Sound Session listeners will remember this track from a few months ago. Great record from one of my favorites and one of the most underrated MC’s of all time. Yeah, I said it.
Kardi hinted at this video at the end of the clip for “Numba 1,” and now the visuals for “Nina” are here. When you have a song as good as this one, you don’t really need anything fancy for the video to turn out dope. Plus, I’m not mad at that girl in the car at all.
Swiped from OnSmash.
(chyea @ the Usain Bolt pose at 1:45)
This is the third incarnation of this song, as the initial leaked version featured the Pussycat Dolls, the album track featured Rihanna, and now the video features Keri Hilson. To be honest, I can’t really pick one of those over the other, since they all do a decent job. The best part of this song is clearly Kardi and his energy, and the video does a great job capturing what one of his live shows is like. Dropping videos like this in October just isn’t fair though. The weather is starting to get awful and [Biggie] I swear to God sometimes it feels like death Jamaica is callin’ me [/Big].
Huge shout to Kardi and the Black Jays fam, especially for tossing my favorite track off of Not 4 Sale, “Nina,” at the end of the clip. Video courtesy of OnSmash.
Kardinal Offishall sits down with Angie Martinez, DJ Enuff, and Cipha Sounds at Hot 97 in New York. The interview happened right after Usain Bolt’s domination, and since Kardi has Jamaican roots, you know he was proud. They also talk a little about his upcoming Not 4 Sale album and his trademark yell. After the jump, peep Kardi talk about his favorite MC of all time.
Swiped from Shakezilla.
Kardi links up with HHO for a quick interview talking about his album, breaking through with “Dangerous,” and his Black Jays/Circle families. Of course, if you want the thorough interview, check Kardi on Sound Session. Another interview with him from JumpOffTV at his listening party after the jump too.
Swiped from Nah Right.
(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.
A little snippet of Kardinal, Solitair, and Lindo P performing “Dangerous” at a Pepsi DJ Division event in NYC a few days back. Seeing these dudes rock live is a sight to behold. In the interview with Kardi that I’ll post up tonight, he discusses the importance of his live show, how being raised by Jamaican parents in Toronto helped spark that energy, and a million other topics. Get ready, this interview is a long one. A couple more of these and I’m changing the show to Inside The Rappers Studio.
Shout to Info for the footage.
Extensive interview with Canada’s illest MC of all time coming this weekend. Don’t change your finger positioning.
Here’s a new interview with Kardinal from Hip-Hop Official Offishall. Some nice basic info is discussed, but I must say, the interview we just did with him smashes this one. I’ll have that for y’all next week, since I’m going to air The Game interview this weekend. Anyway, Kardi is the man and I’m psyched he’s getting some good publicity this time around.
Spotted on 2 Dope Boyz.
One more post before I pass the hell out. I’ve been a big fan of Kardi’s for damn near a decade now (I think “U R Ghetto” was the first joint I heard back in like ‘99), and it was an honor to kick it with him at the station for a few hours. During our interview, he mentioned the video for “Set It Off” was going to leak today, and sure enough, here it is. Good stuff. Download the mp3 below if you need it and be sure to cop Not 4 Sale on September 9th. Also watch for the video and audio of that interview coming soon.
Kardinal Offishall ft. the Clipse – “Set It Off”
Video courtesy of OnSmash.
