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MAIYA AND NO PRESENT…GRIMEY VOL. 2

Pharoahe Monch Feat. Canibus-Hell

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We  enjoyed putting together Grimey Vol. 1, so NO and I were eager to get this edition out to the Blind I Faithful. We pride ourselves on making exclusive and rare gems accessible to you on the regular.We had to dig for some of songs, but the end result was worth it. Let us know what you think!

Tracks/link after the jump.

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NEW YORK STATE OF MIND

When I was a kid in Cali, my older brother and I listened to a lot of music out of New York. Back then, the East Coast was in the lead and Rap City was in heavy rotation. Even in elementary school, I was buying albums and dissecting them on my pH scale for quality. The hip-hop seed was planted early.

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