Black Elvis/Lost in Space

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Black Elvis/Lost in Space

Studio album by Kool Keith

Released

August 10, 1999

Recorded

1999

Genre

Hip hop
Acid rap
Alternative rap

Length

68:04

Label

SBA, SMA, Ruffhouse, Red Ink/C2/Ruff

Producer

Kool Keith

Professional reviews

All Music Guide link

Kool Keith chronology

First Come, First Served
(1999)

Black Elvis/Lost in Space
(1999)

Black Elvis/Lost in Space is a studio album by the legendary ^[1] rapper, Kool Keith, under the alias of Black Elvis. This is the first album performed under this alias. It was intended to be released the same day as First Come, First Served, but was pushed back by Columbia and ended up being released four months later. Kool Keith uses very complex rhymes on various subject matters from Black Elvis' viewpoint on half of the album and on the other half elaborates on space travel and being lost in space. This is the first album for which Keith handled all of the production, although drum programming was done by Kutmasta Kurt and Marc Live.

A promotional video was made for the track "Livin' Astro" which aired on a few episodes of the MTV show AMP in early 2000. The video features Kool Keith acting as several different personas amidst a sci-fi backdrop that resembles the Black Elvis/Lost in Space album cover. The personas include "The Original Black Elvis," "Orange Man," "The Kid In The Commercial," "Lonnie Hendricks," and "Light Blue Cop."

Kool Keith was displeased with the lack of promotion for the Black Elvis project, and vented his frustrations about Columbia/Ruff House on the songs "Release Date" and "Test Press". He also published the e-mail addresses of several Ruff House executives, asking his fans to demand better promotion.