It’s a Canada Thing
[Music Video] Jai Nitai Lotus – Simbreaker (prod. by Simahlak)
Video, by Sixteen Pads Films, for a track from Montreal rapper, Jai Nitai LoTus‘s Something You Feel album which I’ve been digging recently.
[News] Rappers: Submit Your Application to Play NXNE 2013 in Toronto, ON Next June
Once again I’m going to be screening the hip-hop (as well as the funk, soul, gospel and reggae) submissions for NXNE and you know how I get down! Over 300,000 people attend NXNE each year so if you’re at a point in your music career where this makes sense, I strongly urge you to apply. CLICK HERE or the banner above for submission details.
[Album Stream] Listen to The Closers album by Son Real & Rich Kidd
This dropped a few weeks back but I missed posting it then. I’m just getting into it myself but this is worth checking out imho just based on who’s involved. Drop a comment below and let me know what you think of it though…
BUY The Closers: iTunes | Signed CD on Bandcamp
[Album Stream] Listen to Jai Nitai LoTus – Something You Feel in FULL
Surprise discovery while surfing Ty’s site yesterday. Definitely digging this. It’s that rare breed of album: the ‘alternative’ hip-hop record that actually still knocks like a hip-hop record should (remember those days??). Dude, who produced his entire album himself except for track 6, “Simbreaker” produced by Simahlak, is from Montreal but might live in the T.dot now, I think. The above is just the single from the album featuring Georgia Anne Muldrow and hubby, Dudley Perkins (aka Declaime). Hit the jump to stream the full album via bandcamp or if you need more convincing than just hearing that one track and my word saying, “Play the full album, it’s DOPE!”, read on…
Something You Feel is a musical journey of truth, inner dualities about love, music, loss and gain. Jai Nitai Lotus draws on samples, dark synthesized pieces, and off-kilter drums with meaningful lyrics to create new, soulful soundscapes that are distinctly his own. The LP features guests Georgia Anne Muldrow, Declaime (Dudley Perkins), as well as Montreal artists such as: The Narcicyst, Karma Atchykah, Simahlak, L.E.S., CeasRock, and Sarah Linhares. Jai held down the role of emcee, recording engineer and producer on Something You Feel, except for one track produced by Simahlak.
[Music Video] Ian Kamau – Black Bodies (from the One Day Soon album)
It’s been one year since Ian Kamau‘s One Day Soon was released. His message, especially in this song, is still relevant though after the ‘Summer of the Gun II’ here in Toronto. Read about Kamau’s inspiration behind the song HERE.
Bonus: Download the One Day Soon FREE EP HERE [zshare link]
[via @IanKamau]