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[Event] TONIGHT in Toronto: Me x DJ Anousheh at the 10th Anniversary Celebration of Move On Up
Yes, we are in serious self-promotion mode here at The Kitchen right now…
Join me tonight at the Cloak N Dagger, 394 College Street, as I spin a few old school reggae & ska tunes swiped from my dad’s collection at the 10th anniversary celebration for my long-time friend, DJ Anousheh‘s Move On Up party there. It’s not just me though: other DJs who have guested there over the years will also be on the 1s and 2s tonight so it should be rockin’ and mellow good times.
The jumpoff jumps off at 10PM. Get more details from the Facebook event page HERE. Map for the Cloak after the jump.
[DJ Mix] DJ Mensa presents BABYGIRL: An Aaliyah Retrospective
“Today marks the 10th year of the passing of our beloved Aaliyah. For everyone that came up with her music, this one especially hurt.
Following her career was watching a flower in bloom. Aaliyah’s sultry voice, mature demeanour, and provocative lyrics at so young an age captivated millions. Hers was the archetype for so many teenage women coming into their own. She encountered controversy early in her career, and shrugged it off with remarkable grace, and emerged with a new sound, identity, and stronger resolve. Her track record remained virtually flawless. As Aaliyah grew up, so did we.
It was never hard to find something you could love in Aaliyah, someone who had lived in the spotlight from day one. She was a regular girl even while walking down the red carpet. Aaliyah could turn on the star power at will, but found pockets of fun in a business that took itself so seriously. She kept her circle devoid of hangers-on and yes men. Her family was her main priority and support system. The spoils of celebrity were a bonus but not a priority. Aaliyah kept herself balanced because she was in her element as an entertainer.
Aaliyah’s life was tragically cut short at the height of her fame, and is comparable with Kurt, Jimi, Janis, and now Amy as artists who we all knew had long thriving careers ahead of them, but now we can only speak of beautiful fleeting moments we had during their time with us.
This is a mix of her key singles and album cuts. Songs that became anthems for us while we crushed on someone heavy, were in the midst of infatuation, embroiled in argument, or were dealt the crushing blow of love lost. Aaliyah explains her mindset at the different times of her artistry and career throughout the mix.
Forever with us. Rest in peace, Babygirl.”
Has it really been 10 years already??! Baby girl is still missed, but Toronto’s DJ Mensa does her justice with this tribute mix:
[audio:http://www.djmensa.com/mixes/djmensa_babygirl.mp3]
Track list:
Intro
Hot Like Fire
Down With The Clique
A Girl Like You (with Treach)
Age Ain’t Nothing But A Number
Loose Rap
More Than A Woman
If Your Girl Only Knew
I Need You Tonight (with Junior M.A.F.I.A.)
Are You Ready
Everything’s Gonna Be Alright
I’m Down
Back In One Piece (with DMX)
Rock The Boat
Try Again
Back & Forth
No One Knows How to Love Me Quite Like You Do
The Thing I Like
One In A Million
4 Page Letter
The One I Gave My Heart To
I Don’t Wanna
Best Friends (with Missy Elliott)
My Body’s Callin’ Remix (with R. Kelly)
Choosey Lover
Heartbroken
Up Jumps Da Boogie Interlude
Are You That Somebody? (with Timbaland)
We Need A Resolution (with Timbaland)
At Your Best (You Are Love)
I Miss You
Listen to The Weeknd’s – Thursday Mixtape
The Weeknd – Thursday by The_Weeknd
Just spotted this on twitter. Haven’t had a chance to listen all the way through yet but excited to check it out.
I was lucky enough to get a ticket to see the kid at his official debut gig at The Mod Club a few weeks back and have to say it was incredible. He’s the truth live, one of the few artists whose music actually sounds better performed live on stage than on record which was not something I expecting from his very very stylized brand of electronic soul, and amazingly for a city like Toronto which is known for jaded cynics/haters (it’s not called the screwface capital for nothing!), almost to a fault, everyone I talked to at the show agreed with that assessment. I know this is verging on musical blasphemy but there were moments during the show that were giving me Prince Purple Rain moments. With the right songs this could be that big, seriously. Let’s see if this new mixtape show any hint of that promise.
Download: The Weeknd – Thursday mixtape [hulkshare zip file]
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[MP3/Video] Rich Kidd – Represent feat. King Reign, Shaun Boothe & Richie Sosa from The New North
From the homie, Arcee and the rest of The Real Frequency crew. Background for those not knowing:
“The Real Frequency crew first joined forces on radio, featuring up and coming local Toronto talent and eventually becoming the premier hip-hop show on Canada’s first urban radio station. Since, the collective has moved on to new, exciting endeavors with the center piece being their debut album, The New North, a project that continues the tradition the guys started on the airwaves, featuring over 30 artists that best represent Toronto’s new era of hip-hop. The other week saw the release of the album’s first single, Shad’s Frank Dukes-produced “Flawless,” and now, rapper/producer Rich Kidd is helming the album’s second single, “Represent,” bringing MC’s King Reign, Shaun Boothe, and Richie Sosa along as the four budding lyricists put on for their city.
In addition to laying a verse, Rich Kidd’s name appears again on the song’s credits, having also lent his production efforts, and it’s his beat – a mix of soulful string- and vocal-driven chops with a bouncing bass line and effected vocal sample on the hook – that drives the track forward, as the rappers show their hometown pride with lines like, “I can’t leave /so if I ever blow this where I’m shining.” “‘Represent’ is song where dudes from each end of our city get to lay down some fatal bars,” explains Rich Kidd. “It ain’t us trying to out rap each other; we’re all spitting our own styles, letting you know where we got it from.”
Stream the entire New North album below:
[via Audible Treats]
[MP3] New Music from Shaun Boothe – 1,2,3 feat. STS
MP3 Download: 1 2 3 ft. STS by Shaun Boothe
New music from one of Tdot’s finest. Shout to the homie, Lo. CLICK HERE to hear more music from the kid, Shaun Boothe…
#DK11: The album, This One Goes To Eleven… OUT NOW
