Editing Kool Keith (section)

===Further releases (1996–2001)===
In 1996, Thornton collaborated with [[Tim Dog]] for the single "The Industry is Wack", performing under the name Ultra<ref name="RollingStone"/><ref name="Cooper"/>—the album [[Big Time (Ultra album)|''Big Time'']] soon followed. The following year, Thornton released the sophomore album, ''[[Sex Style]]'', under the name Kool Keith. Thornton described this [[dirty rap]] concept album as "pornocore", filled with sexual metaphors to diss other rappers.<ref name=AllmusicStyle>{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/sex-style-r248878/review |title=Sex Style |author=Huey, Steve |date= |publisher=Allmusic |accessdate=28 July 2011}}</ref> An instrumental version was also released.<ref name=SexStyleInst>{{cite web |url=https://open.spotify.com/album/7nmtzsgs0G7CHaEZO1qdnn |title="Sex Style" Instrumentals |date=1996 |work=Funky Ass Records/Threshold Recordings |publisher=Spotify |accessdate=25 June 2023}}</ref> This year, a collaborative album with [[Godfather Don]] titled ''[[Cenobites (album)|Cenobites]]'' was released as an LP.

In 1999, he released the album ''[[First Come, First Served]]'' under the name Dr. Dooom, in which the album's main character killed off Dr. Octagon on the album's opening track. The same year, on August 10, 1999, Thornton released ''[[Black Elvis/Lost in Space]]'', under the major record labels [[Ruffhouse Records|Ruffhouse]] and [[Columbia Records|Columbia]]. It peaked at #10 on the [[Heatseekers Albums|''Billboard'' Heatseekers chart]], #74 on the [[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums]] chart, and #180 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]],<ref>{{cite web |url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r425836|pure_url=yes}} |title=Charts and awards ''Black Elvis/Lost in Space'' |access-date=2008-09-08 |website=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref> Despite standing out as Thornton's most commercially successful project to date, he was disappointed with the album's delays and promotional efforts, even though a promotional video was made for the lead single, "Livin' Astro", which aired on a few episodes of the [[MTV]] show ''[[Amp (TV series)|Amp]]'' in early 2000. Its sequel, ''[[Black Elvis 2]]'', was released in 2023.

On June 5, 2001, Thornton released the album ''[[Spankmaster]]'' on [[TVT Records|TVT]] and Gothom Records.<ref>{{cite book |title=All Music Guide to Hip-Hop: The Definitive Guide to Rap & Hip-hop |year=2003 |isbn=0-87930-759-5 |publisher=Backbeat Books |pages=[https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780879307592/page/160 160–163] |url=https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780879307592/page/160 }}</ref> It peaked at #16 on the ''Billboard'' Heatseekers chart, #11 on the Top Independent Albums	chart and #48 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.<ref>{{cite web |url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r533100|pure_url=yes}} |title=Charts and awards for ''Spankmaster'' |access-date=2008-09-08 |website=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref> The album has yet to be on streaming.