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FAT BEATS IN-STORE PERFORMANCE SCHEDULES [LA]

So you already know the deal & how we feel about the whole departure of the Fat Beats stores. Sucks. But not really cuz they still are going to be doing big thangs in various formats, so I guess it’s cool & growth & all that other jazz. Anyways, the NYC farewell jump off was filled to the brim of dope artists who had made Fat Beat NYC their home so it is only fitting that they mirror the same for the LA farewell & as you can see to the right (click pic to enlarge), that they are NOT playin! I mean DAMN!!! I know the NBA will be playing the All Star game @ Staples this season but this schitt right here my ninja? This is LA’s All Star Hip Hop fest for the ages! You got OG spitters from LA’s underground elite from Erule to Volume 10,  to LA’s G’d up from the chucks up spitters MC Eiht to Kurupt, a face melt of beats from LA producers Dibiase to Exile as well as a performace from the Gawdz of LA style Freestyle Fellowship! That aint even scratching the surface tho! Peep the line up for each day & plan accordingly. You’re welcome. Below is my favorite song from Erule  & still in my top 10 all time Hip Hop songs ever.

Erule – Listen Up

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Oh how I love that song. Anyways… if you in LA you know what to do! & if you aint you know what you NEED to do. Peep the official statement after the jump. & once again major Jedi Respecognition to the entire Fat Beats staff!

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EXILE’S “RADIO” OUT TODAY!

Radio is out today! Go cop down because you know it’s laden with enough heat rocks to last you until Exile‘s next project. Check out the links below to cop it whichever way you please:

Plug Research

iTunes

Amazon

Tags: Exile, FIYA!, PLUG RESEARCH, radio

VOCAL BEATER

Okay this shit is cool as hell. I mean, if you’re a producer, this shit right here is about to take your ideas straight from the mouthpiece to the MPC. Never again are you going to be suck at the DMV with a dope idea and forget it once you paid off that registration two hours later. Just check it! Production app of the summer!

Tags: App, DUMBFOUNDEAD, Exile, Production, TOKiMONSTA, Vocal Beater

EXILE – POPULATION CONTROL (SAMIYAM REMIX)

Exile’s “AM/FM” drops August 31st on Plug Research, and to lead up to the date, Samiyam remixed one of the dope joints featured on the project, “Population Control“. Shouts to JKim for shooting us the look! You can also pre-order Exile’s album here. Indulge!

Tags: Exile, PLUG RESEARCH, SAMIYAM

SONNYMOON SIGNS WITH PLUG RESEARCH

Congratulations to our good friends Dane & Anna, better known as Sonnymoon, for  signing to one of todays leading labels in future sound; Plug Research! Plug Research is home to artists such as Bilal, Exile, Flying Lotus, Om’Mas Keith & Shafiq Husayn of Sa-Ra Creative Partners & Quadron just to name a few. Since late 2009, it has been a roller coaster ride  for them as they have made a noise louder than bombs with their free debut album they asked us to drop on Christmas, to performing @ SXSW, to getting remixed by Melo-X, to J*Davey twitting their appreciation for witnessing the “whiter & trippier version” of them, to now signing with a label that pushes the envelope on creativity and delivers each artists vision with quality. We here @ Blind I are proud of our folks! Congrats & Jedi Respecognition & LET’S GOOOOOO!!!

Peep their latest song entitled “Blast Off” which can be found on the Potholes In My Blog summer sampler.

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Tags: ANNA WISE, Bilal, DANE ORR, Exile, FLYING LOTUS, Om'Mas Keith, PLUG RESEARCH, Quadron, Sa-Ra Creative Partners, SHAFIQ HUSAYN, Sonnymoon

VIDEO: EXILE-YOUR SUMMER SONG REMIX (F/ J MITCHELL)

Here’s the video for the remix of Exile’s “Your Summer Song” which features J Mitchell. It has that summery road trip feel to it. Also, Exile’s album, AM/FM drops toward the end of the month. But for now, checkout the remixes we recently posted here. As usual, Exile brings it!

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EXILE – RADIO REMIXES

These good artists are being kind to us. Producer and MPC master Exile decided to drop this album of remixes on us for FREE. Damn, folks are just too generous these days. I’m not gonna start complaining though.

15 tracks remixed by the best in the underground, I’m sure these joints will find a good home in your sound system.

Download the album here and, kill your radio.

Exile – It’s Coming Down (Rhettmatic Remix)

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Exile – GB (Radio Medley)

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Tags: Dirty Science, Exile, radio, REMIXES

EXILE | DJ RHETTMATIC – IT’S COMING DOWN

August 31st, Blind I fave Exile will release his next album Exile Radio “AM/FM” on Plug Research.  “AM/FM” is a remix album featuring various rapper/singers over the original versions of his latest album “Radio,” while various producers remix the original tracks. There was such a high number of remix submissions, when putting together the “AM/FM” album that they are now releasing a FREE BONUS album that we will drop in it’s entirety next week. For the moment, here is one track from the upcoming FREE BONUS album, which will not be on the official “AM/FM” album.  Produced by the one and only, DJ Rhettmatic of The World Famous Beat Junkies and Crown Royale, here is Rhett’s remix of “It’s Coming Down.”

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Tags: CROWN ROYALE, DJ RHETTMATIC, Exile, PLUG RESEARCH, WORLD FAMOUS BEAT JUNKIES

TEEKO | VAJRA | DMC FINALS

Our brother Teeko of 4OneFunk & F.A.M.E. fame (da da tsssh) was out in Colorado couple weeks ago @ the DMC Finals & threw down a special set for the people. Peep his take on Rodney O & Joe Cooley’s “Everlasting Bass” & stay on the lookout as Teeko has been busy on the collabo tip with our other brother Black Spade, Haz Solo, JimiJames, Devonwho, Dibiase, Exile ANNNNNNNNNNNNNNND lookout for his feature on the upcoming Mark Ronson album! (SMH… Y’all aint ready!)

Tags: 4ONEFUNK, BLACK SPADE, DEVONWHO, DIBIASE, DMC, Exile, F.A.M.E, Haz Solo, JIMIJAMES, MARK RONSON, TEEKO, VAJRA

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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