[Announcement] Follow the New Different Kitchen – Fresh Picks Spotify Playlist

Welcome to a new feature introduced to take into account the changing nature of how listeners are now discovering and consuming music. Fresh Picks will be a playlist featuring music from the blog, scheduled to be featured on the blog and even music that we may never get on the site plus, possibly, a few other treats and goodies along the way. Think of it as an easy way to catch up on (most of) what’s happening here at The Kitchen though.

We will try to operate Fresh Picks the same way the big playlists in the game like Rap Caviar that update on a rolling basis, discarding older tracks as new ones are added. Unlike many of those though, we hope to do some kind of archiving of the older music featured as we are still a little old school in our thinking that we don’t believe in the microwave, disposable mindset that has pervaded (even more than in the past) the modern music industry.

Expect to hear music on Fresh Picks that runs the gamut of what we post here on the blog: (mostly) hip-hop, jazzy/R&B/soul, ‘urban alternative’, electronic, dance & bass music and some indie & pop music if it’s to our liking and fits The Kitchen aesthetic. Right now you can hear bangers from local heroes, Roy Woods, Tory Lanez, Prime Boys, Baka Not Nice, 88 Glam, CMDWN & Lil Yachty, Jazz Cartier, DillanPonders, ShaqisDope, Charlotte Day Wilson, Jessie Reyez, Keys N Krates, K. Forest, Wasiu & Kaytranada, Beatchild, Tasha the Amazon, 11:11, Kennedy Rd., Omar LinX + Zeds Dead plus Grand Analog with Pos from De La Soul, CyHi The Prince & Kanye West and much, much more….

Three Years Later: THIS ONE GOES TO ELEVEN… the album Revisted

Three years ago yesterday, the THIS ONE GOES TO ELEVEN… album was released. You can listen to it by hitting play above.

As a couple folks noted on my Facebook, “This sh-t still knocks….” Read all about it HERE.

Artist interview bonus reading:

01. The Names Are Known
02. King Reign (R.I.P.)
03. Keita Juma
04. Brendan Philip
05. Noah Vinson (note: now known as Prince Wiser)
06. Joel. / Arthur Lewis
07. J.Nolan
08. Jai Nitai Lotus
09. Audego
10. Emay
11. Third Mind
12. DJ M-Rock (note: now known as 416 Maneesh)
13. Mickey Factz

[MP3] Listen to Two Tracks from Raz Fresco’s Pablo Frescobar Album: Cortez Nikes / Screwface City

Raz Fresco – “Cortez Nikes” feat. Chuck Inglish:


Raz Fresco – “Screwface City” (Prod. Raz Fresco):

Is now finally this long-on-the-bubble T.dot young gunna’s time? Props for making this ‘mixtape’ (album) available for commercial sales and streaming. Smart….

