I'm Not Saying MF Doom Isn't Dead

Here's what I am saying

No indie rapper was more admired than MF Doom, whose playful, innovative rhymes were complemented by a public persona channeling Andy Kaufman. When word came down recently that he’d passed, the hip-hop community was devastated.

At least, those who believed it was real.

The announcement was curious. On New Year’s Eve, without mentioning a cause of death, …