Kez - Breakout [Album]

[Kez]

Fuck this i think it's high time to bump

[Steve Spag]

This was such a great album and it really shows how much work you put into your stuff. Your improvement is impressive to say the least! Concepts, lyrics, beats were all amazing. Only thing you need work on is the mixing and mastering 'cause it's hard to hear your voice at some points through-out the cd. I found your flows quite unique and your voice seems to match it well...your pronunciation is A LOT better than a few years ago.

All in all this was a classic album and I can't wait to hear what you come up with next!


Oh, and how come it isn't on Soundclick anymore?

[randomghost]

fuck ma net is so slow kez as soon as i get it downloaded ama feed

[Kez]

Oh, and how come it isn't on Soundclick anymore?

Oh it is, i just removed the link because i added versions without hooks on some tracks after seeing C-Riz's feed, cause i thought he had a good point about the hooks. See with the Soundclick that's the way most people locally are gonna hear the album, and so i want them to hear the best it can possibly be; but i didn't want to compromise the album and have people here think i'm gonna change everything everyone says or some shit. The site is still up and everything though if people really need it cause of bad Internet and shit. But downloading the file will give you the untweaked one.

And Steve, much thanks man
Random, np i look forward to it lol

[Arabian Shady]

Just got donw listenin:

Track 1: The chorus was funny, i think the third verse was prolly the best one out of the three, i felt like the instrumental was louder than the acapella at some points.Nice track!

Track 2: The flow was DOPE!!!!! i really digg the chorus very well done, the beat is sick.The second verse killed the track , hands down the best verse outa the three.EXCELLENT MULTIES

Track 3: You allready know how i feel abt this 1, prolly my fav of the album, the lyrics, the chorus, the way you spit the lyrics, OUTSTANDING.

Track 4: The first verse was wiked!!, at some points the overlapping of the acapellas made it difficult to understand what you were sayin, but maybe thats just me.nice song

Track 5: "More ironic than a fiyah fighters death from arson" i literally went "DAAYYUUUMMM" ,HAHA
the lyrics were excellent, nuthing wrong with this track EXCEPT the chorus-i found it corny,lol

Track 6: I didnt like this track, Ax's verse was dope, his flow and delivery stood out clearly, the beat was sick, BAR went in, and i actually understood what he said

Track 7: The second was my favourite, excellent meaning . "its not time for the chorus, dont think you can predict me" that was suurereealll

Track 8: The beat is DOPE!!!!!!!, personally i felt that to a beat like this you shoulda had more egotistical lyrics.Not feelin the song because of the same reason.Lyrics are nice tho.
Track 9: I did NOT like this beat, the quality was different tho, the lyrics were wicked,for real

Track 10: The fast flow is FANTASTIC , but the chorus is WTF?!!!!, i didnt like the chorus man, the second verse had noticeably a very good begining.

Track 11: This track is AWEESOOOMMEEEE!!!!, the beat, the flow, the delivery and ESPECIALLy the chnage in flow in the second verse.OUTSTANDING SONG

Track 12: The beat is just right, excellent choice, the first verse was AMAZING.i thought the lyrics wet hard as fuck. "I may be different but i still am distinctive" excellent!! The flow on this track was
lovely.The break (Rewind the tape) was WICKEDDD.and the chorus was just perfect!!

Track 13: I like the singing part, not bad at all, i thought it went quite well with the beat.I dunno i didnt find anything special about this song other than the singing part.

Track 14: The intro sounds like A FUKIN COUNtrY song!!!i dunno the lyrics dont really match with the the beat, i thought it was like a "life" based track on a super mario beat.the lyrics were SUPERB, but they didnt go with th beat,

Track 15: Didnt like the chorus, Your voice and the sample sound wierd, altho the lyrics and to the chorus are sweet.The beat is DOPE

Track 16: LMAO!!!!!!!, "dedicated to the emo cults?!!" the lyrics are just excellent!!!!the controlled
flow goes VERY WELL with the track.Thats some real shit right herre, EXCELLENT TRACK

Track 17: WTF IS UP WITH THE CHORUS?!!!!, The first verse is AWESOMEEEEE, The beat was an
excellent choice.The bridge went well, lyrics were sick man.

