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Kool Keith
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Kool Keith
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Kool Keith performing in New Jersey, 2011.
Background information
Birth nameKeith Matthew Thornton
Also known as

Dr. OctagonDr. DooomKool KeithBlack ElvisDr. UltraCrazy LouPoppa LargeKeith KorgDicky Long DockingPlatinum RichUnderwear PissyNumber One Producer

BornOctober 7, 1963 (age 55)
OriginRiverdale, Bronx, New York, U.S.
Genres

Hip hopalternative hip hoptrip hopabstract hip hop

Occupation(s)

Rapperproducer

Instruments

Vocalskeyboardbass guitar

Years active1984present
Labels

Bulk RecordingsFunky AssRuffhouseColumbiaThreshold RecordingsOvercoreDMAFT RecordsInsomniacOCD InternationalJunkadelic MusicMello Music Group (current)

Associated acts

Ultramagnetic MCsThe CenobitesGodfather DonTim DogKutMasta KurtDan the AutomatorMotion ManAnalog BrothersMasters of IllusionJacky JasperThee UndatakerzThe Diesel TruckersPeeping TomYeah Yeah YeahsChilly ChillThe ProdigySpazzPrincess SuperstarNu:ToneEshamMF DOOML'Orange

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Keith Matthew Thornton (born October 7, 1963), better known by his stage name Kool Keith, is an American rapper and record producer 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.[1]

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, 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, First Come, First Served (as Dr. Dooom), and most recently Keith.[2]

After releasing only 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. He was also featured on the short track DDT on Jurassic 5's album Power in Numbers. 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."