New York What Is Funky

Performer: Ultramagnetic MC's
Distributor: Allegro Corporation (Dist

Notes: One of several frequently available Ultramagnetic MC's wrap-ups, New York What Is Funky includes alternates, rough cuts, and a succession of bizarre studio experiments from Kool Keith, Ced Gee, and co. It's definitely an odds-and-sods collection, occasionally energizing ("Grip the Mic," the tribute track "Chuck Chillout") but often baffling as only Kool Keith can do it: "Biscuits and Eggs" features the jaw-dropping rhyme, "Don't give me biscuits and eggs/I wanna marry you." ~ John Bush

The Bronx-based Ultramagnetic MC's were hip-hop's original weirdos. Formed in the mid 1980s, the UMC's best-known member remains to this day the infamous MC Kool Keith. The group's 1988 full-length debut, CRITICAL BEATDOWN, is a hip-hop classic, and while it wasn't a commercial success, the album's frenetic, heavily layered, sample-heavy production style and off-beat lyrical sensibilities have been lauded as key influences by the likes of MF Doom, Public Enemy, De La Soul, and British techno act Prodigy. Kool Keith has also had a remarkable run as a solo artist, using various aliases to create music that ranges from utterly brilliant to flat-out deranged.

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