[MP3] WatchTheDuck – Stretch 2-3-4 Feat. Pharrell Williams

We’ve long been fans of ATL Blacktronica (we’re still trying to figure out what to call their music, besides good) crew, WatchTheDuck. Whatever the appropriate name for it, we think it’s the future of Black Music and apparently, with T.I. and Pharrell co-executive producing their forthcoming just released EP release, The Trojan Horse, they feel just as strongly about it!

Previously on The Kitchen:

– WatchTheDuck – Making Luv To The Beat (feat. T.I. & DJ E-Feezy)

[MP3] Listen to Two Recent Tracks from Anderson .Paak: Am I Wrong Feat. Schoolboy Q / The Season/Carry Me

In case you ain’t knowing, Anderson was one of the new artists from Dr. Dre‘s Compton soundtrack album.

[MP3] Jazz Cartier – I Know (Prod. Lantz)

Toronto’s Jazz Cartier is back on his grizzy. He just dropped a track last week. Now here goes another one!

[MP3] VLXL – YYZ (Fly With Me) Feat. Tanika Charles

Actually don’t know much about this Toronto duo, VLXL (Via Linez and Lyve) but they just released “YYZ” featuring fellow T.dot-er, soul singer Tanika Charles from their Trains, Automobiles & Flights album. soulful boom-bap? Yes, please…

Dig that track? You can listen to the entire album on the Kitchen Tumblr HERE.

[MP3] Listen to a Whole Bunch of New Recent Music from Freddie Gibbs!

Never been the biggest fan of Gangsta Gibbs although I thought his debut mixtape, Midwestgangstaboxframecadillacmuzik was solid and stood the test of time as a modern era, underground street classic (to my ears, at least). But I saw Gibbs perform this past summer at TIME Festival here in Toronto and he destroyed it so I was curious when he started dropping a grip of new music recently. Happily the music has been more than solid! In case you’ve missed the deluge, this will serve as a summary post of the highlights. Leggo….

First, getting trappy!

Getting loose over the breakbeat classic, “Nautilus” by Bob James with Black Thought of The Roots on the assist:

More trap-tastic vibes (rhyme content, not beat-wise. Music’s actually kind of soulful tbh courtesy of Toronto’s Boi-1da and Frank Dukes on the production):

Gangsta Gibbs with Gucci Mane and E-40:

Hit the jump for three more!

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