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NO KNOWS DOPE | NO KNOWS NOSTALGIA | MAY 20XI

So this was an idea I had back in 2007. $ even made me a cover & everything & I never put it out. I decided to pull from that & make this to give y’all for this months edition of NKD, thus we going back in time, to a place where I was coming up as a MC I bumped the schitt outta everything on this edition. Broken tape decks & everythang! This past Saturday I was up @ my DJ W1shOne’s Audio Playground all day working on a mix of this for y’all but was not able to complete it the way I wanted to within such a short time, thus, expect a mix with songs that are not on this to be intertwined with some of these songs & more a lil down the road this year. Ill drop it randomly so stay TUNEd for that. Until then, go inside my mind/ears & enjoy some NOstalgia.

TL & DL after the after…

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Tags: A TRIBE CALLED QUEST, A.T.B.A.N. KLANN, ANOTHA LEVEL, Black Moon, Black Sheep, BRAND NUBIAN, CAMP LO, Canibus, COMMON, CRU, DERELIKS, Digable Planets, ERULE, FREESTYLE FELLOWSHIP, Group Home, HELTAH SKELTAH, Jeru The Damaja, Keith Murray, KWEST THA MADD LADD, LPG, MADLIB, Mobb Deep, PETE ROCK & C.L. SMOOTH, SOULS OF MISCHIEF, THE NONCE, THE NOTORIOUS B.I.G., THE PHARCYDE, THE ROOTS, THE TUNNEL RATS, TRACEY LEE, Y'ALL SO STUPID, YAGGFU FRONT

BLIND I SAYS GO! JUNE 2010

What can I say, I was anxious to drop this one. A truckload of heat was made readily available this last week, and therefore I HAD to incorporate it all into this month’s Blind I Says GO! The motivation behind this one was fresh & new, meaning the wardrobe has been flipped, the summer is here, and it’s time to work hard and play hard. We’re talking new joints from Kid Cudi, Drake, Black Milk, Vic Spencer and I, Gil Scott-Heron, Kanye West, Phil Adé, Francis and the Lights, The Roots, Talib Kweli, Sean Price, Black Sheep, Mark Ronson, Janelle Monaé, Alicia Keys, Hollyweerd, Dirty Money, and Dam Funk. Whoa. Time to indulge….

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Tags: ALICIA KEYS, BLACK MILK, Black Sheep, Dam Funk, DIRTY MONEY, drake, Francis and the Lights, GIL SCOTT-HERON, HOLLYWEERD, Janelle Monae, Kanye West, Kid Cudi, MARK RONSON, Phil Ade, SEAN PRICE, TALIB KWELI, THE ROOTS, Vic Spencer and I

BLACK SHEEP – BIRDS OF A FEATHER [NATIVE TONGUES REUNION TRACK]

Hip-Hop fans rejoice! Black Sheep frontman, Dres has managed to coordinate theNative Tongues reunion fans have been pining for. Dres joins Dave (Trugoy) of De La Soul, Q-Tip of A Tribe Called Quest, and the elusive Mike Gee ofThe Jungle Brothers on “Birds Of A Feather” the latest scorcher off his new LP From The Black Pool Of Genius, now scheduled for release on June 29th. “It’s a long time coming,” says Dres of the track. “Birds Of A Feather” represents the beauty and strength of kinship and unity. Its even greater when your family is dope.”

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DOWNLOAD | BLACK SHEEP – BIRDS OF A FEATHER [MEDIAFIRE]

Tags: A TRIBE CALLED QUEST, AUDIBLE TREATS, Black Sheep, De La Soul, Jungle Brothers, NATIVE TONGUES

VIDEO: DRES – DOIN’ IT WRONG [REMIX]

$ & I’s favorite 1/2 Black & Puerto Rican speakin’ the truth to all those tweekin’! I like this video. It’s mad humble & trill. No special effects…. just a special delivery in the message.  Get the Prelude Remix EP & The Prelude… “For the kids…”

Tags: AUDIBLE TREATS, Black Sheep, DRES, JIM B

DRES (OF BLACK SHEEP) – DOIN’ IT WRONG

Dres of Black Sheep drops From The Black Pool of Genius: The Prelude TODAY!!! – which is the prelude to his March 2010 full length release, and he drops off another new joint from it entitled “Doin’ It Wrong“. C’mon man, I said it before, all Black Sheep is good Black Sheep, word to Chris Farley. Partake!

Dres – Doin’ It Wrong (DL zShare)

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GET THE EP NOW!!!

Tags: Black Sheep, DRES

DRES – FOREVER LUVLEE [VIDEO]

Ya already kNOw how $ & I feel bout this…

eNjOy!

Tags: Black Sheep, DRES

BLACK SHEEP – FOREVER LUVLEE

New Black Sheep? Are you serious? Me and NO are crazy fans of Dres and Black Sheep, so I know I speak for him and I when I say arrrrrrrrrrrrghhhhhhhhhhhhh. Ok. Now that I’ve gotten through that, check out the new joint, “Forever LuvLee“, and then partake!

Tags: Black Sheep

MAIYA AND NO PRESENT…GRIMEY VOL. 1

Organized Konfusion – Bring It On

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What’s good Blind I Faithful? It’s your girl Maiya and your boy NO coming to you with our first joint compilation…GRIMEY! We’ve talked about doing one for ages and finally made it happen. You’d think between our typical comps, it might be pretty eclectic or soulful. THINK AGAIN! Most men assume the ladies have to act/look rough to appreciate some old La the Darkman or N.W.A. (a stereotype I proudly defy).   So, NO and I got our hands dirty in the crates to deliver a gritty, grimy, hardcore mix unlike anything you’ll see on the other blogs.

We literally birthed the idea yesterday morning and completed it in an hour last night. Beginning with my Raekwon “Penitentiary” (The new Rae is ill BTW) we tag teamed track for track throughout the entire thing. Between Gravediggaz, Organized Konfusion and O.C., we got something in store for rap fans that frequent Blind I.

Special thanks to $uli for delivering the artwork via NO’s idea.

Tracks/links after the drop.

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Tags: Big Pun, BIGGIE SMALLS, BLACK MILK, Black Sheep, BLIND I FOR THE KIDS, CAMP LO, Compilation, ERIK B., FAT RAY, Ghostface, Goodie Mob, GRAVEDIGGAZ, GRIMEY VOL. 1, GUILTY SIMPSON, MADVILLAIN, MAIYA, NO, NOAHDEEAKILI, OC, Ol' Dirty Bastard, ONYX, ORGANIZED KONFUSION, PASH A TRUNK SPECIALIST, PERCEE P, RAEKWON, Rakim, RAS KASS, Redman, VINNIE PAZ

CLASSIC OF THE DAY: BLACK SHEEP – A WOLF IN SHEEP’S CLOTHING

This was like the first album I ever bought. Partake!

Tags: A Wolf In Sheep's Clothing, Black Sheep