Any one got this K-Os cd?
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K-OS is pretty incredible......you should try to support this cat if you can.
link to album
http://rapidshare.com/files/76603307/djn-k-os-joyful_rebellion-fixed_retail-2004.zip
check out this ridiculously ill live performance of the best track on the album
[flash]http://www.youtube.com/v/V_hiJc9fCgY&rel=1[/flash]
*****EDIT*** Just realized I was thinking of "Joyful Rebellion" (his 2nd album) when I posted this....I'll put up "Exit" when I find it.
link to album
http://rapidshare.com/files/76603307/djn-k-os-joyful_rebellion-fixed_retail-2004.zip
check out this ridiculously ill live performance of the best track on the album
[flash]http://www.youtube.com/v/V_hiJc9fCgY&rel=1[/flash]
*****EDIT*** Just realized I was thinking of "Joyful Rebellion" (his 2nd album) when I posted this....I'll put up "Exit" when I find it.
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One of the few "modern" MCs I am really into.
Word.
Alright guys.....finally found a copy of "EXIT".....shit was hard though, I had to bust out my google jedi skills.
This was homeboy's first full length released in 2002 (2003 in the States)
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=D69U4445
Support this dude y'all....catch his shows live if he comes through your city!
Yeah....I've bought all of dude's albums and caught him live a few times...this cat is for real.
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Live?
Does he perform outside of Canada?????????????
Does he perform outside of Canada?????????????
i hope so. Ive become a fan of his. I think his albums are crazy nice. Thanks for the links!
Yeah man.....he only started touring the States seriously to promote his latest album but he got out a couple of times to promote Joyful Rebellion too.
i hope so. Ive become a fan of his. I think his albums are crazy nice. Thanks for the links!
the whole album Atlantis: Hymns for Disco is fire from front to back to me
i like flypapaper, the seekwiLL, the rain, funky country, its all hot
Roger that.....the whole album is bananas.
Check out this live performance of "Sunday Morning"
[flash]http://www.youtube.com/v/X5GskcVQ5ME&rel=1[/flash]
His acoustic set is so fuckin ill.....he needs to drop a whole live album like this...I'd cop in a second.
Bump for the fam that are sleepin on this cat.......
Dude crosses over so many different styles of music....check out this genre hopping:
Old school R&B
[flash]http://www.youtube.com/v/6a_hHjKYyOU&rel=1[/flash]
Video is all kinds of wack but this is a cool ass pop tune
[flash]http://www.youtube.com/v/mdZsUkYGq5k&rel=1[/flash]
Again...video=meh but this track has an old school hip hop vibe
[flash]http://www.youtube.com/v/ItjNnzEhMC0&rel=1[/flash]
These tracks can be found on K-OS's latest album "Atlantis: Hymns for Disco"
Link to download album http://www.mediafire.com/?3df59dmnmza
Dude crosses over so many different styles of music....check out this genre hopping:
Old school R&B
[flash]http://www.youtube.com/v/6a_hHjKYyOU&rel=1[/flash]
Video is all kinds of wack but this is a cool ass pop tune
[flash]http://www.youtube.com/v/mdZsUkYGq5k&rel=1[/flash]
Again...video=meh but this track has an old school hip hop vibe
[flash]http://www.youtube.com/v/ItjNnzEhMC0&rel=1[/flash]
These tracks can be found on K-OS's latest album "Atlantis: Hymns for Disco"
Link to download album http://www.mediafire.com/?3df59dmnmza
Yeah brethren......."heaven only knows" is that joint....even after 6 years it's still banging.
Was shocked that the video for this tune is not on youtube but at least someone upped the audio.
A video rip with only audio
[flash]http://www.youtube.com/v/OnKmlzVn8FE&rel=1[/flash]
A live remix wit some dude named Kamau spittin' over K-OS beat and hook
[flash]http://www.youtube.com/v/_J5HmXL7pwc&rel=1[/flash]
Bless up
LOVE this thread! thanks for puttin me on Fam!
