Music Video: Jigz Crillz – Countin’ Money feat. 6Ten & CokeKey$ Car’tel

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Video: Art of Fresh Live at Arlene’s Grocery for CMJ 2010

Via Arcade 44 TV:

“We caught Art of Fresh at Arlene’s Grocery, during their CMJ showcase in Manhattan’s Lower East Side. Hailing from Canada, this crew from the north was anything but cold! The crowd was dancing, the jams were live, and their energy was completely infectious. Art of Fresh’s latest album, Back to the Earth* is in stores now.”

Seriously, Art of Fresh’s When The Night Comes In album (* note: Back to the Earth is not their latest album!) is one of my favorites of this year. They brought hip-house back but kept it funky and soulful, not some corny electro, hipster sh-t. Please believe it! Here’s one track from it:

And hit the jump for some tracks from their previous album, Back to Earth. (more…)

Video: BET Rising Icons with Melanie Fiona

This is old but how can I miss an opportunity to post an acoustic performance of my future wife on BET?! (I only half kid….)

[Y2K via Miss Info]

New Mixtape: Sinotra – Tip Of The Iceberg

Here’s the plug on this from Ro’shine:

“Sinotra is well known for his freestyle prowess, but on his new mixtape Tip Of The Iceberg he proves that he can make dope music. With features from all your favourite Toronto rappers, and production by Rich Kidd, Noah “40″ Shebib, and Boi-1da.”

I’ma have ti co-sign the freestyle prowess thing. I saw him and Blake Carrington make up songs with arrangement and hooks on the spot at the finals of the Sound Battle Royale. Amazing stuff. But more seriously son, get a f-cking bandcamp page! Do you know how long it’s gonna take before I actually, download this, unzip it, upload to my itunes and sync it to my ipod when i could be listening to a stream of this like, right now??! *Smdh….*

Check the back cover for the tracklist and the download link after the jump. (more…)

Video: Raz Fresco – Hello Good Morning (Freestyle)

I featured this kid’s “Super Smash Bros” track with BrandUn DeShay previously on The Kitchen. Now here’s a video for his “Hello Good morning” freestyle from his Laced Up mixtape (below). 15 and spitting like this and making crazy beats??! The future of Toronto hip hop is safe!

And here’s that Laced Up mixtape:

Hit the jump for the back art. (more…)