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Dr. Octagon

One of the pseudonyms used by US rapper Keith Matthew Thornton (1963-    ), best known as Kool Keith. The character Dr. Octagon was introduced on the album Dr. Octogonecologyst (1996), as an Alien, Time Travelling surgeon and gynaecologist, who appears to either kill or sleep with virtually all his patients. The emphasis is on inventive wordplay and scatological Humour, and this, along with the woozily psychedelic production by Dan the Automator, proved a very influential alternative to the gangsta rap prevalent at the time. Thornton had the character killed by another of his pseudonyms, Dr. ­Dooom [sic] on First Come, First Served (1999), but brought him back for The Return of Dr. Octagon (2008) and Moosebumps: An Exploration into Modern Day Horripilation (2018). [CWa]

Keith Matthew Thornton

born New York: 7 October 1963

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Entry from The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction (2011-current) edited by John Clute and David Langford.
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