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VIDEO: TH3ORY HAZIT-THR3E

Portland emcee Th3ory Hazit just dropped some visuals entitled “Thr3e” which is some bonus material not found on his eponymous upcoming album (out Jan. 3 via Humble Beast). The production was done exclusively by the Blind I homie Dert. Enjoy!

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BLIND I SAYS GO! AUGUST 2010 • THE INTERLUDE

I really outdid myself with this one. This…..right here….is my…..most fluid, themed, consistent BISG compilation yet! August’s edition of Blind I Says GO! is giving love to the joints you love but forget to revisit….the Yin to the typical Yang of selections that jump out at us on out favorite records….yes that’s right, the INTERLUDE! When I came up with this concept I had a few special ones in mind that I’d always loved, but I had no idea I’d be able to pick 40 tracks that combined into an hour-long mindgasm of sonic delicacy. You like my wordplay I know you do. All the greats are here along for the ride too — 112, Little Brother, Hi-Tek, Usher, Talib Kweli, Sa-Ra, Brand New Funk, Justin Timberlake, Sonnymoon, I, CED, Common, Bilal, The Neptunes, N.E.R.D., Group Home, Outkast, SWV, Dwele, Drake, Missy Elliott, Kelis, Timbaland & Magoo, John Legend, Mayer Hawthorne, Yesterday’s New Quintet, Erykah Badu, Diddy, B.I.G., Madlib, Jay-Z, Janelle Monaé, Jake One, Dilla, Gang Starr, Dimlite, Dert, Constrobuz, Beat Maker Beat, Sol+10….I mean C’MON SON! You already know what you need to do.

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Track listing after the jump!

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Tags: 112, B.I.G., Beat Maker Beat, Bilal, Brand New Funk, CED, COMMON, Constrobuz, DERT, Diddy, DILLA, DIMLITE, drake, DWELE, Erykah Badu, Gang Starr, Group Home, HI-TEK, I, JAKE ONE, Janelle Monae, Jay-z, john legend, Justin Timberlake, Kelis, LITTLE BROTHER, MADLIB, Mayer Hawthorne, Missy Elliott, n.e.r.d., OUTKAST, Sa Ra, SOL+10, Sonnymoon, SWV, TALIB KWELI, THE NEPTUNES, Timbaland & Magoo, USHER, YESTERDAY'S NEW QUINTET

NO KNOWS DOPE | MAY 20X

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Awwwwwwwwwww gyeah sun! I’m getting out my dreams! Okay so we’ve tackled str8 up heat to kick start it all, then Dilla, then Beats, then Love & now S T E R E O L A B ! ! ! This also like my Dilla tribute has been in the making for some time (since 07). My good friends Andrew Baker, Kenny Chen, Dert & myself share a love for Stereolab like no other. A favorite group of influential freshmakers as well from Gilles Peterson to  ?uestlove to J Dilla. Members Tim Gane (guitar/keyboards) , Lætitia Sadier (vocals/keyboards/guitar), & Andy Ramsay (drums) stepped on the scene back in 1990 straight outta London England. They have had many members come & go since then including Mary Hansen (backing vocals/ keyboards/ guitar), who joined the group in 1992, ten years before her accidental death. I had the pleasure of catching them last year for the first time live & it was phenomenal. Like the No Knows Dilla, this one was just as difficult to compile but I think after 4 years of debating on certain tracks to stay on or be taken off I have narrowed it down to (IMO) the best of the best that makes me love this “groop” so much. Heat spanning from across their vast discography, collaborations, live versions, remixes & rarities … yeah… this is the one! I hope you all eNjOy as much as I do.

TL & DL AFTER  THE J…

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Tags: BUSTA RHYMES, COMMON, DERT, J DILLA, JAY DEE, Jazzanova, MANIC STREET PREACHERS, NKD, NO KNOWS DOPE, STEREOLAB, THE HIGH LLAMAS, THE ROOTS, THURSTON MOORE, Zero 7

VIDEO: ZANE ONE

O.G. Tunnelrat. Writer. Spitter. Creator. Mother. Zane One is all that & more. Her ALL DERT PRODUCED album L.A. Woman (ASB Records) will be dropping very soon. This is the video for it, properly titled “Zane One”. Shout out to the homies in the video & my hometown Los Dangerous. Shout out to Whittier! Where the MC’s are witty-er. Shout out to artistdata.com for the Premiere. Shot and Directed by C. Gracida.

