Kero One releases Kinetic World Album

AKP STAFF

Kero One is a talented bay area Korean American rapper, we interviewed him last year and now he's back with a new album titled Kinetic World.

After receiving accolades from Will.i.am, signing with a major label in Asia, and touring with Korean super group Epik high at sold out venues such as House of Blues Hollywood and The Fillmore Irving plaza, Kero One not only picked up new fans but new inspirations for his third solo album. Inspiration's came not only from the musicians Kero One toured with, crowds Kero One interacted with, but also the sights and sounds of each city. As Kero One puts it, "Time is ticking, everyone is moving, things are changing, and it's this kinetic world that inspires me to write". The San Francisco based DIY rapper? producer that started his career from a credit card and persistent hard work, is back again with his third self?released album entitled Kinetic World. Kinetic World is an 11 track album produced entirely by Kero One. In addition, he also plays a majority of the instruments and even performs some of the scratching on the album. Lyrically, the album explores Kero One's mission and drive in his music career (Let Me Clarify), his strive to stay fitted and fashionable (We Stay Fly), potentially controversial topics of Asians in America and media (Asian Kids), finding the love of his life (On Bended Knee), and also his experiences of life in the fast lane (Fast Life). In Kinetic World, Kero One shows us varying rap and production styles spawning from the east and west coast, dirty south, and Asia, featuring artists such as Fashawn, Tablo of Epik high, Myk, Dumbfoundead, Othello, Dminor, and The Tones. REVIEW by Limewire.com "Calling Bay Area rapper Kero One the Asian Eminem might at first seem like an exercise in stereotyping until you tune into the messages he's delivering on his third album, Kinetic World. Centerpiece track "Asian Kids" pulls no punches in its penetrating analysis of the cultural conflicts and contradictions that come into play when it comes to assimilating Asians into hip-hop culture. Of course, a "conscious" underground rapper like Kero One doesn't limit his cultural critiques simply to his own ethnicity � Kinetic World finds him taking on society at large with a nuanced, sophisticated lyrical approach that goes hand in hand with his turbo-tongued flow. But even before you start to dig into the impressive lyrical content of Kinetic World, there's a whole other level to be appreciated; Kero One makes the most of juicy, jazz-soaked production throughout the album, sometimes harking back to the glory days of jazz-sampling pioneers like A Tribe Called Quest. Whichever way you enter this record, there's a lot to think about and a lot to absorb, from the rhymes to the concept to the arrangements, and the beats that back it all up."

Show support to talented artists! You can purchase the album on itunes or if you prefer a hard copy, you can purchase the CD here.