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Mar 2024
42m 24s

S12E1 - MF DOOM: A Hero in a Villain's M...

The Ringer
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Season 12 of Dissect celebrates the life and legacy of MF DOOM through a line by line, beat by beat analysis of his art. Most of the season will be spent dissecting DOOM and Madlib’s classic album Madvillainy, but we’ll also be covering his debut Operation Doomsday, MM..FOOD, and Born Like This.  On today’s episode, we explore the legend of DOOM’s origin sto ... Show More
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