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HAPPY PRESIDENTS DAY [CLASSIC VIDEO OF THE DAY]

Jay-Z’s “Dear John” letter to the underground.

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DJ HAYLOW – INFLUENCE N INSPIRATION

D2S’s own DJ Haylow made this mix of songs to honor Reverend Dr.Martin Luther King Jr. It’s a super dope collection of some of the dopest songs that are full of Empowerment! No more words. Just DL & share with your peoples. Track list & DL after the J…

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2009 Blind I Award Winners

Thank you all for participating in the voting for the 2009 Blind I year-end awards! It was fun to come up with the categories and see nominated artists push their campaigns quite heavily through their own outlets. We had a bunch of nominees on long lists when we started this process, and as we dwindled them all down to the best we knew we had something dope on our hands. We put up the polls, you voted, and now we present to you the 2009 Blind I End Of The Year Award Winners!

Foreign Exchange came and shut it down, winning our Album Of The Year category with 40% of the vote!

Foreign Exchange also picked up the award for the Best Collaboration, with Muhsinah for “Daykeeper“, which received 28% of the vote!

The Best Compilation award went to *Pbbt!’s “Jay.F*cking.Elec” compilation, showcasing some of the best from Mr. Electronica, with 33% of the vote!

The award for Best Live Act went to Mrs. Electronica, the incomparable Erykah Badu, who smashed with 35% of the vote!

The Best New Artist award went to San Jose’s own Don Prahfit, who came away with 33% of the vote!

The award for Best Post actually went to 2 posts – both Maiya & Meezy’s Jay-Z/J Dilla Mashupposts, which came in with 36% of the vote!

The Video Of The Year award went to Don Prafit’s cover of Kanye’s “I Wonder” with 39% of the vote!

The award for Most Improved went to – but of course - Pacific Division, with 31% of the vote!

Foreign Exchange swept every category they were in, including the award for Song Of The Yearwith “Daykeeper” getting 35% of the vote!

This was a tight one, but the Tweak Of The Year with 32% of the vote went to Kanye West at the 2009 VMA’s! *kanyeshrug*

NEXT YEAR we go bigger with MORE categories, MORE nominees, and MORE people to vote! Thanks for participating in this fun little exercise…now let’s see what 2010 has to offer!

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2009 BLIND I AWARD WINNERS!

Thank you all for participating in the voting for the 2009 Blind I year-end awards! It was fun to come up with the categories and see nominated artists push their campaigns quite heavily through their own outlets. We had a bunch of nominees on long lists when we started this process, and as we dwindled them all down to the best we knew we had something dope on our hands. We put up the polls, you voted, and now we present to you the 2009 Blind I End Of The Year Award Winners!
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A DAY IN THE LIFE: DJ NEIL ARMSTRONG

For most of the population they know him as Jay-Z’s tour DJ. But for cats like me who were into the battle DJ and scratch culture in the 90’s he’s a consistent member of the 5th Platoon crew (and one of the kings of mixtapes). Whatever the case, he’s living it up. Check this little in depth video about his life and rise to fame.

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Best Post

Wu Tang Clan’s Demo Tape (1992)Nasty Nas’ 91 Demo Tape
Michael Jackson’s Thriller Session Demos
2016? You Don’t Say.

Jay-Z x J Dilla Mashups (Maiya’s and Meezy’s)

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Best Collaboration

Jay-Z & Alicia Keys – “Empire State Of Mind”

Kid Cudi, Kanye West & Common – “Make Her Say”

Clipse & Pharrell – “I’m Good”

Foreign Exchange & Muhsinah – “Daykeeper”

Mos Def, Black Thought & Eminem – “BET Cypher”

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2010 GRAMMY NOMINEES

All year long we’ve been making our projections about who would be nabbing all the Grammy nominations. Now, The Recording Academy has revealed their list. Check it out and let us know what you think. Don’t you wonder who the Hell is actually on these voting committees?

Agree? Disagree? Which songs/albums made your personal soundtrack? Who was slept on? Over-hyped?

DO Tell.

List after the jump.

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WALE – CENTER OF ATTENTION

Last night Wale was in the Land of Lincoln alongside J. Cole, N.E.R.D., and Jay-Z for the Blueprint 3 College Tour. I had a chance to go but alas that trip down to Champaign is a a bitch giving birth to pit bull puppies. Luckily “Center Of Attention“, a bonus track from Attention Deficit, just leaked to hold you down. It’s crazy, I’ve heard so much backlash surrounding Wale from “hip-hop heads” recently that I don’t quite understand. I offer one bit of advice to those questioning the rise of one Wale Folarin: take all his media features away and supplant them with more Wacka Flocka Flame songs. I bet you wouldn’t be happy. Change doesn’t happen overnight people, it’s gradual and we should take Wale’s emergence as a sign that people want more in life than to get Wasted! Partake!

Wale – Center Of Attention (DL Sharebee)

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VIDEO: JAY-Z (FEAT. ALICIA KEYS) – EMPIRE STATE OF MIND

The best song off BP3. Alicia Keys makes it #1 though.

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