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After killing off his Dr. Octagon alias and resurrecting himself as an intergalactic Little Richard named Black Elvis (coiffured appropriately), Kool Keith returned in 1999 with his much-anticipated debut for Ruffhouse. Compared to the scatological bombast sprayed all over his First Come, First Served LP (released as Dr. Dooom on his own Funky Ass label earlier that year), Black Elvis/Lost in Space is remarkably tame. And despite jettisoning cohorts the Automator and DJ QBert, the results sound surprisingly similar to the Dr. Octagon album: sparse 808 beats, a few bizarre, faintly menacing organ lines for hooks, and a sample or two the likes of which have never been heard on a Dr. Dre record (like the odd banjo pickings on "Livin' Astro"). Also cropping up are a few of Keith's patented psychedelic nightmares (reminiscent of "Blue Flowers" and "Earth People"), including "Lost in Space," "Rockets on the Battlefield," and "I'm Seein' Robots." For "Supergalactic Lover," Keith injects a bit of stuttered Timbaland funk into the mix, though this tale of sexual prowess is appropriately schizoid. If Black Elvis/Lost in Space doesn't make quite the splash of 1996's Dr. Octagon, it's mostly because there's a distinct sense that Kool Keith is retreading familiar (through incredibly fun) territory. One thing's for sure, DJ QBert's scratching is definitely missed.
© John Bush /TiVo
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Kool Keith, Executive Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Keith Thornton, Composer, Lyricist - Joe "The Butcher" Nicolo, Mixing Engineer - Manny Lecouna, Mastering Engineer - Black Silver The Navigator, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Kool Keith feat. Black Silver The Navigator, AssociatedPerformer - Piz n' Riz, Vocal - Kool Keith for Reverend Tom Music, Producer - Jeremy Larner, Executive Producer - Live 7, Programmer - Michael "Bonz" Malak, Recording Engineer
(P) 1999 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Kool Keith, Executive Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Keith Thornton, Composer, Lyricist - Joe "The Butcher" Nicolo, Mixing Engineer - Manny Lecouna, Mastering Engineer - Black Silver The Navigator, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Kool Keith feat. Black Silver The Navigator, AssociatedPerformer - Kool Keith for Reverend Tom Music, Producer - Jeremy Larner, Executive Producer - Live 7, Programmer - Michael "Bonz" Malak, Recording Engineer
(P) 1999 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Kool Keith, Executive Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Keith Thornton, Composer, Lyricist - Joe "The Butcher" Nicolo, Mixing Engineer - Manny Lecouna, Mastering Engineer - NightCrawler, Programmer - Kool Keith for Reverend Tom Music, Producer - Jeremy Larner, Executive Producer - Michael "Bonz" Malak, Recording Engineer
(P) 1999 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Kool Keith, Executive Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Keith Thornton, Composer, Lyricist - Joe "The Butcher" Nicolo, Mixing Engineer - Manny Lecouna, Mastering Engineer - NightCrawler, Programmer - Kool Keith for Reverend Tom Music, Producer - Jeremy Larner, Executive Producer - Michael "Bonz" Malak, Recording Engineer
(P) 1999 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Kurt Matlin, Composer, Lyricist - Kool Keith, Executive Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Keith Thornton, Composer, Lyricist - Joe "The Butcher" Nicolo, Mixing Engineer - Manny Lecouna, Mastering Engineer - NightCrawler, Co-Producer, Drum Programmer - Kool Keith for Reverend Tom Music, Producer - Jeremy Larner, Executive Producer - Michael "Bonz" Malak, Recording Engineer
(P) 1999 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
ROGER TROUTMAN, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Kool Keith, Executive Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Keith Thornton, Composer, Lyricist - Joe "The Butcher" Nicolo, Mixing Engineer - Manny Lecouna, Mastering Engineer - NightCrawler, Programmer - Kool Keith for Reverend Tom Music, Producer - Jeremy Larner, Executive Producer - Michael "Bonz" Malak, Recording Engineer - Kool Keith feat. Roger Troutman, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 1999 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Kool Keith, Executive Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Keith Thornton, Composer, Lyricist - Joe "The Butcher" Nicolo, Mixing Engineer - Manny Lecouna, Mastering Engineer - NightCrawler, Programmer - Kool Keith for Reverend Tom Music, Producer - Jeremy Larner, Executive Producer - Michael "Bonz" Malak, Recording Engineer
(P) 1999 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Sadat X, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Kool Keith, Executive Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Keith Thornton, Composer, Lyricist - Joe "The Butcher" Nicolo, Mixing Engineer - Manny Lecouna, Mastering Engineer - Kool Keith for Reverend Tom Music, Producer - Jeremy Larner, Executive Producer - Live 7, Programmer - Michael "Bonz" Malak, Recording Engineer - Kool Keith feat. Sadat X, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 1999 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Kool Keith, Executive Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Kid Capri, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Keith Thornton, Composer, Lyricist - Joe "The Butcher" Nicolo, Mixing Engineer - Manny Lecouna, Mastering Engineer - Kool Keith for Reverend Tom Music, Producer - Jeremy Larner, Executive Producer - Live 7, Programmer - Michael "Bonz" Malak, Recording Engineer - Kool Keith feat. Kid Capri, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 1999 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Kool Keith, Executive Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Keith Thornton, Composer, Lyricist - Joe "The Butcher" Nicolo, Mixing Engineer - Manny Lecouna, Mastering Engineer - NightCrawler, Programmer - Kool Keith for Reverend Tom Music, Producer - Jeremy Larner, Executive Producer - Michael "Bonz" Malak, Recording Engineer
