Young Jazz Cartier of Toronto released a new video today for two songs, “Switch” and “The Downtown Cliché.” Only those with a link can see it, so it’s super cool and exclusive (I got it through Fader). Jazz’s “they’re sour, then they’re sweet” style is paired nicely with Lantz‘s production on “Switch.” He’s more unadulteratedly sour on “The Downtown Cliché” in a Denzel Curry meets Young Thug kind of way. As he and his crew calmly rap along to the lyrics in the video and stroll through Toronto, they resemble a more cohesive Rvidxr Klvn in colder weather mixed with a gang from The Warriors. Watch the video below and keep your eye out for more releases by Jazz Cartier.

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Right in time for Valentine’s Day, punk rap group Ninjasonik provide the perfect track to get you in the spirit. Teaming up with U.K. based producer Switch, the duo created “Luvin”. It’s an eclectic track that features a unique mashup of jazz, dance, and hip-hop. It’s feel good music at it’s finest. The pair, fresh off a hiatus, are planning to make their mark with their upcoming album Peter Pan Syndrome,  is due out this spring. Enjoy the smooth grooves that Ninjasonik has bestowed upon us on this romantic, lovey-dovey day.

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