Kardinal Offishall on Sound Session
(if you prefer YouTube, go here)
I remember hearing Kardinal Offishall for the first time after stumbling upon his “U R Ghetto” joint (a classic, btw) during the Napster glory days in 2000. A couple years later, he dropped Quest For Fire: Firestarter, Vol. 1 and from then on, I was a huge fan. Nobody combines raw, lyrical, boom-bap hip-hop with dancehall/reggae as well as Kardi. We brought him through the Sound Session studio a few weeks back while he was here in Seattle to open up for Wyclef Jean. It was fun to meet him just cause I was a fan, but it was even doper to find out how cool and intelligent dude is. Definitely one of my favorite artists out there.
We talked all about his upcoming Not 4 Sale album, breaking into the mainstream with Akon, his background growing up in Toronto, the differences between the Canadian and American music industries, his dream collaboration, and much more. Like I said, he was mad cool, so we ended up having a real long discussion. If you want a front row seat, you can watch the entire interview above, or you can download the broadcast audio feed below:
Kardinal Offishall on Sound Session – http://www.mediafire.com/?hzttvhqcyyv
(back up / streaming link – http://www.zshare.net/audio/16484508ab15efc9/ )
Remember to cop Not 4 Sale on September 9th! In the meantime, download his Limited Time Only mixtape here. It should tide you over.
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