REVIEWS
KEITH LAWRENCE: "Soundz of Muzik-ed...The Story So Far" REVIEW
"...get this album, as it's UK Hip hops hidden gem of the year so far."
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NEW NATION REVIEW
"Stayin' True - DJ Keith Lawrence keeps it real with his new EP" - Click here to open New Nation review
BLUES & SOUL REVIEW
Keith Lawrence The Goin' True EP
Keith manages to bring in flavours from classic eras and rework them with a twist for the new generation
Keith Lawrence is back, riding high from his singles last year with Mystro and Seanie T. Keeping things on the same vibe, ‘The Goin’ True’ EP rounds up some of East London’s finest with Karl Hinds, Seanie T and Pesci stepping for ‘Let It Be Known’. Following from a dancehall intro, ‘Let It Be Known’ is a nice, bumping head nodder of a track with trademark flows from the lyricists hopping from rap to dancehall flavours. This is a definite party starter that should please most. Rodney P shows up on ‘Style & Fashion’, and delivers more trademark goodness. The beat is another tasty offering, simple loops over some nice hard hitting drums. Rodney comes nice on the vocals, and overall this feels like some classic Rodney from the mid 90s. No bad thing.
The second half of the EP sees Joker Starr on ‘Lyrical Olympics’, giving a funny, tongue in cheek run through of how to become a noted MC today, as he races along some big names. I’m not a big fan of Joker’s flow normally but he comes out strong on this, while the beat isn’t one of Keith’s most inspired moments. Up and comer Englishkid rounds off this EP for Keith’s Muzik Ed label, with ‘Reppin’ for the dirt’. A gentle string loop, some flutes and another lovely head nodder from Keith combine with some conscious lyrics and an energetic vibe.
Overall a very nice offering from Mr. Lawrence, which should please all previous fans and hopefully help rope in some new ones. Keeping his trademark production style, Keith manages to bring in flavours from classic eras and rework them with a twist for the new generation. Big!
DJ MAG (JUN 2005) SUREPLAYER OF THE WEEK (5 STARS)
Keith Lawrence
Goin True EP (Muzik Ed)
KL drops his new EP on his own label, MuzikEd. Spoonface ushers you into 'Let it be Known', a wicked bass-heavy, spooky-string-laden
banger within which sudden dubbed-out peals of reggaefied vocals swim between the speakers and Karl Hinds and Seanie-T spit wonderous verbals. Big track, unmistakeably London-born but murderously affective anywhere. 'Style and Fashion' sees Rodney P riding nothing but a beat, a buzz and some ace ska-style horns with a mouth that seems to say a dozen things at once, sometimes dropping out to let the ragga samples hit hard, always pulling you deep in the track. 'Lyrical Olympics' features Jokerstarr - a name i've never heard before but wanna hear more from now. The loops a chest-punchin warp of two-note bass that causes coronaries on contact, whilst 'Reppin For The Dirt' sees a top-notch EP out with uts highlight. A harpsichord/flute loop that could be culled from the Left Banke or Syd Barrett, EnglishKid setting up wierd flows that surge and retreat, tighten and blast at all the right places. You could'nt really expect anything less from Keith but this is brilliance beyond the call of duty. Get
IDJ MAG (JUN 2005)(4/5)
Keith Lawrence
Goin True EP (Muzik Ed)
Picking up where Skitz left off continuing whre Rodney P has been probing. Lawrence's watertight productions are an enviably fit mixture of tuff hip hop and ruff reggae. And 'Let It Be Known' is the stand out cut fusing both sides of Keith's coin. With Seanie T, Spoonface and Karl Hinds all homicdaly applying the pressure. Roots Manuva junkies will surely find themselves fiending for this. With Rodney and Joker Starr propping up the remaining tunes, there's certainly strength in depth.
UNDERCOVER MAG (JUN 2005)(3/5)
Keith Lawrence
Goin True EP (Muzik Ed)
British rap undeniably possesses a wealth of talent, yet save for a few big name exceptions, all to decieve over recent years. Keith Lawrence knows the score though - UK cats want something they haven't heard before, just not at the expense of a chance to get down in the clubs. Half-inching some some dancehall riddims is a smart move too, lending main track Let It Be Known an eclectic flavour that many of his sometimes-dour contemporaries lack. Extra props for squeezing in a reference to Albert Square's nastiest sometime gangster Nick Cotton, plus rhymes out to Blak Twang and Ty. For those not easily satisfies, the perennially esteemed talents of Rodney P bless Style & Fashion, while emeging talent English Kid proves one to check further if his lines on Reppin' For The Dirt are anything to go by.
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