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VIDEO: GRIMM REALITY ORCHARD-WARDS

Now this is an interesting twist on a music video.   Crôucéd Tif (‘crooked teeth’ – and, by god, his teeth are crooked. Every time someone brings that up, his eyes turn thunderstorm, even though HE chose that name for himself), the guy responsible for the now-classic videos for Dimlite’s “Roo” and “Ravemond’s Young Problems”, breaks out another bucket of monkeys.

“Orchard-wards” is one of the bonus-songs attached to Dimlite’s album “Grimm Reality”, which will see its worldwide release via Now-Again Records in fall 2011.

Tags: DIMLITE, VIDEOS

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

LABEL LOVE 001

Nowadays, labels get a bad wrap for clinging so tightly to their music, and understandably so. But, the folks in charge at Ubiquity, Fania, Plug Research, ESL, Now Again, Tru Thoughts and Bastard Jazz have all pitched in tracks for Label Love 001. It features music from folks like Quadron, Shafiq Husayn, Bilal, Quantic, Dimlite and other international acts.  Very jazzy. Check out their websites and browse through their artist rosters. We feature some of them on our monthly mixes.

Dibble dabble with the streams and see what you like.

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Tags: ANCIENT ASTRONAUTS, BASTARD JAZZ, BELLERUCHE, Bilal, BLIND I, DIMLITE, DJ CENTER, ESL, FANIA, LABEL LOVE 001, MOPHONO, NOW AGAIN, PLUG RESEARCH, Quadron, QUANTIC, SHAFIQ HUSAYN, SHAWN LEE, TRU THOUGHTS, UBIQUITY

PODCAST: VAST #7 – SHAPE

Tags: BARON ZEN, Busy, DABRYE, Dam Funk, Débruit, Débruit…, DIMLITE, DORIAN CONCEPT, FLYING LOTUS, Hermut Lobby, Joy Orbison, KELPE, MF DOOM, MOUNT KIMBIE, Mwéslee, NOSAJ THING, O. Boogie, RUSTIE, Shape, Tom Trago

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

MONDAY JAZZ – WAITING FOR THE WINTER

Monday Jazz gives us a nice warm helping of freshness during this cold time.

Track list & DL after the J…

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Tags: ALEX B, ANTIPOP CONSORTIUM, BEEM, CMD/CTRL, COMMON, CUPP CAVE, DAMU, DENIZ KHAN, DEVONWHO, DIMLITE, E.A.R.L., FLAKO, FLYING LOTUS, HERRMUTT LOBBY, HUDSON MOHAWKE, ILLUM SPHERE, JOE BUCK, KELPE, LEILA, MICHAEL FAKESCH, MIKE SLOTT, MOUNT KIMBIE, MUSSCK, Notorious B.I.G., PUDGE, ROBOT KOCH, SHLOMO, Teebs, THE XX, TOBACCO, ZO!

NO KNOWS DOPE – DECEMBER 2009

The last of the mohicans… or shall I say NKD’s for oh nina! I wanna say thank you to my brother like no other $ulaiman for not only droppin’ one of the illest mix/albums in a minute but for making good on our bet. Which was, had he lost (& he did) then he would have to make all the covers for NKD for 2009 & he did just that. So… thank you $ir. Never bet against my Lakers again hahahaha Anyways y’all.. it’s Christmastime & I come through with the come thru bearing gifts.

Tracks & DL after after…

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Tags: AYOMARI, Az, blakroc, BRAINWASH PROJECTS, Clipse, CRU, DERELIKS, Diamond District, DIBIASE, DIMLITE, DRES, Erykah Badu, FABOLOUS, FLYING LOTUS, GABY HERNANDEZ, GEORGIA ANNE MULDROW, Hieroglyphics, HUBERT LAWS, HUD MO, J DILLA, James Pants, KAY O1O, KEV CHOICE, Marvin Gaye, MERRY CHRISTMAS PINCHES!, MF DOOM, Mos Def, NICOLE HURST, NKD, NO KNOWS DOPE, NOSAJ THING, O.C., PAC DIV, PHONTE, PIGEON JOHN, PLASTIC LITTLE, PRINCE PAUL, RED CAFE, SLUM VILLAGE, SOL+10, SOULS OF MISCHIEF, STEVIE WONDER, STRONG ARM STEADY, Sulaiman, Tanya Morgan, TARIKA BLUE, TiRon, TOUGH JUNKIE, YOUNG RJ, YU

HUDSON MOHAWKE – BBC RADIO 1 ESSENTIAL MIX + DEC. US TOUR DATES

This slipped right under my radar! On November 28th, BBC Radio 1 opened the decks for one of Blind I’s favorite producers – Mr. Hudson Mohawke – to do his thing and put together a superb, stellar, fantastic Essential Mix. This thing is CRAZY man, I’m talking 57 tracks of complete BANGERS! I’ve included a MP3 download along with the stream so you can check it out however you please, but whatever you do, indulge!

Tags: American Men, Apple, BBC RADIO 1, Becoming Real, Carl COx, CLOUD ONE, Damfunk, DIMLITE, DJ Seduction, DORIAN CONCEPT, Fatima Yamaha, FLYING LOTUS, Free School, HUDSON MOHAWKE, James Pants, Jjak Hogan, Joy Orbison, KGB Man, Krystal Klear, Lazer S, LAZER SWORD, Lil Wayne, Lone, Loops Haunt, LUDACRIS, MACHINE DRUM, MADLIB, Manix, Markis Sage, Midnight Star & Usher, MIKE SLOTT, Mwéslee, Nacho Patrol, Patchwork Pirates, Ply Girls, Princess, Red, Redinho, RUSTIE, SciFi Stu, SLUM VILLAGE, Starkey, Terror Danjah, THE PHARCYDE, Tiago

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

PICKSTER IN PARIS

The Blind I homie Pickster One does it again! Fresh off a 2 week hiatus in Euro via touring with 2Mex, Pickster blessed the one’z & two’z @ a radio station out in Paris. This is that mix. EVERYONE WHO VISITS BLIND I NEEDS THIS MIX IN YOUR LIFE! I’m saying, he got everyone we bigg up on this batch, it’s everyone we love, well, not everyone… Lucy Liu aint on this batch, but I wanna be on THAT batch! da da tssssssssh uh thank u , uh thank u!

PEEP THE TRACKLISTING & COVER AND A BUNCH OF OTHER SCHITT INCLUDING THE LINK TO DOWNLOAD THIS MF AFTER THE SALTA!

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Tags: BLACK MILK, Bullion, DERT, DIMLITE, EDIT, Exile, FLYING LOTUS, HUDSON MOHAWKE, MADLIB, MIKE SLOTT, NEZ & RIO, Paris, PICKSTER ONE, RATATAT, SANTOGOLD, UM