Track 18: Dint like the beat, the chorus was insiring, .For real , i really liked the conceot, the overall
feel o fthis track, VERY WELL DONE

Track 19: THE BEAT IS ABSOLUTELY DOPE MAAAANNN!!!!!!!!! Lyrics were absolutely sickaltho the chorus was wierd , too many noises and sounds for 1 chorus,lol

Track 20: that was a dope finishing song man,I digg it


I RALLY LIKE this album, it was an EXCELLENT effort for real man, you have many song worth listenin to over and over again, exellent concepts, and nearly all the lyrics was dope,Probably the chorus' - thats what you need to work on a lil beat,lol JUST A LIL.

Thanks for takin the time to make such a dope piece of art

[Kez]

nuthing wrong with this track EXCEPT the chorus-i found it corny,lol

Yeah haha, i know what you mean; i kinda made the track to be "catchy", i suppose that's how it translated.

Track 7: The second was my favourite, excellent meaning . "its not time for the chorus, dont think you can predict me" that was suurereealll

Haha i'm glad you noticed that

Track 17: WTF IS UP WITH THE CHORUS?!!!!

I dunno you tell me

chorus was wierd , too many noises and sounds for 1 chorus,lol

Yeah i know what you mean.

Thanks for the in-depth feed man

[Tornado]

1. Game Over: Intro sounds cool retro old school then when strings it, it doesnt really fit it, Ax-D shouldve made it more electronic (never thought i'd say that). You come in kinda sounding half bored but the delievery picks up. It's a ok track but nothing that great. 5/10

2. Mr Kez: Beat is weird but works, has that Ax-D sound on that piano. This is your comfort zone and it shows how you flow and deliever. hook is good by Ax-D aswell. Overall good track, suits in your style. 7/10

3. If You Could Only Imagine: Dope beat by Tash and this is your best sung chorus of the track. Prob one of my faves overall, just a good track. 7/10

4. Around The Clock: shit i got this beat aswell owell..Verses are decent and the chorus sticks..its alright..we all know you ain't a singer and hardly any of us can get singers for choruses for free so i actually thought you did a passable job on it..bit short thou..7/10

5. Rapstar: The Piano overpowers your vocals and the reverb is wayy too much on it, especially on the chorus. the drums sound a bit cheap to me. gotta say the verses save the track though i can hear some clipping sounds kinda makes it sound low quality. 5/10

6. Hill Of Silence: The quality difference in yours and Ax-Ds and Bar are quite evident, feels like their vocies are fuller. Whole song feels a bit random, maybe need a few more listens. Good Beat Though. 5/10

7. Eyes Of Negativity: Beat is wayy to quiet , matter of fact the whole track is a bit low and also feels like it's empty like its missing something like a bassline. Whole track sounds boring, nothing stands out for me. 3/10

8. My Point Of View: sounds like the beat has enough going on in it without a vocal, the vocals don't cut through. Hard to really get into. Nothing wrong with the verses but hard to listen to. 4/10

9. Farenheit 92: Beat is alright but i don't know, doesnt give me the feel of what Kez is trying to say. Good verses, like the metaphor of the track. 6/10

10. Bastards: Piano overpowers especially the chorus which just doesnt work at all. Overall beat sounds cheap, piano overpowers the vocals which makes listening to this as kez has a fast flow on this. worst track on the album. 2/10

11. Ahead Of My Time: Yes, the revival of the albm started here, the chours is funny and cool, makes me wanna sing along. I lol'd at Verse 2 like the jibes at it, showing you can rip like every othr uk rapper here and outdo them. I hear another plan b but great song overall.8/10

12. Worth Dying For: Beat sounds eerie but i like it tho i wouldnt have used the beat for this subject. These are my faviourite verses of the album, maybe cosue of your message in this and the chours is by far the best on the album. 8/10

