UK rapper Kinetik shows gratitude for the simple life on his new track with producer Newselph.
KINETIK & Newselph – The Simple Life
Tag: Canada
PremRock & Fresh Kils – Shelf Life
New York rapper PremRock and Toronto producer Fresh Kils stay fresh on their collab EP, Shelf Life. When I think of Fresh Kils, I still remember the first video I ever saw of him – doing his Price is Right routine and it still gives me goosebumps. But PremRock was a new name for me. …
Rhye – Needed
The track is from Rhye’s latest album, Spirit. There I was watching a football match and the incidental music at the end reminded me of a Rhye song. Then I remembered they had a new album out, so I gave it a spin. And it was literally what I needed. Great segue. Needed is a …
Teck-Zilla – Joe Jackson Kids
Nigerian-born, Montreal-based producer Teck-Zilla brings us “Joe Jackson Kids”, an instrumental tribute to the Jackson 5. Just when you thought you’d heard every J5 sample, along comes Teck-Zilla. As you’d expect, Michael features prominently in the way of vocal samples but that doesn’t take away from the stonking beats, wonderfully varied in rhythm and texture. …
Illa J x Potatohead x Kaytranada – Strippers
Listen to Illa J’s new single “Strippers” produced by Potatohead People and Kaytranada, from his forthcoming solo album dropping in Autumn. After a number of collaborations over the years, Illa J is ready for his latest solo project and has enlisted the production team of Kaytranada and Potatohead People for “Strippers”, the first single from …
VIDEO: Andrew Triple A Flips “Carol Of The Bells”
Canada’s Andrew Triple A takes the Christmas hymn “Carol Of The Bells” and flips it into something completely different. Whatever anyone tells you, Christmas lasts for twelve days. I’m telling myself that more than you to defend the sanctity of writing something Yuletide-related a week after the big day. Toronto-based producer Andrew Triple dropped a …
Pharrell Williams – Happy (Kaytranada Edition)
Just when you thought you were bored of Pharrell’s Happy, Kaytranada went ahead and rearranged it into a brand new jam. It’s an unwritten rule to have only one song per artist in a playlist/mixtape you make for someone else and while the playlists I make for every summer are for my ears only, I’m …
ONE TO WATCH: Howie Wonder (aka Rhythum)
Canada’s Howie Wonder aka Rhythum is our One To Watch. We’ve talked about Detroit and LA holding it down in terms of burgeoning musical talent but Canada isn’t a territory to be sniffed at. With the likes of Tim Wong, Elaquent, Shad, Kaytranada and many more, you won’t be hard pressed to find brilliance in music from …
ONE TO WATCH: Tim Wong
Canada’s Tim Wong is our One To Watch. Despite the name, we don’t just cover sample-based music here at Sampleface; we have a high level of appreciation for the musicians who compose their own stuff. Tim Wong does just that and does it across a wide range of genres. The Canadian producer recently set up …
Allie – Cross My Mind (Elaquent Remix)
Canada’s Elaquent remixes Allie’s Cross My Mind into a sexy soulful hip hop joint. It’s a case of two for the price of one with this track. The original of Cross My Mind by fellow Canadian Allie is the perfect concoction of sensual neo soul and untainted R&B, before European electronic producers had their wicked …
FREE DOWNLOAD: J Shiltz – Still Standing
J Shiltz’s Still Standing shows the rapper spitting over diamond cut beats with top notch collaborators. With the number of features on this album, I was surprised Kendrick was nowhere to be found with his recent “token rapper” appearances (just kidding). But I digress. Toronto emcee J Shiltz released his sophomore album “Still Standing” last …
VIDEO: Tremayne – Ascension
Toronto’s Tremayne shows a kaleidoscope of footage for his Ascension video. I think Tremayne might have won the award for Most Unexpected Backing Track this week. Hailing from Toronto, the Canadian rapper has released the video for Ascension ahead of his new project, WNDRFCK, out today. So, why the award? Well, the backing track is …
Shad – Peace (demo)
Shad previews Peace, a demo off his upcoming album. Drake may be the most well known rapper out of Canada but you should never sleep on Shad. Ever. Since his debut When This Is Over, Shad has been weaving incredible wordplay over some fantastic beats. TSOL was his least album and it’s been three years …
VIDEO: Fresh Kils – Cybertron Battle Routine
From the depths of the Kilzone, Fresh Kils brings his battle winning routine back to YouTube. Damn those guys at YouTube with their evil copyright muscle flexing. Fresh Kils’ video of his MPC1000 Transformers routine was taken down due to the samples used but now it is back up for your viewing pleasure. If you’ve …
Potatohead People – Back To My Shit (feat. Frank Nitt)
Canadian producers Nick Wisdom & AstroLogical form a coalition called Potatohead People and drop the funkadelic “Back To My Shit” featuring Frank Nitt. Without doubt one of the funkiest tracks I’ve heard this year. Potatohead People are a collaboration between Vancouver’s Nick Wisdom and Toronto’s AstroLogical and, with help from Frank Nitt, released the superb …
Dave Redi – Monologic
Netherlands based MC/producer Dave Redi gives us some Monologic. Monologic. The title says it all, a monologue of a single speaker dwelling on personal experience – Dave Redi Off the back of two successful beat tapes, The Ear Infection Sessions and Insomniac Music, Dave Redi has returned this time with a full album of beats …
Tor – Drum Therapy
Canadian downtempo producer Tor relaxes us with some Drum Therapy. For some reason, this fell right under my radar which is strange considering I was Bandcamp surfing a lot last year and I love a bit of downtempo/trip hop. Released just last month, Tor’s Drum Therapy really does live up to its name with soothing …
INTERVIEW: Fresh Kils
Arguably our biggest interview yet, we spoke to Fresh Kils about his hip hop origins. Just yesterday, I was watching a video over at Dubspot with Fresh Kils talking about his MPC 1000 and how he uses it. Even today, we told you about MC FÜBB’s latest EP with Kils on the beats. Well, now …
MC FÜBB – the poet [EP]
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Canada’s MC FÜBB waxes lyrical on his new EP, “the poet”. Hip hop in Canada goes way past Drake; you have acts like K’naan and Kardinal Offishall (on a mainstream tip), Fresh Kils, k-os, MC Bones of Organized Rhyme and Shad on a slightly more underground vibe, even two-thirds of Main Source. We can now add MC FÜBB …
Janet Jackson – If (Kaytranada Remix)
Janet Jackson gets the remix treatment from Kaytranada.