(idm) kool keith

From Philip Sherburne
Sent Wed, Apr 21st 1999, 16:59

>One question--has a bizarre rapper like Kool Keith ever had beats that
>adequately deal with his rapping style?  The production on the Dr Octagon
>album was great, but it seemed of a slightly diffreent mindset than
>Keith's rapping, and that's why so many people seemed to like the beats,
>but not his raps.  I'd love to see him rap over completely freeform
>arrangements--lyrical determinism, if you will.

the only example i can think of is Sir Menelik's "Space Cadillac," featuring
Kool Keith.  That's not really a case of "lyrical determinism," but it does
showcase a pretty radically different style of production than the Dr.
Octagon stuff.

p