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| '''KMD''' (''K.M.D.'', ''Kausing Much Damage'', or ''A Positive Kause in a Much Damaged Society'') was an American ] trio active |
'''KMD''' (''K.M.D.'', ''Kausing Much Damage'', or ''A Positive Kause in a Much Damaged Society'') was an American ] trio active from 1988 to 1994, during the ]. The core of the group was composed of brothers ] and ]. The group's original third member, Jade 1 (believed to later be known as Rodan), left before the group signed with ], being replaced with Onyx the Birthstone Kid. The group dissolved in 1994 following the sudden death of DJ Subroc in 1993, the departure of Onyx and conflicts with Elektra that resulted in them being dropped from the label. | ||
| KMD released two studio albums, '']'' (1991) and '']''; the latter of which was |
KMD released two studio albums, '']'' (1991) and '']''; the latter of which was recorded in 1993 and not officially released until 2000. Zev Love X subsequently changed his moniker to ] and achieved success as a solo artist. MF DOOM attempted to revive the KMD name in the 2010s, releasing two new songs, "Sorcerers" and "True Lightyears", and announcing a comeback album in 2017, but no further updates or recordings surfaced before his death in October 2020. | ||
| == History == | == History == | ||
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| Onyx the Birthstone Kid soon replaced Jade 1, who left the group in order to finish high school. ], a native of nearby ], met the group at community functions and recruited them for a guest spot on "The Gas Face," a single off ]' '']''. The guest appearance caught the attention of ] executive ], who signed KMD to ]. | Onyx the Birthstone Kid soon replaced Jade 1, who left the group in order to finish high school. ], a native of nearby ], met the group at community functions and recruited them for a guest spot on "The Gas Face," a single off ]' '']''. The guest appearance caught the attention of ] executive ], who signed KMD to ]. | ||
| KMD released their debut album '']'' in 1991.<ref name="LarkinDM" /> Its songs focus on racism and black empowerment in a comical manner. Subroc heavily sampled old children's television shows and recordings, including drops of '']'' character ] on the singles "Who Me?" and "Humrush." Skits featuring KMD interacting with "Mr. Hood" (a series of samples from a language instruction tape) tie the album together. Stimulated Dummies co-produced ''Mr. Hood''; the album also featured fellow ], ] appearing on "Nitty Gritty." Around the same time ''Mr. Hood'' was released, Zev Love X and Onyx testified before the ] in support of the ], on behalf of ].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.stereogum.com/1716709/watch-a-19-year-old- |
KMD released their debut album '']'' in 1991.<ref name="LarkinDM" /> Its songs focus on racism and black empowerment in a comical manner. Subroc heavily sampled old children's television shows and recordings, including drops of '']'' character ] on the singles "Who Me?" and "Humrush." Skits featuring KMD interacting with "Mr. Hood" (a series of samples from a language instruction tape) tie the album together. Stimulated Dummies co-produced ''Mr. Hood''; the album also featured fellow ], ] appearing on "Nitty Gritty." Around the same time ''Mr. Hood'' was released, Zev Love X and Onyx testified before the ] in support of the ], on behalf of ].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.stereogum.com/1716709/watch-a-19-year-old-MF-DOOM-testify-before-congress-for-rock-the-vote/news/|title = Watch a 19-Year-Old MF DOOM Testify Before Congress for Rock the Vote|date = November 4, 2014}}</ref> | ||
| ⚫ | The group recorded their follow up, '']'', in 1993.<ref name="LarkinDM" /> The album was a departure from their lighthearted previous release with songs celebrating sex ("Plumskinnz"), drugs ("Smokin' That S*#%", "Contact Blitz", "Suspended Animation"), and drinking ("Sweet Premium Wine"). Onyx left the group during the recording sessions. His verse was removed from "Plumskinzz" (the B-side to the "Nitty Gritty" single off ''Mr. Hood''), which was included on ''Black Bastards'' as two separate tracks, "Plumskinzz.(Loose Hoe, God&Cupid)" (Zev Love X's verse) and "Plumskinzz.(Oh No I Don't Believe It!)" (Subroc's verse). Zev Love X created the cover art, a ] ] being hanged in a game of ].<ref name="LarkinDM" /> | ||
