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Kool Keith

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

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Also known as
Dr. Octagon · Dr. Dooom · Black Elvis · Dr. Ultra · Crazy Lou
Born
Keith Matthew Thornton (1963-10-07) October 7, 1963 (age 62) New York City, U.S.
Genres
Hip-hop
Labels
Bulk · Funky Ass · Ruffhouse · Columbia · Threshold
Member of
Ultramagnetic MCs
Occupations
Rapper · producer · songwriter

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Kool Keith

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related to Further collaborations and solo albums (2006–present) · 45
Kool Keith → Analog Brothers, Artwork, Astonishing, Atmosphere, Buried Alive, Dirt Nasty, Dooom, Dr, Feature Magnetic, Gathering, He, Ice-T, In, Juggalos, Keith, Kool Keith's, L'Orange, Marc Live, Marc Santo, Mello Music
related to Collaborations (2000–2004) · 39
Kool Keith → Al Bury-U, Analog Brothers, BIG NONAME, Billboard Heatseekers, Black Silver, CD, Clayborne Family, Diesel Truckers, Eat, Game, H-Bomb, Ice Oscillator, Ice-T, Illusion, It, Keith, Keith Korg, KHM, Kool Keith Presents Thee, KutMasta Kurt
related to Further releases (1996–2001) · 37
Kool Keith → Amp, An, August, B/Hip-Hop Albums, Big Time, Billboard, Billboard Heatseekers, Black Elvis, Black Elvis/Lost, Cenobites, Columbia, Despite, Dooom, Dr, First Come, First Served, Godfather Don, In, It, Its
related to Alter egos · 18
Kool Keith → As, Black Elvis, Crazy Lou, Dooom, Dr, Elvin Presley, Exotron Geiger Counter One, Gamma Plus Sequencer, Green, I'm, In, In Control, Keith, Kool Keith's, Marley Marl's, Mr, Octagon, Some
Also known as · 14
Kool Keith → Black Elvis, Crazy Lou, Dicky Long Docking, Dr. Dooom, Dr. Octagon, Dr. Ultra, Exotron Geiger Counter One Gamma Plus Sequencer, Keith Korg, Number One Producer, Platinum Rich, Poppa Large, Rhythm X, Robbie Analog, Underwear Pissy
related to Ultramagnetic MCs (1984–1993) · 11
Kool Keith → Bellevue Hospital Center, Critical Beatdown, Four, Funk Your Head Up, However, Just, The Four Horsemen, They, Thornton, Ultramagnetic MCs, West Coast
Labels · 10
Kool Keith → Bulk, Columbia, DMAFT, Funky Ass, Insomniac, Junkadelic, Mello, OCD International, Ruffhouse, Threshold
Occupations · 3
Kool Keith → producer, Rapper, songwriter
related to External links · 2
Kool Keith → AllMusicKool Keith, Discogs
Born · 1
Kool Keith → Keith Matthew Thornton (1963-10-07) October 7, 1963 (age 62) New York City, U.S.

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keith album dr kool released octagon thornton black name albums solo elvis release group also ultramagnetic mcs space dooom years

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Kool KeithLabelsThreshold1.00infobox
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Kool KeithLabelsInsomniac1.00infobox
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