[MP3] Listen to Two Tracks from The Rulez’ – It Is What You Make It

Toronto rapper/producer, Don Cash has re-branded himself as The Rulez and come up with a winner in this It Is What You Make It album. Vibey instrumental beat music, this is recommended for those of you into chill out, left-field/experimental beat and trip hop vibes. He also has a couple vocally-based full-legnth projects that have dropped recently too but for my money, this is the one you need to be paying attention to. Thoughts from the peanut gallery though??

Previously on The Kitchen:

– Don Cash – City (Deluxe Edition) [FULL Album Stream]

– Don Cash – Poolhalls [Music Video]

– Don Cash – Juice [Music Video]

[MP3] Zara McFarlane – Open Heart (Swindle Remix)

Don’t know much about this one tbh. Just popped up on my soundcloud feed because I follow Giles Peterson‘s Bronswood Recordings on there. It’s a corker though. More info here from the post page:

The second single from Zara McFarlane’s highly acclaimed second album ‘If You Knew Her’, ‘Open heart’, is released digitally on the 28th April.

Flipping the script, on Zara’s beautiful song Swindle (Deep Medi Musik) takes ‘Open Heart’ to new directions, adding his trademark sound that has seen him transcend the worlds of grime & dubstep with his jazz inflected keys, sub-heavy riddims and raw percussion.

[Music Video + MP3] LaTasha Lee & The BlackTies – Stuck In My Mind

New video for “Stuck In My Mind” a track from Kitchen favorite, Latasha Lee & The BlackTies debut album. Never noticed before how much this track swaggerjacks, melody-wise from “La La (Means I Love You)” by Jackson 5 (or for you sticklers, The Delfonics who originally cut the track).

Previously on The Kitchen:

– Latasha Lee – Win Her Heart [MP3]

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[MP3] Frank Ocean w/ Mick Jones, Paul Simonon & Diplo – Hero

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In case you somehow managed to miss this one over the last couple days. This is the latest from Converse’s Three Artists, One Song series. Three? I count four but maybe I’m nitpicking. This is epic though!

[MP3] Jesse Boykins III – Show Me Who You Are (prod. by Machinedrum)

When is this kid gonna blow??! I’ll stake money this alternative (or is underground? electornic?) soul singer will go sooner or later. When I know, I know! Or so we’ll see….

Previously on the Kitchen:

– Machinedrum – Back Seat Ho (Rustie Remix) [MP3]