You won’t find many rappers as creative and strange, or with a more prodigious output than Kool Keith. His lyrics often come off as profane and ludicrous, but that’s part of what makes him such an entertaining artist. When he adopts a persona - whether it be Dr. Octagon from the classic Dr. Octagonecologyst or Dr. Dooom from First Come, First Served - he fully embraces the character, switching up his style to fit whoever he plays.His delivery is manic, and his production choice distorted, with the two forces bouncing off each other to form a strange and alien sound for hip hop. When Kool Keith tires of an idea, he always has another one, reinventing himself and proving his longevity time and time again. As a co-founding member of golden age group Ultramagnetic MC's to his recent albums, Kool Keith has consistently operated on the fringes of hip hop and shaped underground rap music.