Keith (album)

Keith (stylized in all caps) is the seventeenth solo studio album by American recording artist Kool Keith. It was released on July 12, 2019 through Mello Music Group.[2] The album was produced by Psycho Les of the Beatnuts.[3] It features guest appearances from fellow rappers B-Real, Jeru the Damaja and Paul Wall. The album was recorded at TME Studios in the Bronx and mixed by DJ Fred Ones.

Keith
Studio album by
Kool Keith
ReleasedJuly 12, 2019
StudioTME Studios (The Bronx, NY)
GenreAlternative hip hop
Length44:08
LabelMello Music Group
ProducerPsycho Les
Kool Keith chronology
Controller of Trap
(2018)		 Keith
(2019)		 Computer Technology
(2019)
Singles from Keith
  1. "Zero Fux"
    Released: May 14, 2019[1]
  2. "Turn the Levels"
    Released: June 4, 2019

Singles

The album's lead single, "Zero Fux" was released on May 14, 2019. It features Cypress Hill member B-Real.[4] The second single, "Turn the Levels", was released on June 4, 2019.[5]

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[6]
The Arts Desk[7]

Keith was met with mostly positive reviews. Paul Simpson of AllMusic writes, "Keith is simply another consistent, enjoyable album from one of rap's true legends".[6] Guy Oddy of The Arts Desk writes, "a lyrical and beat collage that takes in social reportage on the menacing "95 South", anti-materialism on "Word Life" and racism, it also has a good deal of bragging about his prowess on the mic."[7]

Track listing

Credits adapted from Pitchfork.[2]

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Intro"Keith Thornton 1:04
2."Foot Locker" (featuring Paul Wall)
Psycho Les3:01
3."95 South" (featuring Psycho Les)
Psycho Les3:15
4."Graceland"ThorntonPsycho Les3:07
5."Holy Water"ThorntonPsycho Les3:03
6."Makem Crazy"ThorntonPsycho Les3:51
7."Muscle Block"ThorntonPsycho Les3:00
8."Open and Wet"ThorntonPsycho Les3:25
9."Plush Mink"ThorntonPsycho Les3:46
10."Slave Owner"ThorntonPsycho Les3:11
11."She Answer" (featuring Jeru the Damaja)
Psycho Les3:00
12."Turn the Levels"ThorntonPsycho Les3:31
13."Word Life"ThorntonPsycho Les4:12
14."Zero Fux" (featuring B-Real)
Psycho Les2:52
Total length:44:08

Sample credits

References
  1. Eustice, Kyle (May 14, 2019). "Kool Keith Announces New Album With "Zero Fux" Single Featuring B-Real". HipHopDX. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
  2. Yoo, Noah (May 14, 2019). "Kool Keith Announces New Album Keith". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
  3. Helman, Peter (May 14, 2019). "Kool Keith – "Zero Fux" (Feat. B-Real)". Stereogum. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
  4. "Zero Fux (feat. B-Real)". SoundCloud. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
  5. "Kool Keith Shares New Song "Turn The Levels": Listen". Stereogum. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
  6. Simpson, Paul. "Keith - Kool Keith". AllMusic. Retrieved July 21, 2019.
  7. Oddy, Guy (July 10, 2019). "CD: Kool Keith - Keith". The Arts Desk. Retrieved July 29, 2019.
  8. "Kool Keith's 'Turn the Levels' sample of Keith Mansfield's 'Suspended Underscore'". WhoSampled. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
  9. "Holy Water by Kool Keith - Samples, Covers and Remixes". WhoSampled. Retrieved August 2, 2019.



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