Kool Keith
- Actor
- Composer
- Writer
Kool Keith was born on 19 October 1963 in New York City, New York, USA. He is an actor and composer, known for Blade: Trinity (2004), Small Soldiers (1998) and Grandma's Boy (2006).
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Actor
Composer
Writer
- Alternative name
- Dr. Octagon
- Born
- TriviaFormer 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.
- TrademarkRecurring lyrical themes include outer space/aliens, animals, scatological humor, and mockery of commercialized hip-hop.
- Nicknames
- Black Elvis
- Dr. Doom
- Dr. Octagon
- Reverand Tom
- Mr. Nogatco
- Poppa Large
- Keith Korg
- Rhythm X
- Mr. Gerbik
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