While with KMD, Dumile went by the moniker “Zev Love X”.
When he was seventeen, Dumile joined his brother DJ Subroc and friend MC Rodan to form the hip-hop group KMD. He also features one of the most unique flows of all time, as evidenced by this Rapper’s Flow Encyclopedia entry on Genius.ĭumile’s upbringing is about as complicated as his public persona he was born to a Trinidadian mother and Zimbabwean father in Britain, and moved to Long Island when he was just a young child.ĭumile’s mixed upbringing may be a clue into why he continues to switch his style and his characters up so frequently. In order to continue his flow of inspiration, Dumile is seemingly constantly in character like some rap game Daniel Day-Lewis. Dumile’s strange approach to music can thus be seen more as a musical form of method acting. However, as Jones has fallen off the map completely after being banned from his hometown Houston, Dumile has remained, providing solid production for the last ten plus years. Dumile’s interesting comic book antics could easily be blown off as a form of sensationalism - reminiscent of Mike Jones’ (WHO?) brief rap stint in the early 2000s.
Doom-esque mask which serves to protect his identity from the public. Even his most avid fans have little knowledge of the British-born American hip-hop underground sensation he rarely removes the metal Dr.
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