Keen Lyricist’s Blog

Recent Songs

keenlyricist — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 18:23:28 +0000

Ok so here are some songs/freestyles that I had done recently but never posted on here. I havent recorded for a while now, but i have still been practicing my song-writting, so there will be some good music in the future. As for now, enjoy these songs and feel free to comment and give feedback. Oh and also check out the youtube channel and SUBSCRIBE please!

My New Favourite Song – Jay Sean – Do You Remember

keenlyricist — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:55:51 +0000

As of late I cant seem to stop listenning to this new song by Jay Sean called Do You Remember. It features Lil Jon, as well as Sean Paul. Its very catchy and just an overall good song. Check it out!

Defeat Is Not An Option Freestyle

keenlyricist — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 01:51:53 +0000

I started university one week back, and so far the workload has not been very large. Therefore, I was able to find time to record a quick freestyle and once I heard the instrumental to this song by Jae Millz, I was 100% sure I would record something this weekend. So here it is, my freestyle on the “Defeat is not an option” instrumental.

Check Out The Causin Kontroverzy Movement

keenlyricist — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 23:40:42 +0000

Kontroverzy, one of the most popular rappers in Steel City, is making a lot of noise in the city with his Causin Kontroverzy movement. He was not known to be a rapper who released songs every other day, it could even be months before you would hear his next hit. But all of that is no longer true, Causin Kontroverzy, is his means of releasing one song every day for 20 days. Yes one song every day, and judging from the first few songs, this will be a legen – wait for it – dary series. So be sure to check out Kontroverzy’s youtube page to keep up with the movement and dont forget to subscribe.

Its Been A While

keenlyricist — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 18:42:32 +0000

So its been almost four months since I have made a post and I finally have some things to talk about. First of all, I finally purchased a decent microphone! I purchased the Audio Technica AT2020 USB microphone and I must say I am more than satisfied with its performance. I barely knew how to edit and just by watching a simple tutorial on youtube for Cool Edit Pro, I began making decent quality songs. The first song I recorded using my new mic was a freestyle to the 50 Cent – Ok You’re Right Instrumental. In the next two days I recorded two more freestyles which I will be posting soon.

Other than freestyles, I also recorded an entry for a contest held by Kidd Skilly. It was a remix contest where I had to spit the third verse on the track. Hit the jump to check out my entry for the Kidd Skilly Rep Ya Skillz Contest (btw my verse starts at around 2:45).

My First Live Performance

keenlyricist — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 14:20:52 +0000

So it finally happened! My first show! Yes, although it seemed unlikely that the show would take place this year due to the intial cancelling because of a snow storm, it actually did go through. I was the third act and I was accompanied by one of my good friends named Noori, who was the hype man. I performed my first song, which comprised my own lyrics and on top of a Crooked I beat, as well as two verses on the Jay-Z, P.S.A. instrumental. I had already recorded the first song, titled “We Get Our Swagger On”, but I did not have the chance to record the second one. I will however be recording that one soon as well. The following is my performance and you can also watch the rehearsal after the jump. (Oh and I am the one wearing the gray jacket).

Download: Keen Lyricist – We Get Our Swagger On

Whats Good With Me

keenlyricist — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 19:56:47 +0000

Whats good with me? Busy, Busy, Busy. Getting my marks up by midterm for university admissions, playing basketball here and there, and ofcourse writting verses whenever the chance pops up. Lately, my lyrics have been getting much better, as I incorporate more rhyme schemes and word play. I hope to record a free verse on the Fabolous classic “Breathe”, or perhaps Cassidy’s “Am to Pm” instrumental. If ya’ll have any idea which one I should use, or both, let me know by commenting. Anyways, back to this Calculus homework…

My Music Career Is At A Hault

keenlyricist — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 03:46:10 +0000

Frustrated. That is all I can say about the condition I am in. Back in December I decided to really start working on hip hop music. I had been listening to hip hop since the late 90s and starting writting my own songs approximately one year and a half back. I was in love with the music and improving every time I sat down to write. In december I decided I would take part in my high school’s talent show and perform an original rap song. I was not able to make a completely original song due to the fact that I did not have an original beat, but I did have original lyrics, and an original sound. My show was unfortunately cancelled due to a snow storm (say hello to Canadian winters) and it was moved to sometime in March.