Much respect to KC and all the original uploaders. K-OS is one of Canada's best, and has had an extreme amount of time for growth in the game. He initially debuted 15 years ago (I've got "Musical Essence" on a simple-ass mixtape from A&B Sound from that same year) ... but it took until the early-2000s for him to officially start gaining the shine he deserved. So glad that he's affiliated himself with GOOD PEOPLE over the years too. India Arie / Musiq / The Rascalz / Barrington Levy, and the list goes on. Solid dude. Mad intelligent. Well-respected by his peers.
His music's been posted in a few times before, but I think he deserves a new thread. Positive, uplifting, eclectic hip-hop at its finest.
First, an introduction:
"k-os (born Kevin Brereton on February 20, 1972 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer of Trinidadian descent. His given name may also be cited as Kheaven, a spelling he later adopted.
The alias "k-os" is pronounced "chaos" and is an acronym for "Knowledge of Self," although in a later interview he also said that it used to stand for "Kheaven's Original Sound." His music incorporates a wide variety of music genres including but not limited to rap, funk, rock, and reggae. The lyrics frequently focus on promoting a "positive message" while at times expressing criticism of mainstream hip hop culture's obsession with money, fame and glorification of violence.[1] A musician as well as a producer, k-os has written and produced nearly every part of all three of his albums. k-os usually performs with a live band, something that is uncommon in the hip hop genre. He sometimes plays guitar and keyboard both during live performances and in the studio.[2]
k-os received his first musical exposure with the single "Musical Essence", released in 1993. After the release of his second single "Rise Like The Sun" in 1996 he withdrew from the industry because he was dissatisfied with his musical style. He reappeared briefly in 1999 and released his debut album Exit in 2002. The album received positive reviews but sold relatively few copies. He released his second album Joyful Rebellion in 2004, which received platinum status in Canada. Joyful Rebellion received positive reviews, but at times was criticized for speaking extensively on the state of hip hop. k-os's third album, Atlantis: Hymns for Disco, was released in 2006."
You can read more of his bio here:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K-os
A couple songs to get started with:
B-Boy Stance:
(The first line says it a all: "its so hard to remain authentic....")
LINKS TO D/L FULL ALBUMS WILL BE POSTED SHORTLY
His most recent album: Altantis-Hymns for Disco (Released in USA 2007)
1. Electrik Heat - The Seekwill
2. The Rain
3. Flypaper
4. Equalizer
5. Sunday Morning
6. Mirror In The Sky
7. Born To Run
8. Valhalla
9. CatDiesel
10. Black Ice - Hymn 4 Disco
11. AquaCity Boy
12. Highway 7
13. Ballad Of Noah
http://www.sendspace.com/file/qvu5w4
(Props to original poster Jagi)
http://www.mediafire.com/?3df59dmnmza
(Props to original poster Sharkbait28)
Joyful Rebellion (Considered his best album by long time fans)
1. "Emcee Murdah" – 3:30
2. "Crucial" – 3:25
3. "Man I Used to Be" – 5:04
4. "Crabbuckit" – 3:48
5. "B-Boy Stance" – 4:00
6. "Commandante" – 3:45
7. "The Love Song" – 4:18
8. "Hallelujah" – 4:17
9. "Clap Ur Hands" – 1:20
10. "Neutroniks" - 3:51 [Canadian bonus track]
11. "Dirty Water" featuring Sam Roberts – 4:14
12. "One Blood (Jiggy Homicide)" – 3:29
13. "Papercutz" featuring Kamau (plus hidden track "The Mirror") – 15:27*
http://rapidshare.com/files/76603307/djn-k-os-joyful_rebellion-fixed_retail-2004.zip
(Props again to Sharkbait28)
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=9QHAHGK3
(Props to Dannyblueeyes)
*The track listing I posted may vary form the albums in the links.