Ultramagnetic MC's
The Bronx-based Ultramagnetic MC's were hip-hop's original weirdos. Formed in the mid 1980s, the UMC's best-known member remains to this day the infamous MC Kool Keith. The group's 1988 full-length debut, CRITICAL BEATDOWN, is a hip-hop classic, and while it wasn't a commercial success, the album's frenetic, heavily layered, sample-heavy production style and off-beat lyrical sensibilities have been lauded as key influences by the likes of MF Doom, Public Enemy, De La Soul, and British techno act Prodigy. Kool Keith has also had a remarkable run as a solo artist, using various aliases to create music that ranges from utterly brilliant to flat-out deranged.
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Albums
- (2008) The Four Horsemen
- (2007) Critical Beatdown- Reissue
- (2007) The Best Kept Secret
- (2006) Mechanism Nice (Born Twice)
- (2006) Mechanism Nice (Born Twice) b/w Nottz
Top Tracks
- Ego Trippin'
- Poppa Large
- Ease Back
- Critical Beatdown
- Give The Drummer Some
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