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Kool Keith

real name Keith Matthew Thornton

The Bronx, United States · b. 1963-10-19

Kool Keith is credited on 767 releases across 250 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1987–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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767

Credits

250

Albums

5

Decades active

412

In collections

Biography

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Born: October 7, 1963, Bronx, New York
American rapper and founding member of Ultramagnetic MC's. Better known as Kool Keith (one of his numerous aliases), has also recorded extensively both as a solo artist and as part of many groups. He worked together with many notable names in the hip hop scene, such as Ice-T (as Analog Brothers), Dan The Automator (as Dr. Octagon), Tim Dog (as Ultra (opens in a new tab)), Kut Masta Kurt (as The Diesel Truckers and Masters Of Illusion) or Godfather Don (as The Cenobites).

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Credited work

767 releases · 250 albums · active 1987–2026

Performance · 824
Production · 137
Other credits · 58

Studios: Earthbound Studios · Strongroom · Guerilla Euphonics · The Muthafuckin' Spot On Lexington

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