| ⚫ | Shortly before finishing ''Black Bastards'', Subroc was killed<ref>{{Cite web|title=Subroc Of KMD' Death In '94-Cage On The Last Night He Spent With Him – Rap Worlds Forums|url=http://www.rapworlds.com/forums/showthread.php?t=93736|access-date=March 9, 2021|website=Rapworlds.com}}</ref> while attempting to cross the 878 Nassau Expressway on April 23, 1993. Zev Love X completed the album alone over the course of the next months and advance copies were finally sent out in early 1994.<ref name="LarkinDM" /> "What a Nigga Know?" was released as the first single in March that same year and ''Black Bastards'' was announced to be released on May 3, 1994. <ref>{{Citation |title= CMJ New Music Report: March 14th 1994 edition (page 27). |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/CMJ/1994/CMJ-New-Music-Report-1994-03-14.pdf}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Coleman|first=Brian|date=April 10, 2016|title=Check The Technique: The Birth of MF DOOM|url=https://medium.com/cuepoint/check-the-technique-kmds-black-bastards-and-the-birth-of-MF-DOOM-1849f4c0a6f4|access-date=January 4, 2021|website=Medium|language=en}}</ref> Soon afterwards Elektra Records unexpectedly cancelled the album and dropped KMD.<ref name="LarkinDM" /> The album's title and cover art proved too controversial for Elektra's management,<ref name="LarkinDM" /> who instructed ] to give Zev Love X the ''Black Bastards'' master tapes and $20,000 as incentive to leave the label. The album was heavily bootlegged until it was officially released on ReadyRock Records in 2000.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Quinlan |first1=Thomas |title=KMD Black Bastards |url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/kmd-black_bastards |website=] |access-date=March 19, 2021 |date=May 1, 2000}}</ref> Zev Love X dropped out of the New York hip hop scene until 1997, when he reemerged as ]. | ||
| ⚫ | The group recorded their follow up, '']'', in 1993.<ref name="LarkinDM" /> The album was a departure from their lighthearted previous release with songs celebrating sex ("Plumskinnz"), drugs ("Smokin' That S*#%", "Contact |
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| ⚫ | On August 16, 2017, MF DOOM premiered the first new KMD track in eight years, "True Lightyears", on ]. It was the first single from KMD's still-unreleased comeback album ''Crack In Time'' and featured ] and MF DOOM.<ref>{{cite web |title=Adult Swim Debuts New KMD Single "True Lightyears" With Jay Electronica + DOOM. New KMD Album Coming Soon. |url=http://naturesoundsmusic.com/ |website=] |access-date=March 25, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170909031849/http://naturesoundsmusic.com/ |archive-date=September 9, 2017 |date=August 16, 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/sections/allsongs/2017/08/16/543876382/doom-and-jay-electronica-debut-true-lightyears-first-kmd-track-in-nearly-25-year|title=DOOM And Jay Electronica Debut 'True Lightyears,' Teasing A New KMD Album|website=]|date=August 16, 2017|access-date=January 23, 2020|last1=Carmichael|first1=Rodney}}</ref> The track was also released as part of MF DOOM's 2017 compilation album '']''. | ||
| ⚫ | Shortly before finishing ''Black Bastards'', Subroc was killed<ref>{{Cite web|title=Subroc Of KMD' Death In '94-Cage On The Last Night He Spent With Him – Rap Worlds Forums|url=http://www.rapworlds.com/forums/showthread.php?t=93736|access-date=March 9, 2021|website=Rapworlds.com}}</ref> while attempting to cross the 878 Nassau Expressway on April 23, 1993. Zev Love X completed the album alone over the course of the next months and advance copies were finally sent out in early 1994.<ref name="LarkinDM" /> "What a Nigga Know?" was released as the first single in March that same year and ''Black Bastards'' was announced to be released on May 3, 1994. <ref>{{Citation |title= CMJ New Music Report: March 14th 1994 edition (page 27). |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/CMJ/1994/CMJ-New-Music-Report-1994-03-14.pdf}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Coleman|first=Brian|date=April 10, 2016|title=Check The Technique: The Birth of MF |
