[Video] D’Angelo Plugs In for GQ Magazine

The King of Soul is back! In a MAJOR way.

Related:
Read the GQ magazine interview with D’Angelo HERE.

[New Mixtape] DJ Mensa presents DECOMPRESSION

New mix by one of the best DJ’s in Toronto:

This is an exploration in gearing down.

Amen.

Playlist:
Washed Out – Feel It All Around
Summer Leather Vest feat. Joe Budden – Unison
Les Nubians – Tabou (Mensa Blend)
Miguel – Adorn (Jester Edit)
James Blake – The Wilhelm Scream (Arsenii Remix)
The Internet – Love Song
Compton – 7 Days
Mac Miller ft. Posdnuos & Raekwon – Of The Soul
Wiz Khalifa – California
Jean Grae – U, Me, Everyone We Know
Camp Lo – Coolie High (Mensa Blend)
Al Green – Simply Beautiful (King Most Redirection)
Anna Wise – Wonderful
Knxwledge x Notorious B.I.G. – WunMoarChance
Phonte – Sending My Love
Ayomari & Tiron – All My Love
Estelle – Cold Crush
King – More Love
Yuna – Live Your Life
Robert Glasper ft. Musiq & Chrisette Michelle – Ah Yeah
Goapele – Play
Sweater Beats – Remember
Chris Brown – Yo (Star Slinger Remix)
Star Slinger ft. Reggie B – Dumbin’
Gotye – Somebody I Used To Know (Bozack’s Remix)

MP3 Download: DJ Mensa Presents “DECOMPRESSION” | Alt. download link: direct MP3 [right click and save as]

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[CONTEST] Win Tickets to the Muhsinah Show at Revival Bar in Toronto on May 22

The Kitchen does it again, ANOTHER FREE ticket giveaway. This time for The Main Ingredient ORGANICS present DC-based soul singer and Grammy nominee, MUHSINAH. Peep the event details:

Deejays:
DJ SEAN SAX & DJ MENSA

TICKETS (online only):
$10 early bird (extended to Mon, May 7 @ noon)
$15 regular advance
BUY them via Eventbrite

or….

To WIN a FREE pair of tickets to the show, tweet to @Stellaskid the following message: ‘I want the tickets to see @Muhsinah live at @RevivalBarTO on May 22 pres. by The Main Ingredient’ and I will select a winner at random at 12 noon on May 22.

About the ORGANICS Series
The Main Ingredient crew have an abundance of amazing music we want to present to Toronto music lovers. An array of soulful goodness where each artist brings elements that represent the ORGANICS of the music we embrace. A series that’s based less on hype, and more on substance. Grown without synthetic additives…dig in!

See the flyer above for more details or CLICK HERE for the Facebook event page.

Thanks to Jesse Ohtake [@AskJesseO] and The Main Ingredient for graciously offering us the tickets to run this contest. Join The Main Ingredient on Facebook.

[CONTEST] Win Tickets to see The Slakadeliqs Live in Toronto on Friday (May 11) at Cafe Awtash

People already know how I feel about this album. The Slakadeliqs The Other Side of Tomorrow is one of the best albums of the year, no doubt. If you missed their debut show at CMW, you have another chance this Friday and I’m giving away a pair of tickets too courtesy of On The Fly PR. Tweet the message: ‘I want the tickets for @TheSlakadeliqs show at @AwtashCafe in Toronto on May 11’ and I will select a winner at random on Friday at 12noon. And if you don’t win the tickets, come through anyway, it’ll be the best $10 you’ll spend on a live music experience this year, trust.

Cafe Awtash
419 College St.,
Toronto, ON M5T 1T1

CLICK HERE for more details on the Facebook event page.

Not convinced, I’m posting the album yet again because that’s how good it is and how much I believe in it:

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[Music Video] THEESatisfaction – Queens (directed by dream hampton)

Giving me Pariah vibes. Beautifully shot though…

Related:

dream hampton talks about directing THEESatisfaction’s “Queens”

[via Life+Times]