[MP3] ELMNT – Night’s Over Egypt

Click gave me the heads up on this. Here’s the backgrounder: ELMNT was Bosnian-born, moved to Canada, but now lives in Italy, and is paying tribute to the late, legendary G-funk crooner, Nate Dogg on this track, third in a series. Got it??! FYI: Track produced by Tut Piece.

[MP3] UGK feat. Outkast – Int’l Players Anthem (The Bo Jackson Remixes)

Nether of these new remixes of the Outkast-UGK southern hip-hop classic really top the original but they both have their pleasures. Big Jacks and Bozack Morris of Toronto’s Grand Groove DJs crew lay down the new interpretations lovely on the “Int’l Players Anthem (Big Jacks’ Remix Part II)” and “The Giddy Up (Bozack’s Int’l Players Anthem Remix)”:

Dig those? Download them via their soundcloud HERE.

[MP3 + Music Video] Listen to Tracks from D.O.’s Forthcoming Down Home Album

Thanks to D.O. for lacing me with his latest album, Down Home when I bumped into him at the Slakah the Beatchild album release event last week. The five tracks (including the video for the intro track, “Still In It”) and the rest of the album were produced by Canadian MC, Classified. D.O.’s comment about his goals with this album: “I think this album is important because its about the Black Canadian experience. Not sure how much Canadian music has ever touched on that.” Not sure either but I’m curious to peep his take on that concept. The title track in particular gets deep into this concept although that last line in the second verse gets an “eh yo!”

Fun side note: D.O. and his collab partner on “Never Gets Old”, the OG Godfather of Canadian hip-hop, Maestro Fresh Wes are both motivational book authors. Check out their books here: Stay Driven (D.O. Gibson) | Stick to Your Vision (Wes Williams aka Maestro Fresh Wes)

Down Home will be in stores next week (4.22.14).

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[MP3] Listen to Two Tracks from KJ’s Peephole / Beach EP

If you’re a regular reader of this blog, you know that we think KJ is that dude! Only discovered this even existed purely by accident by seeing the artwork on his Instagram while scrolling through my feed this am. This is more of his talent, “BSY (SAI)” is a vocal track, “NEW WAVVES” (“the sound of the morning“) an instrumental track. Looking forward to hearing this project, a seeming continuation of his fascination with all things aquatic-related??, in full.

Previously on The Kitchen:

– KJ – Rave [MP3 + Music Video]

– KJ – Rhodium Pt. 2 [MP3]

[MP3] Rift & Savilion – Carry the Fire

The homie, Thomas from Hand’Solo Records sent me this track, “Carry the Fire,” the first single and title track from the upcoming collaboration album between rapper, Rift and rapper-producer, Savilion. What y’all think? If you dig it, you download via Bandcamp HERE.