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• JJ DOOM – Keys To The Kuffs

  

  Here is the latest record from Lex Records rhymer/producer DOOM. The result of collaboration with producer Jneiro Jarel under the name JJ DOOM is ‘Keys [...]

   

• D-Sisive – To The Moon

  

  Check out the latest video from Derek Christoff for ‘To The Moon’ from his ‘Run With The Creeps’ release. Stream and purchase Run With The [...]

   

• Snooker Emporium – Sure, Would Four Ist?

  

  First released recordings from Snooker Emporium; the ‘Sure, Would Four Ist? EP’ is a four track EP featuring songs recorded in Hollis, Toronto, and Chicago. [...]

   
 

• The Sufis – Sri Sai Flora

  

  Not quite in line with our usual posts but a little psych never hurt anyone. Check out the video for Sri Sai Flora by Nashville [...]

   

• KC Roberts & The Live Revolution – Love Enough

  

  Check out the awesome new video from Parkdale based group KC Roberts & The Live Revolution. Love Enough comes from their 2009 release, Parkdale Funk [...]

   

• Flight Distance – When The Satellites Fall feat. Escrol

  

  New video from Ottawa based hip-hop group Flight Distance. Check out When The Satellites Fall featuring Escrol from their 2011 Album, Bad Information. Keep up [...]

   
 

• Ron Contour & Factor – Wondrous Things

  

  Sometimes one song can change an entire day. We post everything Moka here so we had to support his ‘cousin’ Ron Con, right? Ubiquitous. @KnapsackWax

   

• Progress – Rock Sh*t

  

  Here’s another superb visual from the Toronto based Freedom Writers collective. This time Progress provides the supply of thought provoking rhymes we’ve come to expect [...]

   

• Oh No – Ohnomite

  

  Ohnomite is the long anticipated offering by Oxnard, California based emcee and producer Ohno. The album features samples from Rudy Ray Moore’s Dolemite and rhyme [...]

   
 

• The Doppelgangaz – What Am I

  

  Check out the latest video from Shark Nation rhymers, The Doppelgangaz. What Am I is the second single from their release Beats For Brothels Vol. [...]

   

• Inland Island – A Knot

  

  There is little more enjoyable than returning from a show with a new found appreciation of talented local musicians. Although a few months late on [...]

   

• Vaughnilla – Moist Panties EP

  

  Always nice when dope new music greets my inbox; this time beats from the always ill, Vaughnilla. Although I’m fairly late to this release it’s [...]

   
 

• Maestro Gamin – KINGLI$H (W/ Teak & Wax Gotti)

  

  Rarely does an album meet its high expectations, even more rarely, an album will not only meet but far exceed those expectations- this is the [...]

   

• Quakers – Smoke (Ft. Jon Wayne)

  

  Check out the newest video for the Stones Throw super group Quakers featuring rhymes from Jon Wayne on Smoke. Ubiquitous. @KnapsackWax

   

• Yasiin Bey – L’Elephant Effervescent (Paris Radio)

  

  A little late to posting this, but more than worth a listen none the less. Enjoy a nice edit of Yassin Bey, formerly Mos Def, [...]

   
 

• Nu Era – Nu Tang (Ft. Kung Foo Grip)

  

  Visual for Nu Tang by two of the dopest up and coming Seattle groups- Nu Era featuring Kung Foo Grip. Ubiquitous. @KnapsackWax

   

• Mazaman – Addict

  

  Toronto based emcee and producer Mazaman does it again. Continuing his relentless stream of quality hip-hop- here is his video for Addict. Grab the completely [...]

   

• Lee Fields – You’re The Kind Of Girl

  

  Not a lot has to be said about this one- it speaks for itself. New visual from Lee Fields & The Expressions for You’re The [...]

   
 

• Drew Dank – BoatshoesXBlunts

  

  Here’s the latest batch of beats from Knapsack family Drew Dank out of Sacramento, CA. BoatshoesXBlunts is available for a completely free download- do yourself [...]

   

• Cadence Weapon – Conditioning

  

  Here’s a video for the first single from the upcoming Cadence Weapon release Hope In Dirt City. Check out the video for Conditioning and purchase [...]

   

• Moka Only & Ayatollah – Come Along

  

  Canadian hip hop legend Moka Only has collaborated with Queens based producer Ayatollah for their Bridges release available on Nature Sounds Music. Here is their [...]

   
 

• Old English – Welcome

  

  Here’s the first single from San Diego based OE’s sophomore album Band In Amerikkka. Follow OE @Saviorself1904 and @Nothinless Keep up with OE at www.oe1904.com/ [...]

   

• Serengeti – Don’t Blame Steve

  

  Leave it to Chicago based emcee Serengeti to provide a baseball themed ode in defense of the infamous Cubs fan Steve Bartman. Don’t blame Steve! [...]

   

• Miles Bonny & B.Lewis- Egg Black EP

  

  Miles Bonny & B.Lewis present their collaborative EP Egg Black. This soulful 7 track offering is more than worth a listen; preview the video for [...]

