A current rumour going around the interweb, is that hip-hop supervillain MF Doom has been sending an imposter to perform in his place who lip-syncs and only does 20 minute sets. I know Doom is a family man and never leaves the U.S. so it won’t effect me personally, but anyhow, it’s villainous trick on fans and smacks of that Daft Punk rumour last year. Masks can be convenient son.
Full story from a guy that was at one of the shows after the jump:
I’m not sure if MF Doom is your cup of tea or not. But I thought you might be interested to learn that he’s been sending impostors in his place to “perform” (read: lip sync) at some recent shows.
Last week, I was in San Francisco visiting friends, and thought it could be fun to catch the MF Doom show on 8/15 at the Independent. We were ushered in, and given stated instructions from the door man that pictures – even camera phones – were strictly prohibited, and anyone caught taking pictures would be ejected. I know that’s policy at a lot of venues, but I’ve never been verbally warned before. After clenching my teeth through a gawd-awful set from spastic, Slug-derivative Pigeon John, the crowd was treated to about 2 hours of some wack-ass DJ. At some point, an announcement was made, reiterating that absolutely no pictures were allowed at this show, and that violators would be ejected.
Eventually, a bunch of hype men came on stage, while one of the songs off DangerMouse played. Out comes “Doom” looking about 100 pounds lighter than he has ever looked in a picture or video. I’ve never seen him live, however, so I thought that maybe he had just lost a lot of weight. His mic was turned way down low, and you couldn’t hear his voice, and there was no crowd interaction between songs. Just this skinny “Doom”, holding the mic real close to his face, and a bunch of hype men on the sides. 20 minutes later, it was all over. Huh?
I was pissed that I had just witnessed the worst show I’ve seen in my 29 years on this planet. However, it still hadn’t dawned on me that I had just been played, until I heard some kid outside the club wondering if that was really even Daniel Dumile.
A quick look around the intertubes (see below) finds others who claim that this wasn’t the real Doom. Furthermore, it sounds like he had pulled the same stunt a few nights prior at the El Rey in LA. He was a no-show for his Thursday night show in San Francisco, and also missed his Rock the Bells performance in SF.
Clearly, I’m none too happy, although I can see how d-bags like yourself might find it funny. I’ve yet to contact the Independent to see what their story is. But this was certainly something I think is newsworthy. I don’t want others to drop $40 to go see some skinny-ass impostor lip sync Doom songs for 20 minutes like I did.
Here are some links to others (more or less) backing my story:
MF DOOM Fucks SF?: WTF Went Down, Bay Area?
Craigslist MF Doom Rescheduled Show 9/18: IMPORTANT INFO!!!!!
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[quote post=”629″]spastic, Slug-derivative Pigeon John[/quote]
Pretty harsh, justified?
This is pretty villainous stuff indeed though. I fucking hate nazi bastards telling people not to use their cameras at gigs.
[quote post=”629″]spastic, Slug-derivative Pigeon John[/quote]
Pretty harsh, justified?
This is pretty villainous stuff indeed though. I fucking hate nazi bastards telling people not to use their cameras at gigs.
hehe sucks to be them. no worries this side of the pond, as you’ll sooner witness the resurrection of christ before you see him live. guys still a legend in my opinion.
hehe sucks to be them. no worries this side of the pond, as you’ll sooner witness the resurrection of christ before you see him live. guys still a legend in my opinion.
I hope this isn’t true. Im a big Doom fan, but this is a horrible thing to do to fans …
I hope this isn’t true. Im a big Doom fan, but this is a horrible thing to do to fans …
I can’t speak for the show in San Francisco where MF DOOM was alleged to have sent an imposter in his place to perform, however, I will let it be known that MF DOOM was not in the building at MJQ last Thursday. Instead he sent an imposter in his place and the imposter has a name to! His name is DJ Wesu! My best guess is that Doom pocketed the $5000 I wired him a month before the show in Atlanta while the rest of the loot must have went to those shady ass – fuckers Mobonix, Killa K and Wesu who took the entire door and split with Doom out the back door.
Look at the links to the photos provided below and compare each other and tell me what you really think! It’s so obvious! The last 2 images are the most compelling since Wesu and the alleged MF DOOM imposter share the same scar on the right hand.
PITCHFORK PHOTO OF MF DOOM AT MJQ.
http://thekaoseffect.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/mfdoom2.jpg
WESU (ALLEGED IMPOSTER)
http://a716.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/54/l_9ac5fae4844767e164a8ecef177e682b.jpg
MF DOOM with MOBONIX, WESU, KILLA K, DOOR MAN who stole the door money located back right with dreads.
http://a623.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/18/l_3456896c99d18c6b130eb4f1217b09ae.jpg
PITCHFORK PHOTO OF MF DOOM AT MJQ (NOTE SCAR ON RIGHT HAND)
http://thekaoseffect.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/mfdoom1.jpg
DJ WESU (NOTE SCAR ON RIGHT HAND)
http://a356.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/61/l_770e07b8d7e29bc8e238077e20cc61b3.jpg
I can’t speak for the show in San Francisco where MF DOOM was alleged to have sent an imposter in his place to perform, however, I will let it be known that MF DOOM was not in the building at MJQ last Thursday. Instead he sent an imposter in his place and the imposter has a name to! His name is DJ Wesu! My best guess is that Doom pocketed the $5000 I wired him a month before the show in Atlanta while the rest of the loot must have went to those shady ass – fuckers Mobonix, Killa K and Wesu who took the entire door and split with Doom out the back door.
