Biography
Due to the Boogie Straight down Bronx within the mid-’80s being a far-flung hip-hop trio using a heap of new suggestions to try, Ultramagnetic’s Kool Keith, Ced Gee, and DJ Moe Appreciate take up something of one put in place the old-school pantheon. Merging funk-heavy monitors with jeep-rocking beats and obscure lyrical personal references, Ultramagnetic MC’s possess a summary of firsts with their credit: the very first rap group to hire a sampler as a musical instrument, the first ever to feature comprehensive usage of live instrumentation…the first ever to include a former psychiatric patient (Keith) in the mic. Early singles like “ANOTHER THING” and “Space Groove” had been block-party staples and made waves within the underground, ultimately getting the group in the disco-dominated Next Plateau label, where they released their underappreciated debut. The next years discovered the group shuffling from label to label, launching albums on Mercury and Outrageous Pitch before splitting to go after various projects.
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Music Songs Ego Trippin, Poppa Large, Ease Back, Give the Drummer Some, Watch Me Now, Traveling at the Speed of Thought, Kool Keith Housing Things, Two Brothers With Checks, Ced-Gee, Saga of Dandy, the Devil & Day, Feelin’ It, Chorus Line, Mentally Mad, One, Two, One, Two, Break North, Ain’t It Good to You, Moe Luv’s Theme, Raise It Up, When I Burn, MC Champion, Bust the Facts, One Minute Less, See the Man on the Street, We Are the Horsemen, Ultra Reunion, Checkin' My Style, Bring It Down to Earth, Time to Catch a Body, Yo Black, Message From the Boss, Pluckin’ Cards, Make It Happen
Albums The Best Kept Secret, Smack My Bitch Up, New York What Is Funky, Big Time, The Basement Tapes 1984–1990, The Four Horsemen, Funk Your Head Up, Critical Beatdown
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Former member of the pioneering old-school hip-hop group Ultramagnetic MCs. He is the first MC to use different aliases/personas/identities in his music, which Wu-Tang Clan would do years later. He has about 20 different aliases/personas/identities, including Dr. Octagon, Black Elvis, and Dr. Dooom. Has inspired many hip-hop artists, even thought a lot of them won't acknowledge that fact. He even used the name Big Willie Smith before Will Smith started using his real name as an MC. |
Soundtrack
Soundtrack
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| Fist Fight |
2017 |
performer: "Bear Witness" - as Dr. Octagon |
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| Girls |
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TV Series performer - 1 episode, 2016 writer - 1 episode, 2016 |
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| The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon |
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TV Series performer - 1 episode, 2015 writer - 1 episode, 2015 |
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| The 90s: Ten Years That Changed the World |
2015 |
TV Movie documentary writer: "Smack My Bitch Up", "Diesel Power" - uncredited |
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| Z-Listers |
2014 |
writer: "Smack My Bitch Up" - as Keith Thornton |
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| It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia |
2013 |
TV Series writer - 1 episode |
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| Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap |
2012 |
Documentary writer: "Ego Trippin" - as Keith Thornton |
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| L'amour dure trois ans |
2011 |
writer: "Smack My Bitch Up" - as Keith Thornton |
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| Chuck |
2008 |
TV Series writer - 1 episode |
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| The Real Hustle |
2006-2008 |
TV Series documentary writer - 2 episodes |
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| Coachella |
2006 |
Video documentary performer: "Poppa Large" / writer: "Smack My Bitch Up", "Poppa Large" - as Keith Thornton |
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| Grandma's Boy |
2006 |
performer: "Call the Cops", "Apartment 223" - as Dr. Dooom / performer: "Can I Buy U a Drink", "Grandma's Boyee" / writer: "Call the Cops", "Can I Buy U a Drink", "Apartment 223", "Grandma's Boyee" - as Keith Thornton |
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| The Longest Yard |
2005 |
as Keith Thornton, "Break U Off" / performer: "Break U Off" |
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| Blade: Trinity |
2004 |
performer: "Party In The Morgue Club Mix" / writer: "Party In The Morgue Club Mix" - as Keith Thornton |
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| Closer |
2004/I |
writer: "Smack My Bitch Up" - as Keith Thornton |
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| Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas |
2004 |
Video Game writer: "Critical Beatdown" - as Keith Thornton |
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| Tony Hawk's Underground |
2003 |
Video Game "A Better Tomorrow" |
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| Clockstoppers |
2002 |
performer: "Know My Name" |
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| Scary Movie 2 |
2001 |
writer: "Smack My Bitch Up" - as Keith Thornton |
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| Charlie's Angels |
2000 |
writer: "Smack My Bitch Up" - as Keith Thornton |
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| Barend en Van Dorp |
2000 |
TV Series writer - 1 episode |
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| Daria |
2000 |
TV Series performer - 1 episode |
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| Skate and Destroy |
1999 |
Video Game writer: "Kool Keith Housing Things" - as Keith Thornton |
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| Fast Food |
1999 |
writer: "SMDU" - as Thornton |
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| Office Space |
1999 |
performer: "Get Off My Elevator" / writer: "Get Off My Elevator" - as Keith Thornton |
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| Permanent Midnight |
1998 |
writer: "SMACK MY BITCH UP" - as K. Thornton |
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| The Substitute 2: School's Out |
1998 |
TV Movie writer: "Mommy" |
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Actor
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
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| The Chris Gethard Show |
2016 |
TV Series |
Kool Keith |
| The Kool Keith Show |
2015 |
TV Series |
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| Las Vegas |
2011 |
Video short |
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| Tuxedo |
2011 |
Video short |
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| Kool Keith: Bushman |
2011 |
Video short |
Bushman |
| Champions |
1998 |
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Rapper |
Writer
Writer
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| The Kool Keith Show |
2014-2015 |
TV Series 2 episodes |
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Composer
Composer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
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| Kool Keith: Bushman |
2011 |
Video short |
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| The Prodigy: Their Law - The Singles 1990-2005 |
2005 |
Video |
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Thanks
Thanks
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| Memories of Paul C McKasty |
2013 |
Video documentary thanks |
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Self
Self
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| The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon |
2015 |
TV Series |
Himself - Guest Vocalist |
| The Kool Keith Show |
2014 |
TV Series |
Himself, Lotion Man |
| Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap |
2012 |
Documentary |
Himself |
| What Ever Happened to Hip Hop? |
2009 |
Documentary |
Himself |
| The Warped Tour Documentary |
2009 |
Video documentary |
Himself - Performer |
| The (White) Rapper Show |
2007 |
TV Series |
Himself |
| Hip Hop Street Credentials |
2006 |
Video documentary |
Himself |
| Coachella |
2006 |
Video documentary |
Himself |
| Global Enlightenment: Part 1 |
2005 |
Video documentary |
Kool Keith |
| Ego Trip's Race-O-Rama |
2005 |
TV Series documentary |
Himself |
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Recurring lyrical themes include outer space/aliens, animals, scatological humor, and mockery of commercialized hip-hop. |
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