[Mixtape] The Weeknd – House Of Balloons

Posted on these cats (or is it a solo act? not sure….) before to wrap up the official inaugural day here at the new Kitchen back in October but now that they just dropped their mixtape yesterday and Drake has cosigned it, there’s a MAJOR buzz happening, at least in the circles I run in here in Toronto. Check it out and tell me if you think all the fuss is warranted (me personally? I’m digging the Siouxsie & the Banshees “Happy House”-sampling “House Of Balloons/Glass Table Girls”):

The Weeknd – House Of Balloons by The_Weeknd

Download: The Weeknd – House Of Balloons [zip file link]


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[Music Video] Blake Carrington – Revenge Of The Nerds

Dope video shot in (and dedicated to) Japan! Toronto, stand up!

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[MP3] Fefe Dobson – Stuttering feat. Pusha T

I know a grip of Pusha stuff has dropped the past couple days. I’ll post some of them tonight. In the meantime, I’m guessing most rap blogs are not bothering to post this joint by him with Canadian pop-rock ingenue, Fefe Dobson (note: not the video version….).

[Video] YOUNGtheHyphenate Presents Once Assembled Starring Kardinal Offishall

This is amazing, Kardi photographed outside major landmark location in Toronto hip-hop history. Flemo Community Center – I used to be there all the time as a (somewhat) young’un! Read more….

“Kardinal Offishall stars in the first edition of “Once Assembled” by photographer Bobby O’neill. The fine art photographic collection features a selection of historic landmarks where people “Once Assembled” to create culturally significant works of art. In the Toronto edition of the collection Bobby focuses on significant landmarks in Canadian hip hop history and has chosen Kardinal to be the featured Artist. The photographic exhibition will coincide with the CBC’s Hip Hop Summit concert scheduled for March 29, 2011, and will be displayed in foyer of the historic Glen Gould theatre. As an added bonus Kardinal has been asked to give a brief description of how each landmark played a significant role in the development of his career.”

Love this! Looking forward to it….

[Music Video] TRA – Yellow Tape

The SARS Network Presents TRA in SARS 8 The New Strain “Yellow Tape” video. Directed by Lyme Lyte Video Productions.

MP3 Download: TRA – Yellow Tape [direct link -right click and save as]

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