-asians and telling everybody to ‘mix’
Nobody is flooding Black countries with non-blacks and telling everybody to ‘mix’
Every White country,and ONLY White countries are expected to flood themselves with 3rd Worlders and ‘assimilate’ (inter-marry) to create a mixed up ‘blended humanity’.
This is nothing but an attempt to Genocide White people.
‘Anti-racism’ is a codeword
for Anti-White
#SPREAD THE WORD
The government must be paying you real good to say this shit. You must not realize that the Whites stole this land FROM THE NATIVES. The Whites land is in Europe, not in America you dumbass.
DETRACTOR/TROLL FAIL
Okay then, all the White people must leave America and go back to Europe… dumb ass..
where in his entire rant does he say he’s American/Canadian for all you know he’s from Europe
As a huge Doom fan I find it highly funny for people to say he is irrelevant and washed up. Doom is like the underground Jay-z but can rap better. He has made an blueprint for most of the rappers that are hot now, people just don’t realize it. And on top of that his JJ Doom album is one of the best releases this year, another gem that’s added to his catalog.
As far as the Doom poser I think it’s wrong, but if you’re a huge doom fan you would know not to go to his shows because this shit happens. He’s a fucking villain, and he talks about doing this shit all the time in his lyrics so you should know better…
JJ Doom was awful. Best HIP HOP! album of this year was O.C.’S Trophies lol.
that jj dooom was aiight not really feeling doom lately but he is undeniable. OC and apollo browns Trophies was incredibly dope though
It’s he’s best album since mmm.food! I thought it was great, and he sounded refreshed, plus the production was amazing.
JJ DOOM was straight fire. SOunded like classic Doom
im a HUGE doom fan but i’m sick of all these fans justifying his doomposter shit. like yo….if you’re a LIVE artist you gonna give the fans your presence and performance. even if his shit ain’t meant to be bumped in a big venue or some shit he still gotta show up.
but for all you wack dudes sayin that doom is just some trippy shit for white kids…oh my god. his timing and word structure is soooo ill yo i don’t see how you can hate on dude.
How would you know if it’s the real DOOM or not if you’ve never seen his face? Let me guess, screen for voice recognition? loL
Anyway I don’t think shows would hurt him, he gets Adult Swim money everyday from 10pm-6am.
“All caps when you spell the man name”
Thats what u get for booking MF Doom, I only went to a concert he was performing at once, not a Doom concerts because I know better but he was supposed to be at Rock The bells in 07 in Michigan and didn’t show luckily I was there to see Nas and Wu-tang n Kweli n Pharoh Monch n not Doom
nigga fat lazy and greedy haha he still one of best to ever do it was who give a fuck hahaha
This is stupid. You don’t just send someone to perform for you just because nobody knows the face behind your mask. People pay to see you and the least you can do is perform for them. There are several other artists out there who tour way more than Doom so he can’t give any excuse.
This dude taking the villian evil plot thing too far. lol
COSIGN DIS COMMENT
i wonder if the imposter got paid in KOOL-AID
AYE COSIGN
REAL RAP
WHO HERE KNOW WHAT DOOM LOOK LIKE 2 TALK SH!T ANYWAY?
HOW WE KNO HE AIN’T DO RECON ON THIS
“incredible party in a very small capacity venue”
& SAID FCUK IT, I AIN’T DOIN IT IMMA STAY HOME AND MAKE BEATS?
BUT LO & BEHOLD
THE INTERNET FCUKBOIS KNOW EVERYTHING WITH A GLANCE AT THE HEADLINE
you’re trying too hard
how is Schwarz trying too hard when none of us know what really went down? maybe you just want to be right
you pay to be at a DOOM performance not to see the actual man. dude is behind a mask fro crying out loud. this is part of his schtick..how the fck u know enuff abt the guy to book him for a show and not know this is what he does?…this experience is what u paid for lol…DOOM has struck again lmaoooo
You guys do know that he is DOOM, right? By Doom i mean that he’s actually a villain. He does this all the time and it doesn’t bother me. If you’re a Doom fan (maybe a TRUE Doom fan) then you’ll understand. Its what he does, he’s a villain people. That’s what Doom is. Would be funny though if Wayne actually had an imposter of him lol. And im not a wayne fan at all but that shit would be so fucking hilarious.