13. End Of Line: shouldnt have sung on this at all, didnt see the need of it,otherwise this would've been my fav. 2nd verse is my faviourite "my balls are too sacred" loool. beginning of the 3rd verse sounding a bit monotone then you go back to normal...but good song. 7/10

14. Great kinda beat for reminsicing, its simple but effective like your rhymes cos of the meaningful message behind it and the postive message (in which i thought whilst listening to this, arent you usally complaining on tr?) but yea ..8/10

15. My Day: again didnt need to sing cos someone else was. thought this was a tash beat, it has that sound apart from the sample but you seem more better on these kinda emotion driven beats. 7/10

16. Life Is Unfair: Beat is cool though i dont like the piano and whatever that is in the verse, chorus sounns better and i found funny for some reason. your voclas are a bit low but i liked how you dedice how you dedicate to emos. love the 3rd verse aswell,especially the end thats what i tell everyone tho im not a fan of the ending...8/10

17. Comedian: i like the faster flow Kez, UK represent to me it kinda adds to the track especially as the drum pattern is different, tho dont like the breakdown of it, shouldnt have bothered. beat seemed a random choice aswell but its a good track 7/10

18. Aspire: Tash's best beat and you always have a good connection with the beat and tash's style and suited your underdog-esque tag. probably just about my faviourite track ahead of ahead of my time. 8/10

19. Departure: Good beat and nice Chorus from Ax-D, apart from your vocal levels he nailed mixing and producing with this. Good track if a little short..7/10


20. Tough Act To Follow: This is like the emoion driven ballad ending which is kinda up your street although the chorus sounds a bit weak, maybe need 1 or 2 more takes to sound fuller. A great way to end the album i have to say, just good music, 8/10

Overall: 7/10 cos your better tracks outweigh your bad tracks and this is a step up from universal so there#s progress but there wasnt a song that beat All I Need for me. You're developing a unque style so stick with it and maybe use more soundclick beats

T out

[Xray]

Sorry for the late feed man.

If You Could Only Imagine - Love the beat on here, pretty raw beat man. Kez you killed the beat, delivery/flow/lyrics were tight as fuck. Hook was crazy. I love this track man, only thing I can fault was probably the mixing or just the reverb. The reverb took away a lot from the delivery and the overall quality, should of used less echo sounding reverb. But besides that, tight fucking track. Really love that hook man, nice ass flow on that. 9/10. (cause of the reverb and the volume of the vocals)

Around The Clock - Tight track, good to chill to, very chilled vibe to the track. Again, reverb and the volumes were holding back this track from being perfect. Otherwise its dope as hell.

Hill of Silence - Hook was dope. Dope verses from all, felt like Bar you could of done a better delivery, barely heard any emotion in your verse. Again hook is fucking tight. Pretty dope beat, besides the drums being a bit weak, it was still all good though, just prefer stronger drums on these kinda melodies. Dope track though.

Fahrenheit 92 - I remember this beat, glad it finally got used. Tight track. Not much to say other then I enjoyed it all the way through. Flow was tight.

Ahead Of My Time - Lmao track made me smile for some reason, flow is very different from you, much more UK sounding. Dope fucking flow though, crazy track besides the first bit of the hook, voice sounded like it was cracking up a bit. Tight track man.

Tough Act To Follow - Heard this track awhile ago, actually a long time ago. Tight track, hook was real nice. Overall a great track. Nothing to fault.

Those are the tracks I felt were good enough to feed, Idk the other tracks didn't impress me, some of the others bored me, or had bad beats. Your flow has improved a lot, pretty much perfect flow now. Man you really need to up your quality, cause you have no idea how much better your tracks will sound and how much better YOU'LL sound. Reverb and volumes need work as I mentioned before. Also every track felt it had the same exact mixing on it, it kinda got annoying, cause it made the delivery sound exact the same on every track. You had some good beats, but you some were really lacking... Get better beats man, its not like you're gonna sell this tape so you're worried about copy write. Get official beats, soundclick beats, whatever, long as the beats are fire, your flow will really shine in it. Some beats from Tash and Big Ax-D (not the tracks I mentioned) were lacking, and I was dissappointed in them even giving you such kinda beats... Shoulda put more effort into it. You could use some new concepts, a little bit of more creativity would of made it all sound nicer together, cause your subject matter hasn't changed much, I can see some similarities with your old tracks etc. Keep working, and buy a new mic, you HAVE TO, in order to step up.

