Archive for July, 2018
[MP3] Lil Yachty – MICKEY Feat. Offset & Lil Baby (aka the #ZoomChallenge song)
Meanwhile, the other exploding viral challenge has been responsible for rocket launching activity on my normally pretty sleepy Instagram page.
[MP3 + Music Video] Shad – The Fool Pt 1 (Get it Got it Good)
“Damn it feels good to be back
Damn it feels good to be black
They keep on killing us
We just keep killing it…”
For his new album, polymath emcee Shad has vibrantly imagined and created an entirely new world. A Short Story About A War releases October 26 on Secret City Records. This concept album holds a mirror to our world – a provocative story told through disarmingly catchy songs that weaves through issues of migration, environment, politics and above all, the human spirit.
The album was created in collaboration with dozens of musicians and engineers: From luminaries like Kaytranada, 2oolman of A Tribe Called Red, and Lido Pimienta, to crafty indie rockers Yukon Blonde, and Toronto rap veterans Ian Kamau, Eternia, and DJ T Lo. Their contributions bring multiple textures and colours to Shad’s singular vision.
He’s been busy over the past few years with a stint hosting the preeminent Canadian radio talk show and an Emmy/Peabody-award winning documentary series, so welcome back (to rapping), Shad!!!
[MP3 + Music Video] Alessia Cara – A Little More
New track and video from one of our favorites from the hometown and a near birthday twin for our capo here at the Kitchen (she’s the 11th, he’s the 10th) so belated Happy Birthday, Alessia!
Previously on the Kitchen:
– Alessia Cara – Growing Pains [MP3 + Music Video]
[Music Video] KALLITECHNIS – come up / body&soul
And even more MTL vibes. Another nice one for Summer from relative newcomer, KALLITECHNIS:
The two-in-one video for “Come up/ body&soul,” the first ever visual by KALLITECHNIS, offers viewers a comprehensive look into her intimate inner-world as she pieces together a collage in Come Up, unaware of the audience’s gaze, all while demonstrating, via the collage, the elements that comprise her: soul and ego. This first part ultimately ends with a message of paramount importance to KALLI, one that’s overarching all of her art: SOUL OVER EGO.
Say Kalli, “Come up is an especially meaningful song to me because it reflects my current reality. The “come up” is here and now. It’s all of my vulnerabilities pieced together and reflected in the authenticity of my art. The footage of collage-making is a direct parallel to that. It’s just me fusing all concepts of soul and ego into the entity that is KALLITECHNIS.”
“I wrote body&soul as an ode to candour. I owe a lot of personal growth to just being honest with my(self) through the good times as well as the bad. body&soul is about exactly that: having your physical body work in tandem with your soul in a way that’s honest and unapologetic.”
Y’all digging the jazzy, soulful vibes? Coming real soon, get ready for some even bigger things from KALLITECHNIS in the lead up to the release of her Chromatic EP later this summer!
[MP3] Sara Diamond – Foreword Feat. Brodi
More Montreal vibes! Been a fan of soulful, pop singer, Sara Diamond since discovering her while working on CBC Searchlight.