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| ⚫ | MF DOOM died on October 31, 2020, with the cause of death originally not being revealed. In July 2023 it has been reported that DOOM died of ]. | ||
| ⚫ | On August 16, 2017, MF |
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| ⚫ | MF DOOM died on October 31, 2020 with the cause of death originally not being revealed. In July 2023 it has been reported that DOOM died of ]. | ||
| == Discography == | == Discography == | ||
| === Albums === | === Albums === | ||
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| *"Who Me? / Humrush" (1991) from ''Mr. Hood''. | *"Who Me? / Humrush" (1991) from ''Mr. Hood''. | ||
| *"Nitty Gritty / Plumskinzz" featuring ] (1991) from ''Mr. Hood''. | *"Nitty Gritty / Plumskinzz" featuring ] (1991) from ''Mr. Hood''. | ||
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*"What a Nigga Know?" (1994) from ''Black Bastards''. | ||
| *"It Sounded Like a Roc" (1999) from ''Black Bastards''. | *"It Sounded Like a Roc" (1999) from ''Black Bastards''. | ||
| *"Notebook 01 – True Lightyears" featuring ] and ] (2017) from ''Crack In Time''. | *"Notebook 01 – True Lightyears" featuring ] and ] (2017) from ''Crack In Time''. | ||
| === Music videos === | === Music videos === | ||
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| *{{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p15070|label=K.M.D.}} | *{{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p15070|label=K.M.D.}} | ||
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 KMD circa 1991; left to right: Zev Love X, Subroc, and Onyx | |
| Background information | |
| Also known as | Kausing Much Damage A Positive Kause in a Much Damaged Society |
| Origin | Long Beach, New York, U.S. |
| Genres | Hip hop |
| Years active | 1988–1994 |
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KMD (K.M.D., Kausing Much Damage, or A Positive Kause in a Much Damaged Society) was an American hip hop trio active from 1988 to 1994, during the golden age. The core of the group was composed of brothers Daniel "Zev Love X" Dumile and Dingilizwe "DJ Subroc" Dumile. The group's original third member, Jade 1 (believed to later be known as Rodan), left before the group signed with Elektra Records, being replaced with Onyx the Birthstone Kid. The group dissolved in 1994 following the sudden death of DJ Subroc in 1993, the departure of Onyx and conflicts with Elektra that resulted in them being dropped from the label.
KMD released two studio albums, Mr. Hood (1991) and Black Bastards; the latter of which was recorded in 1993 and not officially released until 2000. Zev Love X subsequently changed his moniker to MF DOOM and achieved success as a solo artist. MF DOOM attempted to revive the KMD name in the 2010s, releasing two new songs, "Sorcerers" and "True Lightyears", and announcing a comeback album in 2017, but no further updates or recordings surfaced before his death in October 2020.
History
Zev Love X, DJ Subroc, and Jade 1 formed KMD in Long Beach, New York, in 1988. The three were Black Muslims active in the Nuwaubian Nation. KMD began as a graffiti crew; they also practiced breakdance.
Onyx the Birthstone Kid soon replaced Jade 1, who left the group in order to finish high school. MC Serch, a native of nearby Far Rockaway, met the group at community functions and recruited them for a guest spot on "The Gas Face," a single off 3rd Bass' The Cactus Album. The guest appearance caught the attention of A&R executive Dante Ross, who signed KMD to Elektra Records.
KMD released their debut album Mr. Hood in 1991. Its songs focus on racism and black empowerment in a comical manner. Subroc heavily sampled old children's television shows and recordings, including drops of Sesame Street character Bert on the singles "Who Me?" and "Humrush." Skits featuring KMD interacting with "Mr. Hood" (a series of samples from a language instruction tape) tie the album together. Stimulated Dummies co-produced Mr. Hood; the album also featured fellow Five Percenters, Brand Nubian appearing on "Nitty Gritty." Around the same time Mr. Hood was released, Zev Love X and Onyx testified before the United States Congress in support of the National Voter Registration Act, on behalf of Rock the Vote.
