Kool Keith

"125 ST": Kool Keith & Ced Gee Embrace Modern Times

Evan Nabavian delivers a blurb on the new song from Kool Keith and Ced Gee, who peruse a street peddler’s paperbacks outside the Apollo on the…

Mar 27, 2025 • Evan Nabavian

The Best of Late-Era Kool Keith (2000-2022)

Pete Hunt dives deep into the underrated gems from the latter half of the great Kool Keith's career.

Sep 15, 2022 • Pete Hunt

Lost Masters: A Mix of Kool Keith's Output (2009-2019)

Evan Nabavian stands up for the past decade of the legendary MC.

Dec 17, 2019 • Evan Nabavian

I Deed It: The Making of Kool Keith's "Livin' Astro"

David Ma's column spotlighting the making of pivotal rap songs returns as he dives into the Black Elvis/Lost in Space single.

May 2, 2019 • David Ma

"I’m a Student of Music and Always Have Been": An Interview with Dan the Automator

Madeleine Byrne talks with Dan the Automator about Bay Area rap, Dr. Octagon, and Kool Keith's genius.

Apr 11, 2018 • Passion Weiss

"I’m the USS Enterprise of the Bronx": An Interview with Kool Keith

Reed Jackson and Kool Keith talk about rappers looking dirty, Keith's newest record, Feature Magnetic, and alternative uniforms for cops.

Sep 29, 2016 • Reed Jackson

Men of Steel: Kool Keith and DOOM Unite on "Super Hero"

The latest collaboration between Kool Keith and MF DOOM.

Sep 6, 2016 • Nitish Pahwa

Time Keeps On Changing: Kool Keith & L’Orange Soar Through Space

Mello Music Group drops the latest Kool Keith album, a collaboration with L'Orange

Jul 28, 2015 • Contributor

Rap Up for the Week of March 20th

Skepta invades, Future's sad, Dej Loaf is cool in theory. And much more, it's Torii, read it.

Mar 20, 2015 • Torii MacAdams

Kool Keith - “My Sons”

“My Sons” features a reinvigorated Kool Keith employing the term as a noun, verb, adjective and so forth

Mar 16, 2015 • Harold Stallworth

When Kool Keith & Prince Metropolis Known Met Kevin Durant & Russell Westbrook

Art by aaronisnotcool

May 1, 2014 • Jeff Weiss

The Corrections: Kool Keith's Dr. Octagonecologyst

Abe Beame wants you to consider to "The Infamous Prelude" before reading this.

Aug 5, 2013 • Jeff Weiss

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