Flying Lotus revealed that he and MF DOOM were working on an EP together before the rapper’s death.
News of DOOM’s death was confirmed last night (December 31) by his wife Jasmine, who posted a tribute on Instagram to the legendary rapper and producer.
She revealed that DOOM (real name Daniel Dumile) passed away on October 31, 2020. Her cause of death has yet to be confirmed.
Flying Lotus, who had previously worked with DOOM, was one of the first musicians to enter social media to express his disbelief and shock.
“Holy shit, damn it,” he tweeted. “What the fuck is that !!?!? Are you serious? My soul is crushed. The weight of this moment. I know we are in a pandemic, but we have to celebrate DOOM. Just playing the song is not good enough. “
I know we are in a pandemic, but we have to celebrate DOOM. Just playing the song is not good enough.
– FLYLO (@flyinglotus) December 31, 2020
One fan then suggested to FlyLo that the fans were expecting more collaboration from the two, specifically a longer project, for which he revealed that the two were actually working on such a project.
“I hate to say that, but we were actually working on an EP,” he wrote. “There were more songs that I hadn’t even heard.” He gave no further details, but it appears that they were unable to close the matter before his untimely death.
I hate to say it, but we were actually working on an EP. There were more songs that I didn’t even hear. https://t.co/i3772B7bDS
– FLYLO (@flyinglotus) December 31, 2020
Last month, Flying Lotus released ‘Lunch Break’ with DOOM, which was released as part of the latest update for Grand Theft Auto Online. The duo previously contributed ‘Masquatch’ to the game. FlyLo also hosted a tribute event dedicated to DOOM on Twitch last night.
Meanwhile, Lupe Fiasco honored MF DOOM with a new freestyle shared on social media last night.
“Thanks DOOM … I learned a lot from you about the art of rap,” said the rapper from ‘Kick Push’, sharing the track on Twitter. “I studied and analyzed you for years, just a few days ago. I wish I could have met you to tell you that … here are some raps … rest … Amin … “
Earlier today, Tim Burgess threw a special party to hear the tribute to MF DOOM’s ‘Born Like This’ album.