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BLIND I SAYS GO! JANUARY 2011

20-motherfucking-11! Man this new year came so fast I looked up and it was the 3rd already. Blame it on the NYE champagne diet. Oh well. Better late than never to kick of this new year with a new slew of ill shit from Asher Roth & Nottz, D.A. of Chester French, Chip Tha Ripper, Ghostface Killah, Raekwon, Method Man, Redman,  CurT@!N$, Mark Ronson, Saigon, Rhymefest, Blu, Tennille, Supreme Team, Chris Brown, Jazmine Sullivan, Gorillaz, David Banner & 9th Wonder, The Kickdrums, Kanye West & Jay-Z, Lil Wayne, Fashawn, Common, John Legend, Self-Scientific, Freddie Gibbs, Krondon, and Nas! Whooo! If you didn’t see at least one artist on that list that you like then you’re on the wrong site buddy. Without further ado to those in the know, partake!

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BLIND I SAYS GO! DECEMBER 2010

Life is all about progression. Time doesn’t stop, we don’t get any younger, and it’s always the early bird that catches the worm. With the closing of another year, I know I speak for the entire Blind I staff when I say that I hope you’ve all grown as we have; seen what’s being done and aspired to be better…for as you know, Blind I ALWAYS says GO!…

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Tags: ALOE BLACC, B.O.B., Big K.R.I.T., CEE-LO GREEN, EMINEM, Gangrene, J DILLA, Jean Grae, john legend, Lupe Fiasco, Miguel, Raheem Devaughn, ROYCE DA 5'9, RZA, Sulaiman, The Cool Kids, trademark da skydiver, Vic Spencer, Wiz Khalifa

AL GREEN | JOHN LEGEND | MAX KANE

F.A.M.E.’s Max Kane returns with another one of his signature 4OneFunk’ed out remixes this time around with legendary Al Green & John Legend’s Stay With Me. Peep…

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AL GREEN – STAY WITH ME FEAT. JOHN LEGEND [MAX KANE SLUMP REMIX] | DOWNLOAD

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KANYE WEST, KID CUDI, PUSHA T, JOHN LEGEND, LLOYD BANKS, RYAN LESLIE – CHRISTIAN DIOR DENIM FLOW

It’s not exactly Friday, but after his mid-week declaration that he wasn’t going to drop a G.O.O.D. Friday track at all I don’t think anyone is complaining that he’s a little late. And yes, it is dope. Ryan Leslie got bars! I never took Lloyd Banks as the Dior Homme Denim type though….*shrugs*

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KANYE WEST et. al. – CHRISTIAN DIOR DENIM FLOW [DOWNLOAD]

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VIDEO: JOHN LEGEND & THE ROOTS – LITTLE GHETTO BOY

John Legend & The Roots tackle another classic – Donny Hathaway’s “Little Ghetto Boy” – and put a cool new spin on it. Wake Up Everybody! is shaping up to be verrrrrry dope.

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VIDEO: JOHN LEGEND & THE ROOTS – I CAN’T WRITE LEFT HANDED

It was actually my homie Davy who put me onto this earlier tonight. We all agreed it bared a strong resemblance to a new era of Soul that threw back to the likes of Ray Charles, Stevie Wonder, Bill Withers, and others. Truly genius music!

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VIDEO: JOHN LEGEND & THE ROOTS – WAKE UP EVERYBODY (FEAT. MELANIE FIONA & COMMON)

Cool visuals directed by Gil Green for the lead single from John Legend + The Roots new collaborative album “Wake Up!” dropping September 21st. A new spin on a classic, well done!

Tags: COMMON, john legend, Melanie Fiona, THE ROOTS

PERAJOK & KANYE WEST PRESENTS: G.O.O.D ASS MIXTAPE

Here’s the complete mixtape that from Perajok and Kanye West that features the Kid Cudi track posted earlier in the week. Some pretty good tracks on here if I say so myself…no pun intended.

Tracklisting and download link down in the bomb shelter.

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Mr. Hudson – Love Never Dies

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Tags: AMBER ROSE, Big Sean, COMMON, Consequence, CYHI DA PRINCE, FONZWORTH BENTLEY, G.O.O.D. ASS MIXTAPE, GLC, john legend, Kanye West, Kid Cudi, Lil Wayne, Mr Hudson, PERAJOK, Really Doe, TALIB KWELI, Taz Arnold, Tony Williams

FOOTAGE: KANYE WEST’S SECRET “ROSEWOOD” NYC SHOW

Mr. West brought along a few G.O.O.D. friends to rock a secret concert where there was a strict dress code of black suits. Before everyone goes off into the whole “Kanye’s wearing suits so now everyone’s wearing suits and that’s wack” spiel….I’d much rather see inner city youth in suits than sneakers. #justsayin. Partake in the movement!

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BLIND I SAYS GO! AUGUST 2010 • THE INTERLUDE

I really outdid myself with this one. This…..right here….is my…..most fluid, themed, consistent BISG compilation yet! August’s edition of Blind I Says GO! is giving love to the joints you love but forget to revisit….the Yin to the typical Yang of selections that jump out at us on out favorite records….yes that’s right, the INTERLUDE! When I came up with this concept I had a few special ones in mind that I’d always loved, but I had no idea I’d be able to pick 40 tracks that combined into an hour-long mindgasm of sonic delicacy. You like my wordplay I know you do. All the greats are here along for the ride too — 112, Little Brother, Hi-Tek, Usher, Talib Kweli, Sa-Ra, Brand New Funk, Justin Timberlake, Sonnymoon, I, CED, Common, Bilal, The Neptunes, N.E.R.D., Group Home, Outkast, SWV, Dwele, Drake, Missy Elliott, Kelis, Timbaland & Magoo, John Legend, Mayer Hawthorne, Yesterday’s New Quintet, Erykah Badu, Diddy, B.I.G., Madlib, Jay-Z, Janelle Monaé, Jake One, Dilla, Gang Starr, Dimlite, Dert, Constrobuz, Beat Maker Beat, Sol+10….I mean C’MON SON! You already know what you need to do.

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Tags: 112, B.I.G., Beat Maker Beat, Bilal, Brand New Funk, CED, COMMON, Constrobuz, DERT, Diddy, DILLA, DIMLITE, drake, DWELE, Erykah Badu, Gang Starr, Group Home, HI-TEK, I, JAKE ONE, Janelle Monae, Jay-z, john legend, Justin Timberlake, Kelis, LITTLE BROTHER, MADLIB, Mayer Hawthorne, Missy Elliott, n.e.r.d., OUTKAST, Sa Ra, SOL+10, Sonnymoon, SWV, TALIB KWELI, THE NEPTUNES, Timbaland & Magoo, USHER, YESTERDAY'S NEW QUINTET