[MP3] Listen to Two Recent Tracks by Montreal’s Jai Nitai Lotus….

Recent music from the homie and #DK11 album alum, Jai Nitai Lotus. The first doesn’t feature any Jai vocals, it’s a remix of the Travis Scott track, “Upper Echelon” featuring T.I. and 2 Chainz that he gave the jazz treatment (I told y’all this cat “was infused with the spirit of jazz”). Here’s his blurb for the second track, “Standoffish” which he blasted out as a “song to get the Halloween spirit going!”:

This joint is part of my ‘One Off’ series (listen to the 1st collabo here: “You I”). “Standoffish” features my fellow MTLIENS, Shogun & CeasRock. Never heard of em?!?? They the “need-to-knows!” This track is like my RZA-meets-PE (Bomb Squad)-organ-in-a-bonfire type ish. For the B-Boys and Girls and those needing some sonic variety in their 808 lives. Parental Advisory!

Peace and Creativity is a must!

[MP3] WatchTheDuck – Making Luv To The Beat (feat. T.I. & DJ E-Feezy)

Three years ago, I first introduced Kitchen readers to the ATL urban alternative trapstep crew, Watch the Duck and said they’d blow up (BTW: I made that up that name for their music, I actually have no idea what they really call it, but if you don’t get a sense of where they’re coming from musically based on that description, I don’t know what to tell you!).

Since then they’ve dropped an incredible mixtape and linked up with T.I., and Pharrell who are co-executive producing their forthcoming official debut full length release. I’d say based on this first single from it and their career trajectory so far, that my prediction is a safe bet to happen. Agree?

[MP3] Logic – Like Whoa

New Logic, album coming in November!

[MP3] Listen to Two Recent Tracks by Jimmy Prime: Rest Of The Night / Forever

New school T.dot MC I wasn’t up on until the homie, Erikson put me on game.

[CONTEST] Win Tickets to See Absolutely Free & Keita Juma at X Avant X in Toronto Oct. 18

If your read the Kitchen regularly, you already know who Keita Juma is. If you’re not familiar with Toronto’s experimental pop trio, Absolutely Free though, think a slightly darker, more leftfield take on Toro Y Moi‘s music and that’ll give you somewhat of a sense of their sound.

The bottom line though, we are giving away one pair of tickets to see both live at the Music Gallery this Sunday (Oct. 18) as part of the X Avant X festival so you’d be out of your mind not to try and win them. We’ll make this pretty simple:

1. Follow me on twitter at @Stellaskid (necessary so I can DM you in the event that you win)

2. Tweet the following message exactly: “Hey @Stellaskid: I wanna win tickets to see @FreeAbsolutely & @kjforshort at @musicgalleryTO in Toronto on Oct. 18” (note: no quotation marks needed, just the message inside the quotation marks is fine)

Simply RT-ing any tweets I do promoting this contest does NOT enter you to win. The contest will close at 6PM EST on Saturday (Oct. 17). The winner will be notified via twitter DM. Winner will also be responsible for their own transportation to the show.

For more info on the show, CLICK HERE: website | Facebook

(Thank you to David Dacks and the Music Gallery for helping to facilitate this contest with free tickets.)