Why didn't anybody warn me that Kardinal Offishall was now down with the devil part of Akon's camp? After working with a handful of artists who I really dig (Glenn Lewis, DJ Jazzy Jeff, Sean Paul and, most recently, Estelle), I'm truly at a loss about how this tragedy happened without my knowledge. I suppose the Canadian dancehall/hip-hop ambassador wants to try his hand at getting crossover success in the U.S. But with Akon? My head hurts just thinking about this. For those who care, Kardinal Offishall's his new CD on the Kon Live label, Not 4 Sale, drops on June 4th. Clearly he's not talking about his soul.
Oh, and feel free to watch the video for the first single "Dangerous" below if you can stand to hear his new bossman "singing" throughout. I already made the mistake. Try watching it on mute.
I've been following Kardi since 1996 or so and while he has huge rep with us "heads", most folks have no idea who he is, even after two albums, some ill mixtapes, and a string of explosive guest collabos over the years.
He's actually been one of my top 5 current mc's for some time. He's probably tired of scraping to get by in this biz and was happy to hitch his wagon to a hitmaker when the Disgrace to Mama Africa came knocking.
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I've been following Kardi since 1996 or so and while he has huge rep with us "heads", most folks have no idea who he is, even after two albums, some ill mixtapes, and a string of explosive guest collabos over the years.
He's actually been one of my top 5 current mc's for some time. He's probably tired of scraping to get by in this biz and was happy to hitch his wagon to a hitmaker when the Disgrace to Mama Africa came knocking.
I just hope this isn't the beginning of the end.
DJStylus | May 6, 2008 2:01 PM | PermalinkDamn! I'm disappointed. Love Kardinal and can't stand Acorn
Danielle | May 6, 2008 11:47 AM | Permalink