Keep On Keepin' On (MC Lyte song)

"Keep On, Keepin' On" is a single by MC Lyte featuring Xscape from the Sunset Park soundtrack. The song was produced and co-written by Jermaine Dupri and sampled Michael Jackson's 1989 single "Liberian Girl". It later appeared on MC Lyte's fifth studio album, Bad As I Wanna B.

For other songs and albums, see Keep On Keeping On.
"Keep On, Keepin' On"
Single by MC Lyte featuring Xscape
from the album Sunset Park and Bad As I Wanna B
ReleasedMarch 13, 1996
Recorded1995
Genre
Length4:35
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Jermaine Dupri
MC Lyte singles chronology
"I Go On"
(1993)		 "Keep On, Keepin' On"
(1996)		 "Cold Rock a Party"
(1996)
Xscape singles chronology
"Can't Hang/Do You Want To"
(1996)		 "'Keep On, Keepin' On'"
(1996)		 "Am I Dreamin'"
(1997)

The song became MC Lyte's highest charting single in the U.S., peaking at No. 10 on the Billboard Hot 100, and also became her second single to achieve a gold certification from the RIAA, earning the award on May 31, 1996.

In November 1996, MC Lyte performed this song when she appeared in the second season of the UPN sitcom Moesha.

Critical reception

Alan Jones from Music Week wrote, "A fast-rising US hit from the Sunset Park soundtrack, MC Lyte featuring Xscape's Keep On, Keepin' On has been cleaned up for radio and is a splendid rap, further decorated by Xscape's soulful interjections. Based on a looped portion of Michael Jackson's Liberian Girl, it's a strong contender."[1] A reviewer from People Magazine said it is "so ridiculously snappy that you half expect the 26-year-old rapper to finally drop her guard and burst into song."[2]

Single track listing

A-Side
  1. "Keep On, Keepin' On"- 4:33
  2. "Keep On, Keepin' On" (Clean Version)- 4:33

B-Side
  1. "Keep On, Keepin' On"- 4:33
  2. "Keep On, Keepin' On" (Instrumental)- 4:33
  3. "Keep On, Keepin' On" (Acappella)- 4:31

Charts and certifications

References
  1. Jones, Alan (1996-05-18). "Talking Music" (PDF). Music Week. p. 8. Retrieved 2021-08-17.
  2. "Picks and Pans Review: Bad as I Wanna B". People. 1996-09-09. Retrieved 2021-10-18.
  3. "Official UK Dance Singles Chart (13 April 1997-19 April 1997)". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2018-02-12.
  4. "Official R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company.
  5. "Billboard Top 100 - 1996". Archived from the original on 2009-03-01. Retrieved 2010-08-27.
  6. "American single certifications – MC Lyte – Keep On, Keepin%27 On". Recording Industry Association of America.
  7. "Best-Selling Records of 1996". Billboard. BPI Communications Inc. 109 (3): 61. January 18, 1997. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved May 8, 2015.
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