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Kool Keith
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Brett
December 2nd 2023
Amazing show! Kool Keith is legendary and seeing his tour closer (with many special guests) in NYC was an incredible experience. Long live Black Elvis.
New York, NY@Sony Hall
Adam
November 14th 2023
I am so glad that Kool Keith is still doing shows. He's easily my favorite hip hop artist. I will go see him anytime I am able to and he did not disappoint. He also had dope artists that performed with him. Kool Keith even took the time to sign just about any autograph people wanted. He also still gives away free chicken wings!!
I would attach photos to my post but the bands in town app crashes every time I try to upload them.
Thanks, Kool Keith! "Get off my elevator"
Atlanta, GA@529 Bar
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About Kool Keith
After single-handedly redefining “warped” as the mind and mouth behind the Bronx-based Ultramagnetic MC’s, “Kool” Keith Thornton — aka Rhythm X, aka Dr. Octagon, aka Dr. Dooom, aka Mr. Gerbik — headed for the outer reaches of the stratosphere with a variety of solo projects. A onetime psychiatric patient at Bellevue, Keith’s lyrical thematics remained as free-flowing here as they ever were with the N.Y.C. trio, connecting up complex meters with fierce, layers-deep metaphors and veiled criticisms of those who “water down the sound that comes from the ghetto.” In the midst of his ever evolving career. Keith is, of course, one of the pivotal figures in the history of hip-hop, and has been one of the genre’s most singular writers and original voices. The Bronx native was a founding member of Ultramagnetic MCs, whose debut album, 1988’s Critical Beatdown, served as a blueprint for both internationally famous acts like Public Enemy and for the entire future of underground rap. But Keith’s solo work, which began in earnest in the mid-’90s with Dr. Octagonecologyst (released under a pseudonym, naturally) is even stranger, more experimental, more brilliant. He will enjamb seemingly unrelated ideas and images against one another with a poet’s love for language and a pornographer’s knack for camp. Subsequent records like 1997’s Sex Style, ‘99’s Black Elvis/Lost In Space, and 2000’s Matthew were hailed as instant classics; Keith has spent the last several years crafting expertly written records that are rewardingly bizarre, unlike anything else on the rap landscape.
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Genres:
Hip Hop
Hometown:
Boston, Massachusetts
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Live Photos of Kool Keith
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Merch (ad)
Feature Magnetic (TRI-COLOR CANARY CA...
$34.99
Black Elvis 2 (ELECTRIC BLUE VINYL)
$28.50
Time? Astonishing! (ORANGE & BLUE VIN...
$26.39
Kool Keith & MC Homeless - Mushrooms ...
$25.00
Mr. Controller
$28.98
Ced G X Kool Keith
$32.13
KEITH
$11.99
Space Goretex
$11.98
Bandoleros
$31.98
Monsters
$25.98
Kool Keith's tour
Fan Reviews
Brett
December 2nd 2023
Amazing show! Kool Keith is legendary and seeing his tour closer (with many special guests) in NYC was an incredible experience. Long live Black Elvis.
New York, NY@Sony Hall
Adam
November 14th 2023
I am so glad that Kool Keith is still doing shows. He's easily my favorite hip hop artist. I will go see him anytime I am able to and he did not disappoint. He also had dope artists that performed with him. Kool Keith even took the time to sign just about any autograph people wanted. He also still gives away free chicken wings!!
I would attach photos to my post but the bands in town app crashes every time I try to upload them.
Thanks, Kool Keith! "Get off my elevator"
Atlanta, GA@529 Bar
View More Fan Reviews
About Kool Keith
After single-handedly redefining “warped” as the mind and mouth behind the Bronx-based Ultramagnetic MC’s, “Kool” Keith Thornton — aka Rhythm X, aka Dr. Octagon, aka Dr. Dooom, aka Mr. Gerbik — headed for the outer reaches of the stratosphere with a variety of solo projects. A onetime psychiatric patient at Bellevue, Keith’s lyrical thematics remained as free-flowing here as they ever were with the N.Y.C. trio, connecting up complex meters with fierce, layers-deep metaphors and veiled criticisms of those who “water down the sound that comes from the ghetto.” In the midst of his ever evolving career. Keith is, of course, one of the pivotal figures in the history of hip-hop, and has been one of the genre’s most singular writers and original voices. The Bronx native was a founding member of Ultramagnetic MCs, whose debut album, 1988’s Critical Beatdown, served as a blueprint for both internationally famous acts like Public Enemy and for the entire future of underground rap. But Keith’s solo work, which began in earnest in the mid-’90s with Dr. Octagonecologyst (released under a pseudonym, naturally) is even stranger, more experimental, more brilliant. He will enjamb seemingly unrelated ideas and images against one another with a poet’s love for language and a pornographer’s knack for camp. Subsequent records like 1997’s Sex Style, ‘99’s Black Elvis/Lost In Space, and 2000’s Matthew were hailed as instant classics; Keith has spent the last several years crafting expertly written records that are rewardingly bizarre, unlike anything else on the rap landscape.
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Genres:
Hip Hop
Hometown:
Boston, Massachusetts
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