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BLACK SPADE-BUILD & DESTROY MIXTAPE

Man, before you even hit download, just looking at this artwork makes you feel like you’re about to be embarking upon the goodness. We’ve been posting a lot of Black Spade lately and getting everyone ready for this one. Build & Destroy features artists like Coultrain, Rockwell Knuckles, Vadndalyzm and Vic Mensah with production by everyone from Onra to J*DaVeY. Oowee! BTW, we have music from most of these acts on our Quality>Quantity mixtape so get familiar. #shamelessplug

The Cool Out Feat.  El Prez & Vandalyzm

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Hit the skip for the tracklist and download links. Props to The Smoking Section, Union LA and Trackstar The DJ for this gem. It’s a slumper.

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Tags: BLACK SPADE, BUILD & DESTROY, COULTRAIN, HAWTHORNE HEADHUNTERS, J*DAVEY, Mixtape, ONRA, Rockwell Knuckles, VIC MENSAH

FUTURE SOUL SESSION @ LEFT COAST LIVE

J*Davey, Sonnymoon, Cutso, Honor Roll, Hawthorne Headhunters, Kero One, The Park, Panthelion, Darondo, Sake One, That Girl and many more tonight and tomorrow in the Future Soul Sessions at Left Coast Live! Also come check out the Silent Disco presented by Scion!

More info after the drop! Blind I in this!

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Tags: CUTSO, Darondo, Ekogrl, HAWTHORNE HEADHUNTERS, HONOR ROLL, KERO ONE, Panthelion, SAKE 1, Sonnymoon, THATGIRL, The Park

MEEZY LISTENIN’ VOL 9

9 already… The ninth life of Meezy LIstenin’ . I hope it lightens up your life and promotes productivity in ya swagga.
This is the music for all you actioneers out there!! Now is the time to get it IN!

TL and DL on the other side

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Tags: ALICIA KEYS, Avery*Sunshine, COMMON, DELA, DWELE, FLYAMSAM, Georgia Anne Muldrow & Declaime, Groundation, HAWTHORNE HEADHUNTERS, HAYLING PRICE, Haz Solo, Houseshoes, Jalin Roze, Janelle Monae, Keys N Krate, Lungz, Lupe Fiasco, M.I.A., Martin Parks, MEEZY, MEEZY LISTENING, MEEZYART, NAMETAG, Queen Latifah, RE, SAUL WILLIAMS, THE PRIMERIDIAN, TRACKADEMICKS, YAHZARAH

HAWTHORNE HEADHUNTERS BAY AREA DEBUT

Man I can’t wait till this Saturday. Our homies are touching down for the first time in the bay (as HH, not first time in general) this Saturday May 15th @ SOM in beautiful San Francisco. That’s right I-Ced, Coultrain & the multi talented Black Spade will be giving us a night of freshness that we’ve been waiting for! SF legend Sake One will be on the decks making sure you break yo necks. & to give y’all a taste HH & Sake are giving you this special mix made especially for this special night! Aren’t you special!

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411 & DL after the after…

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Tags: BLACK SPADE, COULTRAIN, HAWTHORNE HEADHUNTERS, I CED, LOCAL 1200, SAKE ONE

JIMIJAMES

We just LOVE exposing you all to freshness that NEEDS to be a part of your every day life & JimiJames fits right in! 2 weeks ago the homies F.A.M.E. had their 3 year anniversary of their monthly event they do out in SF called the Funktion & in addition to giving yet another stellar performance, they also brought out JimiJames to accompany them for it. JimiJames out of L.A. has more than a unique sound & style to her. She is truly on some schitt you’ve yet to step in but @ the same time not going too far off the map where you can’t locate her. Other than F.A.M.E., you can find her rippin n runnin with Black Spade, Proh Mic, Haz Solo to name a few, not to mention her singing for Dam Funk. She recently dropped her 2nd album entitled So Janky & it’s all I’ve been playing all week. Peep 2 of my faves off it entitled… Popular Too &  Reasons For Everything

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Dope right? I KNOW! I got more for you after the jump…

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Tags: BEATS GALORE, BLACK SPADE, Dam Funk, F.A.M.E., HAWTHORNE HEADHUNTERS, Haz Solo, JIMI JAMES, PROH MIC

MEEZY’S NECK BRACE [BIRTHDAY EDITION]

Man, 34 years on this planet. So in honer of my mom and pops getting down 34 years ago,  I had to enlist the help of my “brother -like-no-other” NO to bring you 34 tracks of that “Break ya neck , can’t understand why I’m bobbin’ my head so much  good music” .
So even though it’s my B-Day , you are the one who gets the gift!

Warning: This Compilations hits so hard  you will be bobbin’ your head so much you might need a NECK BRACE!

