A Professional Tacoma Cheesemonger On MF Doom And Local Flavor

A certified cheesemonger who can also talk MF DOOM bars without blinking is exactly the kind of guest that turns a live podcast into something you can’t make up. We’re posted up at Pizza Time Pub on Sixth Avenue with Kijon Underwood, letting the conversation bounce between hip hop nerdery, neighborhood truth, and the everyday craft of working a cheese counter at Metropolitan Market in Proctor. We get into why DOOM’s wordplay, samples, and mask-era mythology still hit, then flip it into the most important question nobody asked: what cheese would MF DOOM actually buy, and would he recommend it with a straight face. From there we go full Tacoma food and drink mode, swapping picks like Peaks and Pints for day drinking, Tacoma Pie for a dependable bite, and late-night moves like Eurobytes when you need something that still slaps after hours. Kijon also breaks down what makes a truly special cheese worth the price, including Rogue River Blue, plus the difference between real quality and grocery store theater. Along the way we hit Tacoma changes, the Tacoma Aroma backstory, dive bars, tattoos, a quick cameo from Del Brown with a Tacoma Mission Thrift plug, and the kind of wild Sixth Avenue stories locals recognize instantly. If you like Tacoma culture, craft food, and hip hop talk that doesn’t take itself too seriously, subscribe, share this with a friend, and leave us a review.Support the showThanks for listening to the latest episode of LIKEITORNOT🎙️🏆