Couple more joints off Kawzee’s “Finally” project. I’ll let him tell it.
What’s good!
So far the album’s received great reviews from across the country and I’d like to thank all my supporters who have help make this happen! Thought I’d hit everybody with one more DJ Pack before I put the album up for free download. When I’m Gone is a joint about suicide. Was put together during a rough patch in my life and I can truly say the booth is my therapy. The talented Emerson Brooks (who was on the lead single I Promise) is featured on the hook. Produced by heat maker Rich Kidd. Make it Happen is a banger produced by Kingzmen Productions. It features up and coming artist Via Linez and also Pearl from Everything That’s Fly. DJ Pack includes Clean, Instrumental & Acapella of each song. Hardcopies of the album are now available and features production from Rich Kidd, Tone Mason, Soundsmith, Vokab, Neenah, Davenport, 2oolman, Bluntologist and more. Album will also be available for free download next week! I’m truly humbled and appreciate all the support thus far! Real hip hop lives. Also, check www.kawzee.com for downloads of previously released tracks I Promise, What Happened, Cold Blooded, Song For You and Get Mine.
Contact/booking Information: David Hou – 416-274-3283 – inquiries@kawzee.com
Kawzee feat. Emerson Brooks – When I’m Gone (Prod. Rich Kidd)
Kawzee feat. Emerson Brooks – When I’m Gone (DJ Pack)
Kawzee feat. Via Linez – Make It Happen (Prod. Kingzmen Productions)
Kawzee feat. Via Linez – Make It Happen (Dj Pack)
Previously: NEW MUSIC: Kawzee “Get Mine” (Prod. Neenah) + “Cold Blooded” (Prod. Soundsmith)
Download HERE!
Okay so a couple months back I posted the Taste Test EP from Montreal’s Shogun. That first EP is part of a 5 series project a la the 5 parts of Voltron – one of my favorite 80s anime franchises. This here is Part 2 in that series: The Heart Donor. Production from Sikh Knowledge, Xero Motion Music & Bones Malone. The cover art might be a little suspect but the music itself is worth checking. Full tracklist after the jump!
www.shogun.bandcamp.com
(sheeit this post got me reminiscing about BOTPs, Starfleet, Macron 1 & Terrahawks .. good times!)
Previously: NEW MUSIC: Shogun “Taste Test” EP
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The FAT Thursday team (Phat Tony, DJ Fase & SCAM) drop their full length project of remixes for the masses. Pretty sick lineup.
FAT Thursday Remix Album/Mixtape is HERE!!! Full tracklisting below.
25 tracks… 23 Original Remixes Produced by FAT Thursday (Fase, Tweeze, Scam) plus 2 Bonus Tracks Produced by crew member Tweeze.
Alternative download links
Full tracklist after the jump!
Previously: NEW MUSIC: Andreena Mill “La, La, La” (FAT Thursday Remix) (DJ Pack)
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Finally here, emcee/producer Royce Birth, known for his producing for acts such as; Via Linez (Hello), T-West (T-Dot State of Mind), Angerville (Broken Drums, The Knock), releases his solo debut, “theREBIRTH” (AVAILABLE NOW via iTunes). This album documents the journey of a young person who wants to do better in life, and takes the beginning steps of doing so. Very rich in soulful sounds, the albums’ intention, is to inspire the listener, as a soundtrack to life from start to finish.
If you would like to hear selections that best represent the sound on “theREBIRTH”:
brandNEW
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WHX5Gg8u6SU
helloWORLD (ft. Octavio Santos)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=
One of the truest b-boy’s in this city’s hip-hop movement – Mindbender Supreme – drops his latest full length project “Jupiter”.
23 tracks produced entirely by Rich Kidd with co-production from the man himself.
Get the full tracklist, preview and digital download HERE!
Download HERE!
