My boy Travis AKA Frankinstyle made this sweet 16 minute mix for your ears.

When he’s not making films and editing footage he keeps me entertained on the latest crunkness.

Enjoy it, hate it, whatever here.

Oh yeah, check out his and my buddy Werms blog, Fresh Cold Produce when you get a chance.

Make them update it more. Bastids.

Hello Blind-I faithful! The days do fly by and here we are yet again for another installation of my EclectiCuts series! It’s was really hard for me to narrow down the songs for this month, but I think you guys and gals will like the joints I have selected for ya!

Many of the artists on this volume consist of the obscure, unknown, or extremely indie. So if you want to get their work better brush off your Google skills and check those Myspace pages. But for now enjoy this sampling of tasty tidbits ‘til the next one. One hour of goodness folks!

Oh, and thanks to all of you who have downloaded the previous comps and have been supportive of what I’m trying to do! It is very encouraging! Holla at me!

Tracklisting after the drrrooooooooop!

TRACKLISTING

1. Reefer - Let It Go (Flying Lotus Remix)
2. Shawn Lee & Clutchy Hopkins- Dollar SHort
3. Jr EakEe - Club Sandwich
4. New Jack Hustle - Lionel
5. Mike Relm - Without Her Feat Lateef The Truthspeaker
6. SamiYam - Trick Platform
7. 7 Samurai - The Moment Is Gone (7 Samurai Disco Reggae Remix) (Zilverzurf)
8. Me Gusta - Super Hyphy (Remix)
9. Kraddy - Steppin’ Razor
10. Chase and Status - Running
11. Metro Area - Read My Mind
12. The Paranorml Presents - Japan To L.A
13. Belleruche - Backyard
14. June - Lift Me
15. Mika Arisaka - Sparkle (Dj Mitsu The Beats Remix)
16. Unforscene - Don’t You Worry feat. Alice Russell

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In a world where concept is rarely seen in a album these daze, a veteran of the game known to the true heads as 88-Keys provides us with his debut album entitled Death Of Adam, which tells the story of a man named Adam (those that went to church know who Adam is), so visual, it’s almost as if you are watching a film.

A film about Adam, a symbol/representation for man & his one downfall…

The Va Jay Jay.

If you havn’t picked up Death Of Adam… stop sleepin… PICK IT UP!

I recently had the honor of sitting down with 88-Keys when he performed @ PST in SF (Shout out to Sake One!), where he represented hip hop to the fullest with great stage presence & a perfect understanding of how to rock a mic & control the crowd. I almost forgot he was a “producer”.

He is music. & for a deeper look into it & the man himself, I give you Blind I’s Interview with 88-Keys.

BLIND I FOR THE KIDS 88-KEYS

ARTIST: 88-KEYS - INTERVIEWER: NO - FILMED & EDITED: RATHA NOU

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Special thanks to 88-Keys & Daniel (Skyscraper Management) for their time & freshness as well as my fellow crew & fam Ratha Nou (Stablished) for the filming & editing on a last minute tip!

Aaron McGruder is hilarious. Sometimes you need a little ignorant humor to lighten the mood.

Respect to the good folks over @ Boondocks Bootleg

Sexy in an understated way.

Though we do it all the time without hesitation,  file-sharing has hit everyday people like us pretty hard in the wallet.  A girl I know was facing a 10K lawsuit for the files that she downloaded during college. Thanks to a thorough lawyer, a team of students that were also served the legal papers,  and a class-action suit, she wiggled their way out of it. With the use of Mediafire, ZShare and other software, getting anything you want from the net (ahem: Blind I) is super easy, and the boundaries have been blurred. While leaking an album is clearly taking money directly from an artist in a flailing industry, what makes sending a song to a friend any different than playing a CD aloud at a get together, or burning a copy?

My whole philosophy is that they shouldn’t randomly pick people to sue when there are millions of people doing it. It’s like punishing and arresting one person in a group for violating a law. I say if they need to attack someone, they should go after the major companies behind such software. Tackle the root of the problem and not just the beneficiaries.  I wanted to share this NYTimes article about a Harvard professor that has launched a constitutional assault against a federal copyright law at the heart of the industry’s aggressive strategy. Charles Nesson is challenging the The Digital Theft Deterrence Act, the law at  sets damages of $750 to $30,000 for each infringement, and as much as $150,000 for a willful violation. Nesson said his goal is to, ”turn the courts away from allowing themselves to be used like a low-grade collection agency.” I cosign! What do you think?

Love this song and the video. Chicago, YES!

*laffs*

By the way, if you haven’t heard the news, The Roots are officially retiring from touring and taking the position as Jimmy Fallon’s house band on the Late Show when he replaces Conan O’Brien and O’Brien replaces Leno. Dope!

And the”new” starting point guard, suiting up  for  Team USA, a former US Senator, Harvard Grad, community organizer, husband and father of two…numberrrrrrrrr 44, Barack Obama!

Okay, yes, he’s our first Black President. And true, his candidacy and his being elected has united and excited the populous, cool. But let’s get to what’s  really important (at least to us B-Ball lovers). It’s November, and Barack Obama is the first President to have some respectable skillz on the basketball court, not to mention some notable  swagger and intellect off the court. - TMNK

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For those that don’t know, TMNK (The Me Nobody Knows) is a sick ass arteeeeest, who does fresh urban contemporary art. You can peep his works here! & buy them here!

Peter Hadar - Watermelon (Prod. By Nicolay)

Download Peter Hadar - Watermelon (Prod. By Nicolay) (Direct)

I like this joint. Hadar holler at the Blind People!