Canadian Hip Hop Artist And Activist Ian Kamau
July 3, 2009
I listen to a lot of mixtapes (and there are more and more coming out these days!) and I actively avoid a lot of mixtapes. I have heard a lot of solid (and horrible) mixtapes this year, coming from all over the place. Some notable mentions of some of the best mixtapes I have heard this year include:
• Narcy’s ‘Stuck Between Iraq and a Hard Place’ (http://rapidshare.com/files/39464916/narcicyst-stuckbetween-9athome.zip),
• Oddisee’s ‘Diamond District- in the Ruff’ (which is straight fire) ( http://www.zshare.net/download/58639724e3cf086e/ ),
• K’Naan & K-Salaam ‘You Can’t Buy This’ mixtape (Amadou and Mariam and K’Naan collabo banger) (http://2dopeboyz.okayplayer.com/2009/03/05/knaan-you-cant-buy-this-mixed-by-k-salaam-beatnick-mixtape/),
• Jehst’s ‘Mengi Bus Mixtape’ (www.myspace.com/mengibus ), and others (Munetsi form zimbabwe had a dope one as well).
That said,(www.myspace.com/iankamau)’s new mixtape ‘September Nine’ has been playing in my car stereo, my headphones on subway rides, in my mind when I don’t have a stereo available, non stop since I got it. This mixtape is deep. It doesn’t even feel like a dope album. It feels like a classic. Murdering verses and melodies on mainstream beats, Ian Kamau is truly one of the dopest and most internationally minded and progressive artists I have heard recently. I don’t even want to say any more. You all need to download this mixtape (its free!!!!!) and see for your selves.
If you are interested, here is the link to a good review of Ian Kamau’s mixtape by fellow canadian emcee and activist The Voyce: http://praiseandwarship.blogspot.com/2009/06/september-nine-mixtape-review.html
Download the mixtape here: http://www.zshare.net/download/616892724d78a9fe/
And check out Ian Kamau’s blog’s, sketches, and other podcasts here: http://www.iankamau.podomatic.com
Video clips-
Ian Kamau jamming with K-OS:
Ian Kamau doing the spoken word outro to fellow Canadian (by way of Rwanda) emcee Shad K:
Ian Kamau Spoken Word piece live at the Toronto Manifest Festival:
A second Spoken Word piece from Ian Kamau live at the Toronto Manifest Festival:
Magee McIlvaine for Nomadic Wax
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