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  • Kool Keith
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  • Kool Keith
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  • Analog_Brothers
  • Masters_of_Illusion
  • Peeping_Tom_(band)
  • Project_Polaroid
  • Thee_Undatakerz
  • Ultramagnetic_MCs
  • Yeah_Yeah_Yeahs
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  • African-American male rappers
  • American hip hop record producers
  • Underground rappers
  • African-American songwriters
  • Rappers from New York City
  • 1963 births
  • American bass guitarists
  • Columbia Records artists
  • DreamWorks Records artists
  • Horrorcore artists
  • Musicians from California
  • People from the Bronx
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  • Born: October 19, 1963, Bronx, New YorkAmerican rapper and founding member of Ultramagnetic MC's. Better known as Kool Keith (one of his numerous aliases), has also recorded extensively both as a solo artist and as part of many groups. He worked together with many notable names in the hip hop scene, such as Ice-T (as Analog Brothers), Dan The Automator (as Dr. Octagon), Tim Dog (as [url=http://www.discogs.com/artist/Ultra+(4)]Ultra[/url]), Kut Masta Kurt (as [url=http://www.discogs.com/artist/Diesel+Truckers%2C+The]The Diesel Truckers[/url] and Masters Of Illusion) or Godfather Don (as [url=http://www.discogs.com/artist/Cenobites%2C+The]The Cenobites[/url]).
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  • Keith Thornton (born October 7, 1966), better known by his stage name Kool Keith, is an American rapper from The Bronx, New York known for his surreal, abstract and often profane or incomprehensible lyrics. Kool Keith has recorded prolifically both as a solo artist and in group collaborations. Kool Keith is generally considered to be one of hip-hop's most eccentric and unusual personalities.Kool Keith was a cofounding member of Ultramagnetic MCs, whose debut Critical Beatdown was released in 1988. After two more albums with the group, Funk Your Head Up and The Four Horsemen (album), Kool Keith released his critically acclaimed solo debut album, Dr. Octagonecologyst under the name Dr. Octagon in 1996. He subsequently released a series of further independently released hip hop albums, including Sex Style and First Come, First Served (as Dr. Dooom).After releasing one album on a major label, Black Elvis/Lost in Space, Kool Keith subsequently returned to independently releasing music, producing further efforts as a solo artist and in collaboration with groups such as Analog Brothers, Masters of Illusion, Thee Undatakerz and Project Polaroid. Kool Keith has also made guest appearances in collaboration with Peeping Tom and Yeah Yeah Yeahs. The Prodigy's hit %22Smack My Bitch Up%22 was based on a sample of Kool Keith's voice saying %22change my pitch up, smack my bitch up like a pimp.%22
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  • KK
  • Cool Keith
  • K. Keith
  • Keith Korg
  • Koll Keit
  • Koll Keith
  • Koo Keef
  • Kool Keith aka Dr. Octagon
  • Kool Keith aka Number One Producer
  • Kool Kieth
  • MC Kool Keith
  • T. Keith
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  • 56d854bc53a7ddfc01f9857d
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  • 1963-10-19
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  • 79608
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  • 18123
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  • Kool Keith
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  • DreamWorks Records
  • SME Records
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  • Hip Hop
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