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ERYKAH BADU ANNOUNCES 2010 TOUR DATES

You know you’ve been waiting for this like we have. She’s got some major support that varies on various dates so check out for your city after the jump…

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Tags: ?uestlove, Bilal, Erykah Badu, Janelle Monae, Maxwell, n.e.r.d.

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.

Fix after the j…

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Tags: ?uestlove, A TRIBE CALLED QUEST, AHMAD JAMAL, Amerie, BDP, Bilal, BLACK SPADE, BLU(E)., BOBBI HUMPHREY, CODY CHESNUTT, COMMON, Daru Jones, DERT, diana ross, DJ SPINNA, DONNY HATHAWAY, DONWILL, DUTCHMASSIVE, DWELE, ELUCID, Erykah Badu, GB, HOLLYWEERD, ILWIL, ILYAS, INTIMATE STRANGERS, Isley Brothers, J DILLA, James Poyser, Jazzanova, Jose Gonzales, Jose James, LITTLE BROTHER, LITTLE DRAGON, LMNO, MADLIB, MARK DE CLIVE-LOWE, Marvin Gaye, Median, MIKA ARISAKA, MR.J. MEDEIROS, n.e.r.d., Nas, NICOLAY, NKD, NO KNOWS DOPE, PETE ROCK & C.L. SMOOTH, PETER BROWN, PHAROAHE MONCH, PHONTE, PLATIN PIED PIPERS, PPP, PRINCE PAUL, PRROF, Q-TIP, Raphael Saadiq, RELL, ROB VIKTUM, SLUM VILLAGE, STRONG ARM STEADY, SUBLIMINAL RENAISSANCE, Tanya Morgan, TARA ELLIS, TEDDY PENDERGRASS, TEEDRA MOSES, TERRACE MARTIN, TETTORYBAD, The Beatles, THE BLACKBYRDS, THE FORIEGN EXCHANGE, THE GAP BAND, The Randy Watson Experience, VIKTER DUPLAIX, VON PEA, WAAJEED, YESTERDAY'S NEW QUINTET, YUNGUN AKA ESSA, YUTI, ZZ HILL

BLIND I SAYS GO! NOVEMBER 2009

Wow, it’s really November already! Good thing I came through with a crazy compilation for you guys & girls to get ready for this temperature drop! We’re gearing up for a lot of cool shit in the next couple of months, so to hold you over I want to make sure you’re set with my favorite schitt out right now! I’ma cut all the chitter chatter and let ya’ll get to the illness! GO!!!!!

Download Blind I Says GO! November 2009 (Sharebee)

Track listing after the jump!
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Tags: 50 Cent, Blind I Says Go, blu, CAM'RON, Clipse, Elan, FASHAWN, FLYING LOTUS, J. COLE, Jay Electronica, Kenna, Kings Of COnvenience, Last Emperor, Lupe Fiasco, Melanie Fiona, Mr. Hudson, n.e.r.d., Peter Hadar, Pharrell, Project Mayhem, Santigold, Sene, Sulaiman, The Kickdrums, WALE, Wordsworth

BLIND I PRESENTS THE NEPTUNES – DECEMVIR

Snoop Dogg – Pass It Pass It (Feat. Pharrell) (Advance Version)

I’ve been working on this for a LOOOONG time and I finally completed another masterpiece. For those not in the know, The Neptunes are a record production duo consisting of Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo, who are credited with contributing the sound for some successful Hip hop, R&B and Pop artists in the late-90s and 2000s. The Neptunes’ sound is a distinctive brand of off-kilter, stripped-down electronic funk. Along with Timbaland and Dr. Dre they were the driving force behind many of the musical characteristics of late-90s/2000s hip-hop, helping to re-introduce sci-fi style sounds into the hip-hop mainstream, along with sounds from Middle Eastern and Asian music including percussion and woodwind.

I decided a few months back to make a collection of my favorite rare, b-side, and unreleased Neptunes production, from 1999 to 2009, in order to create a dedication to over 10 years of next-level music that still stands the test of time. I swear listening to these tracks puts you in a state of mind where everything’s better around you. Decemvir, which is the latin term for “ten“, is used to describe this decade of incredible works from the stellar production duo. Their music can speak for itself more than anything I can say, so without further ado, I give you…

The Neptunes: Decemvir (A Decade Of Rare Gems & Unreleased Material)
(Disc 1 Sharebee)   |   (Disc 2 Sharebee)

Tracklisting after the jump!
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Tags: 504 BOYZ, ALANA DAVIS, ARSENIK, CASSIE, Chris Brown, Fam Lay, Justin Timberlake, Kelis, Kenna, Kings Of Leon, LATRELLE, LIL JON & THE EAST SIDE BOYS, LUDACRIS, Lupe Fiasco, MUSALINY-N-MAZE, n.e.r.d., Pharrell, PHILLY’S MOST WANTED, Rosco P Coldchain, SEAN PAUL, Shyne, Slim Thug, SNOOP DOGG, Styles P, THE NEPTUNES, USHER

BLIND I SAYS GO! OCTOBER 2009

I saw the artwork of Alex Andreyev and I thought it fit perfectly! As the Fall begins and we look towards the next few months of brisk temperatures and brown leaves on the ground, we can rock in unison with this month’s Blind I Says Go!, encompassing all of the vibes that I believe go hand-in-hand with the Autumn months – hard work, coming of age, fun, love, elevated mindstates, balance, impulse – all entwined through music! Your tour guides through these matters are names like Mos Def, Ghostface Killah, Big Boi, Bullion, Hudson Mohawke, The Clipse, Curren$y, Donell Jones, John Mayer, KJ, Pharrell, Madonna, Melanie Fiona, N.E.R.D., Mayer Hawthorne, Now On, The Flaming Lips, other newcomers, and even yours truly! This one’s sure to be an enjoyable experience….so without further ado…..GO!

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Tags: BIG BOI, Bullion, Curren$y, Donell Jones, GHOSTFACE KILLAH, HUDSON MOHAWKE, john mayer, KJ, Logyx, Madonna, Mayer Hawthorne, Melanie Fiona, Mos Def, n.e.r.d., Now On, Pharrell, Sulaiman, The Clipse, The Flaming Lips

NO KNOWS DOPE: SEPTEMBER 2008

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Tags: BLACK MILK, FLYING LOTUS, J DILLA, J*DAVEY, Janelle Monae, MADLIB, n.e.r.d., NKD, NO KNOWS DOPE: SEPTEMBER, PPP, STEREOLAB, THE FOREIGN EXCHANGE, TRACKADEMICS, WAAJEED

AH, MEMORIES – “N.E.R.D. – ROCK STAR”

Ah, high school….this was the best video ever.

Sincerely, $.

Tags: classic, memories, n.e.r.d., Video