The group recorded their follow up, Black Bastards, in 1993. The album was a departure from their lighthearted previous release with songs celebrating sex ("Plumskinnz"), drugs ("Smokin' That S*#%", "Contact Blitz", "Suspended Animation"), and drinking ("Sweet Premium Wine"). Onyx left the group during the recording sessions. His verse was removed from "Plumskinzz" (the B-side to the "Nitty Gritty" single off Mr. Hood), which was included on Black Bastards as two separate tracks, "Plumskinzz.(Loose Hoe, God&Cupid)" (Zev Love X's verse) and "Plumskinzz.(Oh No I Don't Believe It!)" (Subroc's verse). Zev Love X created the cover art, a Sambo caricature being hanged in a game of hangman.
Shortly before finishing Black Bastards, Subroc was killed while attempting to cross the 878 Nassau Expressway on April 23, 1993. Zev Love X completed the album alone over the course of the next months and advance copies were finally sent out in early 1994. "What a Nigga Know?" was released as the first single in March that same year and Black Bastards was announced to be released on May 3, 1994. Soon afterwards Elektra Records unexpectedly cancelled the album and dropped KMD. The album's title and cover art proved too controversial for Elektra's management, who instructed Dante Ross to give Zev Love X the Black Bastards master tapes and $20,000 as incentive to leave the label. The album was heavily bootlegged until it was officially released on ReadyRock Records in 2000. Zev Love X dropped out of the New York hip hop scene until 1997, when he reemerged as MF DOOM.
On August 16, 2017, MF DOOM premiered the first new KMD track in eight years, "True Lightyears", on NPR Music. It was the first single from KMD's still-unreleased comeback album Crack In Time and featured Jay Electronica and MF DOOM. The track was also released as part of MF DOOM's 2017 compilation album The Missing Notebook Rhymes.
MF DOOM died on October 31, 2020, with the cause of death originally not being revealed. In July 2023 it has been reported that DOOM died of angioedema.
Discography
Albums
Studio albums
| Title | Album details |
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| Mr. Hood |
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| Black Bastards |
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| Crack In Time |
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Compilation albums
| Title | Album details |
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| Best of KMD |
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EPs
- Black Bastards Ruffs + Rares (1998, Fondle 'Em)
- Released only on 12" vinyl.
Singles
- "Peachfuzz / Gasface Refill" (1990) from Mr. Hood.
- "Who Me? / Humrush" (1991) from Mr. Hood.
- "Nitty Gritty / Plumskinzz" featuring Brand Nubian (1991) from Mr. Hood.
- "What a Nigga Know?" (1994) from Black Bastards.
- "It Sounded Like a Roc" (1999) from Black Bastards.
- "Notebook 01 – True Lightyears" featuring Jay Electronica and DOOM (2017) from Crack In Time.
Music videos
- "Peachfuzz" (1991)
- "Who Me?" (1991)
- "What A Niggy Know?" (1994) - Unreleased
References
- ^ Colin Larkin, ed. (1998). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Dance Music (First ed.). Virgin Books. pp. 185/6. ISBN 0-7535-0252-6.
- "Lecture: DOOM (Madrid 2011)". YouTube. Archived from the original on December 12, 2021. Retrieved January 23, 2020.
- "Watch a 19-Year-Old MF DOOM Testify Before Congress for Rock the Vote". November 4, 2014.
- "Subroc Of KMD' Death In '94-Cage On The Last Night He Spent With Him – Rap Worlds Forums". Rapworlds.com. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
- CMJ New Music Report: March 14th 1994 edition (page 27). (PDF)
- Coleman, Brian (April 10, 2016). "Check The Technique: The Birth of MF DOOM". Medium. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
- Quinlan, Thomas (May 1, 2000). "KMD Black Bastards". Exclaim!. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
- "Adult Swim Debuts New KMD Single "True Lightyears" With Jay Electronica + DOOM. New KMD Album Coming Soon". Nature Sounds. August 16, 2017. Archived from the original on September 9, 2017. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
- Carmichael, Rodney (August 16, 2017). "DOOM And Jay Electronica Debut 'True Lightyears,' Teasing A New KMD Album". NPR. Retrieved January 23, 2020.
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