Dumile was born on August 3, 1973, at Nassau County Medical Center on
Long Island, and was raised primarily on
Long Beach, New York. He was the brother of rapper
MF Doom. Dumile's first group,
KMD was formed by him and his brother Zev Love X, who would later be known as
MF Doom, along with Jade 1, who would later be known as Rodan, but who was eventually replaced by
Onyx the Birthstone Kid. Their first release was the LP
Mr. Hood, released by
Elektra Records, in 1991. In 1993, Dumile cofounded a group called Monsta Island Czars with his brother Doom and his friends Grim, Kurious, Tommy Gunn, and Rodan. Dumile also did further production for artists like
3rd Bass, his fellow Monsta Island members
MF Grimm, Rodan, Megalon (aka Tommy Gunn), and
Kurious Jorge. Dumile died on April 23, 1993, after being hit by a motorist while attempting to cross the Nassau Expressway (NY878). His death brought production of the KMD album
Black Bastards to a halt and marked the end of KMD, although
Black Bastards was later released. MF Doom dedicated his 2004 track "Kon Karne" to his late brother with the lyric, "I dedicate this mix to Subroc, the hip-hop
Hendrix". Doom also speaks about him frequently in his album "Operation: Doomsday", dedicating tracks to his passed brother.
A Tribe Called Quest shouted out DJ Subroc in their song "8 Million Stories", and the
Kurious track "Leave Ya' with This" from the album
A Constipated Monkey is also dedicated to him. ==References==