Tags: DERT, THE TUNNEL RATS, ZANE ONE

BLIND I FOR THE KIDS PRESENT… QUALITY>QUANTITY

QUALITY OVER QUANTITY: having preference to better things, as opposed to more things. – UrbanDictionary

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Late last year Blind I put action behind a dream which was to do an album with a handful of artists that we love. This was even before we went out to SXSW & did our Quality showcase. Our motto has always been “Quality Over Quantity,” & we take that very seriously around these parts. You can tell from each staff member’s individual comps to the posts we make. You can go to many sites & see the same thing. You come here & see something different. You have respecognized this since we stepped onto the scene 4 years ago and have become our beloved “faithful.” We appreciate you all. In honor of you all & for those who don’t know about the Blind I movement, we offer you Quality>Quantity The Album. This album features all brand new exclusive heat from 1-O.A.K., Black Spade, Brittany Street, Co$, Danny Brown, DaVinci, Dert, Devonwho, F.A.M.E, Haz Solo, House Shoes, iLL-Literacy, JimiJames, Joob, Joya Mooi, Noahdeeakili & Sulaiman (C’mon Son… like WE weren’t finna fitz to get on our own schitt), Onra, Penguin Prison, Peter Hadar, Shafiq Husayn, Shawn Jackson, Sonnymoon, Tabi Bonney, The Bangerz & The Primeridian.

On behalf of the entire Blind I staff… we are proud to present to you… QUALITY>QUANTITY THE ALBUM.

DOWNLOAD: BLIND I FOR THE KIDS PRESENT… QUALITY>QUANTITY THE ALBUM [BANDCAMP]

Tags: 1-O.A.K., BLACK SPADE, BLIND I, blindiforthekids, Brittany Street, Co$$, Danny Brown, DAVINCI, DERT, DEVONWHO, F.A.M.E, Haz Solo, HOUSE SHOES, Ill-Literacy, JIMIJAMES, JOOB, JOYA MOOI, Noahdeeakili & Sulaiman, ONRA, Penguin Prison, Peter Hadar, QUALITY OVER QUANTITY, QUALITY!, QUALITY>QUANTITY, SHAFIQ HUSAYN, SHAWN JACKSON, Sonnymoon, TABI BONNEY, THE BANGERZ, THE PRIMERIDIAN

NO KNOWS DOPE | APRIL 20X

1st… Muthafuck a bitch… Oh my bad.. It’s that love thang… © Like I told y’all before… I’m coming with a theme every NKD this year. Jan was on some o.g. NKD steez, Feb was No Knows Dilla, March was No Knows Beats & this month is dedicated to “love” thus, No Knows Love.  I kinda went in on this one. Forgive me, but I do it because you love it.

Fix after the j…

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Tags: ?uestlove, A TRIBE CALLED QUEST, AHMAD JAMAL, Amerie, BDP, Bilal, BLACK SPADE, BLU(E)., BOBBI HUMPHREY, CODY CHESNUTT, COMMON, Daru Jones, DERT, diana ross, DJ SPINNA, DONNY HATHAWAY, DONWILL, DUTCHMASSIVE, DWELE, ELUCID, Erykah Badu, GB, HOLLYWEERD, ILWIL, ILYAS, INTIMATE STRANGERS, Isley Brothers, J DILLA, James Poyser, Jazzanova, Jose Gonzales, Jose James, LITTLE BROTHER, LITTLE DRAGON, LMNO, MADLIB, MARK DE CLIVE-LOWE, Marvin Gaye, Median, MIKA ARISAKA, MR.J. MEDEIROS, n.e.r.d., Nas, NICOLAY, NKD, NO KNOWS DOPE, PETE ROCK & C.L. SMOOTH, PETER BROWN, PHAROAHE MONCH, PHONTE, PLATIN PIED PIPERS, PPP, PRINCE PAUL, PRROF, Q-TIP, Raphael Saadiq, RELL, ROB VIKTUM, SLUM VILLAGE, STRONG ARM STEADY, SUBLIMINAL RENAISSANCE, Tanya Morgan, TARA ELLIS, TEDDY PENDERGRASS, TEEDRA MOSES, TERRACE MARTIN, TETTORYBAD, The Beatles, THE BLACKBYRDS, THE FORIEGN EXCHANGE, THE GAP BAND, The Randy Watson Experience, VIKTER DUPLAIX, VON PEA, WAAJEED, YESTERDAY'S NEW QUINTET, YUNGUN AKA ESSA, YUTI, ZZ HILL

NO KNOWS DOPE | MARCH 20X

This month I decided to flip the script & keep it off this NKD. Get it? No scripts… just beats. Thus, No Knows Beats! From my favorite producers past, present & future. This cover is quite special to me as well because it is a painting of me done by my brother like no other Dee Jae Pa’este of Konscious Klothing & he was kind enough to let me use it for this months NKD art. (I mean… IT IS ME tho hahahaha). I have been bumping this all day while I was working on the back cover & it is damn good designing music… or work music… or whatever you use it for. Burn a CD, drop it on your mp3 players & cypher with your homies while you cruise the block or BBQ it up… or just stfu & listen.

