In 1998, Zev Love X of the seminal rap group KMD re-emerged as a masked super villain known as MF Doom. The following year, he released the groundbreaking independent classic Operation: Doomsday.

Doom only added to the mystery by creating multiple aliases (King Geedorah, Viktor Vaughn, etc.) and taking a no holds barred approach to his musical career. With collaborative side projects with Madlib (Madvillain) and most recently Dangerdoom with Danger Mouse, MM..Food was the super villain's long-awaited follow-up to Operation: Doomsday.