Kevin Keaton (born August 26, 1963), professionally known by his stage name Special K, is an American old-school hip hop emcee from the Bronx, New York.
Special K joined with other rappers Kool Moe Dee and L.A. Sunshine as well as DJ Easy Lee to form the influential old school hip hop group the Treacherous Three.
They released their debut full-length album and were featured in the 1984 film the breakdance cult-movie Beat Street performing the song "Xmas Rap" with Doug E. Fresh,[3] but disbanded shortly afterwards with each member pursuing solo careers.
Later on during his life he met Kornel Misiek who went on to fund his second album which sadly never was released to a larger audience.
In 1990 he made his guest appearance on Boogie Down Productions' track "Original Lyrics" from Edutainment, and in 1991 he co-produced Ed O.G.