The most underrated MC ever.

[Coppola]

Kool Keith.
Such a big discography and all of it is really, really good.
Ultra Magnetic MC's were way ahead of their time. Critical Beatdown was released in 1988 for god sake.
Dr. Octagon is a fucking classic album of course and Sex Style, Cenobites, First Come First Served, Black Elvis and Return of Dr Octagon are all amazing
He has developed his own style and his flow is unique.
Why does he not have the respect that he deserves?

[symmetricalsounds]

i reckon kool keith does get props, enough that everyone keeps on letting him do his thing even though he's been recycling material for a fair few years

my shout for most underrated MC would have to be blurum 13



immense album

[Matt3r]

kool keith is not underrated.

[abs]

kool keith is not underrated.

yeah most hip-hop heads i know love kool keith, including myself, big up keith

[samurai]

dr. octogon has some of the best beats of any hip-hop album

[honey-d]

Kool Keith.
Why does he not have the respect that he deserves?

That's the hair of a respectable man.

[Pipnasty]

Sensational
Smoothe da Hustler

[brut willis]

kool keith is not underrated.

yeah most hip-hop heads i know love kool keith, including myself, big up keith

Exactly.

[om_unit]

BROTHERS FROM THE HOUSING AUTHORITY

[Matt3r]

you know i always slept on tim dog, then i heard him on the Jazz T lp, now I'm like, where do I get a copy of the Ultra lp?

[saphyre]

kool keith is not underrated.

yeah most hip-hop heads i know love kool keith, including myself, big up keith

.

[om_unit]

talent and success are rare partners.

talent he's got buckets of. and the hype part came earlier with ultramagnetic mc's. i think after that he said fuck it and did whatever he wanted!

this is the fucking jam though..

[Gusto]

He seems to be doing pretty well for himself as Tracy Jordan on 30 Rock.




Seriously though. Critical Beatdown and It Takes a Nation of Millions... are the only two hip-hop albums pre 1989 I can really be bothered to listen to.

[mrbeatnick]

i agree with what dude is saying. loads of people give props to critical beatdown but where is the love for black elvis, first come first served or sex style in the generally acknowledged hip hop canon.

they were cult albums but still not fully appreciated by many. i'm only coming to terms with how good they are myself.

[mrbeatnick]

i'm pretty sure his mental state (well acknowledged that he has been in a psychiatric ward many times over the years) might have had something to do with it - not that many interviews or mainstream promo out there either.

[slugabed]

[Matt3r]

i'm pretty sure his mental state (well acknowledged that he has been in a psychiatric ward many times over the years) might have had something to do with it - not that many interviews or mainstream promo out there either.

don't believe the hype

[ruckus49]

kool g rap

[telefang]

shakespeares gone don't even think about it...
blue flowers!
duuun dun dun dun, dundun dun dundun duuduu

[om_unit]

my mate Joe met him at a gig years ago,

thing was he had a boiler suit and welding mask on, so went to shake his hand, but he couldnt see so his hand went some other direction. priceless