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Kool Keith is the ************ Master

StoreTags: Kool Keith, hip hop

Author: lukep on January 18 2007

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--> All right. This blog is all about Kool Keith appreciation.

"You're girl screams, where'd Kool Keith go?"

I have to say that old school hip hop probably influences my electronic music more than anything, more than Aphex Twin & Venetian Snares, more than Amon Tobin.

At the top of my hip-hop heap is Kool Keith. This dudes rhymes always bring a smile to my face. Whenever I hear Kool Keith rappin, it's just sweet. I heard Easy E before I listened to Kool Keith, and once I heard Kool Keith I realized Easy E is a poor man's Kool Keith.

Anyways, I don't really know what it is, I just think he's one of the funnest MC's to listen to rappin. I'd say second is either Son Doobie (whichdoobieub era) or Guru. I want to somehow tribute Kool Keith with a slammin tune, but I don't just wanna sample "You whack mc's" or any of his other prolific rhymes. I want the music to embody his energy. This is gonna be tough, it may include a sample, it's gonna sound like Ultramagnetic MC's phat beats, but I don't know exactly how or if I'll be able to pull it off.

The best I could probably do is write some fresh beats, mix in some old-school sounding samples (funk, horns), buy Critical Beatdown on vinyl so I can scratch in Kool Keith easily, and go to town. I'm sure I'll be able to come up with sumthin I'm happy with, but I don't know if I'll be able to do sumthin that Kool Keith fans appreciate.

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01/20/07 + kidko

effing douche

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06/01/07 + soundhdack

I love Kool Keith! That track from last year as Dr. Octagon, Aliens, is way above the mark in my opinion. It is pure genius with a great video to boot. Now I've heard rumors about it being from a fake album that Keith doesn't support, but I'm sorry, Mr. Octagon, that shit so crazy genius it really tweaked my brain. Anybody old enough to remember the game Space Invaders would know what I'm talking about, add in the political commentary on illegal immigration, plus some dead crazy arrangements with the beats. That shit is hot! I don't care what anybody says.

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06/01/07 + soundhdack

He should get paid for his work, though.

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08/28/07 + djugel

I dig him ... but in the past couple years Percee P has been my fav..

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08/28/07 + djugel

That pic is very Kid Creole

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