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BLIND I CONTEST: LEFT COAST LIVE 2011

Blind I faithful! We’re giving away tickets to this year’s Left Coast Live which will take place October 8th in San Jose.  There will be three stages and over 25 bands to include Blind I favorite Cutso, Goldenchyld and others! Two winners will receive two tickets to the event. In order to win, all you have to do is email us and convince us that you know Blind I better than anyone. What does this mean? Can you tell us who Noah’s first NKD artist was? Some of our former Blind I team members’ names? Maiya’s first compilation? Shoot us a fun fact and the tickets are yours. Send to submit@blindiforthekids.com with Left Coast Live Contest in the subject line. You can also tweet to us @Blind_I. Good luck!

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ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: LEELA JAMES

When Leela James was growing up in Los Angeles, she would browse her father’s vast record collection—full of classics. It was Al Green’s raspy vocals in particular that struck a chord with her and she began to sing along to “Have a Good Time” and “Let’s Get Married.” Naturally talented, singing came easily for James who discovered her niche in Southern California, playing in local clubs and parties. After landing a deal with Ruff Nation/Warner In 2005, she released her debut, A Change is Gonna Come, which was heavily influenced by soul music from the 60s and 70s. Her album charted well, with contributions from Kanye West and Raphael Saadiq.  But as a newcomer to the music scene, the label was trying to figure out how to package the songstress into an artist that was easily received by the R&B community. Nearly five years later, Leela James found a new home with the iconic Stax Records and she’s doing it her way this time on My Soul. Blind I chatted with James about the shifting dynamics in the soul genre, the stereotypes and most importantly the groove of her new project.  Continue on to find out how you can win a copy of her new CD.

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UNDFTD+NIKE+KANYE WEST=$FREE.99

Thaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat’s right folks! The kicks that drop manana for a whopping $deuce fittalean are avail thru a nice lil’ contest giveaway from the good ol’ folks over @ UNDFTD. Schitt, I even signed up! I’m sayin! We can’t be mad @ these shoes nor the fact that we have a chance to get em for free! All I’m sayin is… good schitt Yeezy on gettin a shoe from Nike. Thats like every kids dream growing up (well… @ least the kids I kicked it with). & Good schitt UNDFTD on hookin’ some lucky sole soul out there with a pair of Air Yeezy’s!

More info after the jizzump!

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