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    Biography

    • Kool Keith

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    Birth name :
  • Keith Matthew Thornton
  • Origin :
  • Riverdale, Bronx, New York
  • Genres :
  • Hip hop
  • Alternative hip hop
  • Underground hip hop
  • Horrorcore
  • Experimental hip hop
  • Trip hop
  • Hardcore hip hop
  • Instruments :
  • Rapping
  • Keyboard
  • Bass guitar
  • Also known as :
  • Dr. Octagon
  • Labels :
  • Ruffhouse
  • Columbia
  • SME Records
  • Amalgam Digital
  • Years active :
  • 1984–present
  • Born / Died
  • Born:(1966-10-07) October 7, 1966 (age 49)

  • 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 "Smack My Bitch Up" was based on a sample of Kool Keith's voice saying "change my pitch up, smack my bitch up like a pimp."

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