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Ultramagnetic MC's

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ARTIST BACKGROUND

About Ultramagnetic MC's

Ultramagnetic MC's emerged from the Bronx around Kool Keith, Ced Gee, TR Love and DJ Moe Love. Their recordings combined unusual verbal imagery with sharply cut funk samples and inventive rhythm programming. The 1988 debut Critical Beatdown, including Ego Trippin', established the group's distinctive balance of emceeing, production and turntable work.

Artist background sources

Kool Keith - AllMusic biography
Read original Ultramagnetic membership, including TR Love. | Retrieved 2026-10-19

Ultramagnetic MCs - AllMusic biography
Read Bronx origins and group identity. | Retrieved 2026-10-19

Critical Beatdown - Pitchfork review
Read original 1988 album context, Keith/Ced Gee lyrics, production, DJ Moe Love and Ego Trippin. 2004 reissue metadata is not treated as the original date. | Retrieved 2026-10-19

Profile reviewed: 2026-10-19. Artist background does not establish a song's creative origin or release date.

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