A heroâs welcome: âHeroes of Hip-Hopâ expansion coming to the George Moses Horton virtual hall April 27, 2021 by Cecil Brown On Dec. 31, 2020, reports began to come in that the legendary emcee MF DOOM had passed away in late October, an announcement that was publicly made by his wife and loved ones. If youâve never heard of MF DOOM, itâs quite all right. Itâs not really your fault because you werenât supposed to have heard of him. He hasnât been part of the regular corporate programing that has taken hold of mainstream hip-hop culture for over 40 years, ever since Adidas realized âMy Adidasâ could make them serious dividends.