[MP3] Rapsody – Don’t Need It Feat. Merna (prod. by Young Guru)

How do you be the only rap feature on Kendrick Lamar‘s critically and commercially acclaimed To Pimp A Butterfly album and then drop a new track right after that barely scrapes past 15,000 21,000 plays on Soundcloud after a week and change?? Female rappers (not named Nicki Minaj) still get no respect. Like Chief Keef said, “That’s some sh-t I don’t like!” Guest vocal from Toronto’s own Merna (the singer FKA Ayah)

Previously on The Kitchen:

– Listen to Three Tracks by Rapsody [MP3]

– Merna – Better Run [MP3 + Music Video]

[Event] TONIGHT in Toronto: Little Simz Live + The Main Ingredient After-Party

Straight from the UK live at The Mod Club with local support from Toronto’s own Junia-T w/ the Juice Money Collective.

CLICK HERE for more event details (and HERE for the info on the Pharrell-themed after-party at Studio Bar). Need more convincing? Hit the jump to hear more tracks from this London-based female MC.

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[Music Video + MP3] Tona – Show Me Some Love Feat. Rich Kidd

I know everyone’s going nuts for Kendrick Lamar‘s To Pimp A Butterfly album and I am no exception but don’t sleep on T.dot MC, Tona Tencreddi‘s latest album Carpe Diem. Inexplicably though he shot a video for the song, “Show Me Some Love” which, despite also featuring T.dot stalwart, Rich Kidd is only a bonus cut on the album and not even available on the Rdio version of the album. *facepalm* No worries though, even without it, the album is great and well worth your time. Missed it? You can listen to it in full HERE or if you’re unbelievably lazy and/or time crunched and don’t have the time to get through the whole thing, here’s a couple more tracks from the album for you to preview here (after the jump):

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[Music Video + MP3] Ultra Magnus & DJ SLAM! – HELL-O-L

Lead single from Ultra Magnus & DJ SLAM!‘s latest album The Raw [Bandcamp streaming link], which has a bit of Run The Jewels feel on the production to my ears. I’m a little late on this. Not only did the album drop a month ago (Feb. 20) but they just completed an 11 date tour across Ontario, Quebec and the East Coast of Canada. Respect to indie rappers on they grind who realize building a career involves more than tweet spamming bloggers with your soundcloud links! Your man’s dressing gown tho’….

[MP3] Badbadnotgood – Boogie No. 69

A little Sunday morning jazzy listening from Toronto’s Badbadnotgood.

Previously on The Kitchen:

– Listen to Tracks from the Badbadnotgood x Ghostface Killah – Sour Soul Album HERE