The Best Kept Secret is the fourth studio album by American hip hop group Ultramagnetic MCs. It was released on January 9, 2007, via DMAFT Records. Audio production was handled by Ariel 'Cartel' Caban and Ultramagnetic MCs' members DJ Moe Love, Ced Gee, and Kool Keith under his moniker Underwear Pissy. The album cover features the original line-up, but T.R. Love, as well as longtime associate Tim Dog, do not appear on the record. The album featured guest appearances from Gee-Banga and Goody-2.

The Best Kept Secret
Studio album by Ultramagnetic MCs
Released	January 9, 2007 (2007-01-09)
Recorded	2006–2007
Genre	East Coast hip hop underground hip hop
Length	58:01
Label	DMAFT
Producer	Carl Caprioglio (exec.) Underwear Pissy Ced-Gee Ariel Caban Moe Love
Ultramagnetic MCs chronology
The Four Horsemen (1993) The Best Kept Secret (2007) Ultra Laboratory Stories (2010)
Singles from The Best Kept Secret
"Mechanism Nice (Born Twice) / Nottz" Released: 2006

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
HipHopDX	[2]
RapReviews	[3]

The album was preceded by a 2006 single "Mechanism Nice (Born Twice) / Nottz", but neither the single, nor the album did not hit any major chart and, to date, The Best Kept Secret is the group's recent effort.

Track listing

Sample credits[4]

• "Delta 2006" contains elements from "Blues and Pants" by James Brown (1971)

Personnel

• Keith Matthew Thornton – main artist, producer (tracks: 2, 6, 7, 9, 11)
• Cedric Ulmont Miller – main artist, producer (tracks: 4, 8, 10, 12)
• Maurice Russell Smith – main artist, producer (tracks: 3, 14)
• Ariel Caban – producer (tracks: 1, 5, 13)
• Mark Copeland – project manager
• Carl Caprioglio – executive producer
• Kurt Lindsay – engineer
• Hernon Santiago – mixing
• Mark Likosky – photography

References

External links

"Ultramagnetic MC's - The Best Kept Secret". Discogs.

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