At the end of March, Toronto up-and-comer Cardo Antonnio premiered a small collection of new tracks on Complex, each of which was produced by his older brother J. Cortz for UPTWN ESTATE. But Cardo was quick to make it clear Baby Bounce wasn’t to be looked at as an EP, or any sort of official release at all, but rather a “three level prequel to his forthcoming project.”
The first track, “On Fiyee,” provides the perfect intro to Baby Bounce, which features songs and artwork inspired by the 8-bit era of video games. It’s been described as “an animated, bouncy sound that’s a bit of a departure from Cardo’s previous work.”
The new mixtape will be called Talk Talk, and the release date will be publicized in the near future.
In the meantime, we wanted to get Cardo’s take on what Baby Bounce represents in the grand scheme of things, and how Talk Talk differs in comparison:
“To be honest, Baby Bounce came super quick. I remember working on a couple of records with J. Cortz and I felt that some of them would really fit well together side by side, they had the same ‘sound’ but yet different vibes. M.V.P. was the last record made for Baby Bounce and it wasn’t even supposed to come out on the project… but I had to release some sort of R&B to introduce people to what’s to come. This whole project was a level up in my eyes. Different production, different flows, cadences the whole thing. I just wanted to put something out that would slap people in the face off the first record, I’m trying to be loud this year… by any means.
When Complex released the record I told them it wasn’t an EP, more so a prequel of my upcoming project, Talk Talk. Its my debut mixtape, executively produced by J. Cortz, Talk Talk covers all ground… at least in my eyes. I tried to convey as much emotion and feeling on every record, I really want people to connect with me mentally on this one… its all coming from past experiences so I’m sure a lot of people out there have shared the same ones. I can’t give away too much about Talk Talk but it will be 12 tracks, including some R&B and latin rhythms.”
Meanwhile, J. Cortz is doing big things aside from producing for his young brother. The student of Metalworks Institute recently completed an internship with The Weeknd-associate, Doc McKinney, as well as accomplished Toronto producer, Frank Dukes, who has worked with the likes of Kanye West, Drake, Travis Scott and a ton more.
As a family unit, Cardo Antonnio and J. Cortz are a force to be reckoned with and Baby Bounce only touches on what the pair are capable of.
In support of the Cortez brothers and the Baby Bounce, we’ve made all three today’s Song of the Day. Stream it below.
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