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Kool Keith

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Biography

After single-handedly redefining "warped" as the mind and mouth behind the Bronx-based Ultramagnetic MC's, "Kool" Keith Thornton -- aka rhythmx, 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. 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." His own debut single, "Earth People" by Dr. Octagon, was quietly released in late 1995 on the San Francisco-based Bulk Recordings, and the track spread like wildfire through the hip-hop underground, as did the subsequent self-titled full-length released the following year.

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Top Tracks

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    Now the first drop of juice is there for her to see
    Honey, that's when she backs off and just lick her teeth
    (Sex style)
    Niggas want it free
    They dogs drink my piss
    Sex Style - (3:22)  -  2,635 plays
  2.  
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    Yeah, every morning I wake up lookin' in the mirror
    I am the original Black Elvis
    That's right, when you see me with my wig to the side
    Wearin' my short leather jacket
    Marilyn Monroe on my back
    Livin' Astro - (4:28)  -  1,755 plays
  3.  
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    Yeah, Kool Keith should keep it real
    He should rap about space and Mars
    Yo, I'm tired of looking at everybody, same boots, skully hats in
    90 degree weather, looking to get into clubs for free
    I'm not smoking blunts, or looking for jazz records at the Roosevelt
    Plastic World - (4:10)  -  1,659 plays
  4.  
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    Yeah girl
    I've been checkin' out Big Willie Keith
    He been trickin' a lot of bills on me
    I think I'ma show him somethin' tonight
    A lap dance I would say
    Don't Crush It - (4:17)  -  1,578 plays
  5.  
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    Yeah, so you called me last night
    You was kinda confused huh? You didn't know what to do
    All excited over these football players and baseball players
    Whassup? You lookin' for a million dollars or somethin'?
    Man you kinda confused
    Make Up Your Mind - (4:46)  -  1,324 plays
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