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CLASSIC VIDEO OF THE DAY: MYSTIKAL & OUTKAST – NECK UV DA WOODS

My first two thoughts after watching this video again: 1.) Man Mystikal definitely was the Animal of rap music. 2.) There’s waaaayy too much neon Fubu action goin on here…

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TIRON – 60901 (PRODUCED BY ODDISSEE) [SNIPPET]

You think you know, but you have no idea. Even us privileged enough to be in the know, the people who check out Blind I and fall in love with the music, are still unaware of what these artists will be able to bring to the world in the near future. It’s crazy cause while out at CMJ last year, TiRon and & spoke about how he was from Kankakee, Illinois, and I was taken aback by his journey. It’s always interesting to hear unique points of view, especially like this 60901 snippet laid over a super-dope Oddissee beat (60901 happens to be Kankakee’s area code). TiRon‘s at our Quality! Showcase on Friday, so come check him out and indulge in the snippet until Mustard drops.

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MAIYA PRESENTS RENDEZVOUS VOL. 6

There are so many reasons to feel good right now. Blind I has an amazing showcase on the way NEXT WEEK at SXSW (become a fan on FB #shamelessplug). The snow is finally melted and it seems like Spring is about to make its debut. These always get a lot of downloads but there’s something about this volume that I really like. Can’t put my finger on it. Make love. Spread love. Enjoy!

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BILAL LIVE PERFORMANCE- “LEVELS”

I had the pleasure of catching this performance during CMJ week in NYC. Bilal was one of the most anticipated artists to hit the stage that night and as usual he tore it down. “Levels” is from his forthcoming album via Plug Research. I love the way it begins.

Shouts to VTech for the footage. If someone gives me this leak I’m not even going to cheat and download. Gotta support real artistry.

Enjoy!

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MELANIE FIONA – SUBWAY SERIES (CANADA)

Melanie Fiona continues her subway series in Canada. She was supposed to perform when I was out in NYC this past week for CMJ, but it got postponed. God knows I had that ring in my back pocket waiting to propose. Ha!

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NO KNOWS DOPE: NOVEMBER 2008

I hope you all had a great Thanksgiving & are enjoying your weekend! We here @ BLIND I are thankful for all of you who have been around since the blogspot daze, to becoming a dot com, to sticking with us when we went under construction (& it took us longer to come back than expected). We refer to you as our “Blind I Faithful”, & we appreciate your support in our compilations that we make each month for you. That being said, it’s the last Friday of the month & it’s time for another installment of NKD. This one has to be my favorite NKD this year so far, I hope you…

eNjOy!

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FOR THE ARCHIVES/YOUR KNOWLEDGE: THE BLACKBYRDS

Night Grooves – The Blackbyrds
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Modern Day Sambo

The Sis is you love to hate is back! Pardon my disappearance, just had a lot of real life iddish to deal with. But like Al B. Sure, I’m in effect mode and I’m dusting of my gloves. Who gwan test?

Hip-Hop is the new American Minstrelsy. In the days of Blackface, we were told “You know you people act like this. Have a laugh and stop taking youselves so seriously!” Now, we’re told that guns, slums, violence and drugs are the markers of the authentic black experience, and anyone who dare step out and criticize the genre is a race traitor, or too removed from the community to understand.

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