Madlib discusses MF DOOM in new interview: “I still can’t believe that he died”

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Madlib has discussed the death of collaborator MF DOOM in a new interview, following the rapper’s passing in October of last year.The producer, who teamed up with DOOM as Madvillain on 2004’s critically acclaimed collaborative project ‘Madvillainy’, told NPR that he learned of the rapper’s death the same way as the rest of the world – via social media on December 31 last year.“His family’s very private, so they probably didn’t know how to approach that one.

I still can’t believe that he died. That’s weird,” he said.The producer also said he had occasionally been in touch with DOOM – real name Daniel Dumile – over the years.“We talked like once or twice a year, but that’s how it’s always been.