Blind I | The Boutique Music Blog | Quality Over Quantity.

L.A. EVENT: HOMAGE F/ ROY AYERS-PETE ROCK-THUNDERCAT-J.ROCC

OMG if I were in L.A. nothing would stop me from partaking in this event! The legendary Roy Ayers and Pete Rock will be joined with Thundercat, J. Rocc and others this Thursday. Advanced tickets can be purchased here. Support quality!

Tags: BLIND I, J ROCC, MOCHILLA, PETE ROCK, ROY AYERS, THUNDERCAT

BEST OF QUANTIC MIXED BY J.ROCC

It has been a decade since Will Holland aka Quantic released his first album on Tru Thoughts. Twelve albums later and Quantic has a vast discography; funky, soulful vibes with the Quantic Soul Orchestra, Flowering Inferno’s reggae infused dub, cumbia with The Combo Barbaro, and more. The Best Of Quantic album highlights the stunning range of his work, bringing together some of the biggest tracks from across his many projects.

To celebrate the release and a decade of music from Quantic, the world famous J.Rocc (one of the finest DJs on the planet), created the Best Of Quantic Mix that perfectly incorporates electronic, jazz, dub, hip-hop, cumbia and the many more styles to come from Quantic over the span of ten years.

Best Of Quantic Mix by J.Rocc by Tru Thoughts

Tracklist after the after….
› Continue reading

Tags: J ROCC, QUANTIC

THE WORLD FAMOUS BEAT JUNKIES LIVE + TICKET GIVEAWAY | SF

“They came from Cerritos”

That’s what the headline read in a 95-96 issue of Rap Pages that featured DJ’s rockin’ Green Lantern rings’ (way before DJ Green Lantern). The DJ’s rockin’ em were/are known as The World Famous Beat Junkies Since then they have gone from mixtapes & ITF/DMC battles to being part of a late night television show band, radio, part of many iconic hip hop groups (Jaylib, Dilated Peoples & The Visonairies… to name a few). They all can hold the fort down in their own right any given day of the week – but when they Voltron? Shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiet. If you know then YOU KNOW! If you don’t then this is your chance to learn you some trill schitt before the rest of the community finds out you can’t tell shit from chocolate. Don’t trip. Blind I will help. This Saturday October 23rd VTech Phones presents the 2nd installment of their monthly event out in SF known as ‘Frequency‘. Last month we were in the house to witness the album release party/Bay are debut of Black Milk & that schitt was LIVE SON!! So you know this is bout to pop as well. VTech has given Blind I a couple of tickets to bestow upon a lucky soul to witness the freshness this Saturday. To enter simply shoot us a email (submit@blindiforthekids.com) with your first/last name & 1 solid sentence explaining why you need to be the winner. We will unveil the winner on Friday October 22nd @ 3PM PST. May the force be with you.

Get your pre sales NOW!

Tags: BABU, J ROCC, MR.E., RHETTMATIC, SHORTKUT, THE WORLD FAMOUS BEAT JUNKIES, VTECH PHONES

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

Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.

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!

› Continue reading

Tags: Affion Crockett, AYOMARI, Bambu, BISHOP LAMONT, Danny Brown, Dilated Peoples, DJ Revolution, EM Eiht, Exile, FAT BEATS, FREESTYLE FELLOWSHIP, Funkdoobiest, Houseshoes, J ROCC, KURUPT, L.A., MED, Mellow Man Ace, PERCEE P, PLANET ASIA, RAS KASS, RHETTMATIC, Shafiyq, STRONG ARM STEADY, TiRon, TREK LIFE, TUNJI

MAIYA PRESENTS…ELECTRICITY VOL. 2

Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.

Hey hey! Since last month’s go round, summer has officially started and I’m feeling great. The weather is warmer, opportunities are blooming and we all have a lot to look forward to. I’m a city girl (NYC to exact) and for the first volume, I included songs with  good energy that reminded me of the pulse the metropolis exudes. This version is a little smoother, but somehow it puts me in the mindset of all the lights and the action. Making these is really abstract process, so it’s better to let you play it than explain it. Y’all know my formula by now. Enjoy. Everything you need is after the jump.

› Continue reading

Tags: AFFICTIONADOS, B LEWIS, BLIND I, BONOBO, Chief, Compilation, Curren$y, DILLA, drake, ELAQUENT, ELZHI, FIEND, J ROCC, JAKE ONE, Janelle Monae, Kissey Asplund, MAIYA PRESENTS ELECTRICITY VOL. 2, PRINCE PAUL, REZ, ROYCE DA 5'9, SAUL WILLIAMS, TAKE

T I M E L E S S

VISIT OUR TIMELESS PAGE FOR MORE INFO

Tags: A SUITE FOR MA DUKES, ARTHUR VEROCAI, B+, chatos 1013, CINEQUEST, COLEMAN, CONN 5, ERIC COLEMAN, FUSICOLOGY, GOLDENCHYLD, J DILLA, J ROCC, LADIES TOUCH, LEFT COAST LIVE, MEEZYART, Miguel Atwood-Ferguson, MOCHILLA, MULATU ASTATKE, NEW SENSE, NOAHDEEAKILI, THATGIRL, THE BANGERZ, TIMELESS, UNGRAMMAR, V-TECH, WAX POETICS, WORLD FAMOUS BEAT JUNKIES

NIGHTLIFE’S J DILLA TRIBUTE MIX & SLUM VILLAGE LIVE PERFORMANCE

Last month we celebrated the life of hip hop producer JDilla. For those who want to relive the experience, there’s no better way than by downloading these podcasts. From J.Rocc to Mr. Choc, Rhettmatic to A LIVE performance from Slum Village, it’s all here waiting for you.  And those who couldn’t make it out, the music speaks much louder than words ever could.

Listen to Part 1

Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.

Listen to Part 2

Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.

Download Here

Tags: BEAT JUNKIES, J DILLA, J ROCC, LOS ANGELES, MR.CHOC, NIGHTLIFE, RHETTMATIC, SLUM VILLAGE

NEW MADVILLAIN!!!

LMMFAO@ THE DISCLAIMER THEY GOT ON STONES THROW!!

Tags: J ROCC, MADLIB, MADVILLAIN, MF DOOM, Stones Throw

DANDIGGITY’S ECLECTICUTS VOL.15

Sometimes it’s just isn’t your month to be awesome. My laptop crapped out on me for a month and that meant I was behind on everything. Thus why my comp is coming out a couple days behind schedule. Yeah, boo hoo buddy. Well I hope you all enjoy this months offering. 10 tracks of mood music for this moody day (it’s finally raining in San Jose). I’ll get through this problem and I know you all will get through yours.

› Continue reading

Tags: DAEDELUS, DANDIGGITY, Dandiggity's Eclectic Cuts, DJ ELI, EclectiCuts, GUIDO, ILLYAH & LTD. CANDY, J ROCC, James Pants, JOKER, LAZER SWORD, MASSIVE ATTACK, YOSAKU

J.ROCC | DAEDELUS | RAS G. | NOBODY

I gave into the flesh on that last post. My bad y’all. To make up for it , here is some true schitt the good folks over @ DubLab are doing with J.Rocc, Daedelus, Ras G. & Nobody. Schitts major!

COP THIS ISH!!

(comes out Feb 9th 2010 tho, so hold tight)

Tags: DAEDELUS, DUBLAB, J ROCC, NOBODY, RAS G, Stones Throw, WORLD FAMOUS BEAT JUNKIES