Muneshine & Vinyl Frontiers- Freeze & Easy Does It

Toronto Producer/MC Muneshine connects with the Netherlands production team Vinyl Frontiers to bring us the free Larger Than Life EP on February 2nd. To get us amped for the release, here are the first two "leaks" from the EP, Freeze and Easy Does It; two perfect starting selections that spotlight Muneshine's simple and sturdy flow over vintage brass blazed production from the Dutch.

Muneshine & Vinyl Frontiers -03- Easy Does It by VinylFrontiers


Muneshine & Vinyl Frontiers -01- Freeze by VinylFrontiers

Video: Muneshine- Two Way Street (Prod. Oddisee)

Video directed by Matt Beecraft.
Song produced buy Oddisee.
Cuts by Dj Sonik.

Muneshine- Grown Man Rap

Muneshine slides you jazzy hip hop heads yet another free single as he readies the release of his upcoming EP, Larger Than Life, with Holland's Vinyl Frontiers. 

Grown Man Rap is a self produced track and the download below has the MP3, art, and instrumental version. You can also listen and purchase the track on Muneshine's bandcamp page.


Download: Muneshine- Grown Man Rap

D-Sisive- No More Words + If... (Prod. Muneshine)

Canadian MC D-Sisive has stopped feeding his cat wet food. The cat in the Paula Abdul video and members of the NAAC (National Association for the Advancement of Cats) have began to protest in Toronto.

Canadian MC D-Sisive is a prolific. white. rapper. Kind of.

Canadian MC D-Sisive will not be known as D-Sisive anymore...soon. What a rap diva.

Toronto, Canada based rapper D-Sisive is preparing the release of his new album, Jonestown 2:Jimmy Go Bye Bye, which will feature production from WhiskeyTeeth favorite, Muneshine, and will be available as a free download on November 28th. The first two leaks are available as a free download below. "No More Words" features Derek rockin' over an infectious hip hop marching song that samples the chorus of Weezer's "The Greatest Man That Ever Lived" and "If..." spotlights some of D's creative career highlights as he predicts what would happen if more popular rappers had the same moxie.

D-Sisive does it again.


Download: D-Sisive- No More Words

Download: D-Sisive- If...

Vinyl Frontiers- Unreleased EP

The european production crew known as Vinyl Frontiers have just launched a new label (iMake Records). To celebrate the launch they have released a free EP full of unreleased collaborations and remixes with various North American artists that have yet to see the light of day. The Unreleased EP will also give a small glimpse into future projects with Canadian producer/MC Muneshine and California MC Trek Life. VF explains more below:

“We've met a lot of artists during European tours and through the internet. Producers usually have to settle for just production credits in a booklet, but we have been blessed in a way that all these artists are willing to let us release this music ourselves. So expect a lot of EP's/albums from Vinyl Frontiers within the next year. The first EP will be made with Canada's Muneshine, followed by Cali's own Treklife."

Despite great cuts from popular underground acts like Sean Price, Muneshine, Reef and Oddisee, I was more impressed with the single from legendary Dutch MC Redlight Boogie. I added his track "Betrayal" below, as well as his video with Sean Price from earlier this year, "Heat Rock".


Download: Redlight Boogie- Betrayal
Download EP: Vinyl Frontiers- Unreleased EP

Tracklist:

01 Dj Friss intro

02 Redlight Boogie – Betrayal

03 Maffew Ragazino – Pale Moon Light

04 Muneshine – What Now (feat. Sean Price & Termanology) (Vinyl Frontiers rmx)

05 Treklife – Always Together

06 Reef – You Gotta

07 Oddisee – Such Is Life (Vinyl Frontiers rmx)

08 Kaimbr – Raw Music

Muneshine & Bix- Status Symbol (The Remixes)

Full album download and my favorite track below.

