7. KMD & the origin of MF DOOM | FULL EPISODE | What Had Happened Was (Open Mike Eagle Podcast)

During his legendary run as an A&R at Elektra Records, Dante Ross signed a rap trio out of Long Island NY called KMD. After overseeing and releasing their debut album Mr. Hood, one of the members of the group, DJ Subroc, tragically died. The remaining core member of the group was Subroc's brother Zev Love X and Sub's passing would lead Zev down a dark road. He emerged from his grief as the legendary MF DOOM. Dante worked closely with the group and was a friend of DOOM throughout his life and he tells the entire story in this emotional episode. #MFDOOM #OpenMikeEagle #Podcast ▶ Subscribe to Stony Island Audio: https://bit.ly/3ySvQne ▶ Follow Stony Island Audio on Twitter   / stonyislandpods   ▶ Follow Stony Island Audio on Instagram:   / stonyisland.  . ▶ Listen to What Had Happened Was on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3kpzVLK ▶ Listen to What Had Happened Was on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3xEWY93 About What Had Happened Was: Open Mike Eagle Sits down with the legendary creators in hip-hop to discuss their life, impact, and legacy over the course of a season. Season one covers DJ Prince Paul (De La Soul, Handsome Boy Modeling School). Season two covers El-P (Company Flow, Run the Jewels) Brought to you by Stony Island Audio.