Keep Right
2004 studio album by KRS-One
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Studio album by KRS-One | ||||
Released | July 13, 2004 | |||
Recorded | 2003–2004 | |||
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Length | 51:25 | |||
Label | Grit Records | |||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
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HipHopDX | 4/5[3] |
Now | 2/5[4] |
Prefix | 5/10[5] |
RapReviews | 5/10[6] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Stylus | C+[8] |
Keep Right is the seventh solo studio album (and thirteenth overall) by American rapper and record producer KRS-One. It was released on July 13, 2004 via Grit Records bundled with a free DVD. Production was handled by Domingo, B. Creative, Daneja, Fatin "10" Horton, Soul Supreme, Gato, Commissioner Gordon, DJ Qbert, John Doe, Rich Nice, Statik Selektah and KRS-One himself. It features guest appearances from Minister Server, Afrika Bambaataa, L da Headtoucha, Akbar, An Ion, Illin' P, Joe, Mad Lion, Mix Master Mike and Supastition.
The album peaked at number 80 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums.
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Club Shoutouts" |
| KRS-One | 1:00 |
2. | "Are You Ready for This" | Parker | Domingo | 3:04 |
3. | "Illegal Business Remix 2004" | Parker | Domingo | 3:45 |
4. | "The Prayer of Afrika Bambaataa" (featuring Afrika Bambaataa) | Lance Taylor | KRS-One | 0:39 |
5. | "You Gon Go?" | Parker | Fatin "10" Horton | 4:32 |
6. | "Phucked" | Parker | Fatin "10" Horton | 3:08 |
7. | "A Call to Order" (featuring Afrika Bambaataa) | Taylor | 0:31 | |
8. | "Everybody Rise" (featuring L da Headtoucha) |
| Soul Supreme | 2:23 |
9. | "Stop Skeemin'" (featuring Joe) |
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| 2:56 |
10. | "...And Then Again..." (featuring Minister Server) | Parker | B. Creative | 1:51 |
11. | "My Mind Is Racing" |
| John Doe | 2:37 |
12. | "Here We Go" (featuring Mix Master Mike) | DJ Qbert | 1:41 | |
13. | "Me Man" (featuring Minister Server) | Parker | Domingo | 1:45 |
14. | "Feel This" |
| Gato | 2:25 |
15. | "Dream" (featuring Minister Server) | 1:03 | ||
16. | "I Been There" | Parker | B. Creative | 2:28 |
17. | "Freestyle Ministry (Server Verbals)" (featuring Minister Server) |
| Daneja | 2:16 |
18. | "The I" (featuring Mad Lion) |
| KRS-One | 2:49 |
19. | "Bucshot Shoutout" | 0:19 | ||
20. | "Rap History" (featuring Afrika Bambaataa) | Taylor | 1:18 | |
21. | "Let 'Em Have It" | Parker | Soul Supreme | 3:28 |
22. | "Still Spittin'" (featuring Akbar, L da Headtoucha, Illin' P, Supastition and An Ion) |
| Daneja | 4:32 |
23. | "The Cutclusion" | Statik Selektah | 0:47 | |
24. | "Keep Right" (DVD) | |||
Total length: | 51:25 |
Charts
Chart (2004) | Peak position |
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US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[9] | 80 |
References
- ^ Berrios, Martin A. (July 15, 2004). "Keep Right". AllHipHop. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
- ^ Theakston, Rob. "Keep Right - KRS-One | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
- ^ Ryce, Jeff (July 12, 2004). "KRS-One - Keep Right". HipHopDX. Archived from the original on May 3, 2012. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
- ^ Perlich, Tim (July 8, 2004). "NOW: KRS-One, Jul 8 - 14, 2004". NOW. Archived from the original on 2005-02-15. Retrieved December 21, 2020 – via Wayback Machine.
- ^ Burrell, Jalylah (July 13, 2004). "Keep Right | Prefixmag.com". Prefix Magazine. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
- ^ Jost, Matt (July 13, 2004). "RapReviews.com Feature for July 13, 2004 - KRS-One's "Keep it Right"". www.rapreviews.com. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
- ^ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon and Schuster. p. 94. ISBN 978-0-7432-0169-8.
- ^ Gloden, Gabe (August 18, 2004). "KRS One - Keep Right - Review - Stylus Magazine". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on October 14, 2012. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
- ^ "KRS-One Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
External links
- KRS-One – Keep Right at Discogs (list of releases)
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- Return of the Boom Bap
- KRS-One
- I Got Next
- The Sneak Attack
- Spiritual Minded
- Kristyles
- Keep Right
- Life
- Hip Hop Lives (with Marley Marl)
- Adventures in Emceein
- Maximum Strength
- Survival Skills (with Buckshot)
- Meta-Historical (with True Master)
- Godsville (with Showbiz)
- The BDP Album
- Battle for Rap Supremacy (vs. MC Shan)
- A Retrospective
- Digital
- The Mix Tape
- Back to the L.A.B. (Lyrical Ass Beating)
- "Sound of da Police"
- "MC's Act Like They Don't Know"
- "Rappaz R. N. Dainja"
- "Step into a World (Rapture's Delight)"
- "Radio Song"
- "Men of Steel"
- "Digital"
- "Return of Hip Hop (Ooh, Ooh)"
- "Classic (Better Than I've Ever Been)"