A list of who’s on this batch & the DL after the J…

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Tags: 88 Keys, ALEX B, BENGA, BLACK MILK, Bullion, CASPA, CHIMPANZINAUTS, Daru Jones, DERT, DEVONWHO, DIMLITE, EDIT, ETURNAL DAWN, Exile, F.A.M.E., FLYING LOTUS, Gaslamp Killer, HI-TEK, J DILLA, JOOB, MADLIB, MAX KANE, MR.DIBIASE, MR.DJ, NKD, NO KNOWS DOPE, NOSAJ THING, PASHA BROWN, PHONOSAPIENS, RADIO RANDONE, RUSKO, Sa Ra, SAMIYAM, SHINY'S FOOD, SQUARE WEEZY, SWIZZ BEATS, TAPE MASTAH STEPH, WAAJEED

MEEZY LISTENIN’ VOL 6

Ahh it’s that time again.. just in time for NOW!
Got some HOTTNESS ON THIS ONE .. Something old , something new. New joints from Lupe, Erykah &  Nametag. There is something on here for everyone.
Go get that!!

TL and DL in the other land…

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Tags: ALOE BLACC, Blame One, blu, Co$$, Curren$y, Daru Jones, DERT, DJ LOW KEY, DONWILL, drake, Electric Wire Hustle, Erykah Badu, Exile, FLYING LOTUS, Lupe Fiasco, MatthewDavid, MEEZY, MEEZY LISTENING, MEEZYART, Mela Machinko, NAMETAG, NAOKI KENJI, Nesby Phips, OWUSU & HANNIBAL, Peter Hadar, PLANET ASIA, RAPPER BIG POOH, Reggie B, Self Scientific, STATIK SELEKTAH, STRANGE FRUIT PROJECT, Styles P, Sulaiman, TALIB KWELI, TEEDRA MOSES, Vandalyzm, Wiz Khalifa

BLINDIFORTHEKIDS | WERDUPSUN | ELDOTAYEDOT 2

So nice we had to hit em twice! Watts up, Watts up faithfuls! Trusting you all had a great New Year & a day after to not do anything but recoup back to G status! I felt it necessary to come with the sequel to the compilation my cuzzo Killa Cam & I dropped back in July of last year, where we highlight the artists & music coming out of our lovely city. We went further in on this one & you can judge for yourself on the Track list & DL which is after the jump…

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Tags: 2PAC, AB RUDE, BAD LUCC, BISHOP LAMONT, BLEU COLLAR, blu, BOKEY, BUTCH CASSIDY, CHEVY JONES, CROOKED I, Dam Funk, DAZ, DERT, DEVONWHO, DJ QUIK, dr dre, FLYING LOTUS, FOOTSOLIDERS, FREESTYLE FELLOWSHIP, GLASSES MALONE, GUILTY SIMPSON, HORSE SHOE GANG, J*DAVEY, JURNY BIG, KURUPT, LPG, MADLIB, MR.DIBIASE, MYKA 9, NEMO, NIPSEY HU$$LE, NOSAJ THING, PAC DIV, PLAYA HAMM, PROPAGANDA, QDIII, RAPHI, RAS KASS, ROSCOE, SEVEN DAVIS JR., SHAMES WORTHY, SLIM THE MOBSTER, SNOOP DOGG, SPONTANEOUS, STRONG ARM STEADY, Suga Free, TERRACE MARTIN, THE DOGG POUND, THE NONCE, TIRUNE

NO KNOWS DOPE – OCTOBER 2009

…& ya just don’t stop… back like a bad dream like I never left…Ya kNOw what time it cuz you iz da faithful… why I am typing “ghett-right”? I have no idea.  Anyways, this one goes out to all the purists of sound & the respecognition of listening to an album from beginning to end. If a track had to much damn dead space @ the end of a track I took that batch out. If a song was dope as fuck in a mix that I loved I got that schitt up in this piece! You don’t play when it comes to your NKD & therefore I vow to never play either.

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I send no apologies for this months edition of NKD. It is – what it is (male quote of the century) “of course my goons is astounding, niqqa I used the Auto-Tune™ because I’m clownin’!”

Track List & DL after the bounce, rock, roller-sk8…

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Tags: 88 Keys, 9th Wonder, ANDRE 3000, ATTICA BLUES, Bilal, Bullion, Cee-lo, Colin Munroe, COMMON, De La Soul, DERT, DEVONWHO, DIMLITE, DIVERSE, DR. WHO DAT?, ELZHI, Exile, FINALE, GEORGIA ANNE MULDROW, GUILTY SIMPSON, HI-TEK, INVINCIBLE, J DILLA, J MITCHELL, JAKE ONE, JAY DEE, JNEIRO JAREL, JOE SAMPLE, Karriem Riggins, LITTLE BROTHER, MADLIB, Mick Boogie, NO KNOWS DOPE, NOTTZ, OH NO, ROYAL FLUSH, ROYCE DA 5'9, ROZZI DAME, Sa Ra, SHAFIQ HUSAYN, SHAWN JACKSON, SOJOURN, SPANK POPS, STEREOLAB, THE AB'S, THE PROCUSSIONS, THES ONE, ty & kory