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I, CED – ALL IN MY MIND

So the homie I, Ced has been busy lately! Recently dropped another mixtape on his site, Move Next Media a completely different mixtape for the homie KNNY FRSH‘s site FRSH SLCTS  & today his solo album, All In My Mind debuted on Record Breakin’ Music.  Peep Angel (She’s Like Magic), a bonus track that is not on the album & that you can DL on the strenf’…

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Yeah, so you already know that All In My Mind is THAT album & you must cop that imeeeeeeeeeeeejiatley! & hit the jump for the other two free mixtapes I was tellin you about.

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Tags: 14KT, AB, BLACK SPADE, BUCKWILD, COLEMAN, COULTRAIN, DONALD BYRD, ELZHI, Erykah Badu, FRSH SLCTS, Funkdoobiest, HAWTHORNE HEADHUNTERS, HOUSE SHOES, I CED, J1, JADA AVENUE, Kenautis Smith, KNNY FRSH, LE PAMPLEMOUSSE, MOVE NEXT MEDIA, N'DAMBI, Nas, PACEWON, Primeridian, PUDGE, RAN MEGA, RECORD BREAKIN' MUSIC, ROGER, SHAFIQ HUSAYN, SLAVE, STOPHA VASQUEZ, TAI ALLEN, TALL BLACK GUY, Te'luv, THE ACOLYTES, THE DEER

STARSHIP 27 – VOLUME 2

YES!!! Volume 2 to one of my favorite compilations that came out back in 2009. The homie J-1 aka The Deer & Animal Kingdom has Voltron’ed up with (in)Sect Records to bring us the 2nd installment of Starship 27. J-1 handpicked/single handedly reached out to the homies & they responded with exclusives for that ass! The cats involved this time around are ALL Blind I faves & have been featured on every last one of our original compilations such as House Shoes, Devonwho, F.A.M.E., Coultrain, Black Spade, Jordan Rockswell, Dibia$e, P.U.D.G.E., Dam-Funk, I,Ced & more! Whether it’s rocking with Shafiq Husayn’s En’AFreeKa ensemble, Animal Kingdom, or dropping beats tapes on HVW8, regardless of the entity or platform, The Deer continues to bring quality artistry to the ears 7 has never watered down or sugar coated a COT DAMN THANG! So salute off top all day sir! KEEP GOING!! Peep two of my faves then hit the jump for the tracklist, the DL & even a link to Volume One in case you had your schitt on snooze…no loosing here… #WINNING. Now prepare for take off!

J-1 – Slang Talk

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Black Spade & Coultrain – B WIT U

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Tags: A-LIVE, ANIMAL KINGDOM, AYIRO, B. BRAVO, BLACK SPADE, C.F.C., COULTRAIN, Dam Funk, DEVONWHO, DIBIA$E, ERIC LAU, F.A.M.E, FLAME BROWN, HAWTHORNE HEADHUNTERS, HOUSE SHOES, I CED, INSECT RECORDS, J BIZNESS, J1, Jordan Rockswell, KONE, MAX KANE, P.U.D.G.E., RAS G, STARSHIP 27, TEEKO, THE DEER

PROH MIC – TURN IT OVER FEAT. COULTRAIN

Here’s a new joint by my dude Proh Mic “Turn It Over” featuring Coultrain. This is the first single from Proh Mic’s upcoming album “Rhythm For Days”. This song will be available on a limited edition 7″ along w/ “Sleep In Girl” feat. Tone Trezure on March 1st. Big up to him and the all natural inc crew, and happy belated Proh!

Tags: ALL NATURAL, COULTRAIN, PROH MIC

COULTRAIN-GODMUSTBEABOOGIEMAN EP

So many impressive hip hop projects have been released this year, but I’ve been secretly hoping more R&B would arrive in my inbox. Then St. Louis native, Coultrain, aka. Seymour Liberty answered my call with the EP GodMustBeABoogieMan. It’s Coultrain at his finest; soulful voice echoing through the speakers, making each track feel like a summer lullaby.  He collaborated with Black Spade, Teeko, J1 and others. The tracklist, artwork and all of the goodness is contained in the zip. Partake!

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Tags: BLACK SPADE, COULTRAIN, EP, GODMUSTBEABOOGIEMAN, J1, SEYMOUR LIBERTY, TEEKO

BLACK SPADE-BUILD & DESTROY MIXTAPE

Man, before you even hit download, just looking at this artwork makes you feel like you’re about to be embarking upon the goodness. We’ve been posting a lot of Black Spade lately and getting everyone ready for this one. Build & Destroy features artists like Coultrain, Rockwell Knuckles, Vadndalyzm and Vic Mensah with production by everyone from Onra to J*DaVeY. Oowee! BTW, we have music from most of these acts on our Quality>Quantity mixtape so get familiar. #shamelessplug

The Cool Out Feat.  El Prez & Vandalyzm

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Hit the skip for the tracklist and download links. Props to The Smoking Section, Union LA and Trackstar The DJ for this gem. It’s a slumper.

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Tags: BLACK SPADE, BUILD & DESTROY, COULTRAIN, HAWTHORNE HEADHUNTERS, J*DAVEY, Mixtape, ONRA, Rockwell Knuckles, VIC MENSAH

HAWTHORNE HEADHUNTERS BAY AREA DEBUT

Man I can’t wait till this Saturday. Our homies are touching down for the first time in the bay (as HH, not first time in general) this Saturday May 15th @ SOM in beautiful San Francisco. That’s right I-Ced, Coultrain & the multi talented Black Spade will be giving us a night of freshness that we’ve been waiting for! SF legend Sake One will be on the decks making sure you break yo necks. & to give y’all a taste HH & Sake are giving you this special mix made especially for this special night! Aren’t you special!