   
 

• D-Sisive – The Busker

  

  Here’s the newest video from D-Sisive, for The Busker, which will appear on the upcoming Run With The Creeps D-luxe Edition. Ubiquitous. @KnapsackWax

   

• Gil Scott-Heron Live at the El Rey Theatre

  

  Always nice to see new footage of the late Gil Scott-Heron performing a few of his classics. Here’s excerpts from a performance in October 2009 [...]

   

• Ghettosocks – Invincible (Ft. El Da Sensei)

  

  Check out the first visual and lead single from Canadian rapper Ghettosocks upcoming solo album. Invincible features rhymes from Artifacts legend El Da Sensei and [...]

   
 

• Muneshine – There Is Only Today Promo

  

  Toronto based emcee and producer Muneshine has given us our first taste of his upcoming album- There Is Only Today. The album set to release [...]

   

• Younghoon – Trip Tape

  

  Check out the latest batch of beats-Trip Tape- from beat maker Younghoon. This 17 track collection of soulfully sample based instrumentals is well worth a [...]

   

• Wizdumb – Acapellas Now: Remixes

  

  Seattle’s illest producer Wizdumb is at it again- this time with a 20 track remix album cleverly titled Acapellas Now. The album features remixes of [...]

   
 

• S/S/S – Beak & Claw

  

  Check out this intriguingly strange collaboration released by Anticon artists Serengeti, Sufjan Stevens, and Son Lux. This short four song EP is undoubtedly something different [...]

   

• Simiah – Boxing Rounds

  

  New video from Simiah for Boxing Rounds from the Lost in Time LP. Check out the video and purchase Lost in Time on vinyl through [...]

   

• Twin Peaks – Heavy D (Ft. D-Sisive, Timbuktu, & Rich Kidd)

  

  Here’s the latest visual from Twin Peaks album Kissing Hands and Shaking Babies. Heavy D features rhymes from D-Sisive, Timbuku, and Rich Kidd with cuts [...]

   
 

• Wizdumb – L.A.fternoon

  

  Check out these visuals for L.A.fternoon by Seattle producer extraordinaire Wizdumb. As always, Keep up with Wizdumb and the entire Lurk Music crew at www.LurkMusic.com [...]

   

• Scruffnuk Dust – The Dusty Planet

  

  Here it is, the long awaited tape from beat maker Scruffnuk Dust. This incredible 38 track album is available for free download or for sale [...]

   

• 9th Uno – Start The Fire

  

  Drugstore cowboy 9th Uno has dropped a video for the Moss produced Start The Fire- the lead single for his upcoming album Blue Night expected [...]

   
 

• Matt Gamin – Fashion

  

  Here’s another dope rhyme and visual from Lurk Music poet Matt Gamin- this time for the Teak produced Fashion from his upcoming KINGLI$H release. Keep [...]

   

• Kendall Elijah – The Wild

  

  Check out The Wild by Kendall Elijah from last years Eli Dynamite EP. Stream the Eli Dynamite EP @EliDYNAMITE Ubiquitous. @KnapsackWax

   

• Dirty Deeds – I’m Here (Ft. Choclair & D-Sisive)

  

  Check out the latest video from producer Dirty Deeds(C4) for I’m Here featuring Toronto hip-hop legends Choclair and D-Sisive. @C4music @Dirtydeedsdottv @Dsisive @Choclair Ubiquitous. @KnapsackWax

   
 

• ZZBRA(Moka Only & Evil Ebenezer) – Let’s Roll

  

  Here’s another dope visual from ZZBRA- the Moka Only and Evil Ebenezer collaboration- this time for Let’s Roll. Check it out, and keep an eye [...]

   

• D-Sisive needs your help!

  

  D-SISIVE IS NOMINATED FOR URBAN ARTIST OF THE YEAR FOR THE 2012 INDIE AWARDS! Your votes decide the winner, so please vote: http://indies.ca/voting/ I need [...]

   

• Modulok – You Look So Tragic

  

  You Look So Tragic, the newest album from Red Ants emcee Modulok, officially drops February 28th but is up for stream on bandcamp. The album [...]

   
 

• Solid Mas – Homeless Kids

  

  Pretty late to this one, but check out the video for Homeless Kids from Toronto Emcee Solid Mas. Ubiquitous. @KnapsackWax

   

• Train of Thought – The Mustard Station (Ft. Moka Only)

  

  Ghettosocks, Muneshine, Timbuktu, and Jeff Spec (Train of Thought) drop a video for their collaboration with Moka Only- The Mustard Station. Also check out The [...]

   

• J.Nolan – Sharpen the Sword

  

  From the vaults, J.Nolan gives us his video for Sharpen the Sword off of last years Chaos Theory album. Twitter: http://twitter.com/J_Nolan Facebook: http://facebook.com/pages/JNolan/42940392610 Bandcamp: jnolaniscool.bandcamp.com [...]