Track List & DL after the jump…

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Tags: 1-O.A.K., BLACK THOUGHT, CHIP THA RIPPER, Clipse, CORY GUNZ, Curren$y, DERT FLOYD, DJ Krush, DON PRAHFIT, EMINEM, HAWTHORNE HEADHUNTERS, HUDSON MOHAWKE, ILLMIND, J*DAVEY, Juvenile, Kid Cudi, MADLIB THE BEAT KONDUCTA, Mary J. Blige, MEEZY, MEEZYART, MEL, NAMETAG, NKD, NO, NOSAJ THING, Obie Trice, PAC DIV, PROH MIC, R.O.D., RAEKWON, Redman, SADE, SAREEM POEMS, SOULS OF MISCHIEF, STRONG ARM STEADY, Sulaiman, T-BOZ, TAKE

BLACK SPADE – EVIL LOVE [VIDEO]

Since We on some better late than never type of schitt today, let me be a G & post this oldie but goodie video of my man Black Spade’s Evil Love .

Why do we make up just to break up like this beat here?

Tags: BLACK SPADE, HAWTHORNE HEADHUNTERS

NO KNOWS DOPE – JULY 2009

Cali is so damn hot these daze…. so I had to make it hotter by murkin the damn NKD game with this months edition. UBER Jedi respecognition to my DJ for lacing me with a few heaters that I included on this. Major NEW NEW!! Along with that current & true that you always get from me. The faithful already knows whats up. Last month when I began working on this The Clipse’s Eyes On Me was my fave @ the time… NOW it’s track 25 peep…

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Yup. You know who it is. Ef a jump. DL now!

DOWNLOAD NO KNOWS DOPE – JULY 2009 [MEDIAFIRE]

Tags: ?uestlove, AALIYAH, ACEYALONE, Amerie, Az, BLACK SPADE, blu, CARLITTA DURAND, CHASE AND STATUS, CLYDE CARSON, Dam Funk, Dead Prez, DISCOVERY, DJ BUZZ, DJ HEAT, DJ PREMIER, DJ QUIK, DJ Vinroc, DON PRAHFIT, DORIAN CONCEPT, drake, ELECTRICK RED, FABOLOUS, FRANK NITTY, GHOSTFACE KILLAH, GLASSES MALONE, GOAPELE, GOLDENCHYLD, HAWTHORNE HEADHUNTERS, INSPECTAH DECK, J DILLA, JAMIROQUAI, Jay-z, Kanye West, KEELAY AND ZAIRE, Keri Hilson, Keys N Krates, Kid Cudi, KURUPT, Lyrics Born, MADLIB, MICHAEL JACKSON, MISTAH F.A.B., NOSAJ THING, NOVEL, ONE, Pharrell, PROH MIC, Raashan Ahmad, ROYCE DA 5'9, Ryan Leslie, SLAKAH THE BEATCHILD, STATIK SELEKTAH, STEVIE WONDER, Tanya Morgan, TAPE MASTAH STEPH, THE BANGERZ, The Clipse, THE FOREIGN EXCHANGE, THE NOTORIOUS B.I.G., TRACKADEMICKS, WU TANG CLAN, ZO!

NO KNOWS DOPE::APRIL 2009

Whattup Blind I faithful! I truly apologize for not droppin this on the 15th (the day NKD’s are scheduled to drop) but the truth of the matter is that (in the words of my momz) ‘I am burning the candle @ both ends’ by doing ’4 much’ these daze! But ya know what I say… I’ll rest when I’m dead. So with that being said, let’s get to it! I had 5 songs that I had previously selected a month ago for this months edition. The rest was compiled all damn day today. There were songs I had in mind for this comp but needed a lil help in obtaining so with that I say a SPECIAL JEDI THANK YOU TO: J Peepz, Platurn, Pickster,  Dandiggity, G-Wrex & Goldenchyld. G-Wrex & Goldenchyld of The Bangerz were in the lab yesterday & created a blend of Pharrell’s That Girl to Dert’s Venus Morning (featured on his last project Talk Strange) . Peep the track…

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Tags: 1O.A.K., BLACK EYED PEAS, BLACK THOUGHT, BLEU COLLAR, blu, Chester French, DANNY BREAKS, DERT, DIZ GIBRAN, drake, EXPRESS RISING, FAME, Francis and the Lights, G-WREX, GOLDENCHYLD, HAWTHORNE HEADHUNTERS, J DILLA, J*DAVEY, KAY, Keri Hilson, KRADDY, KUDDY ROC, MAX KANE, MR.DIBIASE, Musiq Soulchild, NKD, NO KNOWS DOPE, OAKLAND FADERS, PACIFIC DIVISION, Pharrell, PHONTE, PLANTLIFE, PLATURN, PPP, PRINCE, SOL+10, STEREOLAB, SUB REN, SUBLIMINAL RENAISSANCE, The 87 Stick Up Kids, THE BANGERZ, THE FOREIGN EXCHANGE, THE JACKSONS, THE PHARCYDE, THE ROOTS, TUGBOAT, UCB, WALE