MF DOOM also known as; Zev Love X, King Geedorah, Metal Fingers, Viktor Vaughn, Danger Doom, DOOM and Mad Villain is a British born American hip hop artist.

As Zev Love X, he formed the group KMD with his younger brother Subroc and another MC called Onyx The Birthstone Kid and signed to Elektra Records. Dumile and KMD's debut on record came on 3rd Bass's song "The Gas Face" from The Cactus Album, followed in 1991 with KMD's album Mr. Hood, which became a minor hit through its singles "Peachfuzz", "Who Me?" and heavy video play on cable TV's Yo! MTV Raps and Rap City. Subroc was struck and killed by a car in 1993 while attempting to cross a Long Island expressway before the release of a second KMD album entitled Black Bastards. With the loss of his brother, Dumile retreated from the hip-hop scene from 1994-1997. He then left New York City and settled in Atlanta, Black Bastards had become bootlegged at the time, leading to Doom's rise in the underground hip-hop world.

Dumile began to rap at open mic events at the Nuyorican Poets Café in 1998 where he withheld his face by putting a stocking over his head. His new identity was influenced by Marvel Comics supervillain Doctor Doom. He wears the mask while performing and isn't photographed without it. The release of Operation: Doomsday in 1999 by independent label Fondle 'Em marked the official turning point for Dumile in his reinvention of himself from a major label recording artist of minor status to independent artist, where he would find his greatest success. In 2000, Doom released his first collaboration with MF Grimm, entitled MF EP. Since then, the MF's have begun a bitter feud. During this time, Doom also began releasing instrumental albums under the name Metal Fingers in a series known as Special Herbs.

Doom's first commercial breakthrough came in 2004, with the album Madvillainy together with producer Madlib under the group name Madvillain. Released by Stones Throw Records, the album was a critical and commercial success. In the same year, MF Doom's second solo album MM..FOOD was released by the Minnesota-based label Rhymesayers Entertainment. As Viktor Vaughn (another play on Doctor Doom, whose "real name" is Victor von Doom) he has released two albums Vaudeville Villain & Venomous Villain (also called VV2)

MF Doom took a bigger step towards the mainstream in 2005 with The Mouse and the Mask, a collaboration with producer DJ Danger Mouse under the group name Danger Doom. The album, released on October 11, 2005 by Epitaph, was done in cooperation with Cartoon Network's [adult swim] and frequently references characters from its programs. MF Doom produced tracks for both of Ghostface Killah's 2006 albums, Fishscale and More Fish and the two are currently at work on a collaboration album entitled Swift & Changeable.

DOOM
* 2009: Born Like This

MF DOOM
* 1999: Operation: Doomsday
* 2004: [MM..Food
* 2005: Live from Planet X
* 2008: MF Doom & Trunks Presents Unicron (with Trunks)

Viktor Vaughn
* 2003: Vaudeville Villain
* 2004: Venomous Villain

King Geedorah
* 2003: Take Me to Your Leader (King Geedorah album)|Take Me to Your Leader

Madvillain (with Madlib)
* 2004: Madvillainy
* 2009: Madvillainy 2

Danger Doom (with Danger Mouse)
* 2005: The Mouse and The Mask
* 2006: Occult Hymn

Metal Fingers
* 2001: Special Herbs, Vol. 1
* 2002: Special Herbs, Vol. 2
* 2003: Special Herbs, Vol. 3
* 2003: Special Herbs, Vol. 4
* 2003: Special Herbs, Vols. 4, 5 & 6
* 2004: Special Herbs, Vols. 5 & 6
* 2004: Special Herbs, Vols. 7 & 8
* 2005: Special Herbs, Vols. 9 & 0
* 2006: Special Herbs: The Box Set Vol. 0-9