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{{Short description|American rapper and producer}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name             = Kool Keith
| image            = Kool Keith 2011 (cropped).jpg
| caption          = Kool Keith performing in 2011
| birth_name       = Keith Matthew Thornton
| alias            = {{hlist|[[Dr. Octagon]]|Dr. Dooom|Black Elvis|Dr. Ultra|Crazy Lou|Robbie Analog|Poppa Large|Rhythm X|Keith Korg|Dicky Long Docking|Platinum Rich|Underwear Pissy|Number One Producer|Exotron Geiger Counter One Gamma Plus Sequencer}}<!--This section is for official stage names only.-->
| birth_date       = {{birth date and age|1963|10|7}}
| birth_place      = New York City, U.S.
| genre            = [[hip hop music|Hip hop]]
| occupation       = {{hlist|Rapper|producer}}
| discography      = [[Kool Keith discography]]
| current_member_of= [[Ultramagnetic MCs]]
| years_active     = 1984–present
| label            = {{hlist|Bulk|Funky Ass|[[Ruffhouse Records|Ruffhouse]]|[[Columbia Records|Columbia]]|Threshold|DMAFT|Insomniac|[[OCD International]]|Junkadelic|[[Mello Music Group|Mello]] <small>(current)</small>}}
| associated_acts  = {{hlist|[[Ultramagnetic MCs]]|[[Godfather Don]]|[[Tim Dog]]|[[KutMasta Kurt]]|[[Dan the Automator]]|[[Analog Brothers]]|[[Masters of Illusion (group)|Masters of Illusion]]|[[Jacky Jasper]]|[[Thee Undatakerz]]|[[The Cenubites]]|[[Diesel Truckers]]|[[Peeping Tom (band)|Peeping Tom]]|[[Yeah Yeah Yeahs]]|[[Chilly Chill]]|[[the Prodigy]]|[[Spazz (band)|Spazz]]|[[Princess Superstar]]|[[Nu:Tone]]|[[MF Doom]]}}
| website          = {{twitter}}
| module           = {{Infobox person|embed=yes
 | signature       = Kool Keith signature.png
}}
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'''Keith Matthew Thornton''' (born October 7, 1963), better known by his stage name '''Kool Keith''', is an American rapper and record producer known for his surreal, abstract, and often profane or incomprehensible lyrics. Kool Keith has recorded prolifically both as a solo artist and in group collaborations. Kool Keith is generally considered to be one of hip-hop's most eccentric and unusual personalities.<ref name=Grantland>{{cite web|last1=Barshad|first1=Amos|title=Kool Keith Is Lost in His Own Space|url=http://grantland.com/features/rap-greatest-weirdo-kool-keith-works-be-last-album/|website=[[Grantland]]|access-date=11 October 2014}}</ref>

Kool Keith was a cofounding member of [[Ultramagnetic MCs]], whose debut ''[[Critical Beatdown]]'' was released in 1988. After two more albums with the group, ''[[Funk Your Head Up]]'' and ''[[The Four Horsemen (album)|The Four Horsemen]]'', Kool Keith released his critically acclaimed solo debut album, ''[[Dr. Octagonecologyst]]'', under the name [[Dr. Octagon]] in 1996. Subsequently he independently released a series of further hip hop albums, including ''[[Sex Style]]'', ''[[First Come, First Served]]'' (as Dr. Dooom), and most recently ''[[Keith (album)|Keith]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/kool-keith-announces-new-album-keith|title=Kool Keith Announces New Album KEITH|publisher=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|last=Yoo|first=Noah|date=May 14, 2019|access-date=August 2, 2019}}</ref>

After releasing only one album on a major label, ''[[Black Elvis/Lost in Space]]'', Kool Keith subsequently returned to independently releasing music, producing further efforts as a solo artist and in collaboration with groups such as [[Analog Brothers]], [[Masters of Illusion (group)|Masters of Illusion]], [[Thee Undatakerz]] and [[Project Polaroid]]. Kool Keith has also made guest appearances in collaboration with [[Peeping Tom (band)|Peeping Tom]] and [[Yeah Yeah Yeahs]]. He was also featured on the short track DDT on [[Jurassic 5]]'s album ''[[Power in Numbers]]''.
[[The Prodigy]]'s hit "[[Smack My Bitch Up]]" was based on a sample of Kool Keith's voice saying "Change my pitch up. Smack my bitch up" on ''[[Critical Beatdown|Give The Drummer Some]]'' by Ultramagnetic MCs.