Brooklyn, NY veteran Skyzoo signing to Old Soul Music for his 9th solo LP. Emerging in the underground from the 9th Wonder of production Cloud 9: The 3 Day Highcontinued to make a name for himself with a solid discography. Highlights include; Salvationthe !llmind produced Live from the Tape Deck, A dream deferred, Music for my friendsproduced by Apollo Brown The Easy Truth, At our celebration & my personal favorite: Pete Rock's production Metropolitan dedicated to his homeland. All things brilliant built around gentrification & leaving The mind of a Saint dedicated one of my favorite shows Snowfallinvites everyone to Keep Me Company.
“Community Service” with a spoken word by JRose is this jazzy boom bap opener produced by JR Swiftz that discusses scripture written threads that seemingly hold us all together and the aptly titled volunteer work that lasts for eternity while “Finder's Keepers” keeps jazz rap talking about not leaving until we find what you came for. “Home Away from Home” addresses are still the ones calling even though he's gone, while the atmospheric boom bap joint “Ayinde in the March” speaks of the corner immortalized as soon as he dies.
As for “Drug Free School Zone,” we have Sky acknowledging that his tracks are on the soapbox as he tries to rebuild his pride before “Prayers for the Customers” returns to jazz rap advice warning not to run like you're after from them. you are done with them. The bare yet layered “Courtesy Call” features Chuck D advising to quit if murder is involved, but then the soulful “Esoteric” describes the feeling as unpleasant.
“Record Store Day” after the break “Store Runs” playfully talks about women in record stores, which is very much my type personally, while “Sleeping Beauty” moves towards the final leg of his Old Soul Music debut by talking about your presence. volumes before you even say a word. “Wins of the Father” points out that being proud goes both ways beyond sending an open letter to one's offspring, and “Jazz in the Projects” sends it off with an 8-minute jazz rap closer hoping to win the wars you haven't fought” You didn't tell anyone you were fighting.
Focusing on the idea of development, Keep Me Company shows Skyzoo at his most vulnerable as he talks about his current personal situation along with the implications of the past & assumptions of the future. Feeling alone in this kind of growth, Sky meets people who have felt the exact same way and lets everyone know that there is nothing to fear if they are in the midst of their own growth, as the blessing of growth can sometimes be masked.
Rating: 8/10
