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ALICIA KEYS – STOLEN MOMENTS (JAPANESE BONUS TRACK)

Yes. I get another reason to post up a picture of Alicia Keys. This must be the week for beautiful talented women dropping new music or something! This is a Japanese bonus track not included on The Element Of Freedom for those of us here in the States. Thank heavens for Al Gore and the internet, huh? Indulge.

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MIKKEY HALSTED F/ LUPE FIASCO- YOU’RE GONE

This is dope to see Chicagoans using their music as a platform to address the violence among the youth in the city. Shouts to Fake Shore Drive, Mikkey and Lupe!

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DRES (OF BLACK SHEEP) – DOIN’ IT WRONG

Dres of Black Sheep drops From The Black Pool of Genius: The Prelude TODAY!!! – which is the prelude to his March 2010 full length release, and he drops off another new joint from it entitled “Doin’ It Wrong“. C’mon man, I said it before, all Black Sheep is good Black Sheep, word to Chris Farley. Partake!

Dres – Doin’ It Wrong (DL zShare)

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GET THE EP NOW!!!

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DRES – FOREVER LUVLEE [VIDEO]

Ya already kNOw how $ & I feel bout this…

eNjOy!

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BLACK SHEEP – FOREVER LUVLEE

New Black Sheep? Are you serious? Me and NO are crazy fans of Dres and Black Sheep, so I know I speak for him and I when I say arrrrrrrrrrrrghhhhhhhhhhhhh. Ok. Now that I’ve gotten through that, check out the new joint, “Forever LuvLee“, and then partake!

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2016? YOU DON’T SAY.

It’s been awhile since we’ve put any social commentary up on the site, but with Sister Toldja coming back soon you shall not starve for long. In the meantime, I wanted to share something with the Blind I faithful that I put up on my personal blog addressing Chicago’s failed 2016 Olympic bid in juxtaposition with the murder of 16 year old Derrion Albert. I’m sure the intelligent base we have here at Blind I will rock with my words. Partake.

I suppose Chicago in 2016 was more important at the time than a 16 year old Chicagoan. Derrion Albert would have been 22 years old around the time the Olympic Games would take over the city of Chicago, supposedly joining the corners of one of the most segregated cities in the world through the welcoming of every nation participating into our “welcoming confines”. Every real Chicagoan, from Wrigleyville to Calumet City, K-Town to the Low End, knows that it’s a tall feat for us to get along with each other already, let alone millions of tourists envisioning a town totally different than the one they’d be stepping into for an Olympic Games. The grievances and issues Chicago faces are not the caliber which would be easily dealt with in a mere 6 years. Rather, a lifetime of struggle and resistance has existed in Chicago, with little ground gained since the years of the Civil Rights movement. People move to our city and stay in their comfort corner, with the majority never daring to go south of Roosevelt. Equally, the born-and-bred Chicagoan is one that rarely goes North of Roosevelt, unless it’s for work purposes or to inquire within City offices. When such a rift exists between Chicago itself, how could the members of the Chicago Olympic Committee actually go through with making this pitch to the IOC? How, with teenagers dying every day in the streets — not just through gang violence, but senseless acts like the one that took away the life of Derrion Albert — could they actively say that the world would be safe here?

You can read the entire post over at my blog now, but feel free to comment here if you wish and let us know your thoughts on this whole ordeal.

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CLANDESTINE/PLSTK PRESENTS: MACHINE GUN FUNK

We back again tonight and bringing more of that good Bass music you love San Jose. We have a great line up of Jungle & Drum&Bass goodness tonight. Plus it’s the return of Clandestine OG Aphelion to the decks! Bok!

Always free and never a stinkin’ dress code involved. Ya heard?

Dedicated to all the Libras (like myself) and the late Grandmaster Roc Raida.

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THE CHANGING SAME PRESENTS: NOSAJ THING

My homies Grammar and Tommy of the Changing Same are bringing you that good music San Jose. Constantly. So this Friday prepare yourself for quite the musical journey as Nosaj Thing rocks your mind.

Already praised by Flying Lotus, Mary Anne Hobbs, and the like for his beautiful compositions on his debut album Drift, everyone in attendance is bound to have an aural treat.

Also backing him up will be the amazing Free the Robots, making his return to San Jose as well as the 408’s hometown hero Goldenchyld.

$7 Pre-sale tickets @ grammer.newsense@gmail.com

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CLANDESTINE PRESENTS: MACHINE GUN FUNK

It’s that time of the month (not THAT time of the month) again! Me and the crew are pulling out all the stops with this one! We invited The Bangerz to reprise their smashing set for this edition of MGF and we of course called out some veterans of the Bay Area bass scene to help us get the floor going as well.

Still FREE99 and everyone is welcome to invite the homies to boogie down.

Remember, there will be no stinkin dress code or commercial music of any sort at Machine Gun Funk,

EVER!

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ART DONT SLEEP | AM SESSIONS | A LOVE SUPREME | VOL.1

Los Angeles is bubbling right now, ArtDontSleep, amongst many others, has been championing this blossoming sound for the last 5 years. Giving artists a place to freely create, innovate and build with one another. No distractions, just music. This is the first of many Jam Sessions to come. Thank you to Blu for lending them his studio to do this right.

peep the line up!!!

Miguel Atwood-Ferguson – Viola
Todd Simon – Trumpet
Andres Renteria – Drums, percussion
Pablo Ygal – Electric guitar
Shafiq Husayn – Juno, drums
Marc de Clive Lowe – Keys, mpc
Computer Jay – Rhodes, keys
Brian Martinez – Acoustic bass, electric bass
KenBts. – Effects

Benjamin Tierney – Recording engineer, mixing engineer.

Azul213 & Eric Coleman – Photos

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