Then came my semester one exams and I was not at all focused, often finding myself writting songs when I was supposed to be studying. I did horrible on my exams and I dropped from a 93% average in November to an 85.5% average at the end of the semester. I am still very disappointed in myself for not being able to manage my time wisely. BUT NOW I can confidently say that I am completely focused on acheiving a 95% average this second semester. Call me a nerd if you want, but I am a man on a mission and I will do whatever it takes to get the job done. I have to get into the health sciences program at my local university and I am even willing to stop rapping at a time of great improvement. A friend of mine says I will lose the skills I am gaining, but I don’t agree because playing basketball after a 6 month drought, still brought back a lot of my skills. So I am sure I will still be able to write fine and continue improving once I pick up on the music again.

As for when I will resume recording music, it will happen after semester two and in the summer. I may record in July, but definitely in August. I have found a great studio and set up a meeting for some time in the summer. I am definitely looking forward to recording in a professional studio. As for now, I will be hard at work on acheiving my academic goals.

Recording Music and Studying For Exams

keenlyricist — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 17:04:51 +0000

These Christmas holidays were most likely the busiest holidays of my life. I had a culminating assignment to finish for my computers class and a whole lot of reviewing to do for exams as they are coming one week after school resumes. So holidays are not really a time to relax and forget about school work altogether for me. While all this homework and studying had to be done, I had also set a personal goal to record at least 2 songs over the break. Now, I finished writting four songs but only got around to recording one. I decided to make the song a nice, smooth, mellow song but with creative and sharp lyrics. I took the Jay-Z Public Service Announcement (P.S.A.) beat and rolled with it. Now, this was also the first time I attempted to record a song without any help from anyone. I did it at home with my “inexpensive” microphone and ofcourse my favourite recording and mixing software in the world, cool edit pro. It turned out to be a lot better than I had imagined. I did two sixteens and they went great. The only thing I am missing right now is adlibs. I want to add them at the start, middle and the end of the song to give it an overall smooth feel. Its more of a freestyle on a nice beat sort of song so I want it to sound like I am talking to the listenner. The song has a pause in the middle where there is just the basic melody and no drums or base involved, so I thought that would be a nice time to get some adlibs in and talk to the fans a bit. If you are wondering where the song is, I will let you know that it is not released yet and that once I add the adlibs I will post it on this blog first. So those people who have subscribed or are regular visitors will get to hear it first. You will also be able to check it out at my myspace or any other profile I have online. You can just google Keen Lyricist to check out my music and who I am. Stay tuned for my new song which I will most likely be releasing in the next couple of days and remember to subscribe and stay up to date with all of my music.

Crooked I – Brooklyn We Go Hard Remix

keenlyricist — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 19:11:54 +0000

Okay, I just want to let people know that whenever Crooked I drops something big, I will be posting it because he is simply my favourite MC and has had the greatest influence on me. Recently he dropped a verse on the Brooklyn We Go Hard instrumental and at the end of the song he made some announcements. First off all I want to get the most surprising announcement out of the way. His album B.O.S.S. will be available for FREE DOWNLOAD! What the hell is he thinking? This album is going to be one of the best in my eyes out of this whole decade. His song with Akon titled Dream Big is amazing and I know he has got much better implemented in that album. But the positive aspect of this free download is that everyone will definitely know him now and he will have a much larger fan base. When he drops his next album, I am sure he will sell in mass amounts. He also stated that his record label C.O.B. will be open for business and putting out his artists albums in 2009. This is good to hear because the horse shoe gang remix for “Feel On It” by Bishop Lamont was crazy! I am definitely looking forward to hearing good things from C.O.B. and Crooked I. The following is a download link for some of their songs.

Download: Crooked I – Brooklyn We Go Hard Freestyle

Download: Crooked I feat. Akon – Dream Big

Download: Horse Show Gang – Feel On It Remix