Aion Clarke hits us with “The Leaks” – 11 joints (including the Megacity Countdown topping “Do You Right”) with production from Grammy-Award winning producer Bryan Michael-Cox, Noah ’40’ Shebib, Dru Castro, SOE and Wyldcard.
Consider this catch up time for those that haven’t had an opportunity to fully appreciate this kid’s talent.
On first listen “I’m Coming”, “No Guarantees” & “You Chose Me” are already personal standouts on a rock solid lineup.
Honestly this isn’t a mixtape – it’s an album that would have been worth purchasing; which makes it a gift.
Full tracklist after the jump!
*rez edit: Yo Aion, howcome “When I Get Home” isn’t on this???” Send that!!!
Previously: VIDEO: Aion Clarke – Redemption Song + What’s Going On (LIVE)
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Download HERE!
Montreal’s C4 goes above the cliche’ drop a project hosted by a personality whose name is jacked from a famous icon, to dropping an album hosted by a real life movie legend.
The first full release by Montreal raised producer and songwriter C4 meshes a variety of musical styles into what can only be described as a deliberate assault of the conventional mixtape. Narrated by the Academy Award winning actor, the one and only Christopher Walken, from classic movies such as King Of New York, The Deer Hunter and Pulp Fiction. The C4 Experiment includes 20 tracks featuring over 30 urban artists ranging from Canadian hip hop pioneers such as Choclair, Moka Only and the Black Jays’ Solitair, to up and coming talent like JD Era and Rich Kidd.
The C4 Experiment comes equipped with an interactive website where users are able to browse through Christopher’s fantasy salon and interact with the scenery to play the songs. As you enter the boudoir, you’re encouraged to click on books, cameras, paintings, even empty bottles of Jack Danniels as well as other interesting items that have been left behind.
By logging onto http://www.imyourproducer.com, users are able to access the interactive environment as well as browse the screening room to view C4’s portfolio made up of digital short films, commercials, beat battle performances as well as a comic book inspired two-song music video co-directed and produced by C4 and Ajani Photography.
The 60-minute project also includes appearances by the legendary Montreal DJ A -Trak , Gangstarr ally Bless, Obscure Disorder’s Troy Dunnit, Bad News Brown and Magnum 357 as well as Ontario’s very own King Reign, Mayhem Morearty, Theology 3,Empire Crew and D-Sisive and more.
The C4 Experiment, hosted by Christopher Walken, is brought to you courtesy of imyourproducer.com, EscapeMTL.ca, The Real Frequency, HipHopCanada.com and is currently available for free download!
What a sick line up..
Full tracklist after the jump!
Previously: NEW MUSIC: Troy Dunnit & Solitair “Bring It To You” (Prod. C4)
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What can we say about this day that we haven’t either already said on OTA Live or in the commentary we drop on this blog? It doesn’t get any more local-history-in-the-moment than this.
Today, one of our own dropped an album that covers all bases in terms of giving us practical reasons to go pick it up: It’s dope; he’s a sick artist; he’s born, raised and (last I checked) still living in Toronto; his album is the most anticipated hip-hop release so far this year; AND, it has the potential to be the first album from a local hip-hop artist to go American-standard Platinum.
If none of that resonates with you as a hip-hop fan, born and raised in this city, or as someone claiming Toronto as your home, then it is what it is; you can’t fake those types of feelings. But it does beg the question: Are you really still a fan if you’ve lost the inclination to savor these rare homegrown moments?
Shouts to Drake for accomplishing something no one even fathomed was possible 2 years ago.
Shouts to 40, Boi-1da, Tone Mason & D-10 for being the musical back bone of that accomplishment and this moment.
And shouts to every new generation hip-hop kid in this city that lined up outside HMV 333 (some as early as Monday) to get their copy of TML.
You represent the heart this city needed two generations ago.
TML is in stores now.
Download HERE!
Holee! Long time coming but here it is!
JD Era “TH1rt3eN” – clean, radio version with no tags for the mix show deejays and discerning listeners.
Full tracklist after the jump!
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