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TAZ ARNOLD | DAVINCI | SAKE ONE | THE JEALOUS GUYS LIVE THIS SAT [SF]

The legendary venue known as 330 Ritch in the heart of beautiful San Francisco in association with yours truly will be putting down like no other this coming Saturday December 11th. Taz Arnold of the mighty Sa-Ra will performing his solo schitt; supreme hustler DaVinci will be rocking along side Oakland Fader DJ Ambush, the kick/pushers known as The Jealous guys will be on the mic as well & then you got the illustrious Sake One who will be providing the sounds throughout the night! Schitts finna fitz to go down son! Be there!

Get your tickets now!

Tags: 330 RITCH, BLIND I FOR THE KIDS, DAVINCI, DJ AMBUSH, LOCAL 1200, OAKLAND FADERS, Sa Ra, SAKE ONE, SAN FRANCISCO, SWTBRDS, Taz Arnold, THE JEALOUS GUYS

VIDEO: HAZ SOLO – MAKIN’ MOVES… [BLIND I EXCLUSIVE]

My brother from the same mother Haz Solo is always makin’ moves & in the midst of doing so, he stopped right quick to flip a lil spit he wrote for the faithfuls. Haz is hard @ work on various projects slated for release within the next months so stay tuned with us for that heat as well. Shouts to Xavier Ruffin on the videography.

Tags: BLIND I FOR THE KIDS, Haz Solo

BLIND I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE…

This has been a crazy & blessed year for us & we our crazy blessed to bring to our lil’ family we call Blind I the man known as Mark PLSTK. Hailing from Los Dangerous – residing in San Hostile. A connoisseur of style & class. A music maker. A dreamer of dreams. A visionary. He’s also a DJ, throws a gig called Machine Gun Funk every now n then, as well as videographing & photographing, makes beats, makes designs, makes sites, makes shoes… yup owns his very own shoe company…hollerate one time in this danceree on that one time for your mind & ya don’t stop. No but seriously faithfuls. You will NOT be disappointed @ who we have appointed to step in with us & deliver you new & unique Quality! on the daily. So with that being said… please  join us in welcoming to our Blind I family… Mark PLSTK!

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BLIND I EXCLUSIVE AUDIO+VIDEO: REY RESURRECCION – SPACESHIPS [P REMIX]

So the story goes like this: My brotha Rey Resurreccion remixed his Spaceships song using Portishead as his tools. Schitt was too on point & I told him how it would be dope to sync it to his video as a special exclusive remix/prelude to June 15th/NKD/No Knows Portishead. & VOILA! The O.G. still bangs… but THIS one is just too damn ice cold & gives the whole video a completely different vibe & emotion. We hope you enjoy. Be sure to add Old Rust New Bang & Limitless to your music library too.

DOWNLOAD | BLIND I EXCLUSIVE AUDIO+VIDEO: REY RESURRECCION – SPACESHIPS (P REMIX) [MEDIAFIRE]

Tags: 051210, BAY AREA, BLIND I FOR THE KIDS, Clout, Cukui, Head Hunters, Hip-Hop, Limitless, Marco Bercasio, Megabusive, NKD, NO KNOWS DOPE, NOAHDEEAKILI, Oneself DaVinci, Portishead, REY RESURRECCION, SAN JOSE, Solis Cin, SPACESHIPS, WEST COAST

MAIYA PRESENTS…ELECTRICITY VOL.1

Kid Cudi-Sky Might Fall

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I’m coming clean with you guys. I used to do a new compilation theme every month, but I’ve gotten sucked into the Rendezvous and Innervisions volume vacuums that I’ve yet to post anything new or innovative mix wise.  After listening to all the tracks the staff contributed to Braille, and the recent GRIMEY mix we did, the feedback on the musical diversity was great. So I thought, alright Mai, time for a new joint. The word electric has been dancing around in my head lately so Electric Relaxation came to mind (Noah promptly told me the name was unoriginal and lame).  After agreeing with him, we arrived at ElectriCITY and he delivered the art.

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Tags: 1ST ANGLE, Afrika Bambaataa, BLIND I FOR THE KIDS, Compilation, Dam Funk, DAVE NOTTI, DEVONWHO, DORIAN CONCEPT, ELECTRICITY VOL. 1, FLYING LOTUS, HI-RES, J'83, Jay-z, JUDAH, Kid Cudi, MAIYA, Rashid Hadee, Taylor McFerrin, VIKTER DUPLAIX

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

BRITTANY BOSCO- SPECTRUM 2.0

Blind I has had Brittany Bosco on our radar for quite some time now. She is an innovative, fresh talent and her music has been making its rounds heavily through blogs and underground scene.

The Atlanta native just re-released her Spectrum EP with some live new gems and extra tracks. Check out her MySpace and stay tuned for some Blind I exclusives in the near future.

Brittany Bosco-Glitch

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Download the entire Spectrum Vol. 2 EP

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BLIND I FOR THE KIDS PRESENTS…BRAILLE

Summer is winding down, and we want  to deliver that energy through our latest collective compilation: Blind I For The Kids Presents… Braille. Our group mixes tend to be dope, because we all have unique musical tastes that mesh together organically. I listened to this several times before zipping it up, and you can tell the staff members interpreted the theme differently. There is something for everyone. The minute you begin listening,  you’ll see why we chose Braille as a title.  You can’t see it, but you can feel the rhythms vibrate. Shouts to $ulaiman for the artwork with the actual  letters.

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Tags: BLIND I FOR THE KIDS, BLIND I FOR THE KIDS PRESENTS...BRAILLE, STAFF COMPILATION