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411 & DL after the after…

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Tags: BLACK SPADE, COULTRAIN, HAWTHORNE HEADHUNTERS, I CED, LOCAL 1200, SAKE ONE

TEEKO | MAX KANE [4ONEFUNK/F.A.M.E.]

Jedi Respecognition to J1 (aka The Deer) for calling on our brethren; Fresh Analog Musical Experience’s own Max Kane & Teeko by way of the 4OneFunk! The doodes did this super super super dope mix for Beats+Crates including heaters from our brothers Black Spade, Coultrain, DaVinci, Nemo, Vinroc, our sisters JimiJames, Georgia Anne Muldrow, our doodes Madlib, Spinna & Sasac just to name a few. Teeko & Max stay grinding tho I swear… I have no idea how they found the time to do this schitt when they forever locked away @ The Sanctuary (shout out to my doode MugPush)

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Peep & Get. TL & all that after the after…

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Tags: 4ONEFUNK, Ayah, BEATS+CRATES, BLACK SPADE, COULTRAIN, DAVINCI, Diamond District, DJ SPINNA, Electric Wire Hustle, F.A.M.E., FRENZA, GEORGIA ANNE MULDROW, HEADNODIC, HI-TEK, JIMIJAMES, MADLIB, MAX KANE, MONO/POLY, NEMO, REFLECTION ETERNAL, SASAC, TALIB KWELI, TEEKO, VINROC

QUALITY! SHOWCASE | FRIDAY, MARCH 19TH | AUSTIN, TX

Yeah, that’s right. Blind I is coming. And we’re bringing all of our friends with us. SXSW won’t know what hit em, and we plan to put on a show that’ll exceed expectations and then some. Blind I linked up with the good people of DCtoBC, Leaders1354, Illroots, The Great Progression, VitaMorte, and GoodWoodNYC to bring the world the QUALITY! Showcase!!!!! On Friday, March 19th we invade Austin, TX during SXSW Music Week to rock Soho Lounge with over 28 acts of freshness! Who’s featured you ask? We’re talking Theo Martins, Vandalyzm, Classy Hand Favours, TiRon, Project Mayhem, The Paxtons, KJ, Mic Terror, Black Spade, Sonnymoon, Brittany Street, Bad Rabbits, Phil Adé, Xavier Pryce, Kinky Notti, Tabi Bonney, Brittany Bosco, Proh Mic, YP, Big Homie Doe, Rockwell Knuckles, House Shoes, BBU, Coultrain, L.e. for the Uncool, Pugs Atomz, Cubic Zirconia, Ro Spit, and some special surprises! This is an unofficial SXSW showcase so NO SXSW BADGE OR WRISTBAND IS NEEDED FOR ENTRY. It’s FREE ALL NIGHT and kicks off at 12 Noon. Hustle Simmons is the host and we’ve got special giveaways and product from Leaders 1354, VitaMorte, and GoodWoodNYC. We’re essentially bringing Blind I For The Kids to your face! And on top of all that, we went ahead and compiled a special-extra-special compilation of all the artists involved with a little help from our friends Classy Hand Favours for your listening pleasure. Please do hit the jump to partake, and check us out at SXSW!
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Tags: Bad Rabbits, BBU, Big Homie Doe, BLACK SPADE, Brittany Bosco, Brittany Street, Classy Hand Favours, COULTRAIN, Cubic Zirconia, HOUSE SHOES, Kinky Notti, KJ, L.E. For The Uncool, Mic Terror, Phil Ade, PROH MIC, Project Mayhem, Pugs Atomz, RO SPIT, Rockwell Knuckles, Sonnymoon, TABI BONNEY, The Paxtons, Theo Martins, TiRon, Vandalyzm, Xavier Pryce, YP

COULTRAIN – THE WANDERER & BALANCING ACT

The PPP vet Coultrain dropped off some snippets of some new tracks, The Wanderer from the Epilogue to The Adventures Of Seymour Liberty and Balancing Act from the Prologue to Seymour Liberty Chapter II: The Great Escape. Indulge!

Tags: COULTRAIN, PPP

NO KNOWS DOPE – AUGUST 2009

This month has been a circus like no other for your boy. I always speak through the music I love & this month’s NKD tells the whole story from beginning to end. Special shout out to the fake, the exposed, the trill, the lilypads & the truth. This ones for you.

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Tags: A TRIBE CALLED QUEST, ADAM LEVINE, BABY HUEY & THE BABYSITTERS, COULTRAIN, DJ PREMIER, DUG INFI, DUG INFINITE, DWELE, FAITH EVANS, FIRST DOWN, GINO VANELLI, HI-TEK, J DILLA, JAY DEE, JAYLIB, Kanye West, LITTLE BROTHER, MADLIB, No I.D., NORMAN CONNERS, OMARION, OWUSU & HANNIBAL, PACIFIC DIVISION, PERCEE P, PETE ROCK, PHAT KAT, PHONTE, PPP, QUASIMOTO, RAPPER BIG POOH, RAS KASS, REFELECTION ETERNAL, SCIPIO, SLUM VILLAGE, SOL+10, SOULS OF MISCHIEF, TALIB KWELI, THE NEPTUNES, THE O'JAYS, THE PHARCYDE, Thenativesoul, WHODINI, Will.i.am