MF DOOM‘s handwritten notebooks have been returned to his widow, ending a dispute between his widow, Jasmine Dumile Thompson, and his former A&R, Eothen “Egon” Alapatt.
In 2023, Thompson filed a lawsuit towards the previous A&R, alleging copyright infringement, fraud, intentional misrepresentation and unjust enrichment. The grievance, which was written together with Fuel Drawls – the LLC that controls the late rapper’s mental property- arose shortly after DOOM’s demise in 2020 when Alapatt obtained quite a lot of DOOM’s handwritten notebooks.
Now, the dispute has been resolved and the notebooks have been returned to Thompson. MF DOOM’s official Instagram, which is managed by his property, shared the information – and every occasion gave an announcement.
“We’re relieved to deliver this chapter to an in depth,” Thompson stated on behalf of her household. “Through the years, there have been many public narratives regarding this matter, a few of which have been misrepresented or unfairly magnified.
“Whereas variations did come up alongside the way in which, we acknowledge that Egon preserved DOOM’s invaluable notebooks and are grateful to now have them returned as a part of this decision. As a household, our focus stays steadfast on celebrating DOOM’s extraordinary legacy — his unparalleled artistry and his lasting affect on music and tradition. We hope that this decision serves as a step ahead in persevering with to honour his reminiscence.”
Alapatt added: “DOOM was an expensive good friend to me and one of the vital essential artists I’ve ever recognized. I purchased DOOM’s notebooks and stored them protected for years to make sure his highly effective musical legacy may very well be preserved.
“My solely aim has all the time been to showcase DOOM’s lasting musical genius, and the decision Jasmine and I’ve reached concerning DOOM’s notebooks represents a major triumph in defending the genesis of a once-in-a-lifetime expertise. I’m proud to have performed a job in saving some valuable markers of DOOM’s life in music and belief Jasmine to find out the subsequent steps for his notebooks.”
The beloved underground rapper — whose actual identify was Daniel Dumile — died on October 31, 2020, aged 49. In July 2023, his widow confirmed that he handed away from a situation often known as angioedema, a uncommon and extreme response to his blood stress medicine.
At across the identical time, Leeds Hospital apologised to the rapper’s household after being questioned in regards to the high quality of his care previous to his demise.
DOOM’s spouse claimed that it was negligence by the workers on the Leeds hospital that led to his eventual passing, and alleged that these working at St James’ Hospital on the time did not verify on her husband incessantly.
Since his demise, varied figures from throughout the music business have come collectively to maintain the rapper’s legacy alive. This features a posthumous characteristic on ‘Cheat Codes’ – an album made by Hazard Mouse and Black Thought – and plans for a biography, referred to as The Chronicles of DOOM: Unraveling Rap’s Masked Iconoclast.