[Playlist] Different Kitchen – March ’15 Picks from RDIO

1. Jack Ü – Take Ü There feat. Kiesza (Missy Elliott Remix)
2. Tove Lo – Talking Body (Remix)
3. Big Sean – One Man Can Change The World
4. Karen O – Rapt (TRZTN Remix)
5. Skrillex and Diplo present Jack Ü – Febreze (feat. 2 Chainz)
6. Seoul – The Line
7. MNEK – The Rhythm
8. Gorgon City – Coming Home
9. Vic Mensa – Down On My Luck
10. Big Sean – Blessings
11. Drake – You & The 6
12. Kendrick Lamar – The Blacker The Berry
13. Gabriel Garzon-Montano – Everything Is Everything
14. THEESatisfaction – EarthEE
15. Wiz Khalifa, Iggy Azalea – Go Hard or Go Home
16. Kid Ink, Tyga, Wale, YG, Rich Homie Quan – Ride Out
17. Chris Brown & Tyga – Remember Me
18. Diggy – Ain’t Bout To Do (feat. French Montana)
19. Lil’ Flip – Bestfriend
20. Shawn Desman – Victoria
21. Ty Dolla $ign – Drop That Kitty (feat. Charli XCX and Tinashe)
22. Madonna – Iconic feat. Chance the Rapper & Mike Tyson
23. The Jacka – From The Bay
24. Migos – One Time
25. Lil Durk – Decline (feat. Chief Keef)
26. Dej Loaf – We Be On It
27. Tech N9ne – Dyin’ Flyin’ (feat. Krizz Kaliko)
28. J Dilla – Get Dat Nug
29. Machinedrum – Eyesdontlie (DJ Shadow Remix)
30. Viet Cong – Death
31. Metz – Acetate
32. Blur – Go Out
33. Florence + The Machine – What Kind Of Man
34. Best Coast – California Nights
35. Twin Shadow – I’m Ready
36. Hot Chip – Huarache Lights
37. Hudson Mohawke – Forever 1 (feat. Olivier Daysoul & Dorian Concept)
38. Yelawolf – Whiskey In A Bottle
39. Barrington Levy – Murderer (In Dub) (Remastered)
40. Róisín Murphy – Gone Fishing
41. Gabriel Garzon-Montano – 6 8
42. Drake – Jungle
43. Big Sean – Win Some, Lose Some
44. Action Bronson – Terry
45. Badbadnotgood feat. Ghostface Killah – Sour Soul
46. Big Sean – Outro
47. Darondo – Didn’t I
48. Patrick Watson – Love Songs For Robots

Also look for Florence + The Machine headlining Bestival in Toronto, June 12-13

Previously on The Kitchen:

– Different Kitchen – February ’15 Playlist Picks

Follow Different Kitchen on RDIO HERE.

[Playlist] Different Kitchen – February ’15 Picks from RDIO

01. Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings – Little Boys with Shiny Toys
02. Kindness – I’ll Be Back
03. MØ – Walk This Way
04. Ellie Goulding – Love Me Like You Do (From “Fifty Shades Of Grey”)
05. Timber Timbre – Curtains?! (DOOMSQUAD Remix)
06. A$AP Rocky – Lord Pretty Flacko Jodye 2 (LPFJ2)
07. Chris Brown & Tyga – Ayo
08. Machine Gun Kelly – Till I Die
09. Joey Bada$$ – Teach Me (feat. Kiesza)
10. Migos – Versace (feat. Drake) [Remix] – Single
11. Dom Kennedy – Represent (I Like That)
12. Skizzy Mars – Do You There (feat. Marc E. Bassy)
13. Kid Ink – Hotel
14. The Weeknd – Earned It (Fifty Shades Of Grey) (From The “Fifty Shades Of Grey” Soundtrack)
15. Jazmine Sullivan – Mascara
16. Keita Juma – PEACE IN/PEACE OUT FT. PROGRESS
17. Luu Breeze – Peace To The Gods
18. Bro Safari – Inferno
19. Exodus – Together Forever
20. Teddy Pendergrass – Set Me Free (Album Version)
21. Gwen Stefani – Baby Don’t Lie (Kaskade & KillaGraham Remix)
22. Nneka – My Love, My Love
23. Vybz Kartel – Hello
24. popcaan – Gangster City
25. J.Nolan – Refined Silver
26. Keita Juma – COME OVER FT. BRENDAN PHILIP
27. Flying Lotus – Coronus, the Terminator
28. J.Nolan – Building Utopia
29. FKA twigs – Pendulum
30. Toro Y Moi – Empty Nesters
31. Trey Songz – Slow Motion
32. Ne-Yo – One More
33. The-Dream – That’s My Shit
34. Etienne De Crecy – WTF feat. De La Soul
35. Purity Ring – begin again
36. Shlohmo – Buried
37. Ciara – I Bet
38. KAYTRANADA Feat. Vic Mensa – Drive Me Crazy
39. Dej Loaf – Try Me Remix Feat. Jeezy & T.I.
40. G-Unit – Bring My Bottles
41. THEESatisfaction – EarthEE
42. Kanye West – Only One

And in case you missed them:

– Different Kitchen – January ’15 Playlist Picks

– Different Kitchen – December ’14 Playlist Picks

Follow Different Kitchen on RDIO HERE.