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BLIND I SAYS GO! DECEMBER 2009

December? Already? Damn. 2009 has been pretty damn dope for us, I suppose that’s why it flew the fuck by! Anyways, today was a dope day for dope music and therefore, I shall bless you with my favorites to set your holiday season off right! I’m talking about new shit from Alicia Keys, Lupe Fiasco, Clipse……man I’m not even gonna go in like that I’ll just let you check out the track listing after the jump. But before you do all that, partake!

Blind I Says GO! December 2009 (DL Sharebee)
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Tags: ALICIA KEYS, Billy Stewart, Clipse, COMMON, Denmark, Esser, J*DAVEY, john legend, Kenna, Lupe Fiasco, Miike Snow, Mikkey Halsted, muhsinah, Paypa, QUELLE, R. Kelly, Rjd2, Small Eyez, SNOOP DOGG, Sulaiman, Wiz Khalifa

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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Tracklist/link next door.

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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

DJ RTC – JUST GIVE ME 12 MINUTES

This guy’s a hardworking sonofabitch! DJ RTC returns to throw us a new quick mix he put together featuring the likes of Skyzoo, ADaD, Raekwon, Mos Def, Emilio Rojas, Mic Terror, and Mikkey Halsted. I’ll let him tell it, track listing after the jump:

“I gotta do this s**t more often.  I got home from RubyHornet last night, and just decided to put a smooth mix together of fresh music that I think you should know about.  The mix is 12 minutes continuous minutes (hence the title) and features songs from Skyzoo, ADaD, Rakewon, Mos Def, Emilio Rojas, and a remix of Mikkey Halsted’s “Chi S**t”, which also features Mic Terror. The download link and tracklist are below, you can also stream the mix below.  Please grab it, share it, and let me know how you feel about it…”

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Download DJ RTC – Just Give Me 12 Minutes (zShare)

Tags: ADaD, DJ RTC, Emilio Rojas, Mic Terror, Mikkey Halsted, Mos Def, RAEKWON, Roosevelt Treasurechest, SKYZOO

THE FAKE SHORE DRIVE MIXTAPE, HOSTED BY DJ TIMBUCK2

Good morning, Blind I Faithful! Today we start off the posts with a special drop from the homies Andrew & DJ Timbuck2, coming through with their new FakeShoreDrive mixtape featuring a bunch of new & unreleased material from some of Chicago’s most prominent up & coming artists. This joint features joints from The Cool Kids, Bump J, Twilite Tone, Sly Polaroid, Que B.I.L.L.A.H., Lupe Fiasco, Mikkey Halsted, GLC, NO.I.D., Rhymefest, D’Ablo, Big Wiz, Skooda Chose, Really Doe, Pugz Atoms, Twista, and J Ivy. Enough Chicago for everybody! Here’s a joint from Lupe that’s featured on the mixtape to wet your appetite:

Lupe Fiasco – Fire

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Download The Fake Shore Drive Mixtape (zShare)

Indulge yourself and rock to this for the remainder of your 4-day workweek! Tracklisting after the jump.
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Tags: Big Wiz, Bump J, D'Ablo, DJ Timbuck2, Fakeshoredrive.com, GLC, J. Ivy, Lupe Fiasco, Mikkey Halsted, NO.I.D., Pugz Atoms, Que B.I.L.L.A.H., Really Doe, Rhymefest, Skooda Chose, Sly Polaroid, The Cool Kids, Twilite Tone, Twista

MIKKEY HALSTED – HELLO (PROD. BY DON CANNON)

New Mikkey Halsted joint produced by Don Cannon. For those of you who haven’t heard of Mikkey before, he’s a rising beast/star from Chicago who’s really making a splash because he spits hard (pause) and is actually saying something in the majority of his verses. Indulge!

Mikkey Halsted – Hello

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Tags: Don Cannon, Mikkey Halsted

VIDEO: MIKKEY HALSTED – LIQUOR STORE

Love this song and the video. Chicago, YES!

Tags: Liquor Store, Mikkey Halsted