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BLIND I SAYS GO! FEBRUARY 2011

I turn 25 on Saturday, and to echo my current musical mood I decided to make this month’s Blind I Says GO! all about the raps! Well, mostly about the raps. Amidst songs featuring Lupe Fiasco, Madlib, Kidz In The Hall, Curren$y, Mikkey Halsted, Co$$, Blu, Styles P, Freddie Gibbs, Kendrick Lamar, Gucci Mane, Tabi Bonney, Dom Kennedy, Gilbere Forté, Pac Div, Stalley, and Martin & Malcolm, there’s a bit of soul in this mix compliments of Spree Wilson, Esthero, and some unreleased EARLY production from Chad Hugo and Pharrell Williams of The Neptunes for a R&B singer named Mike E. who was produced by Teddy Riley back when the Neptunes duo was ghost-producing for the legend. If that ain’t enough to get you excited to download this I don’t know what is. So without further ado, partake! Track listing after the jump.

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Tags: blu, Co$$, Curren$y, DOM. Kennedy, Esthero, Freddie Gibbs, Gilbere Forté, Gucci Mane, Kendrick Lamar, Kidz In The Hall, MADLIB, Martin & Malcolm, Mike E, Mikkey Halsted, PAC DIV, Spree Wilson, Stalley, Styles P, TABI BONNEY, upe Fiasco

DJ FRANCHISE-THE REINTRO (PART 1)

DJ Franchise came at this mixtape with a dope approach. Like many of us,  he was fortunate enough to become a hip-hop fan in the Golden Era where the rawest of the raw was coming out. Now he’s witnessed the common debate about whether or not the new rappers are any good  and comparing them to the vets. To highlight the talent in the new school, he put together this mix. Dope! Hit the skip for tracklisting.

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Tags: AL BE BACK, BIG BOI, BLIND I, BUN B, Curren$y, drake, FABOLOUS, Gucci Mane, Jay Electronica, Jay-z, Jean Grae, JOE BUDDEN, Kanye West, nicki Minaj, RAEKWON, Rick Ross, ROYCE DA 5'9, SMOKE DZA, THE ROOTS

BLIND I SAYS GO! NOVEMBER 2010

It’s November already? Crazy how time flies when you’re having fun. In this month’s installment of Blind I Says GO!, I’ve included 20 of the dopest tracks I could find, and I must say this is the joint I made a copy of IMMEDIATELY and threw in the whip. I dare you to want to skip any song in the process of this stellar mix. New shit from Kid Cudi, GLC, Chip Tha Ripper, Nicole Wray, Kanye West, Gzus Piece, Consequence, Nottz, Snoop Dogg, Royce Da 5’9, N.E.R.D., Fam-Lay, Yelawolf, Gucci Mane, AZ, Kendrick Lamar, Ash Riser, Thelonious Martin, Pusha T, Pharrell, Pete Rock, Jay-Z, Charlie Wilson, Curtis Mayfield, Wale, Freeway, Lupe Fiasco, Cee-Lo Green, Common, Jennifer Hudson, and yours truly, Sulaiman. All in all it’s a dope ass listen…and if you don’t believe me, I’ve decided to do something unique and upload the entire duration of this month’s Blind I Says GO! to our Soundcloud page so you can try before you buy nahmsayin? So hit the download link now if you’re ready to GO!, or hit the jump to check out the streaming preview. GO!
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Tags: ASH RISER, Az, CEE-LO GREEN, Charlie Wilson, CHIP THA RIPPER, COMMON, Consequence, CURTIS MAYFIELD, Fam Lay, Freeway, GLC, Gucci Mane, Gzus Piece, Jay-z, JENNIFER HUDSON, Kanye West, Kendrick Lamar, Kid Cudi, Lupe Fiasco, N.E.R.D, Nicole Wray, NOTTZ, PETE ROCK, Pharrell, PUSHA T, ROYCE DA 5'9, SNOOP DOGG, Sulaiman, Thelonious Martin, WALE, YELAWOLF

NO KNOWS DOPE | JAN 20X

New month. New year. New decade. New NKD. New cover scheme. New sounds. Knew sounds. It’s what you’ve come to expect & then some. List of tracks & DL after the bounce, rock, sk8…

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Tags: ALEX B, BLACK MILK, BRENDAN PHILIP, CARLITTA DURRAND, Chromeo, Don Cannon, F.A.M.E., FLYING LOTUS, Ghostface, Gucci Mane, GUILTY SIMPSON, HOUSE SHOES, INSPECTAH DECK, IRON CHIEF, J DILLA, J Period, J*DAVEY, J.COLE, JAY DEE, Jay Electronica, JIMIJAMES, Joy Orbison, LAZER SWORD, MADLIB, Mayer Hawthorne, Method Man, MF DOOM, Mos Def, NAOKI KENJI, NEMO, NNEKA, NOSAJ THING, OWUSU & HANNIBAL, PLASTIC LITTLE, RAEKWON, REFLECTION ETERNAL, SLUM VILLAGE, Sonnymoon, STRANGE FRUIT PROJECT, STS9, Tanya Morgan, The 3rd, The Cool Kids, THE MOMENTS, THE WHATNAUTS, TRACKADEMICKS, TREASURE FINGERS, VIKTER DUPLAIX, WAAJEED, WALE, WEENSEY, YOUNG RJ

DIPLO PRESENTS: FREE GUCCI

Diplo is saying something in this remix comp. I think it goes along the lines of FREE GUCCI! And I’m not sure if brah is gonna get free, but I know one thing, this comp is free.

