The group's work was associated with unorthodox sampling, polysyllabic rhymes, and bizarre lyrical imagery. == History == The Ultramagnetic MCs formed in 1984.
The group's worldwide buzz started with "Ego Trippin'", its first 12-inch single on Next Plateau Records in 1986.
The single was released in 1987, and led to the release of the group's first album. The Ultramagnetic MCs released a new school classic in 1988, Critical Beatdown, introducing many new sampling techniques.
The single was released in 1987, and led to the release of the group's first album. The Ultramagnetic MCs released a new school classic in 1988, Critical Beatdown, introducing many new sampling techniques.
Tim Dog became an unofficial member in 1989.
Big.D was put down with the crew by Kool Keith in 1989.
also produced the Hip-House mix of "Traveling At The Speed Of Thought", which was used as the group's first music video, and was their sole release in 1989.
The former was the last official album the Ultramagnetic MC's released until their 2007 reunion. There were many semi-legitimate and compilation albums to follow, the most official of which was Next Plateau's The B-Sides Companion, which featured a new song, some unreleased 1989 songs recorded for a second Next Plateau LP and most of the group's classic singles, albeit in newly remixed form.
In 1990, DJ Jaycee was added as a road manager and backup DJ.
A variation of the "A Chorus Line" instrumental was used as the basis of Tim Dog's debut single, the Ced Gee-produced "Fuck Compton", which became a modest hit and is credited with helping to spark the East coast/West coast feud of the mid 1990s. The group went on a hiatus for several years, breaking up temporarily in 1990.
They returned on Mercury Records in 1992, with the album Funk Your Head Up.
The song's video featured Keith in a straitjacket, his bald head encased in a birdcage. In 1993, the group released the album The Four Horsemen, which featured guest production and vocals by Godfather Don, who produced solo Kool Keith sessions in 1992.
The song's video featured Keith in a straitjacket, his bald head encased in a birdcage. In 1993, the group released the album The Four Horsemen, which featured guest production and vocals by Godfather Don, who produced solo Kool Keith sessions in 1992.
A live album, Brooklyn To Brixton, was announced but abandoned. As a reaction to Ced and Moe's involvement in the Tuff City releases, Kool Keith and Tim Dog reunited on the album Big Time, released under the name Ultra in 1997.
His abstract rhymes and syncopated, off-beat delivery influenced many rappers, including Pharoahe Monch from Organized Konfusion and Ghostface Killah of Wu-Tang Clan. In 2001, Ultramagnetic MCs released a single, "Make It Rain/Mix It Down" which whetted fans' appetites for a reunion album.
In 2004, the original versions of the Next Plateau singles were finally released on CD as bonus tracks on the remastered Critical Beatdown.
In a 9 December 2005 interview on Houston's Late Nite Snax radio show, Kool Keith confirmed rumours that the Ultramagnetic MC's had reformed and recorded a new album.
A new Ultramagnetic MC's LP, Back to the Future—The Bronx Kings Are Back, was scheduled to be released in 2006 but was later named The Best Kept Secret and released January 2007.
The former was the last official album the Ultramagnetic MC's released until their 2007 reunion. There were many semi-legitimate and compilation albums to follow, the most official of which was Next Plateau's The B-Sides Companion, which featured a new song, some unreleased 1989 songs recorded for a second Next Plateau LP and most of the group's classic singles, albeit in newly remixed form.
A new Ultramagnetic MC's LP, Back to the Future—The Bronx Kings Are Back, was scheduled to be released in 2006 but was later named The Best Kept Secret and released January 2007.
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