HIP-HOP CLASSIC! It's hard to exaggerate the role that Kool Keith's debut solo album as Dr. Octagon played in revitalizing underground hip-hop. It certainly didn't bring the scene back to life single-handedly, but it attracted more attention than any non-mainstream rap album in quite a while, thanks to its inventive production and Keith's bizarre, free-associative rhymes. "Dr. Octagonecologyst" represented the first truly new, genuine alternative to commercial hip-hop since the Native Tongues' heyday. It ...   [ read more ]

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