   
 

• Serengeti – Shazam

  

  “Shazam! Shazam! Shaq Don’t want none!” Check out Shazam, the Gen and Odd Nosdam produced first single, from Serengeti’s upcoming Kenny Dennis EP available in [...]

   

• Mazaman – Black Is

  

  Mazaman offers a follow up to the previously posted video for Morning Breeze. Check out the Big Sproxx(Freedom Writers) directed visual for Black is and [...]

   

• Scruffnuk Dust- Sit Back

  

  Scruffnuk might be the illest producer you haven’t heard. The mysterious man behind these soulful, head nodding beats and visuals never fails to impress- be [...]

   
 

• DTMD – Raw (Ft. Godly MC & Kev Brown)

  

  Dunc and Toine of DTMD have dropped a video for Raw featuring Godly MC and Kev brown off their 2011 Debut Makin’ Dollas. Copp the [...]

   

• Blu – Jesus

  

  Blu drops a video for the madlib produced ‘Jesus’ off of his 2011 album of the same name. Copp the album: http://store.nature-sounds.net/store/products-page/featured/blujesus/ Ubiquitous. @KnapsackWax

   

• D-Sisive – The Invisible Man

  

  The recently Juno Nominated D-sisive delivers his latest visual offering from last years ‘Run With The Creeps’. Canada’s hardest working emcee continues to cement his [...]

   
 

• Flight Distance – All Crushed Under The Same Terrible Wheel

  

  Bender and Patience of Flight Distance have released their new video for ‘All Crushed Under the Same Terrible Wheel’ from the Bad Information album. “All [...]

   

• Miles Bonny – Lumberjack Soul

  

  Miles Bonny- Producer, DJ, Singer, and Trumpeter- dropped his first solo album ‘Lumberjack Soul’ this past summer. Check out the video for the title track [...]

   

• Mart!n McFly (Knamelis&SUP∆83) – Yo!

  

  For those of you who have been anxiously awaiting new Knamelis music- here it is. Knamelis teams up with producer SUP∆83 as Mart!n Mcfly. Check [...]

   
 

• D-Sisive releases “The Unknown”

  

  So, this is a little thing I was involved in, sort of. D-Sisive, also known by his birth name of Derek Christoff, reached out to [...]

   

• Mazaman – Morning Breeze

  

  Mazaman brings dope beats and rhymes in his video for Morning Breeze off of the El Corazon album. Part one of a three part series [...]

   

• Theo3 – Away

  

  One of Toronto’s most prolific emcees, Theo 3, returns with his latest video- Away. Keep up with Theo and the rest of the Toronto based [...]

   
 

• J.Nolan x Reese Jones – The Archetype EP

  

  This morning my inbox was greeted with an unexpected gift. It was an email from one J.Nolan; I read the message and proceeded to check [...]

   

• Gangrene – Vodka & Ayahuasca

  

  The Alchemist and Oh No, together as Gangrene, bring us their latest offering- Vodka & Ayahuasca. Check out the Jason Goldwatch directed video and copp [...]

   

• Shafiq Husayn – The Loop (Album Preview)

  

  Shafiq Husayn of the legendary Sa-Ra returns with a preview for his upcoming album- The Loop- set for release in 2012. If you aren’t familiar [...]

   
 

• Organized Rhyme – Check the OR Redux

  

  Ottawa based hip hop group Organized Rhyme reunited in late 2011 with a Check the OR redux. Ubiquitous. @KnapsackWax

   

• Ill Green- The Gas Mask Tortures

  

  Ill Green delivers his newest offering, The Gas Mask Tortures, straight from the swamps of Port Rocks. The highly anticipated follow up to the Swamp [...]

   

• Matt Gamin – Bi Polar Bear Suit

  

  Check out the most recent visual from Lurk Music rhymer Matt Gamin. If you don’t know the work of Gamin- this is a good start- [...]

   
 

• D-Sisive & The Arkeologists – Nothing

  

  Another ridiculously dope track from D-Sisive & The Arkeologists. Again, if you haven’t peeped any of their stuff, make sure you do! “You were never [...]

   

• D-sisive & The Arkeologists – Mr. Romance

  

  If you aren’t familiar with the names D-sisive or Norman Krates- start here, and then find everything either of them have ever put out. Let’s [...]

   

• Sir Bliv – Wholly Rollers LP

  

  Producers Sir Froderick and Ohbliv form Sir Bliv to release a seemingly endless supply of soulful, well flipped, hip hop beats.  Available for sale digitally [...]

   
 

• Plastic Heart – Plastic Heart EP

  

  If you haven’t heard of Plastic Heart- you’ve probably been sleeping. Les Braun and Joel Muhl of Zurich Switzerland come together to form Plastic Heart. [...]

   

• Elhuana – We, the Kings of the Planet

  

  Check out ‘We, the Kings of the Planet’- the new tape from Polish based producer Elhuana. Timeless beats mixed with rhymes from a number of [...]

   

• Welcome, welcome.

  

  Welcome to the new Knapsack Wax site. It’s significantly better than the old one. Bookmark this site and watch for new content! We’ll be trying [...]

   
 

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