Sex Style

Sex Style
Sex Style
Studio album by Kool Keith
Released	1997
Studio	The Glue Factory (San Francisco)
Genre	Dirty rap
Length	53:51
Label	Funky Ass
Producer	KutMasta Kurt; TR Love;
Kool Keith chronology

Sex Style is an album by the American rapper Kool Keith.^[1] It was released in 1997 via Funky Ass Records and was produced by KutMasta Kurt and Keith's Ultramagnetic MCs' bandmate T.R. Love. It is a dirty rap concept album utilizing a lyrical style Keith referred to as "pornocore". Although the album did not chart, it was reissued in 2006 with a bonus track "Get Off My Elevator", which was featured in 1999 film Office Space soundtrack.

Lyrics and music

Sex Style has been described as polarizing^[2] due to its lyrical style, which Kool Keith described as pornocore.^[2] The music was primarily written by producer Kutmasta Kurt. The production is noted for its deep, funky beats.^[2] Sex Style is described as a loose concept album.^[2]

The lyrics make frequent reference to sexual intercourse, with Kool Keith variously portraying himself as characters ranging from pimps to perverts.^[2] Keith also uses sexual metaphors to diss other rappers, many of which involve urolagnia.^[3]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]

AllMusic reviewer Steve Huey wrote that Sex Style "is borderline necessary for Keith fans [...] it is a chance to hear one of the freakiest rappers of all time at his freakiest."^[2]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Intro"	K. Thornton K. Matlin	KutMasta Kurt	0:25
2.	"Sex Style"	K. Thornton K. Matlin	KutMasta Kurt	3:23
3.	"Don't Crush It"	K. Thornton K. Matlin	KutMasta Kurt	4:18
4.	"Make Up Your Mind"	K. Thornton T. Randolph	T.R. Love	4:47
5.	"Sly We Fly" (featuring Motion Man)	K. Thornton K. Matlin P. Laster	KutMasta Kurt	4:16
6.	"Plastic World"	K. Thornton K. Matlin	KutMasta Kurt	4:11
7.	"Stuck on Pussy Drive"	K. Thornton K. Matlin	KutMasta Kurt	1:15
8.	"Regular Girl"	K. Thornton K. Matlin	KutMasta Kurt	4:13
9.	"The Mack Is Back" (feat. Menelik)	K. Thornton T. Randolph	T.R. Love	4:45
10.	"What's He Like?"	K. Thornton K. Matlin	KutMasta Kurt	0:50
11.	"Still the Best"	K. Thornton K. Matlin	KutMasta Kurt	4:05
12.	"In Your Face"	K. Thornton T. Randolph	T.R. Love	3:54
13.	"Lick My Ass"	K. Thornton K. Matlin	KutMasta Kurt	1:04
14.	"Keep It Real...Represent"	K. Thornton K. Matlin	KutMasta Kurt	3:54
15.	"Little Girls"	K. Thornton K. Matlin	KutMasta Kurt	3:08
16.	"After the Club"	K. Thornton K. Matlin	KutMasta Kurt	0:50
17.	"Lovely Lady"	K. Thornton K. Matlin	KutMasta Kurt	3:48
18.	"Can I See Your Panties, Girl?" (hidden track)	K. Thornton K. Matlin	KutMasta Kurt	4:53
Total length:				59:06

2006 special edition bonus tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
18.	"Get Off My Elevator"	K. Thornton K. Matlin	KutMasta Kurt	3:48
19.	"Yo Black" (hidden track)	K. Thornton A. Best	Buckwild	4:29
Total length:				70:49

Personnel

Keith Matthew Thornton — vocals, executive producer
Paul K. Laster — vocals (track 5)
Rex Colonel Doby Jr. — mini-moog (tracks: 6, 11)
Kurt Matlin — producer (tracks: 1–3, 5–8, 10, 11, 13–17)
Trevor Randolph — producer (tracks: 4, 9, 12)
Daniel M. Nakamura — mixing & recording
Tom Baker — mastering
Jim Rasfeld — graphics

References

^ The Mojo Collection (4th ed.). Canongate Books. 2007. p. 527.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Huey, Steve. "Sex Style". AllMusic. Retrieved 28 July 2011.
^ The Poetics of American Song Lyrics. University Press of Mississippi. 2012. p. 85.

External links

"Sex Style, by Kool Keith". BandCamp.
"Kool Keith - Sex Style". Discogs.

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[1] The Mojo Collection (4th ed.). Canongate Books. 2007. p. 527.

[Allmusic-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Huey, Steve. "Sex Style". AllMusic. Retrieved 28 July 2011.

[3] The Poetics of American Song Lyrics. University Press of Mississippi. 2012. p. 85.

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