MORE MPC DOPENESS FROM EXILE

In Love from Yours Truly on Vimeo.

Big up the Urb blog for posting this.

GOOD ASS MUSIC

My dude Grandtheft from the notorious Eh Team Djs (which I'm also a part of) has been on a remix tear recently! Lovin this one in particular.


SANTOGOLD - SHOVEIT (GRANDTHEFT RMX)

GOOD ASS MUSIC

Can't really get enough of this joint right now...

SNEAKY SOUND SYSTEM - WHEN WE WERE YOUNG (SHAZAM RMX)

WTF! WEEZY?

GOOD ASS MUSIC

More dope music from the homie AJK. This dude is seriouuuus. This time he flips Modular Record's Ladyhawke's single "Back Of The Van." Kills it. Always happy to hear music from this dude. Always leaves us wanting more. Hit him on his myspace and harrass his ass. www.myspace.com/aleemjk

LADYHAWKE - BACK THE VAN (AJK RMX)

GOOD ASS MUSIC

JESUS! This cover is nuts. Big up my boy Shom for putting me on to the Ferris Bueller blog (one of Kanye's early A&Rs along with Plain Pat) that posted this. I'm gonna be bumpin this all weekend,, and this will definitely find it's way into my D.J. sets.

MOS DEF - SAY YOU WILL (KANYE COVER)

BEN TOUR

Shaun Boothe: Unauthorized biography of JIMI HENDRIX

Our boy Shaun Boothe has dropped his next biography masterpiece.

This time its on Jimi Hendrix. A personal inspiration for me since I've watched countless performance videos on him while jamming on my keytar. Jimi!!! You've gotta see this and take in the lyrics. Shaun is one of the great Hip Hop artist/writers coming out of Toronto.

If you aren't familiar with the series check out his other artist's bios, James Brown, Bob Marley, Muhammed Ali, Martin Luther King jr and Barack Obama

GOOD ASS MUSIC

Man today I'm in one of those moods where nothing is popping off the way I want it to. I had a shot of Jack Daniels with my boy and decided to put on some Ol D'angelo.

This song helped me through some ruff times in the past and I was listening to it again today. Timeless is what it is, and it should be if its coming from the Voodoo album. D'angelo where are youuuuuuuuuuuu?????

If you need some down home blues music here's a personal reccommendation from me to you.


DOWNLOAD: ONE MO GIN - DANGELO

GOOD ASS MUSIC

The other day I was talking with a bunch of people,, reflecting on the Grammy show from a month or so a go (was it a month?). Anyhow, in the middle of everyone getting they're hate on about how the Grammys are shit,, bla bla,, I had to bring up this Radiohead performance of "15 Steps" off the "In Rainbows" album. To be completely honest, I totally slept on this joint.. In fact I was all over every song on the album except for this one. This performance pretty much sold me on this song, so now it's in my regular ipod rotation for when I sit at departure gates waiting for connector flights. Couldn't find the Grammy footage, but found some other footage of him killing this track live.

BLACK DYNAMITE

is my HERO









BLACK DYNAMITE WEBSITE

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So we're done touring for a short while and I'm kinda down about it. Tossed in some Portishead today to get that suicidal feeling that only they can give haha. Still it sounds so ILL. Almost forgot how dope their shit was.


DOWNLOAD: PORTISHEAD- ROADS

GOOD ASS MUSIC

Wu backed by El Michaels Affair band.

GOOD ASS MUSIC

I can't believe I've never done a Dilla post on this blog. Probably one of the most important people to me in music EVER. Here's some real obvious shit... but it's a joint I constantly come back to and play on repeat. Ridiculous.

UNIQLO X OPENING CEREMONY

So I was naming my posts about clothing "Fashion Check", but I'm deading that shit now cause to me it kinda sounds gay and pretentious. Anyways, that's not going to stop me from posting the dopeness. Lately I've really been really anti-expensive clothing. Maybe it's the recession, maybe it's cause I'm currently super broke lol. Either way, it's all about mixing high and low. Uniqlo (http://www.uniqlo.com/us/) definitely has a stable place in my closet, and it perfect if you're on a budget.

Great for staple stuff like denim, trousers, button ups, and they often get cool little standout unique pieces in. Recently they've been doing this thing called a "Designers Invitation Project" which is where they invite more high end designers to make small collections for them, and they basically throw it in the store and keep it at their regular price point. Very cool.

