March 2012
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New Mixtape: Mac Miller - Macadelic
[MacMillerofficial.com via The Source]
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President Obama on the Trayvon Martin Case: 'If I...
This case is so mind-numbingly sad if only for being so unsurprising the way it’s turning out when you consider historical context. One particularly outspoken online pundit noted some chilling, even if not necessarily apropos, comparison to facts around this story and was dismissive of today’s call-to-action but I wore my hoodie up all day.
Read more:
- Fla. shooting: Teen’s...
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Meet Zodiac aka Jeremy Rose: the co-founder and...
Apparently Rose is ready to talk about the true story behind the mysterious launch of the left-field R&B project, The Weekend. Read on:
“It’s generally accepted that the mysterious Toronto R&B act known as the Weeknd refers to vocalist Abel Tesfaye, an assumption based on his Wikipedia entry, since he won’t talk to the press. But before the shadowy soul group blew up...
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Want a liquor licence? Ban rap and hip hop first,... →
The new operators of a suburban Montreal bar promise to showcase the big hair of 1980s tribute bands, stacks of jumbo chicken wings and, perhaps, even a mechanical bull.
But to ensure the watering hole could add the critical component of booze to that list they had to promise to do away with one thing: live hip-hop and rap performances.
Quebec’s liquor-control board told the incoming...
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[Event] TONIGHT in Toronto: The Slakadeliqs Live...
The Slakadeliqs, the group behind my favorite album of the year so far, perform LIVE for the first time in Toronto as part of the Red Bull Music Academy’s ‘Artist Select Series’ during the Slacker Canadian Music Week! Also featured are local MC/spoken word artist Ian Kamau and my dudes, the 88 Days of Fortune collective. Here’s the science:
CMW Artist Select Series:...
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Questlove on ‘The Champs’ podcast...
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[MP3] Kardinal Offishall & Nottz Raw - Kill Shot
New from @kardinalo and @nottzraw. Won’t lie: I’m a sucker for records that incorporate gun shots into their beat, Kardi’s my dude and, even though I came to it way late, I love the Nottz album, so this was an automatic post for me!
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[New Mixtape] Zeds Dead & Omar LinX - Victor (EP)
From my people at 2+2 who manage Zeds Dead and Omar LinX (who long-time readers here at The Kitchen will know from my prior posts):
“Zeds Dead and Omar LinX present: Victor - seven genre-bending tracks on Mad Decent’s Jeffree’s label. Fusing nostalgic 90s sample-based hip hop with futuristic bass and cinematic soundscapes, The Victor Mixtape is both a step forward and a...
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Different Kitchen Hype Machine MP3 Blog Feed →
F-ck a radio station (or cable TV). This feed of what my favorite MP3 blogs are posting to Hype Machine is what I’m listening to right now.
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[MP3] New Single: Nas - The Don
After my homegirl pulled my collar to this track via text, I left my initial reaction to Nas’s latest single, a heatrock titled “The Don” on twitter. The track is the initial salvo from his tenth (!) studio album, Life Is Good and as I later said on same said friend’s Facebook page, “When Nas gets it right is still one of the more rarefied pleasures in hip-hop...
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[SXSW Event] Scion Presents: CYP2 + MAD DECENT +...
SAT MARCH 17
Noon-2am
ALL AGES
FREE!!!
This is my people’s event featuring Diplo, A-Trak, The Drums and A$AP Mob. Hit the jump for the full line-up. CLICK HERE for the Facebook event page.
note: FREE emo’s shuttle busses from beauty bar + antone’s downtown to emo’s east and bowery ballroom. Stops will be:
Beauty Bar- Downtown 7th and red river
Antones- 5th and...
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Nneka - Soul is Heavy is my new favorite album....
These are just a few selections from the album which is really f-cking good! CLICK HERE to hear clips from the full album via Rdio. The title and album felt apropos to play yesterday as I learned about the passing of a dear, dear friend of mine after a long fight against cancer. My soul is heavy indeed. Devin, you woulda loved this album. May your soul be finally at rest. I love you and I...