[Kez]

Tornado and Xray, thanks a lot for the in-depth feed, good shit to read and valid points

Bumpin this, still some people i'm interested to hear from

[Kez]

[Solace]

Only 2 pages? This shit deserves a mad bump.

[Kez]

Glad you reminded me lol

i got this review from a guy who's got quite a big influence locally so i thought i might as well post it up

obviously some details are omitted cause im not giving personal shit out over an internet forum

The rap scene in Stoke on Trent has been a little quiet of late. This has been accounted for by many fans as being a direct consequence of the changes at BBC Radio Stoke, and in particular the sad loss of Matt & Dave at the helm of Subculture. Airplay for both the rap and dance music community in Staffordshire and Cheshire has been sadly a little “thin on the ground” of late with the arrival of Rob Adcock to the show. The show may still remain at the forefront of the scene, but unfortunately the obvious parallels with Stokes two big venues The Underground and The Sugarmills current ‘in bands’ has sadly shortened the shows recent wide repertoire of new underground artists coming through unfortunately. Hip hop seems to be the main casualty at the moment, which is unfortunate given the quality of some of its home grown talents in the area. I believe hip hop has lots to add to both local radio and the local music scene as a whole, and the acts I have seen play live shows have on the most part been welcomed by music fans.

‘Kez’ from [__] is one of the artists that I believe has something new to offer musically. I was sent (well I asked for one actually) a copy of his new demo album ‘Breakout’ after first hearing a track on the playlist of Stoke Bands Network website.

The album starts with my favourite track of the demo ‘Around The Clock’ with its fantastic funk riff in the background and a rap style delivered with both a local accent and the potteries own take on wit and word play. There is no fake accent in there, or indeed the overdone bass-line style that dominates the charts at the moment, which is a good thing. My love of old skool rap is no secret in the area, and as such, I am instantly drawn into simple riffs and good story telling, which I am glad to say is in abundance in these tracks. My favourite line has got to be “you think its thick, cus it’s not posh and it’s written in the cursive” which puts me in mind of another other local anti-hero and rapper Parradox, who incidently he told me that is his favourite local artist, and is indeed a great man to listen to, in my humble opinion.

Kez has recognised that he has a completely different audience to play to than Docksey, and as such, he talks about the things that he knows about and that are personal to him and his generation. This is sadly where a lot of the younger generation of artists fall short I feel. They fail to recognise the difference between being influenced by an artist and copying their style. Kez has the maturity in his writing to make it his own and this is what makes him different than all the other rappers sending me their tracks.

The closest comparison I could make to people who are not familiar with hip hop or Kez would be to rappers like Eminem and Mike Skinner. These are rappers that draw you into their own world by the use of their language. Sometimes the individual dialects or content can be un-familiar at times, but the use of clever wordplay and emotional content gets you over this small lapse in what you’re accustomed to listening to and that is their strength. Kez has this ability, and I would recommend that you take a listen and judge for yourself. The only difficulty I can see for him at the moment is finding the chance to play live at one of the bigger local venues, but hopefully we can help him along with our support.

[B.A.D.]

nice, congratz man, good to see youre making a name for youserlf on Stoke, haha, word up... keep at it man, amazing album... and a great work and effort only brings great responses.

[Kez]

Bump for ignorance

[Solace]

I finally downloaded it, checked like 5 tracks and I'm really impressed. Good job, it's 20 tracks so I'm far from giving an actual good opinion upon this album but it's great so far. "If You Could Only Imagine" is sickkk.