[Music Video] Purple HeArts – One Whole Breath/Intro Hearts

Purple HeArts is singer and sometime Kitchen contributor, Brendan Philip and producer, Lord Quest. Video directed and edited by Richenzo Faison (@RichCityENT). Check out more from Purple HeArts on their bandcamp page.

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[MP3] Justin Bieber – Boyfriend (Grandtheft & Yung Skeeter Edit)

This is actually… not terrible?!

BTW: I had no idea Bieber had done a cover of Frank Ocean‘s “Thinkin’ About You” end of last year (hit the jump….)

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In case you missed it: D.O. – Heavy In The Game (FULL Album Stream)

The Heavy in the Game album dropped last week. You can check it out in full via the bandcamp player above. Know the kid personally and am a fan of his solo work and music with Slakah the Beatchild as part of the club-rap duo, The Art of Fresh so check it out and drop a comment with your feedback below.

You can see it the player above but hit the jump for the track list with credits and also the first video from the album, “She Likes You” produced by Classified.

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[New Mixtape] DJ Mensa presents DECOMPRESSION

New mix by one of the best DJ’s in Toronto:

This is an exploration in gearing down.

Amen.

Playlist:
Washed Out – Feel It All Around
Summer Leather Vest feat. Joe Budden – Unison
Les Nubians – Tabou (Mensa Blend)
Miguel – Adorn (Jester Edit)
James Blake – The Wilhelm Scream (Arsenii Remix)
The Internet – Love Song
Compton – 7 Days
Mac Miller ft. Posdnuos & Raekwon – Of The Soul
Wiz Khalifa – California
Jean Grae – U, Me, Everyone We Know
Camp Lo – Coolie High (Mensa Blend)
Al Green – Simply Beautiful (King Most Redirection)
Anna Wise – Wonderful
Knxwledge x Notorious B.I.G. – WunMoarChance
Phonte – Sending My Love
Ayomari & Tiron – All My Love
Estelle – Cold Crush
King – More Love
Yuna – Live Your Life
Robert Glasper ft. Musiq & Chrisette Michelle – Ah Yeah
Goapele – Play
Sweater Beats – Remember
Chris Brown – Yo (Star Slinger Remix)
Star Slinger ft. Reggie B – Dumbin’
Gotye – Somebody I Used To Know (Bozack’s Remix)

MP3 Download: DJ Mensa Presents “DECOMPRESSION” | Alt. download link: direct MP3 [right click and save as]

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[CONTEST] Win Tickets to the Muhsinah Show at Revival Bar in Toronto on May 22

The Kitchen does it again, ANOTHER FREE ticket giveaway. This time for The Main Ingredient ORGANICS present DC-based soul singer and Grammy nominee, MUHSINAH. Peep the event details:

Deejays:
DJ SEAN SAX & DJ MENSA

TICKETS (online only):
$10 early bird (extended to Mon, May 7 @ noon)
$15 regular advance
BUY them via Eventbrite

or….

To WIN a FREE pair of tickets to the show, tweet to @Stellaskid the following message: ‘I want the tickets to see @Muhsinah live at @RevivalBarTO on May 22 pres. by The Main Ingredient’ and I will select a winner at random at 12 noon on May 22.

About the ORGANICS Series
The Main Ingredient crew have an abundance of amazing music we want to present to Toronto music lovers. An array of soulful goodness where each artist brings elements that represent the ORGANICS of the music we embrace. A series that’s based less on hype, and more on substance. Grown without synthetic additives…dig in!

See the flyer above for more details or CLICK HERE for the Facebook event page.

Thanks to Jesse Ohtake [@AskJesseO] and The Main Ingredient for graciously offering us the tickets to run this contest. Join The Main Ingredient on Facebook.