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BLIND I TICKET GIVEAWAY: BLU x TIRON & AYOMARI x KOOLEY HIGH & MORE IN NYC!

NYC! Blind I is giving away FIVE tickets to see Tiron & Ayomari, Blu, Chris Turner, Kooley High, Scienze, Fresh Daily and DJ Prince, February 1st at Public Assembly in Brooklyn. All you have to do to enter is follow us on Twitter  and shoot us an email telling us why you’re a deserving Blind I faithful (maiya@blindiforthekids.com). We will announce the winners on Monday! In the meantime, if you don’t have the headliners’ new music check out Tiron & Ayomari’s A Sucker For Pumps and Blu x Exile’s Give Me My Flowers While I Can Smell Them.

Tags: AYOMARI, BLIND I, blu, Brooklyn, CHRIS TURNER, DJ PRINCE, FRESH DAILY, Kooley HIgh, NYC, PUBLIC ASSEMBLY, SCIENZE, TICKET GIVEAWAY, TiRon

BLIND I PRESENTS ONYX 2.0 AT CMJ • WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19TH

YES, YES, YES, we’re at it again this year for CMJ with the 2nd annual ONYX showcase featuring some of Blind I’s favorite acts! The lineup is crazy, as we’ve got dope ass performances lined up from The Stuyvesants, yours truly (Sulaiman), Tennille, L.E. for the Uncool, Raj Mahal, Carlitta Durand, and TiRon & Ayomari! A very soulful, dope-filled roster of talent to make the night of Wednesday, October 19th at Southpaw in Brooklyn a night to remember! Pre sale tickets are available at http://onyx2cmj.eventbrite.com or if you just scan the QR code on the flyer. CMJ badge holders will be granted free access to the festivities, we’ll have cool stuff going on throughout the venue, photo booths, impressive demeanors, the whole nine! Hope to see you out there….it’s gonna be dope as shit!

DOWNLOAD the ONYX 2.0 Compilation for a taste of what to expect. Tracklist after the jump!

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Tags: Brooklyn, CARLITTA DURAND, CMJ, Compilation, L.E. For The Uncool, Onyx 2.0, Raj Mahal, SOUTHPAW, Sulaiman, Tennille, THE STUYVESANTS, TIRON & AYOMARI

EVENT: BODY ROCK VOLUME 1 F/ RICH MEDINA (NYC)

NEW YORK! Next Saturday, I’m co-hosting a dance party at Southpaw in Brooklyn. The legendary DJ Rich Medina will be spinning classic jams the entire night and it’s going to be a good time. No standing around being too cool, just getting it IN. So checkout the FB page and cop advanced tickets here. Make sure you come say hi! See you there! Also, stay tuned for information on these Blind I shows we’ve got in the works. S.O to Suli for designing this flyer!

Tags: BODY ROCK, Brooklyn, event, NEW YORK, SOUTHPAW

HIP-HOP GETS POLITICAL: POWELL FOR CONGRESS

Most of us are old enough to recall Kevin Powell as a cast member of the first season of MTV’s The Real World (back when it was provocative, ground breaking documentary television and before it descended into “OMG! Everyone is, like, drunk and hot and totally gonna make out!”). What some of you may not know is that Powell has a 25 year career as an activist and writer based in Brooklyn. He is the author of some 11 books and was an integral part of Vibe’s original editorial line-up.

Powell is currently making his second run for Congress in Brooklyn’s 10th Congressional District, which includes the iconic Bed Stuy, Fort Greene and East New York neighborhoods (home to a lot of Hip-Hop history and some of your favorite artists, indluding Jay, B.I.G., Jeru, the GZA, ODB,  etc). My interest in Powell’s campaign is twofold: I’m not only a huge fan of his writing and activist work, but I’m also a resident of the central Brooklyn area he wants to represent. And I definitely think the brother represents a change we need around these parts.

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Tags: Brooklyn, kevin powell, politics, Sister Toldja

While Queens Stand By You…

For some reason, this song just felt appropriate today.
A little Friday flavor from Jeru the Damaja. Oh, how I love my (adopted)borough! Brooklyn stand UP!

Bitches like you ain’t shit to me/
And don’t talk about R-E-S-P-E-C-T,
‘Cause I treat my Black sisters like royalty

Tags: Bitches, Brooklyn, Jeru The Damaja, Video