Featured Artist of the Month: DOOM

The masses will remember 2003 and '04 as the years of Jay-Z and Kanye West, and they aren't wrong in doing so. However, that doesn't mean a case can't be made for MF DOOM, who likely had the most prolific two years in Hip Hop history. 2003 saw him release a group project (M.I.C.), two solo albums (as King Geedorah and Viktor Vaughn), one of the very first full concept remix albums (NastraDOOMus) and another installment of his instrumental series (Special Herbs Vol. 3 & 4). If that wasn't enough, he did even more in 2004. He returned as Vik Vaughn for "Venomous Villain", teamed up with Madlib for "Madvillain", and released his second album as MF DOOM with "MM..Food". Plus there was another Special Herbs, a "Special Herbs & Spices" with MF Grimm and a Special Blends, not to mention "MM..LeftOvers" and "MM..More Food". This is all on top of his freelance production and doing cameos with everyone from C-Rayz Walz to De La Soul.The following year he released The Mouse & The Mask with Danger Mouse and then quietly slipped into hibernation. That didn't totally keep the enigmatic supervillain out of news, as reports surfaced that imposter's were performing for him at shows around the nation. Even when you're a grown man wearing a mask who has rapped alongside cartoon milkshakes, life can be stranger than art. While the caps remain, DOOM has dropped the MF from his name, with the release of his new ablum "Born Like This" (in stores now).