Status Symbol, Muneshine’s anticipated follow-up to his critically acclaimed debut LP Opportunity Knocks, showed no signs of the evil sophomore jinx.Muneshine’s witty and observant lyricism combined with world class production by M-Phazes, !llmind, Oddisee (and more) proved that Muneshine had the skills to eclipse his rookie outing; not an easy feat when your debut boasts production by DJ Spinna and the legendary Pete Rock. A controversial Playgirl centerfold exposed the MC to an entirely new demographic most rappers rarely reach. The well-endowed wordsmith and his groundbreaking pose with a komodo dragon launched his flexibility into the dreams of housewives around the world and Status Symbol to #7 on the Billboard Charts (Gospel). Alongside a 10/10 rating, Black Hair Magazine compared listening to the album to “having a nasty-ass orgasm with Nia Long,” and, “The bible. If the bible was a compact disc.”

Three weeks after Status Symbol’s release, Muneshine made headlines by refusing to accept the Grammy for Spoken Word Album of the Year because the award presentation wasn’t televised. Shocked by the backlash of the music community and the death of his komodo dragon, Muneshine halted all future promotion of Status Symbol and relocated to Tahiti. On his move to Tahiti, Muneshine told Ikea Catalogue, “I love Tahiti Treat. I get thirsty a lot. It makes sense.”

Almost a decade later, in 2010, Canadian super-producer Bix (Ghettosocks, Alpha Flight, Team Wolf) discovered the original accappella sessions from Status Symbol while going through Interscope founder Jimmy Iovine’s collection of vintage Dat Tapes. Risking probation violation, Bix slipped the cassettes into his hip-satchel and headed straight to D&D Studios to put his own twist on Muneshine’s masterpiece. Seven Tahiti Treats and 48 hours later, Bix’s remixed version of Status Symbol was complete.

Tahiti’s lack of electricity forced Muneshine to return home to Toronto to hear the reworking of his classic LP. Creative differences over the album’s title stalled its release. While Bix wanted to name the LP ‘Muneshine:Status Symbol:reBIXed’, Muneshine wanted to name it ‘anything but that!’ The three month battle ended when both artists discovered that a journalist from Auto Trader leaked the album onto Napster. Anger disappeared when the album reached 7 million downloads in its first 24 hours online. The demand was evident. 

A classic was reborn. The rest is history.

Download: Muneshine & Bix- It's Mine (Remix) ft. Little Vic, Emilio Rojas, Skyzoo, Kenn Starr & D-Sisive
Download Album: Muneshine & Bix- Status Symbol (The Remixes)

Muneshine & Oddisee- Two Way Street (Muneshine Remix)

Muneshine's remixing magic continues as he takes the joint he did with Oddisee on the Odd Spring record and adds his own Canadian charm to the mix. This track will also be featured on Muneshine's forthcoming mixtape, Making Magic. Below is the stream/download of the single, as well as the full zip file that contains the artwork, remix, radio edit of the remix, and instrumental of the remix.


Download: Muneshine & Oddisee- Two Way Street (Muneshine Remix) (Hulkshare)
Download Full Zip File (Mediafire)

Free Mixtape: Muneshine- Flawless Vol. 1 (2006)

I caught Muneshine flashing this around on his twitter a few days ago and thought it deserved a post. This unreleased 2006 mix tape is full of collaborations and can't miss true school remixes of various golden era gems. Grab some icy hot for your neck along with your headphones-- Muneshine is the Jose Bautista of this rap shit.

Download: Muneshine- Flawless Vol. 1 (2006)

Shad- Yaa I Get It (Muneshine Remix)

Oddisee laced a remix earlier this year, now it's fellow Canadian Muneshine's turn. Which one do you prefer? I still think the original takes the cake, but this one is definitely my second favorite.

Muneshine added a download. Woop, woop.

Download: Shad- Yaa I Get It (Muneshine Remix)

Video: Muneshine- Heavy Hitters ft. Fundament & D-Sisive

A trio of Toronto MCs killing a Laudz beat with visuals from director Hayden Currie.