Keep Right

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Keep Right
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Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 13, 2004
Recorded2003-2004
Genre
Length51:25
Label Grit Records
Producer
KRS-One chronology
Kristyles
(2003)
Keep Right
(2004)
Life
(2006)
Singles from Keep Right
  1. "Let 'Em Have It"
    Released: November 18, 2003
  2. "Illegal Business"
    Released: July 27, 2004
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllHipHop Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [1]
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
HipHopDX 4/5 [3]
Now 2/5 [4]
Prefix5/10 [5]
RapReviews5/10 [6]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]
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.

Contents

The album peaked at number 80 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Club Shoutouts"
KRS-One 1:00
2."Are You Ready for This"Parker Domingo 3:04
3."Illegal Business Remix 2004"ParkerDomingo3:45
4."The Prayer of Afrika Bambaataa" (featuring Afrika Bambaataa) Lance Taylor KRS-One0:39
5."You Gon Go?"ParkerFatin "10" Horton4:32
6."Phucked"ParkerFatin "10" Horton3:08
7."A Call to Order" (featuring Afrika Bambaataa)Taylor 0:31
8."Everybody Rise" (featuring L da Headtoucha)
  • Parker
  • Larry Ansa
Soul Supreme 2:23
9."Stop Skeemin'" (featuring Joe)
  • Parker
  • Joe
2:56
10."...And Then Again..." (featuring Minister Server)ParkerB. Creative1:51
11."My Mind Is Racing"
  • Parker
  • Durant
John Doe2:37
12."Here We Go" (featuring Mix Master Mike)  DJ Qbert 1:41
13."Me Man" (featuring Minister Server)ParkerDomingo1:45
14."Feel This"
  • Parker
  • Durant
Gato2:25
15."Dream" (featuring Minister Server)  1:03
16."I Been There"ParkerB. Creative2:28
17."Freestyle Ministry (Server Verbals)" (featuring Minister Server)
  • Parker
  • Minister Server
Daneja2:16
18."The I" (featuring Mad Lion)KRS-One2:49
19."Bucshot Shoutout"  0:19
20."Rap History" (featuring Afrika Bambaataa)Taylor 1:18
21."Let 'Em Have It"ParkerSoul Supreme3:28
22."Still Spittin'" (featuring Akbar, L da Headtoucha, Illin' P, Supastition and An Ion)
  • Parker
  • Akbar Abdullah
  • Ansa
  • "Illin' P". Russell
  • Kam Moye
  • V. "An Ion" McCoy
Daneja4:32
23."The Cutclusion"  Statik Selektah 0:47
24."Keep Right" (DVD)   
Total length:51:25

Charts

Chart (2004)Peak
position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [9] 80

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