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Tags: DIPLO, Gucci Mane, MAD DECENT

EL-P & JEEZY + DIPLO & GUCCI

Just when you thought music couldn’t get any more random. El-P collaborates with Adult Swim on a remix of Young Jeezy’s “I Got This“, while Diplo decides to flip Gucci Mane’s “Dangers Not A Stranger“. If at least for the sake of saying you heard em, you gotta indulge in these.

Tags: Adult Swim, DIPLO, El-P, Gucci Mane, Young Jeezy

BLIND I | THE BANGERZ PRESENT FLY N SAUCY VOL.2

Whattup faithfuls! Back like a bad dream comes Vol.2 from the Fly N Saucy crew. The Bangerz own G-Wrex & yours truly have compiled a soundtrack for you to put in the whip when you are on your way to the club or wherever you going for that matter. If you remember Vol.1, then you know how we get down. There’s allot of heat on this just in time to warm you all up during this cold season. Peep one of our faves off Vol.2 from Drizzy featuring a Blind I fave, Colin Munroe entitled Material Girl

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Track list & DL after the fade-away jumper…

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Tags: 50 Cent, Apl De Ap, BIRDMAN, BOBBY VALENTINO, BRANDY, CATARACS, CHAUFFEUR, Colin Munroe, CORTE ELIIS, CROWN CITY ROCKERS, DIRTY MONEY, drake, E-40, FLY N SAUCY, Free School, G-WREX, Gucci Mane, I-15, J*DAVEY, JACK SPLASH, Jamie Foxx, Jay-z, JIM JONES, Justin Timberlake, Kelis, Keri Hilson, Lil Wayne, MARIO, NEYO, OJ DA JUICEMAN, PLIES, REX, Rihanna, Ryan Leslie, TANK, THE BANGERZ, THE DOGG POUND, Timbaland, WEBSTAR, YOUNG B, YOUNG DEION

SOME DRAKE LOOSIES

Here’s some new Wheelchair Jimmy for you Drake stans. This dude is still pretty good, but that flow of his is getting more boring every time I hear a new track. With that said, he’s still better than 98% of everything else out right now. Here’s Say Something (off Timbaland’s Shock Value II), Believe It Or Not (featuring Gucci Mane), Beautiful Music (just a reference track), and as a bonus Play Ball (featuring Soulja Boy). FYI I think the Soulja Boy track is TRASH but the Drake verse is aiight. Partake you monkeyyyyyys….

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Drake – Believe It Or Not (Feat. Gucci Mane) (Download)

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Drake – Beautiful Music (Download)

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Drake – Play Ball (feat. Soulja Boy) (Download)

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Tags: drake, Gucci Mane, Soulja Boy, Timbaland

BIG BOI – SHINE BLOCKAS (FEAT. GUCCI MANE)

Here’s another new joint from Big Boi’s new project The Son Of Chico Dusty, featuring Gucci Mane. Man, I swear for all the elitist ass shit we put up here at Blind I, Gucci Mane finds a way to sneak in & get posted everywhere. This joint + Fo Yo Sorrows = a definite purchase of Big Boi’s new project when it drops for me. Partake!

Tags: BIG BOI, Gucci Mane

BLIND I SAYS GO! AUGUST 2009

What’s good Blind I faithful?! This past month has been dope experience after dope experience for me, and it’s totally reflected in the way this month’s Blind I Says GO! came out. We’ve dealt with some major losses, made some major gains, but the beauty in it all is that the music sticks around long after we’re gone. I decided to go all out and do a double-disc of new shit, new artists, old gems & unreleased material, all working perfectly to create something dope to ride to and bound to surprise you. So without further ado, indulge thine self and partake in the splendor that is Blind I Says GO August 2009!

BISG! August 2009 CD1 (Sharebee) | BISG! August 2009 CD2 (Sharebee)

Tracklisting after the jump.
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Tags: 2PAC, Big Pun, Bilal, Bone Thugs N Harmony, Brittany Street, CARLITTA DURAND, Clipse, Colin Munroe, Cuban Link, Curt@!n$, David Dallas, DJ Honda, drake, Dru Down, Fatima, GHOSTFACE KILLAH, Gucci Mane, Keri Hilson, Kid Cudi, Luniz, Major Lazer, Mos Def, muhsinah, Mystikal, NICOLAY, NORE, OJ Simpson, PACIFIC DIVISION, Peter Hadar, Pharrell, RAEKWON, Randy Watson Experience, Sa-Ra Creative Partners, SANTOGOLD, Saukrates, SHAFIQ HUSAYN, Small Eyez, Snoop Doggy Dogg, Sulaiman, The Kickdrums, THE ROOTS, Thenativesoul, Theophilus London, USHER, WALE