Look at the links to the photos provided below and compare each other and tell me what you really think! It’s so obvious! The last 2 images are the most compelling since Wesu and the alleged MF DOOM imposter share the same scar on the right hand.
PITCHFORK PHOTO OF MF DOOM AT MJQ.
http://thekaoseffect.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/mfdoom2.jpg
WESU (ALLEGED IMPOSTER)
http://a716.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/54/l_9ac5fae4844767e164a8ecef177e682b.jpg
MF DOOM with MOBONIX, WESU, KILLA K, DOOR MAN who stole the door money located back right with dreads.
http://a623.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/18/l_3456896c99d18c6b130eb4f1217b09ae.jpg
PITCHFORK PHOTO OF MF DOOM AT MJQ (NOTE SCAR ON RIGHT HAND)
http://thekaoseffect.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/mfdoom1.jpg
DJ WESU (NOTE SCAR ON RIGHT HAND)
http://a356.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/61/l_770e07b8d7e29bc8e238077e20cc61b3.jpg
i admire the inspector gadget skills, but i know wesu, he has dreads and i seen him christmas 07, he stil had em.
DOOM could be lip syncing though
i admire the inspector gadget skills, but i know wesu, he has dreads and i seen him christmas 07, he stil had em.
DOOM could be lip syncing though
It was Wesu no doubt. His head was covered during the Atlanta show. This comparative image linked below pretty much proves this to be true.
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b300/graphic-chaos/fakedoom.jpg
It was Wesu no doubt. His head was covered during the Atlanta show. This comparative image linked below pretty much proves this to be true.
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b300/graphic-chaos/fakedoom.jpg
yeah, u coulda cracked the case. it could be true, or photoshoped. if so, DOOM and Wesu really look alike with the mask on. i did read this though…
DOOMbots
His most frequently-used robots are his “Doombots,” exact mechanical replicas of the real MF DOOM. They look like him, talk like him, and even act like him.
Individually, Doombots have an advanced A.I. program that causes them to believe themselves to be the real MF DOOM. In order to prevent his duplicates from harming or out-performing him, MF DOOM installs each Doombot with a dampener program that reduces all of its abilities when activated. This program is triggered whenever a Doombot enters MF DOOM’s presence or the presence of other Doombots. These imitation Dooms have been created to impersonate MF DOOM when he either cannot be present or is unwilling to risk his own life (such as when confronting powerful foes)
The man is a genius and lives his persona even in real life. . . . . basically he’s fukking mental
MF DOOM, the single most interesting character to ever be involved in Hip Hop. Hate it or love it.
__________________
if you put water into a cup of tea
it becomes the cup of tea
yeah, u coulda cracked the case. it could be true, or photoshoped. if so, DOOM and Wesu really look alike with the mask on. i did read this though…
DOOMbots
His most frequently-used robots are his “Doombots,” exact mechanical replicas of the real MF DOOM. They look like him, talk like him, and even act like him.
Individually, Doombots have an advanced A.I. program that causes them to believe themselves to be the real MF DOOM. In order to prevent his duplicates from harming or out-performing him, MF DOOM installs each Doombot with a dampener program that reduces all of its abilities when activated. This program is triggered whenever a Doombot enters MF DOOM’s presence or the presence of other Doombots. These imitation Dooms have been created to impersonate MF DOOM when he either cannot be present or is unwilling to risk his own life (such as when confronting powerful foes)
The man is a genius and lives his persona even in real life. . . . . basically he’s fukking mental
MF DOOM, the single most interesting character to ever be involved in Hip Hop. Hate it or love it.
__________________
if you put water into a cup of tea
it becomes the cup of tea
by the way, who figured that out? whoever did must know him personally to know his scars. i mean, to see DOOM’s hand and think Wesu. ive djayed with Wesu many times and cant connect him to any scars. one of his hommies must have ratted on him. either that, an ex-girlfriend, or maybe DOOM’s plan was to make it obvious. his next album is called doomposter.
by the way, who figured that out? whoever did must know him personally to know his scars. i mean, to see DOOM’s hand and think Wesu. ive djayed with Wesu many times and cant connect him to any scars. one of his hommies must have ratted on him. either that, an ex-girlfriend, or maybe DOOM’s plan was to make it obvious. his next album is called doomposter.
yeah, u coulda cracked the case. it could be true, or photoshoped. if so, DOOM and Wesu really look alike with the mask on. i did read this though…
DOOMbots
His most frequently-used robots are his “Doombots,” exact mechanical replicas of the real MF DOOM. They look like him, talk like him, and even act like him.
Individually, Doombots have an advanced A.I. program that causes them to believe themselves to be the real MF DOOM. In order to prevent his duplicates from harming or out-performing him, MF DOOM installs each Doombot with a dampener program that reduces all of its abilities when activated. This program is triggered whenever a Doombot enters MF DOOM’s presence or the presence of other Doombots. These imitation Dooms have been created to impersonate MF DOOM when he either cannot be present or is unwilling to risk his own life (such as when confronting powerful foes)
The man is a genius and lives his persona even in real life. . . . . basically he’s fukking mental
MF DOOM, the single most interesting character to ever be involved in Hip Hop. Hate it or love it.
__________________
if you put water into a cup of tea
it becomes the cup of tea