Kardinal has changed many preconceived notions of what a hip-hop artist is. He doesn’t hail from New York, L.A. , or Atlanta; he embraces his Canadian Jamaican heritage. He is the unofficial ambassador of Toronto.
At least when it comes to hip-hop, Kardi’s positive outlook was strained by label drama that saw his then-label, MCA, absorbed into Geffen in 2003 right before the release of the now-scrapped “F-Word Theory”, the official follow-up to 2001’s “Firestarter Vol. 1: Quest for Fire”. While shopping around for a new deal, the patois-spitting, triple-threat rapper/producer/singer guested on a slew of remixes from Neptunes affiliates Clipse’s “Grindin” to UK grime star Lethal Bizzle’s “Pow!”.
Now with a new home, Kardi is getting ready to relase his new LP “Fire & Glory”. We have the tracklisting and a preview track for you to check out.
TRACK LISTING:
1. Last Standing Soldier
2. E.G.G. (Everybody Gone Gangsta) ft. Vybz Kartel
3. Heads Up
4. Everyday (Rudebwoy) ft. Ray Robinson
5. The Best Man
6. Freshie ft. Ro Dolla
7. Sunday
8. Kaysarasara ft. Estelle
9. Neva New (Till I Kissed You)
10. Mr. Officer ft. Rene Neufville (formerly of Zhan�)
11. Whatchalike ft. Busta Rhymes
12. Fire and Glory
13. Feel Alright
14. All the Way
