MF Doom, the masked rapper, died in October, family announces on Instagram

 Rapper MF Doom, known for his masked “super villain” persona, died on Oct. 31, his wife Jasmine Dumile revealed on social media Thursday. He was 49.

Dumile posted an Instagram message to her husband, real name Daniel Dumile, with the New Year’s Eve revelation stating the elusive rapper had “transitioned October 31, 2020.” The influential rapper was the force behind beloved hip-hop albums “Mm..Food” and his collaboration with Madlib, “Madvillainy.”

“The greatest husband, father, teacher, student, business partner, lover and friend I could ever ask for. Thank you for all the things you have shown, taught and given to me, our children and our family. Thank you for teaching me how to forgive beings and give another chance, not to be so quick to judge and write off,” Jasmine Dumile wrote. “Thank you for showing how not to be afraid to love and be the best person I could ever be. My world will never be the same without you.”

Rolling Stone confirmed the rapper’s death with MF Doom’s representative Richie Abbott. No further information on the cause of death was available.

USA TODAY has reached out to his representatives for comment.

His wife’s Instagram post also addressed the tragic death of the couple’s son Malachi in 2017.

“Words will never express what you and Malachi mean to me,” Jasmine wrote. “I love both and adore you always.”

The hip-hop world reacted in shock to the news. Rapper QTIP tweeted Thursday, “RIP to another Giant your favorite MC’s MC .. MF DOOM!! crushing news ...”

Rapper El-P tweeted, “MF DOOM FOREVER.”

Rapper ScHoolboy Q tweeted, ”Damn. NOT DOOM HOMIE.”

The private rapper Dumile (pronounced doom-ee-lay) wore a mask — onstage and in public — modeled after the Marvel comic book villain Doctor Doom, which he unveiled with the 1999 album “Operation: Doomsday.”

“I wanted to get onstage and orate, without people thinking about the normal things people think about,” he told Ta-Nehisi Coates in a 2009 profile titled “The Mask of Metal Face Doom” for the The New Yorker. ”Like girls being like, ‘Oh, he’s sexy,’ or ‘I don’t want him, he’s ugly,’ and then other dudes sizing you up. A visual always brings a first impression. But if there’s going to be a first impression, I might as well use it to control the story. So why not do something like throw a mask on?”

In March, MF Doom tweeted a message letting fans knowing to take COVID-19 precautions seriously. ”DOOM STAY IN QUARANTINE” he wrote in an Instagram post.

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Simon Cowell breaks back testing e-bike

MALIBU, Calif. (AP) — Simon Cowell broke his back Saturday while testing his new electric bicycle at his home in California.

Cowell was expected to have surgery Saturday evening, according to a spokesperson for the entertainment mogul.

Cowell fell off the bike while in the courtyard with his family at his house in Malibu. He was taken to a hospital and was said to be under observation and doing fine.

Cowell created “America's Got Talent” and serves as a judge on the show. He has also been the judge on “Britain’s Got Talent,” “The X Factor” and “American Idol.”

American version of ‘Eurovision’ contest coming to US in 2021

Will Ferrell and Rachel McAdams may not be competing, but an American version of the wildly-popular “Eurovision” singing competition is coming to the United States in 2021.

One of the world’s most-watched singing contest — and subject of the new Netflix comedy, “Eurovision” — has announced that “The American Song Contest” will take place during 2021’s holiday season reports CNN.

And although Eurovision itself was canceled this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, officials said they will also bring back the competition next year.

“The Eurovision Song Contest’s unique legacy dates back 65 years and its worldwide popularity is still rising,” said Executive Supervisor, Martin Österdahl.

“It’s time for America to experience this spectacle, through its sister competition, the American Song Contest,” Österdahl said.

“Love of music is universal and celebration of music in different genres and styles can transcend boundaries and unite people,” he said.

“We are excited to have found the right partners to offer another series that our fans across the globe can fall in love with and to share this unique competition with the American people.”

In the American contest, state winners will compete in a series of qualifier competitions, “leading to Semi-Finals and the ultimate primetime Grand Finale,” the Eurovision website said.

Competing acts will range from solo artists to bands with no more than six members, officials said. Judges will be US-based artists from a range of musical genres.

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