Ultramagnetic MC's: Biography

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• Rob Base
• EPMD
• Gang Starr
• Eric B. & Rakim
• Tricky
• Movement Ex
• Boogie Down Productions

• Pop Da Brown Hornet
• The Neptunes
• DJ Shadow
• DJ Magic Mike
• The Prodigy
• Mister Jason
• Darc Mind

• DJ Moe Love
• Dr. Octagon
• Kool Keith
• Ced-Gee
• Dan the Automator

• C. Miller
• Kevin Thornton

Formed:

Jan 1, 1984 in New York, NY [The Bronx]

Disbanded:

Jan 1, 1993

Genres:

Rap & Hip-Hop Music, Underground Rap Music, East Coast Rap Music

Decades Active:

1980's|1990's|2000's

Artistic Quality

High

Cultural Impact

High

Popularity

Low

Ratings Guide

Arising from the Boogie Down Bronx in the mid-'80s as a far-flung hip-hop trio with a heap of new ideas to try out, Ultramagnetic's Kool Keith, Ced Gee, and DJ Moe Love occupy something of a singular place in the old-school pantheon. Combining funk-heavy tracks with jeep-rocking beats and obscure lyrical references, Ultramagnetic MC's have a list of firsts to their credit: the first group to employ a sampler as an instrument, the first to feature extensive use of live instrumentation...the first to feature a former psychiatric patient (Keith) on the mic. Early singles like "Something Else" and "Space Groove" were block-party staples and created waves in the underground, eventually landing the group on the disco-dominated Next Plateau label, where they released their underappreciated debut. The following years found the group shuffling from label to label, releasing albums on Mercury and Wild Pitch before splitting to pursue various projects.

- Sean Cooper, All Music Guide