Keith Matthew Thornton (born c. 1964), better known as Kool Keith, is an American hip hop artist and record producer.

An original member of New York’s new-school pioneers the Ultramagnetic MC’s , “Kool” Keith Thornton is best known as a solo rapper. His signature style is stream-of-consciousness lyrical flow and complex vocals, two skills that earn him a perennial nod from the underground hip-hop community. The average Kool Keith album is peppered with bizarre, disjointed, even delusional or disassociated themes, concepts, and references. Nearly all of his albums incorporate a satirical dislike for more