Doom ain’t no villian. He’s a rapper. People pay money to see him live and what does he do to his fans? Doesn’t even show up. Thats a dick move. And you say true fans would understand? What true fans would like this?
worst justification ive ever read. like ever. im sure you’d create a half ass excuse if he killed your baby sister as well.
I’m a huge fan of Doom and I think this is funny, I don’t really care who they send out as long as it’s a good show with good music whether it be Doom or not I wouldn’t be all that bummed unless I was meant to meet him. I’m not even defending Doom but I’d laugh it off as long as the imposter did the show and entertained me. That’s what a show is, doesn’t matter what the act on stage is if the atmosphere is electric and I’m pretty sure Doom wouldn’t send an imposter without knowing full well they’d purposely play a laughably good show or just perform the songs well or perform a decent DJ set or whatever. As a fan of Doom if I pay to see Doom and I don’t see Doom but the show is still good then what’s the matter?
Also I’m pretty sure a good Doom fan wouldn’t be seeing him for the first time and would be pretty psyched to be able to say they were the butt of a good Doom stunt and I think his actions and his comical comic book character just make him more unique and different and unusual in the rap game, you don’t really see that much creativity in artists. It might not be oh so original and other rappers have probably done the same or similar but as a fan, I like the way Doom does it so I’m gonna keep loving Metal Fingers for as long as he entertains me and delivers the noises my ears like. Besides he probably wears a mask to hide his identity so that people focus on his music and have an interesting guy to look into and discover more about so I don’t give a fuck who the guy is on stage doing the shows if it’s Doom or to do with Doom or if it’s some complete other, I couldn’t give a fuck less as long as the music was tight and I have a good time that I’ve willingly burned my worthless paper for. I’d rather say I got punk’d by Doom himself than have paper in my wallet. There are just some things not many people get the opportunity to be able to say. Real fans would appreciate it and just go to his next show, or more of his shows because I’m pretty sure every time you’d have a new and great story to tell from a Doom show, if you support an artist you do everything you can to attend multiple shows right? or I suppose you don’t get that concept as it’s all about the money, the bitches and wearing your ray bands on stage, fuck the fans get the money. Doom just played his audience his own way, I’m sure if everyone is really pissed Doom will do something, make his next move. Who cares? Love Doom? support him, hate Doom? fuck off. Pissed off at Doom for this stunt, go back and get your $18 then…..
This ^ is the worst justification I’ve read
Funny comments here asking how anyone would know what Doom looks like anyway. Are you serious? of course I know what Doom’s face looks like. It was in some pretty widely seen videos. He’s gained some weight and aged, but it’s not like he got a new face.
Feel free to drop these links when you’re ready….
His real name’s daniel dumile ^anon.
He was in a group called KMD before.
Anon,
As “d” said he was on KMD. They were signed to Elektra, were on album covers,press, “The Gas Face” video, had their own videos, etc.
Already knew what you typed…respond back with what I asked…LINKS TO PICTURES OF NOW…..
@Anonymous, you can google, stop being lazy
“after rockin shows he departed in a jilopy”
lol Thats funny to me
shitting on fans like its nothing
word
and worst of all are his blinded “Real Fan” that buy into this crap
I get that it’s apart of the whole Dr.Doom based character thing he has, but it’s still stupid and dead wrong
It’s like going to a Jay Z concert and only having Memphis Bleek perform Jay songs
“Me not you’ has posted that exact same shit like 67 times
yall call ross a fraud this nigga ripped on an entire comic book character and lives his life like as such. overwhelming hypocrisy
In you’re fucked up head a Comic book character = Correctional Officer?????????????? Haaaa!
BAWSE!!!
“ripped on an entire comic book character and lives his life like as such”
please stay in school
people who werent there can easily say its funny but if you were in the audience then you would be pissed since you bought tickets and everything
http://www.datpiff.com/mixtapes-detail.php?id=389651
http://www.AricTheThrowed.com Presents the instrumental mixtape, Produce.
if deadmau5 can do shows like they do
we should be able to have a hiphop artist that just a voice and a beat sorta like a hologram emcee but no hologram
and have a team of the top 10 emcees write lyrics for it
It’s called Dr. Dre
and there could be like 20 shows in one night
“MF DOOM he like DB Cooper.”
Most people who bought a MF DOOM ticket should’ve done their research and know that the Villain is known to send DOOMposters. It’s a gimmick and like most shit rappers it’s outplayed… but people keep buying tickets to see this dude.
Don’t get mad.