The Point

The poet laureate of abstract rap, now in his fifth decade on the mic, arrives on the heels of Keith’s Salon, an unremarkable LP filled with descriptions of a lavish, oversexed lifestyle and C-grade hooks. Still, he’s hereby awarded 10 Texas points for shoehorning an Earl Campbell reference into “Yachts.” Recent output aside, Kool Keith remains an elite Halloween option for his back catalogue of personas – Dr. Octagonecologyst, Black Elvis, and Dr. Doom – all of which monopolize his setlist, also including material from Eighties combo Ultamagnetic MCs. Mob early for heady locals: Chucky Blk, the Point, DJ ConSafos, and DJ Raquiqui. – Kevin Curtin