[MP3] SATE – Warrior

New blues-rock heat rock from Toronto’s Saidah Baba Talibah under her new project name, SATE. Saw her tear it up at their debut show a few weeks back at the Dakota Tavern on the Ossington strip in downtown Toronto. She is back there with the rest of SATE for the second in a month long series of residency shows for the month of April this Sunday presented by Howl Growl Moan. CLICK HERE for details.

Saidah Baba Talibah previously on The Kitchen:

– Saidah Baba Talibah – High [MP3 + Music Video]

– Saidah Baba Talibah – Revolution [Music Video]

[MP3] Freddie Gibbs & KAYTRANADA – My Dope House

Here’s an unlikely (?) pairing: Montreal’s Kaytranada with Gary, IN’s Freddie Gibbs. First time I played it, I wasn’t sure but it’s growing on me….

Previously on The Kitchen:

– Listen to Two Recent Tracks by Kaytranada – Drive Me Crazy feat. Vic Mensa / Mick Jenkins – Rain [MP3]

– Freddie Gibbs – Keep It Gangsta (w/ The Worlds Freshest) / Deeper (w/ Madlib) / Bomb (feat. Raekwon)

[MP3] Kendrick Lamar – King Kunta

So apparently there’s been mixed response to this latest leak from Kendrick Lamar‘s just-announced To Pimp A Butterfly album. Between that and the lukewarm response to “i” I have a feeling the album is going to be an eclectic, experimental set like Common‘s Electric Circus that might go under-appreciated or be panned because it’s not GKMC 2.

I, on the other hand, think that Kendrick is in the vanguard of a new black music renaissance (cf. Yeezus, Black Messiah, LP1) that has hip-hop at its creative & artistic core, the same way blues has been for just about all forms of pop music up until this point, and as the basis for its attitude or point of view, but draws on other influences and elements too. Just a thesis I’ve been mulling around for a while now. Needs work for sure, I know….

[MP3] Listen to the Gabriel Garzón-Montano Tracks Drake Sampled for “Jungle”

Late pass on this one but worth sharing still. The artist’s name is Gabriel Garzón-Montano and the tracks are from his Bishouné: Alma del Huila album. In case you forgot, hit the jump for Drake‘s “Jungle.”

Follow Gabriel Garzón-Montano online: Twitter | Facebook | Soundcloud

[via Red Bull Sound Select]

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[MP3] Listen to Tracks from the Badbadnotgood x Ghostface Killah – Sour Soul Album

#Ghostface doing “Run” with #Badbadnotgood at last night's @converse @rubbertracks private free show. #converse #rubbertracks #ghostfacekillah #GFK #wutang #wutangclan #tonystarks #prettytony #wallychamp

A video posted by Ian Steaman (@iansteaman) on Feb 20, 2015 at 3:27pm PST

The new Sour Soul album by Toronto’s Badbadnotgood and Ghostface (who needs no introudction, I hope!) just dropped yesterday and it’s great. Despite all the hype when they first came out, I was never much of a fan of BBNG but they’ve made a believer out of me of late between the Future Islands ‘Seasons’ remix, the Rubber Tracks show with GFK last week in Toronto (click those links or see the IG video above) and now this album.

BBNG’s all live, cinematic-feeling soul-jazz noir topped with Ghost’s amazing lyricism??! This could have been dialed in or turned out potentially really corny but Sour Soul easily surpasses my expectations. This will certainly be one of my albums of the year for 2015. Here are four tracks from Sour Soul for your previewing pleasure:

BADBADNOTGOOD & Ghostface Killah – Ray Gun (feat. DOOM):

BADBADNOTGOOD & Ghostface Killah – Street Knowledge (Feat. Tree):


BADBADNOTGOOD & Ghostface Killah – Six Degrees (feat. Danny Brown):


BADBADNOTGOOD & Ghostface Killah – Sour Soul:

Dig those (and you should if you have any sense or real taste!)? Then check out the entire Sour Soul album HERE.

[stream from DK Tumblr via Hypetrak]