[MP3] Agallah Faro – Evaporated / Quatro Feat. PMD of EPMD, Guru of Gangstarr & Lil Dap of Group Home

Two recent drops from the homie, Agallah Faro. The first is a brand new, self-produced track called “Evaporated” and the second one is a real special, unreleased joint, dopeness “from the vaults” as Ag put it. Peep the science from his FB:

Unreleased from the 90’s demos of 8 off The Assassin Ft Parish Pmd Smith of EPMD, Guru – Keith Edward Elam of Gang Starr and Lil’ Dap of Group Home – QUATRO – Prod by Angel Aguilar (90’s Demo) NOTE: this was recorded on a tascam four track analog cassette tape.we didnt have protools or email.i asked guru to come out to long island to pmd house w lil dap and record this song w me and pmd who made me a honorary hit squad member at the time recording with him and others in a group called DBD (death before dishonor) was me parrish , Isaac Mendoza and others like 215, deke omaly ect.here is a song i manage to pull off hope yall enjoy when we used to make demos like this.

Bonus joint, “Synthetic Thugs” with Edo G after the jump…

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[MP3 + Music Video] Jigsaw – On My Mind / Look At Me Do It

(Note: post now updated and bumped from it’s original posting on Nov. 22 with the just-released video for the track, “Look At Me Do It” shot on the Playa Del Carmen beach in Mexico)

It’s been a tough year for young, up-and-coming Toronto rapper, Jigsaw, not the least of it being losing his close friend this summer, but he’s been healing or turning that pain into great new music. The song “On My Mind” is a reflection on the neighborhood and environment he comes from. Which track do you like better though?

Wanna add either of Jigsaw’s “On My Mind” or “Look At Me Do It” to your playlists? Links below:

“On My Mind” – Tidal | Apple | Spotify

“Look At Me Do It” – Tidal | Apple | Spotify

[MP3 + Music Video] SHIRT – FLIGHT HOME

This is a special one for us…

As has been covered everywhere (like Billboard, Pitchfork, Stereogum, NME, Exclaim! and SPIN) NYC rapper, SHIRT is the first rapper signed to Third Man Records, the record label run by the (now once and for all, formerly??) notoriously hip-hop averse White Stripes guitarist, Jack White. So why do we care in particular about this news?

SHIRT, one of the first, if not the first, artists we ever did a premiere launch with on the blog in conjunction with the homies, Stone of The Couch Sessions and DJ Ben Ha Meen of the late, great Pleasedontstare blog and later, DJ for The Combat Jack Show, co-host of the Fanbros podcast and now a successful writer for Film, TV and books.

Shirt’s Tan-Face Children EP was super dope and I could see even back then that he had that same drive & hunger I see in every artist or creative who ever ends up making it. Respect to him and Darvin Silva for making this major power move and validating what Stone, Ben Ha Meen and I were trying to do with the Connoisseurs of Culture concept back in 2010! Check out the highlights of the launch campaign for the Tan Face Children EP HERE.

Wanna hear the Tan Face Children EP in FULL? CLICK HERE

[MP3] 88GLAM – Ricardo (TWIGG BOOTLEG REMIX)

‘Bootleg’ remix of buzz Toronto duo, 88Glam‘s “Ricardo” by fellow 6ix resident, Twigg.

Previously on the Kitchen:

– Listen to the self-titled 88GLAM album in FULL HERE

– 88GLAM – Ice On My Leash (Dylan King Bootleg) [MP3]

[MP3] KINGBNJMN – Yuh Have D Eva Bless?

Another one , this time from The 6ix, with a dancehall vocal element…