Right now they have a spring collection designed by "Opening Ceremony" which is a New York brand/boutique. Highly recommend Uniqlo if you're in NY or Japan.

GOOD ASS MUSIC

Been a fan of these dudes for a minute now, but just got to hang with one of them (Jeffrey) on Friday night at our Toronto show. Cool ass dude, and he gave me some music to leak to you guys. Intelligent dance music forreal! Lookout for their album dropping on YYZ records in the next month or so.

TMDP - BALCONE

THANKS TORONTO

Last night at the supermarket with Free the Robots was INCREDIBLE.

Thanks to all of our fans who came out and partied hard. The stage was HOT AS HELL up there for us!! I swear a few times I thought I was gonna pass out. I know Tune must have been dying on those drums, he hits them HARD. Shouts out to him for keeping it going HAHA. Big thanks to Craig and YYZ records for making the night happen.

Anyone who has photos or video CLIPS from that night send them to us!! If they are dope we will post them.
Send to get@keysNkrates.com. Shout outs again to Free the Robots for coming out and opening the night for us.

I'm chilling right now about to enjoy the nice weather in T.O and then doing the family Easter thing. Y'know how it goes.
Everyone enjoy you're weekend.

PEAAACCCCCCEEEE

WTF!!!!

I guess you know you're pretty big when South Park does a whole episode around you. Wow!

Kanye on SP
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KEYS N KRATES - ONE IN A MILLI (LIVE REMIX)

People have been asking me for this for a while now. Here ya go!


KEYS N KRATES - ONE IN A MILLI

THAT NEW NEW MIXTAPE (feat keys N krates C.E.O)

Shout Outs to Dj Lissa Monet who released her "That New New" Mixtape. Guess who's on it


DJ

DJ LISSA MONET- " THAT NEW NEW" MIXTAPE

1 LOVE T.O

BIG BIG Shouts out to my boy Bryan Brock and the crew for setting up 1loveto.com!! A site dedicated to all that's bubbling under the surface in T.O.

You might have seen me rocking their shirts at various shows. I'm gonna keep on rockin them cause they're dope. Love what these guys are doing and what 1loveto represents.

Be sure to check their blog out whenever you want to know the good ish in the city of T.O

check out 1LOVETO.COM

FASHION

Supreme is probably one of the few streetwear brands I still mess with. Here's a few looks from their sping 09 collection.

GOOD ASS MUSIC

Man,, summer is coming close. I got back to New York yesterday it was like +12 and everyone was outside,, patios in effect. Amazing. Summer vibes call for summer music,, and I can't really think of anything more summer than Zapp and Roger. Here's some cool live footage of them, cause you know we like artists here that can do it live :)

BACK HOME

So after a week on the road hitting B.C and Quebec, we are finally coming HOME. Keys N Krates with Free the Robots @ Supermarket, April 10th Toronto

AIR CANADA AT IT AGAIN

So last night we flew out from Vancouver to Montreal with a stop over in Toronto. Don't need to tell you that Air canada almost lost our luggage AGAIN. That would've been my keyboard, Tune's Cymbals and Flo's turntable efx box. Somehow they managed to "misplace" a 3rd of the flights luggage. After an hr and a half we finally saw our things coming out on the luggage belt. Ah, Air Canada........

TONIGHT in St. SUAVER, QUEBEC SHAKEDOWN GAMES AFTER PARTY

So I apologize, I packed my camera battery and left my camera on my desk this WHOLE Tour. Its been a sick one so far as well. If you've never gotten a chance to visit Victoria B.C please PLEASE put it on your to do list. Its breathtaking. Last night's jam out there was retarded but enough on that for now.

TONIGGGHHHTTTT we are in St. Suaver for the Shakedown snow board games after party at Bourbon Street Club Everybody's been telling me that this will be a jump off vibe. I can't wait, we love playing to snowboard and skater crowds, all that jumping, and fist pumping and body surfing they do. I'm trying to get Flo to try and body surf the crowd with me tonight haha

RANDY LAYBOURNE

Another GOOD artist Gman put us on to

THANK YOU

So we're chillin right now in our boy Dj's headspin's house. Just finished watching the bootleg of Wolverine coming out. It was ahhright.

Wanna thank everyone in Vancouver and Victoria for coming out and partying with us these last 2 nights. Victoria has now topped my list for fans who completely go offfffff

We're waiting to hop on a flight tonight. We leave Van around 11pm and arrive in Montreal 6am on Saturday. Quebec! We're looking forward to Saturday night!