Genuinely one of the most innovative stylists in hip-hop history, Ultramagnetic MCs alumnus Kool Keith secured rap immortality with his seminal 1996 release Dr. Octagonecologyst, a concept album written from the perspective of his alter ego Dr. Octagon, an evil gynecologist from the planet Jupiter.
Shaggy Miami alt-funk collective Magic City Hippies merge the sensibilities of funk and indie rock, with a soupcon of smooth R&B, acid jazz, hip-hop lyricism, and the sample-driven eclecticism of early Beck. Intentionally genre-bending, the band in many ways resembles the Red Hot Chili Peppers, but much less irritating; and, above all, is just trying to groove.