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NYC EVENT: DONUTS ARE FOREVER

If you’re in NYC and you want to party for a good cause, come out on Saturday to The Bell House in Brooklyn. All proceeds from the event benefit the J Dilla Foundation. ?uestlove and others will be on the 1s and 2s and Guilty Simpson is hosting. This Sunday marks his birthday so show some love.

For more information check out Donutsareforever.com

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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

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

STRONG ARM STEADY – STONEY JACKSON

L.A.’s own Strong Arm Steady & Madlib will be releasing the highly anticipated Stoney Jackson January 26th 2010, but you can get it NOW!

Tags: FASHAWN, GUILTY SIMPSON, MADLIB, PHONTE, PLANET ASIA, Stones Throw, STONEY JACKSON, STRONG ARM STEADY, TALIB KWELI

MAIYA AND NO PRESENT…GRIMEY VOL. 3

Iron Chief – The Almighty Raw Grimey

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Grimey – The Final Chapter. That’s right folks, when Mai & I set out to do these compilations, we had it set in mind that each collabo/comp we did would only hit 3 volumes & then we’d be on to the next one..on-on to the next one (besides y’all slept on vol.2). So this is our 3rd & final opus in the Grimey series, we will mos def come back next year with some OTHER theme, but until then put the razor blade under your tongue & stomp on the streets in your Timbo’s 1 mo’ ‘gain!

Tracklist & DL after the Jump 2 get beat down…

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Tags: 50 Cent, ARROGANT, Beanie Sigel, BLEU COLLAR, BUSTA RHYMES, Clipse, DANGER DOOM, DANGER MOUSE, GHOSTFACE KILLAH, GRIMEY, GUILTY SIMPSON, HELTAH SKELTAH, Hieroglyphics, IRON CHIEF, J DILLA, KILLA SIN, LA THE DARKMAN, MADLIB, MAIYA, MAIYA AND NO PRESENT...GRIMEY VOL. 3, MED, MF DOOM, N.W.A., NO, Ol' Dirty Bastard, ROYCE DA 5'9, RZA, SLUM VILLAGE, Tanya Morgan, THE NOTORIOUS B.I.G., THE TUNNEL RATS, THIRSTIN HOWL THE 3RD

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

MAIYA AND NO PRESENT…GRIMEY VOL. 2

Pharoahe Monch Feat. Canibus-Hell

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We  enjoyed putting together Grimey Vol. 1, so NO and I were eager to get this edition out to the Blind I Faithful. We pride ourselves on making exclusive and rare gems accessible to you on the regular.We had to dig for some of songs, but the end result was worth it. Let us know what you think!

Tracks/link after the jump.

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Tags: 2PAC, BLIND I, BROTHA LYNCH HUNG, Canibus, Das EFX, DJ PRINCE, FREDDIE FOXXX, FREESTYLE FELLOWSHIP, GHOSTFACE KILLAH, GUILTY SIMPSON, GZA, HEATHER B, Lil' Kim, M.O.P., MAIYA AND NO PRESENT...GRIMEY VOL. 2, Method Man, Nas, PASH A TRUNK SPECIALIST, PETE ROCK, PHAROAHE MONCH, Project Mayhem, RANDOM AXE, SAAFIR, SMIF N WESSUN, WU TANG

NO KNOWS DOPE | SEPTEMBER 2009

While Brothas Holdin’ 9′s Like September ~ Q Tip

Watts up?! Watts up!? Tis that time of the month… no not the 28th day … the 15th! Ya know $ & I hit ya off on the 1st & 15th with our Blind I staple comps (GO! & NKD) & today is my day & I’m coming with a vibe on some Detroit schitt, New schitt, exclusive schitt, never before heard schitt, some beat schitt, some future schitt, some house schitt, some electronic schitt, some remixed schitt, some soul schitt, some vintage schitt, some classic schit & SOME SCHITT overall! The faithful are already DL’ing… I suggest you follow suit. & SUIT UP! Cuz this months NKD is Legen …wait for it… & I hope your not lactose intolerant cuz this 2nd half of that word is… Dary

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yup. Like that.

DOWNLOAD NO KNOWS DOPE – SEPTEMBER 2009 [MEDIAFIRE]

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Tags: ARES, BAATIN, BARNEY STINSON, BLACK MILK, Brittany Street, CARLITTA DURAND, CUNNINGLYNGUISTS, De La Soul, DEODATO, DERT, DEVONWHO, DON PRAHFIT, Eric Roberson, estelle, Esthero, FLYING LOTUS, GHOSTFACE KILLAH, GUILTY SIMPSON, HEATH BROTHERS, HOUSE SHOES, ILLA J, J DILLA, JAY DEE, Jeru The Damaja, KURL BOOGIE, LOCSMIF, MADLIB, Mos Def, Musiq Soulchild, Nas, NICOLAY, NKD, NO KNOWS DOPE, NOAHDEEAKILI, OMAR, OUTKAST, PETE ROCK, PHAT KAT, PHONTE, Que D, QUSIMOTO, Redman, RES, SHATEK, SLUM VILLAGE, STEVIE WONDER, STRON ARM STEADY, T3, THE BANGERZ, THE JACKSONS, THE PHARCYDE, Thievery Corporation, TONY TOUCH, TRIFE, WAYNA, WEEZMATIC, WITCHDOCTOR, YANCEY BOYS

ALMIGHTY DREADNAUGHTZ & GUILTY SIMPSON PRESENT ARES

Shout out to Bitter Beet for shooting this to our email today! This is damn good! From the D to YOU! The Almighty Dreadnaughtz & Guilty Simpson give us ARES – A Red Eye Smokin’ mixtape featuring Kriz Steel, Supa Emcee, Cysion and more.

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MAIYA AND NO PRESENT…GRIMEY VOL. 1

Organized Konfusion – Bring It On

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What’s good Blind I Faithful? It’s your girl Maiya and your boy NO coming to you with our first joint compilation…GRIMEY! We’ve talked about doing one for ages and finally made it happen. You’d think between our typical comps, it might be pretty eclectic or soulful. THINK AGAIN! Most men assume the ladies have to act/look rough to appreciate some old La the Darkman or N.W.A. (a stereotype I proudly defy).   So, NO and I got our hands dirty in the crates to deliver a gritty, grimy, hardcore mix unlike anything you’ll see on the other blogs.

We literally birthed the idea yesterday morning and completed it in an hour last night. Beginning with my Raekwon “Penitentiary” (The new Rae is ill BTW) we tag teamed track for track throughout the entire thing. Between Gravediggaz, Organized Konfusion and O.C., we got something in store for rap fans that frequent Blind I.

Special thanks to $uli for delivering the artwork via NO’s idea.

Tracks/links after the drop.

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Tags: Big Pun, BIGGIE SMALLS, BLACK MILK, Black Sheep, BLIND I FOR THE KIDS, CAMP LO, Compilation, ERIK B., FAT RAY, Ghostface, Goodie Mob, GRAVEDIGGAZ, GRIMEY VOL. 1, GUILTY SIMPSON, MADVILLAIN, MAIYA, NO, NOAHDEEAKILI, OC, Ol' Dirty Bastard, ONYX, ORGANIZED KONFUSION, PASH A TRUNK SPECIALIST, PERCEE P, RAEKWON, Rakim, RAS KASS, Redman, VINNIE PAZ