[MP3 + Music Video] Spek Won – Salaam Seclorum

This actually dropped a while ago but I never got around to posting it but saw the homie performing at Slakah the Beatchild‘s Soul Movement 2 album release event last night so decided to rectify that stat. Video is the third and final part of Spek’s Sofa King Tokyo series and the track is from his forthcoming Sofa King Amazing album. Here’s the erst of the relevant credits since he posted them on his YouTube:

Video Credits
Directed by: Mark Valino
Video Produced by: Giles Monette

Song Credits:
Written & Performed by: Spek Won
Producer: Nick Wisdom
Additional Vocals: Leisha Cameron and Adria Kain
Mixed by: Guzo Lou

[VIDEO PREMIERE] The Names Are Known – Another 1ne Of Those Nights / CLOSE2U / GET UP

We teased the trailer for this last week, now here goes the first look at the full three songs-in-one video for The Names Are Known’s “Another 1ne Of Those Nights”, “CLOSE2U” and “GET UP” from their excellent J. Dilla/Detroit hip-hop-inspired mixtape album, J(N)AMES (note: we sneak premiered this on the Tumblr last night. You should follow us over there, lots of good stuff that we don’t put up on the blog). Production credits for the videos as follow:

Another 1ne Of Those Nights
Produced by Junia-T
Featuring Phoenix Pagliacci
Shot By Malinda Francis / Docuvixen
Directed by Pangea Delphi & dj NaNa
Edited by dj NaNa

CLOSE2U
Produced by Royce Birth
Single Artwork by Pangea Delphi
Conceptualized & Edited by dj NaNa

GET UP
Produced by Blaz
Shot by eMDee & Malinda Francis
Edited by dj NaNa

CLICK HERE to download the J(N)AMES mixtape.

[MP3] Drake – Draft Day

Maybe Drake dissed Jay-Z on this Lauryn Hill-powered ode-to-‘Johnny Football’ track, but how people figure he dissed Chance The Rapper??!

[MP3 + Video Trailer PREMIERE] Listen to Three Tracks from The Names Are Known Album

If you’re a regular visitor here at the Kitchen you might have already checked out the DJ mixed version of the excellent J(N)AMES, the J. Dilla/Detroit hip-hop-inspired full length collab project by local hip-hop producers/DJ/MCs, Deejay Nana and I.James.Jones on our tumblr page. Now the non-mixed version of the album is available so you can check out the songs individually as discrete tracks.

To celebrate this and turn the focus back on J(N)AMES, Nana and James have produced a special short film style video incorporating three tracks from the album, “Another 1ne of Those Nights”, produced by Junia-T; “Close2u”, produced by Royce Birth and; “Get Up”, produced by Blaz. Above is the first ever look at the video anywhere. Check back in April 9 to see the full version of it. In the meantime, here goes the other two tracks from that forthcoming video that have not been featured here on the site before:

And if you haven’t checked out the J(N)AMES album, which features Detroit native, Dank (also known as Dankery Harv of Frank N Dank), D.O. (Guinness Book Of Records/Stay Driven), Juno nominated producer/rapper Rich Kidd and production from Lord Quest (Dom Kennedy, Schoolboy Q, Talib Kweli), Junia T (Smash Brovaz), Dennis Passley (The Pocket Dwellers), Blaz, Eso Tahreek and Royce Birth, you can do so here: Soundcloud (clean version) | Bandcamp

Really dig it and need it on your MP3 player or phone? Download zip files of J(N)AMES for FREE here: Mediafire (main) | Mediafire (clean)

Follow The Names Are Known: twitter | facebook

[MP3 + Music Video] Dan-e-o feat. SepTo & Rich Kidd – Get Up On It

Great visual for veteran Toronto rapper, Dan-e-o‘s latest single “Get Up On It” reminiscent (to me, at least) of the Hype Williams-directed video for Busta Rhymes‘ “Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Could See” The track, with able assists from fellow T.dot spitters SepTo and Rich Kidd, is a banger and comes from the album, Inevitable (Dan-e-o’s third) available on Bandcamp & iTunes.

[h/t: Kish]