It was featured on the soundtrack to Sunset Park, starring Rhea Perlman, and later appeared also on MC Lyte's fifth studio album, Bad As I Wanna B (1996).

Larry Flick from Billboard felt that the soundtrack to Sunset Park "gets an excellent introduction with this ticking jeep cruiser that is fueled by Lyte's reliably sharp, smart, rhymes, Xscape's shimmering harmonizing, and deft use of a sample from Michael Jackson's "Liberian Girl".

Will likely begin a healthy commercial ruin with hip-hop enthusiasts before making a much deserved transition into the mainstream pop arena.

"[1] Alan Jones from Music Week noted that "Keep On, Keepin' On" "has been cleaned up for radio and is a splendid rap, further decorated by Xscape's soulful interjections.

"[2] 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.