(P) 1999 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Kurt Matlin, Composer, Lyricist - Kool Keith, Executive Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Keith Thornton, Composer, Lyricist - Joe "The Butcher" Nicolo, Mixing Engineer - Manny Lecouna, Mastering Engineer - NightCrawler, Co-Producer, Drum Programmer - Kool Keith for Reverend Tom Music, Producer - Jeremy Larner, Executive Producer - Michael "Bonz" Malak, Recording Engineer
(P) 1999 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Kool Keith, Executive Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Keith Thornton, Composer, Lyricist - Joe "The Butcher" Nicolo, Mixing Engineer - Manny Lecouna, Mastering Engineer - Kool Keith for Reverend Tom Music, Producer - Jeremy Larner, Executive Producer - Live 7, Programmer - Michael "Bonz" Malak, Recording Engineer
(P) 1999 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Kool Keith, Executive Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Keith Thornton, Composer, Lyricist - Joe "The Butcher" Nicolo, Mixing Engineer - Manny Lecouna, Mastering Engineer - NightCrawler, Programmer - Kool Keith for Reverend Tom Music, Producer - Jeremy Larner, Executive Producer - Michael "Bonz" Malak, Recording Engineer
(P) 1999 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Kool Keith, Executive Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Keith Thornton, Composer, Lyricist - Joe "The Butcher" Nicolo, Mixing Engineer - Manny Lecouna, Mastering Engineer - NightCrawler, Programmer - Kool Keith for Reverend Tom Music, Producer - Jeremy Larner, Executive Producer - Michael "Bonz" Malak, Recording Engineer
1999 Ruffhouse Records LP
Kurt Matlin, Composer, Lyricist - Kool Keith, Executive Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Keith Thornton, Composer, Lyricist - Joe "The Butcher" Nicolo, Mixing Engineer - Manny Lecouna, Mastering Engineer - NightCrawler, Co-Producer, Drum Programmer - Noggin' Nodders From Oakland, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Paul K. Laster, Composer, Lyricist - Kool Keith for Reverend Tom Music, Producer - Jeremy Larner, Executive Producer - Michael "Bonz" Malak, Recording Engineer - Kool Keith feat. Noggin' Nodders from Oakland, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 1999 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Carl Thompson, Composer, Lyricist - Sean Combs, Composer, Lyricist - FAITH EVANS, Composer, Lyricist - Kool Keith, Producer, Executive Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Keith Thornton, Composer, Lyricist - Joe "The Butcher" Nicolo, Mixing Engineer - Manny Lecouna, Mastering Engineer - Mike Malak, Recording Engineer - Jeremy Larner, Executive Producer - Live 7, Programmer
(P) 1999 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Kool Keith, Executive Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Keith Thornton, Composer, Lyricist - Joe "The Butcher" Nicolo, Mixing Engineer - Manny Lecouna, Mastering Engineer - Kool Keith for Reverend Tom Music, Producer - Jeremy Larner, Executive Producer - Live 7, Programmer - Michael "Bonz" Malak, Recording Engineer
(P) 1999 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Album review
After killing off his Dr. Octagon alias and resurrecting himself as an intergalactic Little Richard named Black Elvis (coiffured appropriately), Kool Keith returned in 1999 with his much-anticipated debut for Ruffhouse. Compared to the scatological bombast sprayed all over his First Come, First Served LP (released as Dr. Dooom on his own Funky Ass label earlier that year), Black Elvis/Lost in Space is remarkably tame. And despite jettisoning cohorts the Automator and DJ QBert, the results sound surprisingly similar to the Dr. Octagon album: sparse 808 beats, a few bizarre, faintly menacing organ lines for hooks, and a sample or two the likes of which have never been heard on a Dr. Dre record (like the odd banjo pickings on "Livin' Astro"). Also cropping up are a few of Keith's patented psychedelic nightmares (reminiscent of "Blue Flowers" and "Earth People"), including "Lost in Space," "Rockets on the Battlefield," and "I'm Seein' Robots." For "Supergalactic Lover," Keith injects a bit of stuttered Timbaland funk into the mix, though this tale of sexual prowess is appropriately schizoid. If Black Elvis/Lost in Space doesn't make quite the splash of 1996's Dr. Octagon, it's mostly because there's a distinct sense that Kool Keith is retreading familiar (through incredibly fun) territory. One thing's for sure, DJ QBert's scratching is definitely missed.
© John Bush /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 17 track(s)
- Total length: 01:08:03
- Main artists: Kool Keith
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Columbia - Legacy
- Genre: Hip-Hop/Rap
(P) 1999 Ruffhouse Records LP
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