[Event] TONIGHT in Toronto: Honey Jam: Then & Now

How do I keeping hearing about these things after the fact??! Yesterday I missed a salon discussion with the goddess, Ms. Pam Grier. Total #FAIL!

For those of you already downtown who can hightail it over to Harbourfront right quick, CLICK HERE for details.

Introducing Roney + Nani – Dirty Sick (Video) / Take It Off + Put You On Hold (MP3’s)

Never heard of this group before even though they have actually played my boy, Chilly’s Rollin’ & Scratchin’ party in the past. I came up on them from screening submissions for this summer’s NXNE (you can still submit, deadline is tomorrow). Honestly, the dude vocalist is kind of mediocre but she sounds (and looks) good, the beats (which are more hipster, electro-club fresh than some straight-up hip hop ish) are great, the songs are fun & catchy and they’re local plus look at the video! Their swag is pretty unf-ckwittable!

Download their brand new Black Success mixtape at their website HERE. Hit the jump for another track too.

Roney + Nani online – website | tumblr | facebook

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[Music Video] The Get By feat. Tanika Charles – Music is For Love

Very backpacky but this is a pretty immaculately produced piece of music and you know I’m a Tanika fan! Thanks for the heads up, Del.

[via Vibes and Stuff]

[Music Video] The Slakadeliqs feat. Justin Nozuka – Keep Breathing from The Other Side of Tomorrow

This is pretty much the only album, besides Common’s, that I have played on repeat since end of last year. I was a major fan of Slakah‘s two projects last year, Art of Fresh‘s When the Night… and his solo Something Forever album and (probably unrealistically in hindsight) lobbied hard for both to make the Polaris Music Prize long list because I think the dude’s a genius and an under-appreciated treasure here in Toronto.

Both of those albums were amazing, beautifully-produced, cohesive, quality works. Now this Slakadeliqs album shows they were no fluke either. Other Side of Tomorrow is as good a piece of music as anything coming out of London, Philly, Detroit, LA or any other scenes that are known for their progressive beat-oriented, urban music sounds. Soul, pop and psychedelia all mixed up in a beautiful stew. This is worth everyone’s time. Check it out:

The Slakadeliqs online – website | twitter

[Music Video] Notes to Self – All of the Above [BBRC]

MP3 Download: All of the Above [BBRC] by NotestoSelf

“Feeling like Frontiersman, we grew our beards and arrived in Mactier at 7:30pm. Cold as f*ck. 4 hour drive North. Pitch black outside. Cabin smelled like pine and rosé. Dropped our bags, chose our beds, Bronze took the air mattress. Half hour till the NBA Dunk-Off. Donk was geeked. Flat screen, satellite, middle-of-nowhere. Heats on. Lee is lit. Drunk off Timbits. Blake Griffin jumps over a car. Here to shoot a music video.

Eric suggested we charge the equipment. Didn’t knock on wood. Inexcusable in a cabin. Power went out. Cold as f*ck. Pitch black inside. Cabin smelled like weed and sulfur. Dropped our plans, went to bed, Bronze froze on the air mattress. 5 hours till daylight. Rosh is lit. Left-over Timbits for breakfast. Last night Blake Griffin jumped over a car. Here to shoot a music video, with Ben to direct. A take on rap’s pioneers, we planned to wear fur. The events that followed were captured on camera; All of the Above took place. This is a true story. *No animals were harmed in the making of this video.”

– Notes to Self

Not only is this a cool-ass song but the video is beautifully shot. Don’t skip this ‘cos you’re not familiar with this group’s name. CHECK IT OUT!!!

[via Lo]