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The definitive biography of MF DOOM, charting the reclusive and revered hip-hop artist's life, career, and eventual immortality.Criminal Records and A Cappella Books welcome revered music journalist and author S.H. Fernando Jr. (p/k/a "SKIZ") for a talk on his highly-anticipated new book, "The Chronicles of DOOM: Unraveling Rap's Masked Iconoclast," on Sunday, November 3, at 2 PM. The author will speak with RadATL's Chad Radford, music journalist and author of "Atlanta Record Stores: An Oral History."
The talk will be followed by a book signing.
This event is free and open to the public. Copies of "The Chronicles of DOOM" will be available for purchase at the store.
About the Book
On December 31, 2020, the world was shocked to learn about the death of hip-hop legend MF DOOM. Born in London and raised in the suburban enclave of Long Beach, New York, Daniel Dumile Jr.'s love of cartoons and comic books would soon turn him into one of hip-hop's most enigmatic, prolific, and influential figures.
Sweeping and definitive, "The Chronicles of DOOM: Unraveling Rap's Masked Iconoclast" recounts the rise, fall, redemption, and untimely demise of MF DOOM. Broken down into five sections: The Man, The Myth, The Mask, The Music, and The Legend, journalist S. H. Fernando, or SKIZ, chronicles the life of Daniel Dumile Jr., beginning in the house he grew up in in Long Beach, NY, into the hip-hop group KMD, onto the stage of his first masked show, through the countless collabs, and across the many different cities Daniel called home. Centering the music, SKIZ deftly lays out the history of east-coast rap against DOOM's life story and dissects the personas, projects, tracks, and lyrics that led to his immortality.
Including exclusive interviews with those who worked closely with DOOM and providing an unknown, intimate, behind-the-scenes look into DOOM's life, "The Chronicles of DOOM" is the definitive biography of MF DOOM, a supervillain on stage and hero to those who paid attention.
About the Author
After graduating from Harvard and the Columbia University School of Journalism, Skiz Fernando began his career as a music journalist for The Source magazine. He parlayed his expertise in the field of hip-hop into the critically acclaimed book, "The New Beats: Exploring the Music, Culture & Attitudes of Hip-Hop" (Anchor/Doubleday, 1994), which has become an essential document of the culture behind rap music. His byline has also appeared in such publications as The New York Times, Rolling Stone, and Vibe.
In 2007, he returned to his homeland of Sri Lanka to write a cookbook, "Rice & Curry: Sri Lankan Home Cooking" (Hippocrene Books, 2011). It was a New York Times notable cookbook and won Fernando a spot on the popular Travel Channel show No Reservations with Anthony Bourdain, where he served as the host's on-camera guide in Sri Lanka.
Since the pandemic, Fernando has returned to writing. His most recent book, "From The Streets of Shaolin: The Wu-Tang Saga" (2021), was the definitive biography of hip-hop's greatest group. Next up is his biography of MF DOOM, "The Chronicles of DOOM: Unraveling Rap's Masked Iconoclast" (Astra House), which will be available in the fall of 2024.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Criminal Records Atlanta, 1158 Euclid Ave, Atlanta, GA 30307, United States,Atlanta, Georgia
