Streets is cold

by SCOTT C

It’s been a minute since Dave Allison, aka DJ DAV, started grinding away at his funky house label Kinjo Music with partner-in-crime Leon Louder, while his Kinjo Sessions at Salon Daomé continue to spread the word about the special place that this guy is coming from. Coming up on Dec. 7, DAV welcomes Alphabet Music’s Stank Dubz to Montreal for the first time, with the duo making the trip from New York for a night of joints. It’s also the launch party for release number six on Kinjo, The Canadian Bacon EP, featuring work from Dwight and J Biggs from Stank Dubs. You can check out DAV’s MySpace page for some tunes, at www.myspace.com/_dav_.

Don’t miss the vernissage for local king Sake and New York writer Antonio Kel as they team up for a show called Brooklyn, QC at the Artothèque gallery at 5720 St-André (Rosemont metro) on Friday, Nov. 30 at 5 p.m. This exhibition of installations sheds some light on the graffiti genius that Sake has maintained forever, and his link to Kel and the famed, New York-based 5mh crew that he founded. The exhibit will be up for two weeks after the vernissage if you can’t make it out.

So here’s the skinny on Guru and the Jazzmatazz line-up for the show happening at Saints Showbar on Thursday, Dec. 6. Nomadic Massive is set to steal the show when they open things up, because if you’ve been paying attention, they really don’t skimp on their live game, people. Guru will be joined by Solar and the 7 Grand Players, not to be confused with MC Solaar, who he collaborated with on the original Jazzmatazz project. Solar is a New York-based producer and the main driving force behind the sound of 7 Grand Records, the label that he and Guru run. Also on the bill is Toronto rapper Shad, who is getting a lot of attention right now in the T-Dot. Check it out.

Speaking of Toronto rappers, when I was speaking to Duck Down Records and BCC headman Buckshot earlier this week, he mentioned that along with recently signing KRS-One and Diamond D to Duck Down, he had also secured the talents of an MC from Toronto called Promise. Now if this is the same Promise who did an online mixtape presented by Kanye’s G.O.O.D. Music a while back, a link with Duck Down could bring something rugged to his airtight flow, but who knows.

Lastly, check out 7D’s Jungle Jam at Lola Lounge tonight, Thursday, Nov. 22, when I stop by to mash up the place with my good buddy. He’s there every Thursday night, with special guests rolling through on the regular.

Seven reasons why I’m cooking something delicious:
1. Sam the Kid “Alma Gemea” (Red Bull Music Academy)
2. Mara TK “Wildest” (CDR)
3. Marks ft. Om’mas Keith “Streets is Cold” (CDR)
4. OL1KU “Babylone” (Militant Muzik)
5. Build an Ark “Dawn” (Shaman Work)
6. Brand Nubian “Seen Enough” (Sound of Dissent)
7. Percee P “Watch Your Step” (Stones Throw)

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