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In this installment of Way Gone Wednesdays we focus on Dr. Octagon (a.k.a. Kool Keith a.k.a Dr. Dooom a.k.a. Black Elvis).  His solo debut, Dr. Octagonecologyst, was both bizarre and brave for 1996.  Dan The Automator (Cornershop, Handsome Boy Modeling School, Deltron 3030) handled production and Keith handled what would become his trademark weirdo sci-fi raps.  Dig.

The year was 1989 and N.W.A. had taken the world by storm, especially white America. Conservatives were ready to run for the hills while those of us curious about the inner-city lifestyle were treated to a behind-the-curtain view courtesy of Dre, Eazy, Ice Cube, Ren and DJ Yella.  

In the song "Express Yourself", Dre professes "I don't smoke weed or sess" (around the 4:30 mark on the video below), which seems highly contrary to the message promoted on the rest of their album.

Fast foward to 2001 and we find Dre replacing Cheech & Chong as the official poster-boy of herb, releasing the iconic album The Chronic. I present Exhibit B - "The Roach".

Real Talk Tuesdays is all about exposing inconsistencies in lyrics (as well as praising good writing). That said, Dre remains one of the best producers in hip-hop today.  It's the sounds he gets. When you take away the marketing, the videos, the endorsements, the hype (the ghostwriting) - what you have is the sound. Listen. As a DJ, I usually have to pull back the faders a bit when I put on a Dre record because it bangs so much harder than the rest. Well done, Dre. Light one up.

You can either revel in the fact that you have less free time than most of these folks or you can be amazed at the ones who are truly gifted.  Either way, enjoy.

Way Gone Wednesdays will attempt to bring you an artist each week that is....uh....."out there".  You may have seen this one already but it makes a fine debut for this series.  Odd Future's own Tyler the Creator makes a menacing statement both audibly and visually.  

My new weekly series, Madhouse Mondays, where I bring you the craziest shit on the internet.  Todays entry comes courtesy of a random Japenese talent show.  Enjoy.