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Kool Keith

Hip-hop band from The Bronx, NY · formed 1963

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Kool Keith photo
Photo: Bandcamp
Shows on record
9
Rooms played
9
Cities
8
Releases
49
Last show
Apr 2, 2025Empire Underground

About

Kool Keith is a band from The Bronx, NY, formed in 1963, tagged abstract hip hop, boom bap, east coast hip hop by its sources. Shows on record run from 2008 to 2025, across 9 rooms in 8 cities.

The summary is assembled from the record fields and shows on this page; each fact listed names its source. See Sources & corrections for what each source supplied.

Shows

9 on record · Songkick
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Shows per year

  1. 20081 show
  2. 20091 show
  3. 20112 shows
  4. 20121 show
  5. 20181 show
  6. 20231 show
  7. 20241 show
  8. 20251 show
Show history
DateVenue
Apr 2, 2025Empire Underground · AlbanyHeadlinerwith D.j. Halo, Mc Homeless, DJ Toast, +2
Oct 31, 2024Knockdown Center · New York (NYC)Supportwith Jonathan Toubin, Big Girl, The Mystery Lights, +23
Oct 12, 2023High Dive · SeattleHeadlinerwith DJ INDICA JONES, B-boy Fidget, Greg Cypher
Aug 23, 2018Grey Eagle Music Hall · AshevilleHeadlinerwith Natural born leaders
May 18, 2012Anciennes Usines Brossette · LyonSupportwith Flying Lotus, Four Tet, Busy P, +8
Nov 4, 2011Empire Automotive · AustinSupportwith Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears, Death Grips, Big Freedia, +11
May 21, 2011Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena · Los Angeles (LA)Supportwith Psycho Realm, E-40, Too $hort, +13
Feb 20, 2009Neumos · SeattleHeadlinerwith Kublakai, Murder Dice
Mar 22, 2008National Orange Show (NOS) Event Center · San BernardinoSupportwith Murs, Dilated Peoples, Jedi Mind Tricks, +13

Where they play

9 rooms in 8 cities

Rooms played most

Cities played

  • Seattle2 shows
  • Albany1 show
  • Asheville1 show
  • Austin1 show
  • Los Angeles (LA)1 show

and 3 other cities

Releases

49 releases, 1995–2026

Lineup

  • Ultra
  • Analog Brothers
  • Masters of Illusion
  • Thee Undatakerz
  • Ultramagnetic MC’s
  • The Cenobites
  • KHM
  • Clayborne Family
  • Project X
  • Project Polaroid
  • FNKPMPN
  • 7th Veil
  • Dr Octotron
  • The Diesel Truckers
  • Karpenters
  • LUV NY

Airplay

  • KEXP airplay: 34+ plays, 2022-09-29–2026-02-17 — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'The Afternoon Show' (Larry Mizell, Jr.) — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'Variety Mix' (Reeves) — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'Astral Plane' (Guest DJ) — KEXP

Photos, art and posters

Kool Keith — Photo
Photo — Bandcamp
Kool Keith — Photo
Photo — Bandcamp
Kool Keith — 3 Championship RingsKutMasta Kurt Presents Masters Of Illusion
Release art · 3 Championship RingsKutMasta Kurt Presents Masters Of Illusion — release
Kool Keith — Project PolaroidProject Polaroid
Release art · Project PolaroidProject Polaroid — release
Kool Keith — Masters Of Illusion (Instrumentals)KutMasta Kurt Presents
Release art · Masters Of Illusion (Instrumentals)KutMasta Kurt Presents — release
Kool Keith — Masters Of IllusionKutMasta Kurt Presents
Release art · Masters Of IllusionKutMasta Kurt Presents — release
Kool Keith — Big TimeUltra
Release art · Big TimeUltra — release
Kool Keith — Matthew (Instrumentals)
Release art · Matthew (Instrumentals) — release
Kool Keith — First Come, First ServedDr. Dooom
Release art · First Come, First ServedDr. Dooom — release
Kool Keith — High Dive, 2023-10-12
Poster · High Dive, 2023-10-12 — Songkick

Sources & corrections

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What each source supplied
SourceUsed for
MusicBrainzArtist facts
Kool Keith on BandcampArtist facts
BandcampArtist facts, Releases, Photos
Kool Keith on Last.fmArtist facts
Kool Keith on DiscogsArtist facts
Kool Keith on Genius (verified)Artist facts
Kool Keith on GeniusArtist facts
KEXPAirplay
SongkickShow history, Show posters
DiscogsCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
GeniusCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
Last.fmCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
WikidataCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it

This is a partial record of publicly documented activity. Missing shows, releases or members do not mean there are none. It does not confirm availability for booking.