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*EXCLUSIVE* BLIND I & BEV MO PRESENTS “8BITOFSOUL”

Our good friend & comrade DJ R-Cade of BevMo recently hand crafted this mix of old, new & future soulful sounds of everything we love. I have bumped this mix out like no other since he shot us the final. This is the first of many more to come. Hit the jump for the track list. & Jedi respecognition to R-Cade & the entire BevMo posse extraordinaire!

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Tags: BEATSOFREEN, BENNY TONES, BEVMO, blu, choklate, Darondo, DIGITAL BUTTER, DJ QUIK, DJ R-CADE, Fat Freddy's Drop, FAVORITE FLAVA, KINNY, MARK DE CLIVE-LOWE, MUGPUSH, NE-YO, NICOLAY, ODDISEE, Sa Ra, SOUNDSPECIES, STIK FIGA, TA-KU AND ROUGHSOUL, The Weeknd, YUNGMARS

DJ MENSA – SEASONS CHANGE

New seasons are coming this way here in Cali going from mostly sunny to cold & sunny …that was a joke, Voila!  I guess I can’t complain, the east coast is much colder.  Anyway I ran across this fresh lil mix from our dude out of Toronto DJ Mensa called seasons change. I usaully  shy away from long mixes but this one rides very nice . Check it out and let me know what you think.

“I let songs breathe, as they’re all deserved to be heard and the vibe is deserved to be felt. Some synths. Some Lo-Fi. A bunch of recognizable names. A couple unknowns. 33 tracks. 81 minutes. In the words of Stretch Armstrong, this mix is “chonky.”  DJ Mensa

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DL and track listing after the jumpoff!

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Tags: 1982 ft. Bun B, Adam Bomb, Al B. Sure, ALOE BLACC, Assorted Flavors, BISHOP LAMONT, Cheri Dennis, Choclair, Consequence, DJ Mensa, D’ANGELO, FREDDIE JOACHIM, High Def, Jessica Kaya ft. Rich Kidd, joell ortiz, Kanye West ft. Mos Def & Swizz Beatz, LAURYN HILL, MF DOOM, N.E.R.D, NE-YO, PETE ROCK, Quadron, Red Cafe ft. Talib Kweli, Snoop Dogg ft. The Dream, Tamia, THE FOREIGN EXCHANGE, Trackademicks ft. Phonte, Tyga ft. Pharrell

MEEZY LISTENIN’ VOL 3

Ahh it’s Thanksgiving.. and there is so much good music to be thankful for.
This month i have selected a array of artist that you may have heard before…but just not like this.
You know here at blind I we keeps it fresh.  So enough of the small talk… let’s get to the getttin.
Tracklisting and Link on the other side.
GOBBLE GOBBLE!

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Tags: ALBE BACK, Beanie Sigel, Beatropolis, blakroc, drake, Groundation, Idle Warship + Mick Boogie, Ivan Da Terrible, IZZA KIZZA, Jadakiss, Jae Millz, Kelis, LITTLE DRAGON, Marvin Gaye, MEEZY, MEEZYART, Mistah F.A.B, Mr Hudson, NE-YO, Quadron, RES, SHAFIQ HUSAYN, Silhouette Brown, TERRACE MARTIN, THA DOGG POUND, THE FOREIGN EXCHANGE, Timbaland, Timbaland & Magoo, WALE, Wiz Khalifa, Wyclef Jean

DJ EKO – ELECTRO YUM TURBO!

Blind I faithful & good friend DJ EKO or “ekogirl” has blessed us all with a new mix perfect for the weather that is warming up too damn soon (is it just me or does it feel like summer is already here?)! For those unaware, DJ Eko is a staple in our culture. She has had a successful show on KZSC Santa Cruz for over 12 years (in that time, became the stations Hip Hop Director), wrote reviews for Urb Magazine, worked with record label, Nu Gruv Alliance (working with Peanut Butter Wolf, StonesThrow, Quannum, Aceyalone, Abstract Rude, J5 & Zion I) & even had a show on KCSB while she was transplanted in L.A. for a quick minute. Today you can still tune in to KZSC when u are in the bay to peep her wonderful show or catch her rockin the 1′s & 2′s LIVE @ all the various hot spots!

So back to this mix! In her own words, Electro Yum Turbo! is:

“I have something for you to roll in your ride to in the sunshine! Check it out. I told ya’ll I’m all over the place musically. Last one was downtempo and this mix is from the pendulum swinging the absolute opposite direction. ELECTRO YUM: TURBO is bailelectrofreestyledancehallcraziness. 70 minutes of upbeat. 40 tracks of energy. Not for the faint at heart!” -Ekogirl

DL/TRACK LIST AFTER THE J…

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Tags: A.R. RAHMAN, ANJULIE, BABY, BIG BOI, BOB SINCLAIR, CAPOEIRA TWINS, CIARA, Clipse, CYBOTRON, DIPLO, DJ AYERS, DJ CUTSO, DJ EKO, DJ SUJINHO, EKOGIRL, ENUR, EXCEL, Feist, GOAPELE, Kelis, Kid Cudi, KZSC, LADY SOVEREIGN, LISA LISA, M.I.A., Marvin Gaye, Missy Elliott, MYLO, N.W.A., NE-YO, Nelly Furtado, NEWCLEUS, NINA SKY, NOSSA, PHOTOCALL, RICHARD X, RICK JAMES, SANTOGOLD, STRAFE, TRACKADEMICS, Will.i.am, WILLIE HUTCH