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CLASSIC VIDEO OF THE DAY: NAS-STREET DREAMS

Anything Hype Williams touched in the 90s turned into gold.

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ESTELLE DARLINGS & DJ TRAUMA: #IALMOSTMADEAMIXTAPE

It must be something about the summer. All of these smooth mixtapes keep popping up everywhere. Estelle, the Brit songstress and DJ Trauma collaborated for this set of tracks she’s been wanting the public to hear. Slight late pass on this one because it came out last week, but we were too busy cooking out, pardon!  In her intro she says she wants to be known for more than the woman behind “American Boy.” So here’s her stab at it while we wait on her next album All Eyes on Me. So many people have taken a crack at Weldon Irvine’s “Morning Sunrise” (Hov, Lupe, etc.) and since it’s one of my favorite songs, I appreciate hearing it in various forms. On “Dear London” (she kind of) raps on the beat, paying homage to her hometown. Pretty cool stuff here. Lots of familiar samples. Check it out.

Fall in Love Remix f/ Nas and John Legend

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Dance With Me

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NO KNOWS DOPE | APRIL 20X

1st… Muthafuck a bitch… Oh my bad.. It’s that love thang… © Like I told y’all before… I’m coming with a theme every NKD this year. Jan was on some o.g. NKD steez, Feb was No Knows Dilla, March was No Knows Beats & this month is dedicated to “love” thus, No Knows Love.  I kinda went in on this one. Forgive me, but I do it because you love it.

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9TH WONDER INVENTED THE REMIX AGAIN

Man, Twitter has been good to me lately! 9th Wonder recently dropped another remix project all random-like via the interweb. Twenty three tracks deep…go forth and download!

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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!

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NO KNOWS DOPE | SEPTEMBER 2009

While Brothas Holdin’ 9′s Like September ~ Q Tip

Watts up?! Watts up!? Tis that time of the month… no not the 28th day … the 15th! Ya know $ & I hit ya off on the 1st & 15th with our Blind I staple comps (GO! & NKD) & today is my day & I’m coming with a vibe on some Detroit schitt, New schitt, exclusive schitt, never before heard schitt, some beat schitt, some future schitt, some house schitt, some electronic schitt, some remixed schitt, some soul schitt, some vintage schitt, some classic schit & SOME SCHITT overall! The faithful are already DL’ing… I suggest you follow suit. & SUIT UP! Cuz this months NKD is Legen …wait for it… & I hope your not lactose intolerant cuz this 2nd half of that word is… Dary

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yup. Like that.

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RAEKWON – VERBAL INTERCOURSE PT2 (FEAT. GHOSTFACE KILLAH AND NAS)

The joint even got deleted scenes! This is the first “Deleted Scene” from the beat cinematic “City of Gods Son”. As an homage to Raekwon’s “Only Built For Cuban Linx”, this track was created to fill the void of a Nas collaboration that was not on the latest release.  Link below, enjoy.

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CITY OF GOD SON- HIP HOP OPERA!!

My dog Kenzo Digital produced this  experimental hip-hop opera “City of God Son” starring Nas, Jay Z, Ghostface, Biggie Smalls, Raekwon, Samuel Jackson, Delroy Lindo, and Laurence Fishburne. It is a crime drama/coming of age tale of three fictitious characters growing up in a crime ridden city in a jungle. This project explores the icon of the gangster in modern media, and weaves musical history and gangster film history into an operatic music based story of brotherhood and survival. An homage to 90’s New York hip-hop, “City of God’s Son” is the redefinition of the remix. Featuring legendary soul singer Joe Bataan. The musical/soundscape portion of the project is available for FREE download on the site or right here.

He recommends listening to  entire project on headphones, at night, eyes closed! Also check out the “cinema for the blind” video he did to really get an idea of how to experience the project.

Ingulf it!

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INTERVIEW: NARDWUAR VS NAS

Spotted at 2DBz. Always like Nardwuar’s interviews.

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BEASTIE BOYS – TOO MANY RAPPERS (FEAT. NAS)

We deal with the real, so if it’s artificial let it be. New Beastie Boys featuring Nas, aptly titled “Too Many Rappers“. Amen to that!

Beastie Boys – Too Many Rappers (Feat. Nas)

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