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REFLECTION ETERNAL | JAY ELECTRONICA | J.COLE | MOS DEF

Look… I know this aint CDQ, but blah all that for a second… if u was in L.A. this past week & @ BOOMBOX for that matter, then you may have heard this exclusive cut from Reflection Eternal, Jay Electronica, J.Cole & Mos Def. Like I said… it is NOT CDQ (more like Sandbox-Automatic..remember that ish?) but you can say you heard it first! When the CDQ drops, we got you… til then…

Tags: BOOMBOX, HI-TEK, J.COLE, Jay Electronica, L.A., Mos Def, REFLECTION ETERNAL, TALIB KWELI

CHIP THA RIPPER-THE CLEVELAND SHOW MIXTAPE

Alright good people. Chip dropped his joint today.

The mixtape features artists like  Curren$y, Big Sean, Naledge and Mikkey Halsted.

Chip Tha Ripper f. Curren$y & Big Sean-Fat Raps (Prod. by Chuck Inglish)

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Tags: Big Sean, BLIND I, CHIP THA RIPPER, Chuck Inglish, Curren$y, HI-TEK, JAKE ONE, Mick Boogie, Mikkey Halsted, Mixtape, Naledge, Terry Urban, THE CLEVELAND SHOW

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

NO KNOWS DOPE – AUGUST 2009

This month has been a circus like no other for your boy. I always speak through the music I love & this month’s NKD tells the whole story from beginning to end. Special shout out to the fake, the exposed, the trill, the lilypads & the truth. This ones for you.

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DOWNLOAD NO KNOWS DOPE – AUGUST 2009 [MEDIAFIRE]

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Tags: A TRIBE CALLED QUEST, ADAM LEVINE, BABY HUEY & THE BABYSITTERS, COULTRAIN, DJ PREMIER, DUG INFI, DUG INFINITE, DWELE, FAITH EVANS, FIRST DOWN, GINO VANELLI, HI-TEK, J DILLA, JAY DEE, JAYLIB, Kanye West, LITTLE BROTHER, MADLIB, No I.D., NORMAN CONNERS, OMARION, OWUSU & HANNIBAL, PACIFIC DIVISION, PERCEE P, PETE ROCK, PHAT KAT, PHONTE, PPP, QUASIMOTO, RAPPER BIG POOH, RAS KASS, REFELECTION ETERNAL, SCIPIO, SLUM VILLAGE, SOL+10, SOULS OF MISCHIEF, TALIB KWELI, THE NEPTUNES, THE O'JAYS, THE PHARCYDE, Thenativesoul, WHODINI, Will.i.am

KARMALOOP INTERVIEW-REFLECTION ETERNAL

So happy to see Hi-Tek and Talib Kweli together again. They have an awesome synergy and their collective efforts trump their solo ones by far.

Their album, Revolutions Per Minute, is slated to be released soon. We’ll keep you posted!

Tags: HI-TEK, KARMALOOP INTERVIEW, REFLECTION ETERNAL, REVOLUTIONS PER MINUTE, TALIB KWELI

ROCK THE BELLS ANNOUNCES LINE UP FOR 2009

You know this is just the skeleton right? You DO know that they finna fitz to gonna add some heavy hitters to this already heavy hittin line up! It shall be yet another dope year of RTB this year! Can’t wait!

Tags: B.DOLAN, BIG BOI, BUCKSHOT, CHALI 2NA, COMMON, DAMIAN "JR.GONG" MARLEY, EVIDENCE & ALCHEMIST, EYEDEA & ABILITIES, HI-TEK, HOUSE OF PAIN, K'NAAN, KRS ONE, M.O.P., Mickey Factz, MYSTIC JOURNEYMEN, Nas, NECRO, OUTKAST, PSYCHO REALM, RAEKWON, REFLECTION ETERNAL, ROCK THE BELLS 2009, RZA, SAGE FRANCIS, SLAUGHTERHOUSE, SLUM VILLAGE, TABI BONNEY, TALIB KWELI, TECH N9NE, THE ROOTS

THE GAME X COMMON X NAS X HI-TEK X MR. WEST!

Angel (Feat. Common) (Produced by Kanye West)
Letter To The King (Feat. Nas) (Produced by Hi-Tek)

*The Gil Scott Heron – Angel Dust sample Ye used for Angel is dope.

I’ll actually buy this album I think.

Tags: COMMON, GIL SCOTT-HERON, HI-TEK, Kanye West, L.A.X., Nas, The Game