Matthew (album)

Matthew is the fifth studio album by American rapper and producer Kool Keith. It was released on July 25, 2000, via Funky Ass Records. The entire record was produced by Kool Keith himself, except for track 16, produced by KutMasta Kurt, and it featured guest appearances by Freddie Foxxx and Black Silver.[4] Matthew peaked at #36 on the US Billboard Independent Albums[5] and #47 on the Heatseekers Albums.[6]

Matthew
Studio album by Kool Keith
Released	July 25, 2000
Recorded	2000
Genre	Hardcore hip hop underground hip hop
Length	52:32
Label	Funky Ass Records
Producer	Kool Keith (also exec.) Kutmasta Kurt
Kool Keith chronology
Black Elvis/Lost in Space (1999) Matthew (2000) Spankmaster (2001)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	[2]
RapReviews	[3]

Track listing

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"F-U M.F."	Kool Keith	2:50
2.	"27 Shots"	Kool Keith	3:18
3.	"Errand Boy" (Skit)	Kool Keith	0:51
4.	"Operation Extortion"	Kool Keith	3:13
5.	"Baddest M.C."	Kool Keith	3:10
6.	"Extravagant Traveler"	Kool Keith	3:46
7.	"Recoupment" (Skit)	Kool Keith	1:04
8.	"I Don't Believe You"	Kool Keith	3:03
9.	"Lived In The Projects"	Kool Keith	3:00
10.	"Keith N Bumpy" (featuring Bumpy Knuckles)	Kool Keith	3:26
11.	"The Set Up" (Skit)	Kool Keith	0:32
12.	"Shoes N Suits"	Kool Keith	3:52
13.	"Diamonds"	Kool Keith	3:48
14.	"Sweet Unique Pete" (featuring Black Silver)	Kool Keith	2:54
15.	"Do You Masturbate?" (Skit)	Kool Keith	0:31
16.	"Back Stage Passes"	Kut Masta Kurt	3:19
17.	"Mad Man Departure"	Kool Keith	2:25
Total length:			52:32

Personnel

• Keith Thornton - main performer, producer (tracks: 1-15, 17), executive producer
• Kurt Matlin - producer (track 16), project coordinator
• James F. Campbell - guest performer (track 10)
• Christopher Rodgers - guest performer (track 14)

Charts

Chart (2013)	Peak position
US Independent Albums (Billboard)	36[5]
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)	47[6]

References

1. Bush, John. "Matthew - Kool Keith". Allmusic. Retrieved November 16, 2017.
2. Christgau, Robert (2017-11-16). "Robert Christgau: CG: Kool Keith". Robert Christgau.
3. Juon, Steve 'Flash' (August 1, 2000). "Kool Keith :: Matthew :: Threshold/Funky Ass". RapReviews. Retrieved November 16, 2017.
4. "Matthew, by Kool Keith". BandCamp. Retrieved November 16, 2017.
5. "Kool Keith Matthew Chart History". Independent Albums. Retrieved 2017-11-16.
6. "Kool Keith Matthew Chart History". Heatseekers Albums. Retrieved 2017-11-16.

External links

• "Kool Keith - Matthew". at Discogs.